RE: Help! PC has too many problems! :(
- From: sseligson <sseligson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 09:42:01 -0700
Okay that is no problem either.
As long as you have the original windows xp (not an upgrade cd)
if that is the case, the after the computer is totally backed up and you
alos know that you have all of your driver disks, then put the windows cd in
the drive, restart the computer and boot from CD.
Usually when it is booting there is a boot menu option- or go to the system
bios and do it. Good luck
Then windows will stat loading and let you wipe your drive and reinstall.,
"aroy" wrote:
Hi,.
Unfortuantly its a home built PC. It worked fine for over a year, until now,
so I only have the origanal XP disc.
"sseligson" wrote:
Sounds like a clean install makes the most sesnse for you. Need some more
info to help you.
What kind of machine do you have? Is it a DELL, COMPAQ, HP etc??
Often these machines come with disks that completely refomat the HD and
bring the computer back to factory settings. That is where I would start.
"aroy" wrote:
Hi, I am running windows XP pro and my pc has too many problems.
HDD - 120GB + 40GB
CPU - P4 HT 3Ghz
RAM - 1GB
The main, and most important one is that when I try to use disk clean up,
anti virus, and other programs to help the smooth running of my pc, they all
come up with '*** has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry
for the inconvenience' It then tells me to send/not send error report or
debug, but none of these resolves the issue and later tells me the same
thing. As up until now everything was up to date, i.e. windows, anti virus
definitions etc, but I cannot seem to check my computer for problems because
this problem is preventing it.
Disk checker also tells me that 'it cannot continue', so I cannot see
whether there is a problem with the disk.
Before all this happened, explorer.exe used to hang a lot as well, so not
sure if this is relevant.
I have tried running anti virus in safe mode, but the same thing happens. I
have also tried running the system file checker tool, but this hasn’t solved
anything.
I later re installed (an in place upgrade) XP but this hasn’t fixed the
problem, and subsequently lost my restore points!
Is there a solution to fix all this? Or can someone tell me how to format
the disk and install from scratch (will this work?). I have backed up all my
files that I need, and still have all software to put back on, but its just
finding the time do all this!
Many Thanks in advance.
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