If you can’t delete a file in Winxp download the following file and should take care of those nasty files you can’t get rid of.
http://www.bootdisk.com/tennessee/unlock17.exe
Converting a partition from FAT32 to NTFS can be done by an inbuilt utility in the Windows XP operating system — but it is important to realise that it is a one-way process. You cannot convert back, except possibly by use of Partition Magic 7.01, and that is not always successful. Windows XP has no tool for converting from NTFS to FAT32.
There are a couple of things to do in advance if the conversion is to be efficient. If you do not take these preliminary steps, you are liable to end up with only 512 byte clusters, which is not a good idea.
What happens is that FAT32 partitions formatted by most Windows versions except Windows XP itself (and possibly Windows 2000) have an odd multiple of 2 kilobytes in the “system� sectors before the data area, where the File Allocation Tables themselves and clustering start. Therefore, clusters 4 KB in size are not aligned on 4 KB boundaries, as NTFS will want. CONVERT.EXE, finding it cannot use 4K clusters, gives up and makes the clusters only 512 bytes (one half KB) instead. (For a table of the varying default cluster sizes used by FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS for partitions of varying sizes, click here.)
It is, therefore, important to realign the partition before conversion, by moving all the data area up to a 4K boundary. (This will absorb odd sectors at the far end which otherwise would not get used). For this, I suggest BootIT NG, from BootitNG.com. This is a shareware program, priced at US$30 but with a 30-day fully functional trial. You may well find it valuable also for its Disk Imaging and Partition Management capabilities.
Download the BOOTITNG.ZIP file to its own folder, extract the contents of the ZIP file, then run BOOTITNG.EXE, which will make a bootable floppy. Boot this floppy. For purposes of Partition Management, there is no need to install the program to hard disk, so click Cancel Install, thus entering Maintenance. Click Partition Work. Highlight the partition you intend to convert. Click Slide, which has an option check box to Align for NTFS only. Click OK. As it has to move almost every sector on the entire partition, this will take a very long time — schedule it for a meal break, or start it to run overnight. (If it finishes quickly, that probably means that the partition was properly aligned already.)
Then restart the computer, boot Windows XP, being sure to logon as an Administrator, and defragment the disk. This ensures that there is, as far as possible, a contiguous area for the NTFS Master File Table. It is best if there is a fairly substantial amount of free space while you do it.
Now use the Windows XP convert tool: Go to Start | All Programs | Accessories | Command Prompt (or, from a Run box, type CMD) and, assuming you intend to convert C:, give the command:
VOL C:
Note the name of the disk in the first line, and the Volume Serial Number (for example, 3F4E-2D1B) in the second. Then type:
CONVERT C: /FS:NTFS
It will ask for that name in confirmation. Then it will ask two further questions. Reply Y each time to set up conversion to happen at the next boot, then restart the machine. (If you are converting a partition other than the operating system’s partition, you may find that it runs without rebooting.) After returning to Win XP, the hard disk will work for two or three minutes, tidying up. Leave things alone during this time.
http://www.osbornauto.com/racing/100locations.htm
Kern County
Fastrip Gas
8001 White Lane
Bakersfield 661.835.1490
100 Octane
Mesa Marin Raceway
SR 178 at SR 184
Bakersfield 661.366.5711
110 Octane
Willow Springs Motorsports Park
3500 75th Street West
Rosamond 661.256.2471
100, 110 Octane
Los Angeles County
Irwindale Speedway
1330 E. Liveoak Ave
Irwindale 626.358.1100
100, 110 Octane
Brentwood 76 Service
12037 San Vicente Blvd
Los Angeles 310.476.9496
100 Octane
Pico Ave. 76 Service
11675 Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles 310.479.9496
100 Octane
Arroyo Parkway 76
155 E. Glenarm
Pasadena 626.441.3392
100 Octane
Phillips Ranch 76
16 Village Loop Rd
Pomona 909.623.2429
100 Octane
Cosby Oil Co.
12902 E. Park St
Santa Fe Springs 562.946.4404
100, 110, 114, 118 Octane
Canyon Services
507 Entrada Dr
Santa Monica 310.454.2619
100, 110 Octane
South hills 76 Service
150 S. Citrus
West Covina 626.339.8018
100 Octane
Orange County
Mark’s 76 Service
2043 Commonwealth
Fullerton 714.278.0986
100 Octane
Laguna Hills Auto Spa
25172 Cabot Road
Laguna Hills 949.770.8300
100, 110 Octane
Dave’s 76 Service
619 E. La Habra Blvd.
La Habra 714.801.3918
100 Octane
Graham 76 Service
2690 San Miguel Blvd
Newport Beach 949.644.7151
100 Octane
San Diego County
Cosby Oil Co.
6220 Fairmount Ave.
San Diego 619.280.6884
100, 110, 114, 118 Octane
San Gabriel County
San Marino 76
2390 Huntington Drive
San Marino 626.286.6030
100 Octane
Riverside County
Mike’s 76 Service
2807 Hamner Ave
Norco 909.734.2962
100 Octane
Ventura County
Agoura 76
28203 Dorothy Drive
Agoura Hills 818.991.6241
100 Octane
Belflower 76
16719 Lakewood Blvd
Belflower, Ca. 90706
562-633-9176
It’s just off the 9
Mark’s 76 Service at the corner of Commonwealth and Gilbert in the city of Fullerton.
100 at the Pump ($4.99 last time I checked)
I have had alot of question in the last month on how to install winxp on a mac with an intel cpu. Here is my mini guide.
1: Update OSX firmware to 10.4.6
2: Update the board firmware to 1.0.1
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/
3: Download bootcamp
4: Run boot camp
5: Burn drivers cd
6: Partition Drive
7: Insert Winxp CD
Found a great website if you are in need for custom and pre made car cove California Car Cover Co.
http://www.calcarcover.com
Also found a 10% off coupon:
The coupon code is now set on their website. The code is HSCRS (it is case sensitive – must be entered in all caps) and will allow 10% off all purchases of $125 or more.
Had to pick up a dvi to hdmi to connect my mac mini to my hd set. Found this source after digging through the mind-numbing posts over at avsforum.com.
www.monoprice.com
