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Hi -
Running XP Home on HP a300n - a pre-install, of course!
Have been experiencing the following issues [*some for about
a year now...] -
1. Services: Application Mgmt. and Human I-face Device Access
- Event Viewer - "specified module could not be found / error 126"
or when trying to start either service.
2. BIOS/restarts: "Hardware monitor found an error...press - to continue
or - to edit settings." Within the BIOS h-ware is only the fan speed, which
averages around 92 c / 180 f and no system fan speed is shown.
3. The ASUS CRW-4824 AH CD-ROM drive: that's built-in will no longer read
many of the discs it has burned - if they are CD-R's. [CD-RW's are usually
fine.] Unfortunately, this includes the Recovery Discs made when first
purchased! My last System Recovery was a scary one, as finger-crossing
worked better than the stupid discs...
4. Had to do the last Recovery [a couple of weeks ago] because of
unexpected shutdowns that kept getting worse - esp. when rendering video
output, doing graphic-intensive photo work - or even when online at a complex
flash site. [Am on dial-up.]
--- Am going to begin some of Shenan Stanley's advice now: the virus scan,
re-installing and running my copy of Spybot, doing a disc ck., etc. But if
anyone has advice for any of these issues, I'd be grateful.
Have recently considered purchasing XP Pro upgrade to start over but am not
sure if some of these problems have to do with the system or the OS! Why is
it that only pre-installs are available these days? [Planned Obselecense?]
Thanks,
El
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Hi -
Running XP Home on HP a300n - a pre-install, of course!
Have been experiencing the following issues [*some for about
a year now...] -
1. Services: Application Mgmt. and Human I-face Device Access
- Event Viewer - "specified module could not be found / error 126"
or when trying to start either service.
2. BIOS/restarts: "Hardware monitor found an error...press - to continue
or - to edit settings." Within the BIOS h-ware is only the fan speed, which
averages around 92 c / 180 f and no system fan speed is shown.
3. The ASUS CRW-4824 AH CD-ROM drive: that's built-in will no longer read
many of the discs it has burned - if they are CD-R's. [CD-RW's are usually
fine.] Unfortunately, this includes the Recovery Discs made when first
purchased! My last System Recovery was a scary one, as finger-crossing
worked better than the stupid discs...
4. Had to do the last Recovery [a couple of weeks ago] because of
unexpected shutdowns that kept getting worse - esp. when rendering video
output, doing graphic-intensive photo work - or even when online at a complex
flash site. [Am on dial-up.]
--- Am going to begin some of Shenan Stanley's advice now: the virus scan,
re-installing and running my copy of Spybot, doing a disc ck., etc. But if
anyone has advice for any of these issues, I'd be grateful.
Have recently considered purchasing XP Pro upgrade to start over but am not
sure if some of these problems have to do with the system or the OS! Why is
it that only pre-installs are available these days? [Planned Obselecense?]
Thanks,
El
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