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It is possible that hye "brand new" battery is simply NOT re-charging. Has it been properly "activated" (like charged for 8-10 hours) before using? Besides an obvious malfunction of the battery I have seen at least an example in the Acer one where a BIOS revision did not allow to chage the battery if the battery was too low. (basically leave the notebook unplugged for a few weeks and you are stuck with no way out). A BIOS upgrade was needed to fix the issue. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/travel-technology/891164-battery-not-charging-acer-aspire-one-6-cell.html jaclaz

But it is running XP (and not Vista), right? You need some alternate form of booting, ideally a PE 1.x. A good project for this is the UBCD4WIN: http://www.ubcd4win.com/ but to create one you will need a source CD/DVD. You have to check the contents of either the "Twinload CD/DVD, Win XP Pro SP2" or the "Operating System - Recovery DVD, Win XP Pro SP2", if there is a \I386\ directory in either of them most probably a PE can be built from them. Check those Cd/DVD's after having had a quick look at this (AND given links in it): The "Twinload CD/DVD, Win XP Pro SP2" may also allow a "Repair install", that could be the easiest thing to try, details are here: http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm Or, since it is a desktop, you could take the disk out of the case and put it in another PC as secondary drive. An alternative might be creating a Recovery Console CD, you can do this from files downloadable from MS. If you can access the drive from another OS, to get the MBR the most handy tool is dimio's hdhacker (you want first sector of the physical drive): http://dimio.altervista.org/eng/ but any disk editor or a number of utilities on the UBCD4WIN will do, such as MBRfix and MBRWiz. jaclaz

Would a definition like: be OK? jaclaz Notes: [1] Anything "Norton" or "Symantec" released in the last, say, 8 or 10 years excluded as they are ONLY a mass of bloat (IMNSHO)

Maybe if you post which kind of error(s) you have, that could help. Also, does something "pre-made" work? LIke: http://www.codeproject.com/KB/applications/MacIdChanger.aspx or one of these?: http://lantoolbox.com/articles/find-and-change-spoof-your-mac-address-in-windows-xp/ Also, the interrnet is full of examples of similar code, among others: http://forum.codecall.net/visual-basic-programming/10444-see-change-your-mac-address-visual-basic-net.html jaclaz

Does the SAME file which errors out in Adobe PDF (Reader?) program open allright in other PDF viewers? (like Foxit or Sumatra PDF or PDF X-Change) Or if you prefer, is the actual file broken or it is the Adobe program that errors when a perfectly OK .pdf is opened? jaclaz

With all due respect (to be frank not that much in this case ) you are attempting "random" cures applying them to an "unknown" illness. Pearls (if not of wisdom , of experience ) If you disable automatic reboot you will see the SAME EXACT message that you cannot see when the PC reboots itself. If you get to a BSOD running BOTH fixmbr and fixboot is completely senseless, as that initial part of booting is allright. Windows BlueScreen Stop Errors tend to be highly mischieving, as a general Rule. The STOP: c000021a is traditionally associated to a logon failure, often caused by a modified/wrong entry in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices. If, as I seem to understand it is a notebook (single disk) with a "standard factory" (Fujitsu Siemens) install i.e. a single "C:\ drive" + at the most a recovery partition) if I were you I would try deleting the whole contents HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices from the (OFFLINE) Registry and try again booting (so that the XP re-creates the appropriate conmtents). Alternatively, and to be on the safe side, you should post: a copy of your MBR a .reg file with the export of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices This would allow to check BEFORE applying "a" cure, whether the dignosis is correct (and possibly apply instead the appropriate cure). The general idea is: Diagnose Apply suited cure or remedy for the identified illness As opposed to: Throw at the stoopid PC any cure/remedy you can think of, as before otr later you will use the "right" one. About the DVD, if it's a Recovery DVD, it is usually of NO utility "as is" to make a repair install, but it may be suitable to create from it a "proper" install media (or it may be not). jaclaz

Decisions, decisions .... always decisions.... jaclaz

Well, no. Re-distributing non-redistributable software is a no-no, no matter if MS or not. Re-distributing software in a modified form (if the license does not allow such redistribution, i.e. allows ONLY re-distribution in an unmodified form) is a no-no. Re-distributing software removing it's accomapanying license or hiding it or by-passing the acknowledgment of the License terms, is also a no-no. Obviously IMHO. jaclaz

I think this can be avoided by yours truly ..... Obviously NO actual timeline or deadline, you have all the time of the world, this thread has been languishing for 1 1/2 year, no actual need ofr anything "fast". jaclaz

Hmm, Hiren's and modified Hiren's jaclaz

Yep. By any chance are you volunteering for it? Maybe modifying the already posted source code and compiling it to show the 4 characteristics mentioned? http://www.codeproject.com/KB/system/FontEnumerator.aspx Thanks for the A C negative space explanation, I do appreciate it. , though Grofluigi already pointed me to the right info: http://www.warpspeed.com.au/cgi-bin/inf2html.cmd?..%5Chtml%5Cbook%5CToolkt40%5CGPI4.INF+80 jaclaz

Sure it does, re-read please: If you have a deep cut, cleaning it and disinfecting it with appropriate disinfectants has proved to help greatly, nearly 100%, in preventing infections. If you have a deep cut, and you have nothing appropriate, covering it with mud has proved to help preventing infections in a limited number of cases. If you have a broken leg with no external bruises or cuts, disinfecting it won't do anything to help heal the fracture. The freezer trick CAN be a cure for a few "illnesses", but it is not, like it is widely promoted on the internet, "the" cure for EACH AND ANY problem your hard disk drive may have. Symptoms that may be (if not cured) reduced temporarily by the "freezer trick" are typically: drive "disappearing" after a few seconds/minutes from power up/spin up drive clicking/clanking one or more than one of the chips on the PCB anormally heating up cracked solder joints (for this it is better to check and re-solder/heat up the joint) stuck bearing (freezing VERY rarely can be useful for this) jaclaz

Yep, this is actually a good sign and a living demonstration of the stability of 2K, as it means you didn't have to mingle with the Registry permissions or ever needed to mount a hive and what not for 10 years. Sorry for the misunderstanding, I thought that a long time 2K user would have known this, NT 4.00 and 2K have two different programs to deal with Registry, a "simple" Regedit and a "more advanced" Regedt32 (yep, sorry for the spelling), starting with XP the two apps were "merged" in a "single" Regedit. Personally I doubt that Office 2000 has the same settings Grofluigi detailed for Office 2003, as a the time the Office support for .htm was primitive and "secundary". With the evolution of Office, the html feature remained absolutely primitive (IMHO) BUT the policy "All your base are belong to us" became more effective. If I recall correctly there is only the first option" Check if Office ....." and NOT the "Check if Word" one. It could be that the msohtmed.exe (and related Registry settings) you have currently are somehow coming from the "trial install" of a later version. Let us know what happens. jaclaz

Additionally, are you sure that is the speaker that "buzz" and not the PSU that "whines"? Have a look at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_ATA#Standard_connector http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staggered_spinup the 5K3000 http://www.hitachigst.com/deskstar-5k3000 http://www.hitachigst.com/tech/techlib.nsf/techdocs/02D9197756A273D0862577D50024EC1D/$file/DS5K3000_ds.pdf though "overall" a "grrenish" drive, has impressive needs at spin up: 8 of them spinning up simultaneously can bring to it's knees *any* average PSU. The peak in itself can be as much as 8*(1.2*5+2.0*12)/0.9=266 W Also, even if oversll the PSU can stand it as Watts, you need ot check tha actual Amperes the single "rails" (at 5 V and 12 V) can deliver. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_supply_rail Theoretically you need more than 8*1.2=9.6 A @ 5 V AND more than 8*2=16 A @ 12 V concurrently and besides the other needs of the PC, that if you have a fast GPPU card can be also demanding..... jaclaz P.S.: cross posting, if your drives are already staggered spinning up, then it is possible that the PSU is failing. Just try a new adequately rated PSU.

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Just to keep things as together as possible. More suitable fonts, source: http://smallvoid.com/article/winnt-cmd-add-font.html Bitstream Vera Sans Mono Andale Mono More here: http://www.openwatcom.org/index.php/Programmers_Fonts jaclaz

That says to lock the Registry branch; I can't do that (in Win2k). WHY not? and WHY you posted in: MSFN Forum > Microsoft Software Products > Windows XP > if you are running 2K? BTW, I assumed that you were running XP because you posted in XP (AND you did not specify your running OS, AND you have no OS specified in your profile) but really cannot see what would be the difference in 2K (you will need to use regedit32 instead of regedit, obviously). jaclaz

And why are you posting on an UNrelated thread? jaclaz

You do realize that you did not mention the actual Office version you are running? It may depend on the version. It used to be needed to force with a switch the re-registering of the application, like last paragraph here: http://www.officearticles.com/misc/files_dont_open_when_double-clicked_in_microsoft_office.htm but if everytime an Office app re-registers itself, it will be tough to fix the issue. Here should be the solution you are looking for (NOT exactly the specific one, but it could give you a hint on where/what to look for): http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/pl-PL/tfsadmin/thread/0b3bf5f2-1431-4848-b20d-83e01d663a74 http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office_2010-customize/how-can-stop-outlook-2010-from-changing-file/f3b746a7-f9ef-4d34-b655-962456f36aaa jaclaz

Hmmm. Last time I talked with ilko_t his crystal ball wasn't anywhere better tuned than mine, and I can see in it nothing wrong in what you did, EXCEPT FAILING to provide MEANINGFUL DATA! Maybe this could help you as a guideline: http://homepages.tesco.net/J.deBoynePollard/FGA/problem-report-standard-litany.html jaclaz

No. All you can do is to put a PAUSE statement with an ECHO one, somethng like: and "move it" inside the batch to the point where you are working on. More generally Syntax is not something you learn by writing a random command and see if it works or gives an error, rather you study the syntax, then try executing the command(s) on command line, then you put them into the batch. jaclaz

You could READ (possibly attentively) this thread AND the links wimb posted? Post contents of your BOOT.INI or, more simply, change it with one like the following: and try the various entries. The error message, is (like commonly happens ) completely deceiving, what your Windows is trying to tell you (and failing miserably at it ) is something like: "I cannot find the \Windows\ directory on the volume you pointed me to through the arcpath in BOOT.INI" jaclaz

Floppy disk drive was not operating properly AFTER. Floppy media (AFAICR) was not damaged. Compare with: http://thestarman.narod.ru/Linux/tomsrtbt.htm It is well possible that it was a coincidence (another black swan ) but most probably attempting to read beyond track 80 somehow "clogged" the head arm in a stuck position (due to the value of the thingy, after attempting some percussive maintenace with no result, I simply threw the floppy drive in the waste bin). jaclaz

Yep, this is a logical explanation. You write something, it stays written, it can be read a decent number of times. "decent" being defined as "a few" or "several" or "many" times. I guess the key for our different experience lies in your sentence: and in these from the given link: http://www.retrotechnology.com/herbs_stuff/guzis.html As another anecdotal experience I can tell you that when making "extra" formats like the "real" 1722 disks: http://www.serverelements.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=64 I found that "no name" "BULK" floppies behaved "better" than "good brand" pre-formatted ones. And also that "good brand" "oldish" floppy disk drives (the actual hardware) behaved "better" than newish "el-cheapo" ones, and I even had one of the latter "going beserk" after having written tracks 81 and 82 . jaclaz

Something like these?: http://www.techgainer.com/how-to-disable-copy-cut-past-function-in-your-windows/ http://techsalsa.com/disable-file-folder-and-text-from-copy-and-cut/ http://www.tothepc.com/archives/disable-cut-copy-paste-delete-rename-in-windows/ jaclaz