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Is making an image a better way to go than using the Windows Backup Tool that came as a part of my Windows2000pro? What is an image anyhow? How is it different than the .bkf file that Backup makes?...

Hi guys and thanks for the replies!

ottr - I don't know how to check the file. It's stored as one unexpandable .bkf file so I can't explore it for subfiles, and when I open it, it goes straight...

I just used the W2k Backup tool to backup my entire C to another physical drive, my empty F. But now that the backup is complete, F shows 1.95 GB used space while C shows 2.45GB used space.

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Philgo - I took your advice to wait and see, and temps have definitely settled down. The thermal pad has, as you suggested, probably become more efficient. The ambient room temp has a lot to do...

I'm so relieved that the -5V line is for ISA only. Since I have no ISA on the mb, that's probably why Motherboard Monitor is reporting zero volts there.

Even though I have an AMD 2400 cpu, there...

Hello!

I recently completed my first build using a generic 430W PSU that is both P4 and AMD XP approved, according to stickers on the PSU. I am using it to power a Socket A mb, and the mb has...

WOW Thanks for the fast and thorough replies!

photolady - I guess I'll go for the Arctic Silver. I think I'll swap to a bigger-better HSF afterwards if needed. I had to chuckle when you said...

I just finished building my first PC and it seems to be running a tad hot.

1. Is 50 degreesC too hot? Ambient temp is 28, and it goes to 50 in about 10 minutes and all I'm doing is running...

This is sooo great! They are practically giving away AGP 4X MBs at the local computer warehouse! And I'll finally be able to use my old 4X Matrox card.

Thanks to all!!!

WOW Ridgerunr!! All my questions answered so fast and thoroughly! And even an extra bonus answer! I'm your biggest, uh, fan .....

Fantastic link with Train's pic and the thermal compound info,...

1. The CPU fan blows air down onto the heatsink rather than sucking air up from the HS, right?

2. The fan on top of the back of the case that exhausts air out of the case....is that called the...

OOOPS ski, sorry.... I misread your earlier post. I'll do what you suggest.

Thanks for the input!

Hi ski!

Can't do what you suggest. I do not have an AGP slot on my current mobo....the only AGP is onboard.

All I really want to do is somehow measure how much video bandwidth I use when I...

I presently have a 2-monitor Pentium 2 400 system running on Windows 2000pro. One monitor is on the onboard AGP and the other on PCI. The video gets very jittery when I run a lot of programs...

I will soon be building a new computer and I'll be holding on to the old one. The old one has a ton of programs on it that I want to use on the new system, and I am wondering how to transfer...

I went to a computer swap meet this weekend and saw several vendors selling Intel chipset 850 motherboards at giveaway prices. I couldn't ask them myself why they were so cheap and plentiful, but I...

I have onboard video and a PCI video card for the dual monitor setup. But I don't have an AGP slot.

I have heard that if you have onboard video and an AGP slot on your mobo as well, using one...

Hi Guys, thanks for the fast replies!

There is no onboard LAN on the new system, but I thought I wouldn't need a PCI LAN since I'll use a dialup PCI DSL modem, or a dialup 56k PCI modem when the...

The new computer I'm considering buying offers only 3 PCI slots, and each of them I will immediately use up with a 56K modem, a DSL modem, and a PCI video card. (I use the 56K to backup my DSL for...

Thanks for the help guys! When I get my new system I'll plop the card in there and see if I get the same good results.

Can I put my 4X AGP video card into a mobo that takes 8X? If so, will it really slow things down using the 4X? Any other pros or cons of doing this?

I am looking to buy a new computer, but I...

Hey it worked! Now I can use either the HP recovery CD or the Recovery/Command Console with the W2k CD to rename the temp on C.

When I enabled the "Allow floppy copy and access to all drives and...

Hi SuperSparks! I tried the Recovery Console but that approach doesn't work since the temp folder is on C and the OS is on D. I keep getting "Access Denied" when I try to rename a folder on C. I...

Hi Cantoris! Wonderful suggestions!!

SET shows TMP and TEMP are on D.

The registry search turned up nothing for "c:\temp"

So it looks like I can just go ahead and delete C:\temp, but I...

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I had a dual boot, W98 on C and W2k on D. I dumped the dual boot and deleted 98, so I now have only W2k on D. My D:\WINNT\Temp is 8 megabytes big, but over on C the C:\temp is 128 megabytes...