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  1. studboy1

    no cd dr letter

    I did install 98 with the cd, but it was in the boot mode. I have tried a number of cd's since and get that msg. It does recognize the floppy tho.The device manager says that the device is working properly and I've put drivers from the mfg. web site. I have it in the bios as the third device in...
  2. studboy1

    no cd dr letter

    Thanks guys, I think it was the boot disk, I downloaded one with dos and no ram drive and that did the trick. After I powered down the pc, that is.I now have a os that is ok except for one thing...When I try to access the dvd rom drive, it says "d:/ is not accessable...the device is not...
  3. studboy1

    no cd dr letter

    I had to format one of my pc's, an e-machine 466i. After formating I ran the start up floppy and then the win 98 cd.It loaded almost all the way then said it couldn't find "r" drive. (should be "d").abort,retry,fail. I've done everything I can think of to fix this problem...
  4. studboy1

    screen size

    The slider for the screen size was full open. However, I think I found my problem. The video setting in the game was set at 640x480 and my video card was set at 1024x768. After making them the same, my screen filled out. Thanks for the reply.
  5. studboy1

    clipboard

    Thank you all for the usefull information.You have answered my question. studboy
  6. studboy1

    clipboard

    Everyone I ask says all windows os have clipboard installed, but I can't find it on my win xp home system. am I nuts or is it there?? If so, how do I find it? thanks, studboy
  7. studboy1

    screen size

    I moved my pc. And when I put it back on line, (I play quake 3 a lot), the screen would not fill out all the way. Using the + and - keys work but there is a 1/2" dark area all around the q3 playing area. I deleted the config.cfg and auto exec config and the full screen was restored.Today...
  8. studboy1

    password

    u da man! that did it . Thanks for the reply. studboy
  9. studboy1

    password

    I have win xp and every once in a while, (month or so) it prompts me for,( in forteen days your password will expire, do you want to change it?) then 13 days etc. I don't use a password on this pc anyways. Is there anyway to disable this prompt?? thank you, studboy
  10. studboy1

    deleting url's

    bcastner; Thank you for your reply. That did the trick! studboy
  11. studboy1

    deleting url's

    In wxp home, the toolbar search window. How do I delete unused, past url addresses?
  12. studboy1

    video card upgrade

    That makes a whole lot of sense teknikal. I think I will wait for a little while. You guys have opened up my eyes to some things I didn't know. It will make my purchase easier to make. Thank you..studboy :)
  13. studboy1

    video card upgrade

    JPM121; thank you very much for the comeback. I understand now and I thank you-all for your help and info on this question. studboy :)
  14. studboy1

    video card upgrade

    Thank you, Martin for your reply, that is helpfull. However. Your last line has me puzzled, what do you refer to by control panel? Removal of drivers for the old video card? If I wouldn't get full benefit of the 9800, would I be better off with a card that would give me full performance, and...
  15. studboy1

    video card upgrade

    I have a Alienware pc w/ pent 4 2gb processor, 512 mb rdram(pc-800) 340 watt ps...80 gb seagate hd 7200..directx 8.1...Intel d850gb board and a nvidia gef 3 ti500 64 mb 4x agp video card. I would like to upgrade the card to a Radeon 9800 video card. does any one know if this card will work...
  16. studboy1

    question about gator

    thanks for your reply, I'll follow your lead.
  17. studboy1

    question about gator

    On 3/23/03 question (Nohjekin)it was advised to get rid of all gator files to prevent pop-ups, etc. I ran a search and came up with 5 files with the name (data Navigator$Classinfo.class).Are these related to gator? And, are they ok to delete? Thank you
  18. studboy1

    dvd rom not accessible

    i have a e-machine that seems to be missing a file that is needed to reconize the dvd rom drive. i've tried every thing I can to correct it, no luck. i've deleted it in device manager and rebooted, i've reset the bios defaults, changed the ide cable, installed a cd-rom drive, nothing has helped...
  19. studboy1

    help! i have a 466 that asks for a

    when it boots up to dos it asks me to enter the password. is there a way to get into the bios and change the pw? thanks for your reply.
  20. studboy1

    help! i have a 466 that asks for a

    help! i have a 466 that asks for a password, which i do not have. is there a way to bypass the password? thank you.

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