Can I throw it out the window?

[emspearson]

I've had my Compaq Presarios V4000 since May. When I first got it, it worked fine until August. I went away for a week and when I turned the computer back on it was very slow and the iTunes was jumping through all the songs. I could play DVDs fine. I did all the virus scans etc to find the problem and nothing came up, so when it basically stopped working I reformatted it. This worked perfectly and I partitioned the hard drive into C and D. About 2 weeks later the same thing happened again; slow computer, iTunes and basic sound stuttering. I reformatted it again and it worked for about a month. Since then, I have had to reformat the computer 6 times after it does the same thing.

However, in the past 2 days the problem has been worse. Now, the computer is running super slow - it took 6 minutes to load the start menu. I have tried repairing windows, reformatting windows and checking all the registry/dlls/viruses etc possible. After reformatting it, the computer lasts about 2 hours before it stops working again. I can still play DVDs and music from my iPod without it stuttering and jumping through the sounds, but even the error sounds are bad. In the past 2 days I have had error messages such as: hal.dll file is missing, dumprep.exe failed to initialize, disk read error. It has also failed to run a diagnostic test from the Setup menu and the Check disk tests have also failed.

Has anyone got any hints/tips/suggestions for me? I have tried to fix this thing over and over again and now I'm ready to throw it out of the window!

Please help!

 

[Ceridwen Jenkins]

My advice would be to check and see if there could be a specific reason why that is happening. Maybe type into Google your problem and see if anyone else has had that problem. I don't know what else you can do srry.

 

[Hairy_Lee]

it sounds like your hard drive is screwed. if its fine when you reformat and then goes back after a little use i would definately say hard drive. you should be able to get a replacement from the manufacturer if its under warranty.