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Forum: Performance and Maintainance of XP April 5th 07, 08:37 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain
Replies: 9
Views: 199
Posted By Gerry Cornell
Event Type:Error

Please post a complete copy of the Stop Error message.

Disable automatic restart on system failure. This should help by
allowing time to write down the STOP code properly. Keep pressing the
F8 key...
Forum: Performance and Maintainance of XP April 3rd 07, 02:29 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain
Replies: 10
Views: 304
Posted By Gerry Cornell
Very Slow Computer

Harry

If there are Errors or Warning it indicates something is not as it
should be. Where these exist it will slow the computer.

No problems with your anti-virus and anti-spyware...
Forum: Performance and Maintainance of XP April 3rd 07, 10:17 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain
Replies: 10
Views: 304
Posted By Gerry Cornell
Very Slow Computer

Harry

With four user accounts you will need to run Disk CleanUp in each user
profile for it to be effective!

I would suggest you try...
Forum: The Basics April 2nd 07, 04:15 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
Replies: 10
Views: 228
Posted By Gerry Cornell
Blue Screens

WGD

You need to post a complete copy of the BSOD error message otherwise
we can only guess!

Disable automatic restart on system failure. This should help by
allowing time to write down the STOP...
Forum: The Basics April 2nd 07, 04:10 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
Replies: 3
Views: 176
Posted By Gerry Cornell
Recovering data from a bad Hardrive

Rowdy

Restoration 2.5 (Alternative link here). Used it to good effect here!

http://aumha.org/free.htm

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Hope this helps.
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support April 2nd 07, 04:06 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 1
Views: 81
Posted By Gerry Cornell
HP Pavilion laptop rebooting

Please post a complete copy of the Stop Error message.

Disable automatic restart on system failure. This should help by
allowing time to write down the STOP code properly. Keep pressing the
F8...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support April 2nd 07, 04:00 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 4
Views: 191
Posted By Gerry Cornell
can't defrag.

Bob

When you refer to the percentages you are presumably referring to free
disk space! A 1.5 gb drive does not sound right unless it is a
partition on a drive containing other partitions! Please...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support April 2nd 07, 03:48 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 3
Views: 123
Posted By Gerry Cornell
Windows Vista

Kdod

You also will need to check whether the hardware is compatible!

Run the Upgrade...
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support April 2nd 07, 03:41 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 1
Views: 398
Posted By Gerry Cornell
Error Message Blue Screen

Broughton

Post the complete Stop Error Report for a start!

Disable automatic restart on system failure. This should help by
allowing time to write down the STOP code properly. Right click on...
Forum: Performance and Maintainance of XP April 2nd 07, 03:34 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain
Replies: 9
Views: 199
Posted By Gerry Cornell
Event Type:Error

General information on Stop Error message
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms793589.aspx

Does the error occur during or after the boot process?

Are there any yellow question marks in Device...
Forum: Performance and Maintainance of XP April 2nd 07, 03:27 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain
Replies: 9
Views: 199
Posted By Gerry Cornell
Event Type:Error

Wes

Does that error produce a Blue Screen of Death? I wonder whether dbctl
has got the wrong report?


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Regards.
Forum: General XP issues or comments March 23rd 07, 08:11 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 48
Views: 662
Posted By Gerry Cornell
Where's the memory

International Computers and Tabulators

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Regards.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Forum: General XP issues or comments March 22nd 07, 07:02 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 48
Views: 662
Posted By Gerry Cornell
Where's the memory

ICT?



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Gerry

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Enquire, plan and execute.
Forum: Performance and Maintainance of XP March 22nd 07, 09:47 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain
Replies: 1
Views: 199
Posted By Gerry Cornell
KB929338 causing bugchecks

Michael

Please post a complete copy of the Stop Error message.

Disable automatic restart on system failure. This should help by
allowing time to write down the STOP code properly. Right click on...
Forum: General XP issues or comments March 21st 07, 08:56 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 48
Views: 662
Posted By Gerry Cornell
Where's the memory

Gosh! I didn't realise you were so ancient!

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Gerry

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Enquire, plan and execute.
Forum: General XP issues or comments March 20th 07, 08:34 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 48
Views: 662
Posted By Gerry Cornell
Where's the memory

If there is it will be in Wes's library G!

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Regards.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Forum: General XP issues or comments March 20th 07, 08:31 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 5
Views: 152
Posted By Gerry Cornell
virtual memory

Add more RAM memory or increase the maximum virtual memory setting!

http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm


How large is your C drive / partition and how much free disk space? In
Windows Explorer right...
Forum: Performance and Maintainance of XP March 20th 07, 08:12 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain
Replies: 1
Views: 189
Posted By Gerry Cornell
DISCK CLEANUP

Have you run chkdsk?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315265/en-us

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Forum: Performance and Maintainance of XP March 20th 07, 08:08 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain
Replies: 6
Views: 227
Posted By Gerry Cornell
Secret Screenshots?

Do you have a Webcam installed?


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Forum: General XP issues or comments March 16th 07, 07:45 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Replies: 90
Views: 1,349
Posted By Gerry Cornell
computer getting slow for not the usual reasons

Good result Paul.


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Regards.

Gerry
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FCA
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support March 12th 07, 10:54 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 8
Views: 172
Posted By Gerry Cornell
Windows crawls when I click on a drive with large MPG files

Test during typical usage i.e. not with large jpg files unles you
consider playing with these is typical usage. It is the undo feature
which can generate high memory usage.

You may find it helpful...
Forum: New Users to Windows XP March 12th 07, 10:47 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
Replies: 14
Views: 409
Posted By Gerry Cornell
Skype - memory hog?

BB

This statement doesn't look right!
ashMalSv.exe with an allocated 818,240K

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
Forum: Windows XP Help and Support March 12th 07, 07:23 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
Replies: 8
Views: 172
Posted By Gerry Cornell
Windows crawls when I click on a drive with large MPG files

My reaction is that your system relies on use of the pagefile.
Inevitably handling a large mpg file will be slow because the pagefile
is being used. Can you add more RAM memory?


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Hope this...
Forum: Performance and Maintainance of XP March 11th 07, 10:56 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain
Replies: 2
Views: 149
Posted By Gerry Cornell
system error: service control manager

What anti-virus and anti-spyware arrangements?


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Forum: Performance and Maintainance of XP March 11th 07, 10:41 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain
Replies: 2
Views: 146
Posted By Gerry Cornell
My computer restarts everytime I click on my user account

Create a new user profile for yourself

How to copy data from a corrupted user profile to a new profile
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811151/en-us

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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