Many low to mid-range inkjets offer a two-sided printing feature. When selected, the user is prompted to pick up the output stack, turn it around and reinsert it into the input tray before pressing a key to continue. Saves on paper, but man, they sure puni$h you on tho$e ink cart$!
Are you using CD-Rs or the original factory restore CDs? Some older CD drives don't care much for certain flavors of CD-Rs. If that's the case, borrowing a CD-ROM from a newer PC and cabling it up for the install is a simple solution. Just a thought.
As Kimber notes, you will do well to research your system's requirements and capabilities. If you don't have the docs that came with the PC, research your mobo/chipset on the internet. Among other considerations, be sure to determine the TAG RAM specs for your motherboard. This is the amount...
There are known issues with some installations of Norton Personal Firewall and Norton Internet Security on ME sets with dialup connections (not to mention Win2K, 98 and XP). If it shuts off as you try to connect with your ISP and you have NPF or NIS installed, try disabling those products to...
PC Mag recently compared some of these cards and chipsets, although this lot may be above and beyond the level of detail offered in that article. Still, might be worth a look if you missed it.
If you need additional resources, consider what ports you may not be using. Most folks these days have little use of the serial (com1 and com2) ports, having moved to PS2 or USB keyboards and mice. If your scanner and printer are USB, you may not need your parallel port either. You can usually...
Greg,
I suspect the power supply also. I'd swap in a larger p.s. first and see if that doesn't get it done.
Phantom reboots have also been known to result from low voltage within a building or community, but that's less likely to be the cause.
If the problem persists, and you have two...
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