re: Question about 'Top reasons for random, fatal crashes in Windows XP and Windows 2000'
Friday, April 16, 2004 at 7:33 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Jazz
(2029 messages posted)
Have a read here. Could be something, could be nothing: -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;819639
Also, dl the following, update then if necessary, and run them on a daily basis.
They relate to spyware, adware, scumware, malware, etcetera: -
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
http://www.safer-networking.org/
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
Do an online AV scan, as some virii are designed to disable AV software.
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm
Last, but by no means least, type "sfc /scannow" into Start - Run, without the quotes,
noting that there is a space between c and / have your XP cd ready, and hit OK.
See how you go and post back with results.
Good luck
-=JAZZ=-
On Sunday, April 11, 2004 at 12:08 pm, harry potter wrote:
>Xp is a pain in the **** for me too, it randomly freezes, i use a usb mouse plugged
>into a ps/2 port however i havent upgraded and changing it has 0 effect :( Computer
>has 0 errors uses ACPI but mine is a dual p2 400 512mb ram 40GB hd NTFS partition,
>running XP pro, Mcafee pro 7.03 Outpost firewall, DLINK 8mb/s modem ( PPPoE ) %
space
>left on HD 19% defrag reg av run 24/7 ( yup i keep it scanning ) now heres an interesting
>thing... The latest media player update keeps dl'ing items vanish from my start
menu....
>corrupted and chkntfs.exe insists on being run every few days... a file from drivers
>something like wshext keeps corrupting ( all other updates work !! ) I changed my
>RAM and HD no difference. :( plz help
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