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March 7th, 2004 16:00
constant problems
The past two months I've had a lot of problems with my computer that dell tech help (by phone) or anyone else has been able to completly solved. It takes forever for programs to open, problems with the modem, and crashing every other day. I've done the startup cleanup, system restore, disc cleanup, defragment every week, keep a check on my running processes (which I try to keep at 32), run spyhunter, have McAfee virusscan ( I run the last 2 every day, and I have sufficient RAM & ROM. So what could be the problem? As for the modem, sometimes when I try to connect via dialup I will get messages saying that the communication port is busy or invalid when I know it is not. Then when I try to redetect the modem, Windows says there isn't one. I restart the computer and the problem is gone. As for crashing, I get the blue screen with the a message like IRQL NOT LESS THAN OR EQUAL..............................0xc0000135,0x804E4110, 0x0000000A, 0x000000Q2, 0x00000000. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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MSL
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March 7th, 2004 20:00
mattf72,
SFC was just a thought in case it may save you a couple of hours.
From Denny to reinstall you're OS here.
From The Elder Geek XP Home or XP Pro.
Marc
TucsonJohn
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March 7th, 2004 20:00
Anytime Marc,
You may see something I may have missed, 4 eyes are better than 2 I always say
mattf72
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March 7th, 2004 20:00
mattf72
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March 7th, 2004 20:00
I ran sfc /scannow and sfc /repair and restarted my computer. The Scan didn't take as long as expected and when I ran repair a black window (like a DOS prompt) flashed quickly and then went away. Is this expected?
TucsonJohn
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March 7th, 2004 20:00
MSL
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March 7th, 2004 20:00
mattf72,
Can you post back with you're system specs? Model, OS.
TucsonJohn,
Thank You.
Marc
Dimension 8200: Intel P4 3.06GHz w/HT enabled, AO9 Sponged BIOS, 1.5GB PC800 RDRam, WD 80 GB (7200 RPM) ATA primary HDD, WD 160GB (7200 RPM) ATA secondary HDD, Dell 1800FP, 128MB ATI Radeon 9700 PRO w/TV out, GVC-REALTEK Ethernet 10/100 NIC, Conexant HSF V92 56K Modem, Samsung 16x DVD-ROM, NEC 4x DVD+R/RW CD-RW, TEAC 1.44M 3.5in Floppy, HK 695 Spkrs., Turtle Beach Santa Cruz, OfficeXP Pro (added), WindowsXP Pro
gryjhnhpe
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March 7th, 2004 22:00
As your system seem corrupt just do a Clean Install then install Drivers from CD.
I have shown the supersite link last as it assumes Clean Install status so doesn't include step to delete existing partition at step 5 & so achieve Clean Install status.
(ie: no Windows OS installed on HD).
Use this link & select XP Home or PRO then method , ie: Used Hard Drive , Multi_Page has text & large pictures of Clean Install.
http://www.windowsreinstall.com/
Use this link for Clean Install of XP , if you click on Pictures they Expand for easy view
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html (Delete existing partition at step 10b for Clean Install)
or use this link ( *** Delete existing partition at step 5 for Clean Install ***)
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_clean.asp
Clean Install deletes existing partition (like FDISK) & Formats HD during Install of Windows XP from XP CD.
Set BIOS to use CD-ROM as 1st boot device usually by pressing "F2" key during boot (startup),
for some Computers press "Del" key
Re-start Computer & when message "Press any key to boot from CD" shows do it & let subsequent messages "Press any key...." time out to Windows setup.
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