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  1. Mifa

    start pc on timer switch

    If you PC has Wake on LAN enabled in the BIOS and the NIC supports it, you could power on a hub,cable modem or router through the timer switch instead and the PC will turn on as soon as it sees the network connection is live.
  2. Mifa

    Network card trouble

    If you get the same problem with other network cards then it is very likely your motherboard unless you have a riser card which could contain the fault. If you know any electricians they could check to see if the power to the PCI slots is interrupted.
  3. Mifa

    Formated WinXP. Now I Can't Install Win2000

    I have had this problem before. The recovery disks always setup at least two partitions. The active partition is used as normal but the other partition is created for HP's own diagnostic tools and so forth. If you wipe this partition then it wont allow any OS to function. Therefore only delete...
  4. Mifa

    Windows XP + Novell logon

    If you are going to use the Novell Client (as opposed to MS version) then when you log on for the first time using the novell client logon screen, the local MS logon will appear, tick the box "merge passwords" and that will setup a single logon. If you change the Novell password after...
  5. Mifa

    Win XP and office XP.

    I think I know what you mean.. If you dont register XP within a cetain time period it will shut down all the functions of the PC except the ability to go onto the internet to register your Windows XP. If your Windows XP come installed on your PC then send them the proof of purchase for your...
  6. Mifa

    Time change

    If it's Win 2k or XP then you could go through the event viewer logs to see if it has flagged up any change, also you might find out if the PC was actually booted on that day.
  7. Mifa

    Xtreme slow response from a Pentium 4 pc

    Using a whole partition as your swap file stops the swap file increasing, if the partition was 5GB then it would allow for the swap file to grow when needed above 2GB. Most swap files are 350MB to 800MB, but it depends on how much you multitask. Also keeping the swap file on a seperate partition...
  8. Mifa

    network :(

    Make sure you have enabled Microsoft file and printer sharing. Also Network ID's shouldnt be the same, only the workgroup. Check you network protocols, add the netbios/ipx/spx protocol to all PC's and make sure MS client for networks is there as well and is the default for loggin onto the PC...

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