XP Pro(orig) prob HELP! - Sys folders names change after reboots...

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System:
XP Pro(orig)
AMDxp2100
1gig RAM

When I reboot, sometimes the folder names for (start)>My Computer and
Network(or Neighborhood) are changed to something different.
They appear to be reg key names/data information.
For instance, right now, "My Computer" says "DirectMusicBand"?!?
Another name that has popped up is "MDhcpClass" but they seem to change
with no apparent pattern - I can rename them and they're fine until a
random number of boots.

Also, when I looked at the registry for these keys, I noticed there are
a vast number of entries that are identical except for the number "1" at
the end.
IE: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{79BA9E00-B6EE-11D1-86BE-
00C04FBF8FEF}\ProgID (Default=Microsoft.DirectMusicBand.1)
There is another entry like this but WITHOUT the ".1"
I'm wondering if these are "duplicate" keys and can they be removed
safely?
I've done an XP over-itself repair but no change.

Very strange prob, eh?

(the Recycle bin icon changes too - I've tried most fixes for this but
no joy)

Anybody heard of this sort of thing before? Driving me nuts.....

nikko
 
NH said:
System:
XP Pro(orig)
AMDxp2100
1gig RAM

When I reboot, sometimes the folder names for (start)>My Computer and
Network(or Neighborhood) are changed to something different.
They appear to be reg key names/data information.
For instance, right now, "My Computer" says "DirectMusicBand"?!?
Another name that has popped up is "MDhcpClass" but they seem to
change with no apparent pattern - I can rename them and they're fine
until a random number of boots.

Also, when I looked at the registry for these keys, I noticed there
are a vast number of entries that are identical except for the number
"1" at the end.
IE:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{79BA9E00-B6EE-11D1-86BE-
00C04FBF8FEF}\ProgID (Default=Microsoft.DirectMusicBand.1) There is
another entry like this but WITHOUT the ".1" I'm wondering if these
are "duplicate" keys and can they be removed safely?
I've done an XP over-itself repair but no change.

Very strange prob, eh?

(the Recycle bin icon changes too - I've tried most fixes for this but
no joy)
Click to expand...
If you have scanned with a current antivirus using updated definitions -
note that "current" means a version not older than 2002 - and the
machine is clean, then you may have problems with your hard drive or
RAM failing. If so, then you need to do some hardware diagnosis.

Malke
 
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