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  1. Righty

    My hard drive is E: and zip drive is C:

    After loading my operating system and other apps oand updating all of them I realized my hard drive is drive E: and my zip drive is C:. Is there any way to safely change this without re-installing everything? I am running Win XP home. I realize if it doesn't change that it may cause problems...
  2. Righty

    4050 LJ works until you reboot

    I have a LJ 4050 that was working fine on a small network. It was connected to one CPU and shared out to the network. All of a sudden there were printing errors. You could not print from the network or the computer it was connected to. I reloaded drivers and finally got it to work. Until I...
  3. Righty

    Computer running real slow

    The computer is running XP Pro and I have run it through 2 anti-virus programs and through an updated Spy-Sweeper. Only Norton Anti-virus is in the start up menu. It takes at least 10 minutes to boot and 1-2 minutes to switch pages on internet explorer. The following is a Hi-jack this...
  4. Righty

    Workstations disappear of network

    I am working on a small local network in an office. It has a server for certain applications but mostly just shares files and a laser printer directly connected to one workstation. The computers are connected by an 8 and a 5 port Linksys hub (there are 11 connections total). Four computers...
  5. Righty

    HP locks up at finish on re-install

    I have an HP that is running Windows XP Home. It had to be re-installed. The re-installation files are on the "D" drive. After running the installation it comes to the last page which is the Thank You page with the "Finish" button on it. At this point I click the finish button and it will...
  6. Righty

    Can't delete file

    I am running XP and anti-virus AVG. It keeps coming up with the message that MSF.DLL is infected. After scanning the hard drive it lists the file as being infected, but it cannot get rid of it. When I go into System 32 I cannot even see it. The only way I can see the file is to make teh hard...
  7. Righty

    Removed spyware from XP now cannot reach internet

    I find that after I run "Spy Sweeper" and remove some viruses I always end up not being able to reach the internet. I keep getting the "page cannot be displayed" almost as if I am not connected to the internet. I jusrt ran Spy Sweeper and removed 2 infected files from a computer with Windows...
  8. Righty

    Cannot access internet with Norton Internet Security

    I have a Dell computer with Win XP home. I cleared out all the viruses on the drive. There is no anti-virus software on the computer. So I loaded Norton Internet Security. Now when Internet Explorer opens it is a blank page under the toolbars and the timer just sits there timing beside the...
  9. Righty

    Running XP Home, cannot get on internet

    I have an HP system with an AMD 2200+ and 512 Mg RAM and 40 gig HD with plenty of open space. I recently put a Microsoft XP Home edition in the system instead of running the HP recovery disk. It ran great for about 1 month. After a storm I could not get onto broadband through the cable...
  10. Righty

    Laptop keeps rebooting - Stuck key

    I have a Compaq laptop that is running XP Home. I was receiving an error message stating that there were errors with my ATI card. It brought me to an ATI location to download a new file. THe file took all day to download. Now what my laptop reboots to the XP Home Edition window then...
  11. Righty

    Norton Internet Security won't work

    I have a desktop that is running Win98. It has 128 Mg of Ram, is a PII 450 and plenty of hard drive space. The problem is I am loading Norton Internet Security on it. Everything seems to load from the CD, but after it is done teh yellow monitor in the start tray on the lower righthas a red...
  12. Righty

    Hard Drive keeps being accessed

    I am running Win XP home on a computer. Win XP Home was just completely re-installed. There is 512 Mg and a 60 gig hard drive with 55 gigs open. The hard drive keeps spinning as if something is accessing it. I checked the processes and the only thing running is the "System Idle Process" at...
  13. Righty

    What is best defense

    If someone has a small home network on DSL or Cable and running a router, what is the best setup to combat any type of hacking. Is the router enough with it's natural firewall or should a software firewall be added? The OSs are 98 and Win XP Pro. What would you say is the best defense...
  14. Righty

    How to re-install from recovery

    I have a HP Pavilion 523n. It is running Win XP Home. I need to run the recovery off the "D" drive because addware and viruses have done to much damage on the "C" drive. How do I activate the "D" drive "HP Recovery" option? In other words can someon walk me through the steps to run this...
  15. Righty

    Setup stops on Kernel Debugger.dll

    I am trying to load XP Pro on a Compaq deskpro with 320 Mg Ram, PII processor and a 6.5 Gig hard drive. I have tried 4 different XP Pro Cd's and each time the setup stops at Setup is Loading Files (Kernel debugger.dll) It just sits there or I will get an error "File setupdd.sys could not be...
  16. Righty

    Looking for a good Video card for Tyan Board

    I am assembling a system with a Tyan S2885 Thunder K8W dual Processor board and 2AMD 246 Opteron Processors and 1 Gig of Ram. I need a good video card (ATI or NVidia) that is compatible with this. It says it is compatible with AGPPRO & 1,5v(4x/8x) AGP cards. It also says AGP 8x/110W (3.0...
  17. Righty

    Setting up a network drive on Win 2000 Server

    I am very new to Win 2000 Server. I have an older scuzzy drive on the server now that has 3 partitions (C,D,E) and a network drive (G). I am putting in a computer with a much larger IDE drive and need to create identical drives (just larger). How do I go about creating a network drive on the...
  18. Righty

    Google seems to be only URL can't access

    I have an HP running Win XP Home. I was having problems with IE6. I went to http://www.petri.co.il/download_the_full_ie_package.htm and followed instructions and it seemed to clear everything up. I can access all websites except Google.com. Anynideas why and and how can I get it back to...
  19. Righty

    XP Home Lags on every second bootup

    I have a a fairly new HP pavilion. It is running WIn XP Home Edition. When it starts up it will go to the users screen and you pick which user is logging in and put their password in. The next time you boot it up it just about locks up at the sign on screen. It takes forever. If I shut it...
  20. Righty

    DVD Rom keeps bringing up VXD error

    I have a comouter that is running Win 98 SE. When I try to run a cd in the dvd player on the Compaq computer, it brings up a blue screen with a VXD error message. Below is the HIJack this log. Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 2:01:43 PM, on 2/7/04 Platform: Windows 98 SE (Win9x...

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