If I do a reinstall for anyone, I usually make sure I am using as up
to date an OS disk as possible. Then whatever updates need to be
installed get installed. (I download them to a separate machine and
load them onto the reinstalled machine.)
When all that is done I make sure the Internet is
On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 11:10 AM, Fred Holmes wrote:
> Before even enabling any Internet connection, install Zone Alarm Free and
> set it to "ask" on "everything." Then you can comfortably install whatever
> you really want at leisure without worrying about an external attack. Of
> course, if y
Before even enabling any Internet connection, install Zone Alarm Free and set
it to "ask" on "everything." Then you can comfortably install whatever you
really want at leisure without worrying about an external attack. Of course,
if you have stateful packet inspection enabled on your router, y
On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 7:26 PM, Christopher Range wrote:
> On 12/16/2009 11:29 AM, John Duncan Yoyo wrote:
>
>> According to M$ you need to have installed either SP1a or SP2 before
>> installing SP3 on XP.
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389
>>
>>
>> To make life easier I downloaded SP2
On 12/16/2009 11:01 PM, mike wrote:
Could be...Nvidia goes back a ways with drivers. And there are always third
party sites that keep old drivers around. And if you are really adventurous
you can download custom made drivers just for the card you have.
Ok
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Could be...Nvidia goes back a ways with drivers. And there are always third
party sites that keep old drivers around. And if you are really adventurous
you can download custom made drivers just for the card you have.
On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 8:50 PM, Christopher Range wrote:
> On 12/16/2009 1:17
On 12/16/2009 1:17 AM, mike wrote:
In my experience, it seems like video card manufacturers are always updating
their drivers, I got in the habit of keeping older ones around for just what
Tom is talking about.
Until they stop supporting the card.
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Most mobo's have the same sound you get in inexpensive cards. Seems like
doubling down even though you can only win once. I've got ROCKING pounding
sound from my mobo...Them Crooked Vultures isn't a bad album especially nice
and loud.
To each his own though, we do what works, do not judge lest y
On 12/16/2009 7:40 PM, mike wrote:
Google nLite, they do a free tool for slipstreaming not only SP's but
drivers etc.
Thanks for mentioning that. I will definitely take a look at it.
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On 12/16/2009 1:05 AM, Reid Katan wrote:
Have you tried Safe Mode? Like Mike said, there should be an option to
step through the boot. Just keep on stepping until it stops on you.
That should narrow it down.
I will definitely give that a go.
Is there a bug in XP SP2?
'Fraid I can't help
On 12/16/2009 7:52 PM, Tony B wrote:
Any new disk you buy will already have SP3 in it. Assuming they're
still selling XP. Then again, there are other places to download such
disks. You'll still need your own license to run it.
When you say that I still need my own license to run it, is it
On 12/16/2009 7:40 PM, mike wrote:
But if the motherboard ALREADY has sound..you aren't spending even more for
a sound card are you? I mean use onboard sound till it breaks, then put a
pci card in?
I didn't want to wait for that to happen, to get the sound card.
Besides, Why should I sett
Any new disk you buy will already have SP3 in it. Assuming they're
still selling XP. Then again, there are other places to download such
disks. You'll still need your own license to run it.
On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 7:28 PM, Christopher Range wrote:
> I haven't found a link on MS' website, that ma
Google nLite, they do a free tool for slipstreaming not only SP's but
drivers etc.
On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 5:28 PM, Christopher Range wrote:
> On 12/16/2009 1:16 PM, Tony B wrote:
>
>> Actually, it's even easier to just get a disk with WinXP SP3 already
>> slipstreamed in. Install it, then enter
But if the motherboard ALREADY has sound..you aren't spending even more for
a sound card are you? I mean use onboard sound till it breaks, then put a
pci card in?
On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 5:34 PM, Christopher Range wrote:
> On 12/16/2009 12:01 AM, Fred Holmes wrote:
>
>> Whatever subsystem fails
On 12/16/2009 12:01 AM, Fred Holmes wrote:
Whatever subsystem fails on the motherboard, and can be fixed by replacing it
with the same function on a PCI card. Shouldn't the Firewire be on the MB as
well?
Slot covers can contain additional connectors, e.g. for an e-Sata drive.
An SCSI card, s
On 12/16/2009 1:16 PM, Tony B wrote:
Actually, it's even easier to just get a disk with WinXP SP3 already
slipstreamed in. Install it, then enter your own license number. But
really, I doubt I'll be installing XP any longer; it was fun while it
lasted, but Win7 is too much of an improvement to ma
On 12/16/2009 11:29 AM, John Duncan Yoyo wrote:
According to M$ you need to have installed either SP1a or SP2 before
installing SP3 on XP.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389
To make life easier I downloaded SP2 and SP3 and burned them to a single CD
along with decrappifier. It is nice hav
On 12/16/2009 12:45 AM, mike wrote:
SP 3 I believe is a rollup of all previous updates...shouldn't need to do
SP2.
That is my understanding from the note about SP3, on Microsoft's website.
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On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 1:16 PM, Tony B wrote:
> Actually, it's even easier to just get a disk with WinXP SP3 already
> slipstreamed in. Install it, then enter your own license number. But
> really, I doubt I'll be installing XP any longer; it was fun while it
> lasted, but Win7 is too much of an
Actually, it's even easier to just get a disk with WinXP SP3 already
slipstreamed in. Install it, then enter your own license number. But
really, I doubt I'll be installing XP any longer; it was fun while it
lasted, but Win7 is too much of an improvement to make it worth the
while.
On Wed, Dec 16
On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 12:45 AM, mike wrote:
> SP 3 I believe is a rollup of all previous updates...shouldn't need to do
> SP2.
>
According to M$ you need to have installed either SP1a or SP2 before
installing SP3 on XP.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389
To make life easier I downloaded
On Dec 15, 2009, at 11:19 PM, Christopher Range wrote:
I know that, a lot of the hardware on my computer needs to be
upgraded.
It looks fine to me. Should be able to run XP just fine as it is.
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In my experience, it seems like video card manufacturers are always updating
their drivers, I got in the habit of keeping older ones around for just what
Tom is talking about.
On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 11:10 PM, t.piwowar wrote:
> On Dec 16, 2009, at 12:51 AM, Christopher Range wrote:
>
>> I alr
On Dec 16, 2009, at 12:51 AM, Christopher Range wrote:
I already did update all the drivers.
Roll back your video driver. I have found that recent video driver
updates actually cause problems. When I rolled back video drivers my
crashing stopped.
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Quoting Christopher Range :
I already did update all the drivers.
It didn't make a difference.
Have you tried Safe Mode? Like Mike said, there should be an option to
step through the boot. Just keep on stepping until it stops on you.
That should narrow it down.
Is there a bug in XP SP2
That might be the problem. Next time try installing SP2 immediately,
before you try to install the mobo drivers.
On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 12:51 AM, Christopher Range
wrote:
> I already did update all the drivers.
>
> It didn't make a difference.
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ay, December 15, 2009 10:33:53 PM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] XP Pro problems
As an aside...Motherboards today almost always include sound and some sort
of video on board. When or if these go out, you can easily put a card in
and you have it working again. I don't use
ect: Re: [CGUYS] XP Pro problems
On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 11:19 PM, Christopher Range
wrote:
> I installed XP SP2 via upgrade CD and, when I tried to re-boot, the
> computer will hang right after the XP logo screen. So I thought the
> upgrade CD was damaged.
>
> [. . .]
&
SP 3 I believe is a rollup of all previous updates...shouldn't need to do
SP2.
On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 10:37 PM, Tony B wrote:
> Sorry, I missed this the first time. It's true you must install SP2
> before you can get up to SP3, so you don't have a choice; you must get
> SP2 in there. What's unu
Sorry, I missed this the first time. It's true you must install SP2
before you can get up to SP3, so you don't have a choice; you must get
SP2 in there. What's unusual is that usually in a clean install there
shouldn't be any hangs. You aren't trying to install SP2/SP3 *after*
you've installed some
; time.
>
> The only Firewire connection is, on the outside of the combo card.
>
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Tony B"
> To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM
> Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 9:29:20 PM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain
> Subject: Re: [CG
:20 PM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] XP Pro problems
You forgot to tell us what the problem is. Or what you've already
tried to do to fix it.
BTW, You don't need too many PCI slots any longer. I have two and one
has firewire. What d
Starting in safe mode will also display the drivers as they load and you
might see which one is hanging you
On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 10:03 PM, Reid Katan wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 11:19 PM, Christopher Range
> wrote:
>
> I installed XP SP2 via upgrade CD and, when I tried to re-boot,
On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 11:19 PM, Christopher Range
wrote:
I installed XP SP2 via upgrade CD and, when I tried to re-boot, the
computer will hang right after the XP logo screen. So I thought the
upgrade CD was damaged.
[. . .]
So, I would appreciate all feedback to my problem.
My fi
At 11:29 PM 12/15/2009, Tony B wrote:
>BTW, You don't need too many PCI slots any longer. I have two and one
>has firewire. What do you need your other five for?
Whatever subsystem fails on the motherboard, and can be fixed by replacing it
with the same function on a PCI card. Shouldn't the Fire
You forgot to tell us what the problem is. Or what you've already
tried to do to fix it.
BTW, You don't need too many PCI slots any longer. I have two and one
has firewire. What do you need your other five for?
On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 11:19 PM, Christopher Range
wrote:
> I have XP Pro SP1 via r
I have XP Pro SP1 via registered CD License. My computer:
OS: XP Pro
Mbd: Soyo SY-7VBA133U (6PCI, 1AGP)
CPU: P3 933Mhz(clock speed 133Mhz)
RAM: 1GB PC133
HDC: AHA-39320
HD: 147GB(2) U320 SCSI
Video: 20" LG Flatron W2053TX
Vid. Cont.: ATI Radeon 9600 SE
VRAM: 128MB
Sound Card: Audigy 2ZS
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