To: Cold Heat
Most likely it is not a I/O problem because if the connector was bad then windows would not even have the yellow marks next to the device because it would not know they were even there if the bios doesn't see them. That's why Howlin should see if the xp install cd works, this bypasses windows and if it works then the hardware is good and means something is wrong with the current installation.
150 posted on
02/12/2005 4:59:00 PM PST by
SeaBiscuit
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To: SeaBiscuit; Howlin
I would agree, but from what I can understand from her, the auto run is not working at all. So the XP disk will not boot. But my long distance understanding may be wrong. The auto run may well work on a boot.
worth a try for sure.
152 posted on
02/12/2005 5:02:36 PM PST by
Cold Heat
(What are fears but voices awry?Whispering harm where harm is not and deluding the unwary. Wordsworth)
To: SeaBiscuit; Howlin
if the connector was bad then windows would not even have the yellow marks next to the device because it would not know they were even there Yes, that is why I called it a odd problem. That is also why I suggested a safe mode restore. She has norton. I hate what Norton does sometimes to computer problems. In safe mode, if there is program interference with registry repairs, then it is bypassed.
158 posted on
02/12/2005 5:07:14 PM PST by
Cold Heat
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