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Been playing around with BartPe Builder and created a CD that has Firefox and the Networks Adapter Plugins and I am able to Cruise the Net using the CD. The question is : Do I need a Firewall Plugin for Crusing the Net? If so, I don't seem to locate One in the BartPE Repository Plugin or Googling for it. Suggestion Plzzzzzz. Thx.

Thanks for the helpful Links, Not sure whether I need to Configure my Drives, since I will be doing a Fresh Install of Windows XP Pro on the Master Drive. I am sure with the "high-end" Sony VAIO, the PSU, will be fine and with XP SP2, it will recognize the 400 GB drive. Have 2 Cooling Fans on the Sony VAIO, I think, have NOT taken a close look , the last time I installed my Video Card and Memory.

Have not replaced a Hard drive before, just want to know, does most Desktop PC [ Sony VAIO], usually accomadate 2 drives in general.? I am putting in a 100 GB as the Master and a 400 GB as a Slave. Yep, my first time to get my hands "dirty: and I am doing a Master and Slave Combo. My primary concern is about the Cooling, Power supply and XP able to "see" the 400 GB Drive. Thanks in advance

Hi, What are the major Difference betwen Windows 2003 Server Enterprise edition, and XP Pro. ? Can I install windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition on my Home PC or is that "Overkill " ??

Thanks Guys for the "Suggestion ", and the reason I am NOT Reformatting and reinstalling XP is because I do NOT really " Learn " anything except NOT to "mess ' around to much and all U learn is " reformatting and reinstalling " If Push comes to shove I will reformat and reinstall. Here I would like to share this , haven'y try it yet, ( cause I am @ my Girlfriend Puter, typing this )a guy have successfully Swap his Drives by editing the registry , witout Reformattiing and reinstalling : *************** Forgot exactly where I googled this from, but it worked for me in the same circumstances: This procedure swaps drive letters for drives C and D. If you do not need to swap drive letters, simply name the \DosDevice\letter: value to any new drive letter not in use. 1. Make a full system backup of the computer and system state. 2. Log on as an Administrator. 3. Start Regedt32.exe. 4. Go to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices key. 5. Click MountedDevices. On the Security menu, click Permissions. Check to make sure Administrators have full control. Change this back when you are finished with these steps. 6. Quit Regedt32 and start Regedit.exe Go to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices key. 7. Find the drive letter you want to change to (new). Look for "\DosDevices\C:". 8. Right-click \DosDevices\C:, and then click Rename. 9. Rename it to an unused drive letter "\DosDevices\Z:". (This will free up drive letter C: to be used later.) 10. Find the drive letter you want changed. Look for "\DosDevices\D:". 11. Right-click \DosDevices\D:, and then click Rename. 12. Rename it to the appropriate (new) drive letter "\DosDevices\C:". 13. Click the value for \DosDevices\Z:, click Rename, and name it back to "\DosDevices\D:". 14. Quit Regedit and start Regedt32. 15. Change the permissions back to the previous setting for Administrators (this should probably be Read Only). 16. Restart the computer. ********* JUST MY WAY OF GIVING BACK ***** niteghost

It is running for a couple of days now, but I thought it will be easier if there is another way instead of Reformatting and reinstalling. Either at the DOS or BIOS level. I think I have to go to correct that. The danger of messing around with that is one will not be able to BOOT later, cause U are messing around with the System Volume or Bot Volume. Let me investigate into the Software, Thanks guys!

Reformatted my Primary Partition C:/ and install XP Pro. and it well well , except some issues with some of the Drivers NOT installed. Instead of locating the drivers from the Manufacturer website, "silly " me, I thought Xp Prof. was NOT installed "right ". So, I did another Reformat and Reinstalled and the result is " Disastorous " Now my Drives are all mess up: C:/ >> F:/ ( Primary Partition ) D:/ >> C:/ ( Second Partition ) E: >> D: ( DVD -RW Drive ) F: >> E ( CD Drive ) BTW, I already went to Disk Management , and try to Change F:/ ( my Primary Drive ) . Windows won't let me, saying " system Boot Volume cannot be change " . How do I reassign my Drives back to Default, without Reinstalling XP again. Thanks