Donna said:
hp laptop problems getting worse - if normal start - shuts down and restarts
itself - can't read error screen - just flashes before shutdown. Can get
into Safe mode only - tried to run debugging - shut down again - can't get
into F2 to reset factory defaults. HP Pavilion ze5345US, but when I last
looked at system infor was showing ze5300 - had used operating disk to bookt
from CD rom to get it to start at all - did this change system? Tried last
known configuration that worked properly - shut down. Now on, but in safe
mode. PLEASE HELP - all of my pictures are stored on laptop. Did see
something in flash about BIOs - also beginning dump of physical memory. ALL
MESSED UP ---- can't connect to internet on that computer. Have McAfee,
Quicktime, AOL, Office 2003 - if you need more info, please contact me againl
Hi,
While you are at or in safe Mode try to Restore the system to an earlier
Date before the error message appeared, to do that follow these steps:
Click Start >> All programs >> Accessories >> System Tools >> System
Restore, pick up a restore point say a week Old and reboot your machine, does
it help?. If it did please skip the Event Viewer report and perform the
cleaning steps and let us know your findings?.
If you still get error message then while in Safe mode try to get the error
log from the event Viewer by doing these steps:
Have a look in the Event Viewer and send us the error messages you will see
there in your next post:
Open a Notepad, customize or minimize to the taskbar as you will need it
later for this step to copy the error message on it.
Open a run command and type in:
eventvwr.msc click [OK] you will get the Event viewer control Panel.
click on each of these:
Application
System
Security
Look in the right Pane/window for error message with red (X) or Yellow
exclamation mark /!\ , double click each one to get more info about the
causer.
On the Event error properties message you will see:
Up Arrow
Down arrow
Two pages
Click on the two pages to copy the error message then bring up the Notepad
you opened earlier and right click on the first line and select Paste from
the list, this will paste the error message on a Notepad.
Please don't duplicate the error message one of each kind will be sufficient.
HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308427/en-us
Please we need just the error messages with Red (X) and don't repeat the
error, just one of each kind and post them back in your next post.
How to perform a clean boot in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310353
A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315222/en-us
Go through these Cleaning steps:
1... Click start >> Control Panel >> Double Click Network and Internet
Connections >> Double click Internet Options, on the IE Properties window
you will see these Options:
General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs
| Advanced .
Click on General Tab (1st Tab on the left) and you will see a Button called
[ Clear History ..] click on it to clear your History caches, then click on
[Delete Files..] to delete Internet Files created over the time, click on [
Delete Cookies...] to delete your cookies left by visiting websites.
Then click on Advanced tab and scroll down to under the Browsing Option:
[&] Browsing
[ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) uncheck this box.
= Then try to Disable the Add-Ons on your Browser somehow installed on your
browser, On how to disable the Add-ons follow this:
Click on Programs Tab and then click the Manage Add-Ons Button there Disable
the Non/Not Verified Plug-ins/Add-ons ( you need to Renable them one-by-one
later and see which is the culprit .
How to manage Add-Ons:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883256
Scan for malware from here:
SuperAntispyware - Free
http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html
RootkitRevealer v1.71
Run a scan from here on-line:
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Download Avast Cleaner (off-line scanner) from here:
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-virus-cleaner.html
Lots of tools to download and disinfect your machine (off-line scanner):
http://www.bitdefender.co.uk/site/Downloads/browseFreeRemovalTool/
NOTE: Please post your findings to your other post under:
hp laptop starts up then shuts down before eror screen can be read
HTH.
nass