http://www.bootdisk.com/ 013 June 2007
HouseCall
Welcome to the 13th Edition of HouseCall
INDEX
1) XP Screen Saver Problems
2) How To Take Ownership Of Files/Folders
3) Get The XP2 Upgrade On CD
4) General Malware Removal Info
5) Bios Seems To Be Frozen Once I Get In
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1) XP Screen Saver Problems
Jeff wrote - I have been trying to change my screen saver and the changes wont take. I go into the screen properties and change the screen saver to the one I want, I have created my own theme and saved it with the settings I want. The next time I start my computer the screen saver has reverted back to the WindowsXP screen saver. All of my other settings remain intact, just the screen saver doesn't seem to register.
Kelly answered:
Check your setting for the screensavers path. Here are some examples:
Troubleshooting Screen Saver Issues in XP:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_s.htm#ss
Screen Saver May Not Start in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=326719
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2) How To Take Ownership Of Files/Folders
Tricky Dicky posted - My PC died.. Bummer. Didn't have any backup solution either. I know, I know. Anyway - repaired XP and did manage to recover some old files. However, I can't get into my old 'MyDocuments' and 'Desktop' folders as the parent directory is locked and I get an 'Access denied' message.
*** Try:
How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308418
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3) Get The XP2 Upgrade On CD
Mirium asked - I have a dialup, really slow, but I have XP original and want to update it to XP Version 2. Is there a CD I can get without having to buy a new copy of Windows XP?
*** Sure:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx
Daave said:
Other Options
See the following links from:
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
Slipstreaming Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2):
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sp2_slipstream.asp
Another Slipstream step by step:
http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=49
AutoStreamer mirror link for AutoStreamer:
http://mhtools.knoware.nl/raptor/autostreamer/AutoStreamer.exe
Step by Step on AutoStreamer:
http://www.simplyguides.net/guides/using_autostreamer/using_autostreamer.html
Malke added:
How to slipstream sp2 into XP:
AutoStreamer:
http://www.windows-help.net/windowsxp/winxp-sp2-bootcd.html
http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp2_cd.htm
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/slipstream.htm
General installation instructions:
What you will need on-hand:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Reinstalling_Windows
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4) General Malware Removal Info
General Malware Removal Links/Apps:
Rock posted:
Malware Removal:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
THE PARASITE FIGHT - Finding, Removing & Protecting Yourself From Scumware:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
Richard Harpers Guide to Cleaning Pests:
http://rgharper.mvps.org/cleanit.htm
*** Of course Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware, and Anti-Trojan apps. can always be found here:
http://www.bootdisk.com/utility.htm
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5) Bios Seems To Be Frozen Once I Get In
PierreCAN asked - I have the weirdest problem. I can get into my bios no problem, but cant make any changes. It's like just going into the bios locks up my PC. Ever hear of this? I even tried removing all my cards and drives, changed ram, etc.
*** Yes, oddly, sometimes your cpu fan which may be connected to your motherboard for power may be the reason. Rarely, sometimes cpu fan motors simply mess up the operation of your motherboard. When this happened to me of course I tried a new cpu fan, but alas, it was from the same batch my partner and I bought from a dealer, so simply trying a different brand cpu fan fixed it. It was one of the oddest and time consuming niggles I ever had.
Heck, we even tried booting from a bootdisk and using a few bios reset apps. but even those didn't work until we changed the cpu fan.
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