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Download OTL to your Desktop.
* Double click on the icon to run it. Make sure all other windows are closed and to let it run uninterrupted.
* Under the Custom Scan box paste this in:
netsvcs
%SYSTEMDRIVE%\*.exe
%systemroot%\system32\eventlog.dll
%systemroot%\system32\scecli.dll
%systemroot%\netlogon.dll
%systemroot%\system32\cngaudit.dll
%systemroot%\system32\sceclt.dll
%systemroot%\ntelogon.dll
%systemroot%\system32\logevent.dll
* Click the Quick Scan button. Do not change any settings unless otherwise told to do so. The scan wont take long.
- When the scan completes, it will open two notepad windows: OTL.txt and Extras.txt. These are saved in the same location as OTL.
- Attach both files to your reply.
Below you will find the attached files.
You're just a treasure trove of useful applications, man! Jeez! :) Thanks.
Also, here's another thing I did:
I popped in my system recovery disks (the ones that came with my purchase) and tried to a Windows Startup Recovery. The first time through, it said everything went okay (and that one small problem was repaired which apparently didn't cause any issues for me). Then when I did it again it gave me this error when it said I couldn't fix the problem:
Parittion table repair
Result: failed. Error code = 0x490
Time taken: 458ms
I assume this is because the repair worked the first time? Though I don't think this is the problem in terms of my game issue (though perhaps time will tell). Nor does it seem to cause any problem whatsoever.
NOTE: On the first test? This was -fine-. It said 'succesful'. It was only the second and third tests that it caused a problem. Also, as noted, I've done a host of HDD tests. None of them had a problem. This included the full Long SMART test as well as all the others. I am not too worried, but should I be? I mean again, the first test was fine.
Now I also have a minor problem:
Memtest apparently installed itself as a tool that lists itself as a boot option? Also, the system recovery thing did this same, under "Ramdisk Settings" . This makes it so that if I turn on my computer and don't specifically say 'oh no, go into Windows Vista' I would go into the recovery console instead.
Is there anyway to make Vista boot automatically without this screen coming back up? I don't want to every start up have to contend with this. Prior to this, I could do just that. It's more an annoyance, really, and I do imagine there is a way to make this boot automatically. But I don't relish the idea of having to turn on myc omputer and pay attention as it starts up for the next four years or however long I'll own it for.
To note: I don't have the recovery disk still in there.
I tried a quick fix myself (of the boot screen issues) that didn't work. As I had a system restore from just before I ran the system check, I tried to do that. But now it says system restore didn't complete succesfully due to an unspecified error.
UPDATE: Never mind on the annoying little problem. I fixed it. I don't have to worry about that system restore thing either, do I?
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