OT -- I need Computer Help
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Re: OT -- I need Computer Help
"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> "c" <c@me.org> wrote in message
> news:7oskf.3185$f41.1196@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> > <snip>
> >>
> >> Before you do that, can I use a New Installation Win 95 CD to get the
> >> machine going, then use my Win XP Upgrade CD to get to XP Pro?
> >>
> >>
> >
> > I recommend NOT doing this, unless nothing else will work. Normally
doing
> > an
> > upgrade installation causes problems. Also, Win95 does not qualify as an
> > upgrade product for XP according to this page:
> >
>
> Another little tidbit here, Win 95 and Win 98 (98 for certain) doesn't
know
> about NTFS, and Drive C doesn't even appear. I have a 98 Boot Diskette,
and
> it creates a virtual C that is 2Mb when the real C is 20Gb.
>
> I'm waiting for the broadband download to finish. I think I'll just leave
it
> over night ...
>
>
Yeah, only 2000 and XP "know" about NTFS. The drive your 98 boot disk made
is called a ramdrive and I believe it is used to store some data that is
extracted from the floppy drive which allows you some extra DOS commands. My
oversight on the 98 boot disk method. I knew about the NTFS issue, but
didn't even think about it. There is also a program called NTFS DOS which is
a third party application, but it is not freeware. As a last resort, you can
install XP on a FAT32 partition and get it all running, and then convert to
NTFS, this is an option in XP, but let's hope you can get it all going once
you get the bootable CD.
Chris
#82
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Re: OT -- I need Computer Help
"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> "c" <c@me.org> wrote in message
> news:7oskf.3185$f41.1196@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> > <snip>
> >>
> >> Before you do that, can I use a New Installation Win 95 CD to get the
> >> machine going, then use my Win XP Upgrade CD to get to XP Pro?
> >>
> >>
> >
> > I recommend NOT doing this, unless nothing else will work. Normally
doing
> > an
> > upgrade installation causes problems. Also, Win95 does not qualify as an
> > upgrade product for XP according to this page:
> >
>
> Another little tidbit here, Win 95 and Win 98 (98 for certain) doesn't
know
> about NTFS, and Drive C doesn't even appear. I have a 98 Boot Diskette,
and
> it creates a virtual C that is 2Mb when the real C is 20Gb.
>
> I'm waiting for the broadband download to finish. I think I'll just leave
it
> over night ...
>
>
Yeah, only 2000 and XP "know" about NTFS. The drive your 98 boot disk made
is called a ramdrive and I believe it is used to store some data that is
extracted from the floppy drive which allows you some extra DOS commands. My
oversight on the 98 boot disk method. I knew about the NTFS issue, but
didn't even think about it. There is also a program called NTFS DOS which is
a third party application, but it is not freeware. As a last resort, you can
install XP on a FAT32 partition and get it all running, and then convert to
NTFS, this is an option in XP, but let's hope you can get it all going once
you get the bootable CD.
Chris
#83
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Re: OT -- I need Computer Help -- PROBLEM RESOLVED
Thanks for the tips and inspiration. I found the XP Boot program on the
MSoft site. It takes six diskettes to run, but it worked.
"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:stCdnf-VZvu0tA_enZ2dnUVZ_sadnZ2d@ez2.net...
> Sorry for asking computer questions here, but you guys seem to know so
> much more than gears and rocks ...
>
>
> I got a computer for free that I'm sure had virual enhancements affecting
> its operation.
>
> It is running WinXP Pro with an AMD K6 processor running at 475 Mhz. I
> reformatted the HD by installing it as a Slave (moved a jumper) in another
> machine. Now, I'm trying to put it back into the original machine as the
> Master (reset the applicable jumper), but the original machine now hangs
> on Boot with a message that says VERIFYING DMI POOL DATA.
>
> I can get into the BIOS, and I've set the Boot Sequence to CD>A>C but the
> bootable CD never starts because the Pool Data is not being read. I'm lost
> here, what should I be doing?
>
> Can I turn the HD into a Slave again, and put anything into it and then
> reinstall it as a Master into the original machine? If so, what do I put
> on it?
>
>
> THE REASON I THINK THE MACHINE WAS VIRUALLY ENHANCED
> The Task Manager reported in the Performance tab that the processor was
> running at 100% all of the time. I went into the various settings in Task
> Manager to set the priorities for runing processes to the minimal settings
> and smallest possible time slices, but nothing would let the processor
> take a rest. The result of the processor running at 100% was that any new
> command (mouse click) would take a considerable delay before it would be
> processed -- the new command would have to wait for the next available
> time slice to appear, but this could take several seconds, and it was
> possible to have several mouse clicks stored in a queue and have them
> process in a batch.
MSoft site. It takes six diskettes to run, but it worked.
"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:stCdnf-VZvu0tA_enZ2dnUVZ_sadnZ2d@ez2.net...
> Sorry for asking computer questions here, but you guys seem to know so
> much more than gears and rocks ...
>
>
> I got a computer for free that I'm sure had virual enhancements affecting
> its operation.
>
> It is running WinXP Pro with an AMD K6 processor running at 475 Mhz. I
> reformatted the HD by installing it as a Slave (moved a jumper) in another
> machine. Now, I'm trying to put it back into the original machine as the
> Master (reset the applicable jumper), but the original machine now hangs
> on Boot with a message that says VERIFYING DMI POOL DATA.
>
> I can get into the BIOS, and I've set the Boot Sequence to CD>A>C but the
> bootable CD never starts because the Pool Data is not being read. I'm lost
> here, what should I be doing?
>
> Can I turn the HD into a Slave again, and put anything into it and then
> reinstall it as a Master into the original machine? If so, what do I put
> on it?
>
>
> THE REASON I THINK THE MACHINE WAS VIRUALLY ENHANCED
> The Task Manager reported in the Performance tab that the processor was
> running at 100% all of the time. I went into the various settings in Task
> Manager to set the priorities for runing processes to the minimal settings
> and smallest possible time slices, but nothing would let the processor
> take a rest. The result of the processor running at 100% was that any new
> command (mouse click) would take a considerable delay before it would be
> processed -- the new command would have to wait for the next available
> time slice to appear, but this could take several seconds, and it was
> possible to have several mouse clicks stored in a queue and have them
> process in a batch.
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Re: OT -- I need Computer Help -- PROBLEM RESOLVED
Thanks for the tips and inspiration. I found the XP Boot program on the
MSoft site. It takes six diskettes to run, but it worked.
"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:stCdnf-VZvu0tA_enZ2dnUVZ_sadnZ2d@ez2.net...
> Sorry for asking computer questions here, but you guys seem to know so
> much more than gears and rocks ...
>
>
> I got a computer for free that I'm sure had virual enhancements affecting
> its operation.
>
> It is running WinXP Pro with an AMD K6 processor running at 475 Mhz. I
> reformatted the HD by installing it as a Slave (moved a jumper) in another
> machine. Now, I'm trying to put it back into the original machine as the
> Master (reset the applicable jumper), but the original machine now hangs
> on Boot with a message that says VERIFYING DMI POOL DATA.
>
> I can get into the BIOS, and I've set the Boot Sequence to CD>A>C but the
> bootable CD never starts because the Pool Data is not being read. I'm lost
> here, what should I be doing?
>
> Can I turn the HD into a Slave again, and put anything into it and then
> reinstall it as a Master into the original machine? If so, what do I put
> on it?
>
>
> THE REASON I THINK THE MACHINE WAS VIRUALLY ENHANCED
> The Task Manager reported in the Performance tab that the processor was
> running at 100% all of the time. I went into the various settings in Task
> Manager to set the priorities for runing processes to the minimal settings
> and smallest possible time slices, but nothing would let the processor
> take a rest. The result of the processor running at 100% was that any new
> command (mouse click) would take a considerable delay before it would be
> processed -- the new command would have to wait for the next available
> time slice to appear, but this could take several seconds, and it was
> possible to have several mouse clicks stored in a queue and have them
> process in a batch.
MSoft site. It takes six diskettes to run, but it worked.
"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:stCdnf-VZvu0tA_enZ2dnUVZ_sadnZ2d@ez2.net...
> Sorry for asking computer questions here, but you guys seem to know so
> much more than gears and rocks ...
>
>
> I got a computer for free that I'm sure had virual enhancements affecting
> its operation.
>
> It is running WinXP Pro with an AMD K6 processor running at 475 Mhz. I
> reformatted the HD by installing it as a Slave (moved a jumper) in another
> machine. Now, I'm trying to put it back into the original machine as the
> Master (reset the applicable jumper), but the original machine now hangs
> on Boot with a message that says VERIFYING DMI POOL DATA.
>
> I can get into the BIOS, and I've set the Boot Sequence to CD>A>C but the
> bootable CD never starts because the Pool Data is not being read. I'm lost
> here, what should I be doing?
>
> Can I turn the HD into a Slave again, and put anything into it and then
> reinstall it as a Master into the original machine? If so, what do I put
> on it?
>
>
> THE REASON I THINK THE MACHINE WAS VIRUALLY ENHANCED
> The Task Manager reported in the Performance tab that the processor was
> running at 100% all of the time. I went into the various settings in Task
> Manager to set the priorities for runing processes to the minimal settings
> and smallest possible time slices, but nothing would let the processor
> take a rest. The result of the processor running at 100% was that any new
> command (mouse click) would take a considerable delay before it would be
> processed -- the new command would have to wait for the next available
> time slice to appear, but this could take several seconds, and it was
> possible to have several mouse clicks stored in a queue and have them
> process in a batch.
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Re: OT -- I need Computer Help -- PROBLEM RESOLVED
Thanks for the tips and inspiration. I found the XP Boot program on the
MSoft site. It takes six diskettes to run, but it worked.
"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:stCdnf-VZvu0tA_enZ2dnUVZ_sadnZ2d@ez2.net...
> Sorry for asking computer questions here, but you guys seem to know so
> much more than gears and rocks ...
>
>
> I got a computer for free that I'm sure had virual enhancements affecting
> its operation.
>
> It is running WinXP Pro with an AMD K6 processor running at 475 Mhz. I
> reformatted the HD by installing it as a Slave (moved a jumper) in another
> machine. Now, I'm trying to put it back into the original machine as the
> Master (reset the applicable jumper), but the original machine now hangs
> on Boot with a message that says VERIFYING DMI POOL DATA.
>
> I can get into the BIOS, and I've set the Boot Sequence to CD>A>C but the
> bootable CD never starts because the Pool Data is not being read. I'm lost
> here, what should I be doing?
>
> Can I turn the HD into a Slave again, and put anything into it and then
> reinstall it as a Master into the original machine? If so, what do I put
> on it?
>
>
> THE REASON I THINK THE MACHINE WAS VIRUALLY ENHANCED
> The Task Manager reported in the Performance tab that the processor was
> running at 100% all of the time. I went into the various settings in Task
> Manager to set the priorities for runing processes to the minimal settings
> and smallest possible time slices, but nothing would let the processor
> take a rest. The result of the processor running at 100% was that any new
> command (mouse click) would take a considerable delay before it would be
> processed -- the new command would have to wait for the next available
> time slice to appear, but this could take several seconds, and it was
> possible to have several mouse clicks stored in a queue and have them
> process in a batch.
MSoft site. It takes six diskettes to run, but it worked.
"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:stCdnf-VZvu0tA_enZ2dnUVZ_sadnZ2d@ez2.net...
> Sorry for asking computer questions here, but you guys seem to know so
> much more than gears and rocks ...
>
>
> I got a computer for free that I'm sure had virual enhancements affecting
> its operation.
>
> It is running WinXP Pro with an AMD K6 processor running at 475 Mhz. I
> reformatted the HD by installing it as a Slave (moved a jumper) in another
> machine. Now, I'm trying to put it back into the original machine as the
> Master (reset the applicable jumper), but the original machine now hangs
> on Boot with a message that says VERIFYING DMI POOL DATA.
>
> I can get into the BIOS, and I've set the Boot Sequence to CD>A>C but the
> bootable CD never starts because the Pool Data is not being read. I'm lost
> here, what should I be doing?
>
> Can I turn the HD into a Slave again, and put anything into it and then
> reinstall it as a Master into the original machine? If so, what do I put
> on it?
>
>
> THE REASON I THINK THE MACHINE WAS VIRUALLY ENHANCED
> The Task Manager reported in the Performance tab that the processor was
> running at 100% all of the time. I went into the various settings in Task
> Manager to set the priorities for runing processes to the minimal settings
> and smallest possible time slices, but nothing would let the processor
> take a rest. The result of the processor running at 100% was that any new
> command (mouse click) would take a considerable delay before it would be
> processed -- the new command would have to wait for the next available
> time slice to appear, but this could take several seconds, and it was
> possible to have several mouse clicks stored in a queue and have them
> process in a batch.
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Re: OT -- I need Computer Help
Mine has a jumper setting that lets the cable drive the decisions, but I am
not using that jumper setting.
"Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> You got the cable that also attempts to set the master/slave setting,
> which can interfere with a drive jumper?
>
> Jeff Strickland proclaimed:
>
>> Yeah, I know. But my drive is different. The picture on my drive says no
>> jumper if a Slave, and the jumper goes on a set of pins if a Master. This
>> is a drive specific specifcation, they are different.
>>
>> I'm not arguing the point, I'm only trying to say that I know what you
>> are saying, and I read the directions on my drive, and followed them. The
>> jumper was there and I had to move it, then I moved it back when I was
>> finished.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
>> news:4392466C.F4F952F9@***.net...
>>
>>> http://www.mysuperpc.com/hdu/wd1200jb_label_closeup.jpg
>>> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
>>> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>>>
>>> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> My drive uses a jumper if it's a Master, and no jumper if it's a Slave.
>>
not using that jumper setting.
"Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:wsGdneHSfOafyQ_e4p2dnA@comcast.com...
> You got the cable that also attempts to set the master/slave setting,
> which can interfere with a drive jumper?
>
> Jeff Strickland proclaimed:
>
>> Yeah, I know. But my drive is different. The picture on my drive says no
>> jumper if a Slave, and the jumper goes on a set of pins if a Master. This
>> is a drive specific specifcation, they are different.
>>
>> I'm not arguing the point, I'm only trying to say that I know what you
>> are saying, and I read the directions on my drive, and followed them. The
>> jumper was there and I had to move it, then I moved it back when I was
>> finished.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
>> news:4392466C.F4F952F9@***.net...
>>
>>> http://www.mysuperpc.com/hdu/wd1200jb_label_closeup.jpg
>>> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
>>> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>>>
>>> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> My drive uses a jumper if it's a Master, and no jumper if it's a Slave.
>>
#87
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Re: OT -- I need Computer Help
Mine has a jumper setting that lets the cable drive the decisions, but I am
not using that jumper setting.
"Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:wsGdneHSfOafyQ_e4p2dnA@comcast.com...
> You got the cable that also attempts to set the master/slave setting,
> which can interfere with a drive jumper?
>
> Jeff Strickland proclaimed:
>
>> Yeah, I know. But my drive is different. The picture on my drive says no
>> jumper if a Slave, and the jumper goes on a set of pins if a Master. This
>> is a drive specific specifcation, they are different.
>>
>> I'm not arguing the point, I'm only trying to say that I know what you
>> are saying, and I read the directions on my drive, and followed them. The
>> jumper was there and I had to move it, then I moved it back when I was
>> finished.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
>> news:4392466C.F4F952F9@***.net...
>>
>>> http://www.mysuperpc.com/hdu/wd1200jb_label_closeup.jpg
>>> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
>>> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>>>
>>> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> My drive uses a jumper if it's a Master, and no jumper if it's a Slave.
>>
not using that jumper setting.
"Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:wsGdneHSfOafyQ_e4p2dnA@comcast.com...
> You got the cable that also attempts to set the master/slave setting,
> which can interfere with a drive jumper?
>
> Jeff Strickland proclaimed:
>
>> Yeah, I know. But my drive is different. The picture on my drive says no
>> jumper if a Slave, and the jumper goes on a set of pins if a Master. This
>> is a drive specific specifcation, they are different.
>>
>> I'm not arguing the point, I'm only trying to say that I know what you
>> are saying, and I read the directions on my drive, and followed them. The
>> jumper was there and I had to move it, then I moved it back when I was
>> finished.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
>> news:4392466C.F4F952F9@***.net...
>>
>>> http://www.mysuperpc.com/hdu/wd1200jb_label_closeup.jpg
>>> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
>>> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>>>
>>> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> My drive uses a jumper if it's a Master, and no jumper if it's a Slave.
>>
#88
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Re: OT -- I need Computer Help
Mine has a jumper setting that lets the cable drive the decisions, but I am
not using that jumper setting.
"Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:wsGdneHSfOafyQ_e4p2dnA@comcast.com...
> You got the cable that also attempts to set the master/slave setting,
> which can interfere with a drive jumper?
>
> Jeff Strickland proclaimed:
>
>> Yeah, I know. But my drive is different. The picture on my drive says no
>> jumper if a Slave, and the jumper goes on a set of pins if a Master. This
>> is a drive specific specifcation, they are different.
>>
>> I'm not arguing the point, I'm only trying to say that I know what you
>> are saying, and I read the directions on my drive, and followed them. The
>> jumper was there and I had to move it, then I moved it back when I was
>> finished.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
>> news:4392466C.F4F952F9@***.net...
>>
>>> http://www.mysuperpc.com/hdu/wd1200jb_label_closeup.jpg
>>> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
>>> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>>>
>>> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> My drive uses a jumper if it's a Master, and no jumper if it's a Slave.
>>
not using that jumper setting.
"Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:wsGdneHSfOafyQ_e4p2dnA@comcast.com...
> You got the cable that also attempts to set the master/slave setting,
> which can interfere with a drive jumper?
>
> Jeff Strickland proclaimed:
>
>> Yeah, I know. But my drive is different. The picture on my drive says no
>> jumper if a Slave, and the jumper goes on a set of pins if a Master. This
>> is a drive specific specifcation, they are different.
>>
>> I'm not arguing the point, I'm only trying to say that I know what you
>> are saying, and I read the directions on my drive, and followed them. The
>> jumper was there and I had to move it, then I moved it back when I was
>> finished.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
>> news:4392466C.F4F952F9@***.net...
>>
>>> http://www.mysuperpc.com/hdu/wd1200jb_label_closeup.jpg
>>> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
>>> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>>>
>>> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> My drive uses a jumper if it's a Master, and no jumper if it's a Slave.
>>
#89
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Re: OT -- I need Computer Help
The beauty of being nearsighted is that I can read small print up close ...
"L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
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> And our arms get shorter, and shorter.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Billy Ray wrote:
>>
>> All the drive manufacturers are different as far as jumpers (or no
>> jumpers)
>> are concerned.
>>
>> I try to stay away from cable select.
>>
>> The problem I have been running into is the printing keeps getting
>> smaller
>> and smaller and smaller...
"L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:4392676D.6AD8FC37@***.net...
> And our arms get shorter, and shorter.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Billy Ray wrote:
>>
>> All the drive manufacturers are different as far as jumpers (or no
>> jumpers)
>> are concerned.
>>
>> I try to stay away from cable select.
>>
>> The problem I have been running into is the printing keeps getting
>> smaller
>> and smaller and smaller...
#90
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Re: OT -- I need Computer Help
The beauty of being nearsighted is that I can read small print up close ...
"L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:4392676D.6AD8FC37@***.net...
> And our arms get shorter, and shorter.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Billy Ray wrote:
>>
>> All the drive manufacturers are different as far as jumpers (or no
>> jumpers)
>> are concerned.
>>
>> I try to stay away from cable select.
>>
>> The problem I have been running into is the printing keeps getting
>> smaller
>> and smaller and smaller...
"L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:4392676D.6AD8FC37@***.net...
> And our arms get shorter, and shorter.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Billy Ray wrote:
>>
>> All the drive manufacturers are different as far as jumpers (or no
>> jumpers)
>> are concerned.
>>
>> I try to stay away from cable select.
>>
>> The problem I have been running into is the printing keeps getting
>> smaller
>> and smaller and smaller...