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please be aware though, when plugging your drive into another PC, MAKE SURE they have adequate up to date anti-virus, you may just infect there machine,,, i will look around to see if there is any other way to recover your system without needing to format, but as you have tried most thing you may have to bite the bullet so to speak and format. regards danzil

do as wolfeymole suggest. also please make sure that you have no floppy drive in your pc at boot. maybe worth reset your bios back to factory defaults also. regards danzil

Installing to an external hard drive should not really be a problem......the problem you would have is with your hardware changes.....ie, install on your pc then putting the hard drive back into your laptop would result in the blue screening. do you recall what the error message was when it blue screened. here are somethings i would try. double check that my computer is set to boot from cd in the bios make sure all cables to the hard drive are stable and not lose. give that a try, if not post back There are ways to install xp to your new drive via your PC, but as i cannot be certain that you have an orignal OS cd i cannot help with that. regards danzil

Hi Fencer what version of internet explorer are you using. If you are using version 7 or 8, try going to start>all programmes>accessories>system tools. choose "Internet Explorer (no-add -ons). see if that allow IE to load. if it does then we can disable the add on that is causing you the issue... If not do you have your XP cd, we can re-install the original internet explorer then upgrade to the latest. regards danzil

do you recall the name of the viruses, and/or malware. have you tried system restore(sorry if this has been covered). have you done an online virus scan to check that all your nasties have been removed. do as wolfey said and obtain the relevant disc's. regards danzil

you could also undo your system restore, then go to Welcome to NVIDIA - World Leader in Visual Computing Technologies and download the driver for your graphics card, this will then get rid of the belly dancing. ha. maybe just maybe you might still have it in the root of your hard drive, browse to c:\nvidia in there will be the setup. that is the default decompression folder for the nvidia setup install. hope that helps a little regards danzil

what game are you playing and are you playing it online. what speed is your broadband. is the thompson a new router or the same one used with your previous provider. regards danzil

hi there, as wolfeymole said this is most likely internet explorer branding. is your internet provider definatly o2, because wanadoo is actually orange. if you still would like to know how to remove the wanadoo branding let me know and i can guide you through that. regards danzil

you can download these drivers from VIA Arena - Display Drivers just choose the driver needed or search for it and voila. let me know if you get stuck and i will give you the EXACT download link regards danzil

Hi have you tried running scans to make sure you have no nasties on that machine. do you have no other issue like browsing the internet etc. is simple file sharing turned on. explain your set up in detail. ie, are they workgrouped. are they just all conencted to the same lan.etc regards danzil

i agree with wolfey, what firewall version is it, are you sure its netgear, where did you download it from. i am not aware of netgear providing software firewalls. regards dan

Hi in my opnion nod32, ccleaner (free) and avg malware bytes is all you need. just keep them up to date, and run a scan when you want (i scan 1 time a month) regards danzil ps sorry forgot atf cleaner,,,if you dont like c cleaner

Hi what keyboard and mouse are you using are he ps/2 or USB....not all bios's have the usb legacy turned on, so you using are they have to use a ps/2 keyboard ort mouse to select the option you require. Just noticing did you mis tyoe yoiur CPU speed. CPU:Intel ® Celeron ® CPU 5.20GHz should that be 2.50ghz. if it is clocking it at that speed that maybe where your issue is. overheating and obvioulsy crashing, this maybe the reason windows will not boot correctly. go into your bios and load optimised defaults, and retry. 5.20ghz is WAY to much to overclock that cpu if you have... regards danzil

Hi this in unlikely but still worth a shot. what motherboard do you have. or make and model of pc. this can be a heat related issue. (not the spam message just the beeps) . your issue maybe 2 different things. do as Dalo suggested but please post back your system specs regards danzil

Hi I agree with seth try what he suggested, have you tried other USB devices do they freeze your computer? are you using the USB at the back of your pc (connected to the mainboard near the mouse and keyboars connections) or the front USB ports built into your case. regards danzil

Hi i agree. try the method Goku suggested if that does not fix your issue please post back, there can be numerous issue causing your pc to reboot and Blue Screen (BSOD=blue screen of death) regards danzil

Is windows controlling your wireless card or another application, it maybe the wireless zero configuration services is not active due to another app. to start the service right click my computer>manage>service adn applications>service scroll down to the bottom there will be "wireless zero configuration" start that services,, the double click your wireless icon in the bottom right hand side of your screen (near the time).click properties, then wireless networks..make sure "use windows to configure my wireless networks " is ticked..now see if your wireless is enabled and the button you need is not greyed out. regards danzil

Hi there, 9 times out of 10 RandyL's method should work are you still testing the USB's using your IPOD or are you indeed trying another device... In device manager are the USB controller showing up. have you checked in your bios that they are not turned off. what system do you have, regards danzil

Hi Steve and welcome to free pc help regards danzil

Hi did you install anything before this happened, or updated any drivers etc.....how long after boot up till it freezes......do you have up to date anti virus if so what version. this maybe casued by something running on startup causing the hanging, if you can get into safe mode...go to start>run type in msconfig then list what is ticked in the startup tab..or simply run hijack this and let us know the startup entries. regards danzil

Hi there Can you get into safe mode at all by tapping f8 at startup then choose safe mode). may not work if winlogon is corrupted. but worth a try none the less. read this also How to troubleshoot a "STOP 0xC000021A" error regards danzil

i find the best defragging tool to be defraggler its made by the same guys that bought us c,cleaner..its a very good program in my opinion.takes ages the first time but is a lot quicker after. regards danzil

Can you get into safe modde now...at startup keep tapping the f8 key, you will recieve some options choose safe mode. if you can boot into this try running a system restore to the day before this happened.....if this is a pc i wouldnt really have hibernation turned on,,, let me us know if safe mode works regards danzil

are you still hearing the standard bios beep when your pc turns on (just a quick beep during startup). if so this could be a ram issue.or maybe the on board gpu is faulty...do you have a spare graphics card hanging about,...you maybe able to install that and it will get you back up and running.:) regards danzil. ps sorry if i have replied to any questions already answered

Hi There have you tried as randy suggested with the new driver. please post back and let us know if this worked/didnt work, we can then advise you some more. regards danzil :)