Archive for May, 2010

Microsoft Windows Me FAQs

Monday, May 31st, 2010

What is Windows Me? Windows Me is a new consumer operating system for PCs, and it is intended to replace Windows 98 in the summer of 2000

Microsoft Windows Me FAQs (Part II)

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Is there support for a "rollback" feature that guarantees a working system in case of Windows Me failure? There is a feature in Windows Me called "System Restore" – this feature allows Windows Me to revert to an earlier "known working" configuration of the Windows Me installation if the current configuration becomes corrupted and makes Windows Me unbootable or unusable. For further information on this feature and how it is used, please contact Microsoft.

How to disable power management settings in Windows XP/Vista/7?

Friday, May 28th, 2010

In some systems it is necessary to disable Windows default power management settings in order for a drive or program to function properly. The steps below will assist in disabling, or re-enabling these settings. Disable power management settings in Windows XP To begin, right-click on any unused portion of your desktop

I can read and write from my SCSI hard disk, but I can’t boot from it

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

Sometimes, the master boot record(MBR) on a hard disk may become corrupted as a result of installing other operating systems or through infection by a boot-block virus. When this happens, you can boot from a floppy (you must have the necessary files) and attempt to re-write the Master Boot Record (Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP only) by typing " FDISK /MBR " (leave out the quotes).

What Do the Mac System Beep Code Mean?

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

If a fault is detected during the test, you will not hear a normal startup chime. Instead, the system will beep as explained below.

UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME Error Message

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

After installing or upgrading Windows XP from Windows 95 or 98 an error message: STOP 0×000000ED (0x aaaaaaaa ,0x bbbbbbbb ,0x cccccccc ,0x dddddddd ) UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUM E appears when Windows tries to load.

After switching master/slave roles, the drives still will not work together

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

After switching master/slave roles, the drives still will not work together… what else can can be done? At this point, it is recommended that the user separate the hard drives and connect them individually to the different interface ports of the system. If the system does NOT have a Secondary IDE interface, it is recommended that the user install an Ultra ATA PCI Adapter card.

Instant Lost Files Recovery

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

The best approach in recovering back all your lost files from a failed or crashed system, corrupted or virus-infected drive, error formatting or executed delete command prompt on any PC is to get a third party software that will completely, efficiently and protectively make the recovery process a success. Data loss in whatever form or size and from whichever kind of storage media is disheartening to say the least. A development many find perplexing and greatly disturbing whenever it occurs

Data Recovery Wizard Free Edition 5.0.1

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

Data Recovery Wizard Free Edition is a comprehensive file recovery freeware which can recover deleted files or folders even when they have been emptied from Recycle Bin, recover data due to format , lost partition , system crash , and virus attack . Compare with other data recovery freeware, it can restore files from formatted disk , dynamic disk , deleted or lost partition with original file names & storage paths.

No drive letter assigned after installing a new hard drive

Monday, May 24th, 2010

Why is my new drive recognized in the system BIOS but has no drive letter assigned to it in Windows? Before the operating system can recognize the drive and assign it a drive letter, you must partition and format the drive