lappy ok here,got to do another 3 yet,i dont think i do my dads pc yet,
before a major update i run all security software and defrag,restart so a restore point is made jsut in case,
AVG 8 does slow the pc down with the scanners running,i have turned them off,
i do still have the anti-virus and firwall running behind a router too,should be ok,

Morning all,

I am currently on my lap top as my desktop will not boot, I wonder if anyone can assist, it comes up with the message that file corrupt or not there, the file is system 32, it simply will not boot although it has done this before i have a feeling this time is a major problem.

I have windows XP and it says I can repair it by inserting the set up disk which may have come with the PC, when I bought it there was no disks as everything was pre loaded.

I wondered what set up disk I need for XP and indeed where can I get one, i might be able to get it to boot if I can repair it.

TIA

Stewart

The first thing to consider is what caused the file to be corrupted. It could be a virus, a one off occurence or most likely, the disk is on the way out.

If you put any value on the data that is on that disk then you have to assume the latter and recover thedata first.

Don't try to boot from that disk, as Windows creates a lot of disk activity which could push it over the edge.

Remove the drive from the computer, and mount it as a secondary on another machine and try to copy any files that you want to keep.

Open a command prompt, and change to the damaged drive (: Enter)

Type chkdsk /f followed by enter. This will attempt to repair the disk which will with any luck be bootable again.

You can't trust the disk so once you get it going, install a trial copy of Paragon Partition Manager, buy a new disk and mount it as a secondary then use Partition manager to copy everything to the new disk.

Also Stewart, as long as your machine has a valid XP certificate on it a friendly computer repair man should be able to sort you out with a re-install of XP on the new hard disc. Don't know how to do it yourself as I always pay someone to do this for me - much less frustrating!

Microsoft is now prompting me to download SP3 to upgrade my SP2.
Having reread all the above posts, I am just holding off doing this, but inevitably it will ask me every time I access windows updates. Is the consensus now that SP3 is worth having or is it still full of problems? My SP2 is working well at the moment, so it seems a shame to spoil it!

I have my broadband from Pipex.

My normal e:mail address is with Compuserve and it works fine with an assortment of POP3 mail readers.

I get a free e:mail address with Pipex. I can see the messages on the web reader on the Pipex site but cannot get my third party POP3 readers to access them.

Is there anything odd with Pipex?

TP

TP when I had Pipex some years ago the login name was strange,
aoog66%dsl.pipex.com in my case, on pop.dsl.pipex.com.

Thanks K,

I have tried various permutations.

There is a way of testing access via telnet. It failed on this laptop but worked on another working off WiFi. I rebooted my modem router and it now works on this laptop - but still my nPOP mail reader cannot get into the Pipex POP3 box.

There is a suggestion that I reset the TCP IP but that sounds a bit hairy when it might b*gg*r the bit that is working fine.

TP

K,

I can now get into my Pipex via Virtual Access - but not nPOP.

Clearly the problem is at this end with the nPOP.

I'm going to try a re-boot to see if that makes it work.

EDIT. Re-boot no use. What did work was to entirely remove the Pipex entry in nPOP and start again......

TP

I think someone put up a pointer to the Hybrio rechargeable batteries that keep their charge, when not in use, for longer than the others.

Has anyone experience of battery testers? It seems to me that knowing when to throw away an old rechargeable is just as important as knowing which new one to buy.

A photo forum I use pointed me to these:-

http://www.ztsinc.com/mbt1.html

But it would be easier to find one that is already imported into the UK.

TP

TP,
i would phone Pipex to make sure your password and ID is correct for your email account as its not the same as your internet ID and pass,had the same sort of problem with my dad's pipex account,
make sure this to :-

incomming mail (pop3) pop.dsl.pipex.co.uk
outgoing mail (SMTP) smtp.dsl.pipex.co.uk

ID for email account should have something like asut80@dsl.pipex.com
internet it will be something like kayak's above name60%dsl.pipex.com

hope this helps

steve

help up until recently i could open pdf files,but over the last few days my computer freezes,i have deleted a/reader & re-installed but the same thing occurs any help appreciated tia

TP, http://www.uniross.com/consumer_html/range.php. They have changed the branding and there are now two types, standard and plus.

I have always got mine on ebay from volume sellers and they have been fine.

Edit - crappy site, not sure the link will work for you.

Scussy,

Thanks for the Pipex stuff.

I have got it to run eventually. I use Virtual Access and nPOP.

I'd clearly set something up wrongly in nPOP and could not correct it. In the end I started again with a new 'menu' and it worked a treat.

TP

K,

Agreed. Crappy site. Can't find any testers.

Google finds a Uniross one for 2.88 at Amazon. I cannot believe that it does what that ZTS for around 29 USD is doing.

My understanding is that you have to read the battery 'under load' to get a meaningful guide to whether the battery is wearing out. The photographer that set me down this road says that he throws out all the batteries that read less than 60% when recharged.

I'll go on looking.

But thanks for the interest.

TP

TP

I need to know if adding new filters to my telephone line will help improve my broadband speed as Pipex tell me it will???

At the moment I am getting 1.8mbps on a good day, however BT tell me the line can take 4-6mbps, the last few days I have rang Pipex to ask them to help with speed and all they say is try new filters, if I do which ones do I get???

Richgit69

I don't know if they differ in quality, but I suspect that most are the same. Why not buy a new one for a fiver and test it?

Test it with no other phones or filters plugged in, and blug your router into the BT master socket. Or better still, if you have a modern master socket, remove the front plate which dissconnects all of your extensio wireing and plug the filter in direct.

Optimist, thanks ;-)

That's what they suggested plug it into a master socket, but I cant reach it behind large TV and very difficult for me in wheelchair ;-) I find away thou ;-)

Richgit69.

Mate of mine at BT says adding new filters will not help.

I thought that it was the broadband that was noisy and so the filters were to help phones plugged into the same socket by filtering out the unwanted noise.

ie. Filters help phones but do not help broadband.