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Wolfeymole · 11-17-2009

If you've been running an NTFS based operating system such as XP or W2K for as long as you can remember then you won't need Fdisk.

If you want to re-install just plop the XP disk in after making sure the bios is set to boot from the cdrom first and away you go.

darkwatchet · 11-20-2009

Originally Posted by DCiAdmin

Dark,

A Dell Internet Outreach Tech posted the following at TechSupportForum on exactly this issue. I have NO disagreements with his suggestions. They are all VERY valid.

On starting to set up a new user account I immediately got this message
'Spybot has detected an important registry entry that has been changed.
Category: System Startup user entry
Change: Value added
Entry: ctfmon.exe
New data: c:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe'
I clicked to deny this change when asked and proceeded to set up new user account.
IE does not open (is this because no modem is installed? - modem will not re-install, get 'triple ding' when it is plugged in)
'Internet Options' in 'Control Panel' has disappeared for new user account

David

darkwatchet · 11-23-2009

Thanks to everyone for their help. I have decided to go for a fully clean re-install, having backed everything up to a seperate hard-drive.
I have run out of handkerchiefs since making this most difficult of decisions over the weekend, contemplating all the hours ahead of me putting things back in place - still, at least I will be throwing out the garbage I suppose.

thanks again,

David

(a donation has been made)

DCiAdmin · 11-25-2009

David,

We will still be here for you while/when you format. Please let us know if there is anything more that we can do to assist you!

Best of luck with the format

and THANK YOU for the donation

marked as RESOLVED

11-17-2009	#43
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11-20-2009	#44
darkwatchet PCHF $Donator Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 29 PC Experience: Beginner	Re: Help please Originally Posted by DCiAdmin Dark, A Dell Internet Outreach Tech posted the following at TechSupportForum on exactly this issue. I have NO disagreements with his suggestions. They are all VERY valid. On starting to set up a new user account I immediately got this message 'Spybot has detected an important registry entry that has been changed. Category: System Startup user entry Change: Value added Entry: ctfmon.exe New data: c:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe' I clicked to deny this change when asked and proceeded to set up new user account. IE does not open (is this because no modem is installed? - modem will not re-install, get 'triple ding' when it is plugged in) 'Internet Options' in 'Control Panel' has disappeared for new user account David

11-23-2009	#45
darkwatchet PCHF $Donator Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 29 PC Experience: Beginner	Re: Help please Thanks to everyone for their help. I have decided to go for a fully clean re-install, having backed everything up to a seperate hard-drive. I have run out of handkerchiefs since making this most difficult of decisions over the weekend, contemplating all the hours ahead of me putting things back in place - still, at least I will be throwing out the garbage I suppose. thanks again, David (a donation has been made)

11-25-2009	#46
DCiAdmin Tech Team Leader Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Heart of the US Midwest Posts: 7,508 PC Experience: Perpetual Student	Re: Help please David, We will still be here for you while/when you format. Please let us know if there is anything more that we can do to assist you! Best of luck with the format and THANK YOU for the donation marked as RESOLVED __________________ DCiAdmin *PCHF Rules* / *PreWork* / *AfterWork* / *PCHF Downloads* / *System File Checker* Thank you for entrusting your system to PCHF!

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