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I used Newfolder Removal Tool and found that i have userinit.exe...any pc expert i need help now,I searched the net and one of them says not to delete and one of them says it very dangerous virus so what sud i acctually do? it is located in downloads FOLDER of opera! plss help now!  ohh and i know i saw the answers it said its nothing and SHOULD be in c:/Windows/System32 but mine is in:
C:/WINDOWS/SoftwareDistribution/downloads/16b2c96a0c4If4dfdb4d3cc228a4f819/userinit.exe but also in
C:/WINDOWS/System32/userinit.exe so SHUD i consider the one in software distribution as a virus or not    pls help Quote

so shud i consider the one in software distribution as a virus or not

I am using a desktop computer with the below configuration
MS Windows XP Home SP3
Intel Core2 Duo,CPU [email protected],3.0GB RAM,Intel G45/G43 Express Chipset

I used the computer only a few hours ago and shut down normally, but now on power on It does not boot to windows but shows the following message
"REBOOT AND SELECT PROPER BOOT DEVICE OR INSERT BOOT MEDIA IN SELECTED BOOT DEVICE AND PRESS A KEY"

please advise what should be done. I don't have a bootable CD. I have the original Windows xp home Cd however.

Is your BIOS set to boot from your hard drive?
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/fixtheproblem/ss/bootorderchange.htm
Make sure the Hard Drive is set at the primary boot device.

If you can't find an entry for "Hard Drive" and "Reboot....Press A Key" shows up, try RESETTING your CMOS. Same error? That's because your motherboard isn't detecting your hard drive. Try doing some SIMPLE things first to ensure it still works, such as swapping cables, plugging the hard drive into a different SATA port/different IDE connector, plugging it into a different 4-Pin Molex/SATA power connector from the power supply, ETC.

Older Dell laptop running WINDOWS XP. After running a SHORT time after start up, the HELP Menu comes up uninvited and will not go away, taking up the screen and not allowing any other function. Have re- installed XP from the original disc. Nothing changed F1 key stuck down? Try EXTERNAL KEYBOARD.

When I type 'wood patterns' in the address box, my puter shows a Folder and a page with all of the site's I have saved in my Favorites instead of doing a search on the web. Normally in the address box there is a 'e' and dozens of sites containing those words show up, now a file folder is showing up. I just  added  two new folders to my Favorites and added some new sites to them. This is when the problem started.  I didn't change any settings.

I have done a System Restore, cleared the cache, cookies, temp files; RAN Spybot, SpySubtract, Shredder.... none of this has helped. I don't know what else to do.

Any ideas PLEASE??

Thank you,
Karrie

I SUPPOSE you are using the search within Windows Explorer? Try the Extras - Internet Options menu and check under 'Browsing' in the advanced tab (I am guessing at the names for I have the german version)

There at the top or the BOTTOM of the list there may be an option you have to tick or tick off. I am not sure, but it may GET you on the right track :-/Are you trying to do an Internet search or access your favorates? If you want easy Internet searches I suggest you get the Google toolbar. Then you can just type the search in a box and it will go.I am trying to do an internet search.

I just don't understand why my computer would start doing it differently as I have not changed any settings. I have checked for viruses and spyware, there is nothing.

Lilrose, it could be possible that the site you were using to search has changed?Nope, nothing has changed.  Thank you for trying to help In IE try going to Tools-->Internet Options-->Advanced

Scroll down to "Search from address bar" and PICK which ever applies to you.

i cannot keep my volume ICON down by the clock. i put it there and it stays till i have to reboot. any body GOT any ideas??what o/s does your question relate to?XP home
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q319095Sound drivers installed? Start > Run > dxdiag
run sound TESTS

if you all could give some help that would be great. when I move my mouse to the left of the screen, the mouse stops at the border like normal...but when i move right..it goes off screen for a while and i can tell it is off screen because it takes a few INCHES of the mouse to get it back on screen. why does it do that?Is this on a laptop or desktop?
On NEWER laptops that have the larger LCD display if you run a lower resolution than 1024x768, you may encounter this issue. Try changing to  the above resolution and see what happens. Good Luck.Using your monitor's onscreen controls, resize the IMAGE. If you have an LCD, use autoadjust.what o/s ...what mouse...have you scanned from bugs..lately?~have you updated the graphics card DRIVERS?

Everytime I boot my PC, the 'cmd.exe' continues to run within the Windows TASK Manger under PROCESSES tab using all of available CPU pecentage.   After the bootup is complete, I have to 'End Process' to remove from Task Manager.  I do not have any unusual APPLICATIONS or drivers upon startup.

I am running Windows XP Home SP1.  I have run all of the latest greatest adware, spyware and virus REMOVAL tools.  Does anybody know what could cause this?  Any help would be appeciated.try this >>http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/   and scan your pc!Start > Run > msconfig > startup look for it in there? Becareful as it might be a needed SYSTEM task.

Hello, Please Help me now..
 My PC specs are:
Intel Pentium 4CPU 3.00Ghz Dual Core.
2GB of RAM
ATI RADEON X1550 256MB (approx. memory 512mb)
Windows XP Home Edition SP 3 (2002 year)
232GB HardDisk
BioStar Motherboard
....
Avast FREE v6.0
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free  version.
So My Problem Is:
1month ago my PC tempretura whas normal (20C to 32C and if it went to 35C or more, it shut down)
But like 3weeks or more ago, Me,My Sisters friend(Who is 22years OLD) Were Cleaning my computer.
We *unconnected* the heatsink and cleaned it.
Then We had some Problems putting*connecting* it back, cause 2of the Black SCREW(or what they are) where kinda loose.
When We put it back, my pc at startup whas 32C , and growing.
The Temperature When IM Sitting on the PC is 35C to 65C , and the pc doesnt shutdown!
I whas able to play CSS,CS 1.6,BF2,NFS MW and GTA SA with no lag.
But Now CSS is 10fps to 40fps and all other games lag.
GTA SA doesnt lag so much.
So, what could be the problem?
And Why It Doesnt Shut Down?
Pictures:
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(click On the ENG on top left)
and click on the:
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P.S Im only 11years old, and my sister and hes friend is now living in sweden.


 It sounds as if the heatsink is not firmly attached.  I'd advise removing the heatsink, cleaning the old thermal paste off both the CPU and heatsink with a lint free cloth and rubbing alcohol, then applying new thermal paste (a dot the size of a grain of rice is enough) and re attaching the heatsink securely.
If all four push pins are not tight, the heatsink will not do its job properly.
Hope this helps.Ok, thanks for the fast reply.
But The Problem For now:
Im Living With My GrandMother right now.
So - My Dad Is In Sweden (With my Sister and her friend)
And - My Mom is in Australia(in Europe:D)
I need to wait till summer, so then we can do the fixy things again:)
Thank you for the reply.
Hope this will work!
No problem, good luck with it
Feel free to post back if you need any more help once you're back with the PC and able to give it a go.But just a question:
Does the overheating make the CPU slower?
It can do, yes.  As the CPU exceeds a predefined temperature, the overheat protection will kick in, which reduces the CPU's speed to prevent damage.  If the CPU continues to heat up past this point and exceeds a higher temperature cutoff, the PC will shut off completely, again to protect the CPU.
So, overheating could definitely be causing the slowdown in games you described, it's one of the first things I would check for when presented with this kind of problem.The Max Temperature Ive had *after the cleaning what made the cpu heat* whas 64C i think.
And It doesnt shutdown.
But when i didnt had any problems, when it went to 36 or 37C it shutdown.I am a bit confused here.

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Intel Pentium 4CPU 3.00Ghz Dual Core.

1month ago my PC tempretura whas normal (20C to 32C and if it went to 35C or more, it shut down)

But look at the pictures.

It sounds as if the heatsink is not firmly attached.  I'd advise removing the heatsink, cleaning the old thermal paste off both the CPU and heatsink with a lint free cloth and rubbing alcohol, then applying new thermal paste (a dot the size of a grain of rice is enough) and re attaching the heatsink securely.
If all four push pins are not tight, the heatsink will not do its job properly.
Hope this helps.

hi i have a laptop dell latitude d 610. when go on device menager missing PCI MODEM DRIVER. i TRIED to find it to dell PAGE but i can't find it so can help me to find driver for pci modemhttp://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19

I have this Toshiba a70 that freezes on its windows xp LOADING and icant enter on its bios. Already tried  to    remove its hard drive, memory card and even tried to reset its bios by removing and SHORTING the terminal of that small battery inside, nothing have CHANGED. Already sent to a several technicians but evryone has their own conclusions, one said its its the processor and the other one said its the motherboard and i dont know who tells the truth. Please help.Have you tried to run diagnostics such as a ramtest or hdd test?Do you mean to test the memory card and the hdd to other laptop or external drive ? Yes already done it  and both are working fine. Just a question, can a defective motherboard can cause windows loading to freeze, as FAR as i know, a defective motherboard never load up , i mean i does noy TURN on. am i  right? hope i was wrong.

I reformatted one of my daughters computers and tried to reinstall windows xp. When I change it to cd boot first it says "failure" then "press a to reboot". I have a boot disk for WINDOWS ME but when I change to the D drive and type in setup I get this "application cannot be run in dos mode". I don't know what this means. I tried to download ANOTHER boot disk on my other computer but when I run it I get the message     "c:\windows\system32\autoexec.nt. The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications".
ANY HELP APPRECIATED.Click on the following:
How do I install Microsoft Windows XPwhat is the make of this pc??and why have you formated it??what problem did you have before?
To start WIN XP  from the CDROM with a boot disk

If you use a win98/me boot disk it will install a virtual drive and push your Cdrom drive letter up one letter

Hard drive no partitions C
Virtual drive (tools)       D
Cdrom drive will be       E

To start XP you need to be in the i386 folder then type winnt   NOT SETUP

E:\cd i386 press enter
Then type winnt

Also, you might want to run smartdrv before you install XP. I know its on the ME CD, it might be on the 98 CD. It will speed up the install of XP.

On the ME cd it in folder win9x. All you do is go to that dir and type smartdrv enter then smartdrv again.

Marty

When i try to open a text file,by default it opens in Notepad.But in my system when I try to open a text file it opens in notepad but not in readable view.
I don't know what is the problem.please help me regarding this conflictAre these FILES that you created in Notepad or did they come from another source VIA EMAIL or WHATEVER?

I wipped harddrive using debug routine to get rid of all partions & started fresh XP home install. STARTS fine & loads all DRIVERS , then says installing windows. Before the Press F-8 to agree screen  comes up it GOES blank & blue error screen comes up and says :                  
SESSION3_INITIALIZATION_FAILED
Technical information :
***STOP:0x0000006F(0x0000002,0x00000000,
                                     0x00000000,0x00000000)
I have not added or removed any hardware.
This is an E-Machine PC , That had XP on it before & I bought new OEM XP Home .  
       
    Any addvice would be helpful .

                            Thanx .
 did  you use the recovery disks? more info here>~HTTP://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=236086

When I'm running my WLAN and windows xp pro my computer skips every 10-30 seconds.  It freezes for a second and then recovers.  Any ideas how to FIX it?

I just updated the drivers for my wlan and it didnt fix the skipping.


Thanks in advanceQuick question:  Does your computer does this when you are using a cat 5 cable to the router/switch?have you got wlan encypted??......SCAN for trojans etc.....CHECK the firewall logs??for anybody port scanning your system??How much memory does your computer have? You MIGHT need to add some more to speed things up...

[glb]Flame[/glb]It doesnt skip when Im connected to the lan through a cable, it only skips when Im using the wireless.  I've scanned for trojans and viruses.  I have 1 gb of ram,  ram might be an issue now that I think about it.  

The computer sometimes restartes with a blue screen "Physical Memory Dump."

I turn on/off the wlan with a button on my computer.  Theres a wireless button to turn it off/on.  Could this be an issue?  Should I try  leaving it on and just turing the wireless on/off using the Wireless Connection Icon? Quote

It doesnt skip when Im connected to the lan through a cable, it only skips when Im using the wireless.  I've scanned for trojans and viruses.  I have 1 gb of ram,  ram might be an issue now that I think about it.  

The computer sometimes restartes with a blue screen "Physical Memory Dump."

I turn on/off the wlan with a button on my computer.  Theres a wireless button to turn it off/on.  Could this be an issue?  Should I try  leaving it on and just turing the wireless on/off using the Wireless Connection Icon?

Before I was having installation problems LIKE I have posted previously, but now when I turn on my computer, after like a MINUTE, the cursor freezes and you can't move the mouse.  Then, the computer automatically shuts itself off.  I last scanned for viruses with Norton AntiVirus 2004 on 1/1/05.  Can anyone tell me why this is happening?  How can I fix it?What program were you having a hard time installing?

[glb]Flame[/glb]Gonna need some info like is the system old or new?  What Operating System are you RUNNING?  Have you scanned for spy/adware?  Did you recently install new hard/software?

Try reseating all your parts.. ram, video card, etc.do you recieve any  on screen messages?? thirty seconds this pc will shut down??re-boot pc hold down the f8 key safe mode>> now type chdisk /f in the run box..or chose last good config.......the symptoms you state indicate a graphic card problem??does the num lock on the keyboard stay on?if this is winxp it will shutdown if it comes across a problem when loading??* CHKDSK /f

I was just wondering is it wise to use a Registery cleaner, when you have had your windows installed for some time.

I use adware and SPY blaster, but i was looking at down loading a free Registery program and hopefully doing and auto CLEAN, But is there a risk with this and if not do you know what is a good Reg cleaner.fly.....Just a word of advice......if your going to play around in the registry....make sure you have a backup before you start making changes .......As far as free registry cleaners........I would be a little cautious........Which ONE were you thinking about D/L ?
I use a registry cleaner called registry FIRST aid.....but like most apps it doesn't get everything. It does a decent job despite missing the odd thing .
If you've had Win whatever installed for a while , there is no doubt , a lot of odds and sods in the registry that are left over from installs and removals ......
Just proceed with caution in the registry .....

let us know

dl65 Try RegClean from MS. It makes a backup of everything it removes and it can be easily restored. As previously stated, no one program is perfect, but this MIGHT be the safest.

Internet works HOWEVER cannot make OUTGOING tcp connections on all file sharing sites.  However these sites i have USED in the past.  Tried to turn off firewall with no SUCCESS?are you talking about networking at home......or p2p more info! what does ipconfig............say.........or netstat??have click  my networking places icon or neighbourhood NETWORK icon and click the button to share/files folders..more info......fishing on the moon?

I have a few questions, as a part of my usual cleaning routine should I be deleting my recent documents as well ? I have over 1000 files in my recent documents along with a bunch of FOLDERS, most of the files are resized photo's.

Normally my routine goes like this:

Start-Run-cleanmgr-Temp files.

Start-Control Panel-Internet Options-Delete Browsing History.

Start-Run-%temp%

Empty Recycle Bin.

Also how do I find My Recent Documents ? currently the only way I can find my recent documents is through a browse window at a website like Photobucket, whenever I use my photo resizer it sends the new resized photo to my recent documents, I've looked everywhere on my computer but haven't been able to find my recent documents except through a browse window, is there another way to find it ?Are you sure you're not confusing My Recent Documents with My Documents? They're not the same.

My Recent Documents should only contain shortcuts to the files, not the original files themselves. These are the shortcuts show in the pop-out menu of the Start Menu. It should not contain the original files.

My Documents is where the original files should be kept, not shortcuts.Thanks quaxo, nope I'm not CONFUSED lol, it's only whenever I resize photos that I have to look in my recent documents to find them, ocassionally I've FOUND when I resize more than five photos some of them seem to go missing so if I were able to delete all the old stuff in my recent documents it would be easier to find the stuff I'm currently working on, if everything in my recent documents are links as you say  and I delete them will the originals still be intact ?
Just as quaxo said, recent documents is only a list of shortcuts. Deleting the contents is OK. Wonderful, thank you Mr G  Quote from: kelly1 on April 23, 2012, 09:39:46 PM

Wonderful, thank you Mr G 

I'm getting crazy here, i need IEEE 1394 BUS HOST CONTROLLER DRIVER for win-xp!! But i can not find anyware to download it, ANYONE that's GOT a link?
(the driver didn't install automatically with xp,the bus controller is just not installed, NOTHING SHOWS in device manager, no questionmarks nothing, yes, the firewire cable is o.k, yes i've tried the hot fix from microsoft for sp2, conclusion i need the bus host controller for win xp ieee 1394)

PLEASE HELP BEFORE I DRIVE MY FOREHEAD THROUGH THE COMPUTOR!!!   It will be at your MBoard manuf. website...usually part of the MBoard CHIPSET driver set...

Hello. I cannot figure out why XP HOME ed cannot find the other computers (2- WIN98, and 1- Linux, and TIVO)  in the workgroup. All IP addresses starting with 192.168.2.   , All gateway addresses are 192.168.2.1. The subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.
All workgroup names are MSHOME. Files and directories are shared. I can ping all addresses from all computers. Still not able to see other workgroup computers.Can the other MACHINES see each other and the XP box?Bob try this. I know it sounds unlikely, but I've seen it work. I GUESS your problem is the computers cannot be seen in network places? USING the search tool, go to search for other computers (not files) and type in the computer name. Strange but it's worked on two networks for me.

Do you have a firewall? Is it configuered properly?

I take it the other computers on the network work fine?

Have you tried running the network wizard? It gives you the OPTION to create a network disk to use on other computers. I've never tried it myself, but it's worth a shot. I'm not sure if it's intended for non-XP computers though.

Hope I've helped.

Greetings.

I can find lots of threads with "blue screen" issues but none are like this one as far as I could determine. I spent some time searching the forums and the FAQs. If I missed a thread that addresses this issue I APOLOGISE for this new topic.

I use LogonStudio and have had no problems with it until very recently. The problem is nothing crucial, just annoying. The whole idea of using something like LogonStudio is to not see the oem or default screens that COME with the OS.

So, I was using XP Home and I switched to XP Pro. I use the automatic logon since I'm the only person that uses my ancient PC so it goes right to a custom Bootskin graphic and from that to a custom LogonStudio skin. That transition was always seamless before I installed XP Pro. Now, after the Bootskin graphic a blank blue screen flashes up for less than a second before the Logonstudio skin comes up.

Now there's a blank blue bitmap in logonui.exe so I changed that to black using Resource Hacker and a replacer command but that didn't work. Nothing changed.

Theres no blank blue blue bitmap in the ntoskrnl.exe file so I'm not gonna mess with it. I can't figure out why this millisecond blue screen keeps popping up and I'd really like to GET rid of it. I know it's part of the OEM / default boot process but I can't determine its source so I can change it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Even THOUGH it's not a serious problem and doesn't affect the performance of the system in any way that I can discern, it really AGGRAVATES me!

My computer (HP pavillion media center edition m3000y, with Windows xp SP3) is stuck in a reboot mode, and I can't seem to get anywhere.  I really just want to move a couple of critical files to a usb and buy a new computer!

Computer POWERS on, and starts the start-up process.
It will stop and ask me where do I want to start:
Windows (regular)
Windows recovery console

If I choose recovery console, I get the message can't start because file acpi.sys is corrupted
If I choose the regular option, I get can't start because system32\drivers\ntfs.sys is missing or corrupt
If I try safe mode with command prompt, computer stops at multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS\System32\DRIVERS\agp440.sys

I am not sure what (if ANYTHING) I can do.  Do not have an install DISC, as this computer did not have one when purchased - preloaded software.  I have recovery disks that I made (8 cds worth) but they aren't bootable, I guess. 
I could go to a friend's house and possibly make a boot floppy disc if that might help.

Any suggestions will be most appreciated.See Here...  for hooking it up to a workin PC to grab your data...

The other option is buying a USB external enclosure...

NOTE: The HDD does NOT need to be bootable to do this.Wow, this looks INTIMIDATING, but I appreciate the helpful link!  I was really hoping I could somehow just get to a workable dos prompt, and then do a copy from there.  Do you think that is possible?That would actually be more work than just hooking it up as a Slave drive to be honest...If it was me, I'd find it easier to just use a free Linux boot CD and copy the files using that because then you don't have to open the case, remove drive, etc.

EDIT: It would probably be easiest with Bart PE though, but it is a LITTLE harder to obtain because you have to build it from a working windows xp install from any comp. You could use puppy linux.It takes 3 minutes to remove a HDD...
If he uses the Puppy method where is he going to copy the files to ? ? The PC is currently inaccessable...
If the HDD is moved to a working PC he can copy them to a HDD...burn them to CD/DVD or move them to an external.

My computer will not play video's on the internet, I can hear the sound but not SEE the pictures. Please POST more information on your next reply to be ABLE to get help from other members. What is your computer model, browser/media being USED, and changes before this happen? Post also your current version of flash, java by GOING to control panel or add/remove programs.

Hello everyone! I am so desperate at this point, having tried whatever I could with the little knowledge I have about computers. For starters, I accidentally plugged out my 2tb external drive while the computer was scanning it. After that I was told that my drive was corrupted. So I ran chkdsk on my drive and I was able to get some items back, but not all, I have missing folders. Also, trying to open a folder makes my computer freeze up, but I'm sure its not a virus. All of this started when I got the corrupted message. Trying to fix this problem, I set my external drive as active, thinking this would fix the problem.  When I saw that it didn't fix the problem, I was unable to mark it as inactive. I went through all the prompts in the chkdsk black screen only to get stuck at the last prompt. Now I'm having an even bigger problem because my computer is doing this continuous boot. When it boots up, it attempts to go to the blue chkdsk screen for like 1 second and then it boots as normal. When it asks me what mode to boot up in, no matter what mode I select (safe, normal) it reboots all over again. I have also tried to do a repair using my Windows disc, but when asked to select my c drive, I see no letter next to the drive, so I can't select it. I am at my witts end with this issue, trying to handle it myself with no avail. I really need your help, anybody! You would make me so happy, I'll have all my sentimental things back and I'll be able to go back to creating music. I've had this problem for almost a year now and don't know where else to TURN. Thank you so so much in advance!I'm glad you got most of your persoanl stuff from the external...
However it's time to move on as it sounds like chkdsk or whatever you had RUNNING on the external is now affecting the regular operation of your PC.
Boot normally...go to DISK management and do a full format of the external HDD.

Format it NTFS and you should be good to go from there...Hello patio. I can't get to my desktop at all. The computer is in continuous reboot. As far as the rest of the stuff on my external drive goes, I really need them back. Lots of sentimental things such as my late grandmother's pictures and videos. Losing them is not an option for me, i'm looking for a way to retrieve it. Thanks Patio.I know that you probably know that interrupting a process on an external device by unplugging/shutting down the device is an absolute no no. patio is happy that you were able to retrieve some of your data but is suggesting that you will NOT be able to retrieve any other. As a preliminary step before reformatting the external (which is solely for the purpose of hopefully being able to use the drive again --but as if it were a brand new unused drive) just to confirm that you can use the external on another computer to see if it presents in a different fashion--but that is doubtful. There are free software programs that can be tried to retrieve more data from the drive. However when a similar issue arose for me the one i tried did not access any additional data. For the moment because of the impact this drive is having on your computer it is necessary to disconnect it from the computer and attempt to regain use of the computer. I have the impression that even when the device is removed that you still cannot get into safe mode is that so? truenorth Quote from: Lexx on April 21, 2012, 01:59:18 PM

Hello patio. I can't get to my desktop at all. The computer is in continuous reboot. As far as the rest of the stuff on my external drive goes, I really need them back. Lots of sentimental things such as my late grandmother's pictures and videos. Losing them is not an option for me, i'm looking for a way to retrieve it. Thanks Patio.

Hi all...
anybody can help me ??
I'm query data from Excel 2010 Prof edtion, when execute the query , I have GOT error MESSAGE
"an unhandle win32 exception occured in MSQRY32.EXE (4012)"

What does matter
THANKS for advanced

My computer keeps restarting just a few seconds after booting up. It only starts in Safe Mode. I was able to turn off Auto Reboot so I could read the blue error screen. Here is the full text:

"A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer. If this is the first time you´ve seen this stop error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps: Check to be sure t hat you have adequate disk space. If driver is identified in the top message, disable the driver or check with the manufacturer for driver updates. Try changing video adapters. Check with your hardware vendor for BIOS update. Disable BIOS memory options such as caching or shadowing. If you need to use Safe Mode to remove or disable components, restart your computer, press F8 to select Advanced startup options, and then select Safe Mode.
Technical information:
*** STOP: 0x0000007E (0xC0000005, 0xEDE9C10B, 0xF7C1DB94, 0xF7C1D890)
***ddnt.sys - Address EDE9C10B base at EDE9B000, Date stamp 3fd99bea
Beginning dump of PHYSICAL memory
Physical memory dump complete.
Contact your system administrator or technical support group for further assistance."

I have checked the drivers and found no issues. Then I created a fix CD and ran the Recovery Console procedure SEVERAL times until the end without problems, but it still does not fix this particular error. I still cannot start in normal mode, my computer keeps restarting and I still get the blue error screen.

What else do I need to do to get it up and RUNNING  in normal mode again?

Thanks for further assistance.What is your operating system including service packs? What if anything had you changed (added/deleted) in hardware or software coincident to the occurrence of this issue? Can you relate to any computer activity that you had just executed immediately prior to the 1st occurrence of this fault? truenorthMy OS is XP (home), SP3. I did not add hardware/software before it occurred, however, there was a brief power cut due to pulling the wrong cable. Before that, it was running OK.

Thanks. Quote

A system thread generated an exception which the error handler did not catch. There are numerous individual causes for this problem, including hardware incompatibility, a faulty device driver or system service, or some software issues. Check Event Viewer (EventVwr.msc) for additional information.

...there was a brief power cut due to pulling the wrong cable. Before that, it was running OK...

Hey, I need to know how to protect some of my folders on my COMPUTER. I want to be ABLE to set a password on them so that only i can open select folders. I have other people living with me that use my computer, and i don't want them messing with my personal documents. If anyone KNOWS a site that they trust that i can download a "password protector" or something, then that would help out alot. (I run with windows XP professional if that helps)As "Administrator", you can "Password protect" your entire system. Set up accounts for each USER or one account called "Guest" that anyone can use. They won't be able to get to your STUFF in My Docs or any other Folders.

My 2½¢The "Hide Folders Xp" program here:http://www.fspro.net/   is what i think would be the best for your situation.

                                Erling

I need to clone my OLD 40 G hard drive onto a newer larger 320 G drive that has a corrupted version of XP on it. Do I need to take special PRECAUTIONS, PERHAPS format the drive or will it be cloned without PROBLEMS? How do I format it if I need to? Any response is welcome.Should be no problem.Thanks GEEK!

Im currently using XP pro, and sometimes on a fresh restart after a while of letting the computer load everything I try to open IE and the hourglass cursor shows loading but nothing happens, i try again and again, and maybe a bit afterwards the 5 windows open up. I dont see why that happens when im not using any cpu or running an programs. plus i wait till it loads. Just happend to me today and has happened before in the past, maybe someone can shed some light on this for me. What service pack are you running for XP?  Also you might want to check for adware, and virus on your computer.Do you have ANY software that will help you erase spyware? It sounds like you might have spyware running in your system, so that could be manking your computer slow.... Try deleting the spyware...

[glb]Flame[/glb]i did run Ad-Aware on my computer BEFOREHAND and all it found was Tracking Cookie's which i promply deleted. Ran an online virus scan and checked out clean. Computer working finr now, but i wonder why it happends every once in awhile.  Have you installed any NEW hardware lately?

[glb]Flame[/glb]yes a 120 Gb hard driev that worked fine. Just today i got that delay.Try defragmenting your computer. This process rearannges data on your harddrive so it is more efficent.

Do you have any extras installed for Internet Explorer? Like toolbars etc? They take up loading time and I have no extra toolbars; I FIND them unnessisary.

Running an online scan is no substitute to having your own virus scanner. Lots of online scans come up with false results to scare you into using their software. If this result came up empty it's possible you've used a geniune scanner, but better safe than sorry. It's best to use widely used and therefore tried and tested programs, such as AVG anti-virus from www.grisoft.com

You could try using the Firefox BROWSER from http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ I use it as I find it more efficent and secure.

You could have lots of programs schedueled to start. Look at the taskbar at the bottom right, next to the time. Do you have lots of icons loaded there? You might want to tell unnessisary ones not to load up at startup. USUALLY you can reload them yourself in Windows if they are needed. If they don't provide such an options, you can disable them from start > run > msconfig > startup. Look for their entry and REMOVE it. Make sure you don't remove anything needed by your computer, such as explorer and systray. Apart from needed system programs, a firewall and virus scanner are the only things I have schedueled to start up.Only toolbar i have is the Google toolbar that has never caused me grief in the past. As for programs in startup im pretty picky about that so my system tray is empty on startup lol, in exception to my video cards icon . Problem has stopped now but just caused me the concern the 20 mins it happend. I will however defrag my computer C drive bc i transferred a lot of the data to my secondary slave.You should also allow a firewall and virus scanner to load.Well, it sounds to me like you have a lot of registry programs running in the background.... I have a program that COULD help if you are interested...

[glb]Flame[/glb]how much ram have you got??what is your page file set at?pay a visit to blackviper.com?

Every once in a while a white letter "i" on a round blue symbol comes up beside a song's name and it won't play anymore.  A message may come up saying the file can no longer be found.  Just recently it happened to ten of my songs!  Any ideas why?What happens if you use a different media player?The symbol mentioned TELLS me you may have listened to those songs at one point in time but not DLoaded them...therefore they aren't in the library... QUOTE from: patio on April 26, 2012, 12:22:15 PM

The symbol mentioned tells me you may have listened to those songs at one point in time but not DLoaded them...therefore they aren't in the library...

None of these songs were on an external drive and they were all in the library for a  length of time and had been played often.  If they were not from an "authorized" site could there be some kind of time limit on them?  Some are from Limewire, others from Youtube Music.

OK I give up. Finding MS DOS on XP was selectable on "all programs", but I foolishly DOWNLOADED MICROSOFT's upgrades.  After unscrambling my computer a multitude of times. I find that MS DON is no longer selectable in all programs. I know you people can help me out on this, as I have been helped in the past.  Thanks a lot.I am SURE that Command Prompt, under all programs -> accessories does the work of MS-DOS, if i am not correct, someone then please do correct me. YES, from the start menu select Run then type CMD and hit enter.
The command line is like DOS. But it is not DOS.
Both ways work. Thanks people.XP was built on the NT kernel, not DOS

Does any one KNOW of a opensource or FREEWARE
program comparable to windows blindsCustomising Windows is both a failure in resources and...a WASTE of time...

HOWEVER...carry on.

hi everyone, ARU fails to update, keep getting "Error 1321.  The installer has insufficient privelages to modify the file C:/ProgramFiles/Common Files/Abode/Activex/pdfshell.dll". Any help would be appreciated, thxs.Rather than advise you re Adobe reader i am going to go another route OPTION. I don't know if you have reached the frustration point yet caused by Adobe INCESSANTLY ALERTING you to updates (both reader and flash). For me it GOT to be intolerable. When i mentioned this fact on a CH forum post recently a senior member shared the frustration re Adobe products and in the case of Reader suggested an alternative =Foxit Reader".
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/Secure_PDF_Reader/addons.php
I have used it since installing it with no ISSUES. It seems to handle all that Adobe reader did. The big advantage is i don't stay awake now at night concerned that i have "missed" an Adobe update..My life has become much more tranquil. I suggest you do likewise.truenorth Download and install Adobe Reader.

When I click Cntrl-Atl-Del I get a pop up window stating "Task MANAGER has been disbled by your administrator"  I also get the sam when I try to run tskmgr

I have scanned for SPYWARE, viruses.

Any help is appreciated. Thank you.


Win XP home ed. w/ sp275snow.......Try this .....
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Taskmanager_error.htm

Has anyone been in the registry ...trying to fix something ?

dl65  Are you the administratir account? It IS possibel that the administrator blocked you from using the task Manager.... (Only if you have someone ELSE as the administrator) Let us know...

[glb]Flame[/glb]Thank you dl65 !!

I used the registry editor and changed the value to 0 as you suggested.  That did the trick.

By the way...I am the administrator and this was my first TIME in the registry.

THANKS again.

Scott

Hi all,
I had a disaster.... for some reason, deleting the .tmp files made my computer crash.  When I rebooted, it was set to a profile user from many years ago.  I tried to get back to my profile by right clicking my computer, but it does not work.  When I right click, then left on properties, nothing happens.....
Safe mode command prompt is useless as it fails to RECOGNIZE windows or the command file.  As you can tell I only have half a brain when it comes to this stuff.  Any suggestions?Well, it sounds PRETTY dead..... You NEED to reinstall Windows....

[GLB]Flame[/glb]what operating SYSTEM have you got!

i recently spent a bit of time on my computer and got in a hole, firstly put my tv card in & ENABLED Overclocking in bios... both would bring windows to a crushing hault via blue screen, "PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA" or "IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL" i then removed the tv card, but kept getting the blue screen so i went into Device Manager and removed and disabled it and the pci slots? i then had complications with the sound card, i uninstalled and reinstalled the sound drivers NUMEROUS times, and i accidently removed/altered some of the sound thingys in device manager also like Mulitmedia Audio Controller which has never seemed to reappear.. i then took the sound card out and enabled integrated sound via bios, i then installed the drivers for that but after reboot there was STILL no "Audio device", what do i do next? or how do i go about getting sound back without reformatting(last_resort)? i miss my musical lifestyle.CjB.......You could TRY using your system restore .......restore back to the DAY before you made the initial changes .


dl65  Also, do you have the MOST updated drivers?

[glb]Flame[/glb]i went to the MSI website, and downloaded the altest sound drivers & even via 4in1 drivers, & isntalled, still nothing, cant get sound, another thing was i disabled plug &  play O.S in bios for a shortwhile too but re-enabled, that wouldnt matter right, also system restore wasnt enabled!! so cant go back ot the usual heh re-boot pc and hold down the f8 and chose last good config.......or if that fails type dxdiag in the run box and test for sound??what error does it report..

Ok, I have a new dell LAPTOP(1150)  and tried to hook it up to the home network.
On the netwok already is the following
1.)  Belkin 4 port pre-n router (works great with other computers)
2.)  Two Laptops, xp on both machines
3.)  One desktop downstairs
All of  the above have wireless connections and work great,(as they don't have sp2 yet, more on that later

When i got the dell and tried to connect to the wireless network it said  "limited or no connectivity"  and it would not connect. Then i tried to do a repair and it did not display anyresults.
So then I realized that the laptop had service pack 2 on it and this has been an issue on many computers with noone knowing the correct fix for the "limited or no connectivity" The problem with the new dell is that the machine came with sp2 and there is no way to remove it.
I decide to try a copy of windows xp pro (without sp2) on the machine but after dealing with loading all of the drivers on the machine i want to just get the laptop back to its original configuration. THE PROBLEM IS AS FOLLOWS. somehow when i loaded win xp pro it messed up the recover partition that the synmantec recovery partition uses by hitting f11 with ctrl key held down  at computer boot up.  

So HOW CAN I GET THE COMPUTER BACK TO ORIGINAL CONFIG??

ANY HELP WILL BE MUCH APPRECIATED AS I NEED TO USE THIS LAPTOP VERY SOON.
THANKS SO MUCH AND I HOPE YOU CAN HELP MEshday.....The laptop is new and must be under warantee......so why not contact Dell for the solution . The problem seems to be theirs so why wouldnt they rectify it for you.

dl65  I sat on the phone for ONE AND A HALF hours and they just kept switching me around.  I just need to KNOW how to fix it myselfshday......I would get back on the phone ( I know its frustrating) and insist on speaking to whoevers in charge and put it to them to fix their problem .......  Ask them to authorise the repair by a technitian in your city at their expense . The danger in playing with it yourself COULD give them a way out of the warantee......


dl65  http://www.helpwithwindows.com/WindowsXP/troub-13.html  new laptop no cd restore disk,bit strange?hold down the f8 key and chose the last good config...

when i lturn on my pc the date is AUTOMATICALLY set to 5 of august 5148 every time.
i change this all the time but it keeps giving me the same date
any idea why or how to fix it.

any help is much appreciated....nathanhughes......Is this something that has just started ? It's possible it may be the work of a trojan or virus ........have you scanned for any intruders ?

dl65  WOW! That says TROJAN all over it in my opinion....

[glb]Flame[/glb]CHECK the clock setting in the bios?? hold down the delete key for the bios SPLASH screen??have you changed the cmos battery or flashed the bios?  if you SCAN for bugs disable system restore and disconnect from the net??

First of all scan for viruses before anything else.

If they are torrent files, make sure the program that uses them (bittorrent?) is closed. They could be incomplete downloads perhaps?

Try to delete the files in safe-mode. Restart the computer and keep pressing F8 until you get the boot menu.

Perhaps the all-seeing eye on your DESKTOP just doesn't like you? Novus Ordo Seclorum, as it likes to SAY. Ok SCANNED for viruses and no good there. And they aren't torrent files, they are some wierd replica that my computer created when i DOWNLOADED a torrent file without its extension. I also TRIED the safe mode thing and it didn't work. I need like a program that will delete wherever it is on my hard drive that is saying there is a file there despite the fact there isn't. (I know thats kinda confusing) :-/create a new folder and drag them into it...........you can it reports?? so re-boot pc and then try again and delete the folder or the files...........Try to delete them in safe-mode.Download Eraser here and erase them!! (Freeware)

http://www.tolvanen.com/software/

                          Erling

my old hp craptop boots so quick - ( i measure boot time by how many times the blue bars slide ACROSS during the xp loading screen)

my laptop does it in like 5 slides.

this desktop takes 11 slides....
bios has quick boot ENABLED
i disabled page file dumping on shutdown
disabled all startup prorgams and services (non windows)

enabled boot defrag in regedit

got rid of all unused porgrams and files, and i am malwayre free and have good performance...

what else can i do?

cuz tbh, my craptop has a intel centrino, and is old as heck

this desktop has more ram, a p4 2.66ghz and a radeon 9600xt 128mb

what else can i do?

thanksIs this really important to you? Does it really matter how long it takes to boot? If it does, you can do the following:

Open msconfig and on the General tab choose "selective startup" (uncheck all three items) and reboot. Does the problem still occur? If not, start adding items back to msconfig one or two at a time, rebooting after each change, until the problem reappears and you'll have IDENTIFIED the offending process. This is clearly a time consuming procedure, but it is the best way to determine if some process loading with the system is the cause of your problem.

After you've isolated the cause, do not use msconfig to permanently disable the process. Instead, if it is a service go to START - RUN and type: services.msc (then press enter) and disable the service OR, if it a program, you can download & run a simple app such as Mike Lin's Startup Control Panel (http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml) to enable, disable, or otherwise manage startup programs.
I go make coffee when i power up the 3 PC's i run.I just got this program called "bootvis"

It "optimized my settings"


Now my PC starts after 1 bar slides...O_O

edit: well 5 bars now after it saved the settings...but im happy As long as you're happy.

BTW - bootvis was withdrawn by Microsoft about 5 years ago because it sometimes caused major issues. I never had any PROBLEMS with it, but don't use it unless you have to.

some of my folders containing photos, wordfiles created 10-15 subfolders without doing anything. i don't know why. i have to copy conents of the last folder in other new folder. how does this happen? does any virus causes this?Well, for a start a virus SCANNER would rule out your last question.

What do you mean it created those subfolders? When? Where do you normall save your files to? Just copy out all the files in the subfolders to other safe folders and delete them.i did the same. but i wonder how all this SUB folders were created automatically. i scan my computer, but no virus detected. thanxin my DOCUMENTS folder click  tools /folder options are see if the button is unchecked>>>OPEN folders in the same window>

Running WINDOWS XP Pro.  I am trying to copy and paste a file ONTO my desktop or even move it by dragging.  Every time I do this my computer locks up and it will not paste the file or move it.  Please help this is a data base that I need to move to an updated program.There are file size limits with copy/paste...
More info.I know but I can't copy or paste anything.  I have tried just very SMALL files and still nothing just freezes up.Hilite want you want copied and try using the keyboard command

Ctrl+c this is for copy.
Ctrl+v this is for paste.

WRITE BACK with the results

I would like to know how to ADD the attached banner in-line at the top of my emails, new and forwarded preferably permanently, but manually each time is OK.  All input is appreciated.

Jim

[year+ old attachment deleted by admin]What are you using for email? Some web-based email or computer-based email program? Who handles your email?Put it in your signature line.I use Yahoo MAIL, and the attached banner is included here.  All input is appreciated.

Jim

[year+ old attachment deleted by admin]Mail Options/Signature....copy paste the image.Hey PATIO - thanks for the input.  My banner is a JPEG and I can't add copy/paste it to the signature box as it seems to only want text or a link someplace.  Post it to a site such as photobucket...then paste in the DIRECT link URL...

When I try to download pictures it gives me only 2 types of options to SAVE them as, art or bitmap. Then when I try to open them it will say, unable to open try using internet explorer to open. I want to save them as j-pegs but it won't give me that choice. Any ideas?Alright.... First, save as either, and save them to your desktop. Next, go to paint (in the accessories menu). Open the image that you saved..... Next, click file -> save AS -> on the bottom of the save window that pops-up, click the arrow, and scroll until you see JPEG. Click on JPEG, and hit save. This SHOULD solve your problem...

[glb]Flame[/glb]It won't LET me open the picture at all.vancoors.......What O/S are you using ? Has this just started ? Have you tried deleting your temp internet files ?
What happens if you right click on one of your pictures and choose open with ...........and then select ....say paint . will the pic not open ?

let us know

dl65  I use Windows XP. I always run DISK clean up to get rid of temp. internet files. I think this started after I had to reinstall Windows but I can't be POSITIVE. My question is why does it only give me the options of saving a picture as art or a bitmap and j-peg is not in there? It won't even let me go to save target as area when I right click on a picture.  Your problem MIGHT be with IE rather than windows. IE has some security problems with certain image types and MS skirted the issue instead of fixing it. Try using a different browser to download the images.

Hi - I currently have many xp shortcuts in a folder that ALLOW me to shut down my pc in x number of SECONDS   For example I'm using C:\WINDOWS\system32\shutdown.exe -f -s -t 2400   in a shortcut to shut down in 40 minutes. 

I'm trying to write a batch file that will prompt me for the number of MINUTES in which the pc should shut down.

Can some one help me fill in the BLANKS here - I don't know what I'm doing...  thanks, Jami

echo off
echo Minutes until shut down?
echo.
rem enter minutes press - then hit enter
set /p min=[promptString]

rem multiplies minutes by 60 for seconds (sec)

rem drops the product into the shutdown statement
C:\WINDOWS\system32\shutdown.exe -f -s -t sec


CODE: [Select]echo off
echo Minutes until shut down?
echo.
set /p min=Minutes:
set /a sec=%min%*60
shutdown -s -f -t %sec%