hmohniii******.com wrote:
> Thanks for your replies...
>
> I'm thinking it has to be something with the computer itself... here
> is some more info that I couldn't post before because I had to get to
> a meeting....
>
> I work for a large company and we have a couple thousand of these
> systems out there. Luckely this problem isn't too widespread but is
> annyoing when it pops up. All the systems are configured exactly the
> same because they are all cloned off of a single Ghost image(running
> WinXP Pro SP2 as the OS). The only thing I could think is that it is
> some sort of bios setting(which can't be cloned) or that something is
> wrong with the actual hardware of the computer... perhaps the card
> isn't getting enough power. In the past I've just replaced the user's
> computer, but that means longer down time for them.
>
> I may have answered my own question(by possibly pin pointing it to the
> hardware) but thought I'd throw this question out there for any other
> possible idea's... plus this could prove potentially useful to someone
> else as I wasn't able to find a whole lot in searching the web myself.
>

Contact your IT support. They have most likely locked every computer
and user into a limited user account that will not permit any new or
modified hardware or drivers to install.

Q