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Are you sure you set the jumpers correct to the brand of hard drive?Jumpers are set diffrently in diffrent brands. Did you remove any other hard drive and only place in the one?

MMMM I wonder if a BIOS update is needed,but please do not quote me on that one maybe one of the guys can answer that one. Is your computer a brand named one? I wonder what prompted you to attempt a reinstall of the operating system to begin with? Have you tried a diffrent IDE connection? Are you sure the power supply is fully connected? Have you tried a more updated IDE cable?

Do a quick format to NTFS.

Hey Adam. Usaly on newer mainboards the IDE connection will be blue or a sort of orange colour. However in older mainboards it is usaly white. Are you able to test the hard drive in another computer connecting it as a slave drive?

If it is an IDE hard drive it realy should not require a driver,well usaly it dont. Could you enter BIOS and check it is listed there and set to first boot device. The problem maybe you need to check internal connections and make sure it is fully connected. It is also possible your hard drive has died.

Download and update and run this: Belarc Advisor - Free Personal PC Audit It will give you the name and number of your mainboard.

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Excellent let me know the results.

Hello and welcome. I belive this is a Dell computer,correct me if I am wrong? There maybe a hidden recovery console you can boot into and run recovery could you tell me make and model number of the computer please and I will see what I can do for you. The error appears there is corruption and a recovery is needed. JB.

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Hello there. Windows errors related to dwwin.exe? dwwin.exe is a part of the Microsoft Doctor Watson error reporting tool which comes packaged with some Microsoft products. This program is important for the stable and secure running of your computer and should not be terminated. Did you enter BIOS and under boot order tab set first boot device to CD/DVD rom and second to hard drive then pop in the install disk and save and exit? You could remove the hard drive and fit as a slave to another computer and remove all your important files then replace and reformat the computer.

Let us check for corruption. Click start and open the run box and type in cmd. Hit ok button. Type in the command prompt window sfc /scannow and pop in the XP install disk and hit enter on your keyboard. This may fix any corruption present or pick up any corrupt files.

Hello and welcome back to the forum. Firstly I would uninstall any of the old setup files and drivers. Click start/all programms/accessories/admin tools/disk cleanup/check all boxes and run the disk cleanup by clicking ok. Try downloading from here: BT.com | BT Voyager ADSL JB.

Download Microsoft Virtual PC off Microsoft's website. Install the program. Note: You must be running Windows XP or higher. However, the program still may possibly run on older systems. Once you start the program, it should ask you to make a virtual machine. If not, click the "New..." button. Click the Create A Virtual Machine Button and click next. Type a name for the machine (like, for example, the operating system you are going to install). Click next. Select the operating system you are going to install. (This sets up the the recommended specs for your virtual machine) If the operating system you are going to install is not there, click "Other". Depending on the operating system you are using, you may want to adjust the amount of RAM it will use. Remember: Don't choose more RAM than your real computer has. The main operating system is still running too. For example, if you have 1 GB (1024 MB) of real RAM, you may want the virtual RAM to be 256 MB. And also, some older operating systems don't support RAM over 512 MB. So it's just a waste to have more than what that operating system supports. Click "A New Virtual Hard Disk" and click next. Now you get to choose where to put the Virtual Hard Disk. Usually the default is fine. Also set the size of your hard drive in megabytes (1024 Megabytes = 1 Gigabyte). Finish the wizard. You should see something new in the Virtual PC Console box. It should have your virtual PC. Click on it and click "Start". You should see a bunch of lines of text, similar to the lines you see when you first start your computer. Insert the install disk for your operating system. Follow the directions on the install disk for your operating system. (If you get bored while it's installing, and you can't move the mouse out of the windows, hold the right Alt key and drag it out of the operating system's box. Or do the right Alt key and press Enter . The install will keep proceeding as normal.) If done properly, the install should go smoothly. If it asks you to restart the computer, hold the right Alt key and press R. When the virtual system asks to restart, just restart the virtual system, not the real computer. The system should boot just as you were using it as a real computer. Congratulations. You set up your first virtual system. What you do next is completely up to you. If the system seems sluggish and you are using a laptop, plug the laptop in to power. Many laptops reduce their processor speed to maximize battery life. If you are installing Windows 95, the system will not always start properly. If this is the case, keep restarting the virtual PC until it starts. (If you do not do anything with the computer while the computer is in the boot screen, it increases your success rate.) Virtual PC is really great if you are seeing if a program works on a old version of Windows or just for nostalgic reason like to see what an old version of Windows was like. Explore! You really can't mess up the main operating system. The host and the guest systems are totally separate from each other. The 'emulation' Virtual PC uses does not emulate most processor technologies (certain operating systems like Linux may not run) Even though you can't mess up the main system, you can still mess up the virtual system and have to redo everything. A Computer Windows XP or higher for the host operating system. Operating system install disk/s for the operating system/s that you want to virtualise.

Have you tried disable the floppy drive in BIOS? Or load defaults in BIOS?

Excellent I am glad you have resolved the problem.

I wonder if this is to do with security settings under Tools in internet explorer? Tools/internet options/security and privacy tab and also check under advanced tab there maybe a setting issue. Or even a popup blocker issue. Active X control? Just thought I would check a few things into the mix. Parental control? A youtube under 18 rule? Have you asked mum did she set a parental control? Is youtube added to restricted sites in internet options? The answer is possibly none of the above. Google toolbar could be the problem.Or just plain and simple a broken link due to a bad script in IE8 or even on youtube?

Ok simple answer when you are typing the mouse stops moving so you do not accidently move the mouse.It is automatic function in laptops. Start by opening the Control Panel and then double-clicking Mouse. If you see a Device Select tab, click it and enable Disable TouchPad when USB pointing device is present. No such option? On my Acer Aspire One, which runs Windows XP, I had to click the Device Settings tab, then the Settings button, and then pore through Synaptics' extensive touchpad options. I found what I needed in Sensitivity, PalmCheck: By moving the slider closer to Maximum, the touchpad becomes more resistant to accidental brushes while typing. http://images.pcworld.com/howto/graphics/155654-Mouse%20Properties%20180_original.jpgOn a Vista notebook, I found a Tapping tab in the Mouse Properties window. There, I enabled "Tap off when typing," which keeps the touchpad from recognizing taps while I'm typing. If your laptop doesn't have this option, look for something similar. Recently I reviewed the Samsung Q310 laptop and found a feature to love: a function-key toggle that turns the touchpad on and off. It doesn't get easier than that. Hey, laptop manufacturers: steal that feature!

I am not sure if this is the issue. In control panel open mouse/keyboard. Now I am not sure but the options in there that have been chosen maybe the issue. Such as "Snap to","Hide Pointer While Typing" there maybe other options in there that may need adjusting. Try and look around and see if there is something else listed that would indicate mouse pointer being held while typing? Example:Hold mouse pointer while typing?

Hello there. Not sure if this will help but enter BIOS and set first boot to hard drive and the second to CD/DVD rom. Save and exit. Now has the floppy disk error gone?

Hello rustyboy and welcome to the forum. What you maybe seeing is backup and restore and system restore points eating up your HDD space.

Firstly IE8 is a pain,have you tried reverting back to IE7 and see if you can connect?

On the link I posted,page 27 shows the SPDIF_IO. It shows a diagram and next to it .

Hello Elizabeth have you tried right click and explore on the floppy drive while disk is inserted? Have you tried the disk in a diffrent floppy drive?

Use 3 and for ground use 5 or 6. This should help: http://europe.giga-byte.com/FileList/Manual/motherboard_manual_ga-m61pme-s2p_e.pdf