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re: debug & sys restore ? Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at 5:02 pm Posted by jcw (5124 messages posted) "what this debug thing is" How in the world do you expect any helpful reply to a question like that? Your system restore doesn't work you say. With no information as to what you did, and what the system restore feature did or didn't do, again it is hard to give you a helpful reply, except to mention that the WinXP system restore feature is not entirely reliable and your experience is not particularly unusual. On Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at 4:33 pm, chris wrote: >hi all.. can any1 just enlighten me as 2 what this debug thing is?. . . . >plus since ive had my pc i have never been able 2 sucessfully restore my comp usin >system restore.. i dont know y as i brought this pc brand new.. costing me say £800. > . . . any help is much apprechiated !! . . . > thanks all ! [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: debug & sys restore ? Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at 5:07 pm Posted by chris (107 messages posted) chris sorry m8.. let me rephrase it 4 you, can you tell me what the debug feature is? . . . nand every time ive tried a sys restore it goes through the whole process and then at the end it simply tells me that it coudnt restore it and 2 try another restore point.. but the thing is i have tried all of them and still nothing. thanks ! http://img19.exs.cx/img19/5203/15673.jpg [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: debug & sys restore ? Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at 5:41 pm Posted by jcw (5124 messages posted) There are several features or tools in Windows XP that generically one perhaps might consider as being debug features. If you have a specific problem, I suggest you describe it specifically. If you simply are looking for an education on tools available in WinXP, get yourself a "how to" or similar book on the operating system, or find any one of many available web-sites. If you have in mind some specific debug feature in WinXP, do a Google search for, e.g.: "debug feature windows xp" or "debug windows xp". As to system restore: -- are you sure the restore points to which you tried to restore were good or valid points? -- is your system restore service on, and set for automatic startup type? -- you could try re-installing the system restore feature in XP, but note that if you do this procedure, it will will remove all currently saved restore points/information. To reinstall the system restore feature: -- find the sr.inf file in the Windows\Inf folder; -- right-click on that file, and then in its context menu click on Install; have your (full-install) WinXP CD nearby; -- when the process is done, reboot. Perhaps if you told folks why you are trying to restore to an earlier time point, help could be provided to address that particular problem, aside from the fact that system restore won't work. On Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at 5:07 pm, chris wrote: >sorry m8.. let me rephrase it 4 you, can you tell me what the debug feature is? . >. . nand every time ive tried a sys restore it goes through the whole process and >then at the end it simply tells me that it coudnt restore it and 2 try another restore >point.. but the thing is i have tried all of them and still nothing. >thanks ! [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: debug & sys restore ? Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at 6:06 pm Posted by chris (107 messages posted) chris erm.. the debug thing is that i recently installed need 4 speed demo and i got a error message stateing thet it couldnt debug the demo? now i was just trieng 2 figure out if this was important in any way as ive had the demo crash a thew times now.. it just returns me 2 my desktop and asks me if i want 2 send a error repot. and at the moment my only problem is 4 some strainge reason i keep gettin pop-ups i.e casino ect pop-up even when im on my e-mail site (postmaster.co.uk) which i belive dosent even have pop-ups. but mainly i wanted 2 restore my comp when i had major problems an i was just trying 2 sort it out 4 when another major problem might arise. im sorry 4 not bein very specific m8 as i have posted this restore problem before.. but ya see another problem i have isnt that bad, its just that i dont have a win XP cd 2 install from :( your help is much apprechiated ! thanks ! chris. http://img19.exs.cx/img19/5203/15673.jpg [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: debug & sys restore ? Thursday, April 6, 2006 at 8:57 am Posted by jcw (5124 messages posted) I'm not familiar with the demo that you installed. Seek help from the creator of the demo or at its website; it may be little more than re-downloading and re-installing the program (after 1st uninstalling the demo that you now have on your system). As to the casino and other pop-ups, you should scan your system for malware and vires. In addition, make sure the WinXP messenger service is disabled as instructed at these websites: http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article03-300 http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/communicate/stopspam.asp As to the system restore feature, don't rely on it to rescue you from a problem. Instead, undertake a sound periodic back-up regimen for the data that you can't afford to lose should your system develop a serious problem. This is particularly important if you don't have a WinXP CD, which puts you at a disadvantage. Didn't you get any disks with your computer? Btw, did you check to see if your system restore service is on and set for automatic startup type as I suggested in my prior post? On Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at 6:06 pm, chris wrote: >erm.. the debug thing is that i recently installed need 4 speed demo and i got a >error message stateing thet it couldnt debug the demo? now i was just trieng 2 figure >out if this was important in any way as ive had the demo crash a thew times now.. >it just returns me 2 my desktop and asks me if i want 2 send a error repot. and at >the moment my only problem is 4 some strainge reason i keep gettin pop-ups i.e casino >ect pop-up even when im on my e-mail site (postmaster.co.uk) which i belive dosent >even have pop-ups. >but mainly i wanted 2 restore my comp when i had major problems an i was just trying >2 sort it out 4 when another major problem might arise. >im sorry 4 not bein very specific m8 as i have posted this restore problem before.. >but ya see another problem i have isnt that bad, its just that i dont have a win >XP cd 2 install from :( >your help is much apprechiated ! >thanks ! >chris. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: debug & sys restore ? Thursday, April 6, 2006 at 3:29 pm Posted by chris (107 messages posted) chris alright m8.. thanks, could you explain 2 me what.. btw is? and where i could undertake this procedure.. 'a sound periodic back-up regimen' erm.. as 4 the sys restore, yes sorry i checked it and its on, and runs at startup. and as 4 the disks i got wiv my comp... samsung syncmaster tft-lcd monitor disk.. a webstar cablemodem installation disk.. and also blueyonder broadband internet(blueyonder installer) v5.0 disk and also i have a aol version 9.0 for windows. but thats all i have. oh an as 4 the demo.. im guing 2 get rid of it :) thanks 4 all ya help m8 ! chris. http://img19.exs.cx/img19/5203/15673.jpg [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: debug & sys restore ? Thursday, April 6, 2006 at 3:43 pm Posted by chris (107 messages posted) chris hi, sorry i 4got 2 mention that i get pop-ups everywhere i go even on this site and sometimes (rarely) on my desktop wiv no internet explorer windows open. also i have 3 iexplore.exe tasks running in the background, and i have 1 internet explorer window open, 2 of them are located.. c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe .. but the 3rd is located.. c:\progra~1\intern~1\iexplore.exe. i have scanned my comp with.. zone alarm, avg anti-virus free edition, and spybot search and destroy. they did solve minor things but i also have about 5 tasks highlited in red as not ok, ( i have a trial version of 'the ultimate troubleshooter' ) the unuseral thing is that these tasks in red load up every time and are important ones from what i know, i.e..atiptaxx / jushed / realsched ect. im sorry i would give you more info but i shut those tasks down as i started my comp. much apprechiated ! im knackard.. gdnite m8. http://img19.exs.cx/img19/5203/15673.jpg [Reply or follow-up to this message] Reply to your 2 prior posts Friday, April 7, 2006 at 12:11 pm Posted by jcw (5124 messages posted) btw = by the way (or:  incidentally) The correct back-up routine, and utility if one is used, depends on your computer and your use of it. Lots of information on this subject is available on the web - just search with Google for something like: "back up data windows xp"   and you'll get plenty of resources to read. I don't recommend using the Microsoft backup utility that is available with WinXP - there are better backup utilities available if you decide even to use a backup utility. As to the pop-ups, I addressed that in my above post on Thursday, April 6, 2006 at 8:57 am. It's not unusual to have more than one instance of IE open and running.  The sources of the 3 that you mention are the same. I haven't used the "ultimate troubleshooter" so can't help with it - try for help at its website or the forums there (if any). As to the processes or tasks that you said load: -- atiptaxx.exe is a utility for ATI graphic cards - I assume you have one. -- jushed.exe is a process belonging to Sun Microsystems Java 2. -- realsched.exe schedules manual update checks for Real Networks products like RealPlayer. realsched.exe is not essential, and you could try disabling it to see what effect it had. There have been complaints of realsched.exe using alot of the cpu resource; see: ->   http://www.neuber.com/taskmanager/process/realsched.exe.html [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Reply to your 2 prior posts Saturday, April 8, 2006 at 8:41 am Posted by chris (107 messages posted) chris thanks 4 all ya help n info m8.. i'll do the searches.. alittle bitta readin dent hurt no1 :) . thanks, much apprechiated ! chris. http://img19.exs.cx/img19/5203/15673.jpg [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum