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Pipecrew · 04-22-2002, 08:53 AM

Having fucked up problems lately.... My computer is crashing almost everytime I try to do anything internet related, or when I even touch the scroll bar (really sensitive on GFY) for some reason... No blue screen of death, just reboots.... I ran a virus scan and had the usual java exploit viruses, nothing too serious, so they are all fixed now, but still get the rebooting for no reason, I run Windows M.E, Any ideas? Also does anyone know the file I have to edit or what I need to do to get rid of this problem? Everytime I boot up, 'windows installer' starts and tries to install this program I deleted like three days ago, if I let it try and install the program, it gets about half way and then gets all these errors (obviously since the files are all gone) any help would be appreciated

Format C: is on the horizon though..

Amplitude · 04-22-2002, 09:01 AM

format c:

BJ · 04-22-2002, 09:07 AM

Whens the last time you defragmented your drive? Also, try getting rid of all your temp internet files, if all else fails reinstall ME as an upgrade.

pipp · 04-22-2002, 09:17 AM

What windows are you running? It probably configured to just reboot on error. Go to my computer -> properties->advanced And Click the setings for Startup and recovery and check if it is automaticaly set to reboot on error. Then turn it off and se what kind of blue secreen you get when the error happens. Try searching the registry for enterys of the program that are causing problems and delete all entrys in regeit for that program. If this don't help. Format c:

Pipecrew · 04-22-2002, 09:29 AM

I cant defragment cause it wants me to run scandisk cause of too many errors.. when I try running scanddisk i get the "scandisk has stopped and started 10 times, you are writing something to the disk" no matter what I stop, it always say it ugh! real pain in the ass

Pipp, I couldnt find those settings, but it does seem like that is something my computer does.... Does ME have it? or did i just over look

pipp · 04-22-2002, 09:32 AM

No you don't have it then it's only in win2000 and XP

JFPdude · 04-22-2002, 09:41 AM

To effectively run scandisk put the computer in safe mode. That will get rid of the background processes.

hank · 04-22-2002, 09:48 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by JFPdude
To effectively run scandisk put the computer in safe mode. That will get rid of the background processes

plus turn off scrnsaver

vidsweb · 04-22-2002, 12:22 PM

Computers are stupid...thats why I make all my websites with an abacus.

Evil Chris · 04-22-2002, 12:39 PM

Computer problems suck...
We had an electrical storm here last Wednesday night. The computer was OFF when the power went out. The power goes out here quite often during storms, so I know better than to leave it on.

Anyway when the power cam back on a few hours later, I powered up my PC, and it went *poof*. The power supply actually caught on fire.
Well it wasn't just the power supply, the surge knocked out the motherboard, and both hard drives too. The data is all right, but the HDs just won't spin.

The good news is I now have a new shit-hot laptop networked to a new P4.

Forkbeard · 04-22-2002, 01:07 PM

One more thing to try as a last resort before you format c: -- but be ready to format c: because it's easy to mess this up.

On most recent windows OSs, there is something called a "system file checker" that lets you go through and verify the integrity of all your system files, restoring any that have been corrupted, deleted, etc. It sounds to me like when you deleted your program, an ill-behaved uninstaller took system files with it.

Different OSs have different formal ways of getting you into the system file checker, but the actual program is sfc.exe and you can just hit the start button, select Run, and type sfc.exe into the box. From there, just follow the prompts with care, because they are a little confusing and not really designed for the end user.

SFC.EXE is a great little system rot repairer. It doesn't always work, but when it does it's pretty sweet. Good luck!

Blondy · 04-22-2002, 01:15 PM

sounds to me like it is begging for a format

Dreamman010 · 04-22-2002, 01:56 PM

Dude!! That's exactly the same thing that happened to my neighbour. It kept rebooting for no reasons and popping up errors while installing software.

Guess what?

We went to the store, after arguing with the stupid owner that it's a hardware problem, and actually showing him that it happens without any reason (DYTECH Computers), we left the box in the store and left.

The next day, he called my neighbour and it appears that the power supply was faulty. Of course he exchanged it for no cost (warranty) but just to point out that it was indeed a hardware problem. We reinstalled windows (M.E. too btw) a few times and it just kept happening.

What I suggest is first get a power supply (shouldn't be more than $30 or so) and see how it goes from there.

My neighbour's comp works like a charm now.

Hope that helped.

TheDr · 04-22-2002, 02:18 PM

You should check this thread:
http://gofuckyourself.com/showthread...threadid=45454
sounds like the same thing.

DigitalPimpShit · 04-22-2002, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Pipecrew
Having fucked up problems lately....

I run Windows M.E,

That says it all...

Pipecrew · 04-22-2002, 02:39 PM

dont think its a power supply error, although this problems sound all too alike... most of the errors I get are KERNEL etc... so a format might be in order

forkbeard, I looked for that file, couldnt find it... just found the .dll

fucked up thing is, my computer pretty much only crashes when i am operating internet explorer, I tried upgrading and still same deal...... I cant go to netscape

so I might have to do the feared reboot, cause right now my system performance is shit!

DigitalPimpShit · 04-22-2002, 03:30 PM

My buddy had a computer that did the same thing, crashed anytime he opened explorer, turned out to be a bad RAM chip.

Rip · 04-22-2002, 04:18 PM

Get some WD-40, and spray the shit out of the inside of the computer, then a little compressed air with a portable sandblaster to clean everything real good

put it in the oven and bake it at 450 degrees to dry everything up

any missing parts - duct tape them back in there

seriously though, find some of the bigger adult net co's in your area, and phone them up and see who they use for tech support

maybe you can get someone who won't freak out when they see what's on your hard drive

Za Ha · 04-22-2002, 04:22 PM

My comp is fucking up too

SIG357 · 04-22-2002, 04:32 PM

I had a similar problem recently. IE became virtually unusable, frequent restarts and blue screens. I think it is caused by running IE 6 on something other than XP (I have 98se). Check out this quote from Download.com in the review section for IE 6:

"Browser
keeps giving error messages and re-starts internet explorer every few minutes"
Internet Explorer 6.0 is not stable Cannot handle opening up some multi-functional websites. It becomes very annoying when you have to keep re-entering a webpage because it gives the explorer an error; but the webpage is needed for class! Other browers can handle the webpage, though. (Internet Explorer 5.0 would be a better option) "

A lot of people are having this problem. Mine would usually crash when I came here (GFY,
"multifunctional websites")

I bought a new computer with XP on it and am up and running again. I still have to run a program that removes all IE components from 98se (old computer)
and then reinstall IE 5.5. Just reinstalling 5.5 over 6 won't work.

kenny · 04-22-2002, 04:51 PM

It's just the stupid computer man....

Pipecrew · 04-22-2002, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SIG357
I had a similar problem recently. IE became virtually unusable, frequent restarts and blue screens. I think it is caused by running IE 6 on something other than XP (I have 98se). Check out this quote from Download.com in the review section for IE 6:

"Browser
keeps giving error messages and re-starts internet explorer every few minutes"
Internet Explorer 6.0 is not stable Cannot handle opening up some multi-functional websites. It becomes very annoying when you have to keep re-entering a webpage because it gives the explorer an error; but the webpage is needed for class! Other browers can handle the webpage, though. (Internet Explorer 5.0 would be a better option) "

A lot of people are having this problem. Mine would usually crash when I came here (GFY,
"multifunctional websites")

I bought a new computer with XP on it and am up and running again. I still have to run a program that removes all IE components from 98se (old computer)
and then reinstall IE 5.5. Just reinstalling 5.5 over 6 won't work.

THATS my exact problem.... fucking multifunctional websites are the only ones that crash it..... nothing else does! GFY all the time, and other sites that require lots of input or detailed output

04-22-2002, 08:53 AM	#1
Pipecrew Master of Gfy.com Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 14,887	Stupid Computer! Having fucked up problems lately.... My computer is crashing almost everytime I try to do anything internet related, or when I even touch the scroll bar (really sensitive on GFY) for some reason... No blue screen of death, just reboots.... I ran a virus scan and had the usual java exploit viruses, nothing too serious, so they are all fixed now, but still get the rebooting for no reason, I run Windows M.E, Any ideas? Also does anyone know the file I have to edit or what I need to do to get rid of this problem? Everytime I boot up, 'windows installer' starts and tries to install this program I deleted like three days ago, if I let it try and install the program, it gets about half way and then gets all these errors (obviously since the files are all gone) any help would be appreciated Format C: is on the horizon though..

04-22-2002, 12:39 PM	#10
Evil Chris OG Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: 3rd from the Sun Posts: 13,233	Computer problems suck... We had an electrical storm here last Wednesday night. The computer was OFF when the power went out. The power goes out here quite often during storms, so I know better than to leave it on. Anyway when the power cam back on a few hours later, I powered up my PC, and it went poof. The power supply actually caught on fire. Well it wasn't just the power supply, the surge knocked out the motherboard, and both hard drives too. The data is all right, but the HDs just won't spin. The good news is I now have a new shit-hot laptop networked to a new P4. __________________ It PAYZE to post on GFY chris at payze.com \| Skype chriswrp

04-22-2002, 01:15 PM	#12
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04-22-2002, 01:56 PM	#13
Dreamman010 Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 1,081	Dude!! That's exactly the same thing that happened to my neighbour. It kept rebooting for no reasons and popping up errors while installing software. Guess what? We went to the store, after arguing with the stupid owner that it's a hardware problem, and actually showing him that it happens without any reason (DYTECH Computers), we left the box in the store and left. The next day, he called my neighbour and it appears that the power supply was faulty. Of course he exchanged it for no cost (warranty) but just to point out that it was indeed a hardware problem. We reinstalled windows (M.E. too btw) a few times and it just kept happening. What I suggest is first get a power supply (shouldn't be more than $30 or so) and see how it goes from there. My neighbour's comp works like a charm now. Hope that helped. __________________ <a href="http://www2.famoushost.com/home.php" target="_blank"><b><FONT COLOR="FFFF00">www.FamousHost.com</font></b></a><br>Free Hosting With No Headers, Real FTP, <u>Get listed on the biggest TGP's with us!</u> Last edited by Dreamman010; 04-22-2002 at 02:00 PM..

04-22-2002, 04:18 PM	#18
Rip Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: somewheres wet Posts: 1,456	Get some WD-40, and spray the shit out of the inside of the computer, then a little compressed air with a portable sandblaster to clean everything real good put it in the oven and bake it at 450 degrees to dry everything up any missing parts - duct tape them back in there seriously though, find some of the bigger adult net co's in your area, and phone them up and see who they use for tech support maybe you can get someone who won't freak out when they see what's on your hard drive __________________ ...

04-22-2002, 09:01 AM	#2
Amplitude Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 55	format c:

04-22-2002, 09:07 AM	#3
BJ Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: asia Posts: 5,590	Whens the last time you defragmented your drive? Also, try getting rid of all your temp internet files, if all else fails reinstall ME as an upgrade.

04-22-2002, 09:17 AM	#4
pipp Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Where the sun don't shine Posts: 1,185	What windows are you running? It probably configured to just reboot on error. Go to my computer -> properties->advanced And Click the setings for Startup and recovery and check if it is automaticaly set to reboot on error. Then turn it off and se what kind of blue secreen you get when the error happens. Try searching the registry for enterys of the program that are causing problems and delete all entrys in regeit for that program. If this don't help. Format c:

04-22-2002, 09:29 AM	#5
Pipecrew Master of Gfy.com Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 14,887	I cant defragment cause it wants me to run scandisk cause of too many errors.. when I try running scanddisk i get the "scandisk has stopped and started 10 times, you are writing something to the disk" no matter what I stop, it always say it ugh! real pain in the ass Pipp, I couldnt find those settings, but it does seem like that is something my computer does.... Does ME have it? or did i just over look

04-22-2002, 09:32 AM	#6
pipp Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Where the sun don't shine Posts: 1,185	No you don't have it then it's only in win2000 and XP

04-22-2002, 09:41 AM	#7
JFPdude Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Mountains of Western North Carolina. Posts: 4,027	To effectively run scandisk put the computer in safe mode. That will get rid of the background processes.

04-22-2002, 12:22 PM	#9
vidsweb Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Pornland Posts: 698	Computers are stupid...thats why I make all my websites with an abacus.

04-22-2002, 01:07 PM	#11
Forkbeard Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: I Roam Around Posts: 2,236	One more thing to try as a last resort before you format c: -- but be ready to format c: because it's easy to mess this up. On most recent windows OSs, there is something called a "system file checker" that lets you go through and verify the integrity of all your system files, restoring any that have been corrupted, deleted, etc. It sounds to me like when you deleted your program, an ill-behaved uninstaller took system files with it. Different OSs have different formal ways of getting you into the system file checker, but the actual program is sfc.exe and you can just hit the start button, select Run, and type sfc.exe into the box. From there, just follow the prompts with care, because they are a little confusing and not really designed for the end user. SFC.EXE is a great little system rot repairer. It doesn't always work, but when it does it's pretty sweet. Good luck!

04-22-2002, 02:18 PM	#14
TheDr Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: CO, USA Posts: 108	You should check this thread: http://gofuckyourself.com/showthread...threadid=45454 sounds like the same thing.

04-22-2002, 02:39 PM	#16
Pipecrew Master of Gfy.com Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 14,887	dont think its a power supply error, although this problems sound all too alike... most of the errors I get are KERNEL etc... so a format might be in order forkbeard, I looked for that file, couldnt find it... just found the .dll fucked up thing is, my computer pretty much only crashes when i am operating internet explorer, I tried upgrading and still same deal...... I cant go to netscape so I might have to do the feared reboot, cause right now my system performance is shit!

04-22-2002, 03:30 PM	#17
DigitalPimpShit Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: In your future Posts: 783	My buddy had a computer that did the same thing, crashed anytime he opened explorer, turned out to be a bad RAM chip.

04-22-2002, 04:22 PM	#19
Za Ha Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Still lost Posts: 5,112	My comp is fucking up too

04-22-2002, 04:32 PM	#20
SIG357 Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 175	I had a similar problem recently. IE became virtually unusable, frequent restarts and blue screens. I think it is caused by running IE 6 on something other than XP (I have 98se). Check out this quote from Download.com in the review section for IE 6: "Browser keeps giving error messages and re-starts internet explorer every few minutes" Internet Explorer 6.0 is not stable Cannot handle opening up some multi-functional websites. It becomes very annoying when you have to keep re-entering a webpage because it gives the explorer an error; but the webpage is needed for class! Other browers can handle the webpage, though. (Internet Explorer 5.0 would be a better option) " A lot of people are having this problem. Mine would usually crash when I came here (GFY, "multifunctional websites") I bought a new computer with XP on it and am up and running again. I still have to run a program that removes all IE components from 98se (old computer) and then reinstall IE 5.5. Just reinstalling 5.5 over 6 won't work.

04-22-2002, 04:51 PM	#21
kenny Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 7,245	It's just the stupid computer man.... __________________ 7