17642 + Interview Questions in Windows XP in Microsoft Windows Page 177 InterviewSolution

8801.	Solve : Computer is not booting in normal mode.?
Answer» Been having this problem for a few hours now and have had no success in fixing it. The problem is that the computer will load to the black windows xp page, the bars on that page will load, and then it switches off that screen and prepares to load the desktop, but never does. The screen is frozen black. I can load the computer in safe mode and safe mode with networking, but that is it. I have not seen any error messages during startup/ blue screen. I have tried these things to no avail: - System RESTORE - Disk checking error thing (will not load past step 2 out of 5 during the error checking and actually made it where I could not use safe mode at all for a while) - Using selective startup disabling anything but BASICS from loading - Using diagnostic startup - Using the RECOVERY disks that were made when computer was bought about a year ago (the first disk will load a blank grey screen as if it were going to work, but never LOADS) - Using the recovery agent on the computer (says it is not available in safe mode) Thoughts? Quote from: pk3 on April 17, 2010, 03:24:50 AM - Using the RECOVERY disks that were made when computer was bought about a year ago (the first disk will load a blank grey screen as if it were going to work, but never loads) If your not even able to boot off of a recovery disc then this is a hardware issue.. Post the make/model of the computer... I have seen similar problems with display adapter drivers. What happens is the Windows generic drivers will work during the boot process until it is TIME to load the display adapter software / drivers. This is why safe mode with / without networking is able to display the OS, it doesn't need and doesn't load the third party software. Try going into safe mode with networking and go into device manager. Once there expand the display adapter option and CHOOSE to automatically update any display adapter software. This problem usually occurs with a GPU, so if you have onboard graphics you could try using it instead until the problem is resolved.Ok, I removed a ram stick and the computer loaded past the black windows xp screen to the password screen, where it let me put the password in, and then loaded my desktop back ground but NOTHING else (no desktop icons, start bar, etc). It will also not recognize my mouse after I load normal mode and have plugged in and restarted several times.Try Safe Mode and see if you get mouse and icons back..

8801.

Solve : Computer is not booting in normal mode.?

Answer»

Been having this problem for a few hours now and have had no success in fixing it. The problem is that the computer will load to the black windows xp page, the bars on that page will load, and then it switches off that screen and prepares to load the desktop, but never does. The screen is frozen black. I can load the computer in safe mode and safe mode with networking, but that is it. I have not seen any error messages during startup/ blue screen.

I have tried these things to no avail:
- System RESTORE
- Disk checking error thing (will not load past step 2 out of 5 during the error checking and actually made it where I could not use safe mode at all for a while)
- Using selective startup disabling anything but BASICS from loading
- Using diagnostic startup
- Using the RECOVERY disks that were made when computer was bought about a year ago (the first disk will load a blank grey screen as if it were going to work, but never LOADS)
- Using the recovery agent on the computer (says it is not available in safe mode)

Thoughts?

Quote from: pk3 on April 17, 2010, 03:24:50 AM

- Using the RECOVERY disks that were made when computer was bought about a year ago (the first disk will load a blank grey screen as if it were going to work, but never loads)

If your not even able to boot off of a recovery disc then this is a hardware issue..

Post the make/model of the computer...

I have seen similar problems with display adapter drivers.

What happens is the Windows generic drivers will work during the boot process until it is TIME to load the display adapter software / drivers.

This is why safe mode with / without networking is able to display the OS, it doesn't need and doesn't load the third party software.

Try going into safe mode with networking and go into device manager. Once there expand the display adapter option and CHOOSE to automatically update any display adapter software.

This problem usually occurs with a GPU, so if you have onboard graphics you could try using it instead until the problem is resolved.Ok, I removed a ram stick and the computer loaded past the black windows xp screen to the password screen, where it let me put the password in, and then loaded my desktop back ground but NOTHING else (no desktop icons, start bar, etc). It will also not recognize my mouse after I load normal mode and have plugged in and restarted several times.Try Safe Mode and see if you get mouse and icons back..

8803.	Solve : reformatting hard drive w/ Windows XP?
Answer» OKAY, my friend ask me to reformat his desktop computer. He's currently USING Windows XP Home. A 500GB hard disk partitioned in 2 drives. System FILES are in C Drive, while his DATA files are in D Drive. I found the instructions here CH000647 but I have questions... My friend asked me to reformat only the C Drive and install Windows XP Professional. The D Drive must remain the same and no data files should be deleted. In my experiences, I reformat all the drives and fresh installed the Windows XP. Am I in a safe side if I reformat only the C Drive? Can anyone give me the safe instructions on how to reformat the C drive only and without deleting the D drive?Boot to the XP CD and start the install process. You will be asked where you want to install it - say c: drive. You will be asked if you want to format the drive first - say yes. That's it. Do not delete any partitions and do not tell the system to format d: drive. The only way you can do any harm to d: drive is if you specifically command the system to do something to it.it will prompt in which drive you wish to install operating system,in that one just select thats it. Quote from: bav_ivek2003 on April 16, 2010, 08:07:27 AM it will prompt in which drive you wish to install operating system,in that one just select thats it. No, that's not it. Please just follow the instructions in my post above.Thank you!Sure thing.He may still fail. He has to have the correct XP install disk. And the Drive has to conform to XP MBR rules. He can watch the video of a typical RE INSTALL where there are two partitions, C and D. If his install does not look like the video, he needs to give more info. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDLkfyeDIB0

8804.	Solve : ntfs.sys missing and cd drive access denied?
Answer» Hi all, I have a pretty weird PROBLEM. When I boot up my friends computer, it would say that the ntfs.sys file is MISSING or corrupted and try to use the recovery console from the windows installation CD to restore the file. This isn't the first time that I have done this, but for some reason, this time, it just wouldn't work. When I typed in: copy d:\i386\ntfs.sys c:\windows\system32\drivers it would output: access is denied. I have tried all other letters and i still got the same result. Is there any way that I can get access to the cd drive? Although, when I did chkdsk on D:, it says that there was one thing WRONG with it, but the cd is working fine if it was able to read the CD into the recovery console, right? I just want to get his computer to work because...well i said i will fix it for him. any advice would be great! Thanks.It could be that access is denied to c:\Windows\system32\drivers\ - check the attribs and change if necessary.Is this a Sharpie version of an XP CD ? ?ok, I got it working now. Went and used MAP and got the device letter for my CD drive and successfully copied the file. it ended up being drive H:!!!! that was really weird.

8805.	Solve : HELP! i accidently deleted everything X(?
Answer» QUOTE from: JJ 3000 on April 17, 2010, 02:44:51 AM Do you have the "Broadcom Gigabit NetXtreme" network port on the BACK of your computer? yes i have both of those D:

8808.	Solve : Unusual problem??
Answer» I would really appreciate some help with a problem i'm having with my computer. i've tried searching elsewhere but... obviously it hasn't helped Anyway, for some reason, the background of my computer is appearing 3/4 white. This doesn't seem to affect anything else, windows, icons show correctly. I've tried many things to fix this, but nothing seems to work.Could you post a screen shot ?I discovered i could drag the space around, although it won't allow me to drag the background completely across the screen. hmm, something else that jumps out at me is the fact that the alpha translucency on your icons isn't working (notice the blue "borders" around most of your icons) this means that active Desktop is enabled... I think. Might be related. Right-click the desktop and select "properties" In the display properties window, choose the "desktop" tab, and click the "Customize Desktop" button, at the bottom. In the "web" tab, UNCHECK everything in the "web pages" list box. double check the background setting and make sure it is not a PNG image. If you can drag it around, can you right-click it and possibly get a menu?just the properties menu, and i've tried unchecking all webpages, to no avail. It does the same with all pictures.Have you tried doing a system restore yet? What have you tried doing to fix the problem? Did you install any programs or make any changes right before this started?Unfortunately someone deleted all the old restore points without thinking to make a new ONE, so i can't restore, unless there's some way i don't know about. I've tried quite a few things, including fixing a dll error that was popping up, which didn't help, scanning the computer for errors and VIRUS', and uninstalling a few programs that were new. As to what the computer was doing, or what could have caused it, i have no idea, as the computer is shared and the people who were using it at the time say nothing out of the ordinary happened... I believe there may have been a crash or freeze and when they rebooted the pc the screen was like that. I've also checked graphics properties, tried adjusting screen size and resolution and things like that (which resulted in the box moving to the center of the screen and becoming unadjustable.) Anything else i've tried i can't REMEMBER, since i've tried so many things at this point. A few months ago i installed uxpatcher, and was using a custom theme, but now it won't work at all, and trying to use it results in the picture changing to black and everything else restoring to windows classic mode. Although this could just be because others, trying to fix it without knowing what they were doing messed with it, thinking it might be the reason the screen was like that. But the custom theme was fine to begin with. Anyway, that's all i've got. i really have no idea.Theme apps play havoc in general with Windows....just the way it is. Re-boot and switch to classic view and see if it's normal. If so power down and re-boot and switch back to the FISHER Price theme and see what happens...Nope. didn't work. Have you tried changing th e screen resolution ? ? Also you didn't mention what it looked like in Classic mode...Yes, it results in the white box moving and becoming undraggable. [It looks like it always does in windows classic, except of course for the box. Thanks all for the help, it's fixed now! Keep us in suspense..... About the sixth time i unclicked "my homepage" in desktop webpages it finally worked. i was really just trying everything again, so i was very surprised that it worked now.

8809.	Solve : i have a problem with sound?
Answer» i USE an intel p5kpl-vm/s MOTHER BOARD with win xp sp3 and win 7 installed.my audio port works fine on win 7 but when i install drivers for my audio device in xp3 they don get installed and shows an error msg like audio device error.plz helpMake sure that the drivers correctly you can use software to CHOOSE the appropriate drivers http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=i5ktecSJbqQKaa0x&content=downloadI was gonna SAY the P5K series is an ASUS board...nice catch Spoiler !Thanks! I try....

8811.	Solve : cannot play a dvd?
Answer» I cannot PLAY a dvd, ever since I re-formatted. I get the blue screen of death and my computer GOES black and restarts. Something is missing, but don't know what. After reinstalling the OS did you install the chipset DRIVER and all other DRIVERS?

8812.	Solve : Streaming radio very intermittent?
Answer» Given: a MEASURED DSL modem speed of 1.2 Mb/s, a 1 Ghz CPU, 512MB SDRAM, 256K L2 Cache, 400 Mhz frontside buss, in a 10 year old Dell 4100 Computer, and an up to date XP OS. Problem: When listening to streaming radio stations with iTunes there are constant interruptions of the 64K or 128K stream. Questions: Likely source of problem? Out of curiosity, stream buffering in such an operation (e.g. Buffer size) is controlled by what? (OS? Application such as iTunes? Elsewhere?). I'm assuming actual buffer is allocated from RAM but what sets the size and can that be changed through some option? Or is the problem unrelated to buffer size? Note: Am asking for a friend. I don't have actual access to the machine but would like to advise him on possible cures.Given the speed you have available to you there shouldn't be any problem with streaming audio. Most likely causes in Windows XP are conflicts with different media players. Sometimes there'll be two or more players that are trying to easier use the audio output device or trying to be the media player of choice. Here are some things you might try. Boot windows XP up in safe mode with networking. See if that makes an improvement. Another idea, create a new user profile and log on to the new user. Then try the streaming radio. Also, disable or remove any type of media players that you are not using or no longer need. This would include trial versions of programs that read and write CD or DVD discs. Some of these have built-in media players that compete with system resources. Of course the obvious, re install iTunes. How much RAM do you have and free space on that HDD ? ? Have you cleaned out Temporary Internet Files lately ? ? What WEBSITE is this streaming thru ? ?He is using iTunes to find radio stations who are operating streaming from their own websites, there are hundreds of them. In my original post I stated he has 512 KB RAM. I think he has a 20 GB hard DRIVE that is about 50% full, but I'll have to check further for details. OK. An iTunes feed may not be the best choice...consider and check if the stations do an alternate feed...

8813.	Solve : No sound when try to format email with background music?
Answer» I use Windows XP Pro SP3 and use Outlook Express 6 to send my emails. Recently I notice that when I try to add some background sound to an EMAIL message, like a happy BIRTHDAY tune in midi FORMAT, there is no sound. I've done the following: Format, Background, Sound, Browse for DESIRED music file in Background Sound box, in Look In box click My Documents and then My Music, then click on desired music file, in Files of type I choose Midi Files, Play Settings 3 times, OK. NO SOUND! Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. jandalWhile in the Background Sound window, did you change the Files of Type to Midi? If you LEFT it on Audio Files selection, it won't include any Midi choices. Rosie

8814.	Solve : No actions for USB-plugged in camera?
Answer» When I plug in my camera to my computer via USB (to get the PICTURES onto the computer), it does the whole AutoPlay thing (scans for types of FILES), and then gives me the list of things Windows can do with the drive. But this list is empty! I can't open the drive to view files, I can't run the Scanner and Camera Wizard, I can't fo anything! Attached is a picture of the dialog actions box. This camera has worked fine with a computer in the PAST. The camera is an Olympus and the computer is a Dell Inspiron running Windows XP Home. -Fleexy [recovering disk space - old attachment deleted by admin]See if this works for you - download & run: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/utils/cleanhandlers_2_4.zip No guarantees, but it won't hurt anythingThanks you very, very much. It works!Have you tried other USB ports? Will other USB devices work on the port you normally use for your camera? Generally, you might have better luck using a USB card reader rather than connect your camera directly to your computer. If your camera uses xD cards, I suggest this card reader: Olympus USB 2.0 xD-PictureCard Flash Memory Card Reader MAUSB-500 (White). I have an older Olympus card reader, model MAUSB-200, and it works well for me for the xD cards I use with my Fuji camera. One advantage of using a card reader is that you never NEED to worry about your camera battery running LOW when you connect your camera to the computer and transfer pictures. If you're not familiar with card readers, when using one, you remove the memory card from your camera, insert it into your card reader, and then connect the card reader to the USB port on your computer. Oh, I see Allan's solution worked for you. Still, I recommend getting a USB card reader.You're very welcome. Glad it worked for you.

8815.	Solve : mysterious Windows update message?
Answer» I booted up and got a message from Windows SAYING that it had done an automatic update that involved a REBOOT. But there was no mention of this when I last turned off the computer. It's not possible Microsoft turned on my computer to PERFORM an update, is it? If not, then what happened here?Your last update you probably selected reboot later... Don't worry...MS cannot yet TURN your machie on at random and do what they WANT...at least not as of today...

8818.	Solve : very strange problem windows xp, firefox?
Answer» Hi, can anyone help please! no refresh button, no back or forward button, no blue BAR at bottom of page to slide page across, not able to access attachments in emails. XUL RUNNER box! no idea what this is? also pages come up with DOUBLE writing on them? anyone have any IDEAS..I am not literate with computers so please keep it as simple as poss.Does IE work properly?

8823.	Solve : Set new page in .rtf file using Wordpad.?
Answer» WIN XP HOME. SP3+ How can Wordpad be USED to insert an end-of-page marker in an RTF file?

8825.	Solve : DENY permissions?
Answer» Hello there. I would like to forbid a user (LUA account) from disabling my KASPERSKY app (firewall+av) or anything else system IMPORTANT. Should be simple to do even without gpedit.msc or AD, right? I thought of this: For every app you don't want this user to be able to stop/modify, change its folder permissions to DENY modify/etc. Maybe also in the registry set some deny's.. and some deny's in the tabs for the services.. How could I best do this? I'm on XP Pro SP3.Can't you just go to the properties of the Kaspersky file and go to the SECURITY tab to set your permissions? I thought an LUA account couldn't make CHANGES like that anyway.I don't see any permissions there. I just set a password. That does it too. I was just interested on how to generally block a LUA from doing any INSTALL changes. A LUA can do that.What version of Windows are you running? Windows XP Pro 32 bit 5.1.2600 SP3.Start Here...patio, no offense but you severely underestimate my tech skills. I'm already savvy in permissions.. =P What about permissions for services? Anyway I'll work on it.I'm not offended at all.... And no offence either but someone with savvy skills would be done by now...

8830.	Solve : Video card for system?
Answer» i have a dell optiplex gx620 and i want to play CALL of duty mw2 on it. iv'e seen VIDEOS of it on youtube using hd 4350 1gb, however it didnt SAY weither the default psu would be sufficent. can SOMEONE recommend a video card capable of working with this SYSTEM. http://www.dell.com/us/en/dfh/desktops/optix_gx620/pd.aspx?refid=optix_gx620&cs=22&s=dfh default psu is 303w I see a new PSU in your immediate future...Do you recommend any videocard and psu fir this system?

8816.	Solve : pc mouse?
Answer» I am new , TRYING to learn this pc.about twice a day ,when i click my mouse ,nothing happens, right or left click. the mouse will MOVE around on screen.can some one help me with this.Restart the COMPUTER and tap the F8 key until you see Advanced Boot Options When that menu appears, select Safe Mode Let it go through the boot up process... Does the mouse work in Safe Mode ?1) You say it happens twice a day. What are you doing with the system when it happens? 2) Have you installed drivers for the mouse? 3) Do you have an anti virus utility installed and RESIDENT at all times? Do a full scan with your anti virus utility AND with MalwareBytes.I thought he meant that he studies computers twice a day

8817.	Solve : wrong ddriver for dvd drive?
Answer» Dell Dimension DIMC 521 WINDOWS xp SP3 Can't write to dvd drive. Did UNINSTALL,shutdown,reboot. Nw Hdwr Wiz found DVD RW drive, which is correct. Seconds later ANOTHER Nw Hdwr Wix found CD-ROM drive for the same device. Where is it coming from and how do i get rid of it. Any help greatly appreciated.Did this just start (did it ever work properly)? If so, have you just installed any new hw or sw that is related to dvd's / cd's?

8822.	Solve : windows icons changed?
Answer» After doing windows updates today, the icons in "my documents" FOLDER and also on my desktop changed from what they should be to the horrid windows icon. How do I get all my folder incons back the way they should be?Rebuild icon file with TweakUI.I had this problem if this is any help. what i did was RIGHT click screen, go to properties ,ADVANCED ,and it comes up with ,the classic start menu or the other type,sorry im a BIT useless lol, anyway there should be a box with a little LIST and ticjs in them,if you are there then ,it says somewhere let windows configure what is best for your computer ,this is either in start menu settings or display properties, click that it should solve your problems,I hope this helps

8824.	Solve : Weird Situation?
Answer» Read purple if wall of text is too big. Maybe it's WEIRD, maybe it isn't, but I came across a situation in which my ps/2 mouse or keyboard fails to WORK at the log-in screen so I can't log into Windows. I know the keyboard works FINE because during boot I can use the function buttons and navigate around the set-up screen and whatnot. Not 100% sure about the mouse, but I assume it works since the keyboard does. Are there any solutions to fixing this problem? I'm willing to use any means NECESSARY seeing that I have no personal files on my computer.

8827.	Solve : system error with getPlus?
Answer» I don't even know which board to ASK on. Long story how but I am getting a: getPlus(r)error: operating sys error (16248.201.257-42072312.80004002.FFFFFFFF.8000402) Does that make SENSE to anyone? No. When do you SEE that message? PLEASE PROVIDE complete details of what is going on and what happened just before the problem appeared.Uninstall Adobe Download Manager http://secunia.com/community/forum/thread/show/2407/getplus_r_error_operating_system_error_16236_203_235_please_help

8829.	Solve : How to create system-level Windows user account??
Answer» How do you create a Windows user account with SYSTEM-level priveleges (above administrator-level), and why would you want to?Sorry - Windows XP Pro.Why are you asking? Because people have talked about it, and I'm curious. Obviously, I have no real NEED to know, since I asked why you might want to do this. And just as obviously, it isn't for any nefarious reason, since what we're talking about here is the OS of a single PC (namely, mine), rather than a server or something. Why, is this CLASSIFIED information?In general, this forum does not give out information that might HELP hackers (or more likely, juvenile pranksters). In general, people who should have system level privileges (a) know how to get them (b) why they need them. Thus a little caution should not surprise you. The system "user" can do ANYTHING with the system, and normally the only "user" with that level of privilege is the OS itself. There isn't really any reason for any user to need system privileges in a normally functioning system. The only thing I can think of off the top of my head that the LocalSystem Account has access to that the standard administrator account does not is being able to read the "System Volume Information" folders. I'm sure there is more. That's all I remember ATM.

8831.	Solve : Stuck at Welcome Screen?
Answer» Read purple if wall of text is too big. Maybe it's weird, maybe it isn't, but I came across a situation in which my ps/2 mouse or keyboard fails to work at the log-in screen so I can't log into Windows. I know the keyboard WORKS fine because during boot I can use the function BUTTONS and navigate around the set-up screen and whatnot. Not 100% sure about the mouse, but I assume it works since the keyboard does. Are there any solutions to fixing this problem? I'm willing to use any means necessary SEEING that I have no personal files on my computer. It could be an IRQ confict (specially if they are wireless): I recommend unplugging all over devices, not needed like the printer, scanner, sound, etc. This will ensure it's not conficting against another device. The PS/2 controller might be turned off or not recognised by Windows: You could get an adapter plug (PS/2 to USB) and connect it to a USB port instead to see if THATS the problem with the PS/2. Borrow one or another keyboard/mouse which is USB instead to check. Have you updated your BIOS lately before the issue: If you are using an ASUS board, downgrade or upgrade the BIOS, there is a version which has a bug with the PS/2. Just go to your motherboard manufacturers website and download a new version for your BIOS, the upgrade it (flash it). You can download from another computer and burn to disc and boot up the troubled computer with it. Have your computer done window updates before the issue: The Windows defaults DRIVERS for the keyboard and mouse might be incorrect and uncompatible or it's possible it got corrupted. If you can get back into Windows, right click on My Computer, choose Properties, then click on the Hardware tab, then click on the Device Manager. It will bring up a list of your devices. One of those devices is the Keyboard. Clicking on the "+" sign beside the word should reveal the type of keyboard XP sees. Right clicking on that specific keyboard will bring up a menu from which you can uninstall the device, just its drivers, see if it can't find new drivers, or ask it to search for a hardware change or simply Properties. Going to Properties, it should tell you what kind of driver had been selected and whether it is having a conflict. Do the same for the mouse. Repair, re-install the correct drivers, or correct.Get a new PS2 keyboard...

8832.	Solve : Unable to view Ustream or live feeds?
Answer» I am not terribly computer literate, but here GOES. I am unable to view any LIVE FEEDS LIKE Ustream on my computer. I think I'm MISSING something. I have the most up to date Adobe Flash Player, I believe. I do not know what else to check...any help would be appreciated. Thank you.Did it ever work? Which internet browser?

8833.	Solve : PCI Simple Communication Controller, or missing / corrupt file??
Answer» Hi, First, I want to say that I did indeed try to research my problems and symptoms on various FAQ's and forums, but every time some of the symptoms are a bit different. I am familiar with some basic troubleshooting on my computers, but I am by no means knowledgeable enough to figure this out by myself. Everything I know I learned by listening to others, or trying things out by myself. My understanding is basic. I hope my questions do not sound stupid to you, but I am at wits end. I'm writing this from my older Toshiba Satellite Laptop (Win XP). I can bring the 'patient' in to a computer specialist after the weekend, but I would really like to try to figure this out and learn while I am at it. My PC has been a lot of strange things in succession over the last two days. At this point the only thing that works is BIOS. My USB keyboard does not work in any of the 'black' screens. The keyboard does work fine on the laptop, however, so I know it is not faulty. This computer has from the beginning had a problem with Ps2 keyboards, so all I ever used was the USB. (It beeped at me and wouldn't start up if it had a Ps2 keyboard plugged in.) I didn't get an error message, so to speak, when it first started doing this. Now, if I start the computer it will start booting up normally, and cycle through some checks, but ends up at a screen that asks to: 'Please select the Operating System to start: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Microsoft Windows XP Setup' with the Microsoft Windows XP Setup option highlighted, and a three second timer counting down. But now, with the keyboard unusable, I end up at a message: 'Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \system 32\hal.dll ' Also, the F8 Function does not seem to work. I can get into the boot menu with F12, but again, I cannot move the selector with the keyboard when I get there. Bios works, but I do not know enough to play with it. My PC : Antec 450W, Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 300 Gbyte SATA HD, K8 Triton nForce 4SLI, AMD Athlon 64 3700+, EVGA Graphics Acc. GeForce 6600GT, Pioneer DVR-111, 2x OCZ Pc3200 512MB Dual CH. The computer was bought secondhand, and I wiped everything off it, partitioned the drive, and reinstalled Windows XP about a year ago. It has been working fine. I NEEDED an additional computer to store the large amount of pics my wife has taken. Other than that, all it was used for was the usual things like email, msgr, facebook, etc. All the pics, vids and music are in the large partition, and the OS is on the smaller part. IF i cannot fix the problem I'm having, I might have to wipe the partition and start from scratch...which would be no problem as long as the media files are not affected. But that is plan B. This is a short summary of what happened just before the PC started acting up. Maybe it helps. Yesterday, after about two months of not using the PC, I started it and ran Microsoft Updates, and renewed the Trend Micro Internet Security on it. I also connected it to an VDSL router for the first time (it has always been using an Sierra Wireless Aircard to access the web before), and connected to the internet without problems. I also rebooted a couple times for the updates to take effect, all without trouble. So far so good. It has been a bit sluggish at start-up, so upon counsel from an acquaintance, I used 'Run - ms CONFIG' to disable the extensive list of programs that fired up upon start-up, and then sat on the tray. He had said that that could be done without harming the computer, as all those programs and services can be started manually when needed. However, once I did that, it prompted me to restart the computer because I used the ms config to change the way windows started. When I did that, it booted up alright still, but a window popped up saying that windows has started in a diagnostic mode, and that I had to restart it after I checked the 'normal start-up' box. When it rebooted this time, things were a bit different. The start up was EXTREMELY slow, meaning it would cycle through the regular boot system checks and stuff, and windows started up fine, but once I got to the log in page, and clicked on my account, my desktop background would show up immediately, but no icons would show up. Only after a few minutes (literally) did they pop up, and the tray started showing some icons too, including Trend Micro. Also, the green 'Start' button was no longer green, but gray and boxy, and in the style of earlier Windows OS. However, albeit slow, all functions worked. I could no longer go online, as there was no connectivity on my LAN, when I tried to repair, it said it couldn't acquire the IP. I had also uninstalled a 'Venturi' program that was installed when I was still using the aircard, using the Add or Remove Programs feature in Control Panel, just before this started happening. As it was uninstalling, it went to a 'Command-Prompt' type screen, and froze there. I had to reboot. It may or may not be relevant. Now, not really knowing what the problem was, I thought I would use System Recovery to roll back to just before I uninstalled the Venturi program. It rebooted and came back the same, sluggish way. I tried to roll back more, to just after I updated and installed the Trend Micro Internet Security. After it rebooted it told me that the system recovery was unsuccessful. When I went back to System Recovery, all the recovery points were gone. I opened my device manager, and saw that the PCI SIMPLE Communications Controller had a yellow question mark on it. I opened its PROPERTIES and it said that the driver was missing. 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8835.	Solve : unhandled win32 exception in acrobat.exe by VS2008 JIT debugger?
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