Ok I had this problem with my laptop so we just ignored it but then it started to piss me dad off.
So he started taking it apart. And what he found was dust and alot not even dust like lint in the
what my brother said was somethig that detected the tempature and was making it so my compter would
randomly shut off with no warning. So we clean that out with some compressed air. And now it works
just like brand new. It may not be that best compter in the world but it still works good. I
gurantee no one else it as happy as I am. Anyone else fix a computer problem like this?...

I just installed Sabayon linux and I think it's great, however, now I cannot boot with kubuntu
or xp. When I was installing sabayon I think it asked for all the partitions which had an OS, I
listed them all but now I can see those options in the boot menu but when I select some other OS, it
says something like- file not found .Can anyone tell me how to fix the boot list?...

Ever want to learn linux but you didn't have a second machine to run it on? You can make a
virtual machine that boots from a virtual CD-ROM image and do this in less than 5 minutes. Here is
a great one to start with, it only takes up 50 MB on your machine: Main Page:
http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/index.html Here is a quickstart guide for how to : 1. Download a
DSL image that uses QEMU (from here: http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distri....1-embedded.zip
) If you have a slow download speed, this will take you longer than the previously mentioned 5
minutes...

We all know that Windows XP can now be installed with Windows XP. Now Apple made an offical dual
boot program that allows you to boot into Windows XP with ease. It's official with support.
However it's still in beta. I guess in future, Windows users may get an Apple computer instead
because you can use a Mac OS any time you want. Although I'm not a Mac user, I think I'll
consider getting an Apple next. I can learn Mac OS as well, while using Windows XP for my everyday
chores. QUOTE Available as a download beginning today, Boot Camp allows users with...

My computer has just developed an annoying little quirk: it spontaneously restarts in the middle of
Windows start-up. I have Windows XP Pro SP2, and every time it gets to the part of booting up where
the little gray bars fill up across the bottom of the screen (right before the Windows logo is
displayed on a black background), it will all of a sudden just restart and go back to the BIOS
screen. So basically, it can never get past this point, and fails to give me any sort of message or
information as to what exactly the problem is. Even stranger is how the problem start...

I've just performed a near-complete upgrade of my main computer. New mobo, processor, more RAM.
I kept both my HDs and would like to continue using the Windows install I was using before. While I
have definitely not passed the hardware test (Windows's way of making sure you haven't
borrowed a friend's HD by checking to see if the hardware is the same as when it was installed)
I've read that SP1 and up will let you boot into safe mode and reactivate. The way it is now,
all I get is the Safe Mode/LastKnown/Start normally screen. If I choose anything, t...

Can anyone help with this issue? I have at least three machines at work that are currently booting
up to a blank screen with either hal.dll or ntosknl.exe missing error. The machines are running
Windowa 2000 pro. I have been able to get them back up and running, bu t I am a little concerned
that there maybe a virus. However, I have made sure my AntiVirus software has been updated and a
full scan has been run, and no virus has been detected. I have run spyware detecting software as
well, and nothing unusual seems to appear. The machines are running ok so far, but I am wor...

Ever since I reinstalled Windows a few days ago, I've kept the installation disk in my CD drive.
Last night, I removed it thinking that I finally had a stable installation. When I booted this
morning, I got a "non-system disk" error. I rebooted several times just to see if it was a fluke,
but I got the error every time. Then, on a hunch, I put my installation CD back in and Windows
booted without complaint. May I ask why the f*ck Windows will only boot with the installation disk
in the CD drive? I have never heard of that type of situation in my entire life. Al...

When adding in my old 40gig HD i had a lot of trouble formating it, due to the fact it had been
partitioned. So i used my XP boot cd to reformat it, Somehow it added a boot option saying there was
a OS on the hd. When booting up my pc i would get 2 option and would have to select the second one.
I found out how to swap them so mine is the top option (Meaning i dont have to be here to change
option when pc loads) but i want to know how to remove the second option. Any help would be greatly
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