Search the Registry to see if there is a Key named HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System If so and if it...
The Quick Boot disk was a broad range hip shot for earlier diagnostics and you are far beyond that stage so forget it. Since your battery is...
I hesitate to interfere but this seems relevant. There is reason to believe that the agp440.sys driver may be causing your hang problem due to...
Hi Patrick, Try a Quick Boot Disk and let's see where it leads. It will provide substitute bootloader files to determine if yours are missing or...
Only if you are getting your signal from an off-the-air antenna. If you get your input signal from cable or satellite, you can continue to use...
Type eventvwr.msc in the Task manager > File > New Task (Run) field and see if you can get there that way. While in Task manager, run the...
Disable "Automatically Restart" with hopes of getting a Windows error screen that may reveal the error source. Right-click My Computer >...
Nice productive procedure there Kent! Thanks for the update. All the best, Dude
Try with different keyboard or without one. If still no joy, unplug all other peripherals and try to boot. Empty all drive bays. Unplug CD Rom...
Click the link I posted and it will allow you to choose SAVE. Direct it to where you want to save it. It is a .reg file so you only have to...
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/disablerefresh.reg That's a reg file so you can double click it and allow the data to be entered...
The Perflib_Perfdata_xxx.dat file is certainly a strange one. I have been running XP since it first came out and that file does not exist on my...
Mickzer, I'm happy to hear of your results! All credit go to a man named Kan Yabumoto and the gang at pixelabs.com. They graciously share their...
You are getting good advice from Ann so do be careful in the Registry and export any key you intend to dump or else rename it with an easy prefix...
It sounds like your HD has suffered some damage or may just be deteriorating due to age. Anything over 4 years is suspect when it starts finding...
Does it interfere with the completion of the backup? I'd guess it may be trying to access some file that is active and Windows won't allow it,...
This sort of problem is often caused by some program running in the background that is demanding much of the processor time. Virus scanners are...
I think Diskeeper may generate this file.
Yes. Then you will want to edit the boot.ini file to remove the loader line for that system folder. START > RUN > (type)diskmgmt.msc > (press...
I have seen stranger things happen when Windows gets installed in parallel on the same partition. You must be sure that the Primary drive...
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