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More info?)
Any error messages would be helpful.
Event ID & the Event Source are very important.
To open the Event Viewer...
Start | Run | Type: eventvwr | OK
For any Events that seem related to the problem...
Double click the event in Event Viewer | Click: the button below the
second
arrow (looks like two pages) [[Copies the details of the event to the
Clipboard.]] | Paste into Notepad | Click:
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Read all info | Copy and paste to Notepad | Click the [+] Related
Knowledge
Base articles | Follow any links that might be useful
HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308427
Event Viewer overview
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/event_overview_01.mspx
This can also be very useful.
You need to have the Event ID & the Event Source.
To view Windows XP Events and Errors, type the Source (for example,
Print) and/or the Event code (for example, 20) into the ID field, then
click the Go button. Source and Event codes may be found in the Event
Viewer logs.
Windows XP Home/Professional Events and Errors
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/support/ee/search.aspx?DisplayName=Windows%20XP%20Professional&ProdName=Windows%20Operating%20System&MajorMinor=5.1&LCID=1033
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:1b1c01c5375a$bb91b540$a601280a@phx.gbl,
Darren <sharkeyv@yahoo.com> hunted and pecked:
> Hi,
>
> i've got the minimun 15% drive space to defrag, but part
> way during the process the system restart, i login and i
> am told my computer has recovered from a serious error.
>
> any ideas folks?
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