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Cycovision
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Did you say that you used a new hard drive? If you didn't, it could be that.
First thing I'd do is disable norton at start-up to see if that's the culprit (it often is)
Click start, run, type in msconfig
In the msconfig window, click on the startup tab. Look down the list and un-tick any references to Norton or Symantec. Close the msconfig windows and restart the PC.
You can re-enable Norton afterwards by oping msconfig again and clicking the 'normal startup' bullet on the first tab.
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joebmc
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Yes its a new (newish) hard drive, anyway i'll give what you said a go when i get home 
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blayv
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another idea is that ide cable is not connected properly. i had similar problem, moved connector a bit and it worked. what's wrong with those ide cables anyway? 2 times my pc was down, both because of them.
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Cycovision
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@blayv
They become brittle over time and the thin wires inside develope cracks. I'm glad you suggested that actually, completely slipped my mind and well worth checking out
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Kwiksta
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hey cycovision
need help one one more thing please...when i go to add or remove programs, there are some programs there, which ive uninstalled aaaagees ago but are still there, how do u get rid of them appearing there? ive tried regclean, other spyware programs which clean the registry etc, but none seem to work  |
Cycovision
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Usually if you click on them and attempt to unistall them it'll throw up an error along the lines 'The application no longer exists, would you like to remove it from the list?' Click yes and it'll go.
If that doesn't work, you need to remove them from the registry directly.
Run the Registry Editor (click start, run, type in regedit)
In the left hand window, browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Microsoft Windows CurrentVersion Uninstall (click on the little plus signs to expand the trees)
In the right hand pane, left click on the offending programs to highlight them and press the delete key on your keyboard. Click 'OK' to confirm. You have to do them one at a time, you can't select multiple keys.
If you're not comfortable hacking the registry manually, Microsoft has a little app that can do it for you called tweak UI. you can download it via the link here: http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/tweakui
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slattery69
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On 2005-10-15 17:46:28, tempsonyfreak wrote:
hey cycovision
need help one one more thing please...when i go to add or remove programs, there are some programs there, which ive uninstalled aaaagees ago but are still there, how do u get rid of them appearing there? ive tried regclean, other spyware programs which clean the registry etc, but none seem to work
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if you have spybot on your machine already in the advanced setting is an uninstaller that can help clean up the very things you mention. ive used it a couple of times to get some old palm crap off and it works very well and its easy to use |
Kwiksta
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thanks a lot cycovision! 
i usually edit the registry myself, but this time i just couldnt find it 
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joebmc
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Right I disabled Norton virus as you said problem still persists (haven’t tired the ide cables yet to make sure there connected fine).
This slow down of the pc seems to be doing my head in. some times the pc is nice and fast, how I tell this is by clicking the task bar to show the hidden icons, if it shows them strait away nice and smooth I consider the pc to be working fine but some times it takes ages to show them (see pic for what I’m talking about).
Another thing (I have 2 pc in the house) what is the main cause form a pc restarting its self with no explanation.
The other pc I have for some reason every now and again restarts itself within 1 min of start-up. No explanation or anything it just restarts and all is fine! Any ideas?
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kk.226
Joined: Nov 04, 2004
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Hey Hey...bit of help please
I have a wireless rounter, with a wired connection to my pc, and wireless to my laptop. Ok, now the internet on the pc is fine, BUT with the laptop, for some reason ever 30 mins or so everything internet related (msn, AOL etc) sort of disconnects... then i have to re-sign-in on msn, and AOL.
Any ideas?
I thought perhaps there might be some kind of time-out on the wireless connection.
Any help would be much appriciated.
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brownlad007
Joined: Jul 22, 2005
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hmmm, i remember i had this problem, im guna have a think and message back. |
dude_se
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firewall?
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kk.226
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I have Mcafee Firewall on both my PC and Laptop, and the settings are both on default. I don't think firewall is a problem, as the pc would be disconnecting aswell?
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brownlad007
Joined: Jul 22, 2005
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From: The Punjab, Wolverhampton UK.
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ok i remember, i have belkin adapters and there is a utility allowing you to change channels. some channels were strong then others i was told on nearly everyone i could go on the net for just a short while, it would cut off, then resume again. i finnaly found 1 channel that it worked perfectly.
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Cycovision
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@joebmc
Still sounds like there's something running in the background that kicks in whenever the PC is idle. Next step is to Download Process Explorer: http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/ProcessExplorer.html (download links are right at the bottom of the page)
It's basically a souped up version of Windows' task manager, it shows you exactly what programs are running and how much CPU time they are using in. Run it, press 'CTRL' and 'L' to remove the lower pane and just watch it for a while. See if you can find an app that's taking a lot of processor usage.
The most common cause of a PC restarting itself intermittantly is faulty memory. If the comp has got two sticks of memory in it, try taking one out and see if it rectifies the fault. If it doesn't, take the other one out, replace the first and try again. Obviously, if it's only got one stick in you'll have to try and obtain a stick cheaply from somewhere or take it in to a repair shop.
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Posted: 2005-10-13 15:18
