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On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 09:31:25 -0700, "Dale Cormier"
<> wrote:

>I just picked up this old system (PII 350) from a neighbour and brought it
>home to it freezing within two min. of loading, everytime. I can only keep
>it running in Safe Mode. Does anyone have any ideas of how I can fix this?
>

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...w_03may19.mspx

....or try a reinstall-over...whatever the offending file/setting is
may be overwritten. Any way to back it up first?

Tom

Dale Cormier wrote:
> I also forgot to include the fact that my computer here doesn't recognize
> the cd-rom drive either.
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> XP Home - 5.1.2600 Build 2600
> x86 Family 6 Model 5 Stepping 2 Genuine Intel 350Mhz
> Award Software, Inc. ASUS P3B-1394 ACPI BIOS Revision 2002, 10/28/1999
> SMBIOS Version 2.0
> 192MB PC133 RAM
> 8MB Shared - Trident Video Accelerator 3D Image975
> AOpen CD-936E/AKW
> ----------------------------------------------------------
Dale, My fiance had a PC like this. Apart from the video accelerator,
BIOS version and, a different mobo, everything else was practically the
same.

For XP Home, I would recommend 512MB PC133 RAM because, my fiance had
the same 192MB PC133 RAM. She also had XP Home on her P-II 350Mhz.

I couldn't wait to get rid of the dinosaur. She now has a:

P-IV 2.66Ghz
512MB PC-133 RAM
72GB HD
ASUS 52X CD-R/W

If you can, you need to upgrade the RAM to 512MB

Christopher

I have found that such problems are often related to bad power supply, flaky
memory, or overheating CPU. But since it does run in Safe Mode it could just
be a software conflict or memory leak. Try using msconfig [type msconfig in
the run box] to do selective startup where you can disable many startup
services and applications and then you may be able to isolate the process
involved if that is what it is. While in Safe Mode scan for spyware and
malware. Something like AdAware SE is free and a good start. For malware
download and run Sysclean and the latest pattern file from Trend Micro. The
great thing about Sysclean is that it does not have to be installed - just
download it and the pattern file to a common folder, unzip the pattern file,
and start Sysclean. With the cover off use some compressed air to blow out
the CPU heatsink and in general clean up, verify that the fans are running
for the CPU fan and power supply, and double check that the cables for power
supply and drives [data and power] are securely connected. Also download
Everest Home which is free and will display a lot of information about the
computer and can display CPU fan RPM, CPU temperature, and power supply
voltages under computer\sensor. --- Steve

http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp --- Sysclean
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/ --- AdAware SE. Down load
from Cnet link
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/everest.html --- Everest Home

"Dale Cormier" <> wrote in message
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>I just picked up this old system (PII 350) from a neighbour and brought it
> home to it freezing within two min. of loading, everytime. I can only keep
> it running in Safe Mode. Does anyone have any ideas of how I can fix this?
>
>

My system was doing the exact same thing about 2 months ago, new PS solved
the problem!


"Dale Cormier" <> wrote in message
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> I just picked up this old system (PII 350) from a neighbour and brought it
> home to it freezing within two min. of loading, everytime. I can only keep
> it running in Safe Mode. Does anyone have any ideas of how I can fix this?
>
>
>



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I just picked up this old system (PII 350) from a neighbour and brought it
home to it freezing within two min. of loading, everytime. I can only keep
it running in Safe Mode. Does anyone have any ideas of how I can fix this?

I also forgot to include the fact that my computer here doesn't recognize
the cd-rom drive either.

----------------------------------------------------------
XP Home - 5.1.2600 Build 2600
x86 Family 6 Model 5 Stepping 2 Genuine Intel 350Mhz
Award Software, Inc. ASUS P3B-1394 ACPI BIOS Revision 2002, 10/28/1999
SMBIOS Version 2.0
192MB PC133 RAM
8MB Shared - Trident Video Accelerator 3D Image975
AOpen CD-936E/AKW
----------------------------------------------------------


> I just picked up this old system (PII 350) from a neighbour and brought it
> home to it freezing within two min. of loading, everytime. I can only keep
> it running in Safe Mode. Does anyone have any ideas of how I can fix this?
>
>

I have a new system on the way. I have two older systems here and I'm having
the same problem on both systems with them both not recognizing 3 different
cdroms drives

"Christopher Range" <> wrote in message
news:nVM8f.17858$...
> Dale Cormier wrote:
> > I also forgot to include the fact that my computer here doesn't
recognize
> > the cd-rom drive either.
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------
> > XP Home - 5.1.2600 Build 2600
> > x86 Family 6 Model 5 Stepping 2 Genuine Intel 350Mhz
> > Award Software, Inc. ASUS P3B-1394 ACPI BIOS Revision 2002, 10/28/1999
> > SMBIOS Version 2.0
> > 192MB PC133 RAM
> > 8MB Shared - Trident Video Accelerator 3D Image975
> > AOpen CD-936E/AKW
> > ----------------------------------------------------------
> Dale, My fiance had a PC like this. Apart from the video accelerator,
> BIOS version and, a different mobo, everything else was practically the
> same.
>
> For XP Home, I would recommend 512MB PC133 RAM because, my fiance had
> the same 192MB PC133 RAM. She also had XP Home on her P-II 350Mhz.
>
> I couldn't wait to get rid of the dinosaur. She now has a:
>
> P-IV 2.66Ghz
> 512MB PC-133 RAM
> 72GB HD
> ASUS 52X CD-R/W
>
> If you can, you need to upgrade the RAM to 512MB
>
> Christopher

On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 15:29:25 -0700, "colddove"
<> wrote:

>I have a new system on the way. I have two older systems here and I'm having
>the same problem on both systems with them both not recognizing 3 different
>cdroms drives
>

An older version of Easy CD Creator would cause this with XP...

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;314060

Maybe that's it?

Tom

There's nothing on one or my hdd's and the other keeps freezing. Both don't
recongize any one or the three cdroms in two completely different systems.
Same error on both systems.

"Tom MacIntyre" <> wrote in message
news...
> On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 15:29:25 -0700, "colddove"
> <> wrote:
>
>>I have a new system on the way. I have two older systems here and I'm
>>having
>>the same problem on both systems with them both not recognizing 3
>>different
>>cdroms drives
>>
>
> An older version of Easy CD Creator would cause this with XP...
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;314060
>
> Maybe that's it?
>
> Tom