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Are all phones in the house plugged into the micro-filters? Try different microfilter?

Mine lasts ages on battery charge, just have to make sure you turn off the wifi when your not needing it.

Hmm your gonna struggle for AGP. Upgrade for cheap try: ASrock mobo - use your existing memory, HDD's ect http://www.microdirect.co.uk/ProductInfo.aspx?ProductID=14829&GroupID=1093 get a 6300 core 2 duo and overclock it...

Sorted - although the the UK was set on everything the short date was still wrong! (i'm very tired) i knew it was simple! just missed it :( cheers for the help anyway guys.

Just installed a new server with windowns 2003 SBS rc2. Everything is set up and working including exchange server etc but i'm having a simple problem that i can not get to the bottom of. The regional settings on the server are all set to UK. The client PC's (xp pro) are all set to UK...

MSDN account - Just pay £5 for admin fee (for someone to lend me the disk and get me a serial number to use. All full working versions and each serial is 10 user license) all legal and above board :)

i'm doing a microsoft course and get all software for £5 including all versions of vista :)

Some people had the same problem and SP2 fixed it thats all i was suggesting (maybe they have updated drivers for the sata in SP2). http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic16553.html

ahh yeah thats your problem! XP pro SP1 -> needs to be XP Pro SP2 :)

Only SP2 supports PCI-Express :) if it isn't SP2 you will get this error try slipstreaming SP2 http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp2_cd.htm

Also is your graphics card PCI-express? and is your XP pro a newish version (SP2?)

hmm strange one, can you take a photo of your bios? Also windows XP home boots normally? sometimes dell's have problems with dual booting machines because of the hidden partitions. As you've not even got that far it sames odd. No scratchs on your CD? virus protection off in your bios - also...

When booting off the CD at which point does it crash?

hibernation is great if your on the move a lot as it doesn't use any battery to keep alive unlike standby.

What is the error message on the blue screen? HAL problem?

You can use simple file sharing if you like but your best off using proper NTFS permissions (gets a little more complicated though). simple file sharing: Right click a folder you would like to share and click - sharing and secuirty. Then click share this folder. Permissions: Everyone will...

Windows XP home edition or Pro?

could try: http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/ not read through it though so read the FAQ's.

Did try in safe mode? (sorry just checking)

you using DHCP on the router to give out IP's? and have the laptop and desktop on to receive ip's? not static? your not using ICS are you by accident?

You should beable to log on as user: administrator in safe mode without a password?

also log on locally and try a restore point?

you saying you can't log on locally? Try logging on in safe mode as administrator - create a local account for your self as a administrator privs. Then restart - log on locally then go to system properties - computer name and re-add your domain. On you re-boot you should have you drop down box...

My course is for MCSA and because of the exams i do - it will make it eaiser for me to get the MCSE afterwards so must be the case.

Passed :) just got 70-271 and 70-272 to do for the desktop support technician next Friday then its onto the server ones.

i'll have a look at my settings when i get home - i'm sure its just on the default channel - distance is a few rooms away. You haven't got Mac address filtering on have you?

My wii connects fine to me netgear with WPA security.

Boot from CD (on startup keep C pressed) run disk utility just to be safe

should come out of her departments budget!

College course - work release me for about 1 week a month- its a OCR course for IT support (3 big assignments) and includes MCSA, MCDST and then MCSE - all funded for.