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by the way the hardrive is NTFS***************

i went online and got me a diskboot OEM for 98 ... but i dont know anyhting about commands...is there another way ?

I have a used computer from a friend and im trying to reinstall windows xp on it so i can delete the whole drive and intall a clean widows xp on it... i loaded my windows xp cd into the computer, and i selected i wanted a clean intallation of windows..{delteting evertyhing on the hardrives}, when the computer restarts i go trough the following options : Windows Setup - i pick to to set up windows XP now...so i press Enter - i get to the screen with the option to repair {R} or fresh copy of XP {ESC}....i press ESC - now it tells me to pick where i want to install xp....so i press D to delete the selected partion... i press D ***HERE IS MY PROBLEM***...it tells me that setup is unable to perform the requested operation on the selected partiton. This partition contains temporary setup files that are required to complete the intstallation...to continiue press enter and it takes me back to the previous options.. any help would be appreciated.. thanks..

thanks man, u really did help me out,,,this is great.....once again thanks for the info and i will be trying that tmorrow cause i 4am here...lol....yeah i will put some underwear on that PC before i hit the net... thanks for ur time

oh ok thanks, so that will just wipped out all the extra stuff and just keep windows files and important computer files ?

whats a total recovey ? and how will i do that ? and again thanks for the help...

well i want to clean it out, the computer has a 75GB HD but it only has 50GB free,

i got a computer from a friend but he bought the computer costum made 2 years ago... so my question is if i install a clean Windows XP again will it recognize all the drivers. or will i have to get the drivers myself....if thats the case how will i know the dirvers that i need cause i dont have any cds for any of the hardware.... thanks

trogers thanks alot for your time and help, i really appreciate it. Thanks

ok i did the change and i got the following. :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 4239 Kbps about 4.2 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB) Download Speed is:: 518 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net Test Time:: Wed Feb 22 19:55:39 PST 2006 Bottom Line:: 76X faster than 56K 1MB download in 1.98 sec Diagnosis: Looks Great : 6.32 % faster than the average for host (mindspring.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-XAF526QO4 :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is:: 363 Kbps about 0.4 Mbps (tested with 579 kB) Upload Speed is:: 44 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net (server1) Test Time:: Wed Feb 22 19:56:17 PST 2006 Bottom Line:: 6X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 23.27 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 47.56 % faster than the average for host (mindspring.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-9PDFZCEI3 ================= TCP options string = 020405b40103030101010402 MTU = 1500 MTU is fully optimized for broadband. MSS = 1460 Maximum useful data in each packet = 1460, which equals MSS. Default TCP Receive Window (RWIN) = 128480 RWIN Scaling (RFC1323) = 1 bits (scale factor of 2) Unscaled TCP Receive Window = 64240 RWIN is a multiple of MSS Other RWIN values that might work well with your current MTU/MSS: 513920 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of 256960 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of 4) 128480 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of 2) <-- current value 64240 (MSS x 44) bandwidth * delay product (Note this is not a speed test): Your TCP Window limits you to: 5139.2 kbps (642.4 KBytes/s) @ 200ms Your TCP Window limits you to: 2055.68 kbps (256.96 KBytes/s) @ 500ms MTU Discovery (RFC1191) = ON Time to live left = 53 hops TTL value is ok. Timestamps (RFC1323) = OFF Selective Acknowledgements (RFC2018) = ON IP type of service field (RFC1349) = 00000000 (0)

i went there and i did what it ask me 2,,,,but i dont have cleansweep from norton,, this problem started when i unistall norton last week now i have Mcafee AIO thanks peepnklown

when i go and restart my computer i keep gettin a Explorer.exe and it gives me the option to end now. how can i fix this problem. thanks

hey trogers i did what u told me and got the following.. I attached a screen shot of the tweaks. :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 4262 Kbps about 4.3 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB) Download Speed is:: 520 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net (server1) Test Time:: Wed Feb 22 11:23:19 PST 2006 Bottom Line:: 76X faster than 56K 1MB download in 1.97 sec Diagnosis: Looks Great : 6.87 % faster than the average for host (mindspring.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-N9HTECJD0 :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is:: 353 Kbps about 0.4 Mbps (tested with 579 kB) Upload Speed is:: 43 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net (server1) Test Time:: Wed Feb 22 11:25:42 PST 2006 Bottom Line:: 6X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 23.81 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 43.5 % faster than the average for host (mindspring.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-WAVQLDEXH ================ Speedguide.net TCP options string = 020405b40103030101010402 MTU = 1500 MTU is fully optimized for broadband. MSS = 1460 Maximum useful data in each packet = 1460, which equals MSS. Default TCP Receive Window (RWIN) = 128480 RWIN Scaling (RFC1323) = 1 bits (scale factor of 2) Unscaled TCP Receive Window = 64240 RWIN is a multiple of MSS Other RWIN values that might work well with your current MTU/MSS: 513920 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of 256960 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of 4) 128480 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of 2) <-- current value 64240 (MSS x 44) bandwidth * delay product (Note this is not a speed test): Your TCP Window limits you to: 5139.2 kbps (642.4 KBytes/s) @ 200ms Your TCP Window limits you to: 2055.68 kbps (256.96 KBytes/s) @ 500ms MTU Discovery (RFC1191) = ON Time to live left = 53 hops TTL value is ok. Timestamps (RFC1323) = OFF Selective Acknowledgements (RFC2018) = ON IP type of service field (RFC1349) = 00000000 (0)

can anyone help me improve my upload. here are my results...i have road runner with time warner cable. i have a AMBIT Cable Modem Model No. 60678EU :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 4205 Kbps about 4.2 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB) Download Speed is:: 513 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net (server1) Test Time:: Wed Feb 22 02:10:04 PST 2006 Bottom Line:: 75X faster than 56K 1MB download in 2 sec Diagnosis: Looks Great : 5.41 % faster than the average for host (mindspring.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-2LH6NFQP1 :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is:: 365 Kbps about 0.4 Mbps (tested with 579 kB) Upload Speed is:: 45 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net (server1) Test Time:: Wed Feb 22 02:10:45 PST 2006 Bottom Line:: 7X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 22.76 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 48.37 % faster than the average for host (mindspring.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-VA2FJT6BI =================== SpeedGuide.net TCP/IP Analyzer TCP properties for IP = Browser/OS = Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727) Notes: Read the Analyzer FAQ if the above is not your IP address. TCP options string = 020405b401010402 MTU = 1500 MTU is fully optimized for broadband. MSS = 1460 Maximum useful data in each packet = 1460, which equals MSS. Default TCP Receive Window (RWIN) = 65535 RWIN Scaling (RFC1323) = 0 bits Unscaled TCP Receive Window = 65535 Note: TCP 1323 Options need to be enabled for RWIN over 2^16 (65535). Windows 9x might also need the MS Vtcp386 fix. For optimum performance, consider changing RWIN to a multiple of MSS. Other RWIN values that might work well with your current MTU/MSS: 513920 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of 256960 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of 4) 128480 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of 2) 64240 (MSS x 44) bandwidth * delay product (Note this is not a speed test): Your TCP Window limits you to: 2621.4 Kbps (327.675 KBytes/s) @ 200ms Your TCP Window limits you to: 1048.56 Kbps (131.07 KBytes/s) @ 500ms MTU Discovery (RFC1191) = ON Time to live left = 117 hops TTL value is ok. Timestamps (RFC1323) = OFF Selective Acknowledgements (RFC2018) = ON IP type of service field (RFC1349) = 00000000 (0) THANKS !!!!!

i went to the link and got the following SpeedGuide.net TCP/IP Analyzer TCP properties for IP = Browser/OS = Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727) Notes: Read the Analyzer FAQ if the above is not your IP address. TCP options string = 020405b401010402 MTU = 1500 MTU is fully optimized for broadband. MSS = 1460 Maximum useful data in each packet = 1460, which equals MSS. Default TCP Receive Window (RWIN) = 65535 RWIN Scaling (RFC1323) = 0 bits Unscaled TCP Receive Window = 65535 Note: TCP 1323 Options need to be enabled for RWIN over 2^16 (65535). Windows 9x might also need the MS Vtcp386 fix. For optimum performance, consider changing RWIN to a multiple of MSS. Other RWIN values that might work well with your current MTU/MSS: 513920 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of 256960 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of 4) 128480 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of 2) 64240 (MSS x 44) bandwidth * delay product (Note this is not a speed test): Your TCP Window limits you to: 2621.4 kbps (327.675 KBytes/s) @ 200ms Your TCP Window limits you to: 1048.56 kbps (131.07 KBytes/s) @ 500ms MTU Discovery (RFC1191) = ON Time to live left = 117 hops TTL value is ok. Timestamps (RFC1323) = OFF Selective Acknowledgements (RFC2018) = ON IP type of service field (RFC1349) = 00000000 (0)

can anyone help me improve my upload. here are my results...i have road runner with time warner cable. i have a AMBIT Cable Modem Model No. 60678EU :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 4205 Kbps about 4.2 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB) Download Speed is:: 513 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net (server1) Test Time:: Wed Feb 22 02:10:04 PST 2006 Bottom Line:: 75X faster than 56K 1MB download in 2 sec Diagnosis: Looks Great : 5.41 % faster than the average for host (mindspring.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-2LH6NFQP1 :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is:: 365 Kbps about 0.4 Mbps (tested with 579 kB) Upload Speed is:: 45 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net (server1) Test Time:: Wed Feb 22 02:10:45 PST 2006 Bottom Line:: 7X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 22.76 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 48.37 % faster than the average for host (mindspring.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-VA2FJT6BI