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XP Home with SATA & IDE drives by Annie[_2_]
System is ASUS ASN-SLI Deluxe ATHLON64 2 SATA drives on C+D I am _trying_ to retrieve information from a WD 313600. It is connected to the IDE slot on the board and Windows recognizes it as a PNP and it shows in Device Manager, says it is working properly and also says that the driver is the...
February 27th 07 05:14 AM
by Annie[_2_] Go to last post
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XP install doesnt recognize Diamond Max PLus 9 200GB HD by TNT2003
Hi, installed a Diamondmax Plus 9 200 GB harddisk in my pc. Its connected to the Promise ATA133-controller, this is what I see when starting the pc: MBU Ultra (PDC20276) (tm) BIOS version 2.20.1020.13 (c) Promise Technology Inc. All right reserver 00 Maxtor 6Y200P0 LBA 189GB Ultra DMA6 01 Not...
October 21st 03 02:45 PM
by Marko Go to last post
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XP install hangs at Windows Setup with floppy light on - ANSWER by AFN
I'm just posting the answer to a problem that caused me to pull my hair out for a long time until I finally found the answer deep within a thread somewhere online. But it was too hard to find the answer, so I'm posting it. Symptom? During an installation of Windows XP, the install hung after...
November 27th 04 06:49 AM
by AFN Go to last post
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XP installation "error 7" by Nick Carson
I'm trying to do a reinstall of WinXP Pro. Not a repair, just trying to wipe the slate clean and do a reinstall. I've done it before, but this time before I get very far, I get an error message that says "I386/ntkrnlmp.exe could not be loaded. Error 7. Set-up can not continue" Then it...
July 6th 03 03:44 PM
by MiniDisc_2k2 Go to last post
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XP keep asking for disabled onboard audio drivers by Louis[_2_]
Hello ! I'm reinstalling XP on an old PC with an ASUS A7V266-E mobo. (Flashed to latest BIOS (1011)). Despite setting the "OnBoard Audio" to "Disable", it keeps finding the C-Media CMI8738 Audio Controller on boot time and asks for it's driver. While "feeding the beast" with the appropriate...
March 20th 08 06:19 PM
by kony Go to last post
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xp keeps flashing blue screen then re-starting by Dan
My P3 system was working perfectly well until recently when I attempted to play a movie file with winamp (froze for 5 sec, flashed blue screen for a split-second - just long enough to see the usual blue screen text then restarted). It has kept up with that game whenever I try to play a movie file...
September 26th 08 05:05 PM
by kony Go to last post
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XP machine dies (restarts) as soon as I try to write to a CD-R. Read and DVD write are fine. by dean
Anyone have any ideas? My DVD writer works perfectly (Sony DL model), but if I try to write a CD it immediately all resets and I get a back screen and return to the BIOS start screen (full restart). Tips welcomed! Replace writer? Thanks DeanB
October 21st 07 08:43 AM
by CBFalconer Go to last post
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XP Media Centre compatible TV cards? by Noozer
Anyone know of a list of TV Tuner cards that are compatible with Windows XP Media Centre 2005?
January 1st 05 11:49 PM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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xp memory by Good!
How do i find out what kind of memory i have in my system? I have XP thanks
November 25th 03 08:04 AM
by Videofreak Go to last post
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XP OEM - Interesting conversation with MS employee by Michael C
Last night I upgraded a customers machine with new motherboard, cpu, memory, video card, netcard and soundcard. The only thing that was the same was the HDD, dvd drive, tape backup and scsi card. I was having trouble with the internet so I phoned MS to activate XP again. After it activated I asked...
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May 25th 05 10:52 PM
by kony Go to last post
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XP on CD for new PC by Lonald Casino
Question if one buys a HP, Dell or whatever they say home XP is included. Does that mean the CD is included if not what happens if the hard disk crashes ?
January 10th 04 01:46 AM
by DaveW Go to last post
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XP power management by Graeme
Continuing the saga of my new XP PC, what do I need to do to make my PC power off the monitor after a period of inactivity? I've set the timeout to 10 mins within control panel power management, and sometimes this will work. But it seems that I need to make this setting everytime I boot up, else...
January 11th 04 11:42 AM
by Graeme Go to last post
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XP Pro - Random Freezes / Crashes - only stable when running a game!?!?! by TMX
Hi i have been having this porblem for some time now and its been driving me crazy. My machine wos working fine for ages, then suddenly my system froze whilst on the desktop. Rebooted and it was fine for a while, and then it froze again randomly. Its gradually got worse to the point where it...
June 29th 07 06:21 AM
by Paul Go to last post
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XP pro chkdsk problems with hdd/game installation by Christo
i have been having trouble installing a game i downloaded almost a year ago (rise of nations) it has installed fine previously I am getting cabinet file errors (.cab) i have downloaded Advanced cab repair, repaired all the game cabs and tried and it failed so i decided to perofmr defrag and re...
November 20th 04 08:29 PM
by bumface Go to last post
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XP Pro Freezes at start up? by Christo
i had a fully working computer until 20 minutes ago Windows XP freezes at startup, whenever i click on my account it freezes at "loading personal settings" The only time i can get past the loading personal settings screen is if i click my account as soon as the welcome screen appears. Once i get...
September 26th 04 07:06 PM
by Christo Go to last post
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XP Pro install problem - disk error? by BillL
Hi all I don't know all the details but I've just had a phone call from a guy I know who has just tried to build his first PC. It POST's fine but on trying to install XP Pro he gets a '0X60000007B' error message and the install bluescreens. I've had similar problems before and its usually...
June 26th 07 06:04 AM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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XP pro installation problems with new PC by OO-
I've just bought an asus pundit barebones system and put in it 120Gb hard drive, 512Mb RAM, 2.8Ghz Pentium 4 and an 8x DVD-RW (NB this system has no floppy drive). All the parts have installed fine and in the BIOS they are all listed nicley with the HDD as the master and the DVD-RW as the primary...
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March 24th 04 02:45 PM
by CBFalconer Go to last post
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XP Pro setup destroys 2nd hard disk data? by JoeSpareBedroom
Luckily, I had a backup of my 2nd hard disk. Here's the situation: Did a clean XP Pro install on a machine which previously had XP Pro, and two hard disks, C: & E:. Did this by reformatting drive C: using a boot floppy, then restarting machine with XP CD in place and continuing as normal....
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May 26th 06 11:57 AM
by JoeSpareBedroom Go to last post
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xp professional doesn't shut off on Dell PC by Petrus Tax
Hello, Somebody gave me a Dell Optiplex GX 270 PC without a HD. I added a HD and installed: XP Pro + SP3 on it. Unfortunately, the PC doesn't shut off automatically, as it should - also not after Restart. I opened the BIOS, but didn't find anything useful to change or reset. Any hints? Thank...
February 23rd 11 08:52 PM
by Paul Go to last post
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XP professional SP2 system keeps chkdsk-ing on startup by Dan
I have a system with the following specs: - ram: ddr2 1 giga - hdd1: seagate sata 80 giga with 2 almost equal ntfs partitions - hdd2: seagate ide 80 giga with 2 almost equal ntfs partitions Whenever I have to boot it, it always prompts for chkdsk. If allowed, it runs chkdsk and does not come up...
March 19th 10 06:38 PM
by basumarpo1610 Go to last post
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