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Yes, you could open task manager and watch which processes eat your CPU time. Then, you can see if anything is out of normal, check this site to set properly your services: http://www.blackviper.com/ If you can't say what is wrong, post here a list of your processes say after 2 hrs the PC is running. To get it, use an utility like this one: http://freehost14.websamba.com/nirsoft/utils/sysexp.html jaclaz

Thanx Randy, I'll have a look into it. jaclaz

If you need anything network related go here: http://www.wown.info/ jaclaz

Keela, if you want to re-install, just boot from your Windows XP CD, format the drive and install new. Wiping it completely and reinstalling is NOT, in my view, the best option, but fixing it will require more time and experience that probably you do not have. I suggest that BEFORE wiping old install you save on a floppy the file wpa.dbl and CHECK that floppy , so as to have the new install activated, read here: http://is-it-true.org/nt/xp/atips/atips13.shtml A basic, step by step guide to reinstall is here: http://www.windowsreinstall.com/indexwinxp.htm Select on the left, under "Windows XP Home Old/Used Hard Drive Install" Multipage. jaclaz

Which card? Which driver? There are four possibilities, if you right click my computer and select Hardware: a) Soundcard has a question mark b) Soundcard has no question mark, but doubleclicking on it it says device not working or something similar c) Soundcard has a red cross d) Sondcard is not shown Remedies: a) Remove card from hardware list, reboot, let plug 'n play re-detect it b) Remove card from hardware list, reboot, let plug 'n play re-detect it c) Enable it, if not working goto a) or B) d) Switch off pc, physically remove card, place it in the slot, switch on pc, let plug 'n play detect it If after doing the above still not works, probably it is an IRQ conflict, you will need to post your IRQ settings. jaclaz

I had a friend with hand strain problems use this: http://www.pitrinec.com/clickymouse.htm http://www.pitrinec.com/tips_macros.htm But it is COMMERCIAL. jaclaz

I tried it and actually gave up. I had some machines on which it worked, and other where it did not. Same thing applies to this other FREEWARE ramdisk: http://www.arsoft-online.de/products/product.php?id=1 Have a look on this interesting page: http://www.surasoft.com/articles/ramdisk.php jaclaz

I am working on it, not ready yet. I am just trying to simplify the matter. If you are in a hurry, you could do what is suggested here: http://www.geocities.com/politalk/ Or trim down your win98 with LitePC, then use Qualystem solution. jaclaz

You won't need drivers, everything happens long before drivers come into play. I am asking the above as maybe Xp needs a PRIMARY ACTIVE partition. If this is the case, get Ranish's Partition Manager here: http://www.ranish.com/part/ Boot from floppy and use it to partition the HD before booting from winXP CD. Did you double check, if you have a single connector, that the CD is not MASTER as well or CABLE SELECT? jaclaz

DakotaSunRunner, you are right it is called Check Disk. Links with howto here: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315265 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314835 jaclaz

Back to original topic, Nero is not the ONLY burning proggie, it is so popular because, besides being a good program, it is very often bundled with CD-Burners. Here are a few FREEWARE/OPENSOURCE or COMMERCIAL with LIMITED FREEWARE VERSIONS alternatives: http://www.deepburner.com http://download.burn4free.com/ http://www.burnatonce.com/ http://www.cdburnerxp.se/ http://home.arcor.de/kerberos002/ http://ghosthunter.true.ws/ and a more extensive list: http://www.paehl.de/cgi-bin/cutecast/cutecast.pl? jaclaz

Please see my post here: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=27296 For resources on how to minimize windows 98 and then put it either on CD or Stick. Also, have a look at Qualystem site, they now give out as FREEWARE their Qualystem? Rescue 1.2 Free Edition http://www.qualystem.com/en/download.html I am trying to do something of the like, based on existing Win98 install. I take for granted that removing IE is the first thing, that means you need to use some Win95 files, like LITEPC does. Results so far: NUDE 98 about 5 Mb (you cannot do much with this) MINIMAL 98 about 13 MB (32 bit and devices work) WORKING 98 about 40 MB (everything works as expected, no internet) OPTIMUM 98 about 55 MB (includes browser, office apps) I plan to have a script and a list of needed files to post by the end of september. jaclaz

My two cents, don't blame me for this, but as most original installations are in a batch file, wouldn't be easier to do this with a Batch file visual front-end? I am no programmer, but recently I used this tiny tool and to me it seems the most easy to use, moreover everything changeable is inside a batch file, so that you need just Notepad to change adjust something. http://wizapp.sourceforge.net/ The runtime is just 70 kb. It has the limit that no more than 10 Radio Buttons can be shown on the same page. If anyone is willing to post the batch files lines, I can volunteer to make the script. jaclaz

Try the following: go into system properties, select soundcard and REMOVE it. Reboot, Plug 'n Play should re-detect it and ask you for the driver. jaclaz

If I get it right, you had put your 120GB on the new PC together with a Maxtor 40gb? Did you double check MASTER/SLAVE settings on the back of the drive? Was the 120 GB formatted as a big LOGICAL partition? Where from did you boot Xp? jaclaz

@XtremeMaC Thanks a bunch, man, I got it! jaclaz

I could make use of one. XtremeMaC, should I PM you? Thanks for sharing. jaclaz

This is a start: http://www.uh.edu/infotech/about_us/pi/Una...ed_Install.html However, read through the board messages about CD based Unattended setup, and just use the instructions found to build the files on HD rather than CD. You will need a floppy boot disk to initialize the process. jaclaz

@Alanoll An image is worth 1000 words: @fourte3n take it easy, mate, Alanoll is one of the most helping guys I EVER saw on ANY board. jaclaz

Does this help?: http://www.experts-exchange.com/Operating_...Q_21031095.html jaclaz

@codeblue Yes, I have used Diskman, but for different purposes, (disk imaging and virtual disk making). And No, I think it does not support as per now NTFS directly, but that could be the lesser problem as there is the converting tool. As I see it, Godfatha is right, you need to boot in DOS or FREEDOS, run the batch file(s) needed to fdisk and format (here is a link to the FREEDOS fdisk, which appears to be scriptable: http://www.23cc.com/free-fdisk/), then invoke the windows setup. Another possibility is Ranish's Partition Manager: http://www.ranish.com/part/ Again, I use a lot the latter, but I have never tried to script it, most probably it can be done by the method seen above for fdisk or "echoing" characters into it. jaclaz

fdisk is "scriptable", up to a certain point, see this: (info found here: http://www.fdisk.com/fdisk/) and of course format can be invoked from batch. However it is risky, as you "play blind", an error in the handmade file and poof, nothing works! A much better solution is to use Diskman, which is completely scriptable: http://diskman.dyndns.org/ jaclaz

See my previous post here: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=25365 jaclaz

Just open a command window and type: set path [Enter] this will show you the current value of PATH Then right click on My Computer, select advanced tab, then Environment variables, select under system variables PATH, see if the value is the same. If the change that has been made is permanent, the values should be the same. At this point edit the PATH line. If values are not the same it means that the prog you use/used changes the PATH somewhere else. jaclaz

Yes, actually it is the most common way to prepare a hard disk. Just boot from a DOS/WIN98 bootdisk and use FDISK AND FORMAT as you wish. Please note that there are limits depending on the size of the HD, the DOS 7.1 (the one that comes with Win98) works up to 64GB size, if I recall correctly. There is an updated version that works up to 128 Gb, I think. Get here the bootdisk and the new fdisk: http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm You won't be able to format any partition as NTFS from the bootdisk, if you need that you must boot off the XP cd. Read here a how-to: http://www.perfectdrivers.com/howto/fdisk-format.html If you want/need to make sure all old data is gone, you will need a "WIPING" utility. Most probably there is one on your HD manufacturer website, or you could use these FREEWARE ones: http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/sdelete.shtml http://dban.sourceforge.net/ http://staff.washington.edu/jdlarios/autoclave/ jaclaz