[devtalk] BIG emergency - wife's machine limping ;-)

[Portman]

Hi,

Sorry I don't have any answers, but was wondering how things turned out?

Riva

j-h at top wrote:
> The social list is being unsocial at the moment, so forgive me for cross-posting; though I'm not cross yet, just hot and bothered.
>
> I've gone to the limits of my technical expertise; thrown it from one side of the room to the other...
>
> The message is 'disable caching and shadowing' - I suspect that even if I could get to something to try that it would not be a good idea.
>
> a) what is the most likely problem?
> b) what is the most likely solution?
> c) if I can manage it via command prompt - how? and instructions to simpleton... 
> d) you already know I do not have a disc... This is XP Pro 2 on an ancient Toshiba laptop. Any chance of anyone sending the disc image so I can make a disc? And please explain what the choices are to burn it correctly for use!
>
> Yes, I've searched, but not getting useful responses. The message comes up after Bios, and Windows begins its startup procedure... But it won't even get into safe mode.
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> If you get me out of this I will worship you for ever... or at least for the rest of the evening ;-).
>
> It has just asked for the system disc when trying for safe mode. And it is taking a very long time to complete each process...
>
> Joseph 
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