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My main system crashed. Freezes after booting. HD runs constantly. Any
hints before I replace it? Running on old backup system. Firefox is at v 3. How do I force an upgrade? TIA Ken -- "Years ago fairy tales all began with 'Once upon a time...'; now we know they all begin with 'If I am elected...'" - Carolyn Warner |
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"KenK" wrote in message ...
My main system crashed. Freezes after booting. HD runs constantly. Any hints before I replace it? Running on old backup system. Firefox is at v 3. How do I force an upgrade? TIA Ken Perhaps you could put that hdd in your backup system (as a Slave) and try to fix it there, of at least try to copy anything valuable off it while it is in your backup system. Have you tried system restore or tried 'last known configuration' yet? If you research more, you will find out how to boot up with either a XP CD or perhaps a Linux based CD to help you solve your problem. Perhaps your cpu fan failed, or something similar. -- Buffalo |
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On 4/6/13 12:21 PM, KenK wrote:
Running on old backup system. Firefox is at v 3. How do I force an upgrade? Firefox is now at v. 3. I've not used 3 in so long... Look for the About Firefox menu entry, under Help in Windows I think, see if there's an update button there. There may be some update settings in your settings that might give you some problem. Or you could go to the Mozilla Firefox page, and download the latest version and install. -- Ken Mac OS X 10.8.3 Firefox 19.0.2 Thunderbird 17.0.5 LibreOffice 4.0.1.2 |
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Ken Springer wrote in news:kjpvjc$7cf$1
@speranza.aioe.org: Or you could go to the Mozilla Firefox page, and download the latest version and install. Done! Thanks. Now to try to get the crashed system going. No longer boots, just runs HD. Going to try a C HD from a cast-off W95 system. If I need one dunno where I'll find a new IDE drive. -- "Years ago fairy tales all began with 'Once upon a time...'; now we know they all begin with 'If I am elected...'" - Carolyn Warner |
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"Buffalo" wrote in
: "KenK" wrote in message ... My main system crashed. Freezes after booting. HD runs constantly. Any hints before I replace it? Running on old backup system. Firefox is at v 3. How do I force an upgrade? TIA Ken Perhaps you could put that hdd in your backup system (as a Slave) and try to fix it there, of at least try to copy anything valuable off it while it is in your backup system. Have you tried system restore or tried 'last known configuration' yet? If you research more, you will find out how to boot up with either a XP CD or perhaps a Linux based CD to help you solve your problem. Perhaps your cpu fan failed, or something similar. No longer boots - just sits and runs HD so can't try much. Thinking about your suggestions. Going to try the C hd from a cast-off W95 system. Might give me a clue. If it boots need a HD probably. Then where to find an IDE? sigh |
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KenK wrote:
Ken Springer wrote in news:kjpvjc$7cf$1 @speranza.aioe.org: Or you could go to the Mozilla Firefox page, and download the latest version and install. Done! Thanks. Now to try to get the crashed system going. No longer boots, just runs HD. Going to try a C HD from a cast-off W95 system. If I need one dunno where I'll find a new IDE drive. They still sell IDE drives. Just stay away from the refurbished ones. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...&srchInD esc= Paul |
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On 4/6/13 3:00 PM, KenK wrote:
Ken Springer wrote in news:kjpvjc$7cf$1 @speranza.aioe.org: Or you could go to the Mozilla Firefox page, and download the latest version and install. Done! Thanks. Now to try to get the crashed system going. No longer boots, just runs HD. Going to try a C HD from a cast-off W95 system. If I need one dunno where I'll find a new IDE drive. http://www.microcenter.com/search/se...ard_drive&rd=1 http://www.microcenter.com/search/se...ard_drive&rd=1 Walmart even has them, although their search engine is basically worthless/useless. :-) -- Ken Mac OS X 10.8.3 Firefox 19.0.2 Thunderbird 17.0.5 LibreOffice 4.0.1.2 |
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On 4/6/13 4:43 PM, Ken Springer wrote:
On 4/6/13 3:00 PM, KenK wrote: Ken Springer wrote in news:kjpvjc$7cf$1 @speranza.aioe.org: Or you could go to the Mozilla Firefox page, and download the latest version and install. Done! Thanks. Now to try to get the crashed system going. No longer boots, just runs HD. Going to try a C HD from a cast-off W95 system. If I need one dunno where I'll find a new IDE drive. http://www.microcenter.com/search/se...ard_drive&rd=1 http://www.microcenter.com/search/se...ard_drive&rd=1 Walmart even has them, although their search engine is basically worthless/useless. Whoops! The second links was supposed to be http://www.nextag.com/ide-hard-drive-new/shop-html -- Ken Mac OS X 10.8.3 Firefox 19.0.2 Thunderbird 17.0.5 LibreOffice 4.0.1.2 |
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KenK wrote in
: Ken Springer wrote in news:kjpvjc$7cf$1 @speranza.aioe.org: Or you could go to the Mozilla Firefox page, and download the latest version and install. Done! Thanks. Now to try to get the crashed system going. No longer boots, just runs HD. Going to try a C HD from a cast-off W95 system. If I need one dunno where I'll find a new IDE drive. May possibly not need it. After successful experiments with old retired W95 (16 hours), Linux & DIOS C drives I put the old original drive back in. IT WORKS! It's been idling for several hours now. Before it would only run a few minutes, then eventually not boot at all. Corrosion on drive data or power connector? I'll let it run all day and night and see what happens. Wish me luck! I hate running on this ancient Compaq backup system. TIA -- "Years ago fairy tales all began with 'Once upon a time...'; now we know they all begin with 'If I am elected...'" - Carolyn Warner |
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On 4/7/2013 9:30 AM, KenK wrote:
KenK wrote in : Ken Springer wrote in news:kjpvjc$7cf$1 @speranza.aioe.org: Or you could go to the Mozilla Firefox page, and download the latest version and install. Done! Thanks. Now to try to get the crashed system going. No longer boots, just runs HD. Going to try a C HD from a cast-off W95 system. If I need one dunno where I'll find a new IDE drive. May possibly not need it. After successful experiments with old retired W95 (16 hours), Linux & DIOS C drives I put the old original drive back in. IT WORKS! It's been idling for several hours now. Before it would only run a few minutes, then eventually not boot at all. Corrosion on drive data or power connector? I'll let it run all day and night and see what happens. Wish me luck! I hate running on this ancient Compaq backup system. TIA One more item that might need checking --- how old is the CMOS battery? If the computer passes POST but fails to boot into the Windows XP startup screens, it would be the first thing to check. From experience dating back to Windows NT, NTFS-formatted hard drives are less tolerant to re-reads or mis-reads that may occur from a corrupted hard drive table in BIOS. GR |
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On Sun, 07 Apr 2013 11:13:39 -0700, Ghostrider " 00 wrote:
One more item that might need checking --- how old is the CMOS battery? If the computer passes POST but fails to boot into the Windows XP startup screens, it would be the first thing to check. I agree with most of what you say, except that the age of the battery isn't the important thing. The important thing is whether it is working, and its age is not necessarily indicative of that. Some batteries last much longer than others, and besides, you never know how old it is when you first get it. |
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KenK typed: My main system crashed. Freezes after booting. HD runs constantly. Any hints before I replace it? Running on old backup system. Firefox is at v 3. How do I force an upgrade? TIA Ken Just download the latest version. |
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