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Windows Hardware 9627

Can't boot to an NT based OS

Deider

I just installed an Epox motherboard. EP-7KXA with a VIA-KX133 AGPset and an Athlon 700 cpu. I am running a triple boot with Milly, Win2k, and XP. The only os that will boot is Milly. With the other 2, I get a blue stop error screen that says Windows has been halted to prevent damage to my computer.

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Last reply by clutch, 2001-04-04 05:05

Windows Hardware 9627

Partially Installed windowsxp

JBoDEAN

When I boot up my computer,I have windows xp, Microsoft Windows (winme) and XP setup options. How do I get rid of WINXP all together? I have ahd two bad/partial installs that still linger on my system.

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Last reply by jdulmage, 2001-04-03 23:25

Windows Hardware 9627

HORRIBLE geforce 2 performance in whistler beta 2

kingtrey

ok, i don't know what WTF the deal is, but i get HORRIBLE game performance in Whistler Beta 2 (build 2462) with my GeForce 2 GTS. I started out with the 10. 40 drivers, then the 7. 52 drivers, but i only got about 43 fps in Quake 3 (i usually get from 75 - 85).

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Last reply by jdulmage, 2001-04-03 23:21

Windows Hardware 9627

Damn 60GB won't format now in Win2k

ODiN

Ok, after thinking I got the drive all set up, Win2k gives the error: VOLUME SIZE IS TOO BIG just before competing the formatting process. Basically the drive is still rendered unformatted afterwards.

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Last reply by clutch, 2001-04-03 20:52

Windows Hardware 9627

Computer Start Up Error, Please Help

JBoDEAN

Seems like since I followed TimmyC's registry tweak for my geforce, anytime I turn off my computer now, and start it back up, I get One long beep, and 3 or 4 short beeps (Abit BE6 mb, Geforce 2 mx prophet video card).

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Last reply by JBoDEAN, 2001-04-03 17:53

Windows Hardware 9627

Virus scanner for whistler?

Four and Twenty

I don't really need one for my self but i just hooked a friend up with whistler and that type of thing is important to him. So what are your recomendations for a virus scanning program for whistler beta 2.

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Last reply by DosFreak, 2001-04-03 14:46

Windows Hardware 9627

Need the red desert moon wallpaper

cipher

hello, I have decided to revert back to trusty windows 2000 since winXP was a bit too buggy for me. Anyways, could some kind soul email me the red desert moon wallpaper as I loved it and cant find it anywhere! email to cipher@globalnet.

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Last reply by cipher, 2001-04-03 11:49

Windows Hardware 9627

Win2k blue screens - portcls.sys

President_Dick

my system is in my sig and im running win2k pro with sp1 installed. . . and the compatibility thingy from windows update (both sp1 and compatibility thingy were installed AFTER this problem started occuring) in running the via 4-1 429's and the 10's for my gf2mx the problem is that i keep blue screening randomly wi ...

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Last reply by President_Dick, 2001-04-03 11:00

Windows Hardware 9627

Privacy and WINXp

JBoDEAN

I have heard a lot of rumors that WINXP violates your privacy. I heard it sends a lot of information to MS and other sites when registering, and while using it. Is this entirely true?.

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Last reply by Galilee, 2001-04-03 10:35

Windows Hardware 9627

1 minute to load settings

Galilee

When my computer boots up, at the login screen (Loading personal settings) it use 1 minute to do that. Applying takes like 1sec but the Loading thing takes forever. It didnt do that when the OS was freshly installed, and it didnt do that the first time I tried out XP Any ideas? maybe something to do with sblive?.

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Last reply by Galilee, 2001-04-03 10:29

Windows Hardware 9627

fan noise

anton

I'm building a new system soon and there's one question that's been bothering me. If I have a fan that's running at 40 dba and 2 that are running at 30 dba, does that mean I hear 100 dba of noise, or just 40? The #s are arbitrary, but basically do the volumes add up or does only the loudest one count?.

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Last reply by Brian Frank, 2001-04-03 09:12

Windows Hardware 9627

Installing new Nvidia drivers

Kermy

Having a little problem installing the latest nvidia drivers, 11. something. I uninstall the default drivers and reboot. Windows automatically reinstalls the default drivers. I try upgrading in properties, and select the dir with the new drivers, it says it hasn't detected any new drivers for it.

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Last reply by Questionnaire, 2001-04-03 08:39

Windows Hardware 9627

s3 virge drivers

tkhobby

does any one know where i can get drivers for an s3 virge card for windows2000 ? i can't access or

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Last reply by clutch, 2001-04-03 07:21

Windows Hardware 9627

Hard Drive Partition Question

-blake

I was wondering if it mattered where I placed my hard drive partition when I install Windows XP Beta2. I've read the documentation that came with Partition Magic 6, and it says that alot of OS's want their partition on the primary drive and in the first 2.

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Last reply by Brian Frank, 2001-04-03 06:43

Windows Hardware 9627

AGP Apature Size?

JBoDEAN

Running Geforce 2 mx, and have my AGP Apature size set at 64 in my bios (BE6 mb). Someone said I should have it at 128. Can someone confirm this, and/or tell me what the difference is, and what Apature size is? Thanks =).

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Last reply by Brian Frank, 2001-04-03 06:24

Windows Hardware 9627

Windows XP beta 2 first time app install?

JBoDEAN

I have winme on my system now. I am going to install winxp beta 2 on a seperate fat32 partition. When it is installed, how do I go about installing programs that i have already installed in winme? Copy over them? Or do i not need to install the programs, just point to them in windows explorer and run them? Thanks.

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Last reply by Four and Twenty, 2001-04-02 22:40

Windows Hardware 9627

Emergency Bios Recovery

kaiyin.lee

Please Help!! I just bought a MSI K7 master yesderday, and after setting up the operating system and everything, I noticed the bios was a bit funny as sometimes when I made changes to it, the bios crashed and would need to be reset.

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Last reply by kaiyin.lee, 2001-04-02 20:54

Windows Hardware 9627

Whats yours expirience with IBM hard drives?

Silent-IQ

I bought a 46Gb IBM disk 4 months ago and yesterday it crashed, first i got 40kb bad clusters and like 4 hours later it went off line. I was not suprised that much coz i noticed that 3 of my friends had the same problem with theirs 30Gb, 46Gb like mine and 75Gb drives.

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Last reply by Xiven, 2001-04-02 20:16

Windows Hardware 9627

What beta version has run best?

JBoDEAN

N/T?

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Last reply by Brian Frank, 2001-04-02 20:15

Windows Hardware 9627

When does the Windows XP preview get mailed out?

falcon26

Hi, I just purchased the public preview of Windows XP for $20, but I couldn't find a date when it would be released to the general public for testing, anyone know when microsoft intends to ship the preview which people pay for? Thanks, falcon26

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Last reply by Questionnaire, 2001-04-02 19:12