Forum: The Lounge
11-10-2010, 11:24 AM
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Forum: The Lounge
05-17-2010, 11:00 AM
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Cool thanks. After a bit more work on it this...
Cool thanks. After a bit more work on it this weekend it's finally home and able to get online, so I can at least resolve any further problems from there. I still need to investigate audio as I'm...
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Forum: The Lounge
05-15-2010, 12:05 AM
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I spoke too soon! :banghead:
Now I am...
I spoke too soon! :banghead:
Now I am dealing with a bunch of missing drivers. Couldn't even set up my damn internet connection at home...it was therefore useless AGAIN, and I brought it back to...
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Forum: The Lounge
05-14-2010, 10:22 AM
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Hey Freebase...just thought I'd stop in and...
Hey Freebase...just thought I'd stop in and update you on my PC, since you helped me so much:
I decided early this week, after not doing anything with it last weekend, to just wipe it out and do a...
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Forum: The Lounge
05-08-2010, 12:46 PM
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I'm still open to working on it this weekend...
I'm still open to working on it this weekend though, should you have any other suggestions. I just know my own research will be very limited due to the other stuff I need to take care of.
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Forum: The Lounge
05-07-2010, 10:32 PM
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Well they seemed to copy properly, but no good...
Well they seemed to copy properly, but no good news on reboot.
I think it's time to call it a night, been at the office 13 hours already today, time to chill out. Thanks again, I'll be back in...
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Forum: The Lounge
05-07-2010, 10:07 PM
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Replies: 2,412
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Forum: The Lounge
05-07-2010, 09:17 PM
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Forum: The Lounge
05-07-2010, 09:03 PM
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Forum: The Lounge
05-07-2010, 08:46 PM
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Forum: The Lounge
05-07-2010, 08:27 PM
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Views: 405,710
It's listed as VOLSNAP.SY_ and there's also a...
It's listed as VOLSNAP.SY_ and there's also a VOLSNAP.IN_
Not sure what all the underscores mean, but all files have an underscore as the 3rd character of the file extensions. It may not mean...
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Forum: The Lounge
05-07-2010, 08:20 PM
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Forum: The Lounge
05-07-2010, 08:10 PM
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Forum: The Lounge
05-07-2010, 07:52 PM
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H: is my disc drive.
Now when I type CD C:...
H: is my disc drive.
Now when I type CD C: and hit enter, it shows C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS and then an H:\> prompt. So if I type DIR I just get what's on the CD. Seems like it won't back out...
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Forum: The Lounge
05-07-2010, 07:08 PM
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Forum: The Lounge
05-07-2010, 06:16 PM
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Forum: The Lounge
05-07-2010, 05:59 PM
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Replies: 2,412
Views: 405,710
Well I hadn't experienced any problems with the...
Well I hadn't experienced any problems with the drive prior to my virus/malware issues, and it's most definitely a CD and not a DVD. Luckily I have an internal DVD drive too and just tried that, with...
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Forum: The Lounge
05-07-2010, 12:41 PM
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Ok I'm stuck here, when I select the Boot Menu...
Ok I'm stuck here, when I select the Boot Menu and then select the CD-ROM drive, it says it's not available - and to either strike F1 to retry boot, or F2 for setup utility. The first time, I went to...
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Forum: The Lounge
05-07-2010, 11:57 AM
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Here are the discs I got:
- "Operating...
Here are the discs I got:
- "Operating System" - Reinstallation CD Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3
- "Application" - For Reinstalling Dell Tolls System Software
- "Drivers and Utilities"...
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Forum: The Lounge
05-06-2010, 02:00 PM
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Replies: 2,412
Views: 405,710
Hey Freebase, I got my CDs from Dell. Is there...
Hey Freebase, I got my CDs from Dell. Is there something specific I should be doing to boot from the CD? I inserted it into my drive, turned off the computer and turned it back on (this is because I...
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Forum: The Lounge
05-03-2010, 09:45 AM
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Forum: The Lounge
05-02-2010, 07:22 PM
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Forum: The Lounge
05-02-2010, 05:54 PM
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Replies: 2,412
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If I turn it on normally, nothing happens. The...
If I turn it on normally, nothing happens. The power light is on, but the screen is black.
If I turn it on and hit F8, I get the Advanced Options menu allowing me to go to Safe Mode, etc.
If I...
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Forum: The Lounge
05-02-2010, 05:11 PM
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Replies: 2,412
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Well I think I've really F-ed things up this...
Well I think I've really F-ed things up this time. I had made progress yesterday, finally being able to log into my regular account, without being locked out of certain things, despite still having...
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Forum: The Lounge
04-29-2010, 10:08 PM
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Replies: 2,412
Views: 405,710
^ Cool thanks for the tip.
In the good news...
^ Cool thanks for the tip.
In the good news department, I'm now able to log into my regular profile (the one with all admin privileges...yes I will change that later). This has allowed me to...
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