I have Phoenix Bios v4.0 Rel 6.0 I just upgraded my cpu to 3.06HT. I need to update my bios to enable HyperThreading. I made a boot disk deleted autoexec.bat and config.sys i copied the flash utility and the new rom file on to the boot disk. After the restart i ran flash utility ...

was having a problem with computer turning on my screen that is now fixed but now when i bring up my computer it says cmos checksum error defaults loaded how can i fix this as i belive this is why my system is shuting its self down

I would like to remove or discard unwanted and not needed data from my disks.  Is there a tutorial or service that will help me decide what I can and cannot remove.  For instance, there is a lot of uninstall data for windows updates.  Can this be removed if my current WindowsXP ...

I've been having a problem with my cursor jumping to wherever my mouse pointer is resting.  Anyone know why this is happening and how to fix it?  Its nearly impossible to type e-mails or anything else for that matter.....HELP!

I have 2 questions regarding automatic updates.
Two of the settings offer the option of being notified.
It is my understanding that only an Adminstrator will
receive the notification icon in the system tray.  Is

When I start my computer it goes through the memory check
and device check fine but after or during verifying data
pool, my computer says disk read error hit ctrl alt dlte
to restart. After a few tries of fiddling with the cmos

i have various problems with Internet Explorer.  
Firstly, the home page keeps resetting to some unwelcome
search engine.  my outsourced IT supplier tells me that
my internet settings may be wrong, and I should adjust

I have a really annoying issue where every now and again
my windows XP home edition start to lock up.
What happens is that the system seems to hang for 30
seconds or so, then come back to life for a couple of

does checkdisk leave a log file detailing the results? or is this something I need to specify via command line prompt.
-TA Chris.

Can any one help me , my wife accidently did a Restore on
my XP 2003 comp which has lost everything that we had
saved. I am concern for my children as there is a lot of
school work,home work etc  been lost which is important as

I have windows xp on my computerand with all the updates
I feel I may have missed something. Everytime I go into
microsoft word and email a document outlook expresss does
not come up. It tells me there is a map 1 failure. What

I keep getting automatic Outlook Express updates to
install even though I uninstalled OE from my machine.
Is there a way to selectively skip particular automatic
updates or turn them off for only particular windows

Kay here's the setup:
Custom built about 3yrs ago
XPpro (all updates and hotfixes installed)
A7N8X Deluxe rev1.4 (all bios and chipset drvrs current)

My cpmputer has a 60 GB HD (FAT32) and a 250 GB HD
(NTFS).  Recently I have been having problems
accessing/transferring files between the two HD's.  Could
the problem be noncompatibility between FAT32 and NTFS?  I

I've been viewing the posts about slow booting however
I'm not sure is everybody is having the same problem as I
am
XP boots as normal to the screen where you select the