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There is no question that the speed factor favours the network, however, either way it is simply a question of how long do you stay away while the transfer is taking place. In addition there is no learning curve or set up time required to use an external drive. Unless you are planning on actually using the network as opposed to just creating it as a vehicle to change over to a new pc, any money spent on creating it is wasted. A usb hard drive will give you the safety of external backup usually with sufficient room to keep it up to date.

What you need is a new version of XP. There is no going back you have wiped it clean. You don't need additional software that you will be unable to run. If the recovery disk is actually the one for your machine you really should take that advice and try to get a new one.

Try here Kingpin. Description of the Network Setup Wizard in Windows XP The Wizard will also give you a checklist of what you will need depending on the hardware you are using to create the network. It is not all that simple a process. Though it is not that difficult either. If your sole aim is to simply transfer data, (and you are still resistant to external backup) you may want to look at one of the sites that will host your files on line. You can then simply download them into the new pc without creating a network. I believe that most allow about 10 gigs free but once you move them you can start over. I have never tried any of these services but if you are interested I am sure that there are members here who have. I would suggest asking in a new thread in order to maximise your chance of getting useful replies.

Taking into account that Tootech has come to the conclusion that your hardware is all apparently ok, a new copy of windows should be fine. I don't know what this "software" is or why you feel you need it. Keep this in mind, if you buy software you need to be able to run it. If you could run it you would have an operating system that works. If that is the case, why do you need the software. Once you are up and running there are a number of ways you can partition your hard drive if that is what you are trying to do.

We do have people with familiarity with setting up a local network and transferring data. I am not one of them. It is a bit more involved than just connecting ethernet cables. While I cannot argue the money issue, it seems that you are running without any external backup at all. I can probably direct you to dozens of threads where that has lead to real pain when data is lost. The cost of usb external hard drives has come way down. I would suggest that you invest in one as soon as you are able. It would certainly help with this process right now.

I take it that you can at least run in safe mode, is that correct? If so, this same problem has come up 3 different times in a 24 hour period. That leads me to believe that it may be a malware issue and to try a disinfection process. As of this point you seem to be the only one able to get into the pc at all. I am going to suggest that you first read the following link and then try the process as set forth below. It is most important that you get back to us with the result. http://extremetechsupport.com/forum/malware-removal-av-firewalls-etc/5629-malware-disinfection-limited-no-internet-access.html Your computer may be infected with Malware. Malware is software designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system without the owner's informed consent. It is a combination of the words malicious and software. The expression is a general term used by computer professionals to mean a variety of forms of hostile, intrusive, or annoying software or program code. It is in your best interest to note the following: Please disable your resident security applications (such as AVG, Spybot, WinPatrol, etc.) before performing the below procedure so that they do not interfere with the process. Perform all the steps in the order listed to avoid any conflicts. If unsure, please stop and voice your doubts. You might be required to go offline during the disinfection process. Therefore, it is recommended to print off the instructions below for ease of reference. If you stick to the above guidelines, all should go smoothly. ================================================ STEP 1 Download ATF-Cleaner by Atribune. Save the file to your Desktop. Double-click on the file to run the program. On the Main tab, check the Select All button. Next, click on the Firefox tab (if applicable) and check the Select All button. Note: If you would like to preserve your saved passwords in Firefox, then click No at the corresponding prompt. Now, click on the Opera tab (if applicable) and check the Select All button. Note: If you would like to preserve your saved passwords in Opera, then click No at the corresponding prompt. Press the Empty Selected button and click OK to acknowledge the corresponding prompt. Click on the Exit button to quit the program. ================================================ STEP 2 Please click here to download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware. Save the file to your Desktop. Double-click mbam-setup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program. At the end, make sure a check mark is placed next to: Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware [*] Click Finish. [*] The program will download and update itself if it finds the necessity to do so. Please allow this. [*] Once the program has loaded, select Perform full scan, then click Scan. Note: Depending on your computer specifications, the scan may take some time to complete. Please wait patiently and do not interrupt the process. [*] When the scan is complete, click OK, and then Show Results to view the results. [*] Make sure that every entry is selected, and click Remove Selected. [*] Restart your computer. ================================================ STEP 3 Please click here to download SUPERAntiSpyware (Free Version). Save the file to your Desktop. Double-click SUPERAntiSpyware.exe and follow the prompts to install the program. Open SUPERAntiSpyware. Under Configuration and Preferences, click the Preferences button. Click the Scanning Control tab. Under Scanner Options make sure the following fields checked: [*] Click the Close button to leave the control center screen. [*] On the main screen, under Scan for Harmful Software click Scan your computer. [*] On the left, make sure you check mark C:\Fixed Drive. [*] On the right, under Complete Scan, choose Perform Complete Scan. [*] Click Next to start the scan. Please be patient while it scans your computer. [*] After the scan is complete, a Scan Summary box will appear with potentially harmful items that were detected. Click OK. [*] Make sure every entry has a check mark next to it and click Next. [*] A notification will appear that Quarantine and Removal is Complete. Click OK and then Finish to return to the main menu. [*] Restart your computer. ================================================ STEP 4 Please visit the ESET Online Scanner, using Internet Explorer to initiate the scan. Note: If you are running Windows Vista, then you will need Administrative privileges to complete the latter part of the procedure. To do so, right-click on the Internet Explorer icon in the Start Menu and select the Run As Administrator option in the shell context menu. Check mark the YES, I accept the Terms of Use box. Click the Start button. Click the Install button on the following screen. Click Start. This will will initialize and update the scanner engine. Check mark the box beside Remove found threats. Click the Scan button. This will start the scan. Please be patient while it is in progress. Restart your computer. ================================================ STEP 5 Click on Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools and select System Restore. Choose the radio button marked Create a Restore Point on the first screen and click Next. Give the restore point a name then click Create. The new point will be stamped with the current date and time. Keep a note of this so you can find it easily should you need to use System Restore. Next, click on Start > Run, type Cleanmgr and click on OK. Click on the More Options tab. Click the Clean Up button in the System Restore section to remove all previous restore points except the most recent one. This will remove any infected files that have been backed up by Windows. The files in "System Restore" are protected to prevent any programs changing those files. This is the only foolproof way to ensure the deletion of those files. Note: Please don't use it on a regular basis as this will clear all previous restore points. The feature might be very useful to revert your computer to working condition if something goes wrong. Re-enable all your security applications and please return here and tell us how the computer seems to be operating. Happy Safe Computing! http://extremetechsupport.com/forum/../../images/additional-smilies/thumb.gif Close browsers before scanning Scan for tracking cookies Terminate memory threats before quarantining

Perhaps I am missing something but unless you need the old drive for your new setup why are you not just holding it aside. You should be able to use a caddy and attach it through a usb cable and pull the data off at that point. Once that is done safely you can format and install the old drive if you wish.

Nice having you with us Woz, Welcome!!!:)

That is a good question woz with only one way to find out. I would suggest that you download and give Firefox a try. If it turns out that you are once again surfing trouble free we will know the issue is related to Internet Explorer. Firefox web browser | Faster, more secure, & customizable

There are a number of reasons why this may be malware. We have had 3 virtually identical issues posted within a 24 hour period. It is attacking your ability to reach certain sites but not others. Your pc is running with Service Pack 2 which can leave it more vulnerable and suggests that you may not have been downloading and installing other updates as well. You mention only Norton and no antimalware programs or firewall. It is unlikely that you altered the settings on every browser that you mentioned. I would suggest that you follow our disinfection procedure that follows and let us know how you get on. I would then suggest that you take a serious look at how best to protect your pc in the future. We will be glad to help you with that. Your computer maybe infected with Malware. Malware is software designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system without the owner's informed consent. It is a combination of the words malicious and software. The expression is a general term used by computer professionals to mean a variety of forms of hostile, intrusive, or annoying software or program code. It is in your best interest to note the following: Please disable your resident security applications (such as AVG, Spybot, WinPatrol, etc.) before performing the below procedure so that they do not interfere with the process. Perform all the steps in the order listed to avoid any conflicts. If unsure, please stop and voice your doubts. You might be required to go offline during the disinfection process. Therefore, it is recommended to print off the instructions below for ease of reference. If you stick to the above guidelines, all should go smoothly. ================================================ STEP 1 Download ATF-Cleaner by Atribune. Save the file to your Desktop. Double-click on the file to run the program. On the Main tab, check the Select All button. Next, click on the Firefox tab (if applicable) and check the Select All button. Note: If you would like to preserve your saved passwords in Firefox, then click No at the corresponding prompt. Now, click on the Opera tab (if applicable) and check the Select All button. Note: If you would like to preserve your saved passwords in Opera, then click No at the corresponding prompt. Press the Empty Selected button and click OK to acknowledge the corresponding prompt. Click on the Exit button to quit the program. ================================================ STEP 2 Please click here to download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware. Save the file to your Desktop. Double-click mbam-setup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program. At the end, make sure a check mark is placed next to: Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware [*] Click Finish. [*] The program will download and update itself if it finds the necessity to do so. Please allow this. [*] Once the program has loaded, select Perform full scan, then click Scan. Note: Depending on your computer specifications, the scan may take some time to complete. Please wait patiently and do not interrupt the process. [*] When the scan is complete, click OK, and then Show Results to view the results. [*] Make sure that every entry is selected, and click Remove Selected. [*] Restart your computer. ================================================ STEP 3 Please click here to download SUPERAntiSpyware (Free Version). Save the file to your Desktop. Double-click SUPERAntiSpyware.exe and follow the prompts to install the program. Open SUPERAntiSpyware. Under Configuration and Preferences, click the Preferences button. Click the Scanning Control tab. Under Scanner Options make sure the following fields checked: [*] Click the Close button to leave the control center screen. [*] On the main screen, under Scan for Harmful Software click Scan your computer. [*] On the left, make sure you check mark C:\Fixed Drive. [*] On the right, under Complete Scan, choose Perform Complete Scan. [*] Click Next to start the scan. Please be patient while it scans your computer. [*] After the scan is complete, a Scan Summary box will appear with potentially harmful items that were detected. Click OK. [*] Make sure every entry has a check mark next to it and click Next. [*] A notification will appear that Quarantine and Removal is Complete. Click OK and then Finish to return to the main menu. [*] Restart your computer. ================================================ STEP 4 Please visit the ESET Online Scanner, using Internet Explorer to initiate the scan. Note: If you are running Windows Vista, then you will need Administrative privileges to complete the latter part of the procedure. To do so, right-click on the Internet Explorer icon in the Start Menu and select the Run As Administrator option in the shell context menu. Check mark the YES, I accept the Terms of Use box. Click the Start button. Click the Install button on the following screen. Click Start. This will will initialize and update the scanner engine. Check mark the box beside Remove found threats. Click the Scan button. This will start the scan. Please be patient while it is in progress. Restart your computer. ================================================ STEP 5 Click on Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools and select System Restore. Choose the radio button marked Create a Restore Point on the first screen and click Next. Give the restore point a name then click Create. The new point will be stamped with the current date and time. Keep a note of this so you can find it easily should you need to use System Restore. Next, click on Start > Run, type Cleanmgr and click on OK. Click on the More Options tab. Click the Clean Up button in the System Restore section to remove all previous restore points except the most recent one. This will remove any infected files that have been backed up by Windows. The files in "System Restore" are protected to prevent any programs changing those files. This is the only foolproof way to ensure the deletion of those files. Note: Please don't use it on a regular basis as this will clear all previous restore points. The feature might be very useful to revert your computer to working condition if something goes wrong. Re-enable all your security applications and please return here and tell us how the computer seems to be operating. Happy Safe Computing! http://extremetechsupport.com/forum/../images/additional-smilies/thumb.gif Close browsers before scanning Scan for tracking cookies Terminate memory threats before quarantining

It sounds like a malware issue to me Vortex, but try to do a system restore back to before this happened and see if it cures the problem. I have my doubts but it is worth a try. Just go to program files then accessories then system tools and finally system restore. The instructions are pretty simple to follow from there.

Please either post your own thread IH8 or follow this one. Do not, however, add issue to this thread. Thank you!

Will you please run a search for the program file and let us know what comes up as a path? Also give us the full file name if it comes up. Is there any chance that you are on dial up as opposed to broadband?

Which one is the "other device?" If it does not work, why are you still trying to install drivers for it. I suspect you are not. But it does show a a failed attempt. If you are comfortable with going into the PC, I would suggest that you remove the non working drive. Go back to your device manager and make certain that is is uninstalled. At the same time follow Spools' instructions a second time and see if that resolves the issue.

Welcome to FPCH, Chris! Hope we can give you a hand>

Right click on your desktop Blackdog and when you see "arrange icons by" make certain that "show desktop icons" is ticked.

Have you tried to boot into safe mode or try the "last good configuration" option. Just restart the pc and begin tapping on the F8 key when it starts to boot. If all goes well you should see this screen http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn266/FPCH/win2ksafemode2.jpg Just navigate through it using the arrows and enter key. Try "last know good configuration" first and if that doesn't work then safe mode. Safe mode will look different, the sceen will have large icons and will not be set to your resolution. That is normal. Please try this and let us know how you make out and we will go from there.

Glad you are here Kaje, I don't know if this is the right place to post but I have been a bit concerned about the goings on between Dora and Diego on my Granddaughter's V-Tech. Do you think I should activate net nanny?? Welcome to FPCH! Hope you enjoy it here!

Ok that is good news now please get that make and model number for us!

That is the one yes now we need the make and model of the PC. There may be other disks that came from the manufacturer is there anything else with XP or the makers name on it?

It seems like a malware infection of some kind, I do know that there has been some issues issues with facebook. What sort of security do you have on your pc, Simon?

Can you give me one or 2 examples so we can rule out problems with the site? What are you trying to reach?

We are at the stage where we need to know what disks you have that came with the PC as well as the make and model of the machine. We are looking for XP discs and manufacturers discs.

Are you certain that you are connected to the internet? Does any page open for you at all. If you use a mail client can you send or receive email.? If you are not sure let us know that as well and we will help you check.

Brenda every computer is different and sometimes it takes a bit of trial and error to get to that black screen I showed you above. I know I need to do some fairly long slow taps on mine. Once you do, however, and select "Safe Mode" what you will see is another black screen with a scrolling list of items loading. You will then get to the safe mode screen where you will be asked whether you want to go to safe mode or do a system restore. At this stage you may do either. If you select system restore you will wind up at a calender. If you select a date when you know things were operating fine this may solve the problem. In either case we need to know that you can get to "safe mode" in order to try to help you without resorting to "drastic measures."