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Thanks I'll start off with same system only. Other than what is in the guide what do I need to know about Ping because I haven't used linux before, on a scale of easiness for a relative duffer how does Ping rate ? Forget about the network stuff I just want to create a bootable iso. I've made a bootable win2k disc with sp4 slipstreamed in the past but that's as complicated as I get

I have a fresh install complete with updates and a few basic programs, what is the simplest way to make a bootable clone/copy of this to load complete onto other [larger] sized hdd's? I have two pc's and two external hdd's, but not a pc with 2 internal hdd's.

This is getting weird. The same thing also began happening with win2k pro. Not only that it also happened with a previously working fine XP home install on a different HDD. I changed the soundcard with one from another machine - after uninstalling all drivers and associated software, then installing different drivers for the other card and it replicated the same faults. Then with the original sound card installed again, I popped in an even older HDD that has a very minimal install of XP Pro on it, and it works fine without any buzzing or interference. Only problem now is - this is an ancient HDD that is on it's last legs which is why I stopped using it in the first place I can exclude microsoft updates from the equation because I fully updated this old HDD and is still fine. On the problem installations high speed downloads, av updater or watching streaming movies does not cause this buzzing so it can't just be to do with load or cpu use.

Everything was fine for years but suddenly whenever any web page is loading, irrespective of using Internet explorer, Opera or Mozilla a kind of buzzing pans back and forth between the speakers distorting the audio and as soon as the page loading is finished the audio returns to normal. Came on suddenly whilst I had quiet background music playing on my system as usual. I have win2k pro on another partition and that still works fine. No audio problems I tried uninstalling all audio related software and reinstalled the audio drivers on XP Pro (soundblaster) to no avail. Device manager indicated everything was fine for all audio stuff listed. In the end I reformatted and reinstalled XP Pro and immediately got the same problem with a fresh install. I'm at a loss! Everything else works fine. Compaq evo 510 sff, p4, 2 ghz, 760mbram. XP PRo/SP2

Since installing sp3 I get interrrupts and glitches on any music or other sounds I happen to be playing whilst using my pc or browsing. If a web page is loading the sound stutters whilst the page loads, if I open windows help or a folder full of lots of files the same again. I have a soundblaster audigy card which has been functioning perfectly until loading this SP3 and it works perfectly again if I uninstall SP3. The other irritant is that whilst SP3 is installed updates of any description from windows update will download o'k but then I get a message that some updates cannot be installed [it should read all updates] there is no error code. I tried autopatcher after getting fed up with trying this and it has no problem installing the same updates.When I return to windows update to doublecheck it does not select those installed updates for download. I have now returned to SP3 for the second time and exactly the same thing is happening. I've reinstalled latest soundcard drivers to no avail

An amazing difference in performance! "Hardware interrupts" cpu usage is negligible now Thanks

No I don't browse offline. Guess I can remove it from startup then. Primary IDE was set to dma Secondary IDE was set to pio which I have now reset to dma. guess that is the burner channel I've not time to try any burning just now, but I'll let you know how it goes. Thankyou

I've been trying out win2k on my second machine [win2k + slipstreamed sp4 on a P3 1ghz with 512mbram ] and as I'm not familiar with it have been looking under the bonnet a little and wondered if Synchronization Manager - mobsync.exe needed to be loaded at startup. Next question concerns dvd burning. If I look in process explorer whilst burning I notice that "Interrupts" - "Hardware interrupts" is using a very high amount of cpu, is that normal? it happens regardless of which burner I use or whether it is data or a film. I've had xp on this pc in the past and it didn't suffer from cpu being overly hogged whilst burning. Other than that 2k functions very well and I'm happy with it Xp is a good work horse but after all this time I still plain don't like using it. Thanks

Thanks a lot this fix has saved me a lot of bother! After installing [and uninstalling] a software that tweaks explorer, non of my shortcuts in desktop, task bar quick launch or start menu would work from left click, they'd only open from rt click then "open" I know this is an old thread but this fix is worth resurrecting

Thanks eyeball, think of the two I'll go for the cable router route which one do you recommend that is at the affordable end but reliable?

I'm an existing ntl/virgin phone customer and spoke to virgin about having their broadband installed and they say 98se won't work with their cable modem, is this true and if so what is the difficulty, or is it Virginspeak for we don't offer any support for 98se connection problems? The 98se pc is a pentium3 with an intel® Pro/100 VM network connection. The other pc is a P4 with XP with a network card, I don't need wireless and have no wish to file and printer share between the two pc's so what is the simplest and cheapest way to go for connecting them both up to broadband? Thanks

As a safety precaution whilst still messing about with PM I did retain the original 98se system files on a hidden but reduced 3rd partition [approx 5gb] I was going to delete it, but I guess it would do no harm to leave it there then? Xp now has around 14gb and the new first 98se partition has approx 20gb I'll play around with xp file compression and see if it helps Thankyou!

I like the idea of a data partition Rainyshadow, but I don't have any particularly large files on this pc, mainly lots of smaller ones I like fast access to. I'm not going to significantly reduce the 98se partition size Ponch therefore I doubt the gains to xp would be that much, This is primarily my 98se pc, so guess I'll have to put up xp being slow if there is no other solution.

Thankyou both for your advice. I had already proceeded before reading your warnings Soporific however by chance I did have around half the drive free. I had backed up my data on 98se and then deleted it from the partition before moving/copying it to speed the process up. 98se now is working faster again but I simply seem to have swapped the problem over because xp is now running slower. I have converted it to ntfs with the same slower result.

Thanks very much for that, but you are talking to a complete partition novice here I haven't a clue about where on the drive the partitions are placed lol I fired up partition magic and that's what came out. So............how do I move the FAT partition to the beginning of the drive please?

Maybe you are onto something, I do have Fat32 on xp ! By drive configuration do you mean this? I'm on 98se at the moment and this is the current partition info from partition magic Volume PartType Status Size MB PartSect # StartSect TotalSects *:XP Hid.FAT32X Pri 13,252.1 0 0 63 27,140,337 C:98SE FAT32X Pri,Boot 25,950.6 0 1 27,140,463 53,146,737 Boot record

Thanks RainyShadow, I don't know, surely if cluster size were that big an issue partition magic users would routinely come up against this problem and it would nullify the point of the software. I defragged after I noticed it ran slower in an attempt to speed things up so I don't think its that.

I have a single HD with 98se on it I then used partition magic to reduce this partition and create another for Xp to run on. There's plenty of spare space left on each partition, however since doing this xp runs exactly as it should do, but 98se has slowed down a bit, mainly noticeable at boot up or restart and also when opening explorer windows coincidental to running "hungry" software. I don't see any changed settings and there is nothing malfunctioning except for the slight slowdown. The 98se came on a vendor restore cd [ghost image] for this pc which I bought in 2002, complete with office and a few other 3rd party softs and worked very well with unoffical service pack until now. I've defragged and run various drive tests and HD is fine Pentium 3 512mb ram 1ghz cpu

Thankyou very much MDGx Now installed o'k!

My version: 5.2.3790.1830 (srv03_sp1_rtm.050324-1447) hotfix version: 5.2.3790.558 (srv03_gdr.060711-0046)

Thanks I downloaded them from the links in the sticky. From unzipping them and checking file versions I can see that HHUPD.EXE hasn't installed and Q920670.EXE has.

These for example HHUPD.EXE Q920670.EXE for 98se with i ex 6.0 sp1 I see the install progress bar complete then the pc suddenly and quickly shuts down and reboots without any prompt Can't find a trace of them with a system search or in add/remove as with other fixes - just an old HHUPD form 2002

Hi Atmosphere - just attempting to broaden the often one tracked browser debate Hi again On 56k I very much doubt it it Broadband makes you an ideal target for that type of exploit, but no one is suggesting not to use BB or seriously thinking that a non internet explorer browser alone will save you from it. Someone could equally likely physically break in and walk off with your pc but that eventuality rarely gets a mention in security discussions If you go out to work or on holiday and the HD isn't protected/encrypted and backed up better pop the drive out and hide it. [no use encrypting it in this scenario if not backed up - your encrypted HD is of no use to you in someone elses hands] or only store sensitive stuff on well concealed cd/dvd disks etc preferably encrypted and read only rather than on the internal HD

If you want to be secure and stable, don't put anything personal on a pc Don't use credit or store cards and don't use mobiles, you are leaving a trail that would floor you in its extent if presented with it. Don't get books you like from the library, take out decoy reading matter instead I simply prefer to use internet explorer shell browsers most of the time. I Ilke the feel, I like the way webpages look I'm happy with them. I'm also security conscious so I take it upon myself to implement added precautions. hence my not mentioning their names! I might get hit but there's nothing on my pcs to get hit over. Just web stuff which anyone can get on the web. No personal details, no finances, no addressbooks nada! I regularly backup stuff so at worst I'd lose something i could download again Next you'll have to be surfing with firefox whilst using privoxy and tor or variations on that theme, to hide your urls from your isp and websites and cover tracks back to your pc from malicious sites, but that in turn could draw attention to you - why is that person doing that? - its never ending! Browser is one link in the chain - the main link is human so no browser is safe! ps Volvo's are designed for safety but we rarley see their owners winding down their windows and screaming out at drivers of other makes "you idiots, you are an insult to the highway driving those unsafe pieces of junk"

I'm sure you can make the same point politely. The threadstarter asked for information about internet explorer 6.0 shell browers which he is getting. I also regularly use k-meleon which suffers less exploits than firefox There are ways to set up pc security to eliminate most things apart from the most severe exploits whilst using internet explorer. People are more likely to trash there own system just playing around with settings whilst disconnected from the web than get hit by those. Reinstalls of os caused by me messing about or by lousily written software in over 5 yrs = 6 Hits from the web causing a reinstall or major loss of data = 1 In the early months whilst I was still learning the ropes