-=PCTechTalk=- Re: XP Media locking up only main user and update on "New Dell"
- From: "GMan" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 6 May 2007 14:15:42 -0400
Terry,
Now that you've somewhat isolated the problem, go back into MSCONFIG and
re-enable those processes you wish to continue to use one at a time. Enable
one and reboot and then test to see if the problem has returned. If not, go
back and enable another one and reboot and test. If/When the problem
reappears, you've found the offending app and can check with the maker to
see if there's a known fix for it.
I'm sorry to hear of your hard drive loss, but yes, you could probably
use the USB cable to transfer your old files to the new one. Still, I
prefer to do it the old fashioned way (the same method that Cristy is
working on in another current thread). It's not that it works any better.
It's just that I've found that there's less that can go wrong (Win98SE is
kinda shaky on USB). Of course, I haven't tried the USB method for a while
and things may have improoved dramatically since then. Still, Winodws won't
know the difference if you set up the old drive without actually screwing it
into the case (again, just like Cristy is doing with hers). Just watch the
"Re: question about "My Way" program" for ideas on setting it up for the
transfer. :O)
Peace,
GMan
"The only dumb questions are the ones that are never asked!"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Terry from Montana" <wannalearn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2007 5:47 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: XP Media locking up only main user and update on
"New Dell"
> My virus scan was clean and I didn't know how a system restore
> would help since it was only one user that had problems, so I
> went into safe mode and msconfig and unchecked everything I
> thought I either didn't need or could start manually...and
> everything that said Dell in it--and apparently that did the
> trick, it's working fine now and my antivirus and firewall still
> start automatically, so I'm happy. I guess I'll find out if
> there is something that has to start up with the computer to
> work, but so far so good.
> Dell replaced my original hard drive, the one that kept losing
> hal.dll, the tecs that replaced it came early so I didn't check
> my backups and the backups did not work at all, they acted like
> they were, even counted down the minutes left for copying, and I
> don't have empty cd's (it says they are but they only have 120 or
> 300mb,etc. available), but they are not readable, so I tried to
> get the old drive back temporarily, 1st they said they had
> already sent it back to Dell, then Dell told me to get the
> airbill # so they could possibly catch it when it came in, the
> tecs then said they left the drive with me! The tec that
> actually worked for the computer repair place went into the
> National Guard the day after they replaced it and they couldn't
> even get ahold of him again, so one lost drive with all my info.
> The replacement drive didn't work worth a crap either so they
> FINALLY sent me a whole new computer. This was the first problem
> I had with it. So the new computer I got on 12-27-2006 is
> finally usable. :-) only took 4+ months.
> When I first got this, you were going to talk me through putting
> my old computer's drive into the new one to get my files, I found
> out from the tecs that this computer only has room for one drive.
> From the last Dell to this one I used a direct data link USB
> cable and it worked great so if I can get the USB cable hooked up
> to my old computer I should be able to get those files the same
> way? It's Win98 SE but the program for the direct link is
> supposed to be compatible with both 98 and XP so just copying
> files should work, right?
> A great thing, the free backup program for Thunderbird and
> Firefox, MozBackup-1.4.6 worked perfectly to get my emails,
> settings, rules, firefox bookmarks, passwords, etc. transferred
> onto the Final Dell. It's a really great backup program,
> doesn't take hardly any time at all and the TB backup was 27,806
> KB, I really didn't think it took enough time to get all the
> emails and I was
> estatic when I opened it up after my "restore" and found
> everything there.
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