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You could use MBSA from Microsoft. This program will also let you know of any office updates that you might need, just need to run from your machine and download the files that MBSA shows that are needed. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...;displaylang=en

Thanx Much

Having same problem. jd

Hi Jim, What jaclaz stated is good stuff. Make an image of the drive and work from the image. As far as recovery software I have used R-Studio for about 5 years and have been able to recover everything from a hard drive. The website for R-Studio is http://www.r-studio.com/ Good Luck John

@ Ponch Yes laptop batteries typically only last about 5 years. This one seems to have been an exception rather then the norm. I always pulled the battery out when ever it was charged fully and just running on a.c. The only number I see on the battery that might be a manf. date code is this. 9 0907011021 @ PC_LOAD_LETTER Thanks for that info but this Compaq's BIOS has no battery diagnostics (To early). Thanks for the input. I've got another battery and charger board being shipped to me so hopefully I will know something soon. John

Had a similar problem with a friends laptop earlier this year with the same symptoms. Upon checking the obvious power cords, power output from the power supply, my arm bumped the power cord going into the back of the laptop and the system shutdown. What this was was the power connector on the motherboard was loose/broken around the solder pads on the PCB. After replacing the power jack the system powered up and stayed powered with no problems. There appears to be quite a few laptops that experience this issue. John

Hi all Recently my laptop battery has not been charging completely and may only get a 5 minute charge max. The charge light on the laptop stays on solid for about 3 mins. and then starts flashing in a pattern that would match a second hand on a watch. I purchased a new battery thinking ok this original battery is about 5 years old and has probably jumped ship. I received the new battery and I am still getting the same result, so I was thinking maybe the charging circuit board inside the laptop. Anyone have knowledge or experience a similar issue? The laptop specs are below TIA. John Compaq Presario 2720US 1.2G P3 512 megs mem XP SP3

There's been several reports over on the Windows Home Server Forums regarding this issue and it appears that Microsoft is not having an issue (Lenient) with the reactivation. Some people have been going from OLD hardware (Testing) to NEW hardware without any problems reactivating by PHONE. Do a search on the forums for the info or ask there. NOTE: According to the EULA you are supposed to only install on the same computer as the original install was done. However as I stated above Microsoft is allowing changes. Search regarding topic Windows Home Server Software Forums http://social.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/w...ftware/threads/ Hardware Forums http://social.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/w...rdware/threads/ jd

I think it's a pretty good guess that PID is all over the torrent sites and with year dates ranging 2005 thru 2008 it is more than likely blacklisted. John

If you can take a screwdriver and use as a stethoscope place tip on hard drive, fan casing or any other moving parts until you hear the noise the loudest. I have in the past had some fan troubles making strange noises, and I found that CAREFULLY pressing on the center hub on a flat surface the hub would pop in a bit and the noise was gone. john

I'm not here to start a war regarding child rearing, but it's the PARENTS right and RESPONSIBILITY to keep tabs on their children. The program I use is TightVNC http://www.tightvnc.com/ this program allows you to watch other computers or remotely control them and it's free too. jd