Computer Forum - Operating Systems

Windows and Ubuntu

joh06937 — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:14:56 GMT

first thread from me about a problem in a while :P

so i am in a programming class (so excited :D) and we use ubuntu 10.04 to do our code writing etc. i figured i should do some work on my own computer outside of class (duh). but i only have windows installed and didn't leave any room for anything else on my hard drive. i have 40 gb left.

1) is that enough room for ubuntu? basically only the os and "scheme."
2) what is the best way to free up room already allocated to the windows partition without losing stuff on my disk?

XP Boot Problems

hammer4887 — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:32:04 GMT

:confused:

I built my computer this summer and am running xp on it. However when I go to boot it, it will get to the splash screen, flash a blue screen with some text on it for half a second, and then reboot. However, when I change the bios options, (regular boot to quick boot or chance the primary and secondary boot sources) I can get it working again for a couple boots.

Any thought on the problem or how to diagnose it?

BIOS repair

wolfeking — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:02:22 GMT

I have gotten a code on my HP that says BIOS corruption failure. Is there anyway to fix this, or reset, or something???
I need this computer for school like 3 days ago...:mad:

64 bit to 32bit

emac227 — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:44:41 GMT

i ahve windows 7 64 bit right now and i need to have 32 bit because my program at school required 32 bit but i didnt think i would matter but apprently they dont know if the programs will work with 64 bit, do i need to buy a new os or can i do something else?

Windows 7

jimrs — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:04:37 GMT

I would like to know who has installed it and if you had any problems. I have it and I have not been able to surf the internet sense. I have problems of browser both I.E.8 and FireFox freeze up, slow loads, no vidio to speak of if any it's so slow loading it never gets done. I have tested and worked with ISP service and no problems are found in my speeds or anything. So what is wrong?

Windows XP

moot21 — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:34:11 GMT

I need help My desktop computer wont boot up it's windows XP operating system. It just goes into the the DOS screen with an error message saying that " windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt \windows\system32\config\system

Then it goes onto say that "you can attempt to repair this file by starting Windows setup using the orginial Setup CD rom"
Select "r" at the first screen to start repair.

I have tried to load it from the CD Rom on the BIOS screen but to no avail. I ma even going to purcahse a new XP operating disc because mt disc is very old and I do not know if the productc key has expired. I just can not get the computer to load at all. I am doing this thread from my laptop. Please help me as I am going out of my mind trying to fix this. Thank you :confused:

The dreaded "hal.dll" error

Drenlin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:48:09 GMT

Need some help with this one, guys. My church's computer had gone down.
It's a Dell XPS 400, with XP media center edition...SP3 I believe. For some reason they have a retail disc, even though the system came with it...

When it attempts to boot into windows, I get this version of the message:

"Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
\system32\hal.dll.
Please re-install a copy of the above file."

It happens early enough that I can't chose "last known good configuration" or safe mode...it happens as soon as windows attempts to boot. This also means I can't access Dell's repair partition.

When I boot from the install disk and chose the "repair" option, it goes straight to the command line. I tried fixboot and fixmbr, and neither worked.

If this makes a difference, it's not installed on a FAT partition for some reason...:confused:

So...yeah. I'm at a loss at this point. The easiest option would be to back the files up on an external using a live cd and reinstall it, but I need permission for that and out pastor is in Honduras...no way to contact him. So is there any way I can save this install?

Vista error 80070426?

Rhysenn — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:15:29 GMT

I have vista 64. I was installing Windows Service Pack 2, and everything was going ok, SP2 was downloaded and my computer was restarted to finish the installation. After the restart in was finishing part 3 of the install when I left the room, when I came back it said the install was not completed and my computer was restoring to the settings from before the install.

When my computer was turned back on I went into windows update and now it says I have error 80070426. I've never had any install errors before.

I attempted to "Make sure that Slsvc.exe is running before you start the update." and was given error 0xd0000022.

In adition to this I was told to try what is listed here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971058

I ran the Fix it application and restarted my computer but am still receiving error 80070426. I tried to manually fix my windows updater as per the instruction on the page provided and was unable to do so due to System error 5 "access denied" . This pops up on the command screen after I try to implement step 2.

How can I fix this?

"Turn on Windows Security Center service"

Legend07 — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:53:08 GMT

Every time I turn on my computer with Win 7, I get this message in the task bar, "Turn on Windows Security Center service". When I open up the action center and click "turn on now", it does so in few seconds and in the short time I can see that it has something to do with spyware and virus protection.
Why is it that this isn't turned on as default when I turn on my computer? My anti virus (ESET NOD32), is running fine.

Need to buy OS if building a computer?

Skitsofrenic — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:53:59 GMT

I'm looking to build a gaming desktop, but I've never done this before.

One of the many questions I would like to ask at this point is if I actually have to buy an Operating System? (Win7 Ultimate costs $200+)

I'm asking this because the OS are so expensive and at this point, building a computer doesn't seem any cheaper than buying a pre-built one.

Creating another primary partition?

DarkLightA — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:45:48 GMT

Hi there!

I've got C (OS) as primary, obviously. I've also got three others that came with the PC. D:, recovery, primary, and two unnamed partitions, one primary and the other EISA.

Because of this, it seems, I can't make a new primary partition. Can you guys help?

-DarkLightA

need help updateing acer bios

steptoe11111 — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:10:56 GMT

hey guys how is everyone, ive installed a new cpu im acer desktop and i have to update my bios, its a acer j88m mother board and ive upgraded the cpu from a cellaron 2.4ghz to a p4 3.0ghz.(socket 478) everything works apart from 2 things: haveing to clear the cmos on restart caus it will freez on the windows welcome screen if i dont... and when i try to load optimized defaults or save and exit setup at the start it will freez then also.. i have found an upgrade for it here
http://support.acer-euro.com/drivers...600g.html#bios

my curent bios is:
Manufacturer : Phoenix Technologies, LTD
Version : 6.00 PG
Date : 05/14/2003 (mm/dd/yyyy)
Address : 512KB
OEM Signature : W6772IAE R01-B0 051403 16:19:54
SMBios Version : Unspecified
DMI Version : 2.2
i have downloaded the softwear for the bios icludeing the chipset softwear wich came as an .exe file and was easy to install
the files i have from the the site to flash my bios are named:
J88mr1c1.bin
AWFL826B.exe

now i have tride running the AWFL826B.exe file from the app. and all that happens is a blank dos screen apears for a split second and then disapears
and the other file J88mr1c1.bin im not sure what to do with it comes up with a vlc media player icon,
i have tried reseching how to flash a new bios and cant find anything about how to flash an acer bios for my model board and i was hopeing some one here could help this is my first time ive had to this so im unsure about the process and whats involved . do i have to make a boot disk or somthing useing new bios update files if any one could help explain to me the process or what i need to do i would be verry greatfull and apreciative thankyou very verry much regards steptoe11111

i may be in trouble...

Benny Boy — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:43:41 GMT

and if i am, sorry, and pls remove other thread that was probly in the wrong dept. (memory and hdd's)

old hdd w/oem xp ( no copy of xp, just recovery disk). worked in new system. now wont boot in original system. what to do if can salvage os?

??put old hdd back in new system and boot from recovery cd. yes yes to first two ?'s about os,,when get to format options exit cd and return hdd to original pc and run it thru the disc options inculding restoring to fact settings(since thats what i want to do).??

will the os not work in its original environment because of its association with the new systems hardware?

any comments or other recommendations?

thanks

Failed to query TCP/IP settings

charlotba — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:17:51 GMT

Hello Everyone,

I recently reinstalled Windows XP SP 2 as my PC was very sluggish and I don't recall ever doing a reinstall since I bought this PC six years ago!

I ran the File and Settings Transfer Wizard prior to my reinstall.

The install went smoothly and I transferred my original setting back to my PC after the install.

However, since the reinstall I'm unable to connect to the Internet and I'm also having problems connecting my wireless printer.

I connect to the Internet through a cable modem.

I also have a NETGEAR wireless router which connects my laptop and my Canon Pixma MX860.

I can still connect to the Internet with my laptop and can access the web as well as the Optonline.net mail server
.
I ran the new connection Wizard selecting "connect to the Internet" then "set up my connection manually" then "connect using a broadband connection that is always on".

The next screen read "completing the new connection Wizard, your broadband connection should already be configured and ready to use�".

However, when I use Internet explorer to try to access the web I get an error message that reads "the page cannot be displayed, the page you are looking for is currently unavailable�".

This same error message also recommends checking the option to "automatically detect settings" which I already had checked.

I've also done the following but still cannot connect:

- I right clicked the 1394 network connection and clicked "repair" and got the following error "failed to query TCP/IP settings of the connection".

- I looked at my bios settings to ensure that the integrated NIC card was set to "ON".

- Per a user that was having a similar problem, I renamed my TCPIP.sys files to TCPIP.sys.old and rebooted and retried the new connection but still had the same problem.I did notice that new TCPIP.sys files were created.

- I deleted the 1394 net adapter in the settings under system/device manager and reinstalled it by right clicking "network adapters" and selected "scan for hardware changes".

- I noticed there are all yellow question marks next to "other devices" and all the devices listed under that including ethernet controller, multimedia audio controller, multimedia controller, PCI modem, and video controller.

- Unplugged and then plugged in my cable modem to reset it.

I noticed when I right-clicked Network Connections/1394 communication 3 properties/Internet protocol (TCP/IP) there is a button to "install" as well as "properties" but the "uninstall" button is grayed out, does that mean that TCP/IP is not installed on this PC?

When I click "properties" the option to "obtain an IP address automatically" was checked off.

Does this mean that TCP/IP is in fact installed on this PC? The Uninstall button being grayed out leads me to believe TCP/IP is not installed on the PC.

Does all this have anything to do with why I can't get my wireless printer to connect wirelessly? The only other thing I can try is to reinstall the operating system but I'm trying to avoid that as it takes so long. Regarding the reinstall, I was doing it from an Dell OEM disk which had an option to install other Windows components and IIS was one of those components.

I don't recall the exact description however it had something to do with Internet connections and TCP/IP. However, when I tried to install it I was prompted for a second Windows install disk but my PC only came with the one install disk.

Is that IIS software something I can download from Microsoft and will that fix my problem?

Thanks in advance for any info you can provide!

Dan G. in CT

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The requested operation requires elevation

computer123 — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:48:17 GMT

what the ****?