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  1. Sival

    Firefox users should read

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

    ntdll.dll Issue when reinstalling xp home

    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.
  3. Sival

    Cannot get DELL BIOS to recongnize new master hard drive

    Go into the BIOS and load default settings.
  4. Sival

    New computer set-up

    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.
  5. Sival

    i have my original product key for win2k, but no disk...can i use any?

    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.
  6. Sival

    Looking for cooling solution for socket 478 Prescott

    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.
  7. Sival

    NTLDR missing

    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...
  8. Sival

    Maxtor hard drive failure (stuffed by CHKDSK)

    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.
  9. Sival

    HTLDR is missing

    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...
  10. Sival

    Faster Boot?

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

    Reliable hardware to backup the hard drive ?

    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...
  12. Sival

    need to run disk check on corrupted disk, but it wont let me

    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...
  13. Sival

    Changing Dirs (Can't believe I'm asking this)

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

    Dell sound card issue after clean install

    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.
  15. Sival

    there is no sound device in my computer

    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.
  16. Sival

    CD -rom failure

    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.
  17. Sival

    there is no sound device in my computer

    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.
  18. Sival

    XP Home to Pro Fatal Error - Invalid Paramenter

    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.
  19. Sival

    maxtor 200gb is this the END!?

    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.
  20. Sival

    Problem with Acrobat Reader 7.0.5

    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...

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