ALL your Pc Problems

Justin · 2nd June 2006, 12:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stick

Help needed folks. It seems windows has become corrupt on my computer. I get the following message when trying to bootup \windows\system32\config\system is missing or corrupt. I tried the repair tool but cant find a way to replace this file using it. Does anyone know how to fix it?

Try this site
http://www.dslreports.com/faq/3546

Stanley Road · 2nd June 2006, 12:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stick

Help needed folks. It seems windows has become corrupt on my computer. I get the following message when trying to bootup \windows\system32\config\system is missing or corrupt. I tried the repair tool but cant find a way to replace this file using it. Does anyone know how to fix it?

The system hive in the registry is corrupt

look for some third party tools to fix it, there are a few available

You can try and copy it from an existing XP cd but that rarely works without issues

Stanley Road · 2nd June 2006, 12:27

We tried this with our servers but it was hit n miss

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;307545

Stick · 2nd June 2006, 12:44

Thanks folks I will give them all a go!! Appreciate the help!

Number7 · 16th June 2006, 18:28

Free download:

Registry Mechanic:
http://www.pctools.com/registry-mech...r.php?ref=cnet

Handy piece of software.

Red_Aaron · 27th June 2006, 16:46

I've finally joined 'the now' and had broadband installed after struggling with dial up for 6-7 years!

Anyways, upon installation i realised i didnt have an ethernet card so i had to install the modem via a usb port. which worked fine for around 5 mins until i decided i wanted a wireless set up instead.

So went out and brought 100 quid worth of stuff so i can get wireless set up and included in this was an ethernet card which i was informed by PC world was a must for using a wireless router.

Installation of the card seemed to go fine, but when trying to reinstall my broadband software to use the ethernet port rather than the usb i get an error message along the line of 'unable to recognise adaptor (DCHP)' or something along those lines (apologies i dont have the exact quote - i'm actually writing this from a friends pc)

I've called the NTL technical people several times but they keep blaming the ethernet card, saying it must be faulty - aparantly the IP address is not compatible?

I've got the recent most drivers i can find for the card but that hasn't helped and this morning i shelled out on an ethernet to usb adaptor hoping this would get me around the card problem but all it's done is put me back another 25quid and given me the same error message

I'd really appreciate any help anyone can offer - i wanna crack on and get my wireless set up so i can go another 7 years without upgrading.

thanks in advance

golden_blunder · 27th June 2006, 19:10

laptop or pc? version of windows? model/type of router?

remove everything. Install your broadband software and make sure that you can get a wired connection first to your pc or laptop via your router.

Once you have that setup its usually fairly easy, you just need to set the correct settings within your router homepage. Check in the manual its usually something like http://192.1.1.etc

Red_Aaron · 27th June 2006, 19:17

pc
me
belkin 802.11g wireless router

does remove everything include removing the cards again or just uninstalling the softwares? and does that include the ethernet card as well?

how do i get to the router homepage? i've seen something typed into the "Run..." option before but can't remember what it was (or am i thinking of something else?)

thanks for your response

dangercat · 27th June 2006, 19:36

Look in the manual, what gb has siad, but try with 168 after the 192

Red_Aaron · 27th June 2006, 19:41

ok so this is my plan of action

remove everything, including physically removing the cards from the tower.
install the ethernet card first
ensure the ip address is set correctly, as outlined in the manual (which i've now read btw)
install the broadband software via the ethernet & the wireless router from the start.
install the wireless card

post my thanks for your help on this site via my wireless connection?

dangercat · 27th June 2006, 19:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red_Aaron

post my thanks for your help on this site via my wireless connection?

Hopefully

Red_Aaron · 27th June 2006, 21:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by dangercat

Hopefully

sweet

thanks fellas

Clueless · 27th June 2006, 23:52

Don't know if this has been adressed before, but I'm having some trouble with my laptop.

From time to time I can't connect to the internet even though I've got contact with the wireless network. I can still download files using bittorrent, but I can't open web pages or log on with MSN Messenger. When I troubleshoot in messenger I get the message that my gateway appears to be offline.

Can anyone help me?

ManUtdRed · 27th June 2006, 23:54

Sounds like my problem. Just reset your modem, router and the server.

Hope this helps.

This piece of technical advice will cost you £150.

golden_blunder · 27th June 2006, 23:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clueless

Don't know if this has been adressed before, but I'm having some trouble with my laptop.

From time to time I can't connect to the internet even though I've got contact with the wireless network. I can still download files using bittorrent, but I can't open web pages or log on with MSN Messenger. When I troubleshoot in messenger I get the message that my gateway appears to be offline.

Can anyone help me?

the joys of wireless

sometimes you just gotta push that reset button

Clueless · 27th June 2006, 23:56

Yeah, but how do I stop this problem from returning?

I know that turning of the power helps, that's whats keeping me alive.

golden_blunder · 28th June 2006, 00:02

you cant stop wireless problems from occuring so to speak, other than to make sure that you have a consistent decent signal strength. Make sure that your router is not near to anything which may interfere (microwaves are a big no no)
Investing in a better quality router helps. Last but not least, if it annoys you too much then go back to a wired connection.

Clueless · 28th June 2006, 00:05

Ok, so the fact that I never experience this problem when I'm using my schools' wireless network is just because they've got a better router than me?

(wtf's a router anyway? The thing that transmits....stuff?)

golden_blunder · 28th June 2006, 00:11

your router is the hub that transmits the wireless packets to your pc or laptop

and yep, your school probably has a better router

Clueless · 28th June 2006, 11:34

Bah, still isn't working.

Strange thing is that I can use IE, but not Firefox, Opera or Messenger...

Anyone got a clue?

golden_blunder · 28th June 2006, 12:35

ok, that doesnt sound like a wireless prob anymore, do you use a firewall by any chance?
you may have blocked those in your program list

Clueless · 28th June 2006, 18:02

Yeah, it was the firewall.

Thanks a lot gb.

SmashedHombre · 28th June 2006, 19:51

I dont know what the feck this thing is but it seems to be in cantonese or chinese or some shit and its basically installed itself on my computer. Every time i load up msn it gives me chinese sub headings. It regularly updates itself and the only way i can use msn properly is by hitting ctrl + alt + del and ending the implus in processes. I cant find where its planted itself and ive clicked every cantonese button there is and it still wont uninstall. I cant find it in the add remove section either.

Anyone know what this is all about and how i exterminate it?

noodlehair · 28th June 2006, 20:03

Disable it

SmashedHombre · 28th June 2006, 21:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by noodlehair

Disable it

How?? i right click th gay icon in the toolbar and it gives me a choice of the folowing-

IM PLUS ???
??(S)
??(O)
??(U)
??(H)

and if i click any button it goes all freaky deaky chinesey on me.

I should take this oppurtunity to point out im a computer retard

noodlehair · 28th June 2006, 21:15

Which porn site did you pick this one up from anyway?

SmashedHombre · 29th June 2006, 13:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by noodlehair

Which porn site did you pick this one up from anyway?

None. my feckin mum came up to use msn as my s.dad is in spain. When she finished she was like 'oh i installed something....well i didnt i just kind of hovered the mouse over it and it installed itself. i didnt click anything i swear'

yeah erm ok mum...

Justin · 29th June 2006, 13:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by SmashedHombre

I dont know what the feck this thing is but it seems to be in cantonese or chinese or some shit and its basically installed itself on my computer. Every time i load up msn it gives me chinese sub headings. It regularly updates itself and the only way i can use msn properly is by hitting ctrl + alt + del and ending the implus in processes. I cant find where its planted itself and ive clicked every cantonese button there is and it still wont uninstall. I cant find it in the add remove section either.

Anyone know what this is all about and how i exterminate it?

If it's not in the Add/Remove under Control Panel, then try to find it manually in your drive. Under Program Files perhaps?

MUFCTheReligion · 29th June 2006, 13:51

The decent thing would be for GB to come round and sort it for you.

stumorley · 29th June 2006, 13:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by SmashedHombre

I dont know what the feck this thing is but it seems to be in cantonese or chinese or some shit and its basically installed itself on my computer. Every time i load up msn it gives me chinese sub headings. It regularly updates itself and the only way i can use msn properly is by hitting ctrl + alt + del and ending the implus in processes. I cant find where its planted itself and ive clicked every cantonese button there is and it still wont uninstall. I cant find it in the add remove section either.

Anyone know what this is all about and how i exterminate it?

goto run on the start menu, and type in msconfig

press enter, and goto the startup tab

find the process and untick it, so now it wont start up when the computer does.

noodlehair · 29th June 2006, 13:58

In other words, disable it.

It'll still be somewhere on the PC

And don't touch anything else in the msconfig tool, else there'll be dire consequences. Maybe

You could run a search for the process's image name, if you wanted to find where it was hiding

MUFCTheReligion · 29th June 2006, 14:02

When I had one of these programmes I couldn't find it because it was hidden. Make sure you go to folder options > show hidden files.

I know it sounds simple but it kept me busy for 3 hours

SmashedHombre · 6th July 2006, 18:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by MUFCTheReligion

When I had one of these programmes I couldn't find it because it was hidden. Make sure you go to folder options > show hidden files.

I know it sounds simple but it kept me busy for 3 hours

Yeah I've tried that, its bizarre its just attached itself somewhere and i have no idea where.

Stumorley thanks for the advice, will look into it when i get back

28th June 2006, 19:51	#2023 (permalink)
SmashedHombre I'm cute Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Slightly more handsome, intelligent and talented than Rams. Far more likely to shag sheep than most rams too. Posts: 19,153	IM Plus I dont know what the feck this thing is but it seems to be in cantonese or chinese or some shit and its basically installed itself on my computer. Every time i load up msn it gives me chinese sub headings. It regularly updates itself and the only way i can use msn properly is by hitting ctrl + alt + del and ending the implus in processes. I cant find where its planted itself and ive clicked every cantonese button there is and it still wont uninstall. I cant find it in the add remove section either. Anyone know what this is all about and how i exterminate it?

2nd June 2006, 12:27	#2003 (permalink)
Stanley Road I.C.F. Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Viva Ronaldo Posts: 23,007	We tried this with our servers but it was hit n miss http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;307545

2nd June 2006, 12:44	#2004 (permalink)
Stick Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,495	Thanks folks I will give them all a go!! Appreciate the help!

16th June 2006, 18:28	#2005 (permalink)
Number7 Ret's Slave Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 21,801	Free download: Registry Mechanic: http://www.pctools.com/registry-mech...r.php?ref=cnet Handy piece of software.

27th June 2006, 16:46	#2006 (permalink)
Red_Aaron Reserve Team Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: If you love someone it doesnt matter if they're on.......or have thrush Posts: 735	I've finally joined 'the now' and had broadband installed after struggling with dial up for 6-7 years! Anyways, upon installation i realised i didnt have an ethernet card so i had to install the modem via a usb port. which worked fine for around 5 mins until i decided i wanted a wireless set up instead. So went out and brought 100 quid worth of stuff so i can get wireless set up and included in this was an ethernet card which i was informed by PC world was a must for using a wireless router. Installation of the card seemed to go fine, but when trying to reinstall my broadband software to use the ethernet port rather than the usb i get an error message along the line of 'unable to recognise adaptor (DCHP)' or something along those lines (apologies i dont have the exact quote - i'm actually writing this from a friends pc) I've called the NTL technical people several times but they keep blaming the ethernet card, saying it must be faulty - aparantly the IP address is not compatible? I've got the recent most drivers i can find for the card but that hasn't helped and this morning i shelled out on an ethernet to usb adaptor hoping this would get me around the card problem but all it's done is put me back another 25quid and given me the same error message I'd really appreciate any help anyone can offer - i wanna crack on and get my wireless set up so i can go another 7 years without upgrading. thanks in advance

27th June 2006, 19:10	#2007 (permalink)
golden_blunder Manager Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: In the shadows fighting e-crime Posts: 45,540	laptop or pc? version of windows? model/type of router? remove everything. Install your broadband software and make sure that you can get a wired connection first to your pc or laptop via your router. Once you have that setup its usually fairly easy, you just need to set the correct settings within your router homepage. Check in the manual its usually something like http://192.1.1.etc

27th June 2006, 19:17	#2008 (permalink)
Red_Aaron Reserve Team Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: If you love someone it doesnt matter if they're on.......or have thrush Posts: 735	pc me belkin 802.11g wireless router does remove everything include removing the cards again or just uninstalling the softwares? and does that include the ethernet card as well? how do i get to the router homepage? i've seen something typed into the "Run..." option before but can't remember what it was (or am i thinking of something else?) thanks for your response

27th June 2006, 19:36	#2009 (permalink)
dangercat Reserve Team Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: "U Fuck off twice per second, cause you are saying bullshits" Posts: 4,982	Look in the manual, what gb has siad, but try with 168 after the 192

27th June 2006, 19:41	#2010 (permalink)
Red_Aaron Reserve Team Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: If you love someone it doesnt matter if they're on.......or have thrush Posts: 735	ok so this is my plan of action remove everything, including physically removing the cards from the tower. install the ethernet card first ensure the ip address is set correctly, as outlined in the manual (which i've now read btw) install the broadband software via the ethernet & the wireless router from the start. install the wireless card post my thanks for your help on this site via my wireless connection?

27th June 2006, 23:52	#2013 (permalink)
Clueless causes posters to develop an inability to understand irony Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 3,476	Don't know if this has been adressed before, but I'm having some trouble with my laptop. From time to time I can't connect to the internet even though I've got contact with the wireless network. I can still download files using bittorrent, but I can't open web pages or log on with MSN Messenger. When I troubleshoot in messenger I get the message that my gateway appears to be offline. Can anyone help me?

27th June 2006, 23:54	#2014 (permalink)
ManUtdRed Banned Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: I am a twat! Posts: 4,670	Sounds like my problem. Just reset your modem, router and the server. Hope this helps. This piece of technical advice will cost you £150.

27th June 2006, 23:56	#2016 (permalink)
Clueless causes posters to develop an inability to understand irony Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 3,476	Yeah, but how do I stop this problem from returning? I know that turning of the power helps, that's whats keeping me alive.

28th June 2006, 00:02	#2017 (permalink)
golden_blunder Manager Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: In the shadows fighting e-crime Posts: 45,540	you cant stop wireless problems from occuring so to speak, other than to make sure that you have a consistent decent signal strength. Make sure that your router is not near to anything which may interfere (microwaves are a big no no) Investing in a better quality router helps. Last but not least, if it annoys you too much then go back to a wired connection.

28th June 2006, 00:05	#2018 (permalink)
Clueless causes posters to develop an inability to understand irony Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 3,476	Ok, so the fact that I never experience this problem when I'm using my schools' wireless network is just because they've got a better router than me? (wtf's a router anyway? The thing that transmits....stuff?)

28th June 2006, 00:11	#2019 (permalink)
golden_blunder Manager Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: In the shadows fighting e-crime Posts: 45,540	your router is the hub that transmits the wireless packets to your pc or laptop and yep, your school probably has a better router

28th June 2006, 11:34	#2020 (permalink)
Clueless causes posters to develop an inability to understand irony Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 3,476	Bah, still isn't working. Strange thing is that I can use IE, but not Firefox, Opera or Messenger... Anyone got a clue?

28th June 2006, 12:35	#2021 (permalink)
golden_blunder Manager Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: In the shadows fighting e-crime Posts: 45,540	ok, that doesnt sound like a wireless prob anymore, do you use a firewall by any chance? you may have blocked those in your program list

28th June 2006, 18:02	#2022 (permalink)
Clueless causes posters to develop an inability to understand irony Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 3,476	Yeah, it was the firewall. Thanks a lot gb.

28th June 2006, 20:03	#2024 (permalink)
noodlehair Sacked Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes. Posts: 31,843	Disable it

28th June 2006, 21:15	#2026 (permalink)
noodlehair Sacked Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes. Posts: 31,843	Which porn site did you pick this one up from anyway?

29th June 2006, 13:51	#2029 (permalink)
MUFCTheReligion Reserve Team Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Manchester's got everything except a beach! Posts: 1,752	The decent thing would be for GB to come round and sort it for you.

29th June 2006, 13:58	#2031 (permalink)
noodlehair Sacked Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes. Posts: 31,843	In other words, disable it. It'll still be somewhere on the PC And don't touch anything else in the msconfig tool, else there'll be dire consequences. Maybe You could run a search for the process's image name, if you wanted to find where it was hiding

29th June 2006, 14:02	#2032 (permalink)
MUFCTheReligion Reserve Team Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Manchester's got everything except a beach! Posts: 1,752	When I had one of these programmes I couldn't find it because it was hidden. Make sure you go to folder options > show hidden files. I know it sounds simple but it kept me busy for 3 hours