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Answer» on reading this post, made me think of the situation we are having here at work. We use all pc Windows XP professional. 3 computer are behaving strangely, They are all the same model one and purchased around the same time. Make IBM Netvista. Initially these machines were on Windows 2K but for about 3 years now we are using windows XP. This is going to be a long one,I am not sure if i am POSTING this in the right section of the fourm whether it is a virus problem or a windows problem. at start one of these computers started hanging up when the person was working on it. Then at that time even using ctr+Alt+Delete did not work to bring up the Task manager to end the programme. Then we noticed the problem became more when we tried to use outlook or connect to the internet. Then windows would never start up.the Window XP screen with the little blue dots running across up but we don't SEE the dots moving as when windows is loading. It is just stuck and would REMAIN like that for hours. Now two other computer as i mentioned earlier are having the same problem. These machines are connected to the Corporate network. and are on line all the time. AV being used is Symantec Corporate edition version 9 with updates being sent via the corporate server also Windows updates come that way. Occasionally we manage to get one of the machines started up and can do some work, but it stall in between and remains that way. The people who are using that machine are also stupid they are in such a hurry and switch off the machine manually without waiting, I am wondering if they could have corrupted the windows system by doing that. Or could their be a virus problem. I am very sure that one of the computers was well protected with the antispyware programmes like spybotS&D and Adaware, also had windows defender runing in the backround. But I feel these were not being updated and run routinely. the possiblity of downloading any patches is out as these computer will lock up when connected to the net Any suggestions or helpfull ideas. By the way my systems adminstrator has looked at them and says that some one has installed some new hardware. But we know very well that nothing has been done as such. cheers The Saint. So all 3 of these computers lock up during the windows loading screen? How often are any of them able to boot up successfully? Are you able to get into safe mode? Gizmo73This one while trying to get in to safe mode, all the Dos info comes up but nothing happens after that it just stalls. I forgot to mention that when started the Active desktop never comes up and keeps showing the white screen with the message to restore active desktop every time it starts up. So we just use the computer as it is till it hangs. It happens even if the internet is not connected. They boot up at no particular time. Thanks The_Saintthis part of your note sums it up very well ( they are in such a hurry and switch off the machine manually without waiting, I am wondering if they could have corrupted the windows system by doing that.) this practice causes is a lot of damage, files do not get saved, connections do not get closed, programs do not get closed, hard drives are stopped before data is stored as well as before the heads can get into the safe positions. I would suspect that each drive and operating system on the drive has been corrupted as well as possible damage to other components which have not been ALLOWED to close or cool down correctly. You could try a repair installation of Windows XP the method from here will be a GOOD guide http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm you will require the installation disks, that is a start then you have to hope for the rest of the computers to be ok, then get the persons who screwed the pc's re-educated or give them really older computers to work with i would boot of a windows CD and goto command prompt, then run CHKDSK C: /F this should find some errors and fix corruptions. hopefully your machine will boot again. |
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