Posted on 11/10/2004 8:37:00 PM PST by Imaverygooddriver
Sorry for this thread, but I am having a LOT of trouble with my computer and I`m getting pretty bugged because I can`t afford a new one.. A few weeks a go a Freeper really helped me (after I tried to get help from Microsoft about a billion times) after I noticed some other freepers asking for computer help.
What the problem is, is I can`t boot up my computer. It takes me literally 10 to 20 times. Each time I boot I get tons of error messages. "Rundlll32.exe error" "Ps.exe error" this error that error just too may to list, and the computer either locks up or doesn`t boot at all. I even had one time were it said "fan has stopped. Bring computer to get serviced immediately" (I opened it up and there is no dust or dirt, the fan works fine)
What I have is Windows XP on a HP Pavillon 545x with 1024 memory. These problems went on a few weeks ago and a Freeper told me I had too many programs loaded and told me to uncheck everything in my startup that didn`t begin with the letters LAST and it worked! It worked great! I could boot right up after that.
Now the other day, Microsoft updated my computer without me knowing what I was doing and totally screwed it up again, and now it`s 1000 times worse! Just to write this post it took me over an hour to boot this damn thing, I tried everything. I also noticed that now in the msconfig program I now have this "services" check list. Does anyone know how I can boot up the absolute basic microsoft stuff for Windows XP? This is a nightmare. Like my original tagline said (which I will soon put back up if I can`t get this fixed) "What`s the difference between John Kerry and Windows XP? Windows XP works once in a while."
Thanks for the help
Spyware? Get adaware to remove it. It'll be a start.
Maybe you should bang on it real hard with a hammer. I have also found that kicking it will work if a hammer is not available.
try booting in safe mode and once you get it on, don't turn it off until you think you've fixed the problem. Sometimes .exe and .dll files can be accidentely deleted from the Windows file on your drive when you do some house cleaning deleting of files
Sign up at www.dslreports.com and you can get all the help you'll ever need.
bttt
I would completely format the hard disk and reload Windows if spybot or adaware don't work.
But you can kiss goodbye anything you had saved or installed...
ps.exe I believe is a photoshop executable.
Do you have photoshop on your computer?
My brother told me about that. You think that`s what it is?? How can ads screw up your boot system though?
Do an online scan here: http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
But I do think you have to reformat, at the root.
How do you boot in safe mode?
go to pcpitstop.com
Yes I do! But it`s just not that, I get tons and tons of these freggin` error messages.
Probably too much spyware. Use Spybot or Adaware (both free at CNET.com) to get rid of it. If that doesn't work, then if you have Windows ME or Windows XP, you should try to restore your computer to a configuration that corresponds to a date when it worked properly.
f8
while it is booting
One of my mother's co-workers had an HP computer that gave the "fan defective" error message which wouldn't go away even with replacing the fan. She took it to a shop and they updated the BIOS, and that fixed the problem.
It's probably worth a shot - check your BIOS version and then check HP's website to see if they have a more up to date version.
I agree. Remove the spyware.
And I don't know about XP, but in 98 I went into the msconfig and removed a bunch of programs from the start menu. Computer fires up much faster and runs smoother.
In case anyone want to do this, here are the steps in Windows98
START
RUN
TYPE msconfig in the box
CLICK OK
CLICK STARTUP tab.
UNCHECK programs you don't use.
(If in doubt, leave it)
After the thread last week, I added Spy Sweeper to Adware and Spybot. I was FLOORED by how many Spy Sweeper found; and I keep a generally "clean" hard drive (or so I thought.)
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