Sampson

In case that doesn't work, look at this page which talks about a registry fix: http://snakefoot.fateback.com/tweak/winnt/service_details/service_regedit.html

Have you tried a different set of Detonator Drivers?

That is odd. Couldn't help noticing that you have Microangelo installed. Could it have changed (hijacked) the icons?

Go to Simmtester.com and download the free Ram test software

Popup killers stop some kinds of popups and not others. Depends upon how they work. This sounds like advertising. You probably have a cookie in place from visiting somewhere that gets triggered on some sites. Download Ad-aware and scan your machine. Pest Patrol is better but you have to pay for it; it is more active in keeping pests away. You can make the adjustments yourself in IE to limit cookies. You could ratchet up your security level in relation to cookies and make IE inform you when a site is putting a cookie on your machine. A program called Cookie Pal (again you have to pay) will do this for you. You can also use other browsers that use IE components but include popup stoppers - Avant, Slim Browser, MyIE, etc., or you could install Mozilla based Firebird which is independent of IE. First, though, scan your machine for bots and spyware and remove them.

If you think you've been hacked, get something like Pest Patrol or a spybot program and scan your machine. If you have no confidence in these, reformat your machine. Then, if you are using broadband (cable or DSL) even if you don't have a network, get a cable/dsl router and hook it up between the modem and your computer. Follow the instructions about security. The router was never meant to be a firewall, but it acts as one. And, it is pretty effective. Zone Alarm and Tiny have good firewall software products though there are a number of them that are probably just as good.

Try - http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp

Literally it means bubbles. It can also be used in a way similar to the English expression "pipe dreams." It can also mean something like innocent fantasies or "dreamlike myths". It can refer an anatomical area that it is best not to go into.

Have you looked at this page: http://www.ntfs.com/products.htm

It may very well be that you have have a worm or some spybot. On the other hand, it may be time to clean out the IE cache, cookies, and other junk that IE liberally downloads onto your hard drive. Doing this will make you have to log in manually to some boards the first time you use them since the automating cookie will disappear.

This error comes up with a legacy Bios that is incompatible with XP. I think that there is a tool on the Microsoft support page that you can run to tell you if your Bios is compatible or not. Barring that, you might try seeing if there is a more recent Bios for that board or use an earlier windows version like 98

If you are running a clean install, the problem with W2K,WinXP, and Win2003 will generally be drivers for cards, video, audio, NIC's, etc. If your audio or network connections are on the board itself, it could be these that have the problem in that they are not compatible. The file you refer to (drvmain.sdb) is a database that contains compatibility problems with certain devices in Win2003. In setup, Win2003 tries to circumvent these problems with some substitutions. It is not always correct. Somewhere on your CD should be a collection of .sdb files that contain incompatibility problems. Viewing these might give you a clue.

If it was working before you put Norton's on, this page from Symantec can tell you how to uninstall it. http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nav.nsf/docid/2001092114452606 I am not sure that it will take out the keys to the registry. You may have to hunt those down.

It isn't exactly clear from what you've said that this is a software issue. Were you able to log on to your provider easily before you put Norton's on your machine? Because you are using a dial-up modem, there may be an incompatibility between your modem and the modems of the providers. On the other hand, have you checked to see 1) if W2K is recognizing your modem or 2) how it is set in its configuration?

http://www.softwaretipsandtricks.com/index.php?page=showcomments&id=152

See if this won't help: "Fixing the dreaded "Parser Message: Value creation failed " at line 472" error. This is a problem with the file shellstyle.dll, which is included in most visual styles. Use the following steps to fix the problem: 1.) Go to your /WINDOWS/Resources/Themes directory, or wherever you may have your themes located. 2.) Go into the directory of the theme your currently using. Example: Using 'Semplice' by KoL? Navigate to /WINDOWS/Resources/Themes/Semplice 3.) Go into the folder called 'Shell" within the previous directory. 4.) Inside you'll find a folder with a file called 'shellstyle.dll' inside. Now remember the name of the theme your using? (Example: Semplice). You need to rename this folder from Shell to the name of the theme your currently using. If you don't know the exact name, go to Display Properties, and try to Display/Show the theme, the name you see in Display Properties is the name you need to change the 'Shell' folder to. Example: Using Semplice as an example, the Shell folder for that theme is called 'Shell', in this situation you'll need to rename the folder to 'Semplice'. Easy enough, right? Note that for multi-part themes, aka themes with more than one variation or color, you'll need to rename each corresponding 'Shell' folder to what is displayed in Display Properties when you try to apply the theme. 5.) Now that you've changed the 'Shell' folder name to correspond with the visual styles name, reapply the theme. 6.) Go to Add/Remove Programs, and voila!"

Some sound cards have a "line out" plug. It is unaffected by the volume control but puts out a constant signal. These can be connected to an external amplifier, like a stereo tuner, which in turn is hooked to a set of speakers.

If may only be the program that you are using to measure the temperatures that give you different readings for 98 and for 2K. How are you getting the temperatures?

This kind of behavior usually comes about because a driver, generally an audio driver won't unload. Have you installed any software or game recently? Some are notorious for putting a .dll in that affects a windows library file.

You have probably already done this, but since you moved from a pci card to an AGP card, go into the Gigabyte bios and check to see if the AGP is given the preference at bootup. You can also set it to 4X just in case it is set to 2X.

Go to the Toshiba support page and make sure that you download and then flash the latest bios for your machine. Your present bios will probably not support W2K.

If you are certain that the application is actually uninstalled. Bring up regedit and do a find on the application name as found in your Add/Remove software listing. Delete the keys related to it. That will remove it from the Add/Remove listing.

I've seen a message like this when installing things over a network where IPX/SPX is not installed. Just guessing from this but is there a conflict between the SBLive and your NIC?

Look at this possibility from Microsoft: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q189439

I know you are using ME, but 98 had this same problem and Microsoft created a "disconnect utility" as found here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/downloads/contents/wurecommended/s_wufeatured/1394/ (It functions somewhat they way the USB stop utility works for W2K.)Not sure if this will work with ME, but it may be worth a try.