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    The Sony drive seems to be working as it should. ...

    The Sony drive seems to be working as it should. Not real happy about sending it out, it's old and been used a lot, but hey, it works.

    Thanks again for all the suggestions.
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    This may sound snippy - I don't mean it too,...

    This may sound snippy - I don't mean it too, since I really appreciate all your suggestions - but right now $25 is more than I can afford to spend on a system I'm shipping across country as a gift.
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    Thanks, but I tried that along with the BIOS...

    Thanks, but I tried that along with the BIOS settings - should have mentioned having done so, sorry.

    Trying real hard to do this on the cheap, shipping it to Calif. is about all I can swing right...
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    Symptoms are still there after a reboot. I've...

    Symptoms are still there after a reboot.

    I've tried changing the BIOS settings with no luck. Auto & Auto, none installed, PIO & UDMA settings, none of them made a difference.

    Thinking I may...
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    I've tried it both ways, upgrade & fresh install...

    I've tried it both ways, upgrade & fresh install - same symptoms. The fresh install was with a different, new, hard drive.

    FYI, the CDRW is on the secondary IDE channel as Master, with the HDD...
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    Taking ya'lls suggestions in order: The drive...

    Taking ya'lls suggestions in order:

    The drive that's in the system now worked just fine when the system was running Win98. The second drive I tried is new.

    If this was to be my system, the...
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    CDRW drive won't recognize changed disks

    I'm working on a system built around an AOpen motherboard with an AMD CPU & an LG CDRW drive. It has 1.2GB RAM and WinXP Pro w/SP3.

    The problem is with the CDRW drive. Boot the system, put a disk...
  8. Thanks again Train If I can't find one of my...

    Thanks again Train

    If I can't find one of my x-over cables, I at least know where the stuff is to make one.

    I've bookmarked all of the links you provided. They'll definitely come in handy when...
  9. Thanks Train. I've bookmarked both of the links...

    Thanks Train. I've bookmarked both of the links in your reply & will check them out if/when I have a couple of minutes.

    Yep, it's going to be expensive - $60 + taxes/fees/etc per month, plus we...
  10. ICS w/Cingular LaptopConnect card, XP & Vista

    First, the apologies:

    Not sure that this is the correct area for this question, if not, please move to the correct area.

    Way too busy right now to try to search out the answer for myself,...
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    Thank you Steve Guess I'll bite the bullet &...

    Thank you Steve

    Guess I'll bite the bullet & clear all the passwords. Not too big of a deal, I was just hoping to not have to go that route.
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    Managing IE 7 passwords

    I don't have enough free time to research this on my own, and a quick search here didn't turn up anything relevant, so...

    There are a couple of web sites I have to sign in at, i.e. user name &...
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    My Google searches didn't find any indications...

    My Google searches didn't find any indications that OE would work with Vista.

    Still trying to make up my mind as to which way to go. I'll post back with the results if I decide to try OE.
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    Thanks for the reply jdc2000 But, and

    Thanks for the reply jdc2000

    But,



    and
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    Getting email from HTTP servers

    Looks as if I've got some catching up to do :)

    I've been away from computers for too long - I stopped working with them just as XP was coming out - and now I'm running into problems trying to...
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    This link might help chase down the startup &...

    This link might help chase down the startup & shutdown problems:

    http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q188867
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    Hi amarok-sookgah FYI, the hard drive is a...

    Hi amarok-sookgah

    FYI, the hard drive is a small component inside of the computer's case where all of the information is stored; the computer is the entire assembly of parts including the case,...
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    Glad you were able to fix it.

    Glad you were able to fix it.
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    Glad to hear it's working for you :)

    Glad to hear it's working for you :)
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    If the drivers are included with WinME, try going...

    If the drivers are included with WinME, try going into Device Manger and choose the Standard PCI Adapter. Choose to udpate the drivers, then tell Windows to display the list so you can choose which...
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    If the second drive is not going to be...

    If the second drive is not going to be permanently installed, I find it easier to just diconnect the CD-ROM drive and attach the second hard drive to that cable. No messing around with jumpers that...
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    I was kind of afraid of something like that...

    I was kind of afraid of something like that happening.

    The file in question doesn't appear to be a standard Windows file, and a "normal" program wouldn't be trying to run it at Windows startup. ...
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    Though rare now-a-days, a computer can still be...

    Though rare now-a-days, a computer can still be infected with a virus via floppy disk and/or CD disk.

    There are also viruses that will spread themselves across a local area network - no connection...
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    A quick search on that file name at...

    A quick search on that file name at www.google.com showed that this file can be deleted and Windows will boot correctly again.

    Start the computer using a Windows ME boot (startup) disk (floppy...
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    You'd probably be better off finding out exactly...

    You'd probably be better off finding out exactly which operating system you have installed now and getting a disk for that specific one. You can find out by opening Control Panel - System. The...
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