Syntax for CheckDisk in Windows 98
--Click START and select RUN
Type in CMD and press ENTER
In the Command Line Window, type in chkdsk /f
Care and cleaning of CDs and DVDs.
Our correspondent Liz in beautiful Savannah, who listens via our podcast, mentions two PDF resources:
--Council of Library and Information Resources
--National Institute of Standards and Technology
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
URLs from 7/24/07
Booting Window XP using a "Clean" boot for Uninstalling programs
iPhone Exploit may allow attackers to take control
--News.com
--Securityevaluators.com
BluEye -- an iPod hack
Q: Can I do wireless printing using a Linksys router & Lexmark printer?
--You could buy a new access point/router (some have USB ports designed for printers)
--Or connect the printer to an existing computer that's always on (the cheapest solution)
--See Pcstats.com article
--Search for Wireless print server
Using restore point to take Windows XP back to an earlier state
iPhone Exploit may allow attackers to take control
--News.com
--Securityevaluators.com
BluEye -- an iPod hack
Q: Can I do wireless printing using a Linksys router & Lexmark printer?
--You could buy a new access point/router (some have USB ports designed for printers)
--Or connect the printer to an existing computer that's always on (the cheapest solution)
--See Pcstats.com article
--Search for Wireless print server
Using restore point to take Windows XP back to an earlier state
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
URLs from 7/17/07
Vinyl record sales are up 13%
Internet Explorer in Windows opens in too small a size
Setting up a home wireless network with 2 Mac laptops, USB Hard drive, printer
--Tip # 1
--Tip #2
Slow internet speed with Windows 2000 broadband
--We suggested that extra memory might help. Here's a bandwidth speed test.
Word processing compatible with Microsoft Office (esp. Word)
--We suggested the free open-source Open Office
Kevin from Eaton has a Windows 98 machine that won't boot properly. Bryan suggested a review of CHKDSK (Check Disk) procedures.
--Here's Wayne's guide:
--First, a word of caution: some of this may possibly change or impair your system. If you're not comfortable with this, don't do it.
--Try starting in Safe Mode (tap F8 key repeatedly during Startup)
--You can attempt to repair this file by starting Windows Setup using the orginal setup CD-Rom.
Select R at the first screen to start repair.
--Boot from Windows XP Install CD-Rom
Press R for Recovery Console
Select the number for the OS (in my case 1. C:\WINDOWS)
This should result in a prompt C:\WINDOWS
At the C: prompt type:
chkdsk C: /p/r
Then reboot and see if it’s fixed.
--If that does not help then go through the steps above.
At the C: prompt type:
Fixboot C:
Then reboot and see if it’s fixed.
--If that does not help then go through the steps above.
At the C: prompt type:
fixmbr
A warning will display stating the mbr is not standard or corrupt (or words to that effect). At "Do you wish to continue?" type Y for yes.
The new mbr should then be successfully written to the hard disk.
Type "exit" (no quotes) at the prompt. The system will reboot and all SHOULD be well.
A word of warning care should be execised if you multiboot into different OS's as this may prevent the system accessing a custom boot loader, but for single operating systems it should be fine. It works 100% of the time for me.
Internet Explorer in Windows opens in too small a size
Setting up a home wireless network with 2 Mac laptops, USB Hard drive, printer
--Tip # 1
--Tip #2
Slow internet speed with Windows 2000 broadband
--We suggested that extra memory might help. Here's a bandwidth speed test.
Word processing compatible with Microsoft Office (esp. Word)
--We suggested the free open-source Open Office
Kevin from Eaton has a Windows 98 machine that won't boot properly. Bryan suggested a review of CHKDSK (Check Disk) procedures.
--Here's Wayne's guide:
--First, a word of caution: some of this may possibly change or impair your system. If you're not comfortable with this, don't do it.
--Try starting in Safe Mode (tap F8 key repeatedly during Startup)
--You can attempt to repair this file by starting Windows Setup using the orginal setup CD-Rom.
Select R at the first screen to start repair.
--Boot from Windows XP Install CD-Rom
Press R for Recovery Console
Select the number for the OS (in my case 1. C:\WINDOWS)
This should result in a prompt C:\WINDOWS
At the C: prompt type:
chkdsk C: /p/r
Then reboot and see if it’s fixed.
--If that does not help then go through the steps above.
At the C: prompt type:
Fixboot C:
Then reboot and see if it’s fixed.
--If that does not help then go through the steps above.
At the C: prompt type:
fixmbr
A warning will display stating the mbr is not standard or corrupt (or words to that effect). At "Do you wish to continue?" type Y for yes.
The new mbr should then be successfully written to the hard disk.
Type "exit" (no quotes) at the prompt. The system will reboot and all SHOULD be well.
A word of warning care should be execised if you multiboot into different OS's as this may prevent the system accessing a custom boot loader, but for single operating systems it should be fine. It works 100% of the time for me.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
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