Re: Windows XP corrupting HD - what is the solution?

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"Windows XP corrupting HD - what is the solution?"
The question is far to vague.

Nothing in Windows physically damages your hardware.
It sounds like you are placing the blame to the wrong source.
If your drivers need updating, that is up to the hardware manufacturer and
not Microsoft.
Since the list of hardware manufacturers is nearly endless and the list of
specific hardware many times longer, there is no single list for updated
drivers.
You need to check with the specific hardware manufacturers for updated
drivers and compatibility issues.

You also need to keep your computer safe and secure:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/security.htm

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"Jonathan" <jonny_morrisuk@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:f6895097.0504041411.6e588c97@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi!
>
> I have read many posts about this problem, it would seem it is well
> known (and yet another indication of poor quality from Microsoft). I
> used my PC for over a year with Windows XP without a hitch, but only
> recently it started to give me the blue 'Windows has been stopped to
> protect your hardware' screen with various errors on it; recently I
> got sick of my PC crawling along because it was full of irremovable
> files and such, so I reformatted it and did a clean install of XP -
> big mistake! It repeatedly gave me the blue 'corrupt HD' screen, and
> I was all ready to dump my HD (as many other people have said) until I
> tried to install XP again, without installing anything else. Now it
> seems to work just fine, although I only did that today so there's
> still time.
>
> My question is this: what am I to do to fix it? Is there a website I
> should look at to find a list of updated drivers or whatever for my
> hardware for this shabbily written version of Windows? I am not going
> to buy new hardware as I know my existing hardware works just fine in
> it's own right.
>
> Thanks!


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