Forum: General
October 15th 06, 01:55 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Adding PCI cards to Windows Me machine
"Mart" wrote
Assuming an MS Retail Upgrade CD then you can directly 'clean-install'
WinMe. You will however need proof of a previous product - e.g.
Win95/98/SE
CD...
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Forum: General
October 14th 06, 04:43 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Adding PCI cards to Windows Me machine
"Mart" wrote
George, although I understand your concern for IRQ issues, I wonder if
they
are the cause for ALL your "slowdowns or malfunctions". I've never really
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Forum: General
October 13th 06, 05:15 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,694
Adding PCI cards to Windows Me machine
Thanks for the idea Mart. Had a look at the card - Presumably it would also
require one or two IRQs?
My computer has 7 USB 1.1 ports. I have used them for mouse and connection
to iPaq, but have now...
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Forum: General
October 12th 06, 08:17 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Views: 2,694
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Forum: General
October 11th 06, 09:40 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,694
Adding PCI cards to Windows Me machine
I have an ASUS A7V running Windows Millennium and would appreciate any help:
This board has 5 PCI slots. plus Nvidia video adapter in AGP video slot.
In BIOS:
- I have PnP O/S configured as Yes
-...
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Forum: General
October 2nd 06, 03:31 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Replies: 3
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Scandisk won't work
"Mart" wrote in message
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Try running scandisk in Safe Mode. It should overcome the re-starts
Mart
Or, as I have...
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Forum: General
October 2nd 06, 02:16 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Replies: 31
Views: 2,365
Win Me - Blue Screen and Scandisk problems
"cquirke (MVP Windows shell/user)" wrote
That sounds hardware-ish, and more RAM or mobo than HD.
My /MBR SYS C: "solution" did not last long - The Blue screens/Scandisk
cycling returned.
I...
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Forum: General
September 26th 06, 05:02 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Replies: 31
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Forum: General
September 26th 06, 02:15 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Forum: General
September 26th 06, 02:12 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Replies: 31
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Win Me - Blue Screen and Scandisk problems
Thanks for the advice below.
I did most of the tests recommended and everything checked out OK. But I
still had frequent Blue screens but in no particular pattern. I ran Scandisk
from the Start-Up...
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Forum: General
September 8th 06, 03:05 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Replies: 31
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Win Me - Blue Screen and Scandisk problems
"George" wrote
Any further suggestions welcomed!
Today, I ran Scandisk from start-up floppy before starting up (I had blue
screen at shut down last night)
It found a...
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Forum: General
September 8th 06, 05:13 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Replies: 31
Views: 2,365
Win Me - Blue Screen and Scandisk problems
"George" wrote
PS2 compatible mouse port is de-activated and seems to stay that way.
I did a Scandisk from Win Me boot floppy - I think I did this a while back
too. It...
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Forum: General
September 8th 06, 01:01 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Replies: 31
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Win Me - Blue Screen and Scandisk problems
"George" wrote
Mike,
I thought it might take longer but I just received another BSOD on
shutdown.
What it says is:
"Windows Protection Error. You need to restart your...
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Forum: General
September 7th 06, 07:34 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Forum: General
September 7th 06, 03:07 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Forum: General
August 26th 06, 02:10 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Win Me - Blue Screen and Scandisk problems
"Heather" wrote
Zulu Time......shoot, I wish they would stick to just
one.
I know something about Zulu time - It's a bit like Bahamas time or Mexican
time.
See ya later -...
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Forum: General
August 26th 06, 03:51 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Replies: 31
Views: 2,365
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Forum: General
August 26th 06, 01:42 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Forum: General
August 26th 06, 01:40 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Win Me - Blue Screen and Scandisk problems
"Heather" wrote
PS.....check your time zone. You have to be in Ontario or Quebec which
is 5 hours less than GMT. Just being nit picky.....grin. I dumped
Sympatico in May due to their...
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Forum: General
August 25th 06, 09:25 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Win Me - Blue Screen and Scandisk problems
"Mike M" wrote
How long has this problem been happening?
The blue screens have been there on & off for months, maybe years. The
inability of Scandisk to complete a scan is relatively new -...
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Forum: General
August 25th 06, 09:23 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Replies: 31
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Forum: General
August 25th 06, 07:08 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Replies: 31
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Win Me - Blue Screen and Scandisk problems
I am getting a lot of blue screens on shutdown saying something about a
Windows Exception or something and that I need to restart my computer. This
happens about 50% of the time and is...
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Forum: General
August 13th 06, 05:05 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Replies: 1
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Error ID No DEFRAG004
After posting the message below, I tried one more thing. I booted from the
Windows Me Rescue floppy (I actually had one!). I ran Scandisk c: /all
/autofix and it found one error. I then restarted,...
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Forum: General
August 13th 06, 02:32 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Error ID No DEFRAG004
I have always be able to defrag, but recently I get this error message when
I try:
"Windows cannot defrag the drive because drive contains errors that must
first be repaired. To repair drive use...
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