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Have you tried booting into "Safe Mode"?

What happens if you do?

I wouldn't go to the extreme of re-installing yet as you may only have a bad video card or drivers.

Murray

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As your system is booting, start tapping the F8 key. When you get to the options menu, try "Last Known Good Configuration".

Let us know how this goes.

BTW, do you...

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Did you apply some sort of thermal paste (Artic silver, etc) when you changed the heatsink/fan?

If not, odds are your CPU is overheating.

Murray

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That totally depends on whether your XP cd came with your old system or not.

Murray

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They are two entirely different breeds of ram and don't stand a snowball's chance in h3ll of working.

Plain enough? :)

Murray

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It would have made things a whole lot easier if you would have detailed the steps they told you to go through to find "System Restore".

Also, what kind of problems...

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No.. Zone Alarm will de-activate it during the install procedure.

Murray

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When you press "Print Screen", it saves a copy of the screen in your clipboard.

Now all you have to do is open either a graphics program or a word processing program...

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In a nutshell, no. Even if you managed to remove the hdd and install Windows on it and then put it back it still wouldn't work as nothing on the hdd and registry would match the hardware...

Good.. that should fix you up.

Murray

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Did you properly configure your account in Outlook as per your ISP's instructions regarding your username and password as well as the pop and smtp server addresses?
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Unfortunately what you did was very illegal and your problem is probably due to a Dell Recovery cd installing hardware drivers/programs not compatible with your Compaq.

Call Compaq and...

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Most property settlements are split on a 50/50 basis unless children are involved. I went through a no fault divorce where my ex and I sat down with a counselor and decided what was going...

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The name of the song is "Teddy Bear" and it is done by Red Sovine.

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Doesn't sound bad but make sure you can get replacement toner for it still..

I picked up an HP Color LazerJet 2500L new a couple years ago for $700 Canadian. Won't even hazard a guess...

Plain old cd drives are a dime a dozen nowadays.. Buy a new one and install it..

Murray

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In the future, rather than hijack someone else's question, please start your own thread to avoid confusion!

Try THIS FIX!

Murray

Amazing.. you managed to keep your Win98 cd's around but lost the more expensive XP cd's.. or did you just give it back to the person you borrowed it from?

You will need a Win98 boot floppy.. ...

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Just where is your XP cd?

Murray

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That is typical when the hdd has not been formatted yet..

If you are using XP, go to Control Panel>Administrative Tools>Computer Management..

Now, click on Disk...

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Couple of fixes here and not that hard to do..

System32 Folder Opens When Logging on to Windows XP"

Or, the second column of line 260 here from Kellys-Korner
Troubleshooting Windows...

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Rather than try to explain it, suggest you read THIS

Murray

What about the workgroup?

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Only if you have a sata controller and your system can handle it!

I would be checking with Gateway!!

Murray

Not a problem.. Thanks for the update!

Murray

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The ethernet adapter is only for broadband or networking connections..

As long as your system is not on a LAN or broadband, you don't need the driver update!

Murray

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Do both systems belong to the same workgroup?

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He will need to Take Ownership of that folder!

Murray

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Senate and House of Commons

You could try using Google or dogpile and find your homework answers yourself you know! :confused:

Murray

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A tab more clarification on the beep code would have been nice but AMI BIOS gives this info..

2 Short Beeps: Your computer has memory problems. First check video....

Thanks.. helps a bit more.. Does the error occur only at startup?

Murray

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Is that the entire error message or does it name a suspect file?

As it stands, the error could be caused by anything from a specific virus to a bad file!

Murray

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If you are referring to the hard drive password lock, you don't..

You get to send it to an authorized Sony repair depot along with a proof of purchase and they will unlock it and supply...

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Personally, I would be sticking with Win98 rather going to what is prbably the worst operating system Microsoft ever came up with..

That being said, you will need a...

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You will have to TAKE OWNERSHIP of the old files/folders!

Murray

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It keeps track of the usage..

Don't ask how to circumvent that as we will not help you circumvent a commercial programs trial use offer..

If you want the program after the free use...

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What operating system are you running?

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Read THIS !

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Okay..

I want you to go to www.bootdisk.com and download the file to make a new WinME startup floppy..

Once you have it downloaded, put a clean formatted floppy in your a: drive..

Next,...

Is that when you get the error message?

Murray

Okay..

When you boot using the floppy and get to a:\ prompt, are you typing in fdisk ?

Once there, are you then using the option to set a Primary DOS partition?

BTW, I don't live in AMHD...

Are you booting thew computer using a WinME boot floppy?

Murray

Well, you answered one part of my reply..

Is this going to be a slave drive or are you going to install WinME on it?

Again, what are you using to fdisk with?

Murray

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Which av program?

Is it a download or are you installing from a cd?

What operating system are you using?

Have you installed Microsoft's newest Installer...

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Which operating system are you going to install?

What are you using to fdisk with?

Murray

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Download a program called Belarc from www.belarc.com and run it..

It should tell you the make and model of your soundcard..

Once you have that info, go to the...

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Try a different monitor on your system or try your monitor on another system!

Can't get much easier or simpler than that!

Murray

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Just an addendum to Scott's answer, but did you format the floppy in the WinXP system?

For some strange reason, XP doesn't like floppies that were formatted in anything other than an XP...

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Both those have to do with Norton anti-virus.. Just re-install the program!

Murray

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You could probably get the entire set at a reputable software dealer..

Please don't ask us to help you pirate any software!

Murray