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February 12, 2005
Posted on 02/12/2005 1:50:43 PM PST by Howlin
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To: Howlin
101
posted on
02/12/2005 3:57:34 PM PST
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(A Proud member of Free Republic ~~The New Face of the Fourth Estate since 1996.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; Howlin
How about trying a System Restore again since you've made some changes?
102
posted on
02/12/2005 4:01:23 PM PST
by
Magnolia
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To: Magnolia; Howlin
How about trying a System Restore again since you've made some changes?
Always worth a shot.
I can also send you a medium sized hammer:-)
103
posted on
02/12/2005 4:04:23 PM PST
by
Cold Heat
(What are fears but voices awry?Whispering harm where harm is not and deluding the unwary. Wordsworth)
To: Magnolia; Howlin; Cold Heat; HAL9000; DollyCali; dennisw
Before we do much with messing with the registry we need to make sure we can rebuild the system...however, if it really is hardware...that won't help...
104
posted on
02/12/2005 4:04:28 PM PST
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(A Proud member of Free Republic ~~The New Face of the Fourth Estate since 1996.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
if it really is hardware...that won't help... Nope.
Plug and play can be so aggravating, as it often misleads even the best trouble shooter.
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posted on
02/12/2005 4:07:21 PM PST
by
Cold Heat
(What are fears but voices awry?Whispering harm where harm is not and deluding the unwary. Wordsworth)
To: HAL9000
I am clueless, as I am sure you are aware.
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posted on
02/12/2005 4:09:16 PM PST
by
Howlin
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
107
posted on
02/12/2005 4:10:41 PM PST
by
Howlin
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To: Howlin
Do you have the microsoft Automatic update thingy on?
108
posted on
02/12/2005 4:12:33 PM PST
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(A Proud member of Free Republic ~~The New Face of the Fourth Estate since 1996.)
To: Howlin
109
posted on
02/12/2005 4:12:55 PM PST
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(A Proud member of Free Republic ~~The New Face of the Fourth Estate since 1996.)
To: Howlin; Cold Heat; Ernest_at_the_Beach
Dell's Community Support Forum is very good and has bailed me out of a few jams more than once. It pointed me to the link to the Windows Code 19 problem that everyone found about the same time. Now I'm out of suggestions & stumped. Cold boots CAN work wonders sometimes though...but hammers can too :)
110
posted on
02/12/2005 4:13:43 PM PST
by
Magnolia
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Yes, but I have it set to let me decide when the install them.
In fact, I went there last night and tried to install them and gave up.
111
posted on
02/12/2005 4:14:51 PM PST
by
Howlin
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To: Howlin
Try this one more time.
Go back into the system page on the control panel and delete the drives again. Then rather than use reboot, go to the hardware installation gizmo and run it manually. See what it comes up with, just for clarity so that if it is still screwed up, you have something solid to tell a repair tech.
That is all I got left, except to open her up.
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posted on
02/12/2005 4:15:29 PM PST
by
Cold Heat
(What are fears but voices awry?Whispering harm where harm is not and deluding the unwary. Wordsworth)
To: Magnolia
By cold boot, do you mean turn it off and then wait a few minutes before restarting?
If so, I have done that twice.
113
posted on
02/12/2005 4:15:44 PM PST
by
Howlin
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To: Howlin
My hubby (the 'puter geek) is unavailable right now. If you haven't resolved it in a bit, I'll ask him to read this thread.
114
posted on
02/12/2005 4:15:48 PM PST
by
StarFan
To: Howlin
In fact, I went there last night and tried to install them and gave up.Was this before or after you were using the CD for playing the Music CD?
115
posted on
02/12/2005 4:15:53 PM PST
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(A Proud member of Free Republic ~~The New Face of the Fourth Estate since 1996.)
To: Howlin
REAL Cold Start is to remove the power cord also....
116
posted on
02/12/2005 4:17:01 PM PST
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(A Proud member of Free Republic ~~The New Face of the Fourth Estate since 1996.)
To: Howlin
Yep...that's a cold boot. How about unplugging it for a couple of minutes then reboot. At this point try everything!
117
posted on
02/12/2005 4:17:44 PM PST
by
Magnolia
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To: Bush2000; KwasiOwusu; Golden Eagle
Your people are dying in here. Get your butts over here and help.
118
posted on
02/12/2005 4:17:52 PM PST
by
HAL9000
To: Howlin
You might consider going for the Windows XP repair option. You insert your XP disk, reboot and repair your installation. You should back up your emails and favorites. It's hard to explain where both are located
FWIW.... http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm
I think you need some local geek help or you might end up with a real mess. Losing stuff you don't want to lose. AKA hosing your system
119
posted on
02/12/2005 4:19:30 PM PST
by
dennisw
(Qur’an 9:3 “Allah and His Messenger dissolve obligations.”)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Probably after; honestly, I can't remember.
120
posted on
02/12/2005 4:20:03 PM PST
by
Howlin
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