Re: Computer with no OS, why won't XP or anything install?--solved

[Josh Collins]

It was a bad video card. Problem solved.

"Bruce Chambers" > wrote in message
...
> Greetings --
>
> Did the video card get jarred loose while in transit from the
> shop? If not, take it back.
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> ----
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> having both at once. -- RAH
>
>
> "Josh Collins" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Got a new computer with no OS. When I turn it on all it says is
> Check PC
> > signal. However, there is another message that says "Monitor is
> Working."
> > The computer shop said they checked the computer before they sent it
> to me
> > and it was working fine. Any ideas or suggestions.
> >
> >
>
>

[phil]

Thanks guys,

I know where to find the dbx files. It was the location that confused me. I
never saw DBX files in that location. Anyway, I deleted the folder,
seemingly without any consequences. Thanks again. Phil
"rifleman" > wrote in message
om...
> In article >,
> says...
> > phil wrote:
> > > Thanks, appreciated. Phil
> > > "rifleman" > wrote in message
> > > om...
> > >> In article >,
> > >> says...
> > >>> Hi,
> > >>>
> > >>> In my C:\Documents and Settings\owner\my documents, I have a 12 mg
> > >>> " Deleted Items" folder, dbx file. Can I delete this folder,
> > >>> without getting into trouble ??
> > >>>
> > >>> OS :windows xp, sp1 Thanks Phil
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >> No other dbx files in the same location? if not, then yes, you can
> > >> delete it.
> > >> --
> > >> (I may be wrong...I usually am....)
> > >> Google is your Friend
> > >> Email address deliberately false to avoid spam:
> > >> www.gbpcomputing.co.uk
> >
> > Hi Phil,
> > The *.dbx files are your Outlook Express Folders. I.e. the deleted
> > items.dbx is nothing else but your Deleted Objects folder in OE. Best
> > you choose the option to empty that whenever you close OE. Deleting
> > the file directly may confuse OE, though I would expect it just will
> > create a new one at next start.
> > Btw. the location is fairly strange, these *dbx files are usually in a
> > different, pretty hidden directory structure.
> > Do a Ctrl-F for *.dbx to find the others under your C:\Documents and
> > Settings\myusername\ branch.
> >
>
>
> not if it's the ONLY dbx file in that location - may be a hang-over from
> a previous corruption. OE uses lots of dbx files in the same place.
> --
> (I may be wrong...I usually am....)
> Google is your Friend
> Email address deliberately false to avoid spam:
> www.gbpcomputing.co.uk
>