Anyone good with computers please help...

[enigma]

Short of reinstalling windows I don't know what to do...


My computer frequently shuts down and the screen goes black. Often when I turn it back on it then thurns itself on just as it gets past the windows page...

Then when it does a scancheck I get this message or similar ones...

\Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\0dfyogdl.default\cookies.txt first allocation unit is not valid. The entry will be truncated.

\Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\0dfyogdl.default\Cache\87A7ECB4d01 first allocation unit is not valid. The entry will be truncated.

\Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\0dfyogdl.default\Cache\D7A17431d01 first allocation unit is not valid. The entry will be truncated.

\Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\0dfyogdl.default\Cache\9424773Ad01 first allocation unit is not valid. The entry will be truncated.

\Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\0dfyogdl.default\Cache\866195EFd01 first allocation unit is not valid. The entry will be truncated.

\Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\0dfyogdl.default\Cache\33A7A986d01 first allocation unit is not valid. The entry will be truncated.

Could anyone help please? thanks

 

[CHAPPERS]

f***ed innit.

 

[enigma]

f***ed innit.

Probably. I'm thinkin buying an external hardrive and then transferring all my music and photos on to there and then reinstalling windows.

 

[Vlad the Impala]

I predict MYOB will have an opinion on this. FACT.

 

[Scarface]

Looks like your Firefox is f***ed. Try loading up in safe mode and uninstalliing it.

 

[swindonseagull]

start in safe mode then remove mozilla ( firefox) restart in normal and it should be ok.

 

[swindonseagull]

opps should have refreshed and I would have read that has been suggested.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Have you tried switching it off and on again?

 

[Easy 10]

I sometimes have that problem. I can be right in the mi

 

[enigma]

thing is it does it in internet explorer as well or sometimes when Im not on the net just listening to music on winamp....

 

[Artois]

I sometimes have that problem. I can be right in the mi

That's the same proble

 

[Cian]

Looks like your Firefox is f***ed. Try loading up in safe mode and uninstalliing it.

Eh, no

The machine is crashing while Firefox is running, hence the Firefox -profile- gets f***ed

The machine crashing is unconnected to Firefox, the error messages are caused by the machine crashing

Its probably a case of the hard disk being damaged. What verison of Windows are you using? Some have a hard disk integrity scanner that can be left overnight (it takes HOURS) to search for physical damage on the disk itself.

 

[Scarface]

Could try and repair the installation. Wont delete any of your files, just reinstall all of the Windows files in case some of them have corrupted.

 

[Simster]

That's the same proble

Shut up you THUNDERCU

 

[Cian]

Could try and repair the installation. Wont delete any of your files, just reinstall all of the Windows files in case some of them have corrupted.

True, theres a slight chance his disk drivers are corrupt, or he's run Windows Update and its installed bad ones

 

[Barnet Seagull]

any eventlog entry?

 

[enigma]

I've got the latest windows, only had the computer about 18 months.... How would I repair the installation? If not what would you suggest?

 

[Everest]

I sometimes have that problem. I can be right in the mi

That'll never happen. You have to press "submit reply" to post it. As you're halfway through something and the 'puter switches off, you'll never have time to submit it. Don't be such a fu

 

[Cian]

Go to My Computer, right click on the C drive, go to Properties, go to Tools, click Check Now under Error-checking, check both check boxes, click Start.

And wait. And wait, and wait.... it'll take a few hours.

This will check for physical disk damage. This is the most likely cause of the crash.

 

[Barnet Seagull]

Also, check that your fans are all working properly and that the pc isn't overheating.