That's true.. :)
In the old days you used to have to call when you signed up and they made your
ID right then over the phone, now the CD has SW that does it. :)
I used to have an URL to the SBC website where you could enter and get your ID
and such without having to use the CD..
Not
The problem is that the CD installs all sorts of unnecessary crap.
It is best not to use the CD.
http://www.dslreports.com/faq/5764
Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]
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From: j maccraw [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Main purpose of the CD is to create your DSL
I have a strange file that got installed on my root drive yesterday. I
suspect it
was created just by viewing the BellSouth install CD. The file is:
c:\BellsouthIW.re~6124KB 10-16-07 10:16
This file is viewable in wordpad and appears to be a simple text file.
It also appears to be a
Not too cautious to my way of thinking. I have never to this day installed the
software or CD pacbell wanted me to for my DSL.
I just found the settings pages online and set up windows with the proper DNS
and IP settings manually.
I refuse to use those install CD's, they all seem to
Thank you JRS,
And why I do follow the counsel of this List!
Perhaps I need to update my clients to use the DNS servers of my 'new ISP'
bellsouth.
I have been using the openDNS servers at 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220
in all my machines cmdipconfig /all listings. Hmm. I'll try this. I do
Here's a strange one. I have an XP MCE 2005 (which says 2002 in
System Properties, but the sticker says 2005) which won't let me
create a file in the c:\documents and settings\owner folder (or any
other folder, unless I'm logged in as Administrator) - it gives an
access denied error when I
have you tried creating a new user ? I have ran into this with store bought
systems like Dell, Compaq, HP etc.
fresh user with admin has worked for me.
fp
At 10:37 AM 8/20/2007, Thane Sherrington Poked the stick with:
Here's a strange one. I have an XP MCE 2005 (which says 2002 in System
At 02:45 PM 20/08/2007, FORC5 wrote:
have you tried creating a new user ? I have ran into this with store
bought systems like Dell, Compaq, HP etc.
fresh user with admin has worked for me.
Same thing with a new user. In fact, a new user gives me an error on
logon that it can't find the
sounds like a candidate for a restore.
fp
At 11:31 AM 8/20/2007, Thane Sherrington Poked the stick with:
At 02:45 PM 20/08/2007, FORC5 wrote:
have you tried creating a new user ? I have ran into this with store bought
systems like Dell, Compaq, HP etc.
fresh user with admin has worked for me.
At 06:27 PM 29/05/2007, DHSinclair wrote:
Yes, this is why I asked about tools/utilities to create a
bootable FD. I suppose I
should have been more specific too. Was looking for a tool that
creates a dos-based
blank, bootable FD. The bios file from dell is dos. And the current
os is WinME
At 12:50 AM 30/05/2007, DHSinclair wrote:
Nope. Tried that too. Bill and Steve have really gutted the old fun. :)
Checked the format command in the ms/dos window and the /s switch is missing.
Even the SYS command in the ms/dos window does not work.
Go to My Computer, right click the
Really? Do tell. Not in the version of ME I see on this machine. Tried
last night from the ms/dos prompt. No go. And the way the ME banner pops
up, very hard to get to Safe Mode.
Best,
Duncan
At 05:24 05/30/2007 -0400, you wrote:
At 06:27 PM 29/05/2007, DHSinclair wrote:
Yes, this is why
Thane,
Tried this idea. From the route given, no option visible for either Copy
System files or Make System Disk. Suspect a Dell customized install of
WinME. LOL!
No problem anyway anymore! Was finally able to boot to dos with a tweaked
(de-featured!) systeim floppy for WinME and I did get
Yeah, we just had procurement buy the Dell compatible stuff and we used the
memory we already had to update other standard systems. I would update
the BIOS as well, can't hurt.
Ding! This does seem to be the case JRS.
Do you recall what your solution was?
2 days of research indicates that
In line.
At 15:28 05/29/2007 -0400, JRS wrote:
Yeah, we just had procurement buy the Dell compatible stuff ...
Yes, I plan to inform the owner of my research.His choice, Dell,
Crucial, or
Kingston! My Crucial set is not compatible, and, my other two Mushkin pairs
appear to be
WinME should support just using format a: /s from the DOS prompt, right?
In line.
At 15:28 05/29/2007 -0400, JRS wrote:
Yeah, we just had procurement buy the Dell compatible stuff ...
Yes, I plan to inform the owner of my research.His choice, Dell,
Crucial, or
Kingston! My Crucial
Nope. Tried that too. Bill and Steve have really gutted the old fun. :)
Checked the format command in the ms/dos window and the /s switch is missing.
Even the SYS command in the ms/dos window does not work.
Maybe I went to W2K too soon! I lost out on so much learning.
Best,
Duncan
At
Is there anything unique to Dell BIOS or Windows ME that could prevent me
from increasing a PC's RAM from 1x 128MB DIMM to 2x128MB DIMMS?
I ask because each time I try to install any of 3 pair of PC133 SDRAM DIMMs
I have, the PC will power on, POST flashes briefly, PC goes BEEP, and the
PC
Yep, many of those older Dells required Dell branded memory.
I had some like that at work and hated it. Not sure of the years when they
did this, but if the spd on the dram chips were not OEM Dell, they would
not work..
Is there anything unique to Dell BIOS or Windows ME that could
At 01:04 PM 28/05/2007, DHSinclair wrote:
Ideas? Suggestions?
Have you tried the new DIMM by itself? If it doesn't work, then the
machine requires proprietary RAM. If it does work, add the original
DIMM in the second slot and see what happens.
T
Nope, but I will today! Did not cross my mindDOH!
But, from what JRS shared, I may be dead anyway, unless I can disable SPD
checking in bios.
(but I will at least test the 2d DIMM slot with the DELL DIMM anyway..)
Another confirmation of why I build my own PC's from scratch. LOL!!
Drat! Do not remember that. How pansy! No wonder Dell is so loved here! NOT!
Best,
Duncan
At 12:13 05/28/2007 -0400, JRS wrote:
Yep, many of those older Dells required Dell branded memory.
I had some like that at work and hated it. Not sure of the years when they
did this, but if the spd
, 2007 9:05 AM
To: Hardware Group
Subject: [H] Odd HDW Bug?
Is there anything unique to Dell BIOS or Windows ME that could prevent me
from increasing a PC's RAM from 1x 128MB DIMM to 2x128MB DIMMS?
I ask because each time I try to install any of 3 pair of PC133 SDRAM DIMMs
I have, the PC will power
Jim,
Oddly, I tried my Crucial DIMM pair first. Failed hard as I described. I use
the Crucial pair 1st on these fixes because they usually work. Not this time.
May be OK, but I have a 4100 that fails on 3 pair of PC133 SDRAM DIMMS.
I'll read the link in a bit. Perhaps there is a pearl (of
UR correct. I believe.
Tried 1 of all my 3x pairs of DIMMs and NONE of them will play.
Know the bios is A06. Do have latest bios=A11.
Maybe it will un-lock this glitch.
If I can built a bootable FD with the new bios, I may still get lucky.
I know this is a transitional problem.
I will learn. I
Yes, you need Sun's JVM for the online scanners AFAIK.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ben,
Would really like to try this. Do I really need the 17MB java dl from sun?
Have tried 7 times now on dialup w/o a good start.
what am I missing here?
Thank you.
Duncan
On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 16:10 , Ben Ruset
I thought it was ActiveX. I imagine that it would run much better on
high-speed internet than dialup though.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ben,
Would really like to try this. Do I really need the 17MB java dl from sun?
Have tried 7 times now on dialup w/o a good start.
what am I missing here?
Last month I lost the hd on my main office system. I'm on a temp machine with
word97 and excel97 installed.
Put in most of the needed patches and sr's for both. For the last 3 days, I've
been seeing a warning msg
whenever I try to open any of my word docs. The msg appears incomplete and
http://housecall.trendmicro.com
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Last month I lost the hd on my main office system. I'm on a temp machine with
word97 and excel97 installed.
Put in most of the needed patches and sr's for both. For the last 3 days, I've been seeing a warning msg
whenever I try to
Ben,
Would really like to try this. Do I really need the 17MB java dl from sun?
Have tried 7 times now on dialup w/o a good start.
what am I missing here?
Thank you.
Duncan
On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 16:10 , Ben Ruset [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent:
http://housecall.trendmicro.com
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
that app?
Bobby
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of dsinc
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 3:41 PM
To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Subject: [H] odd hidden files?
Have found a great number of files that seem to have something to do with
picture
Have found a great number of files that seem to have something to do with
picture viewing.
The files all have the hidden attribute and are various sizes and dates.
The file names are always the same: ZbThumbnail.info
What application creates them? Can I turn off their creation?
Thanks.
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