http://www.bootdisk.com/ 187 September 2004
The BootLIST Welcome to the 187th Edition of The BootLIST
INDEX
1) IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
2) NTLDR Is Missing
3) Advanced Webcam Utilities
4) Free Word, Excel, Powerpoint Viewers
5) Recommended Web Hosting Company
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1) IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUALMark asks - Keep getting the PC shut down to the blue screen and displaying the message:
IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Will D. suggests:
Please try the following link to Jim Eshelman's web sitehttp://aumha.org/win5/kbestop.php
ssengupta adds:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314063
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2) NTLDR Is MissingSeeker wrote - [I keep getting a message that] NTLDR is missing and to press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart which I have but I keep coming back to the same thing again that NTLDR is missing. How can I please restore my operating system back up again without having to reformat?
Rock points to:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=320397
*** It seems to be the same old thing ie too many files in the root directory ie C:\ can and historically even in previous versions of windows can and/or may cause problems. What often happen is folks install programs to C:\ instead of going with the recommend folder in Program Files or, they just copy too many files to C:\ to make them easy to find. Or, they unpack archives to C:\.Looking at the root directory is one thing I've learned to do when faced with odd windows problems, especially on older win9x PCs. You really want to minimize the number of non-MS files there. I did just cover NTLDR last month but the MS link regarding too many files in Root is new news to me so it may help.
Here's the previous link/info anyway:
http://www.bootdisk.com/bootlist/179.htm#5
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3) Advanced Webcam UtilitiesJohn inquires - I am interested in having the ability to capture motion stills to the internet from a webcam in my home, for security. I am also interested in being able to go on the internet from anywhere in the world and connect to the webcam and see what's happening in my home.
AbbyNormal suggests:
Checkout this little application: http://www.supervisioncam.com/
Rossco in Oshawa suggests:
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4) Free Word, Excel, Powerpoint Viewersrocasan1 posted - I received 2 Emails with attachments and extensions .ppt and .pps
Could you tell me please, how could I open those attachments?
Jim M. says:
Download details: PowerPoint 2003 Viewer. Note The PowerPoint 2003 Viewer registers with the .ppt, .pot, and .pps file extensions only if a version of PowerPoint is not installed on your computer.http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.aspx?displaylang=en&categoryid=9
*** Note that the above link/page also includes viewers for Word and Excel. I used to have direct links to these viewers but MS keeps changing the URLs so better to download all 3 viewers while you have the link handy and archive them.
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