Slow, Freezing & now BSOD...

This forum is my last chance b4 getting a new computer...i sure hope someone can help...this website has helped me plenty in the past with other problems & i trust this site more then any...OK...My comp has been REALLY slow & been crashing (BSOD) ever since i re-partitioned my drives about a month ago...My reason 4 the re-partition was when i purchased the computer i had about 14 Gig on the C/ drive & about 140 on the D/ drive...well when i would load programs it would default 2 the C/ drive & i ran outta space quickly...when i 1st realized it i re-partitioned & added bout 5 Gig 2 the C/ drive & started loading programs in the D/ with no problems(prolly a year ago)...well i ran outta space again so decided 2 re-partitioned it again only this time makin the total on the C/ bout 75 Gig 2 try 2 prevent future space issues...Now in the partition wizard it shows a C/, D/ & now has a */ drive with bout 6 Gig on it & i have no idea how it got there or what it is (*/ drive)...dosent show anywhere except in the partition wizard...the BSOD error this morn was STOP 0x00000001 DRIVER_IRQL_NOT LESS_OR_EQUAL when i was just browsing this(MG) site for some answers...just got another BSOD 0x0000007e while trying 2 defrag my D/ drive...just let me kno what info i can provide to try & see what iv done wrong for this to be happening or what i can do (if anything) to fix this problem....Oh..& ive already been to the malware forum & im clean...THANK YOU IN ADVANCE:cry

 

have you tried like Ccleaner, smart defrag and maybe malwarebytes??? If anything completely reformat and re install windows, But just for a little info for the other guys here who may reply to your post to help you further, What's your system specs?

 

use ccleaner bout once a week...& use malwarebytes & super anti spyware bout once every 2 weeks or so...here is my specs..
Operating System
MS Windows XP Home 32-bit SP2
CPU
Intel Pentium 4
Prescott 90nm Technology
RAM
1.3GB Single-Channel DDR @ 133MHz 2.5-3-3-6
Motherboard
ASUSTek Computer Inc. P4SD-VL (CPU 1)
Graphics
Default Monitor @ 1024x768
128MB RADEON 9200 (ASUStek Computer Inc)
Hard Drives
156.29GB Seagate ST3160021A (ATA) 39 °C
Optical Drives
SONY DVD RW DW-U14A
HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8162B
Audio
SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio

thanks...

 

Am i in the wrong forum for this question or is this forum just THAT backed up or is there no solution for the problem im having? im sorry but i wanna make sure im in the right forum or if my computer is just that "out of reach":confused.. just as an update..Now my comp only boots "sometimes" & will show BSOD either while its booting, when surfing, or even @ idle..i have included my "Blue Screen View" errors i have had in the past few days if this helps any...also i dont know what "REFORMAT & RE-INSTALL" windows means...Does that mean restore 2 factory settings where i will lose all the info on the hard drive...if i am still in line then im sorry:-o but if not can someone tell me my options or what forum (if any) i can go to for any solutions or how to reformat & re-install....thank you in advance....

 

Some things I would look at/try;
Does it run okay in safe mode? What about diagnostic mode? If yes, we are very likely dealing with drivers or system files.
From a command prompt, run
SFC /scannow
Note the space before the /.
Any yellow flags in your device manager?
After setting a restore point run dialafix;
http://majorgeeks.com/Dial-a-fix_d4899.html
It would seem you may have orphaned some hard drive space, but this probably isn't worth going after right now. :wave:wave:wave

 

1st of all thank you so much for the response...:drool OK..it does load up on safe mode but i dont know how to run diagnostic mode:-o & from the "command prompt" do you mean the "run" box on XP or command promp in safe mode...or something else?:-o im sorry i dont know too much...obviously..if the command prompt is the run box i tried to run "SFC /scannow" & the computer did nothing:confused if theres a different way please let me know..& by "yellow flags" in device manager what are you referring to? something in-particular i should be looking for? again im sorry for the lack of knowledge..& i didnt mention before but all my restore points dont work also & system restore is on & monitoring so i dont know if my "system restore will work"..it shows checkpoints but when i tried to run it a few days ago it said it couldnt perform the task..it tried tho..:confused i didnt run dialafix yet due to the fact that i didnt know how to run "diagnostic mode or SFC /scannow" yet & thought that would matter...please let me know how to perform the other tasks (diag. & SFC) or if i should just go ahead & do dialafix...thank you:wave

 

But it runs good in safe mode?? That's a great sign and indicates a solvable problem. If safe runs good, forget about the diagnostic mode, won't be needed now.
In that "run", type cmd.
In the black screen, type sfc /scannow Note the space after the /
Let that run, forget about the dialafix for now. If you can't do a restore, that could be a problem. And this sounds like either a corrupt driver, possibly malware.
To eliminate the latter, follow the steps from;
http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=35407
Then come back if all is clean. :wave:wave

 

OK...so i got the SPL /scannow to run & it says "Files that require windows to run properly must be copied to the DLL cashe"...problem is i dont have a windows XP CD...i dont think my computer came with 1 & if it did its in Florida in my desk & im in Tennessee...i did make a copy of windows system recovery disc yesterday (even though i had it already loaded on my computer but couldnt get it to work) & i recall it saying something about loading Windows XP from that disc...will that work? or is there another way i can do this? & the malware forum was the 1st one i went to & they said i was clean...i can do the steps again if u think i need to...hopefully the info from SPL /scannow will help you...just let me know what you want me to do from here...thank you so much for your patience with me:-o

 

sorry but i just read your other post...& before i just put SFC /scannow into the run box & got the mssg i recieved below...when i ran it like you said in the command box it crashed on me..STOP 0x0000008E (0xc0000005, 0xBF8170E6, 0xAE6DDAE8, 0x00000000)

win32k.sys - Address BF8170E6 base at BF800000, Datestamp 4a85564f

that is what my crash said sorry i didnt see your post before...i must have been writing the post before...so is there anywhere to go from here??

 

crashed trying 2 load in safe mode now...iv obviously got MAJOR troubles...i just thought that info u might need to know also:cry

 

Now it sounds like a progressive hardware problem, sorry.
If you can get booted into safe mode, from that cmd box, type chkdsk /f
Then reboot and let it run.
If you can get booted into safe mode, start copying all files you need/want.
I think, most likely HD problem/failure.
Maybe RAM and there are tests for that.
Could be MOBO.

Any one else want to offer other advice? :wave

 

Thing is sometimes it boots...sometimes not...i just booted in REG mode & got the command box up to try & run SFC /scannow again...when it asked me to insert the Windows XP disc to add files to the DLL cashe, can i use the Recovery console disc? i was reading that the iso recovery disc is like having the Windows XP disc...should i try that? if i can get it there?:confused

 

Y0u might be able to get it from the recovery disk, if you can locate an I386 folder on it, but this does get complicated, this feature from MS is not one of the most friendly ones. Though I'm not certain about an ISO disk.

Still, the intermittency of your problems points more to hardware. Unplug it, press the start button repeatedly to discharge capacitors, wait 15 minutes, take the side off the box, and check all connections you can. Wiggle them while gently pushing in, esp. to the hard drive and the RAM boards. Even better to remove the RAM boards and any seperate any connections you can and replug, some of these are rather tricky though. While you're in there, remove the silver battery on the MOBO, leave it out for 20 minutes, put back in. I fixed a computer just last week, from some loose connections.

By the way, how dusty is it? Clean it gently, best with canned air but a light artist's brush works, (clean of course). Fan box good and clean?

This thread has progressed from almost certainly a software to almost certainly a hardware problem. Hardware problems more often result in these erratic booting issues. And while you may also have software issues, you at least need to get a consistency in booting, whether in normal or safe mode. Also, after doing all this, disconnect all hardware normally connected to the computer, just the stand alone machine, keyboard, mouse, and monitor.

Stay determined and you'll get there! :wave:wave:wave