Posts by Revenent

It probably didn't copy the boot sector or the MBR. You'll probably need to get the hard drive to another computer, set it so it is the partition on it is active, and then put a boot sector on it. Here are some links that may...

A few questions: 1. Did you format the drive to be bootable? 2. Did you set the partition to be active? 3. Did you just copy the files over to drive (like through Explorer), or did you do something like image the old drive to the...

What Explorer add-ins do you have installed?

Can you check to see what the scope is for the allowed port and application?

2K Pro may be a better solution - it would let you test more scenarios than XP Home. Especially with the user permissions and rights scenarios. However, with the security push, you might have to stick with XP Home or do dual booting.

You probably need to open up port 6346 explicitly for BearShare. Sometimes programs do a passive listen and the Windows Firewall can't figure it out. Try that and see if it helps.

Fire up BearShare, then fire up a Command Prompt. Wait for BearShare to connect. Then in the Command Prompt, type netstat and see if it makes any connections (they should say ESTABLISHED). If there aren't any, then try explicitly...

1218 is the latest beta, yes... for the public. I shall say no more on this topic.

I know, I'm running it at work. In fact, I probably have a later version of the beta than you do.

Recommending beta software isn't exactly the best suggestion to somebody who's having stability or connection issues.