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    Using multi-session cds not depends on your OS...

    Using multi-session cds not depends on your OS but on your CD-ROM drive. Old drives not capable of reading multi-session cds (more exactly they read only 1st session and not see other sessions). If...
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    My first computer I made at 1990 and it was hand...

    My first computer I made at 1990 and it was hand made IBM-PC XT 8088. I mean I soldered IC on empty PCB myself.

    Then about 1993 I replaced it with standard IBM-PC XT by Russian origin with 20M...
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    DIR command under DOS shows free space in MB. So...

    DIR command under DOS shows free space in MB. So it must report 6,000.00 MB what is exactly 6,000,000.00 . Are you sure there was no "MB" after 6,000.00 ?
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    This report tells you have 3 bad clusters on your...

    This report tells you have 3 bad clusters on your hard drive. When scandisk finds a bad cluster it tries to read as much information from this cluster as possible, then moves it to another good...
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    May be you don't need to worry. Some viruses when...

    May be you don't need to worry. Some viruses when send itself over e-mail get both receiver and sender addresses from address book of infected computer. As a result infected post looks like it was...
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    In general you understand their functions...

    In general you understand their functions correctly. Himem.sys manades XMS - extended memory (above 1M) including HMA (High Memory Area - 64K of memory just above 1M limit). Emm386.exe emulates EMS -...
  7. Thread: Free Memory

    by Igor M
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    Did you run setup from Win3.1? If so try to exit...

    Did you run setup from Win3.1? If so try to exit Win3.1 and run setup from DOS. Also check you Config.sys and Autoexec.bat files and remove all unnecessary drivers and programs from these files.
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    3F8 is the address of COM1 port. Seems like your...

    3F8 is the address of COM1 port. Seems like your modem is set to COM1 port by default and causes conflict with buildin COM port of your computer. But then I think Windows either changes address of...
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    Rapmaster is right. Usually there must be a...

    Rapmaster is right. Usually there must be a message like Press F1 to enter CMOS setup or something like that. Press that key to enter Setup (or enter Setup as you usually do) and here select Save and...
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    To Tiberiuscan

    Yes WIN is not a windows command, but WIN is not a DOS command either (not internal DOS command exactly). It's a usual exacitable file WIN.COM. To run this file you need to have it in the current...
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    Win.com file must be the same if you get it from...

    Win.com file must be the same if you get it from the same windows version
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    If you really have all Win3.1 files installed and...

    If you really have all Win3.1 files installed and they are undemaged you need to add C:\Windows directory to PATH statement in Autoexec.bat like that:

    PATH=%PATH%;C:\Windows

    and then use WIN...
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    Yes. Some files supposed to be read-only. These...

    Yes. Some files supposed to be read-only. These are system files Io.sys, Msdos.sys, Dblspace.bin, Drvspace.bin in the C:\ root directory. But they have read-only attribute for safe purpose only. The...
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    May be this solution is not you're waiting for,...

    May be this solution is not you're waiting for, but I think most reliable method is to take out your hard drive, install it in another computer with working Windows and move directory back with...
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    Check also your Autoexec.bat file. I think this...

    Check also your Autoexec.bat file. I think this line can be here. Just remove it.

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    Good luck, Igor
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    I think you are right "locked refers to something...

    I think you are right "locked refers to something else". In multitasking environment you must "lock" disk for exclusive access with LOCK command. For example, if you need to fdisk D: drive try the...
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    Generally both deffragging and scandisking are...

    Generally both deffragging and scandisking are the same in network environment and you don't need to disconnect to perform these task. But if files on your computer is constantly used by other...
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    When you install CD-ROM in DOS you must have a...

    When you install CD-ROM in DOS you must have a line running MSCDEX.EXE in Autoexec.bat file. To change drive letter just add /L: switch to MSCDEX line following with drive letter. For examble, if you...
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    I think in your case you can try to change IRQ in...

    I think in your case you can try to change IRQ in BIOS. (Seems like you have a little choice where to move the card. The last PCI slot usually shares IRQ with USB bus.) And if you're using Windows...
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    The 1st PCI slot on motherboard share IRQ with...

    The 1st PCI slot on motherboard share IRQ with AGP slot. If your firewire card is in that slot you can't be able to change IRQ independently from video card. If you need to set different IRQ's for...
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    It sounds to me more like a video card problem. I...

    It sounds to me more like a video card problem. I would try to change video card first place.

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    Good luck, Igor
  22. Thread: Computer Resets

    by Igor M
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    Not sure it's the case, but sometimes resets can...

    Not sure it's the case, but sometimes resets can be caused by bad CMOS backup battery. Try to change it. And also did you check you CPU cooler? It can be just CPU overheating.

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    You not said what the modem you have. But if it's...

    You not said what the modem you have. But if it's an internal soft modem I think it's very possible it will not work in Pentium or will work very unstable because soft modem takes much CPU resources....
  24. Thread: Video card

    by Igor M
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    Intel 810 is onboard video card and this 810 chip...

    Intel 810 is onboard video card and this 810 chip not supports AGP. So your motherboard just not have AGP slot and you can't install fast AGP video in your computer. You can try to install some PCI...
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    Not sure this help, but in BIOS setup look for...

    Not sure this help, but in BIOS setup look for Report no FDD to Windows 95 option and set it to NO. Once I have computer which refuse to boot from floppy with this option set to YES.
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