Problems galore, can't seem to get to the bottom of it

buddy_williams

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I am going to try and keep this post short and sweet, forgive me however if I do go overboard. I have no idea where the problem lies.

Quite awhile back, I was having issues with a plethora of programs, applications, etc. So, I decided to (try and) run XP in Safe Mode. It worked, but I then couldn't get out of Safe Mode, until today (tried Command:MSCONFIG, didn't work. Now however, I have recieved a message (blue screen) stating this:

"A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.

If this screen appears again, follow these steps:

Check to be sure you have adequate disk space. If a driver is identified (which nothing had appeared) in the stop message, disable the driver or check with the manufacturer for driver updates (have done that also, it was up-to-date) Try changing video adaptors. Check with your hardware vendor (CISNET, have also tried, is up-to-date also) for any bios updates. Disable BIOS memory options such as caching or shadowing (which I can't seem to access that option). If you need to use Safe Mode to disable or remove components, restart computer (didn't work, or else i wouldn't post this :P). press F8 to select Advanced Startup Options, and then select 'Safe Mode" (which I can't access now)

***STOP: 0x0000008E (0xC0000005, 0x80544A9D, 0xF6AC7B90, 0x00000000)"

I do realise that I could re-install Windows, but problem being is that the Manufacturer CISNET, never gave ANY installation CD for the OS.

What other options do I have???

Buddy
 
I'd say it's highly likely that you have some spyware on the system. You should check your Add/Remove for uneeded or unknown programs. Do a drive clean up with CCleaner. Then run ComboFix and Dial-A-Fix. After that run a full scan with a good AV program like NOD32 or Norton AV2009. If you still have issues after that you can use HiJack this and Malwarebytes to make a couple of logs and post in the malware section. It also wouldn't hurt to pop open your case and make sure everything is seated properly and dust free.
 
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