My Macafee updates seems to stop at DAT FILES and then seems go back 2 files and then stops again at DAT FILES It keeps trying to install but then keeps stopping. I also use adware and spybot anti spyware programs
View 8 Repliesboth my firewall (zonealarm) and my viruscan software (macafee) just stopped working, and i can no longer get acces to the internet or scan for viruses or block anything. and it wont let me restore any of my old registries either. anyone know what happened or hot i might fix the problem?
i ran hijackthis, and this is the log i got: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.0 ...
Is there anyway without stopping all other automatic updates?
View 1 Replies View RelatedI use earthlink DSL and the offered a clean up system for free (PC finetune) so I tried it because my computer was a little slow. Well, after installing and rebooting up dates came up. I let in automatically install updates. I know 'stupid'. I now have it set to notify me before installing. Anyway, one of the updates was some version on windows explorer. It is always attempting to Install. It doesn't say what what it is installing. I look on the internet and one told me how to find out what it is attempting to install. It came back as "3.1.400.5512" I'm think that is internet explorer 3.1 not sure. It slows my computer, won't let me go online because it interfers with the sign on window pop up.
View 10 Replies View RelatedThe computer uses XP home and is set for automatic updates.Every time I switch off it says it is installing update 1 of 1 even if I have not been connected to the net.When I tried using manual update I was told that the installation of <Windows Installer 3.1> had failed.Is the computer trying to install this same thing every time?If it is how do I get it to install properly or remove it from the list of programs ready to be installed?I think that when I installed the drivers for the motherboard this installer, or an earlier version, was installed by the Intel download.
View 11 Replies View RelatedI was in the middle of upgrading and installing Macafee on to my Laptop before it shut down and will not come back on... I have removed adn re-inserted the battery, the power supply cord is properly inserted into the wall and there weren't any fuses blown.
View 4 Replies View RelatedMy e-mail programme is a fully registered version of Incredimail. I recently installed the MacAfee 8.0.0 anti virus programme. Immediately thereafter I was unable to send any e-mails, although recieving any, presents no problem. Disabling MacAfee enables me to send as normal but leaves the computer unprotected whilst doing so. I have no problems sending mail via Yahoo, Netscape, Outlook Express, Opera or any other webmail I would imagine.Does this indicate that MacAfee is finding the Incredimail outgoing e-mail to be suspect and therefore blocking it? If this be the case I would be most grateful if anyone could proffer any comment and even more grateful should a solution be forthcoming
View 9 Replies View RelatedI have downloaded SP2 and some additional updates, I am not able to download files/updates from www.apple.com. Is there some glitch or do I need to reset some of the settings so that it will let me download from their site? (I'm trying to download ipod updater but the login and download buttons do not load)
View 18 Replies View RelatedThe last windows update that I can see is KB 905474 and was downloaded by my automatic updates.I can see it when going to windows updates/view history. Trouble is, I cannot see it in my add/remove list. does auto updates only download security updates and I assume I dont have to do anything.
View 8 Replies View RelatedI recently had a server meltdown and had to replace the server (Windows Server 2003). Now several of my network computers (Windows XP Pro) are trying to synchronize offline files to the old server that had a different name. Everytime my students log off of the computers, they get the message that the offline file was unable to connect. The network path not found. I have tried changing settings in the synchronize from the accessories, but have had very little success. It may help for a short time, but usually the problem resurfaces.How can I tell these computers to stop trying to synchronize the files?
View 6 Replies View Relatedi am trying to play an .asf file in my windows media player 9 and i receive this message Windows Media Player cannot play the file.The file is either corrupt or the Player does not support the format you are trying to play.what can i do to play this file
View 8 Replies View RelatedI did an in-place repair of XP MCE 2003. I had previously installed all MS security fixes and updates, the list in my "installed programs" showed about 70 or 80 updates. The in-place repair gave me an unscrambled registry, and an unpatched XP install, without touching my installed programs or data. A good thing, overall, it fixed my major problem.
I immediately went to get all the updates -- 76 of them downloaded. I don't let Updater install automatically -- I get all the updates, but decide which to install because I got a bad version of IE7 that took me a long time to delete and recover from, but I installed ALL security updates. I generally use FireFox, so I didn't view IE7 as a security update. Anyway, it installed one or two updates, and then said the rest could not be installed....
My second laptop is beginning to run rather slowly due to the amount of processes running on startup. Just wondering how to stop the ones which are unnecessary?
View 6 Replies View RelatedI am having trouble viewing power point slide shows people send me via email.I recently did my critical and security updates and since doing that it hasn't worked to view these files..they worked before the updates. When I try to open a .pps file I get this message:This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the folder options control panel.
View 1 Replies View RelatedTo start, when I try to play an .avi file, real player and windows media player both encounter a fatal error. Thinking there may have been a windows update I went to update.microsoft.com to get updates. I was able to download all of the updates, but I could not install any of them. I tried to install them via express and custom updates on the website, via automatic updates, and virtually every other method I could think of. After researching the problem I came across similar problems with an array of solutions, including trying in safe mode, running sfc /scannow, uninstalling and reinstalling .net, shutting off and turning back on both automatic updates and cryptographic services, changing .dll files (lccwiz & pidgen), renaming the Software Distribution folder, downloading one update at a time, and other things that I can't even begin to think of at this moment, obviously with no success, as well as running SpyBot, AdAware, and Norton.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI am constantly finding my internet folders, temp folders, recent items and other folders filled with junk links which are taking up quite a bit of space on the drive.Before I did a complete rebuild, I managed to dump over a gigabyte of junk and obsolete files from the drive, and all this logging stuff just gets on
my nerves.
Error message : stop 0xC2 or stop 0x000000C2 ,Error message says pool header has been corrupted.
View 7 Replies View RelatedI've got an NEC LCD2010X monitor, and everytime I download the latest update from MS for either the NVIDA or Matrox Video cards I always find the drivers
don't work... why ? Latest case is with the NVIDA update - I can't go beyond 4bit 640x480.
Is there a way to disable Windows Automatic Updates from updating device drivers. There are a several PC's at my job that have problems with a device driver update from. I would still like to recieve regular security updates, but I dont want any device driver updates.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI click on install, they install, I reboot - then, hey presto, they're back again!! I know the easy way is to turn off automatic updates - but, surely, there's a way around this?
View 4 Replies View RelatedMy computer is only about 4 months old and I do not have it set to receive automatic updates. It seemed, with my last computer, the updates created more problems than they were worth. Does anyone have an opinion on how important it is to get these updates or am I just as well off not receiving them? The last time I checked to see what updates were available it appeared Microsoft even said that some of them could create problems.
View 6 Replies View RelatedMajor virus infection on computer resulted in fdisk and reformat. I used Win 98SE to fdisk and reformat, as I couldn't for the life of me find a format on the Dell Operating reinstallation CD. (could be first mistake)
Used Win 98 SE startup diskette to start system w/CD rom support.
Navigated to D: Drive which containe the XP OS reinstallation. Navigated to I386 folder and typed WINNT to begin reinstalling files.
Start WIn XP setup and began copying files to HD.
Screen shows: The MS-DOS based portion of setup is complete. Setup will now restart you computer. After your computer restarts, WIN XP Setup will continue. Remove floppy, etc.
Computer restarts - did inspection of system, shows Win XP Setup, loading files (drivers, controllers, etc.)
Starting windows - Welcom to Setup:
1. Setup - press enter
2. Repair (using Repair Console)
3. Quite - F3
Pressed enter
Next message:
Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer. Make sure any hard disk drives are powered on and properly connected to your computer. This may involve running a mfg supplied diagnostics or setup program.
Setup cannot continue Press F3
System then attempts reboot, attempts installation again by booting from HD. Then error message:
Stop error:
Stop: 0x0000007b
(0xf7cb063c, 0xc0000034, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)
At this point I must shut off the PC.
System:
Dell Deminsion 4600 series p4 processor @2.4 GHz
512 MD DDR SDRAM @ 400 MHz
128 MB DDR NVidia GeForce FX 5200 graphics card
80GB 7200 RMP Ultra ATA HD
Win XP Pro SP1
48x/24x/48x CD-RW Drive
SoundBlaster Live! w/ 5.1 support
I have looked on MS site for the error code and think I understand that the problem is either a hd controller device driver is not installing from the Dell Reinstallation CD and therefore stops the installation of the software. How I can possibly extract and install the driver setup may be looking for.
STOP 0x00000050 (0x8CCC1345, 0x0000001, 0x808A65A1, 0x00000000) These both happen when installing windows, either when at 95% of copying files or when booting into windows.
View 7 Replies View RelatedUse Windows Update to find driver updates In Windows Update click Custom Install in the main column, and then click Select optional hardware updates in the left-hand column. Windows Update examines all parts of your system to determine what needs updating and it may recommend more than just driver updates. It's a good idea to visit Windows Update regularly for driver updates and other non-critical updates.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI am using XP Pro SP 2 with automatic updates enabled. As far as I understand since April 2005 updates are downloaded from Windows Update site once a month Correct me, if I am wrong) somewhere between 10-14 of every month? If so, how should I install critical updates, which issued between two monthly update dates?
View 1 Replies View RelatedWhen I run the install Windows updates, the updates do not install, and I receive the following message (not verbatim, but close):"Some updates were unable to be installed..."This problem "came out of no where" and there has been no suspicious activity prior to it starting other than an IE7 redirect rootkit that NeonFx helped me remove (if I recall correctly an infection of agp440).
View 6 Replies View RelatedLogfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 12:50:51 PM, on 10/31/2009
Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18702)
Boot mode: Normal
Running processes:
C:WINDOWSSystem32smss.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32winlogon.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32services.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32lsass.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32svchost.exe
C:WINDOWSSystem32svchost.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32spoolsv.exe
C:WINDOWSExplorer.EXE
C:PROGRA~1AVGAVG8avgwdsvc.exe
C:Program FilesYahoo!Search ProtectionSearchProtection.exe
C:Program FilesDigital Media Readershwiconem.exe
C:Program FilesLexmark 1300 Serieslxdcamon.exe
C:Program FilesQuickTimeqttask.exe
C:PROGRA~1AVGAVG8avgrsx.exe
C:Program FilesJavajre6injqs.exe
C:PROGRA~1AVGAVG8avgnsx.exe
C:Program FilesCommon FilesRealUpdate_OB
ealsched.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32svchost.exe
C:Program FilesJavajre6injusched.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32ctfmon.exe
C:PROGRA~1AVGAVG8avgemc.exe
C:Program FilesLogitechSetPointSetPoint.exe
C:WINDOWSSTK02NSTK02NM.exe
C:Program FilesCommon FilesLogishrdKHAL2KHALMNPR.EXE
C:Program FilesAVGAVG8avgcsrvx.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32lxdccoms.exe
C:Program FilesTrend MicroHijackThisHijackThis.exe
R1 - HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain,Start Page = http://www.yahoo.com/
R1 - HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain,Window Title = Windows Internet Explorer provided by Yahoo!
R3 - URLSearchHook: Yahoo! Toolbar - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - C:Program FilesYahoo!CompanionInstallscpn2yt.dll
O2 - BHO: &Yahoo! Toolbar Helper - {02478D38-C3F9-4efb-9B51-7695ECA05670} - C:Program FilesYahoo!CompanionInstallscpn2yt.dll
O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:Program FilesCommon FilesAdobeAcrobatActiveXAcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: RealPlayer Download and Record Plugin for Internet Explorer - {3049C3E9-B461-4BC5-8870-4C09146192CA} - c:program files
eal
ealplayer
pbrowserrecordplugin.dll
O2 - BHO: WormRadar.com IESiteBlocker.NavFilter - {3CA2F312-6F6E-4B53-A66E-4E65E497C8C0} - C:Program FilesAVGAVG8avgssie.dll
O2 - BHO: UberButton Class - {5BAB4B5B-68BC-4B02-94D6-2FC0DE4A7897} - C:Program FilesYahoo!Commonyiesrvc.dll
O2 - BHO: YahooTaggedBM Class - {65D886A2-7CA7-479B-BB95-14D1EFB7946A} - C:Program FilesYahoo!CommonYIeTagBm.dll
O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper - {DBC80044-A445-435b-BC74-9C25C1C588A9} - C:Program FilesJavajre6injp2ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: JQSIEStartDetectorImpl - {E7E6F031-17CE-4C07-BC86-EABFE594F69C} - C:Program FilesJavajre6libdeployjqsiejqs_plugin.dll
O2 - BHO: SingleInstance Class - {FDAD4DA1-61A2-4FD8-9C17-86F7AC245081} - C:Program FilesYahoo!CompanionInstallscpn2YTSingleInstance.dll
O3 - Toolbar: (no name) - {1017A80C-6F09-4548-A84D-EDD6AC9525F0} - (no file)
O3 - Toolbar: Yahoo! Toolbar - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - C:Program FilesYahoo!CompanionInstallscpn2yt.dll
O4 - HKLM..Run: [YSearchProtection] "C:Program FilesYahoo!Search ProtectionSearchProtection.exe"
O4 - HKLM..Run: [SunKistEM] C:Program FilesDigital Media Readershwiconem.exe
O4 - HKLM..Run: [Recguard] C:WINDOWSSMINSTRECGUARD.EXE
O4 - HKLM..Run: [lxdcamon] "C:Program FilesLexmark 1300 Serieslxdcamon.exe"
O4 - HKLM..Run: [Logitech Hardware Abstraction Layer] KHALMNPR.EXE
O4 - HKLM..Run: [Kernel and Hardware Abstraction Layer] KHALMNPR.EXE
O4 - HKLM..Run: [LXDCCATS] rundll32 C:WINDOWSSystem32spoolDRIVERSW32X863LXDCtime.dll,_RunDLLEntry@16
O4 - HKLM..Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:Program FilesQuickTimeqttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM..Run: [TkBellExe] "C:Program FilesCommon FilesRealUpdate_OB
ealsched.exe" -osboot
O4 - HKLM..Run: [Adobe ARM] "C:Program FilesCommon FilesAdobeARM1.0AdobeARM.exe"
O4 - HKLM..Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:Program FilesAdobeReader 8.0ReaderReader_sl.exe"
O4 - HKLM..Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:Program FilesJavajre6injusched.exe"
O4 - HKCU..Run: [Search Protection] C:Program FilesYahoo!Search ProtectionSearchProtection.exe
O4 - HKCU..Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:WINDOWSsystem32ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU..RunOnce: [Shockwave Updater] C:WINDOWSsystem32AdobeSHOCKW~1SWHELP~3.EXE -Update -1103471 -"Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 5.1; Trident/4.0; Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1) ; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; IEMB3; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.0.4506.2152; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; yie8)" -"http://www.shockwave.com/contentPlay...=jigsawpuzzles"
O4 - Global Startup: Logitech SetPoint.lnk = C:Program FilesLogitechSetPointSetPoint.exe
O4 - Global Startup: STK02N 2.3 PNP Monitor.lnk = ?
O9 - Extra button: Yahoo! Services - {5BAB4B5B-68BC-4B02-94D6-2FC0DE4A7897} - C:Program FilesYahoo!Commonyiesrvc.dll
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {CD67F990-D8E9-11d2-98FE-00C0F0318AFE} - (no file)
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:WINDOWSNetwork Diagnosticxpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:WINDOWSNetwork Diagnosticxpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:Program FilesMessengermsmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:Program FilesMessengermsmsgs.exe
O10 - Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:windowssystem32
wprovau.dll
O15 - Trusted Zone: http://download.windowsupdate.com
O16 - DPF: Garmin Communicator Plug-In - https://my.garmin.com/static/m/cab/2...nAxControl.CAB
O16 - DPF: {0E5F0222-96B9-11D3-8997-00104BD12D94} (PCPitstop Utility) - http://www.pcpitstop.com/pcpitstop/PCPitStop.CAB
O16 - DPF: {18120951-D397-4D47-8476-85CD07C1A39C} - http://scanner.win-x-defender.com/setup/webinst.cab
O16 - DPF: {193C772A-87BE-4B19-A7BB-445B226FE9A1} (ewidoOnlineScan Control) - http://download.ewido.net/ewidoOnlineScan.cab
O16 - DPF: {2BC66F54-93A8-11D3-BEB6-00105AA9B6AE} (Symantec AntiVirus scanner) - http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/S...in/AvSniff.cab
O16 - DPF: {30528230-99f7-4bb4-88d8-fa1d4f56a2ab} (Installation Support) - C:Program FilesYahoo!CommonYinsthelper.dll
O16 - DPF: {31E68DE2-5548-4B23-88F0-C51E6A0F695E} (Microsoft PID Sniffer) - https://support.microsoft.com/OAS/ActiveX/odc.cab
O16 - DPF: {56393399-041A-4650-94C7-13DFCB1F4665} (PSFormX Control) - http://ca.com/us/securityadvisor/pestscan/pestscan.cab
O16 - DPF: {5ED80217-570B-4DA9-BF44-BE107C0EC166} (Windows Live Safety Center Base Module) - http://cdn.scan.onecare.live.com/res...scbase5483.cab
O16 - DPF: {63DF43C2-469A-41F3-B119-17B1ACE8BB50} (Sony SNC-CS3 Image Viewer) - http://61.9.217.44:1025/home/SonySncCs3View.cab
O16 - DPF: {644E432F-49D3-41A1-8DD5-E099162EEEC5} (Symantec RuFSI Utility Class) - http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/S.../bin/cabsa.cab
O16 - DPF: {6E32070A-766D-4EE6-879C-DC1FA91D2FC3} (MUWebControl Class) - http://update.microsoft.com/microsof...?1125242674640
O16 - DPF: {917623D1-D8E5-11D2-BE8B-00104B06BDE3} (CamImage Class) - http://www.hihiltonhead.com/AxisCamControl.ocx
O16 - DPF: {A922B6AB-3B87-11D3-B3C2-0008C7DA6CB9} (InetDownload Class) - https://media.pineconeresearch.com/A...oadcontrol.cab
O16 - DPF: {A93B47FD-9BF6-4DA8-97FC-9270B9D64A6C} (VaPgCtrl Class) - http://www.4xem.com/downloads/cab/WPT/h263ctrl.cab
O16 - DPF: {B38870E4-7ECB-40DA-8C6A-595F0A5519FF} (MsnMessengerSetupDownloadControl Class) - http://messenger.msn.com/download/Ms...Downloader.cab
O16 - DPF: {B8BE5E93-A60C-4D26-A2DC-220313175592} (MSN Games - Installer) - http://cdn2.zone.msn.com/binFramewor...o.cab56649.cab
O18 - Protocol: linkscanner - {F274614C-63F8-47D5-A4D1-FBDDE494F8D1} - C:Program FilesAVGAVG8avgpp.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: !SASWinLogon - C:Program FilesSUPERAntiSpywareSASWINLO.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: avgrsstarter - C:WINDOWSSYSTEM32avgrsstx.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: GoToAssist - C:Program FilesCitrixGoToAssist570G2AWinLogon.dll
O23 - Service: AVG8 E-mail Scanner (avg8emc) - AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. - C:PROGRA~1AVGAVG8avgemc.exe
O23 - Service: AVG8 WatchDog (avg8wd) - AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. - C:PROGRA~1AVGAVG8avgwdsvc.exe
O23 - Service: GoToAssist - Citrix Online, a division of Citrix Systems, Inc. - C:Program FilesCitrixGoToAssist570g2aservice.exe
O23 - Service: Google Update Service (gupdate1c9fbe4f8b4930e) (gupdate1c9fbe4f8b4930e) - Google Inc. - C:Program FilesGoogleUpdateGoogleUpdate.exe
O23 - Service: Google Software Updater (gusvc) - Google - C:Program FilesGoogleCommonGoogle UpdaterGoogleUpdaterService.exe
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:Program FilesCommon FilesInstallShieldDriver11Intel 32IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: Java Quick Starter (JavaQuickStarterService) - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - C:Program FilesJavajre6injqs.exe
O23 - Service: Logitech Bluetooth Service (LBTServ) - Logitech, Inc. - C:Program FilesCommon FilesLogitechBluetoothLBTServ.exe
O23 - Service: lxdc_device - - C:WINDOWSsystem32lxdccoms.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:WINDOWSsystem32
vsvc32.exe
O23 - Service: PrismXL - New Boundary Technologies, Inc. - C:Program FilesCommon FilesNew BoundaryPrismXLPRISMXL.SYS
O23 - Service: Yahoo! Updater (YahooAUService) - Yahoo! Inc. - C:Program FilesYahoo!SoftwareUpdateYahooAUService.exe
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I have a home built pc with an Asus P5Q-E motherboard, E4600 cpu, 4g's ram and a WD 640g hard drive. The HD is brand new as of 1 week ago.
I formatted all partitions to NTFS.
Partitions are C-49g, E-244g and F-303g.
I've separated the software programs from system software. I had not done this before, but it has no bearing on my problem.
OS is XP Pro w/SP3 and all updates and patches that were needed have been installed.
Had a problem initially with installing updates but fixed the installer with a method found on the MS Help and Support site.
Hard drive is thrashing around constantly. The HD light is blinking around 1 per second during idle times.
When at idle Task manager shows 99% cpu idling.
No activity shows up anywhere including I/O read and writes.
I already turned off Indexing Service.
I tweaked according to the suggestiosn at Blackviper's site and also used Harden-it for a bit more security.
Nothing I have done has helped with the thrashing.
I'm a novice and really don't have a clue of how to fix this.
I read of someone else w/the same problem. He unplugged his Optical SATA drive and the thrashing stopped. I tried that and the flashing light slowed down then stopped but the system was slow and unstable. I re-connected the drive and the pc works ok except for the thrashing.
The person who first tried this never posted again.
I Googled this for a while and have found that this is not specific to my hardware. Seems to be an XP problem.
Running Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer on Windows XP SP3.Have annoying pop-up ads that open new browser windows constantly.Tried about 5 different antivirus freeware packages to no avail. (AVG 8, Kaspersky, etc.)
View 3 Replies View RelatedMy wrist is getting sore by this doubling or tripling of mouse-clicks to get rid of the pop-up's that has the audacity to steal focus constantly. Make my day and tell me how I get rid if it.
View 6 Replies View RelatedComputer was was suffering from a corrupted NTFS.sys file. (see http://forums.techguy.org/windows-nt...ml#post3285980)
and I didn't have the recovery disk from when I got the OS, so I used Elvandril's recovery disk thing to fix it. After I did this, XP started to load, but then it goes to a blue screen that says "***STOP: 0x00000071 (0x0000000, 0x0000000, 0x0000000, 0x0000000)
SESSION_INITIALIZATION _FAILED
If this is the first time you have seen this stop error screen restart your computer. If this screen appears again follow these steps:
check to make sure any new hardware or software is properly installed. if this is a new installation ask your hardware or software manufacturer for any windows XP updates you need.
If problems continue disable or remove any newly installed hardware or software. disable bios memory option such as cacheing or shadowing. if you need to use safe mode to remove or disable components restart your computer and press f8 to select advanced startup."
I'm running XP Pro SP2, and when I tried booting up in Safe Mode, it still came to this screen.I wasn't able to backup my Hard drive,
solve this without having to reformat my Hard Drive?