Hello,

My LAPTOP has been running really slow. I saw once BSOD screen but didn't write down info. HOWEVER, BSOD screen appeared only once so far...Right now just slow performance.

I've done:

1. defragmentation

2. disk clean up (system tools)

3. scanned with Windows Live Care...NOTHING showed (my version expires soon as it's free)

I came across Windows Memory Test on one of the forums saying to test/ check RAM etc...

Any further suggestions...?

Thanks

You can boot to the Recovery Console and run chkdsk /r
Also, go to System Properties - Advanced - Startup & Recovery Settings and uncheck "automatically restart". If the blue screen appears again it will stay up - post the entire contents here. Otherwise don't worry about it - might not be anything to be concerned with unless it happens again soon.

BTW - I'd use a good, dedicated AV instead of Live Care. Also download MalwareBytes and scan with it once in a while.Thanks Allan.

I have some more questions:

1. I've NEVER done "Recovery Console and run chkdsk /r". Since I've run "disk clean up (system tools)" ...isn't it the same?

2. Which AV you'd suggest instead of Windows Live Care...?

2.when running Roxio app..I am having 2 error messages...

"Mediahub.exe -Application Error" "The memory couldn't be written."

"Microsoft Visual C++ -Runtime Library" "R6025 - pure virtual function call"

Any suggestions? Thanks again Allan.

Quote from: 810311 on November 01, 2009, 03:08:55 PM

Thanks Allan.

I have some more questions:

1. I've never done "Recovery Console and run chkdsk /r". Since I've run "disk clean up (system tools)" ...isn't it the same?

Absolutely not

2. Which AV you'd suggest instead of Windows Live Care...?

Literally anything is better than Live Care. If you are willing to pay, then you have a lot of good options (Kaspersky, Nod, Norton/Symantec, Avira, Avast, too many to name). If you want a free utility then Avira and Avast have good free options.

2.when running Roxio app..I am having 2 error messages...

"Mediahub.exe -Application Error" "The memory couldn't be written."

"Microsoft Visual C++ -Runtime Library" "R6025 - pure virtual function call"

Any suggestions? Thanks again Allan.

Do a Google search on both of those error messages and you'll see lots of returns.