-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Compaq Problem
- From: Steve Aiello <deacondeamon@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:46:09 -0500
Last one on this ( I hope ). Finally got it running where he's in love with
it, and I'm ok with it. i know how I feel about does not matter, But every
time I would get it fixed so would work, he wanted something more done. Now
it's to the point is to replace it. He's 82 y/o, and still with it
somewhat. He can do somethings on the machine himself and only asks for my
help when he gets stuck. He's been on computers since the early days ( DOS
), but had never been on line till I started working on the machine. He
likes that part also.
Had a problem with the printer. Would not do anything, print scan or fax.
It was a 3 or 4 y/o Lexmark. Tried updating the drive but still would not
work. Solved this by getting a new printer from Walmart, an HP for a little
over 50 USD.
The only other problem I have not been able to fix is the narrator keeps
starting every time he turns on the machine. I've tried everything I could
thing of and / or find it no luck.
that;s it
Steve
On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 4:25 PM, Gman <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Steve,
> The only reason for the dual-boot is because of whatever is trying to
> install. MS's install routines automatically make that change so that
> subsequent boots will go straight into the install rather than back into
> the
> main OS it's trying to 'upgrade'. These changes to the boot.ini file are
> removed once the upgrade has been completed.
>
> The cure, as you discovered, is to us the arrow keys to force the boot
> menu to stop its two second countdown so you can select the main OS
> instead.
> You then have to edit the Boot.ini file to remove the reference to the
> install routine. You may have noticed that the install also changed how
> much time the boot menu will wait before going back to the install. The
> default is 30 seconds, although that's ignored if there is only one choice
> in the boot.ini file. The Windows installer changes that to the 2 seconds
> you experienced here. Again, it's reset back to 30 seconds once the
> install
> has successfully completed.
>
>
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