MrBill

Just got about 20 e-mails from Marty and this was one of them. hi bin away for two weeks at a respite home for recovery and it was bloody boring but i had to last it out but ime better for it take care marty

Has anyone heard from him lately. I usually get 15 or 20 e-mails from him everyday.? I know that he was having engina problems and said he was doing better.

Looks like Old Texas GWB. lol

Just remember, that a router and Windows Firewall are for incoming only. Doesn't prevent nasties from calling home if you have one on you PC like you sometimes get using P2P programs.

If you are talking about the router and modem, there is a little recessed button that you will need a paper clip or pencil to push it in. Hold it in for about 15 seconds and it will reset it to factory defaults. If either one of them have had an update, you will lose it and will have to go get them again. Are you connecting wired or wireless?

I have installed it on several PC's and not the first problem. I just let it install and had no problems. Didn't do any of the things listed in the first post in this thread. I know several no tech people who also have installed it and don't know anything about backing up or any of the other stuff. They have had no problems either.

You could also try a 0 (zero) write on the HD. http://www.snapfiles.com/get/killdisk.html

Are you sure on the speaker the sound isn't turned to favor the right and not the left? If that is fine and you are doing what you say you are doing, look at the sound card and make sure that the connection where the speakers plug in aren't corroded or the same on the speaker where it plugs in.

Your best bet would be to get more RAM. According to MS. both require the same amount (64MB) of RAM for the minimum. That is a terribly low figure as it will just barely run on it. The Processor speed is higher for XP then 2000. What are your system specs?

You said that all was on the same HD. Then you said that you removed the HD and it booted to windows. How?

I have Earthlink and use a Linksys wireless router and have 3 hardwired and 2 laptops and have had no problems. Sometimes they are ALL on at the same time. Little slower when they are all going. If just a couple of them are on, I can't hardly tell the difference.

I don't know how much RAM that they have or the processor speed, but XP has a min. that it needs. Here's What You Need to Use Windows XP Home Edition • PC with 300 megahertz (MHz) or higher processor clock speed recommended; 233-MHz minimum required;* Intel Pentium/Celeron family, AMD K6/Athlon/Duron family, or compatible processor recommended • 128 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher recommended (64 MB minimum supported; may limit performance and some features) • 1.5 gigabyte (GB) of available hard disk space.* • Super VGA (800 × 600) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor • CD

Something here maybe? http://homepages.tesco.net/~hcsc/irgsmsuh.htm

Thanks for the reply. Between my husband and I, we figured it out, and it's working fine now. Glad you got it fixed. What was it incase somebody else has the problem?

Try this. Quick and easy. Not saying it will solve your problem but does a lot of times... 1. From the Start menu, select Run. 2. In the Open field, type sfc /scannow (Note: There is a space between sfc and /scannow) 3. Select the OK button. 4. Follow the prompts throughout the System File Checker process. Keep your XP disc handy as it may be needed. 5. Reboot the computer when System File Checker completes.

Seen a couple of PC's that had to have it in slot 0 or 1 which ever they called it. Usually it is the one closest to the back of the tower. Nothing in there and it won't see the others...

Wonder if there is something else that uses that same sound? Can she change the sound that the USB uses and see if it still happens?

You should be able to. Here is a number for Linksys Support and they do speak good English. 1-800-326-7114. They are VERY helpful...

Have you looked at Tiger Direct ?They usually have some good deals and are excellent to deal with.

Had a friend who worked for Dell. All he did for 6 months was get a PC that was built to specs like the customer wanted. Then he would put in the programs that the customer selected when purchasing the PC. Said that they had programs set up for every possibility that could be had. Just had to select the program that # that fit what the customer wanted and click OK and get out of the way. Took about 5 minutes to get the HD all installed and then it was put on a conveyor belt with the order and somebody else boxed it up and out it went. Example: XP Home or Pro or versions with Media Center McCra

Will that key work on my copy of XP Pro???lol Who would want to download it that many times when it takes hours now? Wake me when the bugs are fixed in it. Signed >>> Rip Van Winkle

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