I have a problem installing a clean windows xp on my new hard drive for my loptop. Someone help please.?

September 10, 2009

I was trying to install windows xp on a new hard drive but after a few minuets of the installation process, the computer tells me that there is no hdd detected. I have run the diagnostics for hdd which was completed successfully. please help me if there is anything I can do to solve this problem asI need my computer working asap. Thanks in advance.

Computer freezes after Windows XP clean install – New PC built?

September 2, 2009

Hi,

I just built a PC with the following new components:

Intel C2D E8400 CPU
XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 CPU cooler
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R Motherboard
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA Hard drive
SAPPHIRE 100265HDMI Radeon HD 4830 512MB Video card
CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W Power supply
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1 Sound card

I used the following used components from my old rig:

2 x 512MB PQI DDR 266 PC2100 (I am waiting for new RAM: Patriot Viper 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 PC2 6400)
Seagate Barracuda 160GB 7200RPM hard drive
DVD Drive
DVD Burner

I installed everything very carefully. PC booted normally, I did not make any changes in BIOS. After I finished doing a clean install of XP, the computer just keeps freezing after a minute or two while performing any regular task such as surfing the web, or accessing the C drive. It lets me install a driver or software once in a while and sometimes it will freeze during an installation. It just freezes everytime, it won’t just not freeze at least once. I was wondering if it is the old RAM memory 2 x 512MB that is not enough for this setup or too old? I even uninstalled the sound card, the DVD burner, and left only the 160GB hard drive but it keeps freezing. Any ideas? All I have hooked up now to the MB and CPU is the video card, DVD drive, 2 x 512MB, and 10GB hard drive.

Thanks in advance for your help.
Case is an Antec Lanboy if this helps…
Sorry I meant 160Gb hard drive not 10GB

where can i get a copy of windows vista home premium for 32 bit operating systems?

August 19, 2009

i currently have a problem with my windows vista, and as a suggestion in from the microsoft community informed me that i should try repairing it by using a back up disk of windows, but my windows software was pre-installed , so i dont actually have a back up CD. add the fact that windows home premium doesnt support the whole PC back up function. do i really need to get a new OS? or can i download a clean version of it somewhere, without necessarily pirating one. the suggestion mentioned something like "performing a repair installation or an in-place upgrade"

here’s the link to the suggestion for the repair, if anyone has a better suggestion or a way to help me do the suggestion, by all means reply. hehe..thanks in advance 😀

http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistaappearance/thread/d3a771cd-52a7-4a06-9c71-37beeaf77707

When do you think it’s a good time to reformat?

August 13, 2009

I heard you should reformat your PC atleast once a year because of all the crap you’ve uninstalled and reinstalled and etc. Is this true? My PC is still running in tip top shape, very fast, no problems, responsive.. I only have 23 processes boot up and I keep everything tight and clean with registry cleaners, spyware/malware scans and nod32 for virus protection.

Do you think it’s worth a reformat?

Honestly, what would I be benefitting from with the current condition of my machine?
(Asking now because this week, I do have the time and effort to get it done)

Thanks in advance,

Dom

How to clean up viruses on the computer using McAfee?

August 8, 2009

I’m currently scanning for viruses using McAfee. We have some viruses. How do you clean them up using McAfee ONLY. I do not wanna download any other program. Please help, the computer is infected! Haha!

Thanks in advance :o)