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alcan5wn.sys error in xp

iluvekrystle
its a file used by my alcatel speedtouch usb modem i get the error also sometimes my modem just switches off. any help would be greatly appreciated. i have a: 700 mhz athlon slot a Kadoka(gateway) mobo nvidia tnt2 32mb etc.
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The dreaded IRQ_DRIVER_LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL BSOD

cyberguru
I had the BSOD message the other day: 'IRQ_DRIVER_LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL' Id seen some other ppl with this message and might have a solution. I had had the top off my pc because one of my fans wasnt working, and i tested the connector with the CPU fan.
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Help me please!

PetePap
When I try to run 3D Studio Max it says this error message: Hardware lock drivers are not installed. Application will terminate Then I click ok and then it says this: Hardware lock is not attached, or you are using the wrong lock, or the lock device drivers are not running.
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Geforce 3 XP crash, but it isn't the infinite loop...

gleemonex
I'm having pretty constant hard crashes under XP, usually with the message PAGE_FAULT_IN_A_NONPAGED_AREA flashing right before it reboots. I'm running a P4 1. 7Ghz with a Geforce 3 on an Intel D850GB motherboard, 384MB RAM, and a SB Audigy Plat EX.
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HP Photosmart 1100 printer Win2K

auger
I'm using the HP Photosmart 1100 printer on Win 2K with parallel. The drivers for 2K @ the HP website do not work. They hang my system (no virus scan, no Roxio etc. ) during install. The HP Forum is full of posts with people trying to run the 1100 on Win 2K and there are a lot of frustrated users.
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Voodoo3 and WinXP

KINgGh0sT
Alright, I have drivers from this site installed but OpenGL does not working in CS, and I get extreme mouse lag Anyone have any solutions?
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win xp and yamaha cd-rw

shicka
hello!! i have a cd-rw from yamaha YAMAHA crw8424s scsi cdrim device and when i start my burning program , win on cd 3. 6 it gives me the following error error retrieving scsi/ide bus information: no scsi host adapter found please help me and quick shachaf rodberg.
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Printer going Nucking Futs!!

Ekstreme
Suddenly my Epson Stylus Color 400 has been doing some strange things. For some reason, every time I print, say one A4 page, it prints that page over 20 pages!! The first page will have about 10 lines on it, then the rest will be split over another 20 or so pages, sometimes not even an entire printed line on each.
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Need help for presentation

cutiecee
Hi: I am presently working on a Windows Xp presentation and I am trying to find info on the following : III) How has Windows improved? A) Easier to use More stable C) Crash Proof/Stability I would appreciate anyone's help with this.
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Asus A7M266 with new 1005 bios in Win2k?

lospman
Has anyone sucessfully completed this combination? I had a perfectly running win2k system with bios version 1004. I upgraded the bios and wammo. . . . . . . . . I could not ever get win2k to boot again.
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Radeon Hack drivers....please!

iamthewookie
Gents. . . . are there any of the latest Radeon XP driver hacks out there. . . dated after the released 6. 13. 3276's? Frame rates or horrific in D3D games, suprisingly GL runs ok. Even having texture tears and misaligned poly's.
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Anybody running a Voodoo5 in NT4?

askii64
Well, after trying to use my Voodoo5 under NT4, I got annoyed with the 1. 00. 00 beta offered by 3dfx, and went ahead and created my own driver set for it. If you have a Voodoo5 and NT4, go download it from and tell me what you think.
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How Do You Copy Files To A Cdrw In Xp

telthenipper
Hi this is proberly a thick question, but I thought you could drag and drop files to a cdrw drive on WIN XP? When ever I try this it does't work. I have a ricoh 7083a cdrw drive Has anybody got any ideas what I'm doing wrong thanks TEL.
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Will XP survive whole machine change ?

Xeovar
Here's the situation: I'm running XP on one-processor standard PC (P3 933, Soltek KV-65, GeForce DDR + S3 Virge (two monitors), 2 dynamic ATA HDs), and soon I will get Dell Precision Workstation 530 (2xXeon 1,5GHz, Intel 860i chipset, ATi Radeon VE (dual-head), ATA HD).
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Changing RAM on XP

fatattack
Hi, I've noticed something weird: I don't know if it's accidental but I've had three occurences of the same problem. If I have installed XP and I change the Ram in that machine the system won't boot anymore and keeps telling me that this and thus driver or dll can't be found.
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Creative is pushing their customers away...

timiman
Hi, to all at NTComp. . . Well, my friends, I want to inform you the steps that Creative makes, to make less customers happy. First, of all, they say that we have to pay to see, Liveware3 - Sblive5. 1 working under XP.
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Studio PCTV PCI Help

HwoodCats
Someone helped me by sending me the patch to go from 4. 01 to 4. 02 but as of now I am using 4. 00 so that patch did't help much. I am using Windows XP and really now more than ever need the tv tuner program to record now that I have my webcam pointing outside to catch someone in the act of stealing.
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