All looked ok so I did a short chkdsk and it went well? I no longer have the install disk, this is a Compaq Presario vintage! It looks like SP3 dug a grave for my system!!! This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question 1. Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. Programs you are having problems with Error messages Recent changes you made to your computer What you have already tried to fix the problem Installed are AVG current, Malwarebytes current, Zonealarm current.
You will presented with the main interface, but don't scan yet, click the options tab gear icon :. Hi there. It all appears to be good, so we will finish up to make sure your computer is protected from malware in the future.
Clean up System Restore Now, to get you off to a clean start, we will be creating a new Restore Point, then clearing the old ones to make sure you do not get reinfected, in case you need to "restore back. In the Drop down box that appears select your main drive e.
Double click OTC. Click the CleanUp! If you are prompted to Reboot during the cleanup, select Yes. The tool will delete itself once it finishes. Note: If any tool, file or folder belonging to the program we have used hasn't been deleted, please delete it manually.
Double-click the CCleaner shortcut on the desktop to start the program. A prompt will ask you if you want CCleaner to do a check to see what cookies it needs to keep. Allow that operation. On the Cleaner tab, click on Run Cleaner on the bottom-right to run the program. Important: Make sure that ALL browser windows are closed before selecting Run Cleaner , or it will ask if you want the program to close them for you when you do this, all unsaved data may be lost in the browser.
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Double click SecurityCheck. A Notepad document should open automatically called checkup. Security check log: Results of screen's Security Check version 0. Adobe Flash Player Java Update! Please download the newest version of Java from Java. Before installing: it is important to remove older versions of Java since it does not do so automatically and old versions still leave you vulnerable.
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If the master boot record is corrupt, the partition boot sector can't do its job and Windows won't boot. If you suspect Windows XP won't boot because the master boot record has been corrupted, you can use the Recovery Console tool Fixmbr to fix it.
For example, the device pathname format for a standard bootable drive C configuration would look like this:. When Windows XP encounters a fatal error, the default setting for handling such an error is to automatically reboot the system. If the error occurs while Windows XP is booting, the operating system will become stuck in a reboot cycle--rebooting over and over instead of starting up normally.
In that case, you'll need to disable the option for automatically restarting on system failure. When Windows XP begins to boot up and you see the message Please select the operating system to start or hear the single beep, press [F8] to display the Windows Advanced Options Menu.
Now, Windows XP will hang up when it encounters the error and with any luck, it will display a stop message you can use to diagnose the problem. If you can't seem to repair a Windows XP system that won't boot and you have a recent backup, you can restore the system from the backup media.
The method you use to restore the system will depend on what backup utility you used, so you'll need to follow the utility's instructions on how to perform a restore operation. If you can't repair a Windows XP system that won't boot and you don't have a recent backup, you can perform an in-place upgrade. Doing so reinstalls the operating system into the same folder, just as if you were upgrading from one version of Windows to another.
An in-place upgrade will usually solve most, if not all, Windows boot problems. This screen will prompt you to press R to repair the selected installation or to press [Esc] to install a fresh copy of Windows XP. In this case, initiating a repair operation is synonymous with performing an in-place upgrade, so you'll need to press R. When you do so, Setup will examine the disk drives in the system.
It will then begin performing the in-place upgrade. Keep in mind that after you perform an in-place upgrade or repair installation, you must reinstall all updates to Windows. Greg Shultz is a freelance Technical Writer. Previously, he has worked as Documentation Specialist in the software industry, a Technical Support Specialist in educational industry, and a Technical Journalist in the computer publishing industry.
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