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Please help, have never had such a big problem
« on: February 08, 2007, 09:16:42 AM »
Hello all

Right now I am on a computer at school. Anyways, yesterday I wokeup and turned on my computer as usual. I go to the bathroom, come back and see that I was still at the Windows XP loading screen... hmm... so I turn my TV on and wait another 2 minutes, to see that it still hasn't loaded to the username screen.

At this point I decide to restart the computer, and the same thing happens. However this time it finally gets to the username screen after about what felt like a good 15 minutes. Anyways, the computer lagged as I typed in my password and it appeared a good couple of seconds later. As it was loading, I got an error message saying that the registry failed to load or something like that, and that my personal profile could not be loaded and I would be given a temporary profile. It took another forever and a day to load into the desktop.

Anyways EVERYTHING is lagged and taking forever. Internet, start bar, etc. Not knowing what to do, I tried to do a system restore. I restart my computer and this time instead of getting to the load screen , the computer restarts everytime after a couple of seconds of waiting at the Windows XP load screen.

I have no idea what to do. The days prior to that I would do the same thing I always did, and nothing out of the regular. Hmm.. I checked the parts inside the computer and everything seemed to be running just fine. I tried to do a system repair with the Windows XP disc but I have no idea how to work it :( I would format already but I have sooo much stuff on my computer that right now I don't think I can afford losing.

All help would be appreciated, I am in desperate need of it! Thank you.

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    Re: Please help, have never had such a big problem
    « Reply #1 on: February 08, 2007, 09:27:46 AM »
    Malware? Have you scanned?
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    Re: Please help, have never had such a big problem
    « Reply #2 on: February 08, 2007, 09:33:11 AM »

    Hello !

    Hold F8 when booting in windows and select Safe mode. log in with primary Admin profile and scan for viruses-adwares-spywares. Hope u have all this stuff. If not then gt adaware from lavasoft.com and nod32 antivirus [30day trial] from eset.com

    also, in safe mode click Start | Run and type msconfig and hit enter.
    under startup, deselect unnecessary programs.

    Thanks

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    Re: Please help, have never had such a big problem
    « Reply #3 on: February 08, 2007, 02:23:31 PM »
    Repair install of XP

    This should leave your files and programs intact.

    What do you have backed up currently ? ? What if that HDD went dead today ? ?

    Time to start entertaining a backup solution...
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