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defrag improvement. by Gerry Cornell
A phenomenon I have observed in Windows XP is that when I compact in = Outlook Express before running Disk Defragmenter then file fragmentation = is less when Disk Defragmenter analyses the disk. ~~~~~~ Hope this helps.
May 6th 04 12:28 AM
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Missing hard drive by Peter Pan
OK, you can stop looking into this now, everyone!! I just can't cope with the deluge of responses!! Although I have still not found a solution to the problem, I did find a workaround: I changed the mobile drive from the Secondary Slave to the Primary Slave. -----Original Message----- I have...
May 10th 04 11:30 AM
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USB 2.0 external CDRW causing system freeze? by Dave
Yesterday I tried to help a friend install an external CDRW drive (a Lite-On 5226S in a Bytecc USB 2.0 case), and a USB 2.0 PCI card (with a Via chipset). They both seemed to show correctly in the Device Manager, and the drive showed in "My Computer", but when a CD was inserted, everything...
May 10th 04 04:55 PM
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My cd I burned help by ya1theman
Hi i burned a data and audio disc, but my computer only reads the disc as an audio disc. i used nero smartstart 6 to burn my cd I have a windows 98 SE Dvd Rom Drive Please help, Email me back with the solution (email)
May 11th 04 07:42 PM
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Continued - Windows Explorer is slow reading directories by Mario
Would appreciate any tips or suggestion on where to start tracking this down. Thanks. Petre. Hi Petre, A coupld of years back I had the same problem when opening Windows Explorer.
May 11th 04 11:37 PM
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Windows goes into stand by by AJS
Hi, I am using a Gateway SOLO 9150, 366MHz, 354 MB RAM computer. A few days ago the computer starts acting weird. Whenever I open "MyMailList" (Proventure), the computer goes into stand by mode. I set everything to "Never" in the Power Management so that it is always on. I also changed the settings...
May 12th 04 02:33 AM
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Problem with CD drive after downloading windows updates by MADMOMMY63
-----Original Message----- I have recently downloaded 19 updates from the windows updates and have been unable to get my CD drive to function since. When I load any cd the hour glass replaces my pointer and the computer freezes. I have to shut down the computer before I can resume any...
May 14th 04 11:25 AM
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help me by madmommy63
recovery disk will not load when put into cd drive. but, every other cd i put in loads?? help
May 14th 04 11:29 AM
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cd drive wont load recovery disk by madmommy63
my cd drive will not load the recovery disk, but will load other cd's when i put it in, it starts to load, i can hear it, but then it stops and nothing happens, i use my cd cleaner, i know my disk is good cause i just used it 2 months ago and i put it back in its case and into my file cabnit. any...
May 14th 04 12:51 PM
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spool32 caused a stack fault in module KERNEL32. DLL at 016f:bff7a292. by Nan Pritchett
we are trying to install hp photo smart printer series 7660. we have called hp to install, hit dead end. We were told to call microsoft to repair file. we are not computer savy. please help!!! thank you in advance! thanks again, stressed mom
May 9th 04 09:58 PM
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cd rom drive by Randy
-----Original Message----- my computer no longer see's drive f or e and i cannot update without the cd drive. also at the same time i cannot run disk defrag. my system seems to be running but after hours it is still at o% coompleted. please help. . You need to shut down most things running....
May 8th 04 05:39 AM
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Scandisk Created Numbered Directories by
I tried setup /is, looked like it would work, then this message popped up: "There is a crosslinked file on drive c, Run scandisk /all from setup disk 1 or win98 compact disk to fix the problem. Setup cannot continue." I tried running scandisk but it wants to fix a problem with every file in every...
May 6th 04 01:22 AM
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cd rom drive by Ron Badour
1. Do you have Tweak UI installed? If so, go to My Computer tab and put marks in all drives. 2. Check for a lastdrive statement in the config.sys file and if it exists, make sure it reads: lastdrive=z 3. Run regedit.exe and open it to this...
May 6th 04 01:23 AM
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win98 hangs ( regularly - not hardware nor software problem ) by abdulla
run msconfig click on the startup tab disble all item by clearing the check box. restart the windows. If the problem solved enable the item one by one (do not enable unwanted programes on the startup) the point where the problem appear again disable those item permanantly. -----Original...
May 6th 04 06:55 AM
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May 6th 04 12:21 PM
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When rebooting Scandisk hangs by Lybush
I just started having a strange problem with my Win 98SE system When I do a restart after a Win hangup, the system used to do a scandisk while in Dos to check the files. Well that worked for a number of years. Now, when it starts doing the automatic scandisk, I get the initial small blue screen,...
May 6th 04 06:36 PM
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Partition,backup by [email protected]
I have 40 Gig hard disc with window 98 on it I want to keep my old program that run on window 98 But I also have newer program that won't run on win 98 So I planned to install win XP on the same disk I planned to use Partition magic 7 to create new partition so that I can install my win XP But...
May 6th 04 10:43 PM
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cannot format HD with boot disk by Ben Myers
Try creating a new boot disk. http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm Ben "Nancy" wrote in message = ... I have a 98SE boot disk. Booted to the A drive. Hit=20 shift F5 to get me to DOS prompt. Entered in format...
May 7th 04 02:09 AM
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Recognizing USB F: floppy drive by Anders
When booting with floppy, floppy in F: drive (USB) is not recognised. Likewise, when running some apps that prompt for a floppy disc, F: drive is not recognised and program can not execute. How do I fix this? Thanks all
May 7th 04 03:39 PM
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Computer slowed way down by HM
Hi, Running Windows 98SE Pentium II 160 MB Ram I had a 40 GB hard drive go bad a Maxtor (DiamondMax Plus 40 Ultra ATA 66 7200 rotational speed). Went to Staples they installed a Maxtor 120GB (DiamondMax Plus
May 14th 04 05:12 PM
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