The thing is, is after a while Windows has been known to re-write itself over time and lord only knows why. Most of the time when it does that and you defrag and move everything around Windows has no idea what you did with it, or what it did with itself lol. Best idea usualy is to have most everything backed up periodicaly just in case something happens cause one of your files might have gotten infected then you backed that up ect. Im sure you know what im talking about. A usual format for performance reasons is a good idea.
Last straw with windows..
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Rastalovich
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name='nathan' said:
I`m sorry, I was way out of order bringing that up.
Still, it made m$ hundreds of millions, and that`s what it`s all about - aint it ?
Rastalovich
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Take advantage of still having the chance to save u`r gear imo.
FarFarAway
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Have you run Xoftspy?
Basically get out before it all goes. Backup and reformat
Basically get out before it all goes. Backup and reformat
Toxteth O'Grady
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Do you have any processes in Task Manager hogging the cpu or memory?
TOG
TOG
Sticky Mick
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name='Toxcity' said:
I gave that a go this morning. Brilliant bit of kit. :worship:
@mropac: Have you had a look in event viewer, see if anything's listed in there?
Sticky Mick
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Try "System" and "Application"
You're looking for yellow triangles or red & white crosses. Double click the ones that have appeared recently and they'll tell you what program/resource is causing the trouble.
You're looking for yellow triangles or red & white crosses. Double click the ones that have appeared recently and they'll tell you what program/resource is causing the trouble.
FarFarAway
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Yes it could very well be hardware.
Return everything to stock and test
Return everything to stock and test
personally, i think it could be your hard drive, but i cant say for sure. Try downloading a linux live cd and run that for a while. It will tell you if its hardware or software depending on how well it runs. (maybe in my thery). Give Ubuntu live cd a try!
Sticky Mick
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Definitely HD related.
What mode is the drive operating in? Device Manager > IDE/ATAPI Controllers > Primary IDE Channel > Advanced Settings.
Transfer mode should be "DMA if available".
Current transfer mode should be around "Ultra DMA mode 5 or 6" or more depending on the drive.
If Device 0 is in PIO mode, try changing it to DMA, if it drops back to PIO on it's own later that's more than likely your problem. There's a fault with the drive and Windows has knocked it down to PIO so the drive can cope.
Best bet would be to back up and run a drive diagnostic program, might be one available on the manufacturers site. You may end up having to re-format.
What mode is the drive operating in? Device Manager > IDE/ATAPI Controllers > Primary IDE Channel > Advanced Settings.
Transfer mode should be "DMA if available".
Current transfer mode should be around "Ultra DMA mode 5 or 6" or more depending on the drive.
If Device 0 is in PIO mode, try changing it to DMA, if it drops back to PIO on it's own later that's more than likely your problem. There's a fault with the drive and Windows has knocked it down to PIO so the drive can cope.
Best bet would be to back up and run a drive diagnostic program, might be one available on the manufacturers site. You may end up having to re-format.
Sticky Mick
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Just doing some scouting about at the mo.
Do your optical drives come back as "Current transfer mode - Not Applicable as well?"
Do your optical drives come back as "Current transfer mode - Not Applicable as well?"
Sticky Mick
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Soz for double post.
Just found this: Forcing XP to use Ultra DMA
Not sure if that'll help, create a restore point before trying anything tho
Just found this: Forcing XP to use Ultra DMA
Not sure if that'll help, create a restore point before trying anything tho
I am starting to think there is a conspiracy theory where windows is updating a bug to slow the system down so we all rush out and buy vista. A couple of my mates are having the same sort of problems as you are, and have asked me to look, in all honesty I have told them I will do a quick check and then take the easy option if need be.
It could also point to a virus that is mega clever but I think that would have been found by now.
It could also point to a virus that is mega clever but I think that would have been found by now.
name='Sticky Mick' said:
Optical drive is at Ultra DMA 5
Trying that guide left it at not applicable again. About to get my xp disk back off a friend (how it got there i will never no) and hopefully a successful format. My hdd passed both the short and long test which is nice
