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Pastimes : Dream Machine ( Build your own PC ) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: William W. Dwyer, Jr. who wrote (8164)	7/19/1999 9:15:00 AM
From: PMS Witch	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

System File Checker ... Your results indicate that System File Checker found nothing wrong. If it found a problem, it would have given you the opportunity to retrieve a fresh copy of the corrupt file from the archive(s). Your SFC (System File Checker) database was updated with quite a few entries. This (probably) reflects the fact that you haven't used this utility for a while, if ever, and it needed to take a fresh look at things. Cheers, PW.

To: William W. Dwyer, Jr. who wrote (8164)	7/19/1999 9:20:00 AM
From: PMS Witch	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

DOS Mode --- Really awful, but effective, workaround. I'm loath to suggest this because it is really a capitulation to the Windows Demon of which your machine is possessed. You could make a bootable floppy. Do a cold boot from this floppy and you'll have MS-DOS mode, just like you'd get doing it from Windows. One exception though: You'd need to shut down Windows manually before booting from the floppy, whereas MS-DOS mode shuts down things for you. Cheers, PW.

To: William W. Dwyer, Jr. who wrote (8164)	7/19/1999 9:32:00 AM
From: PMS Witch	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

Operation "Clean Start" --- Re-loading Windows98... Re-loading Windows98 on top of what you have will take about an hour. Setup will utilize your current device drivers and many of your settings will survive. I'd definitely recommend you trying this first. This said, you may also import your current troubles into your fresh system. This is the reason behind installing Windows on an empty disk. The last time I faced an empty disk and a handful of CDs, was fifteen hours before I had a satisfactory installation and configuration. (Windows98, Office97, SystemWorks, Development stuff, Personal stuff, and Internet (ISP) stuff) The fifteen hours were spent 'doing' and not 'learning' how. If you don't know exactly what you're doing, add your learning time too. If you go this route, check the posts about a week ago on the COMPUTER LEARNING thread. A guy over there faced the same challenge with a relative's machine and people posted lots to help him out. Cheers, PW.

To: William W. Dwyer, Jr. who wrote (8164)	7/19/1999 9:39:00 AM
From: PMS Witch	Respond to of 14778

Double Double Programs Programs Stuff Stuff .. .. .. Put your cursor on an empty spot on the taskbar and right click. Select Properties. Click Start Menu tab and click Remove button. You'll get a graphic 'tree' and be allowed to make changes. Remove the 'extra' stuff. By doing this work here, Windows will have an opportunity to 'spread the word' about the changes so that all parts of your system hear the same gossip and behave accordingly. Cheers, PW.

To: William W. Dwyer, Jr. who wrote (8164)	7/19/1999 9:50:00 AM
From: PMS Witch	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14778

What do YOU think? My thoughts ... Get your system to work well enough to get you through the week. Don't start your fixes until Friday night. Once you get your system stable, get yourself a copy of DriveImage or a program like it and make a copy of your disk. Guard it like gold. Take the time to record, on paper, the settings you have. If you never need them, you've wasted some time. If you ever need them, you've saved hours, or maybe days. Don't forget BIOS settings too. Get a utility suite, like Norton. It contains programs which will check your system and warn you of impending disasters. It will also correct lots of stuff before it causes problems. And finally, upgrade every Microsoft program you have. (I own MSFT shares. [Grin]) Cheers, PW. P.S. You should be able to find DiskImage and Norton stuff for $50 each.