Windows Vista Scandisk, MS updates and boot from disk failures due to repeated freezing

My initial problem was an MS update that froze up my computer at 30% of the download.
After this happened several times I stopped the updates and then began having a freeze up that occurred after a glazed over screen. Multiple taps of the ctrl-alt-del keys brought up the error: "logon process has failed to create the security options dialog." After multiple additional freeze ups I researched the net and found the correction for that problem, however, all the freezes have created multiple problems.

Upon trying to run scandisk, I cannot run it through a right click on the c drive, properties, tools, etc. When told to run on restart, it will not. I have even done it in safe mode and directly in bios to no avail. The MS updates still freeze the computer. I gave up trying to fix all the problems and decided to do a recovery from the cd and the computer fails to boot from the recovery cd. I have checked and the cd is the first item on the boot list!

I do not want to restore the computer to the original "bring it home" condition unless absolutely necessary.

When doing sfc/scannow there is a long list of corrupt and orphaned files.

The computer is completely functional for now with only a slow start up as evidence of any problems.

All of my computer info is listed in my profile.

What I need help with, I suppose, is how to get my computer to recognize the cd so that I can restore it if it is believed that doing a scandisk would not fix the problems.

Any help appreciated very much.

 

Question re: posting logs to Malware forum

Please help me understand what you would like for me to do regarding the logs I ran.

I went to the Malware forum and ran the Panda ActiveScan 2.0. It found no virus.

I downloaded Malwarebytes and it found Rogue.Installer (RegistryFix.exe), and two Adware.popcap. All were successfully removed.

The part that I am confused about is that it states that I should not start a new thread if there is an ongoing one already. If I post the logs in Malware Forum would I not have to start a new thread?

Thanks

 

Malware free but still have problems

Hi Arie

The malware forum has declared my computer free of any malware, virus, etc and I was told to return to this forum.

The problems that remain are:

Scan Disk will not run

Defrag will not run

I am still getting "WMI provider host has stopped working and was closed" message

I am getting several different messages that files are corrupt

The alarm on program TheLaptop Lock that indicates a problem with the hard drive is setting off indicating a problem

Is there any hope other than total restore?

 

Diagnostic results

This is the results for the quick test. Results don't look good unless I am doing something wrong. Should I run the longer test?

Test Option: QUICK TEST
Model Number: WDC WD2500BEVS-75UST0
Unit Serial Number: WD-WXE408A39417
Firmware Number: 01.01A01
Capacity: 250.06 GB
SMART Status: PASS
Test Result: FAIL
Test Error Code: 06-Quick Test on drive 1 did not complete! Status code = 07 (Failed read test element), Failure Checkpoint = 65 (Error Log Test) SMART self-test did not complete on drive 1!
Test Time: 21:55:54, November 06, 2009

Test Option: QUICK TEST
Model Number: WDC WD2500BEVS-75UST0
Unit Serial Number: WD-WXE408A39417
Firmware Number: 01.01A01
Capacity: 250.06 GB
SMART Status: PASS
Test Result: FAIL
Test Error Code: 06-Quick Test on drive 1 did not complete! Status code = 07 (Failed read test element), Failure Checkpoint = 65 (Error Log Test) SMART self-test did not complete on drive 1!
Test Time: 21:58:17, November 06, 2009
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I started the extended test before I went to bed last evening with these results:

Frozen computer with physical drive running

extended test with estimated time remaining 6:28:40
Elapsed time 6:23:37
Current sector 24253670 of 488397168

Ctrl alt del produced black screen then the message: logon process has failed to create the security options dialog. Failure-Security Options.

The above message is how all of this started.

 

Thanks for all the help

Arie

Short answer to a long to diagnose problem.

Thanks for all the help of the volunteer forum. Without your help I would not have known where to go to even check out the drive!

I called Western Digital and they confirmed the same. I had looked up the error code prior to my call to them and knew that the purchase of a new drive was in my destiny. I then called Dell after checking their online help to determine what drives were compatible and I am awaiting a new in the mail.

Thanks again for all the help.