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Hi Brian, Thanks for the reply. I have seen the remapping to a different USB number situation in the past. I was just not sure if Windows gets "uncomfortable" with that. The main reason I'd prefer to preinstall is to avoid the situation where I occasionally run into an oddball problems when...

I have a general question about USB connections and paths. I expect to be building, or poossibly buying a new high end machine around the end of this year. It will replace the computer in my primary system. I plan on staying with Windows XP 32 SP2, or whatever the latest SP may be. I'm not...

Normally, when I'm using external USB hard drives and the like, when I want to disconnect of of them while Windows is running, I click on the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon in the Taskbar, select the device involved, click on it, and then proceed to unplug the device. Windows does not give me a...

I mistakenly assumed that I could control the hidden and system files being viewed via the options in PowerDesk 6, as well as those in Windows Explorer. I rarely if ever use Windows Explorer. It is interesting to note however, when the hidden/system files are checked to not display, that...

Stange that you should mention that. I have my file managers set to display hidden/system files. Boot.ini had some backup copies around in other places, placed there by Partition Magic, and Win Patrol software for use in emergencies. I took a look at the contents along the way - there's not...

Thanks for the reply. I have things set to show the hidden/system files, and the one in the root of C: is not there - lost strayed or stolen. <G> I will copy the one that WinPatrol backed up into the root of C:. It is a reasonably new copy. Ron

I'm running a high end machine with XP - SP2, and noted the following. When I boot up, there is momentary text screen that flashes by, noting "Invalid boot.ini file, booting from C:\WINNT". But, the machine then boots normally. I checked the WINNT folder, and the root of C;\ and there is no...

I do have a fairly good arsenal of approaches when disaster does strike. In the worst case, I always have reasonably current images from True Image that I can use. Am I correct in my understanding that if a computer won't boot up when the SAFE MODE is chosen, that it also won't but up into SAFE...

I did some further checking, and it appears that if one boots into SAFE mode, with a command prompt, there is a text string command that will bring the user into the System Restore mode. It is not however clear to me if Safe Mode with a command prompt is truly a "DOS" type of environment, where...

There have been situations however, where even booting into safe mode could not be done. Fortunately, in those situations, I have been able to use "last good configuration" during bootup. This did allow me to boot, and then of course, I can use System Restore to any previous restore point. I...

I have the Knoppix CD to boot into Linux, with full access to all my usual system devices, and files. I've been advised that XP's System Restore cannot be run from the Linux CD boot. I recognize that when "problems" do arise, that bootup using "last good configuration" will generally get the...

The Nividia drivers I'm using are the latest ones from their site, which I downloaded and installed last month. So, I don't think that would do much for me now, as I have the latest master driver that they provide. Ron

Thanks for the info. I did have some fonts set at 9, but I changed them all to 8 points. That made no difference. I also used Windows restore to go back 2 weeks, before I was "playing" around with display items - no difference. I tried reinstalling drivers - no difference. This is really...

I'm running an NVIDIA GeForce Ti 4600 128 MB video card, with the latest drivers, and using a SONY GDM-FW900 monitor at 1600x1024. I have a desktop display problem, which appeared after I attempted to change various system display settings, to hopefully correct a situatuion re the ruler's...

Tim, Since the problem was there with my "older" driver version, and also with the latest version, I doubt that trying to find an interim version which doesn't have the problem would be very productuve. I posted on the Photoshop forum to see if any others have had this problem Ron

Thanks for the various suggestions. I did not really change font sizes - they are set at "normal". I did of course change a few colors, but that should not impact anything. I'm runnng at 1600x1024, with 16 bit color. I held off contacting Adobe. But, it's probably time that I advise them of...

Thanks for your inputs to date. I did the new driver install, exactly according to the instructions from nVidia, and also added in the cleaner process via the link you gave me. Everything went smoothly, with no apparent glitches. My new screen driver now has a lot more features, and resolution...

Thanks for the suggestion. I did go there, and download their latest driver, and also the demo exe file, which I will review. While I am an advanced user, I've never had the occasion to change/upgrade my video driver. I was therefore very surprised to see that nVidia has only a single driver...

Lately there have been several high end programs, such as Phothshop CS2 which have displayed a strange situation in a dialog box. There will be a checkbox, with text to the right. But the text is partially hidden. With two lines, the upper half of the top line, and the lower half of the bottom...

Thanks to all of you for your replies. I neglected to mention that I will indeed still have several of my "older" 32 bit machines set up which I could use for some of the things that the 64 bit systems won't handle. But, considering that they will not be in the same room, or convenient to the...