Roofcutter
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Due to some crap I went through last week (not even sure I can explain it), I had to reinstall windows and it is all weird. When I start my computer (Dell XPS XP svpc 2) I have to hit F12 Then I hit 2 to boot to master drive. Then a message pops up that says I have to hit F1 or F2 and I hit F1 then I have have two windows xp Home and I enter the first one.
The guy at tech support couldn't really help me. Now I can use the computer just fine and have for the last week going through this whole start up process. I noticed though that XP shows I have 256mb of RAM when I actually have 1056. How can I get XP to show all the RAM installed?
Also, some program called CPBACKUP always pops up saying "can't boot windows". That is why I hit F12
I'm sorry up front for not giving enough detail. I'm not even sure what to give I'm not stupid when it comes to computers, but I'm not an expert by any stretch. I can usually fix what I do, but this time it's over my head.
Many thanks in advance for any help you can give me.
The guy at tech support couldn't really help me. Now I can use the computer just fine and have for the last week going through this whole start up process. I noticed though that XP shows I have 256mb of RAM when I actually have 1056. How can I get XP to show all the RAM installed?
Also, some program called CPBACKUP always pops up saying "can't boot windows". That is why I hit F12
I'm sorry up front for not giving enough detail. I'm not even sure what to give I'm not stupid when it comes to computers, but I'm not an expert by any stretch. I can usually fix what I do, but this time it's over my head.
Many thanks in advance for any help you can give me.