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I think while we weren't looking our original POSTER hairbender1 has disappeared into the SWAMP NEVER to be seen again.truenorth

Few weeks ago I reformatted my computer and installed a fresh copy of windows xp. Then i updated it to sp3 and all the security updates. It was fine with no pop ups or spyware. I plugged a usb drive to transfer some files and an error occured with the usb drive. so i unplugged it without the you can safely remove usb device. Then when i rebotted the computer explorer.exe kept restarting EVERY 10 SECS. I went into safe MODE and the same problem OCCURS. I donno what the problem can be. i ran sfc/ scannow but still no luckWhat antivirus software do you have?

When explorer.exe ends, does it come back up?There is a space between sfc and the /scannow switch...did you include this ?
ALSO the flash drive may be the culprit carrying the infection.
Run all your scans and re-boot after each one.
Then travel to the Virus and Spyware section and follow the instructions at the top of the page for posting your logs...does the explorer shell/icons move when clicked? if so back up ur files you may have Magistr
be careful it will rename/overwrite all of the files on ur C drive to a profane name (delteing all of your files on your hdd )

http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/magistr.shtmlQuote

does the explorer shell/icons move when clicked? if so back up ur files you may have Magistr
be careful it will rename/overwrite all of the files on ur C drive to a profane name

Hey guys, I'm Dave. I'm running a custom built computer with the following:

AMD Athlon 64 FX-57 processor

2x 256mb nVidia 7800gtx-oc GRAPHICS Cards

1x 74gb Western Digital wd740 raptor hard drive

Skyhawk 620 watt Power One power supply

ASUS A8N-SLi Premium motherboard

2x 512mb OCZ EL Platinum Revision 184-Pin DDR 400 RAM

Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS Sound Card


Now, there's been lots of problems with the hardware in this computer, first being the cd/dvd writing slot loading Plextor drive that I had which just got really messed up and started "eating" my cd's and not spittin them back out. Then I kept running into trouble with one of my hard drives, which is why I am running on one right now. Then, on top of that, I have a feeling that the OCZ RAM is failing also, but here is the real deal... I keep getting the "BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH" which I'm sure you have seen/heard of at some point in your past. The messages I get are usually any of the following:

IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

NTFS_FILE_SYSTEM

KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR

and many more...

Almost every time the computer BSOD's, it has a different file name listed for it... everything for my nVidia driver's to program files. For example, after I saw the nVidia driver listed i un-installed it and re-installed a new one, but then the BSOD just came up with another file. Also, many programs are crashing such as Mozilla Firefox and Internet explorer. Pretty much any program i try using, especially any kind of game, (whether it USES 8mb of memory or 800mb of memory), it end up crashing or having some kind of error.

These random crashes and pattern of blue screens all started at the same time, and I really need some help on fixing them.

One thing that I do not have is a floppy drive, so I can't run a memory test that I need to boot from a floppy. Any help in this subject would be GREATLY APPRECIATED.

Thank you very much.

Sincerely,

Dave

Also, I searched some probabilites that it might be the RAM... is that a common cause?Quote

Also, I searched some probabilites that it might be the RAM... is that a common cause?

I did try googling the motherboard. Only thing is I don't have vista, and those on that link who had troubles, all had vista. I have XP. The only DRIVER update I found on the gigabyte website was for Lan Driver. THis did not fix my PROBLEM. How do I get the Network Device Driver for this mobo?

I did try googling the motherboard. Only thing is I don't have vista, and those on that link who had troubles, all had vista. I have XP. The only Driver update I found on the gigabyte website was for Lan Driver. THis did not fix my problem. How do I get the Network Device Driver for this mobo?

I know whatever it is that this is, it must be extremely obvious.

All of the drivers from the gigabyte cd have been installed. There is no obvious driver that says it is for the network device.

Any ideas or suggestions are more than welcome.

I am jones'in' to finally get this computer online.

thanks.
-MattEthernet controller Driver perhaps ? ?Isn't that something that should show up with the rest of the drivers on the gigabyte install option page when I insert the Gigabyte Install Disc?

are all the yellow ? CLEANED up in device manager yet...

until they are your asking for trouble...IMO

good luckQuote from: fgdn17 on December 05, 2008, 07:24:59 PM

are all the yellow ? cleaned up in device manager yet...

until they are your asking for trouble...IMO

good luck

What would you guys do, if your computer had been running perfect for a year, and then suddenly you developed this problem of "Mass storage device" showing up with a yellow question mark?

I have been battling off and on all week with my newly built computer,

I really don't want to have to disassemble the entire computer that took me such a long time to build. and then send the mobo back and be without a computer for an extended period of time. Especially since, everything else works great on it

hi,
im trying to repair my corrupted windows xp but asfter i press1 in the recoveru console,nothing happened there is no activity.also i decided to re-install windows xp but after the EULA aggrement which after i press f8, screen APPEARS "seraching previous VERSION of windows xp" but also apperas very long time. what could be wrong?

pls help..i have a 3 partitioned drive but only i can SEE in the dos is only my fat drive with music files on it.

also before that there was an error on my screen showing corrupt windows config SYS file.


pls help...Sounds like your hard drive is dying.

Anyone???
Probably the reason no-body is replying is that after 5 pages of advice you have basically ignored it all and done your own thing. What is the point of ASKING for advice then not taking it.

Nevermind

Open FIREFOX, then open the PAGE you want as your home page, then open Tools, Main Tab, and click on Use Current Page, the dialogue BOX will then CHANGE names. Job Done.

I READ too fast...i thought it was the OP.I agree with Patio's 2nd choice myself. Do a repair-install of XP.

However, you're going to have to do some prep-work beforehand.

Does your computer have any of the following on it:
Internet Explorer 7
Service Pack 3
Windows Media Player 11?

If so, you will NEED to slipstream those three items into your XP installation source as well as an UPDATED version of your motherboard drivers (that's what viaagp1.sys is).

The dilemma here is that Microsoft doesn't support slipstreaming IE7 into Windows XP, but at the same time, acknowledges that you have to remove IE7 before doing a repair-install:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917964

However, you can't remove it, since you can't boot into Windows right now!!!

So...in this case, you'll have to use a third-party utility like nLite to slipstream IE7:
http://www.nliteos.com

If you're going to go through the trouble, you might as well use it to slipstream everything else, too: SP3, IE7, WMP11, and your via drivers, as well as burning to a new blank CD. Use the resulting CD to do your repair.

...........

...

...but then again, GIVEN all the hassle that involves, you're probably better off backing up your DATA and formatting...all that stuff you just said is way over my head.

right now I have my hardrive hooked up as a slave to my wifes system & I am running spyware/antivirus on it.

as far as the reinstalling windows stuff, I have no idea how to do that. Roger that.

In that case, go ahead and copy any valuable data to your wife's hard drive for now.

At that point, you can then format and reinstall XP (I hate telling people that, especially since that's becoming a cop-out trend...), but since you're already in a position to do this, and like you said, slipstreaming and repair-installs are beyond your technical knowledge, formatting is the next best choice (and a lot easier).

http://www.pcworld.com/article/129977/how_to_reinstall_windows_xp.html
or
http://tweakhound.com/xp/installxp/installXP1.htmok I have another question. I have a spare harddrive laying around would it be possible to load my windows XP onto that one? & than make that one the master in my system & run my old one as a slave?That's most certainly a viable option.

Hi! When I try to log on to Windows, "session5 initialization failed, error 0x00000071, beginning dump or PHYSICAL memory" APPEARS on my desktop. When I tryed to log in safe mode, it appeared "NTLDR is missing". I tryed to copy missing files from CD, but no results. With Command PROMPT I TYPED SFC /SCANNOW, it appeared "Error 0x000006ba RPC server unavailable". With "Last known good configuration" mode I loged on, so how should I fix this problem? Thanks!

hello,
i rented a tower (unlabled) that had the intel "core 2" duo processor and 4GB RAM.
it had windows xp (home) AND windows 7 running.

as a neophyte i was unaware that you could have two os's running on one COMPUTER...

my PC has intel pentium4 2.80 GHz and 3GB ram. can i run xp (home) and windows 7 beta
or do i need to upgrade ?
i really like the windows 7, it makes what i do alot easier and alot faster...

thank you.Since it has only been released to Microsoft MCSE's and QUALIFIED BETA testers there's a good chance it's an "ahem" version...
Kinda STRANGE it wound up on a rental.
As far as i know they aren't releasing updates for it either.
Good Luck.

So, is my only option to format the HDD? and buy a new version of XP?Quote from: BC_Programmer on December 05, 2008, 05:09:37 PM

Quote from: fgdn17 on December 05, 2008, 12:12:19 PM

Quote from: chad c on December 05, 2008, 12:03:52 PM

OKay that was easy.... So, is there a way to keep the old OS and just repair it with no XP disks? Like I stated in the 1st post they were lost?

you could use an w98 floppy/CD on the old machine, then check if there is and i386 folder on
the drive...if there is you could cd to the i386 folder and try winnt....that would start the xp install and when you SELECT install it should find the existing version and you can tell it to repair it...

Good Luck

erm- windows 98 can't read NTFS, which precludes this method.

This may explain your stance on having to format a drive before it can be seen, as WELL....

So, is my only option to format the HDD? and buy a new version of XP?

Quote from: BC_Programmer on December 05, 2008, 05:09:37 PM

Quote from: fgdn17 on December 05, 2008, 12:12:19 PM

Quote from: chad c on December 05, 2008, 12:03:52 PM

OKay that was easy.... So, is there a way to keep the old OS and just repair it with no XP disks? Like I stated in the 1st post they were lost?

you could use an w98 floppy/CD on the old machine, then check if there is and i386 folder on
the drive...if there is you could cd to the i386 folder and try winnt....that would start the xp install and when you select install it should find the existing version and you can tell it to repair it...

Good Luck

erm- windows 98 can't read NTFS, which precludes this method.

This may explain your stance on having to format a drive before it can be seen, as well....

correct..need to use ntfsdos

Quote from: fgdn17 on December 06, 2008, 10:38:26 AM

Quote from: BC_Programmer on December 05, 2008, 05:09:37 PM

Quote from: fgdn17 on December 05, 2008, 12:12:19 PM

Quote from: chad c on December 05, 2008, 12:03:52 PM

OKay that was easy.... So, is there a way to keep the old OS and just repair it with no XP disks? Like I stated in the 1st post they were lost?

you could use an w98 floppy/CD on the old machine, then check if there is and i386 folder on
the drive...if there is you could cd to the i386 folder and try winnt....that would start the xp install and when you select install it should find the existing version and you can tell it to repair it...

Good Luck

erm- windows 98 can't read NTFS, which precludes this method.

This may explain your stance on having to format a drive before it can be seen, as well....

correct..need to use ntfsdos

Or Windows PE 2.1:

Info
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Preinstallation_Environment

Required WAIK if you don't have a Vista disc to make PE out of:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=C7D4BC6D-15F3-4284-9123-679830D629F2&displaylang=en

Instructions for creation:
http://www.msfn.org/board/lofiversion/index.php/t83722.html

From the PE environment, cd to the i386 folder and find winnt32.exe (winnt.exe won't work--PE is a 32-bit enviroment and has no 16-bit emulation to run winnt.exe, a 16-bit executable).

Hi everyone,
I installed windows XP on my new computer LAST night and during setup, I was told that mswsock.dll and framedyn.dll couldn't be copied on to my system for setup. I retried but it STILL didn't work so I clicked "ignore".
The computer WORKED fine but every time i started up, I would get some rundll errors because I didn't have those files.

So I went on the internet and downloaded mswsock.dll and framedyn.dll and things that required mswsock started to work but when I restarted, the computer took ages to start up and loads of apps (including explorer.exe) have stopped working.

How can I sort this out? I think it's a problem to do with mswsock.dll (i managed to REMOVE framedyn.dll) but couldn't delete it because it was "in use" and now the taskbar, desktop, etc (everything) doesnt show so I can't have another go at deleting mswsock.dll (in the system32 folder).
How can I delete mswsock.dll?

Thanks everyone!
DomTry deleting it in Safe Mode

May I ask if this is a genuine Windows CD, not a copy or fake version?Quote from: Dominicc2003 on December 12, 2008, 02:24:09 AM

Hi everyone,
I installed windows XP on my new computer last night and during setup, I was told that mswsock.dll and framedyn.dll couldn't be copied on to my system for setup. I retried but it still didn't work so I clicked "ignore".
The computer worked fine but every time i started up, I would get some rundll errors because I didn't have those files.

hi, i was WONDERING if u COULD help me, my lil bro's computer is hacked or something, his OS is windows xp media center edition 2005, and i read that i can completely erase his computer by restarting it in MS-DOS mode? i cannot find out where it says "restart in MS-DOS mode" option in the shut down windows dialogue box, all i really need to know is how to restart the comp in MS-DOS mode so i can erase everything, get back to me if ya can please. thank you.Windows XP doesn't use DOS.
If you want a FRESH start, you have two options:
1. Use Windows XP CD for clean install
2. Use Recovery CD to bring the computer to its original state.
NOTE. In both CASES, all personal data, and installed programs will be lost.QUOTE from: AcidxAnarchy on December 13, 2008, 05:07:39 PM

hi, i was wondering if u could help me, my lil bro's computer is hacked or something

all i really need to know is how to restart the comp in MS-DOS mode so i can erase everything, get back to me if ya can please. thank you.

Hello, I have a PCI IDE RAID card and I'm USING 2 hard drives one is 250 GB and the other is 160 GB, but unfortunately I'm RUNNING out of space, and I got a IDE hard drive today from Circuit City another 250 GB. The card handles max of 4 Hard Drives. I have both hard drives configured as JBOD, like RAID 0 but it gives me full capacity for both hard drives. So now my question is, If I connect the 250 GB i bought from circuit city hard drive to the card, to expand the hard drive space, will it WORK? Could i Rebuild the array? or am i out of luck.

Hello,
My set programs and access defaults is in ARABIC for some reason...does anyone know how i can fix this?

THANK you!!!! Did this just HAPPEN UNEXPECTEDLY?

What OS?

what part of hp laser jet printer is malfuctioning? i recieve a 50 service error?Found this:
http://www.all-laser.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/error50.htmlLike I said in another post, this is most commonly a POWER ISSUE (from my EXPERIENCE). However, with the tiny amount of information you have provided, there is no way of actually knowing.We need moar infoz!!!!

What is the EXACT model of your HP printer? Different printers often have different error messages/codes.

And please...follow the instructions you were given before asking the same question over and over and over and over and over again. If you don't like the answer, tough! In reality, people can't just wave a magic wand and make all your problems disappear, no MATTER how many times you post.

Follow the instructions you were given or don't bother posting.

i have configure a dual boot system CONSISTING of windows 98 in FAT 32 partition and windows xp using NTFS partition, i check my windows xp installation and it look good, however when i boot to windows 98 i cannot see the files in the NTFS partition.what might the source of the problem?
A FAT32 system will not be able to read a NTFS without, as I understand, a third party driver.

I have googled but found nothing yetWindows 9x (that INCLUDES all 95 and 98 releases) does not support NTFS. XP supports both FAT (16 & 32) and NTFS. That is why your xp system will see all but your 98 system will only see the FAT32 stuff.

The solution is to re-do the xp installation, but this time format the partition as FAT32 first, not NTFS. You will lose all of the benefits of NTFS (Quotas, Compression etc.) but you do get the desired ability to access both partitions in both 98 and xp.i successfully install xp pro and i want to check my drive for error.how can i check the error?CHKDSK /r and hit Enter.then i want to set up a dual boot senario between xp and 98 how would i do this?Replace the PSU...Quote from: jheremie on December 10, 2008, 07:41:28 PM

then i want to set up a dual boot senario between xp and 98 how would i do this?

I use WINDOWS xp and my email is webmail. When i open a photo attachment and it BRINGS up Window picture & fax viewer. The photo appears and at the BOTTOM where you can click arrow right or arrow left, when i click on the arrow. it opens some odd photos of windows logo, smileys, and other odd photos. They are SMALL and when i enlarge the screen, it looks like icons for different companys. It also will bring up photos of friend that i know i don't have on file and other photos that i reconize but don't have the photo on file on my computer.
Is this enough info for someone to answer?
Thanks in advanceIf you are asking where these other files are located, try here:

C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Temp
(Note: that directory can be completely deleted to save space and possibly make the computer faster)

For the past couple of weeks I have been unable to check my hotmail accounts on my home computer. The hotmail accounts themselves are fine as I have checked them from other places. I am otherwise able to surf the net normally (or as normally as you can with dial-up lol), the only thing I cant view is my hotmail inbox.

A few more specifics. I can get to the hotmail home page to the point to put in my username and password but after doing so it acts like it is LOADING and then eventually just says "done" in the status bar and goes to a blank white screen. At this point my computer LOCKS up. Using task manager I see that my CPU usage jumps to 100%, when I try close iexplorer dumprep.exe then appears with CPU usage 100% on that. At that point the only way I can do anything is to end the task from the task manager.

I also have tried to get into hotmail by going to msn.com and logging in that way. I can sign in to my msn but when I actually try to go to hotmail the same PROBLEM as stated above happens. Everything else seems to work fine just the hotmail problem.

I did recently find two viruses/spyware on the computer they were "doubleclick" and "right media" but think/hope I took care of them. I would appreciate any suggestions I dont use my crappy dialup at home for much but I really do need to check my email frequently. Hovering over the task bar icon in the notification tray is a waste of time. All it tells you is CPU Usage.

It is far more important that you open Task Manage, select the Processes tab, and tell us WHAT "Image Name" is using all the processor.

I would GUESS it is iexplore.exe - but any solution based on a guess is risky.

Regards
Alan
Quote from: ALAN_BR on December 06, 2008, 10:12:24 AM

Hovering over the task bar icon in the notification tray is a waste of time. All it tells you is CPU Usage.

It is far more important that you open Task Manage, select the Processes tab, and tell us WHAT "Image Name" is using all the processor.

the above warning I get after re-installing XP after a blue screen....notice that when paging on the Net, the mouse stops working after 5 or 6 pages and it stops when I want to watch movies by clicking on them, like you tube....I thought 3gigs was enough...am quite puzzled

ADM 64, Athlon 4.2 Ghz, 3Gb RAM, XP+SP3+all additional crap from MS, IE7(NEVER had a ny problems), AVG8package, Sygate FIREWALL(disabled AVG's), msn, superantispyware, spybot...machine is cleanSounds to me like a DRIVER/OS issue...
Did you re-install all your drivers after the last re-install ? ?
How do you know the machine is "clean" ? ?
Any Yellow !!'s in device manager ? ?

I'm afraid we still need more info...
P.S. How are your temps ? ?Also...how big is HD, and how much of a free space?ah...

hm, re-install all the drivers? It was a format HD and then install XP, the same as I have been using for the last 2 years...

there are some yellows but my PC cant find the drivers as such and neither on the XP-install-cd (other PCI Bridge Device;PCI Memory Controller;SM bus controller;uknown Device and a Unsupported Device which is the HP printer)

clean? well, my defences have checked it all and no POLLUTIONS...lol
HD is Samsung SP2514N with 250Gb with now 220Gb free space

Temps are all in the low 30's degrC (have AMD parts so I have 2 fans both working and a couple of blue cooling block...lol)

Details yellow stuff:
other PCI Bridge: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_00578&SUBSYS_81411043&REV_A3\3&2411E6FE&0&50
PCI Memory Controller:PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_005E&SUBSYS_815A1043&REV_A3\3&2411E6FE&0&00
SM bus controller: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV-0052&SUBSYS_815A1043&REV_A2\3&2411E6FE&0&09
Unknown device: ACPI\ATK0110\1010110You're going to need to locate your MBoard Driver CD and re-install the drivers...
Chipset drivers go first.ok, have the Asus CD...thanks, will try cool, all the yellow issues are gone.....very valuable advise and I bow in admiration...lol... and gratitude...the only problem I have is connectiong to your site...lol....that is very VARIABLE but I might have to live with that......its the only site with an issue....but thanks again Nice job, patio

Quote

the only problem I have is connectiong to your site

Hello,
I have new sound coming from my computer a few times a day but I can't figure out what program is causing it and what it means. It is definitely a program, not hardware noises. Just before it happens, whatever I'm working on gets hung up for just a MOMENT. Since I can not ASSOCIATE it with any of the open programs, I am concerned it is some kind of spyware running in the background. I looked at the list of running processes and nothing stands out to me as suspicious. I would appreciate any ideas on how I can track down the source.
Thanks! Download HIJACKTHIS:
http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/tools/security_tools/hijackthis/download
Click on Download HijackThis Installer
Post HijackTHis log.

We'll see, what's running there.Thanks Broni. Here is the HijackThis log:
Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 8:24:12 AM, on 12/5/2008
Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16735)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\WLTRYSVC.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\System32\bcmwltry.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe
C:\Program Files\Cisco Systems\VPN Client\cvpnd.exe
C:\Program Files\Google\Common\Google Updater\GoogleUpdaterService.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Nero\Nero BackItUp 4\NBService.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\HPZipm12.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\Internet Security\SfCtlCom.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\snmp.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Wacom_Tablet.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\Internet Security\UfSeAgnt.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\WTablet\Wacom_TabletUser.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Wacom_Tablet.exe
C:\Program Files\Viewpoint\Common\ViewpointService.exe
c:\WINDOWS\system32\ZuneBusEnum.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\BM\TMBMSRV.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\WLTRAY.exe
C:\WINDOWS\stsystra.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\hkcmd.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxpers.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxsrvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\GrooveMonitor.exe
C:\Program Files\Zune\ZuneLauncher.exe
C:\Program Files\Google\Gmail Notifier\gnotify.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07\bin\jusched.exe
C:\Program Files\eFax Messenger 4.3\J2GDllCmd.exe
C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe
C:\Program Files\Dell\QuickSet\quickset.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\AIM6\aim6.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\BJC\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\ONENOTEM.EXE
C:\PROGRA~1\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\ymsgr_tray.exe
C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
C:\Program Files\AIM6\aolsoftware.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\Internet Security\TmProxy.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\OUTLOOK.EXE
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07\bin\jucheck.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyOverride = *.local
R3 - URLSearchHook: Yahoo! Toolbar - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - C:\PROGRA~1\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn\yt.dll
O2 - BHO: &Yahoo! Toolbar Helper - {02478D38-C3F9-4efb-9B51-7695ECA05670} - C:\PROGRA~1\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn\yt.dll
O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: Yahoo! IE Services Button - {5BAB4B5B-68BC-4B02-94D6-2FC0DE4A7897} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common\yiesrvc.dll
O2 - BHO: Groove GFS Browser Helper - {72853161-30C5-4D22-B7F9-0BBC1D38A37E} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\Office12\GRA8E1~1.DLL
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07\bin\ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: &ZuneIt - {A8533C62-9399-4640-B36B-D1DDE91EB8B1} - mscoree.dll (file missing)
O2 - BHO: Google Toolbar Helper - {AA58ED58-01DD-4d91-8333-CF10577473F7} - c:\program files\google\googletoolbar1.dll
O2 - BHO: Google Toolbar Notifier BHO - {AF69DE43-7D58-4638-B6FA-CE66B5AD205D} - C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbarNotifier\4.1.805.4472\swg.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Google - {2318C2B1-4965-11d4-9B18-009027A5CD4F} - c:\program files\google\googletoolbar1.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Yahoo! Toolbar - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - C:\PROGRA~1\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn\yt.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Broadcom Wireless Manager UI] C:\WINDOWS\system32\WLTRAY.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SigmatelSysTrayApp] stsystra.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IgfxTray] C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxtray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HotKeysCmds] C:\WINDOWS\system32\hkcmd.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Persistence] C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxpers.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [googletalk] C:\Program Files\Google\Google Talk\googletalk.exe /autostart
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [GrooveMonitor] "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\GrooveMonitor.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Zune Launcher] "c:\Program Files\Zune\ZuneLauncher.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [{0228e555-4f9c-4e35-a3ec-b109a192b4c2}] C:\Program Files\Google\Gmail Notifier\gnotify.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07\bin\jusched.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [eFax 4.3] "C:\Program Files\eFax Messenger 4.3\J2GDllCmd.exe" /R
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AppleSyncNotifier] C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleSyncNotifier.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iTunesHelper] "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Dell QuickSet] C:\Program Files\Dell\QuickSet\quickset.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [UfSeAgnt.exe] "C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\Internet Security\UfSeAgnt.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Aim6] "C:\Program Files\AIM6\aim6.exe" /d locale=en-US ee://aol/imApp
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Yahoo! Pager] "C:\PROGRA~1\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\YAHOOM~1.EXE" -quiet
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Google Update] "C:\Documents and Settings\BJC\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe" /c
O4 - Startup: OneNote 2007 Screen Clipper and Launcher.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\ONENOTEM.EXE
O4 - Global Startup: VPN Client.lnk = ?
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\Office12\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 - Extra button: ZuneIt - {00951C02-5731-44e9-B2F5-544EC2279417} - mscoree.dll (file missing)
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra button: Send to OneNote - {2670000A-7350-4f3c-8081-5663EE0C6C49} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\Office12\ONBttnIE.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: S&end to OneNote - {2670000A-7350-4f3c-8081-5663EE0C6C49} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\Office12\ONBttnIE.dll
O9 - Extra button: Yahoo! Services - {5BAB4B5B-68BC-4B02-94D6-2FC0DE4A7897} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common\yiesrvc.dll
O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\Office12\REFIEBAR.DLL
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O16 - DPF: {30528230-99f7-4bb4-88d8-fa1d4f56a2ab} (Installation Support) - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common\Yinsthelper.dll
O16 - DPF: {843EE768-3A97-455C-9076-741BA3AD7B62} (QuickBooks Online Edition Utilities Class v10) - https://accounting.quickbooks.com/c2/v22.143/qboax10.cab
O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - http://fpdownload2.macromedia.com/get/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab
O18 - Protocol: grooveLocalGWS - {88FED34C-F0CA-4636-A375-3CB6248B04CD} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\Office12\GR99D3~1.DLL
O20 - Winlogon Notify: GoToAssist - C:\Program Files\Citrix\GoToAssist\514\G2AWinLogon.dll
O23 - Service: Apple Mobile Device - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
O23 - Service: Bonjour Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe
O23 - Service: Cisco Systems, Inc. VPN Service (CVPND) - Cisco Systems, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Cisco Systems\VPN Client\cvpnd.exe
O23 - Service: FLEXnet Licensing Service - Macrovision Europe Ltd. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Macrovision Shared\FLEXnet Publisher\FNPLicensingService.exe
O23 - Service: GoToAssist - Citrix Online, a division of Citrix Systems, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Citrix\GoToAssist\514\g2aservice.exe
O23 - Service: Google Updater Service (gusvc) - Google - C:\Program Files\Google\Common\Google Updater\GoogleUpdaterService.exe
O23 - Service: iPod Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
O23 - Service: Nero BackItUp Scheduler 4.0 - Nero AG - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Nero\Nero BackItUp 4\NBService.exe
O23 - Service: Pml Driver HPZ12 - HP - C:\WINDOWS\system32\HPZipm12.exe
O23 - Service: PC Tools Auxiliary Service (sdAuxService) - PC Tools - C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\pctsAuxs.exe
O23 - Service: PC Tools Security Service (sdCoreService) - PC Tools - C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\pctsSvc.exe
O23 - Service: Trend Micro Central Control Component (SfCtlCom) - Trend Micro Inc. - C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\Internet Security\SfCtlCom.exe
O23 - Service: TabletServiceWacom - Wacom Technology, Corp. - C:\WINDOWS\system32\Wacom_Tablet.exe
O23 - Service: Trend Micro Unauthorized Change Prevention Service (TMBMServer) - Trend Micro Inc. - C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\BM\TMBMSRV.exe
O23 - Service: Trend Micro Proxy Service (tmproxy) - Trend Micro Inc. - C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\Internet Security\TmProxy.exe
O23 - Service: Viewpoint Manager Service - Viewpoint Corporation - C:\Program Files\Viewpoint\Common\ViewpointService.exe
O23 - Service: Dell Wireless WLAN Tray Service (wltrysvc) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\System32\WLTRYSVC.EXE

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End of file - 10591 bytesI see couple of possibilities, but please, describe the sound, first.Wacom_Tablet.exe
and C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\Office12\GR99D3~1.DLL look like a virus or trojan (zlob?)linuxpenguin13
GR99D3~1.DLL is part of Micro$oft Office Groove - legit
wacom_tablet.exe is a Tablet Service for professional driver belonging to Wacom Technology, Corp - legit too
No reason to cause panic, unless you're sure about what you're saying.
It sounds like a noise you would hear when a task finishes, like burning a cd.Hmmm....What sound does it make?

Can you travel here, look for the sound and then tell us the filename:
C:\WINDOWS\Media

The computer tries to ENTER windows but keeps going to the F8 screen commands. There is a screen that comes up FIRST says invalid boot.ini file.

Can anyone tell me why this is happening? If so, is there a way I can get to chkdsk to see if it can fix the problem?What happens if you choose any of the options? (i.e. Safe Mode, Last known good config, ect...)

Do you have the Windows CD?
What Operating System is it?Quote from: CARBON Dudeoxide on December 08, 2008, 06:53:53 AM

What happens if you choose any of the options? (i.e. Safe Mode, Last known good config, ect...)

Do you have the Windows CD?
What Operating System is it?

Will I be able to do a repair even though I can't get to the desktop?

Quote from: EaglesFanPhila on December 08, 2008, 07:41:53 AM

Will I be able to do a repair even though I can't get to the desktop?

It seems you edited that post?

Anyways, yes. You have to boot from the CD. (it's all in the guide)

A friend of mine had another friend update his Win 2000 system to Win XP. The person SAID he would leave Win 2000 on in case my friend didn't like XP. Now my friend would like to get rid of the 2000 OS to free up space. He has forgotten his 2000 password, and can't log in to it. Both the Win 2000 and Win XP OS's are on C drive. Can I just delete his Win 2000 OS? What is the best way to get rid of it?

I'm afraid that I don't know anything more about my friend's system, so I hope there are enough details to go on.

Thanks.

BruceWhat you could do is just find the xp cd and format the harddrive, which will delete all data.Or if you can delete windows 2000 in windows EXPLORER then that might work as well but i would go with the formating.if the two OS's are on separate partitions, simply format the partition containing windows 2000.

Otherwise, you can delete the windows 2000 system folder.

The only change afterward would be to modify BOOT.INI so that the OS choices menu no longer comes up (on account of W2K no longer being bootable).This is actually a pretty messy cleanup if you think about it...
Win2K was on C: we'll presume.
If XP was INSTALLED to another partition let's again assume and say it's on D:
XP wrote files to the bootsector of C:

If you format or delete the Win2k folder.... C: will no longer boot....
Therefore no XP either.

More details would be good before anyone hoses your friends systemBoth Win 2000 and Xp are on C, there are no other partitions.

BruceWhen you turn the computer on, do you have the option of starting up either operating system?

Do us favor: click start and then choose My Computer. What is listed there?Yes, when the system starts, you can choose either OS. He cannot start Win 2000 though as he has forgotten the password. I do not have access to his computer right now, so I cannot look under "My Computer".

However, when I looked at it last, both Win 2000 and Win XP were both on C drive. Also, the only other drive letter was the CD drive.

BruceHas he considered a clean install of XP ? ?My friend suffers from a fairly severe mental illness, and does not take to change well. I am trying to find a way to do things as unobtrusively as POSSIBLE so as not to cause him undue stress.

BruceGot it...
I would suggest an image program then first...i use Acronis True Image but there are others.
Macrium makes a FREE one called Reflect but i've yet to test it.
Create an image of the drive as it is and burn it to CD/DVD...this is just in case the experiment goes South.
Then delete/remove the Win2K install...this may be tricky because i believe both Win2K and XP name it WiNNT so be sure you are getting rid of the correct one.
You will also have to edit the boot.ini as BC mentioned above to no longer show the Win2K option at boot time.
Create a backup of this file and save it beforehand.
Good Luck and let us know if there's any other questions...Thanks for the help.

Bruce

Can I combine in CMD for Windows 2003:

Dir /b /q commands? From EXISTING folder my script create new TEXT file with file NAME and owner for each file.

I cannot find that /b and /q can be combined, it seems that /b suppresses /q. Filename and owner could be extracted from a directory listing using a script.

Can you explain more regarding script? Or post for me LINK where I can find out EXAMPLE how this can be done?

How can i make a MESSAGE appear near the clock? Something LIKE 14:37 (the hour) and to change to be Hello 14:37 (a message appear near the clock)Do you MEAN the clock's tooltip, the yellow balloon that pops up if you point at the clock?



You can use TClock Light to EDIT the tooltip.

Hi! everyone

I get the following Error when i attempt to log on to windows Live MESSENGER 8.1

You cannot use Windows Live Messenger at this time because your contact list is not available. Please try again later.
I made a google search used all the suggestions but no GOOD result.

i uninstalled version 8.1 and installed version 7 i can signin no problem at all.
can someone please me, version 8.1 cannot LET me signin, with one account but i sign in with the other account
the account that i cannot signing with in messenger i can log in with it and i can have access to my mails.I found this:
http://messenger-support.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!8B3F39C76A8B853F!12965.entry

Quote

• For MSN Messenger: The Address Book Clearing House servers or the Contacts List servers are unavailable because of high-volume traffic or because the servers are down.

windows media CENTER wont let me use my A/V hook up.

i have a hp computer with a/v components on the outside, my xbox is hooked into it but i cant use them?
someone HELP with software i can get to make it workWhat's A/V?audio video cable. componntAh, ok. What are you trying to accomplish?

You've hooked up the Xbox's video output to the computer........now....?i have it plugged in but i dont no how to display it.Not SURE you can. I WOULD think it needs to be plugged into the monitor itself.

Or....am I correct in assume you are trying to record what goes on in the Xbox?i have component input on my computer.So.....are you trying to record your own xbox videos?

no IM tryting to use the components to use my xbox through the computer.

Does someone know of a way to automate (either batch files or software) the deleting the same directory from multiple root directories?

For example:

I want to delete a SUBFOLDER called "Apple".

The "Apple Directory" EXISTS under directories called "Orange" and "Banana". So my goal is to delete Apple without deleting the root folders "Orange" and "Banana".

I need to automate this because I ACTUALLY have to delete the same subfolder from over 200 root directories on a WEEKLY basis.

Thanks for any all help!

CephianI would use a batch file to do this.

If you know the exact given locations of multiple instances of APPLE you can path to it in a batch like below and use the RD /Q/S to remove them and all data and directories contained within them.

@echo. Batch to remove APPLE from 2 known locations

RD /q/s "C:\program files\apple"
RD /q/s C:\quicktime\apple

Note: " " required where there are any spaces in the path like "Program Files", and 'q' is quiet mode and 's' includes deletion of everything from Apple on into the tree.

*** The batch above if copy and pasted into notepad and saved as say remapple.bat and run will remove Apple from Program Files, and the second one only if that path exists. It is strongly advised that you use a UNINSTALLER to remove unwanted programs, but if you want to simply delete all the APPLES this is an easy way with known locations. If the locations are unknown, then you will want a FOR loop to search the entire drive and run RD /q/s on detections of APPLE directory. More complicated and somone in the batch forum may be able to code it up quickly for you. I am a Batch Novice and frequently visit the DOS Batch forum for advice.

I cant believe you have 200 references to APPLE on a single computer? Where you trying to state that you have multiple workstations with APPLE on them and need them removed. IF so a SIMPLE batch will not work for performing operations triggered from one location across the network without 3rd party software to allow for this remote execution. If this is the case I would code up the easy version if say 10 paths on 20 computers and put the batch in the startup folder of windows so upon every start up it will search and destroy them for you. This would be installed to all 20 computers in the startup directory of Windows.

Good Luck!

I have windows XP on my HP pavilion dv6000 notebook

The FOLLOWING error started popping up recently during boot up.
I started GETTING the following error whenever I switched on the computer:

PXE-E61 - Media Test Failure, CHECK cable
PXE-MOF: Exiting Intel Boot Agent.

This error continues to popup...it goes on in a loop...

BIOS is setup corrected & New HDD disk installed now.

any suggestions on how to overcome this are really welcomed...

Please help me ASAP...Can you get into windows?No.. not getting to windows and boot cd also. The starting SCREEN say like this only.Does BIOS recognize your hard drive?ya. i have tested for HDD(self tested in BIOS). No problem. If that is a new hard drive you will have to put an operating system on it in order to boot to it.Ya. i changed boot order also. but i didn't getting boot from Win XP.

What can Vista do that XP cant ?Anything specific......?MS's WHITE PAPER on the subject38,700,000 HITS

i notice that a high PITCHED noise coming from the coolong fan in the power SUPPLY ..which component should be replaced?Quick question, how do you know it's the fan?i examine the COMPUTER and hearing the noise for my self..but my friend told that the HARD disk is making a lots of noise..Did you take the cover off of the computer and LOCATE this high pitched sounds?yesAnd.....Hard Drive?

hi, I was thinking about going for my "MCSE XP" the only thing is i HEARD Microsoft isn't going to support it soon ... just don't know when.

I was looking into computertraining.com they said they only have MCSE for XP, not Vista.

should i WAIT for Vista.

Thanks guys!
spider

The INFO you have read is innaccurate at best...MCSE is not DEPENDENT on the current popular OS.
It evolves as it goes
Try BrainBench for info.Sweet!
Thanks again patio


spider

Hi,
I am going to upgrade a works PC from Windows 2000 Professional to XP Professional (My boss doesn't yet trust Vista). I have been looking for a copy of Windows XP Upgrade Ad visor but I cannot find a safe website to download a copy. Microsoft seem to have the Vista version but not the XP one anymore.

Please can anyone point me in the direction of a safe site where I can download a virus-free, spyware-free version?

ThanksYou MAY want to check this out:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307726

Quote

Note Windows XP Setup automatically runs the Upgrade Advisor tool when you upgrade from a previous Windows operating system to Windows XP. You can also run the Upgrade Advisor tool MANUALLY by clicking Check System Compatibility on the WELCOME to Microsoft Windows XP page that appears after you insert your Windows XP CD-ROM into your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.

Hello

A friend of mine has a Western Digital external hard drive on her XP computer which stores a lot of her photos. From what I can gather, she used to be able to ACCESS the photos until a virus scan was done on her computer. Now she can't see the external drive and has lost access to her photos.

If I click on My Computer the external hard drive does not appear, but it is listed in Device Manager and Windows says that she has the latest drivers.

What would be the best way for her to access her photos and for her to be able to see the drive in My Computer?

Many thanks.

Steve

First I would check to see if it works on another computer.

If it doesn't WORK on other computers, does it show up in DISK Management?
(Right Click My Computer and click on Manage. Then click Disk Management)Follow-up to Carbon Dudeoxide's POST:

In Disk Management, assign it a drive letter. Then it'll show up in My Computer.Many thanks to you both.

No, in My Computer it doesn't show on another laptop and nor does it show in Computer Management.

The USB cable from the extrenal hard drive does work as the same cable works fine with a digital camera.

This seems to imply a faulty extrenal hard drive, which is odd as it was only bought fairly recently and did work.

Cheers

SteveIf it doesn't work on other computers, I would see if you can get it replaced. (Have your receipt handy)

I wonder....Is it under warranty?Is it possible the anti-virus might have DETECTED a virus on the external drive and some-how quarantined / crippled the whole drive ?

Please bear with me - I often ask strange questions, but sometimes it pays off.

Regards
Alan


Can you take out that drive from its enclosure and connect it to other computer as a Slave? See if your drive can be recognized from there.........

I have a Dell with Windows XP Professional, Version 2002, and Service Pack 2 on it. I bought it secondhand, they had wiped everything off and then reinstalled Windows XP on it. (I don't know how much difference that will make.)

About 3 weeks AGO I was on my computer, the power flickered and then my computer shut off and then rebooted itself, which was kind of weird since when that had happend previously it just stayed off. When it got to where the Welcome screen was at, a prompt came up (with a black screen behind it) like the Windows 98 used to use asking you to input the user name and password. When I do this it works perfectly fine in every way. Its just that I no longer have a Welcome screen.

It also won't let me switch users. When I try to it shows just my background and then a prompt comes up that says "This computer is in use and has been locked. Only a Computer administrator may unlock it." I am a computer administrator. Then it has a place to type my name in and password. When I do this, it brings my taskbar back up and then continues on as normal. HOWEVER, I had never tried to switch users before this happend, because I had offline files or something enabled.

I have more than one account on this computer and it is very annoying to have to type in names when one of us wants to get on. Can someone please tell me a way to get my welcome screen back?
Welcome to the CH forums.

Lots of info here..

This seems clear enough..

Good luck.No registry editing needed (your second link, Dusty).

Just go to Control Panel --> User Accounts --> Change the way users log on or off.
Check 'Use the Welcome Screen'.
Click Apply Options
Reboot.Quote from: CD

No registry editing needed (your second link, Dusty).

Note: To disable the Welcome screen you can also open the Registry editor and go to... etc

1. Open User Accounts in Control Panel.
2. Click Change the way users log on or off.

Just go to Control Panel --> User Accounts --> Change the way users log on or off.

Would the registry thing work, and is there a chance I could accedentally mess up my computer?

Here's the messages I get on my computer before it keeps rebooting to the PF8 screen:

Stop: C0000218 {Registry file failure}
The registry cannot load the hive (file):
\systemroot\system32\config\software
or its log or alternate.
It is corrupt, absent, or not writable.

Beginning DUMP of physical memory
Physical memory dump complete.
Contact your system administrator or technical support
group for further assistance.

On a black screen afterwards appears this message:

Invalid Boot.INI file


What does all of this mean?

Any help is greatly appreciated.
SOUNDS like you have a corrupted registry. This may be because of a power failure while the registry was being updated, or an improper shutdown (e.g. somebody just pulled the plug) or possibly the beginnings of hard drive failure.

There is a Microsoft guide here

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545

Please NOTE that this is NOT for use if you have an OEM installed version of Windows. In that case you may have to use the SUPPLIED recovery disk.

Quote from: Dias de verano on December 09, 2008, 11:47:47 AM

Sounds like you have a corrupted registry. This may be because of a power failure while the registry was being updated, or an improper shutdown (e.g. somebody just pulled the plug) or possibly the beginnings of hard drive failure.

There is a Microsoft guide here

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545

Please note that this is NOT for use if you have an OEM installed version of Windows. In that case you may have to use the supplied recovery disk.

How do I fix that ERROR on all .exe apps?







I have a very common error. I did a Google, search for the error. It seems like a lot of others has this error. I will post my error below. I get this error when TRYING to INSTALL .exe programs. For example. I tried to install IrfanView. I get an error. I tried right clicking, then properties, then click on unblock. It didn't work. Some or most say unblock will work. In my case it didn't. This just recently started after new updates. I guess it's a new error by MS?


Windows cannot access the SPECIFIED device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item.


I am the administrator of this PC.So, is it only installing your programs, or will it stop you from starting them as well?

And do you mean installers packaged in an EXE, or does it also have the problem with MSI installs as well?



have you tried CCleaner? (www.ccleaner.com)


Also; it's worth a shot to MAKE sure your computer is clean (of malware); make a thread in the viruses forum, with the appropriate logs (some of the program installs might fail for you; just note the problem in the post), and they should be able to fix your problem, even if it isn't actually malware.

A website of mine was HACKED into last month, and I SUSPECT a certain person of doing it from my computer. If I can somehow find a record - a log - of all the dates and times on which my computer was logged onto, I could confirm or dispel my suspicions regarding this person.

So my question is, does WINDOWS XP Pro have such a log that lists every date and time the system was logged onto, and, if so, how do I access it?

Thanks.The direction to be looking would be at your website...not your individual machine.
Who is the host ? ?try event viewer, then select system...scroll to the right and it should be there...Quote from: fgdn17 on December 04, 2008, 07:47:12 PM

try event viewer, then select system...scroll to the right and it should be there...

A website of mine

Quote from: fgdn17 on December 04, 2008, 07:47:12 PM

try event viewer, then select system...scroll to the right and it should be there...

the "eventlog" events will provide when the computer was booted, and I believe winlogon keeps track of logons log-offs.

I was agreeing with you... merely added information.

I purchased a Dell pc system (with monitor, keyboard, mouse and speakers) from a law firm the was going out of business, and placed it in storage for a few months. I recently tried to use it for the first time, and discovered that it is still set up with the company's administrative rights and limitations. I managed to get past the username and PASSWORD part, but once logged onto the home screen, I cannot go to Enternet Explorer, make any changes to the system or anything else because it tells me that I need administrative rights / password, and that is impossible to retieve! Someone told me to try and re-install the Windows XP, but when I tried to un-install Windows, it said Windows was successfully un-installed, but it was NOT. Im so frustrated!! I cant go to the company for help because they have since closed the firm for good. Also when I restart the pc, it BEGINS loading from the WINDOWS page (with the blue dots going across the bottom) so I cant access the option to start Windows in SAFE MODE. Please help me, I dont know what to do.

P.S. I also have the Windows XP SP2 reboot cd, but it didnt seem to do anything. Quote

but when I tried to un-install Windows

My son's toshiba notebook won't boot up..the page where it ask you if u want windows in safe mode, promt mode , or start nrmally comes up. you can move up and down to select but when u HIT enter. the same page comes back on again. please help, all his school is in the hardrive.Is it a recent problem? Any recent hardware/software changes?Quote from: Broni on December 03, 2008, 06:43:46 PM

Is it a recent problem? Any recent hardware/software changes?

do you have a normal windows CD from which you can run recovery console (and subsequently chkdsk)

Windows XP
Desktop / Workstation
Question: TODAY I TRIED TO RESTORE MY COMPUTER. WHILE THE COMPUTER WAS RESTORING THE POWER WENT OUT.WHENTHE POWER CAME BACK ON I TURNED THE COMPUTER ON AND IT WONT COME ALL THE WAY ON THE FIRST SCREAN COMES UP AND THEN THE WINDOWS XP SCREEN COMES UP AND THEN IT GOS BACK TO THE FIRST SCREEN. PLEASE HELP I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
Why post this thread five (I have counted so far!) times in different sub FORUMS!!?? That is not going to aid your chances of response one bit.

Also - please be aware that all caps is ''SHOUTING".

Finally - a more comprehensive amount of info might help too. Like what EXACTLY was your restore method etc?

Hi,
Its a Hyundai M-Life HYM 365 SX with 80 Gb and 701 mb RAM. OS Win XP Pro was corrupted. I have lost its recovery CD and not able to get replacement. Formated HDD and installed Win XP Pro SP2 from borrowed CD using NTFS partition. It took 36 hours to INSTALL ( same even with Win 98 or Ubuntu installation - terribly slow ). After installation, screen shows M-Life logo - I have to manually boot Ctl, Alt Del ( This laptop has no FDD ) and it takes 25 minutes to COME to desktop. After that every thing is in slow motion. I used a USB drive to install all the drivers (which took ages!)which I got from Hyundai M-Life Website except Network Controller. Thus cannot connect to Internet. I downloaded many free antivirus scans - Hijack, AVG, Bootvis, Spybot S & D, SuperAntiSpyware, registry clean, memtest, scandisk, chkdisk etc, etc, but most AV requires internet connection. I changed the HDD from a good laptop with win 98 SE - it worked well for the first few minutes (and I was happy! ) but became slow afterwards. Now mem usage is constant 100 % and PC freezes and I have to work on safe-mode, still with mem usage 100 % but workable. The cooling fan is running OK and I use extra fan to cool. Unchecked start-up and services - no change. Processes high is explore.exe, svchost, crcss etc. When I stop any of these processes laptop shuts or shows blank screen. When I shutdown or restart, it always COMES to the propriety logo. Where can I download the network controller driver for this computer so that I can connect to the internet? Does the BIOS need to be updated if so where can I download? Is it a h/ware problem? No error codes are displayed. I would be very grateful if someone can help me. Thanks so much. Best Regards, Mahathev - MALAYSIAI have waited too long for someone to help me. Moderators - is there something wrong with my question - have I asked a forbidden question that many take a look and keep away. This is genuine and I really need some light on this matter. If anything is wrong with my question please inform me and I will log off forever from this forum. Just let me know where I went wrong. Thanks and still waiting. Best Regards, Mahathev
When Mods reply, they go from the oldest posts to the newest post. You have just bumped your post putting it bottom of the pile again.

Other forum members may be able to help, but I am not familiar with your problem.

I think it's just a matter of waiting, my friendQuote from: reddevilggg on December 03, 2008, 10:10:14 AM

When Mods reply, they go from the oldest posts to the newest post. You have just bumped your post putting it bottom of the pile again.

I strongly advise against going anywhere near PC World.
Their work is shoddy and they overcharge for everything.
I agree however that takign it to a computer shop might be an idea if no one here has any ideas.

I'd fix it myself, but that's beside the point.
Regarding PC World, their work is amongst the worst I've seen, rivalled only by Packard Bell in my experience.
Example: my uncle bought a laptop from there. The thermal paste was wrongly applied, so the CPU was overheating, one of the RAM modules came loose, the HDD wasn't plugged in properly, and they pulled a fast one by swapping the CPU for a much older model during one of the many times he took it in for repairs. Their customer service is just depressing too. I could trot out some more examples, but that was enough for me.
With the prices they're charging too I'd expect a solid gold computer.
You may have had good experiences, I'll steer well clear myself and would pass on that advice to anyone gladly if it will save them the pain my uncle went through.

I have the necessary equipment to back up data from a non booting laptop hard drive to another laptop. If I get an external HD, is it POSSIBLE to hook the external HD and the non booting HD to a common laptop and transfer data from the non booting HD to the ext HD.

I woulda backed up the data from the non boot HD to the laptop if I had enough memory, but I dont and thats why I want to transfer the data to the ext HD. Is it possible?


One of thes is 8 to 10 Bucks....HOOKS up any laptop drive to an IDE ribbon cable in a Desktop machine....
But it's ALWAYS good to have an external on hand as well...patio,

Yes I have one of those, and I can hook up my laptop to the non booting hd and I can see the files and folders. Is it posssible to attach an ext HD to my laptop as well so that instead of transferring data from that hd to my laptop, I transfer it to the ext hd.
Yes, that will work fine...
I misunderstood as you said it was a non-booting laptop.

Run at least your Anti-Virus scan before transferring any files to be safe.patio
will do, thanks, ILL post back if I run into any trouble
thanks all, I did it with your help
Good News.
Stop by anytime...

Was wondering if anyone knew any GOOD RECOVERY software that would tackle every ANGLE that I would need it for, from recovering music to pictures to Hardware issues. And if anyone knows of a FREE recovery software that would be even better. Thanksthere is no magic recovery program that does all you ask, but windows has a recovery program built in called System Recovery, lets hope you have it active and do backups every once in a while.It all depends on what you need to recover from. The simplest and arguably the best recovery system is backup.

Edit: What happened to the jpg files you want to recover? Were they deleted via the Recycler or using Shift+del? How many are there?

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windows has a recovery program built in called System Recovery

i need to know how to retrieve my documents.[/color]
i turned on my computer which was working perfectly the night before ,and on a black screen read( on the lines of ) " system32\hal.dll file corrupted reinstall from windows CD" i turn my computer off and on again 50 times, and i tried to exit the screen, which didn't work.
so i put in the boot CD and FOLLOWED the steps. now i have documents in C: so i reinstalled windows on D: thinking it would fix the problem or just take the corrupted file from D:
so windows finally starts up i open C: and not a single document is there. when i go to the properties of C: it reads [3.28 GB free ; 9.76 GB] so that means my stuff is still there TAKING up space in C:. right?
how do i find it?
WINDOWS is starting up in D: as the main drive how to i start off C: again?
I've tried the search option on the C: drive.
my documents include PICTURES, music, movies, and notes.
another point is that my windows copy is not original, yet its been working with me for sometime.

I'm literally in tears, appreciate any help.Quote from: skull kitty

my windows copy is not original

my COMPUTER crashed please help the graphics are really messed up
what i tried doing waz system restore and it failed (tried a couple of times)
previously i had tried to remove a PROGRAM and then my internet stopped working (using a router)
but it didn't really matter please help i have attached a screen shot of what it looks like now and im really comfused i tried everthing POSSIBLE
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=363137949&albumID=53835&imageID=11613604Your link does not work...
Have you tried right clicking a blank area of the Desktop and selecting Properties ? ?
Set the resolution to 1024X768 for starters...
Re-boot and see if this is any better...i bought a graphic card and fixed it thx anyway

Okay, thanks for your help FED!
if you go to www.dell.com and click on Account and support it should ask for your service tag.

type it in... the service tag will be on top or the back of the PC.

http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/index.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

I didn't mention about a second video card because i didn't THINK you had one.. just by the message you been putting here on this thread. what can i say i assume sometimes.. bad HABBIT don't do it... LOL

as for wiping out your HD.. i didn't want that for you just to make sure the HD was ok before we move on


you did say you had a dell? Dell website should give you all the information about your PC, if you have a AGP videocard, PCI, or a PCI express.

spider Okay, I'll check out the Dell website. Thanks spider!No problem and good Luck!
let us KNOW how it went too.

spiderOkay, I haven't done anything to my computer since I last posted in here, and it is still not working. In fact, now when I turn the computer on, the monitor will not show anything but a black screen. I've checked the PLUGS just to make sure it wasn't unplugged or anything. So, now even when the disk for Ubuntu loads, I am not able to see anything. I'm about to give up lol.

Side Note:
I did go to the Dell website, but I couldn't find the specs on my computer even after entering in my service tag...

I loose sound after closing lid to enter standby. A reboot always fixes the problem until I close lid and enter standby. If standby is disabled the problem does not occur.

Have checked all the usual places like device manager and sound settings in control panel - everything appears normal. Earphones always work.

Have installed latest sound drivers (Sigma Tel) from Dell with no change
Have reinstalled Direct X 9c - no change
ran SFC - found three indexes and deleted them still no sound after RESUMING from standby, everything else works great

Dxdiag generates the following:
Sound Tab 1: DirectSound test results: Failure at step 19 (User verification of software): HRESULT = 0x00000000 (error code) - this is only after resuming from standby mode. If tested before ENTERING standby, no errors are reported and no problems are reported.

System was restored to a known good point to no AVAIL. This point was immediately prior to letting windows update install 12 critical updates. Have reinstalled latest sound drivers (Sigma Tel) from Dell with no change.

Have deleted sound device from within device manager then reboot with new install. Everything works fine until resuming from standby mode. Also have latest BIOS from Dell. There are no tweaks for sound in BIOS.

Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.080814-1233)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Dell Computer Corporation
System Model: Inspiron 5150
BIOS: Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS VERSION 1.10 A38
Processor: Mobile Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.66GHz
Memory: 1024MB RAM
Page File: 384MB used, 1040MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)

Any ideas?
Dell thinks the error message means the sound card is bad - I think they want to sell parts

Microsoft had me run MSCONFIG with no services other than M$ stuff and no startup programs but this didn't make any difference either. I haven't heard back yet