cavanami Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Hi, "I have *** never *** updated my Win XP, except for the service packs! Zero "security" updates, just, plain never...and guess what, it runs OK!!" You do realize that those service packs include all the security patches that came before, right? Sanuk! Of course the SPs have security updates but over my years of Windows, the SPs have been zero issues...unlike the multitudes of updates that M$ pours out...YMMV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted December 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 I seem to have straightened out widows. However, this things appears every time I boot up. What is it and where did it come from? "Windows can't open this file: File: perf-optimise.nvi" I've searched for it, but I can't find it anywhere on the HD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Hi, Had a quick look online, looks like it might be related to your graphics card. Are you using an nVidia card? If so, try reinstalling the drivers for it, might sort out this problem. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted December 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 What it says is "Intel ® HD Graphics". Whatever it is, it doesn't seem to matter. I just click cancel and it goes away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted December 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 I spoke too soon. It has since crashed on me twice. Here's the message I get: Problem signature: Problem Event Name: BlueScreen OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.1 Locale ID: 1033 Additional information about the problem: BCCode: 7a BCP1: FFFFF6FC50024B30 BCP2: FFFFFFFFC00000B5 BCP3: 000000005560B880 BCP4: FFFFF8A004966248 OS Version: 6_1_7601 Service Pack: 1_0 Product: 256_1 Files that help describe the problem: C:\Windows\Minidump\120414-40919-01.dmp C:\Windows\Temp\WER-58453-0.sysdata.xml Read our privacy statement online: http://go.microsoft....88&clcid=0x0409 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted December 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Did it again 20 minutes later. Then after a while, it crashed and I was told to insert the disk and fix it. I DON'T HAVE A DISK, Mr. Gates! I pulled the plug, waited a while, tried again ... and it's working normally (for now). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baa99 Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 Could the HD be dying? Try just running memtest. Check the HD manufacturer's site for a HD diagnostic program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted December 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 PC is less than 2 years old. HD giving up the dos prematurely? How do I do a memtest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baa99 Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 http://www.memtest86.com/download.htm Sometimes it is built into the BIOS. Boot to the BIOS and check. http://www.seagate.com/support/downloads/item/seatools-win-master/ HD tests from Seagate. http://pcsupport.about.com/od/toolsofthetrade/tp/tophddiag.htm Other free HD testing software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baa99 Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 It just occurred to me that those malware scans really work the HD over. That heats up the HD and could cause a crash on a HD that is starting to fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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