Computer Hope
Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: Rosbif on September 02, 2006, 03:00:31 PM
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I had a load of problems with my comp once before but I had it taken to a friend who's a computer bod and he managed to sort it all out. Since then they've gradually been coming back as well as some new and exciting ones ::)
It started off as taking ages to boot up. This happened almost overnight, as it went from being nice and quick to bloody slow. Now I have to sit for about 5 mins waiting for it. :-X
My next problem (which I've mentioned before on this forum) is that it gets slow when a scan or something is happening or when something is loading up. During this time the mouse and sound goes jerky.
More recently it's been shutting down randomly without warning. I wouldn't even call it "shutting down", more like "turning off" because it happens in a flash (I don't even know if I'll get to finish writing this :o). Then I have to wait a few mins before I can try starting up again and it will ask me if I want to boot up with the last settings that worked or just normally. The shutting off happens mostly just before a scan or something has finished. When I had this problem once before I gave the inside a dust and a hoover and that pretty much sorted this problem out.
Since the other day I've had a message come up pretty much when I want to do anything, "The NTVDM CPU has encountered an illegal instruction". This happens when I click on most things (like probably when I click "post" in a min, if I get to finish that is :P), and when I've just started up.
I have Windows xp. I use McAfee. I have Adaware and Diskeeper lite. I have Internet Explorer 7 (beta 2) and I don't do anything dodgy with my computer.
Any help would be appreciated ;D
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Sounds like the shut-downs could be due to overheating, especially of the processor, and the system is shutdown for protection. Do you monitor fan rotation and other hardware malfunction indicators?
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Do you monitor fan rotation and other hardware malfunction indicators?
Thanks for your reply. No I don't, how can I do that ? I'm not much of an expert I'm afraid so I probably sound a bit stupid ::)
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I had a load of problems with my comp once before but I had it taken to a friend who's a computer bod and he managed to sort it all out. Since then they've gradually been coming back as well as some new and exciting ones ::)
It started off as taking ages to boot up. This happened almost overnight, as it went from being nice and quick to bloody slow. Now I have to sit for about 5 mins waiting for it. :-X
My next problem (which I've mentioned before on this forum) is that it gets slow when a scan or something is happening or when something is loading up. During this time the mouse and sound goes jerky.
More recently it's been shutting down randomly without warning. I wouldn't even call it "shutting down", more like "turning off" because it happens in a flash (I don't even know if I'll get to finish writing this :o). Then I have to wait a few mins before I can try starting up again and it will ask me if I want to boot up with the last settings that worked or just normally. The shutting off happens mostly just before a scan or something has finished. When I had this problem once before I gave the inside a dust and a hoover and that pretty much sorted this problem out.
Since the other day I've had a message come up pretty much when I want to do anything, "The NTVDM CPU has encountered an illegal instruction". This happens when I click on most things (like probably when I click "post" in a min, if I get to finish that is :P), and when I've just started up.
[highlight]I have Windows xp. I use McAfee. I have Adaware and Diskeeper lite. I have Internet Explorer 7 (beta 2) and I don't do anything dodgy with my computer. [/highlight]
Any help would be appreciated ;D
You probably have hardware issues. Have a read here for starts:
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?num=1144733358
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Thanks for the link, it's quite interesting. I did a scan on driveragent.com... here are my results (ones in red are "bad" drivers)
Driver Agent Scan Results
Print
Good Drivers (49%)
Bad Drivers (51%)
Driver Agent has determined that your computer is missing significant driver updates.
Disk Drives
HP photosmart 7200 USB Device
7-in-1 SmartMedia USB Device
7-in-1 SD/MMC USB Device
7-in-1 MS/MS Pro USB Device
7-in-1 CompactFlashI/II USB Device
WDC WD2500JD-00HBB0
ST3250823AS
Display adapters
RADEON 9550 Secondary
RADEON 9550
DVD/CD-ROM drives
LITE-ON DVD SOHD-167T
LITE-ON DVDRW SOHW-832S
IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers
Intel(R) 82801EB Ultra ATA Storage Controllers
Keyboards
HID Keyboard Device
Mice and other pointing devices
HID-compliant mouse
Modems
Smart Link 56K Voice Modem
Monitors
Plug and Play Monitor
Network adapters
Belkin 54Mbps Wireless USB Network Adapter #2
Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC
Other devices
USB DIGITAL STILL CAMERA
Ports
Communications Port (COM1)
Printer Port (LPT1)
Printers
hp photosmart 7200 series
Sound, video and game controllers
photosmart 7200 series (DOT4USB)
Realtek AC'97 Audio
Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio Device
Standard Game Port
System Devices
VIA OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
Universal Serial Bus controllers
USB Mass Storage Device
USB Composite Device
USB Mass Storage Device
USB Composite Device
Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24DE
Intel(R) 82801EB USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 24DD
Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D7
Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D4
Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D2
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I can't say I understand most of that but it looks shocking whatever it means. What should I do about it ?
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DriverAgent is a money making endeavor that will ALWAYS end with you needing to buy their product. ALL drivers are readily available on the web. Don't worry about that. Drivers are not the issue here.
http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?num=1149948530
First make sure that systemis clean. Then read the other post again. What has changed? Can you do a system restore to a point a month ago, or before all of this started?