[jas_maverick]

Originally Posted by rajsher

Hi,

My PC is giving a problem
I have windows 98(in C drive) and windows XP (in E drive).

When i m working in windows XP, then my computer shuts down after some time and a blue screen appears with some data etc, and it is written

beginning dump of physical memory......


I have tried removing all my games from the PC and also removing soma data from the E drive but it is to no avail.

Does it also mention a stack error? well mine guess wud be that u using too much resources (which cant b solved by removing games or data), u can try to find how much memory is it taking whn it getting booted, tht will giv idea of how many resource hungry apps are munching their way in ur sys. Also try to get ur registry trimmed down and remove progs that u use rarely (after keeping a dump) another option is to reinstall ur XP over present one, it may b that some imp sys file was tampered by some s/w or got corrupted, installation over prev one maintains ur OS as-is and reinstalls sys files. see if it works

[meconi]

Hi

Try running a program called ad-aware as i feel there cud be a lot of spyware eating into yr memory resources.

Also if the previous option does not work try upgrading memory by abt 128MB. it shud solve.
tks
meconi

[ILLUMINATUS]

Originally Posted by meconi

Hi

Also if the previous option does not work try upgrading memory by abt 128MB. it shud solve.
tks
meconi

i think that should b it.. cos i use ad-aware n still face the same prob..

[p R ! Y a]

Originally Posted by catabull

hi .. have got a windows 2000 pc. Its giving frequent problems with some exe's (svchost.exe & netservices.exe and some more :( ) . Also it hangs frequenlty and then a hardware restart is the only option left. What could be the problem with these exe's and wats the solution. I tried replacing these exe's from other windows 2000 systems but to no use.

Also, i am contemplatin on reformattin the system n installin stand alone linux. Hows the idea and does linux connect well with windows servers around. What about the windows files tat I have. Do these word, excel, jpg's etc open as well in linux.

waitin,
rohit

hey buddy....
run ur SFc...(system file checker)...it wud prompt u an option to chek n restore files automatically...chek tht 1 ....
tht shud fix ur prob....(it will)
if it dosn wht u shud do is create a bacup n format ur hard disk...
no clue bout linux

[QuintEssence]

Originally Posted by rajsher

When i m working in windows XP, then my computer shuts down after some time and a blue screen appears with some data etc, and it is written

beginning dump of physical memory......

two reasons for the blue screen of death (as uRmad put it :wink

corrupt installation, and pirated winXP CD

the screen occurs more frequesntly in case of pirated CD's beacuse they have to work around the "Activate Windows" file. ur system might not even have a msconfig.exe file because of it. so..missing file leads to error

or bad HDD

corrupt HDD sectors do a wonderful job of shutting down windows when u boot. so..try n defagment the drive. if it doesnt get defragmented..its prolly corrupted. say hi to a new disc then

P.S> as usual jas had all the answers...eh! jas

[catikon]

Guys

pls help if anybdy is using any BitTorrent Client using proxy connection. Ive installed BitComet as the proxy im using needs authentication. But even after putting proxy_ip$port with proxy authentication in connection preferences, im not able to download any of the torrent file.
Furthermore i hav tried with setting environmental variable in ControlPanel ->System->Advanced ->Environmental Variable ->System Variables ->New (var name as http_proxy and value as loginid$pwd@ipaddrss$portno). but seems it doesnt work !!! i access internet frm office .. n behind the firewall

helppp

ps:@mods.. excuse me for making duplicate post

[hanoz]

Originally Posted by maddevil

hey guys,

if i want to upgrade my OS from win XP Home to Prof will i have to format my comp or just upgrade to the higher version without losing info????
plz solve my query guys asap

thanks in advance.

D.M.

Fear not. Copy 'my documents' to some other location. The rest will stay in place. U can upgrade Xp to Xp (home to pro, pro to home, pro to pro, home to home, sp xyz to sp xyz edition).

Usual disclaimers follow. . The above statements are based on the author's personal experience of messing around incorrigibly and repeatedly with the registry and system files and services settings and then setting them right by 'upgrading' the OS or sometimes reinstalling it. I've learnt through trial and error. I hope you learn through trial coz the error might be painful all 'da best.

P.S. there will be a request to format the system partition. Be careful and look at the screen during the installation and choose NOT TO FORMAT the partition to avoid heartburn.

...Hanoz

[uRmad]

Originally Posted by hanoz

Fear not. Copy 'my documents' to some other location. The rest will stay in place. U can upgrade Xp to Xp (home to pro, pro to home, pro to pro, home to home, sp xyz to sp xyz edition).

Not exactly.....You cannot "upgrade" from pro to home or sp2 to sp1.....M$ treats Pro as an advanced version of XP Home and consequently, that would be a downgrade which it doesn't allow...Similarly the case with service packs...SP2 wont allow you to install SP1 over it..... Check this page and this page out

hi .. have got a windows 2000 pc. Its giving frequent problems with some exe's (svchost.exe & netservices.exe and some more ) . Also it hangs frequenlty and then a hardware restart is the only option left. What could be the problem with these exe's and wats the solution. I tried replacing these exe's from other windows 2000 systems but to no use.

A possible solution to the issue could lie in re-installing Win2k....Remember, win2k has been, by far, THE best OS ever to come out of MS's factories...okie...save MSDOS .....It rarely, if ever, has issues like file corruption, unless of course they are the result of h/w issues or the result of botched up uninstallers....or better still, crappy p2p s/w ANd no, copying files from other win2k systems wont help ya....The installation customizes loadsa files as per the h/w and s/w on ur PC...

Also, i am contemplatin on reformattin the system n installin stand alone linux. Hows the idea and does linux connect well with windows servers around. What about the windows files tat I have. Do these word, excel, jpg's etc open as well in linux

Read up a LOT before you actually do that....Inspite of all that the mags or tux enthusiasts may say, installing/configuring/running linux for a longtime-windows user isn't exactly a stroll in the park n/w connectivity wise, it works gr8....Of-course, that is only after you've managed to get everything else right

But yea, you could Edit all your MS-Office files using star office or other equivalent packages....

Originally Posted by Quintessence

two reasons for the blue screen of death (as uRmad put it )

I dint coin that phrase...That was/is one of THE most popular phrases that continues to haunt Micro$oft A very basic g00gle search throws up over a quarter million results for that

the screen occurs more frequesntly in case of pirated CD's beacuse they have to work around the "Activate Windows" file. ur system might not even have a msconfig.exe file because of it. so..missing file leads to error or bad HDD

LOL....Dontcha shift the blame on the excellent coders out there who prepare the workarounds...They work like a charm...

Cheers

[rohitk]

I need some help..ack this is a redundant statement...I mst be needing help tths y i m posting here..newys

I have jst purchased a new comp.....P-4 3.0 GHz HT and intel original motherboard(915 chipset).the prob is it is heating as if i m keeping it in DEVIL's fire.wen it starts even then its temperature..i mean temp of processor is 55 c whihc then increses to 75 c at times....i m afraid tht it might damage the mbd.I have also got an addnl fan installed but it's not cooling the matters....while my other PC , a 1.5 gig one is kept in same room under almost identical conditions but tis not heating up like tht.....
so NE IDEA WHY IS MY NEW PC SUCH A HOT QUANTITY?


as ususal big TNX in advance

adios

rohit

[supervish]

Originally Posted by rohitk

I have jst purchased a new comp.....P-4 3.0 GHz HT and intel original motherboard(915 chipset).the prob is it is heating as if i m keeping it in DEVIL's fire.

Why are Intel starting to ape the ol AMD?