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Old August 9th 20, 12:40 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Micky
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Default Reinstalling win10

A story in too many parts.

The PC was still crashing, after I reinstalled windows10 keeping only
the person files. It turned out some things were still installed.

Also the entire desktop was there. I thought the shortcuts for
progrrams that were gone would be gone too, but they weren't. Are they
considered personal files???

So I reinstalled windows10 keeping only the person files, AGAIN. Same
result. This time I note that it paused for a full hour at 83%.
--
So I reinstalled windows keeping nothing, booting from a flashdrive and
it got to maybe 24% and crashed. "The installation was canceled. Any
changes made to your cojmputer won't be saved.
Windows cannot install required files. Make sue all files required for
installation ae avaiable and restar the installation . Error code
0x800703ee"

So I used the corresponding CD and it filled the screen with alternating
vertical orange-brown bars and white bars and then it stopped.

So I used the flashdrive while windows was running, (not easy since it
had to refrain from crashing long enough for me to bring up a file
manager, navigate to setup.exe and run it, and who knows how far in it
can still crash, and I think it froze part way in.

So for the second time I booted from the flashedrive and this time it
worked.

Brand new windows. Only two icons on the desktop. I installed only
Firefox. Still crashed 3 times in the first 2 hours. (though sometimes
it will stay on and let me use FF for hours at a time.)

So maybe it was hardware and that question I asked you a few days ago
was needed after all.

Anyone who didn't post t here and has more ideas of how hardware can
cause a BSOD (with at least 5, maybe 10 different errors cited), please
reply to this thread.

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  #2  
Old August 9th 20, 01:31 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Paul[_32_]
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Default Reinstalling win10

micky wrote:
A story in too many parts.

The PC was still crashing, after I reinstalled windows10 keeping only
the person files. It turned out some things were still installed.

Also the entire desktop was there. I thought the shortcuts for
progrrams that were gone would be gone too, but they weren't. Are they
considered personal files???

So I reinstalled windows10 keeping only the person files, AGAIN. Same
result. This time I note that it paused for a full hour at 83%.
--
So I reinstalled windows keeping nothing, booting from a flashdrive and
it got to maybe 24% and crashed. "The installation was canceled. Any
changes made to your cojmputer won't be saved.
Windows cannot install required files. Make sue all files required for
installation ae avaiable and restar the installation . Error code
0x800703ee"

So I used the corresponding CD and it filled the screen with alternating
vertical orange-brown bars and white bars and then it stopped.

So I used the flashdrive while windows was running, (not easy since it
had to refrain from crashing long enough for me to bring up a file
manager, navigate to setup.exe and run it, and who knows how far in it
can still crash, and I think it froze part way in.

So for the second time I booted from the flashedrive and this time it
worked.

Brand new windows. Only two icons on the desktop. I installed only
Firefox. Still crashed 3 times in the first 2 hours. (though sometimes
it will stay on and let me use FF for hours at a time.)

So maybe it was hardware and that question I asked you a few days ago
was needed after all.

Anyone who didn't post t here and has more ideas of how hardware can
cause a BSOD (with at least 5, maybe 10 different errors cited), please
reply to this thread.


You can use the Reliability Monitor, to get the stop codes
on the BSODs. In Settings, try typing Reliability and see
if it can find the dialog for it, for you.

Memtest and Prime95 are your friends. First
you prove it's a computer, *then* you install an OS.

It's a "pay me now or pay me later" hobby.
Do it right the first time.

Paul
  #3  
Old August 23rd 20, 06:05 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Lucifer
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Default Reinstalling win10

On Sat, 08 Aug 2020 19:40:54 -0400, micky
wrote:

A story in too many parts.

The PC was still crashing, after I reinstalled windows10 keeping only
the person files. It turned out some things were still installed.

Also the entire desktop was there. I thought the shortcuts for
progrrams that were gone would be gone too, but they weren't. Are they
considered personal files???

So I reinstalled windows10 keeping only the person files, AGAIN. Same
result. This time I note that it paused for a full hour at 83%.
--
So I reinstalled windows keeping nothing, booting from a flashdrive and
it got to maybe 24% and crashed. "The installation was canceled. Any
changes made to your cojmputer won't be saved.
Windows cannot install required files. Make sue all files required for
installation ae avaiable and restar the installation . Error code
0x800703ee"

So I used the corresponding CD and it filled the screen with alternating
vertical orange-brown bars and white bars and then it stopped.

So I used the flashdrive while windows was running, (not easy since it
had to refrain from crashing long enough for me to bring up a file
manager, navigate to setup.exe and run it, and who knows how far in it
can still crash, and I think it froze part way in.

So for the second time I booted from the flashedrive and this time it
worked.

Brand new windows. Only two icons on the desktop. I installed only
Firefox. Still crashed 3 times in the first 2 hours. (though sometimes
it will stay on and let me use FF for hours at a time.)

So maybe it was hardware and that question I asked you a few days ago
was needed after all.

Anyone who didn't post t here and has more ideas of how hardware can
cause a BSOD (with at least 5, maybe 10 different errors cited), please
reply to this thread.


Could it be a RAM problem?
  #4  
Old August 23rd 20, 08:35 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Peter Johnson[_2_]
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Default Reinstalling win10

On Sun, 23 Aug 2020 15:05:08 +1000, Lucifer
wrote:



Brand new windows. Only two icons on the desktop. I installed only
Firefox. Still crashed 3 times in the first 2 hours. (though sometimes
it will stay on and let me use FF for hours at a time.)

So maybe it was hardware and that question I asked you a few days ago
was needed after all.

Anyone who didn't post t here and has more ideas of how hardware can
cause a BSOD (with at least 5, maybe 10 different errors cited), please
reply to this thread.


Could it be a RAM problem?


The last time I had random crashes it turned out to be the power
supply but ram would be easy to eliminate.
  #5  
Old August 24th 20, 12:13 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Paul[_32_]
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Default Reinstalling win10

Peter Johnson wrote:
On Sun, 23 Aug 2020 15:05:08 +1000, Lucifer
wrote:


Brand new windows. Only two icons on the desktop. I installed only
Firefox. Still crashed 3 times in the first 2 hours. (though sometimes
it will stay on and let me use FF for hours at a time.)

So maybe it was hardware and that question I asked you a few days ago
was needed after all.

Anyone who didn't post t here and has more ideas of how hardware can
cause a BSOD (with at least 5, maybe 10 different errors cited), please
reply to this thread.

Could it be a RAM problem?


The last time I had random crashes it turned out to be the power
supply but ram would be easy to eliminate.


I had a bad supply with leaking caps on +5V, and it
was crashing either late in POST, or just after
handoff to the OS. But since it had already emitted
gray smoke days before that (a cute puff of smoke
just at startup), I was expecting something to
happen sooner or later. At the time, I couldn't
figure out what kind of component would smoke like
that without failing. It was the leaking caps
releasing gray smoke.

Paul
  #6  
Old August 25th 20, 04:56 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Micky
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Default Reinstalling win10

In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Sun, 23 Aug 2020 15:05:08 +1000, Lucifer
wrote:

On Sat, 08 Aug 2020 19:40:54 -0400, micky
wrote:

A story in too many parts.

The PC was still crashing, after I reinstalled windows10 keeping only
the person files. It turned out some things were still installed.

Also the entire desktop was there. I thought the shortcuts for
progrrams that were gone would be gone too, but they weren't. Are they
considered personal files???

So I reinstalled windows10 keeping only the person files, AGAIN. Same
result. This time I note that it paused for a full hour at 83%.
--
So I reinstalled windows keeping nothing, booting from a flashdrive and
it got to maybe 24% and crashed. "The installation was canceled. Any
changes made to your cojmputer won't be saved.
Windows cannot install required files. Make sue all files required for
installation ae avaiable and restar the installation . Error code
0x800703ee"

So I used the corresponding CD and it filled the screen with alternating
vertical orange-brown bars and white bars and then it stopped.

So I used the flashdrive while windows was running, (not easy since it
had to refrain from crashing long enough for me to bring up a file
manager, navigate to setup.exe and run it, and who knows how far in it
can still crash, and I think it froze part way in.

So for the second time I booted from the flashedrive and this time it
worked.

Brand new windows. Only two icons on the desktop. I installed only
Firefox. Still crashed 3 times in the first 2 hours. (though sometimes
it will stay on and let me use FF for hours at a time.)

So maybe it was hardware and that question I asked you a few days ago
was needed after all.

Anyone who didn't post t here and has more ideas of how hardware can
cause a BSOD (with at least 5, maybe 10 different errors cited), please
reply to this thread.


Could it be a RAM problem?


I ran Memtest88 for 14 hours with no errors. Haven't run Prime for
some reason. But I've had it and I'm buying a new one. This one was
built for Vista anyhow and I bought it use and paid iirc $150 plus more
for 8gigs fo ram. Still not much compared to what other people spend.
  #7  
Old August 27th 20, 11:25 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Lucifer
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Default Reinstalling win10

On Mon, 24 Aug 2020 23:56:21 -0400, micky
wrote:

In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Sun, 23 Aug 2020 15:05:08 +1000, Lucifer
wrote:

On Sat, 08 Aug 2020 19:40:54 -0400, micky
wrote:

A story in too many parts.

The PC was still crashing, after I reinstalled windows10 keeping only
the person files. It turned out some things were still installed.

Also the entire desktop was there. I thought the shortcuts for
progrrams that were gone would be gone too, but they weren't. Are they
considered personal files???

So I reinstalled windows10 keeping only the person files, AGAIN. Same
result. This time I note that it paused for a full hour at 83%.
--
So I reinstalled windows keeping nothing, booting from a flashdrive and
it got to maybe 24% and crashed. "The installation was canceled. Any
changes made to your cojmputer won't be saved.
Windows cannot install required files. Make sue all files required for
installation ae avaiable and restar the installation . Error code
0x800703ee"

So I used the corresponding CD and it filled the screen with alternating
vertical orange-brown bars and white bars and then it stopped.

So I used the flashdrive while windows was running, (not easy since it
had to refrain from crashing long enough for me to bring up a file
manager, navigate to setup.exe and run it, and who knows how far in it
can still crash, and I think it froze part way in.

So for the second time I booted from the flashedrive and this time it
worked.

Brand new windows. Only two icons on the desktop. I installed only
Firefox. Still crashed 3 times in the first 2 hours. (though sometimes
it will stay on and let me use FF for hours at a time.)

So maybe it was hardware and that question I asked you a few days ago
was needed after all.

Anyone who didn't post t here and has more ideas of how hardware can
cause a BSOD (with at least 5, maybe 10 different errors cited), please
reply to this thread.


Could it be a RAM problem?


I ran Memtest88 for 14 hours with no errors. Haven't run Prime for
some reason. But I've had it and I'm buying a new one. This one was
built for Vista anyhow and I bought it use and paid iirc $150 plus more
for 8gigs fo ram. Still not much compared to what other people spend.


I've had a few cases where a faulty power supply can cause problems
you might not associate with a power supply.
 




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