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  1. I screamed "Beetlejuice" three times at the top...

    I screamed "Beetlejuice" three times at the top of lungs, I clacked my heels together on the yellow brick road, and shook my dong so hard it almost fell off, but the damn thing still didn't come back...
  2. I'm a big fan of "innies" and IMO they shake a...

    I'm a big fan of "innies" and IMO they shake a LOT better.

    Better go put my hard drive in the freezer. ;)


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  3. Just wanted to mention that the Maxtor HD in...

    Just wanted to mention that the Maxtor HD in question failed the Powermax test when doing a full scan. Another dumb question: does anyone know if minipe.v2k5.06.06-xt.iso is bootable?
  4. Should I do an FDISK /MBR as well? ***

    Should I do an FDISK /MBR as well?


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  5. Just one. ***

    Just one.


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  6. Actually, I was never prompted to enter an Admin...

    Actually, I was never prompted to enter an Admin passwd. I just followed through with the boot floppies until I was directed to press R to get into the Recovery Console. Then I got to the command...
  7. Anyone?:confused:

    Anyone?:confused:
  8. Okay, although the CD didn't get me into the RC,...

    Okay, although the CD didn't get me into the RC, the XP bootdiscs did. The problem now is that I can't seem to get any further. I typed in the command md tmp as directed by the Microsoft site, but...
  9. Okay, I was wondering about that. I'm going to...

    Okay, I was wondering about that. I'm going to check that out and see if it will work. Why do you think it is that I couldn't get to the RC with the XP disc in the first place?

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  10. Yes, the OS is XP, but the floppy I happened to...

    Yes, the OS is XP, but the floppy I happened to have on hand was a Win 98 startup disc. I don't recall exactly the message it gave me but I will copy it down and post it if you wanted to see it. I...
  11. Thank you for the Dell diagnostic tool. I checked...

    Thank you for the Dell diagnostic tool. I checked the BIOS and it did recognize the Maxtor HD. I made sure everything was secure inside the case (it seemed to be), and then I ran the tests....
  12. I will check the BIOS again, although I do...

    I will check the BIOS again, although I do believe the last time I looked the drive was recognized.

    As for the Recovery Console...I can't even get there. I get a message that there is not enough...
  13. I would if I could, but I can't get to the RC at...

    I would if I could, but I can't get to the RC at all. Is there something I have overlooked?

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  14. windows\system32\config\system corrupted and no option for Recovery Console

    Can't boot to safe mode, can't get to last known good configuration. A Win 98 setup disc can't recognize a FAT partition (NTFS?), and when I attempt to boot to the CD the setup charade never happens...
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    Can't boot into anything

    I have XP on the machine in question, but that doesn't seem to be the problem (not sure where to place this thread). The problem is that when the machine is starting up, after memory check/ drive...
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    I just contacted my niece, and she said that she...

    I just contacted my niece, and she said that she tried booting off the CD in both drives and it doesn't work for either one. Unless both drives are shot, that's not the problem, and the disk itself...
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    I might have a spare HD around to test that out....

    I might have a spare HD around to test that out. If that's the case, is the HD beyond repair?
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    If the DVD-Rom is shot, her Lite-On CDRW should...

    If the DVD-Rom is shot, her Lite-On CDRW should be able to read it, right? Or should I just swap it out altogether?
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    That's what she tried to do, but it doesn't even...

    That's what she tried to do, but it doesn't even make it to the setup screen.
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    At A Dead End with XP

    I built a computer for my niece a while ago, and for awhile it was running smooth as silk. Now it seems to have a nervous breakdown every couple of months. I suspect her stupid friends are screwing...
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    XP won't shut down

    I can't even force a shut down through the task mgr. It doesn't give me any errors or lock up, it's as if I'm clicking on a shortcut to nowhere: it just does nothing. I can only shut down improperly...
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    Audio problems with new PC

    Happy Holidays to everyone.

    I just built a new machine for a relative, using a KT3 Ultra2, 1600xp, Geforce3 Golden Sample, Crucial PC2100 256MB, a D-Link NIC, a Seagate 40GB HD, Lite-On LTR48246S,...
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    It's Easy CD creator 5 Platinum. Maybe I...

    It's Easy CD creator 5 Platinum. Maybe I downloaded the wrong patch in the first place.
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    EZCD?

    Thanks to everyone for such a quick response.

    I've been trying to sort out what was installed when, and admittedly I'm not really sure. This is the first machine I've ever built, so I'm still...
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    addendum

    For anyone who believes that this could be a hardware issue, here's what's in the box:

    Soyo Dragon Ultra KT333

    Athlon XP 1800+

    Maxtor D740x

    Corsair XMS PC2700 (2X)
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