Can’t change resolution after clean install of Windows XP?

November 17, 2009

Hi, so I had Windows 98 on my Compaq Presario, and my sister often played a game called Petz 5 with no problems. A while ago though I "upgraded" to Windows XP via a clean install (I wiped my hard drive and installed XP.)

The problem is now the game won’t run. I reinstalled it but it says the resolution has to be higher. And even after installing the driver for my monitor, I still can’t change the resolution. It gives me a weird black error screen message saying the monitor can’t handle it. WHICH doesn’t make sense since I could play the game before…

Okay, so I have a Compaq Presario MV520 monitor and I THINK an SiS 530/620 video adapter, or at least that’s what Windows is telling me.

If someone knows how I can get my resolution working like it was before that would be great! Oh, and if it is a driver issue, please paste the exact URL for them because I’ve been looking into this for months and can’t find the right ones! 😛

Thanks so much in advance,

Lukas

PS If I left out any information that might help, lemme know and I’ll add it ASAP. Thanks! 🙂

Cannot start PC–WINDOWS\System32\Config file error!?

November 15, 2009

I cannot start Windows on my PC! I get an error message reading:

"Windows cannot start because "C:\WINDOWS\System32\config." is corrupted or missing. Insert original Setup CD-Rom and press ‘r’ at setup to begin repair."

I have looked at the software that I recieved when I got my computer (it was given to me by my neighbor two years ago), and I cannot find the original Setup CD-ROM, and I can’t get the others to run at all. I have gone to dell’s support website on another computer and tried their suggestions, which did not work. I tried the command-line string, but I can’t input anything. I’ve tried looking on here for solutions, and attempted what I found, but nothing’s worked so far.

Please help, it was working perfectly fine on Thursday evening, but on Friday, this problem began. I do not know what is causing it. To be able to get the best help, here are the details of my operating system:

Manufacturer: Dell
Edition: Windows Media Center Edition
Software Package: Microsoft Office Windows XP 2000
Year Manufactured (guesstimate): 2001
Virus/Malware/Spyware Protection Software: Avast!, Super AntiSpyware, Spybot: Search & Destroy, Ad-Aware.

I need to resolve this quickly, please. Any suggestions you may have will be tried, and are *very* welcome! Thank you very much to anyone who can help me!

How do I clean out windows?

November 15, 2009

My computer is getting full of junk.

Anyone know a good (hopefully free) utility to clean my windows XP system out?

Thanks!

How to reset the windows Xp registery settings?

November 14, 2009

My Pc had a virus attack which has hacked registry settings and some of the registry settings got changed due to which I cannot even go to the task manager, Folder Options etc. I have installed the antivirus and cleaned the virus but I cannot reset the registry settings can any one tell me how to reset the default register settings in windows XP.

I have windows XP. How do I clean my hard drive?

November 13, 2009

How do I clean my hard drive in using windows XP?