Space Cowboy

hi guys..im having a headache over here..wifes pc wouldnt boot because system32\config\system was corrupt or missing error..i fixed that thru recovery console..now.pc wont boot at all..gets to the point like it wants to boot,but i see a glimpse of a BSOD then she reboots.and keeps this cycle up.i have tried to reseat the cpu..it has 3 sticks of 128.i tried swapping and running with just one of each at a time..still no go..wont boot safemode or anything ((( is there anyway to look at the log without getting into windows? or a way to turn off auto reboot so i can see the error.. any help would be appreciated...because she has to ebay.and i dont wanna give up my baby to her hehe

I just wanted to add,its a intel chipset mobo and has latest intel chipset drivers loaded..i also have same chipset,but have the sb live x-gamer with liveware 3 loaded,and have never had any probs

well,im having a small problem..i built a new pc for my uncle specs: Windows XP Pro P4 1.8 sock 478 Soyo P4I Dragon Mobo 512 pc-2100 DDr ram SB Live 5.1 yatta yatta yatta the problem is,i installed the whole shooting match from the cd that came with the card,insalled the patch thats out for multi users on XP,and then installed the XP 5.1 driver from creatives site..anytime i try and play music,and then try and adjust volume..XP freezes..so i uninstalled all sb live drivers..removed card from device manager,put in a diff slot..reloaded the default XP drivers..same thing..again uninstalled everything..and loaded the XP driver from creative...still freezes whenever i try and adjust volume,windows volume control,or wmp's volume control..any ideas??

uboofer,you hit the nail on the head..i told the sap its because they capped me so freakin tight..i went from 6-7 mb downs and 5xx k up(actual upload speeds showed 120k in browser)down to 1.5 and 129k thats when i started having the problems i am now..i can get dsl.but i dont know if it will be any faster,altho i live only like 2 city blocks away from swicth station... but your right,they rule the bandwidth..and are tighter than dicks hatban

Thx for your replay..i got the switch yesterday..webpages and shared files seem to be somewhat quicker..but i still have the problem of when one machine is doing something bandwidth intensive.the other machine laggs badly..i thought the whole idea of a switch was to distribute the bandwidth equally among the 2..

Hi guys.i have a question for the board,i have cable connection,and 2 pc's 2 IP's,in the past i have always used a 10/100 HUB with seeminlgy no problems..but in the last 4-5 months my cable provider has really put the screws on us (att)and capped us hard..hence.when both pc's access the net it slows both down..if im gaming online..and daughter opens a site.my ping goes from 30-40ms to 200ms and laggy as hell..the cable guy tells me my problem is that i have a hub,that i need a switch..and to set both NICS in pc's to 10 instead of auto sens..i bought the switch.is he correct?? should i mess with NIC settings as well??..from what i read about switches,he was correct..the swicth will clear any bottlenecks for sure..thx in advance:D

Ok..after all the probs with wifes pc,i finally reformatted..1st.for some reason i cant access windows update..says security may be set to high,or i didnt select yes when trying to let MS access..some crap..i tried resetting security to low,still no go..now..when i reboot i get a error message i have NEVER seen... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ "Windows could not start because of an error in the software. please report this problem : load needed DLLs for Kernel. Please contact yoiur support person to report this problem" ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ./me starts loading up the pistol,as this machine is driving me crazy! i did a dual boot of xp..and edited the boot ini to say moms on one os load,and kids on other..both worked fine..wifes is the one that wont update thru windows update site..and is the one that werks..the other which is the kids updated fine thru the site,and then when i went to reboot it..got the error in refrence..so i have 1 OS working fine.but wont update thru windows..other that updated fine.now wont boot because of the error..so should i format and reload both OS's again? is there a way to fix this at all without reformatting..and lastly..am i in for troubles since i am dual booting with same os.on 2 diffrent partitions..

Quote: Is it possible to share a scanner across a home network as u do a printer??..i dont see anywhere to set a share for it in XP..i just bought a UMAX Astra 4400 ..seems to be a nice scanner.but i wanna share it.. exactly and even to mix it up,i traded that POS UMAX.with there shady tech support in for a visioneer one touch 8700..so,this thread is asking simply,how can i share a scanner over a home network..both pc's on XP.

I have Fast User Switching set on wifes pc,and have 3 users and a admin account on the pc..lately it has started acting wierd.if u have someone else logged in..and u use the fast switching..it wont let u login under any other users until u log off account thats logged in...make any sense??..i want fast user because kids are always doing something,and if wife wants to check email or her ebay account,she doesnt have to wait for kids to close out what here doing..just."fast swicth" hehe..anyone know why this is happening?

thx for info.i had tried everything,and couldnt get it to work,i now see why haha

Ill look into that,thx again pal.expecially for such a quick response

well clutch good idea,i tried that,and somehow it was missing..or atleast had zero byte size to it,i copied the explorer.exe from my pc via network to hers.and it werked,but it keeps giving me a recovered from error message.but now it allows me to access desktop.start up ext..will MY explorer EXE be ok? or do i need to extract a new one from CD ?? PS.thx pal.i was so mad i didnt even think of explorer.exe i knew something was missing in task manager hehe

I have no idea what happened..but wifes pc which has XP wont give me a desktop..when i boot it,and log in under any user,admin included..it goes to desktop..but gives no icons.no start menu.nothing..mouse will move,and i can crtl/alt/del and it will bring up task manager.and i can close programs..but NO DESKTOP ITEMS please help.

Is it possible to share a scanner across a home network as u do a printer??..i dont see anywhere to set a share for it in XP..i just bought a UMAX Astra 4400 ..seems to be a nice scanner.but i wanna share it..

thx alot,that sounds like it will do the trick