incessant crashing

[jesse]

my system is constantly crashing. the blue screen messages
vary and dont seem to be much of a lead but in the event
viewer i notice it consistently gives the following
explanation.

"Cleaning up corrupt content index metadata on d:\system
volume information\catalog.wci. Index will be
automatically restored by refiltering all documents."

the help center says i can "wait for Indexing Service to
re-index the content automatically or, if you have a
backup copy of the index, you can restore it."

should i just format my d drive or can anyone suggest an
alternate solution?

[Nicholas]

1. Your computer may contain a virus.....

Perform a free virus scan: =
http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp?j=3D1&langid=3Dus&venid=3Dsym&p=
lfid=3D23&pkj=3DFHGUCVGZBZTVOGXFSTZ


2. Your computer may contain some spyware.....

Download Ad-Aware and run it: =
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/


3. Your system may have incorrect or unsigned drivers.....

Go to Start > Run and type: SIGVERIF , and hit enter.

HOW TO: Verify Unsigned Device Drivers in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=3Dkb;en-us;308514



You may wish to perform a "tune-up" that may help:

1. Perform a DISK CLEANUP:
(Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Cleanup)

2. Go to Start > Run and type: CMD , and hit enter. In the Command
Prompt window type: CHKDSK /F , and hit enter, answer "yes" and
reboot your computer.

3. Afterward, perform a DEFRAG of your hard drive.


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Nicholas

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"jesse" > wrote in message:
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| my system is constantly crashing. the blue screen messages=20
| vary and dont seem to be much of a lead but in the event=20
| viewer i notice it consistently gives the following=20
| explanation.=20
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| "Cleaning up corrupt content index metadata on d:\system=20
| volume information\catalog.wci. Index will be=20
| automatically restored by refiltering all documents."
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| the help center says i can "wait for Indexing Service to=20
| re-index the content automatically or, if you have a=20
| backup copy of the index, you can restore it."=20
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| should i just format my d drive or can anyone suggest an=20
| alternate solution?