Hello geekseeker,
Have you looked at the event log? Anything recorded around the crashes?
The content of a particular file apparently caused this behavior
First remove all temporarily junk.
Enable Hidden Files and folder's.
To enable hidden files and folders Go to taskbar, click Start > My Computer.
On the Tools menu, click Folder Options.
On the View tab, uncheck Hide file extensions for known file types.
Make sure that 'Show hidden files and folders' is enabled.
Display the contents of system folders' is checked & 'Hide extentions for
known file types ' is not checked then press ªpply.
You can set this back later by opening the same page and pressing 'restore
defaults' then pressing ªpply,
HOW TO Enable Hidden Files:
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2002092715262339
Open a Internet window and go to Internet Options, Delete Cookies and Temp
Files, and included all offline content.
Then also go to Start menu and Run
and type (with %)
%temp%
and clear that fºlder. Also go to Start menu and Run and tipe (without %)
temp
and clear that folder.
Empty your IE cache and your other temporary file folders, eg: c:\temp,
c:\windows\temp or C:\Documents and Settings\<name>\Local Settings\Temp (the
path to your temp folder will change depending on your name) - sometimes
programmes can be hidden in there - watch out for mysterious *.exe files or
*.dll files in those fºlders; and
c:\Documents and Settings\username\local settings\Temporary Internet
Files\Content.IE5 and delete all the files in those directories and
subdirectºries).
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm
OR
Try with CCleaner and or HDCleaner for a more thorough cleaning, running in
safe mºde.
Ccleaner -
http://www.ccleaner.com
http://www.ccleaner.com/downloadbuilds.asp
Note, When you install Ccleaner, uncheck the Yahoo toolbar option.
Note, in Options, Advanced, uncheck - Only delete files in Windows folders
older than 48 hours.
Note: uncheck Windows Defender in the applications.
Do a scan with all the check marks on.
Open Ccleaner and press "Windows" "Aplications" and Run Cleaner from the
menu choose 'Issues' and then press scan for issues, Repair any fºund.
Run twice Ccleaner, the same as above,until you get “0 bytes to be removedâ€.
For power users:
http://home.tiscali.de/zdata/hdcleaner_e.htm
Please read for more intructions in Review at MajorGeeks
Run chkdsk /f
for quick scan,
OR
chkdsk /r
for extended scanning
Reboot
http://safety.live.com/site/en-US/default.htm
Look for the broom Clean up, also Tune Up..
I hope this post is helpful.
Let us know how it works ºut.
Еиçеl
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