What are the correct steps to take to format and re-install with win xp pro.
Still having problems!
When ive done it before.Ive booted from Win xp disc and chosen quick format option

Iain,
i have just done a clean install for win XP pro,yes you do boot from disc but i did the clean install and not repair,
the problems i had was the keyboard F buttons did not work when agreeing to
license,and i was booting from floppy,i set the boot ok and in the end i used an old keyboard,NTFS was selected,
problem then,you loose all your DATA from hardrive,so a clean install is the last one to try,
ps.iam not a techy,
have looked at AVG antivirus

http://www.grisoft.com/virbase/virbase.php?lng=us&type=web&action=view&qvirus=086fdab66b76a000

http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_index.php

steve

Iain, I dont use XP but you should get the option of reformatting the hard disk at the point you chose where to install XP.

leading on from this,i use nortons anti-virus and firewall 2004,
if i had AVG anti-virus running too,would they conflict,
i also use AD-aware 6 and spybot search and destroy,
how many security programs does one have to have,
the answer is not to open up attachments,or is it,

steve

scussy,
I would dump Norton and just use AVG for virus checking, sometimes its worth using one of the online ones like trend house call. Virus software does not normally conflict but running two will probably slow down your machine, especially if one of them is Norton which now seems to be very slow.

Keep firewall, hardware firewalls tend to be better.

Keep ad aware and spybot S&D installed and up-to-date.

Use a spam blocking ISP or some spam blocking resident software, Don't open attachments that are suspicious, I use pocket-knife Peek to look into some emails without running anything in them.

There are some other measures that I keep meaning to write up but the above will cover most situations.

Sorted Tim.Formatted and found out my dial up to pipex was configured wrong.After the fact:-)
Couldnt get stocwatch streaming before

Just tried sending an e-mail with a picture attachment for the first time.
After an age the message gets sent and at the top of the screen it says that "attachment has failed, file size too large 2250 bytes"!?
I just clicked on the thumbnail of the picture i wanted to send after selecting "browse"
what are bytes!?
how can i send the picture, i really would prefer to send them at more than one at a time if possible
d. (compewter genius)

D,
the attachment is probably to big! do you know how big the picture is? i think the 2250 may be KiloBytes or it might relate to the text message size or something else. [sneaky edit to correct error]

Right click on the pictures you want to send and look at the Size, which ISP are you using?

Even on a Broadband connection it will take some time to send large files, that probably why nothing seemed to happen for a while and then you got the message.

Computer lesson number one :-

1 byte is small
1000 is still small
1000000 is getting bigger
1000000000 is pretty huge .

so the message is the more the bigger !

Spaceman,

But bigger isnt always better. It's what they can do with it that counts!

Anyone know how to fix this error

SOPHOS INTERCHECK

a running application is using drive locking try again later

Windows XP - Service Pack S2 Review here:

http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,116996,00.asp

I am going to buy a new computer.
which Pc Makers are the best?

My PC is giving me an error message when I switch on. It's titled Checkpoint Scheduler and says that the Task Scheduler is not running.

I only had one program in it ( A Fix-It Recovery exe) which I've taken out but the problem still persists.

I assume I have to uninstall the checkpoint scheduler and re-install it. Anyone know the program? Is it a Microsoft program and can I get a new copy from them if it is? Thanks in advance.

Anyone downloaded XP SP2 Yet? Im in the process of doing so. 1 hr 15 on DSL!

Help

I AM TRYING TO ADD A ADSL MODEM TO MY LAPTOP RUNING WINDOWS XP HOME
DO I EVEN NEED ONE CAN ANY-ONE HELP ME

Breydon

If your laptop is your only computer then you could get away with a USB modem but if you have or may have in the future another computer that you also want to connect to then get an ADSL router.

Let us know in more detail what kit you have and what you want to do.

Iain

Thanks for bringing it to my attention my download has 10 hrs to go :-(

Mine didnt work.Straight from Microsoft!
Trying Downhill Battle link.27 Hours to go!!!!!!!
edit:Jumped to 8 hours now:-) Going down .........2 hours now

Completed.Bit long to boot up.Rather worried at one point.All seems to be working now:-)
Update page very posh now