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Ran across this in my daily perusal of CRN. http://www.crn.com/nl/crnupdate/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=189600222

I'd try wiping the drive first with the hard drive manufacturer's utility software. That way you can also check the drive for errors. If the drive is clean, you shouldn't have any more problems with the install.

Go into the BIOS and load default settings.

Lots of folks use Norton's Ghost to make an image of their hard drive. Some motherboard disks come with Ghost on them. There are other similar free programs you can get off the net, too.

I'm not so sure any disk will work. If your code is from an OEM version, I think you'll need an OEM copy for it to work. Same if it's a retail version, you may need a copy of a retail version for it to work. I think. Haven't worked on Win2K much recently.

It would be good to know if this is a recent problem. Anyway, you could still take the heatsink off, clean it and the CPU up, and reapply new thermal paste to see if that helps.

I'd run a repair on Windows with the installation disc. As for the device manager listings, I'm assuming you are you not using RAID, since there are drivers missing. I'd go to the BIOS and disable it. You can always reenable if you want to use it at a later time. Or, you can load in the RAID...

I echo the make sure your data is backed up advice. I'd then run Maxtor's Powermax diagnostic to check the drive for errors. If none show up, then do a low level format, reformat, and reinstall of Windows. If errors show up on the diagnostic, time for an RMA.

Perhaps you mean NTLDR is missing? If so, boot to your Windows XP installation CD. After the files load you'll get an opportunity to do a repair using the Recovery Console, I think you choose "R". Once there, you'll need to put in the number of the installation, most likely 1, and then an...

Maybe turn it off less and use hybernate instead? Still not sizzling fast, but faster than normal boot.

Let's face it, anything can go bad at almost any time. So, for stuff that I just cannot take a chance with, I do burn to DVD and stash safely away. My interim between my normal hard disks (RAID 1) and this DVD is a large capacity external hard drive from Maxtor. I'm not really sure about the...

Hard drive manufacturers have utility and diagnostic programs for free download on their websites. I'd go there and download them. They will allow you to check your drive for any errors, do a low level format, and reformat your drive, which is what I'd recommend. The download(s) will allow you...

Type the letter of the drive and a colon. e.g. to switch from the c drive to the D drive - C:\>D: [return]

I use the Dell disk specific to the machine, or if it's an add-in sound card, the driver disk that Dell provided, and it finds the appropriate driver. Then I simply click to install the drivers. I've never had issues.

Use the "add hardware" wizard in the control panel to let Windows search for any devices that are not installed. You can also check in the device manager to see if your sound hardware is listed there.

I'm pretty sure you can install an off the shelf slim drive yourself. I've installed those in other Sony VAIOs in the past. Pull your old one out and measure it and compare to those online. Search the net as lots of online stores have them. I think they're about $100-$120 for a DVDRW.

Have you tried having Windows search for the sound hardware? Or, if you have integrated sound, perhaps it got turned off in the BIOS? It seems that if you had sound before that your hardware has either been disabled, or uninstalled somehow. Perhaps if you give some more info we can help better.

I'd opt for the reinstall. Before you do, if you haven't already, I'd run some diagnostics to make sure all is well, especially with the hard drive and memory. I'd also do a low level format before reformatting.

The first thing I would do is attach it to another computer as a slave and see if you can see anything on it. If so, retrieve your data as it appears the drive is dying.

I have a customer with a problem I've not seen before. He installed 7.0.5 after downloading from Adobe website. The program installed, and he printed some sort of certificate. The next time he tried to open it after printing, Windows XP gave him the message that a problem was encountered in...