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For ATI: Catalyst™ 7.5 Display Driver for Windows XP Professional/Home Edition. For DirectX: DirectX End User Runtimes (June 2007) Full Download (direct link).

Can you give more information about your computer?

Seriously, one post is enough.

Originally Posted By: elfedjay Could you please tell me how to tell the difference between an 80 and a 40 conductor cable? See this site: Ultra DMA (80-Conductor) IDE/ATA Cables.

If this is Home version of Windows XP, then you'll need to boot to Safe Mode before you can use the Administrator account.

For HP Scanjet: Compatibility database » Hardware » General » HP ScanJet 4100C: Quote: No driver for Vista, but works under VueScan with the driver that comes with VueScan*. Will not work with Fax and Scan in Vista Ultimate. *) VueScan Scanner Software. For Kodak: KODAK DVC325 Digital Video Camera Support: Quote: Announcements: We no longer offer technical support by phone or e-mail for this product as it has been discontinued. And the BJC250 is not listed (yet or never...) in: Canon Support - Windows Vista Support.

1) Make sure that your computer's date and time are correct. 2) Run Windows Update to check for updates. 3) Run the following commands from start/run: Regsvr32 softpub.dll Regsvr32 wintrust.dll Regsvr32 initpki.dll Regsvr32 dssenh.dll Regsvr32 rsaenh.dll Regsvr32 gpkcsp.dll Regsvr32 sccbase.dll Regsvr32 slbcsp.dll Regsvr32 mssip32.dll Regsvr32 cryptdlg.dll

@luis256: Does your video card have the latest drivers? Have you tried using the nvidia's control panel and in-game options to reduce graphical settings? Like vsync.

Try copying all the CDs to your hard drive, like c:\sims2cd1, c:\sims2cd2, etc. Then launch the setup from the "sims2cd1" folder and when asked for another CD, point it to "c:\sims2cd2" and so on.

Originally Posted By: rafi666 i have the same problem. name: 3dfx voodoo3 Adapter: voodoo3 Interactive Adapter RAM:16,000 MB You seriously need a new graphics card. What are the system requirements for The Sims 2?

Try installing NVIDIA's Linux nForce Drivers for your chipset. Ethernet driver seems to be named as forcedeth.

Have you read their End User License Agreement ("EULA") ? Quote: 8. ... , you may not, transfer, buy, sell, or auction (or offer, host, or facilitate the ability of others, to transfer, buy, sell, or auction), share, or otherwise commercially exploit, the Software or any part of the Game, account, password, characters, housing, items, credits, currency or coin or any other virtual in-game items and/or copyrighted, trademarked or patented material contained in or generated by the Game. ...

Try this if you have not yet. From the boot menu (same menu where are the safe mode options), select the 'Disable automatic restart on system failure' option. This prevents Windows from rebooting when BSOD occurs and you can see it.

You could try this: Start -> Run: regedit browse to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup Create or edit data which name is Installation Sources (data type REG_MULTI_SZ) add the "C:\Windows\System32" to it.

I have never used Mandriva but found these: You could try executing following command as root in console: urpmi dkms-spca5xx If it fails: gspcav1 - "Generic Softwares Package for Camera Adapters". You need to compile it from sources. or install rpm from: RPM resource dkms-spca5xx. (Source - Google Translated from French to English)

How to back up and to restore Outlook Express data.

You'll need to run the command prompt with Administrator rights before you can use the ipconfig command properly (right-click the command prompt shotcut in start menu and select Run as Administrator).

Try running the game in compatibility mode. Do the following for the game shortcut: How to use Windows Program Compatibility mode in Windows XP.

Try starting the installation with noapic apic=off switches. For instance, with (K)Ubuntu when you boot from the Live CD, you'll see screen with (K)Ubuntu logo and word boot: and the bottom of the screen. This screen or similar:

Have you tried installing it in regular mode, not in safe mode?

Try this. Copy following lines to Notepad. Save the file as shellscrap.reg. Then double click it to merge the contents to registry. Code: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ShellScrap]@="Scrap object""NeverShowExt"="""FriendlyTypeName"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,\ 00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,\ 32,00,5c,00,73,00,68,00,73,00,63,00,72,00,61,00,70,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,\ 00,2c,00,2d,00,32,00,35,00,38,00,00,00[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ShellScrap\DefaultIcon]@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\ 00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,68,00,\ 73,00,63,00,72,00,61,00,70,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,31,00,30,\ 00,30,00,00,00[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ShellScrap\shell][HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ShellScrap\shell\open][HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ShellScrap\shell\open\command]@=hex(2):72,00,75,00,6e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,20,00,25,00,53,00,79,\ 00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,\ 73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,68,00,73,00,63,00,72,00,61,\ 00,70,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,4f,00,70,00,65,00,6e,00,53,00,63,00,\ 72,00,61,00,70,00,5f,00,52,00,75,00,6e,00,44,00,4c,00,4c,00,20,00,25,00,31,\ 00,00,00[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ShellScrap\shellex][HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ShellScrap\shellex\DataHandler]@="{56117100-C0CD-101B-81E2-00AA004AE837}"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{56117100-C0CD-101B-81E2-00AA004AE837}]@="Shell Scrap DataHandler"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{56117100-C0CD-101B-81E2-00AA004AE837}\InProcServer32]@="shscrap.dll""ThreadingModel"="Apartment"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DocShortcut]@="Shortcut into a document""IsShortcut"="""NeverShowExt"=""[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DocShortcut\DefaultIcon]@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\ 00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,68,00,\ 73,00,63,00,72,00,61,00,70,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,31,00,30,\ 00,30,00,00,00[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DocShortcut\shell][HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DocShortcut\shell\open][HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DocShortcut\shell\open\command]@=hex(2):72,00,75,00,6e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,20,00,25,00,53,00,79,\ 00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,\ 73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,68,00,73,00,63,00,72,00,61,\ 00,70,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,4f,00,70,00,65,00,6e,00,53,00,63,00,\ 72,00,61,00,70,00,5f,00,52,00,75,00,6e,00,44,00,4c,00,4c,00,20,00,2f,00,72,\ 00,20,00,2f,00,78,00,20,00,25,00,31,00,00,00[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DocShortcut\shellex][HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DocShortcut\shellex\DataHandler]@="{56117100-C0CD-101B-81E2-00AA004AE837}"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{56117100-C0CD-101B-81E2-00AA004AE837}]@="Shell Scrap"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{56117100-C0CD-101B-81E2-00AA004AE837}\InProcServer32]@="shscrap.dll""ThreadingModel"="Apartment"

What error you are getting? What Linux you have installed or tried install? What are your computer specifications?

You could try tips from here: How to run StarCraft on Windows XP

Maxtor Personal Storage 3200, 230 GB (298,09 GB) external HD.

Try disabling the automatic restart on system failure: Click Start, then Run and type: wmic recoveros set AutoReboot = False This should stop on the BSOD. Then tell us what driver is causing this.