Re: [MBZ] O.T. Laptop Recovery

2008-12-23 Thread Redghost
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:13:18 -0600 From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net Subject: Re: [MBZ] O.T. Laptop Recovery To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: 495010fe.8090...@striplin.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed I used that cruicial tool

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Laptop Recovery

2008-12-23 Thread lee
the memory for your computer? Probably easier and cheaper to buy from them. I paid just over $60 for 2GB for my Linux machine which has cured a bunch of issues with it being kinda pokey. -Curt Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:13:18 -0600 From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net Subject: Re: [MBZ] O.T

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Laptop Recovery

2008-12-23 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
? Probably easier and cheaper to buy from them. I paid just over $60 for 2GB for my Linux machine which has cured a bunch of issues with it being kinda pokey. -Curt Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:13:18 -0600 From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net Subject: Re: [MBZ] O.T. Laptop Recovery To: Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Laptop Recovery

2008-12-23 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:27:18 -0600 Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: that cruicial tool says I can put 256 in each slot, but it will only take 1. In the other slot I have a 64 i think, I even tried a 128 and it wouldnt take it. Then it sounds like it's working as advertised ...

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Laptop Recovery

2008-12-23 Thread MG
Just thought of something. Try hitting F2 repeatedly after you turn it on. That should get you into setup. See if there is an option to set the memory size there. Even if not at least save the new setup and then try to boot. That may do the trick. I seem to remember that some old laptops I had

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Laptop Recovery

2008-12-23 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I will try that. When you turn this thing on, at the first screen it tells you to hit f2 to go into setup. With this memory problem, it just beeps and does not show the screen. I did not try hitting f2 anyway though. MG wrote: Just thought of something. Try hitting F2 repeatedly after you

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Laptop Recovery

2008-12-23 Thread MG
what is wrong. It may or may not repeat the beep pattern. Manfred Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:16:16 -0600 From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net Subject: Re: [MBZ] O.T. Laptop Recovery I will try that. When you turn this thing on, at the first screen it tells you to hit f2 to go into setup

[MBZ] O.T. Laptop Recovery

2008-12-22 Thread Robert Rentfro
I have a Dell Inspiron1501 laptop that is loaded with crap from the kids having used it for a year or so. I've removed the unwanted programs, installed and used antivirus program, disabled junk running at startup and made it to be able to see the home wireless. It is still stupid slow. Plus, I've

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Laptop Recovery

2008-12-22 Thread Rich Thomas
It would probably be a good idea to back stuff up, but a reinstall of the OS should not screw up any of that stuff. Only issue would be if it is infected. You will have to reinstall all your various programs, make a list of them using http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html will give you

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Laptop Recovery

2008-12-22 Thread Peter Frederick
That's what I would do. A friend's Viao crashed a couple years ago, worked fine with a bootable Linux disk, so I got a set of XP disks and re-installed. Fixed it right up, everything was still there. Recovery console did not work, I think some boot files were munched. Peter On Dec 22,

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Laptop Recovery

2008-12-22 Thread LWB250
--- On Mon, 12/22/08, Robert Rentfro rrent...@cox.net wrote: From: Robert Rentfro rrent...@cox.net Subject: [MBZ] O.T. Laptop Recovery To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Monday, December 22, 2008, 11:18 AM I have a Dell Inspiron1501 laptop that is loaded with crap from

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Laptop Recovery

2008-12-22 Thread LWB250
: From: Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net Subject: Re: [MBZ] O.T. Laptop Recovery To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Monday, December 22, 2008, 11:45 AM That's what I would do.  A friend's Viao crashed a couple years ago, worked fine with a bootable Linux disk, so I got

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Laptop Recovery

2008-12-22 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:45:29 -0600 Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net wrote: That's what I would do. A friend's Viao crashed a couple years ago, worked fine with a bootable Linux disk, so I got a set of XP disks and re-installed. Fixed it right up, everything was still there.

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Laptop Recovery

2008-12-22 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 08:45:57 -0800 (PST) LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com wrote: If you can, wipe it out completely and do a clean install. The worst thing about Windoze machines is the inability to clean out all the cruft that accumulates over the years without doing some damage. I echo that

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Laptop Recovery

2008-12-22 Thread LWB250
McCluskey diese...@cnsp.com wrote: From: Craig McCluskey diese...@cnsp.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] O.T. Laptop Recovery To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Monday, December 22, 2008, 12:06 PM On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:45:29 -0600 Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net wrote

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Laptop Recovery

2008-12-22 Thread Curt Raymond
2008 09:18:47 -0700 From: Robert Rentfro rrent...@cox.net Subject: [MBZ] O.T. Laptop Recovery To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: 000d01c96450$f7f13070$6501a...@familycomp Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I have a Dell Inspiron1501 laptop that is loaded

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Laptop Recovery

2008-12-22 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I used that cruicial tool to find out how much I can go with one of my other computers the kids use. It says 256k in each slot, 2 slots, max. Said pc133. I have a whole bunch now and I can only get a certain 256 stick to work in one slot and a 64 I think in the other. I cant go the full

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Laptop Recovery

2008-12-22 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:13:18 -0600 Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: I used that cruicial tool to find out how much I can go with one of my other computers the kids use. It says 256k in each slot, 2 slots, max. Said pc133. I have a whole bunch now and I can only get a certain

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Laptop Recovery

2008-12-22 Thread Curt Raymond
them. I paid just over $60 for 2GB for my Linux machine which has cured a bunch of issues with it being kinda pokey. -Curt Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:13:18 -0600 From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net Subject: Re: [MBZ] O.T. Laptop Recovery To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Laptop Recovery

2008-12-22 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
thanks Craig McCluskey wrote: On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:13:18 -0600 Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: I used that cruicial tool to find out how much I can go with one of my other computers the kids use. It says 256k in each slot, 2 slots, max. Said pc133. I have a whole bunch now

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Laptop Recovery

2008-12-22 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Dec 2008 16:13:18 -0600 From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net Subject: Re: [MBZ] O.T. Laptop Recovery To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: 495010fe.8090...@striplin.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed I used that cruicial tool to find out