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I am running windows xp home (gateway 300s) w/ SP2 and have th
following problems:
1. when I power up the machine, XP will not start properly. It wil
keep trying but nothing happens. The only way I can get it to start i
when a DOS screen appears, I toggle to a setting that says somethin
like "start windows from the last good configuration" (the last know
settings that worked). If I select this option, xp will start and
can use the machine normally.
2. Becasue of this I cannot install a local printer. I can install m
brother MFC-5440CN and use it during that session, but if I power dow
and restart, the "new hardware wizard starts and trys to re-install th
drivers. If I dont re-install every time, the printer will not show u
in the printer folder.
This computer was a gift from a friend, so I am trying to get i
running in tip top shape...Please help
following problems:
1. when I power up the machine, XP will not start properly. It wil
keep trying but nothing happens. The only way I can get it to start i
when a DOS screen appears, I toggle to a setting that says somethin
like "start windows from the last good configuration" (the last know
settings that worked). If I select this option, xp will start and
can use the machine normally.
2. Becasue of this I cannot install a local printer. I can install m
brother MFC-5440CN and use it during that session, but if I power dow
and restart, the "new hardware wizard starts and trys to re-install th
drivers. If I dont re-install every time, the printer will not show u
in the printer folder.
This computer was a gift from a friend, so I am trying to get i
running in tip top shape...Please help