Resolved Computer (XP) freezes when click on any icon

Read my thread in the malware forum. No threats found so broni wanted me to post here.

Edited by Moderator

Computer (XP) freezes when click on any icon

 

Hi N33dH3lp, Welcome to BBS. Please give us more Detail. We need your System Details - UserCP > Edit System Details > and please scroll to the bottom of the page and SAVE before you close out.
If you don't know what's in your comp - speccy is a good bit of software and also BelArc Advisor.
If you visit FileHippo.com you can download them there. Neil.

 

I downloaded speccy on my win 7 to a usb and transfered it to the xp. I installed it but when I clicked on the icon to run it the computer froze. Thanks for editing my post and thanks everyone for the responses. All I know about the xp is it has 512 MB ram and updated with sp3.

 

Ok good news for me. I went to start-all programs and once again tried to uninstall my antivirus. Being use to a faster win 7 I might have jumped the gun before. This time i just left it alone and went on to something else. About an hour later I checked and found that it had uninstalled properly. I restarted and found xp unfrozen. I reinstalled the antivirus and all is well. This time speccy ran and I'll post the specs now.

 

EDit: but I would still like to know if its possible to do a repair install without the oem disk. ( I have 8 disks not 1 ). Can I maybe do it from the i386 folder or something? Also is there a way for me to download the updates after sp3, or retrieve them from the computer somehow?

 

HI N33dH3lp, Glad to know your comp is not frozen. Can we back up a bit and just explain what you are trying to achieve?
Do you want your XP SP3 comp to operate fully?
Why do you need to re-install the OS?
Have you tried running sfc /scannow which will confirm all system files are in order?
When you filled out the System Details under UserCP - what brand of computer is it? Neil.

 

Hi retiredlearner. I edited my system details to include the computer brand. I ran the system file checker but all I get is a command prompt screen (or similar) flash very quick then nothing. I waited close to 10 minutes but the computer just sits idle. Usable, but idle.
I don't need to reinstall xp but if I ever have to I would like to be able to get, or retrieve, the post xp3 updates that are already installed on my computer. Just in case. If it's possible that is.

Hi PeteC. If I do slipstream sp3 into a Windows Installation Cd, would that be usable in an xp sp3 oem to do a system repair if need be? I still have an original cd from a computer I bought in the past. Not an oem. By the way, thanks for the links you posted. Good reading.