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Hi Newbie. When you put the sound card in its slot & boot the PC, does Windows 98 show you a message that it found new hardware? Or does it boot to the desktop with no message at all? Regards, Doc ====================================== "Freely you have received, freely give." --Jesus...

...more difficult to implement, solution may be to give the others Power User accounts. As Power Users they would be able to do nearly everything *but* undo the security measures you, as the only administrator, have set up. For example, they could encrypt files, but you would be able to...

Oops! i didn't see that you mentioned you did not know what is installed. I'd bet ZoneAlarm was installed & is causing the problem. If so, see if you can uninstall it from Safe Mode, as the link recommends. Good luck! Doc ====================================== "Freely you have received...

Stephen: Do you, by any chance, have the ZoneAlarm software firewall insalled? If so, this link may help you resolve your problem: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q297725 Hope that helps, Doc ====================================== "Freely you have received, freely...

Bugz: To open each folder in the same window, follow these steps: (1) Open Windows Explorer (or open any folder) (2) Click View & choose Folder Options (3) Click the General tab (4) Select "Custom, based on settings you choose" (5) Click Settings (6) In the Custom Settings box under "Browse...

Arthur: Sometimes a hardware device will fry a motherboard. Not sure if you swapped anything out to try on the other motherboard. If you do suspect a hardware device damaged both mobos, don't try it on the new one you purchase! Also, a power surge may damage a system board. Not sure if this...

Al: Got to go, but if DHCP is enabled, try to run CMD.EXE & then type the following at the command prompt: IPCONFIG /RELEASE Then press Enter & type: IPCONFIG /RENEW Your PC probably received a new IP Address via the DHCP server @ the hotel & just needs to renew with the DHCP server (your...

js: This is a common problem with NT. Browsing through these may help you find a solution...

Did you say you have XP installed? Doesn't matter; the IP configuration may still help solve the problem.

...in upper or lower case, but make sure to put a space between the G & the /. (3) When you have done this, tell me what you have listed for these: * Connection-specific DNS Suffix * DHCP Enabled * Autoconfiguration Enabled * IP Address * Subnet Mask * Default Gateway * DHCP Server * DNS...

This link may also help: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308127 ====================================== "Freely you have received, freely give." --Jesus pcdoc4christ@yahoo.com

One possibility: The built-in firewall in Windows XP may be on. If it is, turning it off, or reconfiguring it to not block specific ports, may do the trick. Check out this link...

...in upper or lower case, but make sure to put a space between the G & the /. (3) When you have done this, tell me what you have listed for these: * Connection-specific DNS Suffix * DHCP Enabled * Autoconfiguration Enabled * IP Address * Subnet Mask * Default Gateway * DHCP Server * DNS...

Can you ping the router? ====================================== "Freely you have received, freely give." --Jesus pcdoc4christ@yahoo.com

Turn off that PC & go be with mom! ====================================== "Freely you have received, freely give." --Jesus pcdoc4christ@yahoo.com

Chris: No, my mistake. I forgot that i may have heard somewhere that Award purchased Phoenix (or was it the other way around?) The key combinations were the ones Phoenix required before the hostile takeover. I'm not much of a Wall Street watcher, so it slipped my mind. For your system...

...the virus protection. Since you have a Phoenix BIOS, you will have to try each of these key combinations till you find the one that will work: * CRTL+ALT+ESC * CRTL+ALT+F1 * CRTL+ALT+S * CRTL+ALT+Enter * CRTL+ALT+F11 * CRTL+ALT+Ins Good luck! Doc ======================================...

Chris: No, this is normal. When you cleared the CMOS settings, the BIOS recognized the change & gave you an error message to let you know that it was loading the default settings (which is exactly what you wanted it to do). The reasons for having this error message at all are two: (1)...

OK. How many beeps did you hear. You said there were two, but after the first two, how many beeps were there? ====================================== "Freely you have received, freely give." --Jesus pcdoc4christ@yahoo.com

cdapp: Virtual PC is cool, but it's not free forever! Eventually you will be required to fork out $100.00 (i think that's Microsoft's price, now). If you want to install XP Pro & Server 2003, the XP installation CD will walk you through the process of deleting the current partition, creating...