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This is why editing the Registry WITHOUT a proper backup is always a bad idea...
There are very few times when cleaning out malware involves a regedit...
Did you backup the Registry first ? ?
Do you have a Windows CD ? ?

Is there a known GOOD working keyboard that you can test your pc with?

It would be unusual for the F8 key to GO bad, considering it's not used that often, but it is worth a SHOT.

Quantos...
He's lettin you off easy at 40...i'd go for it.

Ok thanks I didn't even think about that but I have had my computer 3 years now, so I dunno if they would do it or not.Tell them that if they do not want to then they are in direct violation of the Liscensing Agreement they signed with Microsoft when they decided to SHIP machines without a Windows CD...

This usually gets their attention.Ok well I just got off of the emachines support site and the lady I talked to TOLD me to do a system restore and I told her what I told you guys(but I tried again anyway) to do it and when it wouldn't work I told her that and she said the only thing to do was to do a full system restore and do this
http://support.gateway.com/s/SOFTWARE/Medialess/MLXPMC0/MLXPMC0su14.shtml

Should I do that (I don't want to cuz I don't wanna lose all I have downloaded the good stuff anyway) or should I just ask for the windows XP CD and do what was said above before redoing it to factory restore? Again thanks for all the advice.

EDIT: Also another thing about the problems im having is everytime my AVG antivirus does its scan it keeps getting more and more stuff to scan on it. The other day when I was installing and uninstalling stuff you guys had asked me to try it actually got it down to 700 something items to scan but now it is back over 800 again almost 900 and I haven't downloaded anything else. Would that be something to do with the spyware I had that maybe is still there.According to the link you included, the current data will be moved to C:\backup.  Applications will need to be reinstalled, but "the good stuff you downloaded" should still be there.  This might be the fastest way to GET your system back to a stable state. 

IMO, you should still get a restoration disc from eMachines.  USE the line patio mentioned.     If your hard drive ever dies you'll be left without an operating system. 

Ok I apologize once more but I have one last question(yes I am procrastinating I just hate having to redo things) my bookmarks will be gone along with Firefox won't they? Since I downloaded firefox after I got the computer.Open Firefox, Click Bookmarks, Organize Bookmarks, Export.  Save the Export so some sort of removable storage (USB drive, CD-R, whatever)

BSOD could also be from a bad driver. 

Does the BSOD reference a driver name, like something.sys?  Ok, the problem is today solved! yay. Thought I'd log in and update this topic in case someone else needs it.

Turns out it was an issue with Microsoft Runtime libraries not being current.

It wasn't overheating. I had the AMD chip up to 68c during a warm SPELL and there was not a problem, no crashing UNLESS I again tried a vid file, so I eliminated overheating.

I entered the Event Viewer after the last crash and found an error message relating to this - VC80.MFCLOC - being missing. GOOGLED it, came up with MANY possible causes but the most common was the MS Runtime Libraries needed to be installed or updated.

Visit

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9B2DA534-3E03-4391-8A4D-074B9F2BC1BF&displaylang=en 

to download and INSTALL the latest 2008 Runtime components. As soon as this was updated, no more crashing...

Thanks all for your posts! off to watch holiday vids...



 
Wonderful
Thanks for posting back, and watch those temps anyway.

Salutations,

Again, a big THANKS to everyone who helped me out.

I now have my hard drive PARTITIONED as I had hoped and am back online blasting along at  24 Kbps on my dialup connection. 

I did read Eldergeek and indeed have turned to him on several occasions in time past.  Special thanks to JJ300 for a nice simple runthrough.  Worked without a hitch.

Last question regarding my reload of XP:  Should I order the SP2 CD and attempt to load SP2? I have heard conflicting advice on this issue.  Some folks say it can cause a host of headaches and problems.  Any advice greatly appreciated.

Gracias,
sampI HIGHLY recommend you get SP2 and INSTALL it.  Since you've just performed a fresh installation of Windows XP, now is the best time to install SP2.  Some of the PEOPLE who complained of problems - a very small percentage of the total population of SP2 installations, by the way - probably had some malware or other unknown problems in their systems before installing SP2 and that may have caused the problems they encountered after installing SP2.  In other words, installing SP2 on a clean system is the ideal situation.SP2 is highly recommended...it was touted as a security fix when in reality it was a major upgrade to the OS...Heh... XP has moved onto SP3'

Not sure what all it does. But I know if Explorer.exe crashes it restarts it automaticaly. I dont think that happens pre SP3.
Quote from: fat_basterd21 on July 12, 2009, 09:29:13 PM

Heh... XP has moved onto SP3'

Not sure what all it does. But I know if Explorer.exe crashes it restarts it automaticaly. I dont think that happens pre SP3.

Heh... XP has moved onto SP3'

Malware-wise, the log looks clean.

Couple more suggestions...

1. I'd uninstall AVG, which BECAME quiet a hog. Switch to something lighter, like Avast, or Avira. If you decide to do so, make sure, you use AVG Remover: http://www.avg.com/download-tools

2. Uninstall Spybot altogether, or at least permanently disable TeaTimer, which is known for hogging computers.

3. You need to update Java:
Please download JavaRa to your desktop and unzip it to its own folder

• Run JavaRa.exe, pick the language of your choice and click Select. Then click Remove Older Versions.
  
• Accept any prompts.
• Open JavaRa.exe again and select Search For Updates.
  
• Select Update Using Sun Java's Website then click Search and click on the Open Webpage button. Download and install the latest Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version for your computer.

Quote from: Broni on August 23, 2008, 09:58:35 PM

As Carbon said:
Reseat RAM. If you have more than one stick, try one at a time.
If you have only one RAM stick, and reseating doesn't help, run memtest: http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic62524.html

it's bed time here

if you can fix the problem

Quote from: bigal50 on February 28, 2010, 10:41:11 PM

Ive serached for my docs and pictures and they are GONE !!!!!

Sounds good. But where to i get  this .net frame software.

With all due respect to BC, please do NOT use msconfig to permanently alter startup items. Instead, you can download a simple utility like Mike Lin's Startup Control Panel and use that to manage startup apps. Simply uncheck the offending process. http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml

Autoruns is bettar.

But neither one is available by default on windows... at the time I was trying to avoid another 3 pages trying to explain how to unzip a file or something.

Quote from: Gray1989 on April 09, 2012, 01:21:59 PM

Check if there is a bios update on your manufacturers website possibly

If you are reading this post, I am no longer going to be active at this website. I have found the conflict of interest regarding members/moderators here to be too much for me to want to continue. I only came here to help and yet some people feel that questioning my skills and/or motives is a good WAY to spend time, while protecting the motives of those who choose to spend their time doing so. I am staying away from forums for a while. Back to programming.

Actually it deserves to be quoted:

-stuff-

Nope...
Still there.

I already have all the programs you have in your signature. As I said before in this post, I downloaded all of the ones on the site I MENTIONED before.

Ewido, AVG, CWShredder, CCleaner, Ad-aware, spybot search & destroy, and kerio PERSONAL firewall.You may have them but are you running them in realtime?Well they all show up in my system tray ICON thing and if I right click it says "turn off real time protection?"So what's running in that tray?
Don't just say 'everything', give us the list?Pardon me.

Ewido, AVG, and Kerio.

Not sure if the others can be enabled to run real time.Turn Ewido off, it will die in 30 days anyway.
Activate the SpyBot Teatimer.
Activate Realtime protection in Microsoft Antispyware.Can't use the Microsoft one because it tells me my product key or whatever is incorrect.Update them all & don't FORGET to imunise in SpyBot.
Learn how to get the most out of your programs.
Read the help files. Set AVG to scan all files.
Set the Spybot SD Helper. Read the help files.
This is not rocket SCIENCE.Get a legal XP or go with w2k. Quote

Update them all & don't forget to imunise in SpyBot.
Learn how to get the most out of your programs.
Read the help files. Set AVG to scan all files.
Set the Spybot SD Helper. Read the help files.
This is not rocket science.

Quote from: ganjaman on April 27, 2010, 03:54:18 PM

Once again patio, Bc, Allan cos some one has a go you do not like it. well FU lot

Broni I don't know why you bother with this shite, sorry site as you do more on yours than any of these do......

Once again patio, Bc, Allan cos some one has a go you do not like it. well FU lot

While checking Online Armors list of "allowed" Programs, I came across "Speedy PC". It was not something I recognized as having installed on my laptop so checked for more info from Online Armor. This is the information they showed:

About Au_.exe
Size 375,487 byte(s)
Status  Unknown 
Vendor SpeedyPC Software  (Unknown)
Product SpeedyPC 
Sighting 14-Apr-10  26-Apr-10
Actions Allowed by 33% user(s)


Au_.exe Description:
SpeedyPC Installer


Also known as:
uninst.exe


What does Au_.exe do?
Cache
Installer - Installs software on your computer.
Process - a process that runs on your computer
ProcessStart
ProcessSuspend
RemoteDataModification
StartWithParams


Au_.exe Version info
Au_.exe describes itself as follows. Note that this information can easy be faked

Product Name SpeedyPC
Product Version 3.0.1.0
File Version 3.0.1.0
Copyright Copyright © 2010 SpeedyPC Software
Description SpeedyPC Installer


OA Version(s):
4.0.0.35
4.0.0.44


Locations:
Au_.exe is found in location(s)

%ProfilesDirectory%\%UserName%\AppData\Local\Temp\~nsu.tmp\
%ProgramFiles%\SpeedyPC\

 


Countries
Au_.exe has been sighted in the following countries

Italy 14-Apr-10  14-Apr-10 
United Kingdom 20-Apr-10  20-Apr-10 
United States 20-Apr-10  26-Apr-10 

I find it ironic that the first sightings correspond to the first date AVG found a virus in my computer.
Tracked it down and it is located at "C\Documents and Settings\E. Jean Ruport\Local Settings\Temp\~nsu.tmp\Bu .exe"

The first TIME I checked with Online Armor, I am sure the exe was "Au .exe."

  Also, The infection on April 24 that AVG found was "TROJAN HorseDropper.Generic2.CKX" in "C:\Documents and settings\E. Jean Ruport\Desktop\a  .exe"

I find this SUSPICIOUS!

It is not listed in my PROGRAM Files....

I checked it with AVG and MBAM but it showed clean in both.

As I am not able to get to Anti Virus sites on Internet Explorer could you please investigate this for me.
As for me I am going to Isolate this program as much as possible until I hear from you.

Thank you so Much for all your help and time.

Tried to get AVG updated and updates failed so I Just Checked Online Armor again and it now has "Cu .exe" so this file is MULTIPLYING. The program is called Speedy PC. I  have blocked them through Online Armor. Don't know what else to do.

Quote from: BC_Programmer on March 26, 2013, 01:37:58 PM

The OP didn't say anything about trying to impress anybody.

Me? If the OP th  I was RUDE, I apologize to him only.
I do not make any apology to you, quaxo.

Most of the information in the link below is helpful. And the right sidebar has related links tart are also good.
http://www.ehow.com/how_5417278_recover-corrupted-hard-drive.htmlOK, thank you for the link.  As soon as time ALLOWS, I will check it out.

Just so I'm CERTAIN, this does appear to be a bad HD then, and not a software problem?


Many THANKS!   Problem solved!  The link you provided showed me how to fun checkdisk after ATTACHING the HD to the working computer.  Checkdisk fixed the ISSUE, and the other computer is back to normal. Quote

...how to fun checkdisk

The puppy linux OS would be enough for testing purposes http://www.winhelp.us/recover-files-using-puppy-linux.html?#.UEmYsJZca0RI found information on Puppy Linux and downloaded two versions and neither would load. I GOT error and install would not complete. I have not posted my issue on Puppy site forum yet, I will do that.You need to follow the instructions and create a CD. Then, you boot from the CD you created.I downloaded ISO version for CD and burned to CD using NERO Burn Image to Disc option. That should do it. The real test will be to see if the computer boots from the disk.I have been trying to boot from disc with puppy linux with no luck. I have been on Puppy forum and got many suggestions but nothing has worked. I have even tried booting without hard drive.

I am about to give up, unless someone has ANOTHER suggestion that might help me.  I really appreciate all the help so FAR and I am very disappointed that so far I have not been able provided satisfaction to those that have chipped in with advice.Did you enter the BIOS and set the CD/DVD rom as 1st boot device ? ?
When doing so the last step is to "press F10 to save changes and exit"...Yes I am well aware of how to do that and I have been booting form the cp with Puppy linux, but can't get it to load.You may have to burn the puppy Linux to a fresh CD and TRY again.
Once in awhile any CD might  not boot for some unknown reason.

I had returned to the configuration I described (SELECTIVE start up with all, I think, ticked) I shall over a period of time, try booting up as you describe (selective, boxes unticked), to identify and eliminate the problem.  This will take a while because my old PC has problems booting up (I've started getting CPU fan failure messages, although I have a brand new startech fan, and this evening either my PC or monitor has lost RED [unplugging monitor shows RGB band with 'no signal' warning though...now I suspect {hope ?} it's my graphics card....].  this in addition to simple failure to boot, a long standing problem)

Dumb_Question
8.September.2013
Dumb_Question
9.August.2012
Compaq Presario S5160UK DT261A under XP/SP3
Processor - Celeron 2.7 GHZ
Motherboard - MSI MS-6577 v2.1
RAM - 1GB + 512MB (1GB +1GB max) DDR PC2700
PSU - Octigen 300W model 10270PSOTG ('upgraded' from original Bestec 250W PSU [in 2011?])
NVIDIA GeForce 6200 graphics card in AGP slot. Quote from: Allan on September 03, 2013, 02:06:42 PM

Your suggestion might make sense if the same thing didn't HAPPEN with Firefox and there weren't other issues as reported in the first post in this thread.

I was not aware that onboard video is called a video card.
In reply #41 I stated that I had also tried to run without the video card.
In reply #42 you suggested that I try another video card.

From my point of VIEW there is no inconsistency since I have no other card.

As I have no idea what you or others would consider PERTINENT information I would appreciate to hear what other information should have been supplied. Quote from: Arno on November 21, 2010, 01:03:18 PM

I was not aware that onboard video is called a video card.

Quote from: patio on May 28, 2012, 02:13:44 PM

Basically he's using an OEM Dell CD to do multiple installs on a non-Dell system...which i don't think we should be advising on any further so i'm outta here.

the Windows XP O.S. won't accept my system disc as the original.

And yet work it does.

If you never hear from me again, you'll know that it didn't work.  lol.  Gonna dump them all and SEE what happens. ThanksRockey - If you're reading this then all went well and you will have your pc under control.

Post back pleaseOhhh Rockey - you've got me worried - please don't say I've stuffed you like a turkey.

Post back please!!!!Dusty - All's well.  So far everything is working.  Just busy here.  temp is empty.Rockey - that's the best news since sliced bread.  Now you will have the confidence to delete .temp files again.

I think you are running Internet Explorer.  If that's fact there is another file which you should delete occasionally.  When you surf the net IE puts an entry into a file of every site you visit.  This file just increases in size ad nauseum.  Try to locate the file:

C:\WINDOWS\HISTORY\HISTORY.IE5\INDEX.DAT

(or something close to that but must be Index.dat) and delete it.  Note that it's History.IE5 even if you are running IE.6). When I first cottoned onto this one it was over 8Mb & had entries going back almost two years..

ALL index.dat files can be deleted but you MIGHT have to do so in Safe mode.

I was having a beer and the penny dropped that you are using Win.98se whereas I was quoting the file name from XP.   The file above is 98se and cannot be accessed from Windows but can be from Dos so just restart in Dos and all will be ok.  Mebbe you'd like to check the file size before deleting (dir it).  I've edited this post.

Good luck, I enjoyed our little exchange

Dusty-Not sure I am qualified to go into DOS.  I might really mess something up.  I know how to GET there but I might never get out of there.  I am not gonna venture there today.  Busy here.Rockey - OK - enjoy yourself.Just thought people may want to know a little shortcut I have on my PC. Open up Notepad (Start > Accessories > Notepad) or any other text-editor, then go to File > Open. Make sure you are looking at All Files in the lowermost dropdown box, and then navigate to the c:\ drive. Open up Autoexec.bat and add this line:
Code: [Select]deltree /y c:\windows\temp\ >nul
This simply clears the Temp folder every TIME you start your PC. The "/y" switch simply confirms every "Do you want to Delete?" prompt and the ">nul" just stops screeds of text appearing. Code: [Select]deltree /y c:\windows\temp\ >nul

You are aware that this will cause problems with program installs that reboot the PC? These PROGRAMS usually load stuff into the c:\windows\temp directory with intent to use them on the restart, and are then supposed to clean up after themselves (few do) once the install is complete.

Better idea is to build a .bat file that you can put on the desktop or in your System Tools subfolder in Accessories on the All Programs menu, and have that include things like emptying the temp directory, history, cache, and/or recycle bin directories. Another thing is to remake the folders you DELTREE'd, for example the above code line should be accompanied:

Code: [Select]deltree /y c:\windows\temp\ >nul:
md c:\windows\temp

This prevents the system from stumbling on an absent environment object next time a temp file is made...

Alright. I managed to use that site to create a disc that lets me use the Windows Recovery Console. The first command i entered was chkdsk, and it told me the drive could not be checked. I rewrote the bootsector, and was about to fix the Master boot record with fixmbr and this popped up:

**CAUTION**

This computer appears to have a non-standard or invalid master boot record.
FIXMBR may damage your partition tables if you proceed
This could cause all the partitions on the current hard disk to become inaccessible.
If you are not having problems accessing your drive,  do not continue.

I wasn't sure about that, and so brought it to you guys. What should I do concerning the MBR?

As for creating a disc that contains NTLDR, Ntdetect.com, and boot.ini, I'll do that next once I find the appropriate files and maybe a guide.

Edit: I've been reading that this Caution from the Recov Console is a sign of a bad MBR, and that fixing it fixes many problems. I just don't know if it's MY problem. Quote from: MegamanXZOBMV on June 08, 2010, 03:51:47 PM

Alright. I managed to use that site to create a disc that lets me use the Windows Recovery Console. The first command i entered was chkdsk, and it told me the drive could not be checked. I rewrote the bootsector, and was about to fix the Master boot record with fixmbr...

...It works! Thanks a lot.

...So I've gone through the list n' come to these conclusions

   7. Corrupt boot sector / master boot record.
I'm thinking that this is what it is. Again, I can't utilize the solutions on that page without the XP INSTALLATION disc, can I? Tried looking for a way on the Sony Vaio recovery disc, but no cigar so far.
...

...There is one more thing that concerns me, and I don't want to waste another thread for it. Before the computer was fixed, it would boot up to that black screen with the grey/white underscore cursor and stay there. Now, after being 'fixed', it still does that momentarily, and then Windows finally kicks in. This worries me a bit since this computer didn't do that before the crash. Any ideas if something might be dying, or corrupted?

I had to uninstall KillProcess and REINSTALL but the same missing another .dll which is NTDLL.DLL but I ALSO checked in FIND and my computer does have it so I am just not going to BOTHER with this program.

thefonz

Hold down the f8 key on boot and do this>CONTROL Panel/System/Advanced/Settings (Startup & Recovery)/System Failure/Uncheck-Automatically Restart

If this fails....you may have the wrong ram.Okay, Windows is insalled, and I started getting things set up, icons, printer, and internet, but the dang thing started rebooting again.  It runs in windows for maybe 30 seconds, and then just reboots, over and over.

I tried that F8 but it didn't give me any option like that.  I was able to look at that in windows mode, and it was not checked.shut the pc down.......now on boot up hold down the f8 key and do this>Control Panel/System/Advanced/Settings (Startup & Recovery)/System Failure/Uncheck-Automatically Restart

As I said before I tried that and it did not give any options like that.  I did look at that in windows mode and it was not checked.HTTP://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=817197I don't think I have, USB Universal Reader from Lexar Media, Inc  installed in my computer, so that link would not apply to me.your pc thinks it has?......do you have a win98 cd install disk.......?No, just an upgrade.  What exactly is, USB Universal Reader from Lexar Media, Inc?http://store.h1photo.com/rw007001.htmlSo, It isn't Just a USB Port (I have 6-8 USB Ports).  Why would it think I had this?  I started with a clean install, my hard DRIVE where formatted.did you have them plugged in?......unplug all devices?.....GO back to basics....one keyboard ps2 and mouse..and a monitor.....now load winxp...All I had plugged in was mouse keyboard, and monitor, until after Windows was installed.  Then I plugged in my printer and installed it, and was trying to hook up my cable modem to get my internet connection.The only thing i can say is buy a winxp full version disk....the image on the dell hard drive maybe damaged or the hard disk damaged.......sectors blocks platters....the image which is pre-loaded onto the hard drive by the makers.......cheepo.....firms like dell issue their  customers with a restore disk....and not the full version another con......which is wrong after paying out loads of dosh......for a system and  msoft love it....to stop piratcy or use>http://www.freeos.com/download.php?PHPSESSID=c02c8b53513e5e719f6de194aae3c3cc

Is this THREAD still GOING on?

acschier: Take it from the EXPERTS that are here trying to HELP you - there is NO way to fix this.Locking topic since I believe it's HIT its peak. If you continue to have issues acschier you're more than welcome to start a new thread.

Quote from: Peterwolfe on March 25, 2009, 11:48:57 AM

BC-programmer: this was GUARANTEE WORK, so I didnt pay a dime

Modern HDD are near indestructible.( Except the cheap ones I get.)

CUBA!!

In the USA only people are MPAA for movies and RIAA for music (ya right like they will do anything)
And then the only way to get busted for programs and such is for the FBI to get a tip from someone.  But I doubt they would do anything either.  They are too busy to worry about that.  I think anyways

we got a lead on one of america's most wanted murderers, but this guy called todd wants to turn himself in for downloading some vanilla ice".

"Tell todd to go away- and find better taste in music while he's at it."

"what about the murderer?"

"well, I feel like a few more games of ping pong, so if we lose him just make up something about his cunning evasive manuevers or something. Also say he kept throwing bunches of kittens tied together at their tails at us. That always gets the publics goat when the fugitive uses kittens."


"Don't you feel kind of bad getting the public to do our work?"

"why would I? it's either that, or we don't play ping pong. I'm not ready to give up ping pong, *censored*.

So it must be some fascist state somewhere?

Not sure of what your question is.
If you have pirated software, stop using it.
At some point, reformat the hard drive an do a full install of all your legal software. Break off any connection you have with pirate groups. Don't even look and email they send you. Change your email address. Any personal information you gave to a pirate can harm you later on.

 Pirates are not good friends. They only serve selfish interest, not the freedom they brag about. Never, ever trust them. As you run away from them, look over your SHOULDER.

Hmm, well, if you experience anymore problems, let us KNOW and we'll continue trying to help.

Quote from: 1fly2boy on August 28, 2008, 02:05:26 PM

Another quick question - or should I ask it someplace else?  I have Norton on my computer, but is it necessary with all the things MICROSOFT already has in place and if so, what all do I need of Norton's products?  Or is there a better program for the money?

How to what?

Hi Michael,

since your sound card is onboard, u should check what is your motherboard specs (the manufacturer and MODEL). The sound drivers will be provided by the manufacturer, and you can go to their website to DOWNLOAD. Example www.gigabyte.com, www.asus.com

cheersYeah I know and I tried that already. As I stated a couple days ago i'm giving up on this subject and will have to go with USB speakers and/or a sound card.is also possible that have direct 9.0c maybe the culprit?info>>http://216.239.37.104/translate_c?hl=en&u=http://support.intel.com/support/chipsets/sb/CS-009244.htm&prev=/search%3Fq%3DRealtek_ALCXXX72%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DG  and download >>.http://www.active-hardware.com/english/misc/sandra.html  it may tell you more...if you have a problem download get a download manager like get right!!

Quote

...Maybe the fan blows it in?

Quote from: Eddie31 on October 16, 2009, 09:50:24 AM

Is this a standard response to fixmbr?
Caution
This computer appears to have a non-standard or invalid master boot record,
FIXMBR may damage your partition tales if you proceed.
This could cause all the partitions on the current hard disc to become inaccessible.
If you are not having problems accessing your drive, do not continue.
Are you sure you want to write a new MBR?

If conventional wisdom fails, try TestDisk data recovery.  It can be invoked from different media and different operating systems (including Windows XP).

It is also available within SystemRescueCd.

just WONDERING if that FIXED it, CUZ i have the EXACT same PROBLEM

i just tried doing what you said with F8 and it still wont work...nothing REALLY happensAlthough it's not related to your resolution change, at this point the next thing I would do is shut it down & reseat your video card.
Unplug the mains & earth yourself to the COMPUTER FRAME to discharge any static before touching anything inside.thiswont reformat my comp will it?No.well looks LIKE i will call in my brother at this point! Thanks for all your help guys!Let us know of any results.  ok IL be sure to let you know the results!

is the cd ........working OK  does the cdrom drive need a a clean.......is the restore disk scratched/dirty........if you hold down the f8 on boot......you should have options....have you......like start windows from the command PROMPT..A:\.............i would load the restore disk again and twist it slighly in the drive......Merlin:  Drive is working okay.  My BIOS is set for the hard drive to run third.  First floppy, then ONE cd rom drive, then the hard drive.  The computer CHECKS in that order.can you get a replace recovery disk from the makers of your pc......>>>>>>.if it only loads 65% it could the cd disk....do you have any windows bootdisks...... >>floppies

Thank you my smart smart *censored* of mine.  Okay I disabled the mofo aka dla option on my disk...and it freaking works now.  Thank you guys for all your help.  You really really supported me when I needed it and TRIED to help me the best you could, but I have CORRECTED this problem myself...but not without you reminding me about DLA.

I think you guys so much...you deffinatly deserve some creddit.  You saved my life and the life of my computer because a few more months of rebooting...and It would've SUDDENLY had a car accident.  Not with a car...but a HAMMER and the occasional foot.

Thank you guys/girls so much for your help.  I hope you spectate other peoples problems like you spectated mine.

Buenos dias doctor!

Well, well of course it did NOT work. I have the windows 98 CD and my smart computer that is mad at me for deleting things I shouldn't have done, won't run it. All it says is that Vmm32.VXD not found.

Is there something I can type in manually to start running the CD??

Ohhh what have I done?

Thanx doc,

BeaOK.  Is that the Windows XP CD or the Windows 98 CD that you have?

If it is the Windows 98 CD, you may boot from a startup floppy disk, choose the option to enable CD-ROM support, then type D: and press ENTER.  Then, put the Windows 98 CD in the CD-ROM drive and type setup and press ENTER.

If that does not work, just let one of us know.

Buenos dias!



Hola Doc!
No, nothing happens when I put in the CD. Well, actually yes, it says could not find VMM32.VXD and VMM32.VXD is neccessary to start windows 98 ... it does not read the CD and does not ask me anything about it. It sounds like it wants to run it though! And also, when I start the computer (no dics inside) it shows the Windows 98 front page and then it goes away and that message comes that VMM.32.VXD was not found.

Is there any hope left??? I hope so...

Thankssssssssss,
BeatrizUuups, I forgot to answer that it is a windows 98 CD NOT xp. I also do not have the floppy disc to boot from. I am not sure which one you mean...Beatriz:

OK, not to worry!

There are two things you may try:

A. You may be able to enter the BIOS setup of your computer and change the boot-order setting to boot to the CD drive before the hard drive.  To do this, look for a message that appears on the monitor with you first start the computer that says something like, "Press F2 to enter setup..."  Once you get into the BIOS setup, do NOT change any setting except the boot order.  Then save the changes by pressing the F10 or some other key and exit the BIOS setup.  Then put the Windows CD in the drive and restart the computer by pressing CTRL, ALT, DEL.

B. You may download a boot disk and use it to start your computer. Just go to this site:

http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm

Then click on the link to download a Windows Me OEM boot disk and save it to a floppy disk.  Then, put the floppy in your computer and turn it on.  When asked what you want to do, choose the option to start the computer with CD-ROM support.  Then, change to the directory of the CD drive (as i SHOWED you earlier) and type setup and press ENTER.  That should do it.

Let one of us know if you need more help.

DocBeatriz:

Here are Microsoft's instructions for installing Windows 98 with a boot disk:

How to Install Windows 98

1. Insert the Windows 98 Startup disk in the floppy disk drive, and then restart your computer.

2. When the Windows 98 Startup menu is displayed, choose the Start computer with CD-ROM support option, and then press ENTER.

3. If CD-ROM support is provided by the generic drivers on the Startup disk, you receive one of the following messages, where X is the drive letter that is assigned to your CD-ROM drive:

Drive X: = Driver MSCD001
Drive X: = Driver OEMCD001

NOTE: If your CD-ROM drive is not available after you boot from the Windows 98 Startup disk, install the CD-ROM drivers that are included with your CD-ROM drive. For information about how to obtain and install the most current driver for your CD-ROM drive, view the documentation that is included with your device, or contact your hardware manufacturer.

4. Insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive, type the following command at a command prompt, and then press ENTER

X:\setup

where X is the drive letter that is assigned to your CD-ROM drive.

5. When you receive the following message, press ENTER, and then follow the instructions on the screen to complete the Setup procedure:
Please wait while the Setup initializes. Setup is now going to perform a routine check on your system. To continue press Enter.  

The instructions and other info. are found here:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/221829/EN-US/

Regards,
DocDoc,
no, the problem is that I do not have a start up disc. All I have is a windows 98 CD!!! Is this the end of it? My gosh, I can't believe what I have done. Again, I turn on the computer and it tells me that I am missing VMM32.VXD. If I type D: it won't do it (if that is something that makes sense, anyways. I thought if I do that it goes to the CD Rom). I am helpless, I know. I also don't receive an automatic reminder that you have written me back although I clicked it. That's why it takes me longer because I thought you hadn't written back yet. Aghh, YEAH and if I start the computer with the CD in it, it doesn't read it. I am having the feeling that I need that floppy reboot disk I don't have and this is the end of what you can do for me.  :-/ Doc,
sorry I just saw that you had written another email how to get the boot disc. Sorry, about that. I will get that boot disk thing done tomorrow and let you know how that went.
Thanks as always so much!Beatriz:

No problem!

The Windows Me OEM or the Windows 98 SE OEM will both support your CD drive.  You may download either one from bootdisk.com.

Let us know how it goes amigo!

DocDoc, can Beatriz run SFC on a '98 from DOS without a '98 CD? (I have totally forgotten what is possible with SFC on '98 )

Bea, is this an XP upgrade CD or a full version of XP with SP2? What are the hardware specifications like on the PC, processor, RAM and hard drive size?

I just finished this on another forum. maybe it wil be of use to you.

"You should boot directly to the Windows XP CD and to make this easy I use OLDBIOS.EXE
which works for new BIOS's as well.

If you download both of these bootdisk images to a hard drive and make one floppy bootdisk for each of them by double-clicking on them you will have adequate means
of doing what you want to do.

DELPART BOOTDISK & OLDBIOS BOOTDISK

When it is made just put the OLDBIOS bootdisk in the A: drive and the Windows XP CD in the CD-ROM drive and re-boot. You need to press any key to boot to the CD and then Windows XP setup should load. (Make sure that the XP CD has SP2 and that it is really clean. I GENTLY wash the CDs in luke-warm water with two drops of soap solution and gently dry them with a clean linen cloth so that there is less danger of read errors.)

You then choose to install XP and have to press F8 to agree to the EULA. When the next screen appears you will have the chance to delete old partitions and make new ones. You should then format drive partition C: and format any other partitions using XP's Disk Management.

If the XP CD does not have SP2 then use AutoStreamer 1·0 to slipstream the core files from the XP CD together with the updated files from SP2. AutoStreamer will make you an .ISO file from which to burn an XP SP2 CD and you then use this CD and not the original to do the installing. (Chose to burn a CD-ROM(ISO) in your burning program.)(I use NERO for this job.)

I install to a 10240Mb (10 Gb) drive C: and partition the drive in such a way that ALL data can be kept on other partitions to make backing up data easier.

Partitioning also means that it is also easier to make a drive image of the C: drive partition when all of the installing and updating is finished so you can use the drive image CDRs (or data DVDs) to restore the entire system in about 30 minutes should anything go wrong in the future.

Useful programs for XP include ERUNT which makes a backup registry automatically, CCLeaner to remove all junk files after installing, Disk Cleanup to remove old system restore points before imaging, and EmpTemp which will remove old system restore information in .old files.

You should also add the User Profile Hive Cleanup Service from MS which speeds up the shut-down time and makes start-up easier too.

If the old partitions will not delete using the XP CD then use the DELPART bootdisk (wxpboot.exe) to delete them.

To do this you need to boot to the Delpart bootdisk and at the prompt type: A:\>dir , (press enter) to see the list of directories. Then type: A:\>cd , delpart (press enter) to change to the DELPART directory and finally type: A:\>DELPART>delpart , (press enter) , to start the Delpart program. Delete the partitions in reverse order finishing up on the Primary drive C: (You need to press the DEL key when using delpart to delete partitions.)

XP Clean Installing
XP Compatability Test
XP Partition Management
XP Installing Recovery Console

RAM Knowledge Base
RAM And What it Does
RAM Virtual Memory Paging
RAM Reseating & Fitting PDF File

Processor Temperatures
Service Pack Slipstreamer
Power Supply Wattage Calculator
Everest Home Edition Computer Diagnostic Program Quote

Doc, can Beatriz run SFC on a '98 from DOS without a '98 CD? (I have totally forgotten what is possible with SFC on '98 )

Bea, is this an XP upgrade CD or a full version of XP with SP2? What are the hardware specifications like on the PC, processor, RAM and hard drive size?

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O2 - BHO: Google Toolbar Helper - {AA58ED58-01DD-4d91-8333-CF10577473F7} - c:\program files\google\googletoolbar1.dll
O3 - Toolbar: McAfee VirusScan - {BA52B914-B692-46c4-B683-905236F6F655} - c:\progra~1\mcafee.com\vso\mcvsshl.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Yahoo! Companion - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - C:\PROGRA~1\Yahoo!\COMPAN~1\Installs\cpn\ycomp5_5_7_0.dll
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O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Lexmark X73 Button Manager] C:\PROGRA~1\LEXMAR~1\AcBtnMgr_X73.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PrinTray] C:\windows\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\printray.exe
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O9 - Extra button: Yahoo! Services - {5BAB4B5B-68BC-4B02-94D6-2FC0DE4A7897} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common\yiesrvc.dll (file missing)
O9 - Extra button: ICQ Pro - {6224f700-cba3-4071-b251-47cb894244cd} - C:\windows\System32\shdocvw.dll
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O16 - DPF: Yahoo! Dominoes - http://download.games.yahoo.com/games/clients/y/dot8_x.cab
O16 - DPF: Yahoo! Pool 2 - http://download.games.yahoo.com/games/clients/y/pote_x.cab
O16 - DPF: Yahoo! SPADES - http://download.games.yahoo.com/games/clients/y/st2_x.cab
O16 - DPF: {30528230-99f7-4bb4-88d8-fa1d4f56a2ab} (YInstStarter Class) - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common\yinsthelper.dll
O16 - DPF: {4ED9DDF0-7479-4BBE-9335-5A1EDB1D8A21} (McAfee.com Operating System Class) - http://download.mcafee.com/molbin/shared/mcinsctl/en-gb/4,0,0,83/mcinsctl.cab
O16 - DPF: {9A9307A0-7DA4-4DAF-B042-5009F29E09E1} (ActiveScan Installer Class) - http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/as5/asinst.cab
O16 - DPF: {BCC0FF27-31D9-4614-A68E-C18E1ADA4389} (DwnldGroupMgr Class) - http://download.mcafee.com/molbin/shared/mcgdmgr/en-gb/1,0,0,20/mcgdmgr.cab
O16 - DPF: {DC187740-46A9-11D5-A815-00B0D0428C0C} - http://ds1.downloadtech.net/cn1060/pcpowerscan.cab
O16 - DPF: {FE0BD779-44EE-4A4B-AA2E-743C63F2E5E6} (IWinAmpActiveX Class) - http://pdl.stream.aol.com/downloads/aol/unagi/ampx_en_dl.cab
O23 - Service: F-Secure Anti-Virus Firewall Daemon (FSDFWD) - F-Secure Corporation - C:\Program Files\Shaw Secure\FWES\Program\fsdfwd.exe
O23 - Service: FSMA - F-Secure Corporation - (no file)
O23 - Service: LexBce Server (LexBceS) - Lexmark International, Inc. - C:\windows\system32\LEXBCES.EXE
O23 - Service: McAfee.com McShield (McShield) - Unknown owner - c:\PROGRA~1\mcafee.com\vso\mcshield.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee SecurityCenter Update Manager (mcupdmgr.exe) - McAfee, Inc - C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee.com\Agent\mcupdmgr.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee.com VirusScan Online Realtime Engine (MCVSRte) - NETWORKS Associates Technology, Inc - c:\PROGRA~1\mcafee.com\vso\mcvsrte.exe
O23 - Service: WinTools for IE service (WinToolsSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Common Files\WinTools\WToolsS.exeSo there is all of it! sorry its so long
hope it helps
thanks all!!!
LeanneWhile you're waiting for responses you can check your logfile here
http://www.hijackthis.de/index.php?langselect=english
then see what suggestions are made.
Don't do anything rash unless you understand it.  Are there any entries that you do not recognize? If yes, what are they?

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I have a DELL P4 with windows ME installed ,after a crash and start in safe MODE my video only starts in 16 colors with lowest res. It wont let me change it and EVERYTHING else seems ok. I tried another video card. Same problem .IM not sure where to begin my troubleshootiing. Do you have any suggestions? Thank-you.Install the proper drivers.

In safe mode, you cannot go above a certain amount of colours.

Hi I have just installed sp2 in my xp pro,installed ok. The problem is when I click any folder which I intend to open it popup RUN AS: (1) current user (2) the following user: in the (1) current user there is a BOX for protect my computer & data...I have to uncheck this box then only I COULD open the folder I intend to open. In (2) the following user >administrator drop down box there is my name, the one when you press the start button. When I select admin or my name it refuse to open a popup Logon failer: user account restriction ..... . If I can't logon in the (2) any of it I cannot open to do setting in the security centre or firewall a popup will say windows firewall setting cannot be display because the associated service is not running. To display these setting a computer administrator must start the windows firewall/internet connection sharing (ICS) service. One thing I WISH to clarify is in the user account: the name appear in the start menu is the computer admin. then why it still ask to do it. I hope to hear from you all to suggest a way to overcome some of the problem I encounter.Thanks. see if and sytem restore fixs it?or the  f8 key keep tapping it  on boot and chose last good config...if not INFO on sp2 here>http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htmHi merlin_2 I am not very clear of what you mean by running in safe mode is it let start in safe mode and try to logon or what. What am I going to do when in safe mode ? Thanks.

Hi all.

I've got a problem the A-team can't even solve!

Ok, I'm currently running Windows WP Professional (SP2) together with an Athlon 2600XP, 128mb Geforce 440MX g/card and 256mb of RAM. Now when I boot up it gets to the welcome page fine then up pops my wallpaper ready for my desktop to appear (icons and all that). However once the background picture appears it stays on that for about 10-15mins and only then does my desktop appear. It kinda springs into life! It's so annoying! My PC works fine after that and shuts down at an acceptable speed.

Now to remedy this I've already formatted my hard drive and performed a clean install twice. I dunno what the answer could be. Is it a windows thing? Is it a hardware conflict (Surely not as it works fine after install)? Is there files missing or settings that need updating?

Also when it's hanging on the background picture, when I go into Task Manager it just SAYS that the system is basically idle so it's not exactly being overloaded with info before the desktop appears either!

I'm really confused on this one and would like to think that there is one person who knows the answer to this or who has experienced the same problem as me! (I've trawled many a page of this forum looking to see if I could FIND a problem similar and I couldn't so maybe this is a new one on ya?)

Thanks a lot.

Any USB devices connected?  If, yes, disconnect them.  Computer has a NIC card?  Unplug and see what happens.  Check NIC drivers, you may need to download newer ones.Hi,

Thanks fr replying. I've not got any USB devices connected no and as for a NIC card. What's one of them? If it's a network card, there's one built in? Is that what you mean?

Thanks.NIC = Network Interface Card.

Network Card HelpMany machines made for XP Professional business use come with motherboards that hold 4 x 1024Mb RAM modules and are supplied with at least 1 x 1024Mb module.

So with only 256Mb of RAM I can say, quite DEFINITELY, that you are way low on RAM and probably have a huge paging file.

More RAM = less paging file. So I would MAX out your computer's RAM.

512Mb is really a minimum for XP Pro if you are doing anything serious.

A couple of weeks ago I added 256Mb to an XP machine with only 256Mb less 64Mb video inclusive, so only 192Mb.

Now with 448Mb of RAM the computer performs much better, but then it has a slow drive speed ...

Maybe your icon cache is corrupt ... ?maybe you need to disabled some starup services have a look here>http://www.blackviper.com/WIN2K/servicecfg.htmA couple of things to check if you are running on NTFS. If you have converted from FAT32 you can get 512 byte clusters instead of 4096 byte clusters. This willl slow things down appreciably.

To check this, open a DOS window (in Windows) and type chkdsk, and in the read-out you should see:

"4096 bytes in each allocation unit"

If it says "512 bytes in each allocation unit" then you need to re-format.

If your Master File Table is fragmented this will also slow you down.

Formatting directly to NTFS should prevent this from happening, but if it is fragmented and you have 4096 byte clusters on NTFS then you should use Diskeeper 8 Professional (not Home, the Professional version can be used on XP Home & Professional) and schedule a boot-time defragmentation checking the BOXES to run chkdsk and to defragment the MFT.

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Hi,

Thanks fr replying. I've not got any USB devices connected no and as for a NIC card. What's one of them? If it's a network card, there's one built in? Is that what you mean?

Thanks.

I'm TRYING to do a simple COPY and paste of a powerpoint presentation.

I'm trying to copy the presentation from my harddrive (C) drive to my CD drive (M).  I have a zip drive in my (D) drive.

I get this message:
M:\ is not accessible.  The device is not ready.

Please help me "make it ready".  I've tried systems/performance/file system and re-booting several times.

Please help.  It "should" be a simple copy and paste.
Thank you.You can't just copy and paste files to your CD writer from Explorer. You need to use software such as Nero or if you want a free utility TRY Deepburner (Google for it).
That function is only avaible in WINDOWS XP.

If you have Windows XP installed, donot try to save your Power Point presentation to your M: station, but drop and drag it.

Be certain that the CD you are using is completely EMPTY. Using software such as Nero can verify wheter it's empty or not for you.

You may need to download the Imapi update from Windows Update.maybe windows media player 9/10will do it>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/using/productdoc/en/default.asp?url=/windowsxp/home/using/productdoc/en/player_overview_formats.asp   it also contains burning software...

alright...my problem is that i was having minor problems with my computer and someone suggested running a system restore...except it totally screwed up my computer...after rebooting my system and running my OS(windows xp home edition) the screen was all black except for the mouse cursor...which acted normal...i don't know what is WRONG with it now but i am USING Windows 2000 RIGHT now to try and seek online help....someone PLEASE help me...
 a virus in system restore MAY have caused this problem...boot up pc and keep tapping the f8 key and chose the LAST good config...and scan for worms/trojans....etc disable system restore and then scan for bugs...

Hi, im having problems with my computer, it doesnt just freeze like permanatly.  It freezes in sequences, like for instance ill move my mouse from one side of the screen to the other, and it will stop like 4 times in SEQUENCE, i DONT understand, sometimes the computer just runs normally and i dont have this problem. Can anyone help me!! update graphics drivers....what mouse are you using and what operating system......."Sometimes"? As in "every 5 mins"? Or "Everytime I'm using my DV editing software while playing an Unreal Tournament deathmatch over the internet?"

Basically I'm saying that it sounds as if this only occurs when the PC is being strained. This happens on most people's PCs,  and the only two things you can do is upgrade the hardware or try to close programs down after yourself.Scan for viruses, trojans and spyware.

Better maintain your PC:

• Defragment harddrives/partitions
  
• remove redundant files
  
• Cleanse registry
  
• uninstall programs no longer needed
  

Has anyone ever had the problem of your system losing time ? I record shows daily on Musicmatch Jukebox and sometimes i lose them due to the fact that my system clock losing time by say,,, three hours,, this happens on occasion and it has always been a problem for me,, anyone have any ideas on how to correct this ?Scan for viruses, trojans and spyware. Your CMOS battery may require replacement.

If this only affects the WINDOWS clock; double click on the clock, press the 'time' tab and see if it is properly configured when it is attempting to synchronize.

Computer CMOS informationGet a freeware time adjuster which reads from one of the many internet sites devoted to suppliying nuclear time.I think what you meant to say was 'atomic' not 'nuclear'. Ofcourse,  Canadians have always been a bit strange.. Are all your clocks irradiated?Joleen.....LOL , it seems the gauntlet has been dropped again........."Only in Canada you say".......eh

cheers     from western Canada
dl65  As Raptor well knows, I've had 2 late nights in a row taking classes as well as managing a home and full time CAREER so I had a mental melt-down.  Now, don't make me post those 'pictures' Raptor.  If it weren't quitting time and if I weren't too tired I'd have to punch you in the colon!  LOL i came here for help and got a comedy show,, i gotta bookmark this site,,LOL  you guys are funny Quote

As Raptor well knows, I've had 2 late nights in a row taking classes as well as managing a home and full time career so I had a mental melt-down

Now, don't make me post those 'pictures' Raptor.

Hey guys.  For about two months now, I haven't been able to open any executable files (*.exe) and it's been DRIVING me nuts.  It all STARTED, I think, because of an upgrade I tried to use for AIM.  I clicked the download FILE, downloaded, then clicked on the icon to install it.  Nothing.  And it's the same for every installation file now, even older versions of AIM or even completely different programs LIKE mIRC.  THANKS if you can help.Trend Micro - Free online virus Scan

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When I SIGN on the Internet and the Home Page comes up this error appears suddenly and ask you to either send or not send a report to Microsoft. No matter what you click it will not let you access the internet or remove this error message.

Any thoughts on how to fix or get rid of this error on IE. Thje computer is a Dell the operating system is Windows 98.

ThanksOpen Internet Explorer Options in the control panel and delete your home page URL.

To open IE click on the Windows Update link on your Start Menu and see if it will connect with the Windows update site.

If your system needs updating then is the time to do it.Mac this did not work. I got the same error message when I tried to connect to Windows update. This computer is being used by my daughter in College and only happens when trying to connect to her high SPEED service. When she brought it home our dial up service worked FINE. Any other options?Double check your connection settings. It will be different for dial up and lan. But your best option is to deep six IE and get another browser such Mozilla or Firefox. I'd bet this IE6. Though it sometimes works on W9x, it is problematic. IE6 doesn't like W9x.Not sure if connection settings is a problem since i can get Home Page to come up. Error arrives shortly after. Will try this though. How do you deep six IE6 and add Firefox? What steps need to be taken? Thanks Quote

Mac this did not work. I got the same error message when I tried to connect to Windows update. This computer is being used by my daughter in College and only happens when trying to connect to her high speed service. When she brought it home our dial up service worked fine. Any other options?

how can you make a batch file that will send your IP address as a text message to your cell phone each TIME the IP changes or each time the computer is restarted?


I have made a batch file that retrieves the IP and saves it into IP.txt and I made an excel SPREADSHEET that takes that INFO and sends the ip to a cell but that is very sloppy and I don't want it to have to LOAD excel everytime to run the program...