September 13th, 2017, 10:06 AM
Thanks for asking, yes, I made some progress last night.
For whatever reason, the USB keyboard (even with a PS/2 adapter) wasn't recognized, so I dug up an old PS/2 keyboard.
And the SlipStream...
September 11th, 2017, 10:19 AM
Thanks! The KB has me stumped, it did work before I started this process, I have it plugged into PS/2 (with a USB adapter), but I'll try the USB as well.
I agree with the recovery discs, that would...
September 10th, 2017, 11:17 PM
I can't get it to boot from any discs (I tried the XP install disc and the UBCDS disc).
I also can't get it respond to any keyboard input now, so I can't change the BIOS or boot differently. (the...
September 10th, 2017, 05:10 PM
A friend asked me to help with his old HP Pavilion a1213w desktop.
It was running very poorly and sporadically. I spent a couple days cleaning it and eliminating all un-essential Apps and startups,...
