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Thread ID: 32695	2003-04-25 10:33:00	Computer experiencing Registry problems very often - esp. Attn: Roofus	somebody (208)	Press F1

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138882	2003-04-25 10:33:00	I have an old PC Direct Discovery 550 computer which I bought years ago. It is a Pentium S 133mhz computer, with 64mb RAM (came with 32, but I upgraded), a 2gb hard drive, a 24x CD ROM drive (also upgraded from the original), PCI video card, Yamaha sound card, D-Link modem, D-Link network card. I have had problems for the last few years, and have had not luck fixing it. Even after a clean install of Windows (I have tried 95, and 98SE), several days or weeks later a registry problem pops up. It forces me to restart to restore the backup. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, but mostly for a year, it had the registry problem every day. At the time I could not reinstall Windows as I did not have any way to back up my data, so I just had to put up with it. Every day I just tried letting it reboot to see if it would help, but it didn't. It caused some programs to not function at all. When I eventually did a clean install, the problem came back within about a month. Then I reinstalled again, and it came back in about the same period of time. I decided to install Win98SE in order to set up a network to my new computer. The problem came back in about a month or so, but because Win98SE, I couldn't boot up at all, because every time I turned the computer on, the error said that I had to restart in order to restore the backups of the registry. The problem was that there was problems with the backups, so I couldn't actually get into windows. Finally I just reinstalled Windows on a partitioned hard drive, and created a drive image of a "working" installation of Windows, and restored it every time windows came up with the Registry problem error. Ok... enough background info. Basically I've spoken to two computer technicians, explaining the circumstances, and they both believe it's a hardware problem. I can't think of any idea on how to fix it though, as the problem seems too broad. Any ideas? Thanks in advance for any ideas/help, and sorry for the long post.	somebody (208)
138883	2003-04-25 12:57:00	At this stage its too hard to say whether its sw, hw or otherwise for me. You could argue that it may be hardware because the software was reloaded, but that doesnt guarantee its software which is reliable or different. Could you please provide the exact error messages you get. And not if you dont have an exact error message dont expect an exact answer as its like telling a mechanic my car wont start or similair: there is a huge range of potential problems. And let me recommend that to anyone.... write down error messages exactly and how they occur. If you do have the exact error message and you want some extra help drop me a email on admin@captive.co.nz	Captive (3159)
138884	2003-04-25 20:35:00	Somebody, Sounds like a problem with your bios to me - and probably the only way to solve it is to get a new motherboard :( Had pretty much the same problem about a year ago, however the symptoms developed VERY quickly - sent board to technicians, and they took 2 weeks to send it back saying there's nothing wrong with it (surprise surprise!), so I spent the next three weeks documenting the problems and sent it back telling them it was a bios problem (over time it developed and eventually I was getting occasionaly BIOS error messages), and they replaced the motherboard (luckily still under warranty) and the problems went away. HTH Mike.	Mike (15)
138885	2003-04-25 21:52:00	Thanks Mike and Captive . I can't be very specific, as the error message is the standard windows' Win95 - "Windows encountered an error accessing the Registry . . . . and needs to restart . Click Restart" Win98SE - "Windows Registry Checker . Windows encountered an error . . . . and needs to restart . " Or messages to that effect - I've gotten so used to them I don't actually pay attention to what they say - word for word . I have tried Windows 95 and Windows98SE . I tried Linux - but it wouldn't finish installing, which I eventually found out was a non-compatible CD ROM drive . I haven't started getting BIOS error messages yet (only low-battery ones, which I replaced the battery, and they went away) . I seems to be that since I replaced the RAM (from the original 32mb to 64mb) the problems don't seem to be as often, or as bad . I ran a program called AIDA32 today (a sysinfo software), and it said it could not find any L2 cache in my CPU (Pentium S 133) . I don't know if this is normal . Once again, Thanks for your help Captive and Mike, and thanks in advance for any other help . Below is the detailed report from AIDA32: --------[ AIDA32 (c) 1995-2003 Unlimited Possibilities ]---------------------------------------------------------------- Version AIDA32 v3 . 40 Author fiery@aida32 . hu Homepage http://www . aida32 . hu Report Type Report Wizard Computer OLD Generator . Operating System Microsoft Windows 98 4 . 10 . 2222A (Win98 SE) Date 2003-04-26 Time 08:45 --------[ Summary ]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer: Operating System Microsoft Windows 98 OS Service Pack None Computer Name OLD User Name . Motherboard: CPU Type Intel Pentium, 133 MHz Motherboard Name MSI MS-5124 Motherboard Chipset SiS 5511 System Memory 64 MB BIOS Type Award Modular (12/06/96) Communication Port Communications Port (COM1) Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1) Display: Video Adapter S3 Trio64V2-DX/GX (775/785) (2 MB) Multimedia: Audio Adapter Yamaha OPL3-SAx Sound System Storage: Floppy Drive GENERIC NEC FLOPPY DISK Disk Drive GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE47 Disk Drive GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE80 Optical Drive CREATIVE CD2422E MC102 (24x CD-ROM) Partitions: C: (FAT32) 1004 MB (516 MB free) D: (FAT) 199 MB (19 MB free) E: (FAT32) 1004 MB (99 MB free) Input: Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard Mouse PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port Network: Network Adapter Novell 2000 Adapter . (192 . 168 . 0 . 28) Network Adapter PPP Adapter . Modem Rockwell 33 . 6 DPF Internal PnP Peripherals: Printer HP DeskJet 640C Series Problems & Suggestions: Problem Disk free space is only 10% on drive D: . Problem Disk free space is only 10% on drive E: . --------[ CPU ]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CPU Properties: CPU Type Intel Pentium, 133 MHz CPU Alias P54C, A80502 CPU Stepping cC0 L1 Code Cache 8 KB L1 Data Cache 8 KB L2 Cache 0 CPU Physical Info: Package Type 296 Pin PGA Package Size 4 . 95 cm x 4 . 95 cm Transistors 3 . 3 million Process Technology 4M, 0 . 35 um, BiCMOS Die Size 91 / 83 mm2 Core Voltage 3 . 3 / 3 . 52 V I/O Voltage 3 . 3 / 3 . 52 V Typical Power 3 . 0 - 6 . 5 W (depending on clock speed) Maximum Power 8 . 0 - 15 . 5 W (depending on clock speed) CPU Manufacturer: Company Name Intel Corporation Product Information . intel . com/products/browse/processor . htm" target="_blank">www . intel . com CPU Utilization: CPU #1 100 % Problems & Suggestions: Problem No CPU L2 cache found . This may cause performance penalty . --------[ CPUID ]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CPUID Properties: CPUID Manufacturer GenuineIntel CPUID Revision 052Ch Platform ID 00h (Unknown) IA CPU Serial Number Unknown Instruction Set: AMD 3DNow! Not Supported AMD 3DNow! Professional Not Supported AMD Enhanced 3DNow! Not Supported AMD Extended MMX Not Supported AMD x86-64 Not Supported Cyrix Extended MMX Not Supported IA-64 Not Supported IA MMX Not Supported IA SSE Not Supported IA SSE 2 Not Supported IA SSE 3 Not Supported CLFLUSH Instruction Not Supported CMPXCHG8B Instruction Supported Conditional Move Instruction Not Supported MONITOR / MWAIT Instruction Not Supported CPUID Features: 36-bit Page Size Extension Not Supported Automatic Clock Control Not Supported CPL Qualified Debug Store Not Supported Debug Trace Store Not Supported Debugging Extension Supported Enhanced SpeedStep Technology Not Supported Fast Save & Restore Not Supported Fast System Call Not Supported Hyper-Threading Technology Not Supported L1 Context ID Not Supported Local APIC On Chip Not Supported LongRun Not Supported LongRun Table Interface Not Supported Machine-Check Architecture Not Supported Machine-Check Exception Supported Memory Type Range Registers Not Supported Model Specific Registers Supported Page Attribute Table Not Supported Page Global Extension Not Supported Page Size Extension Supported Pending Break Event Not Supported Physical Address Extension Not Supported Processor Duty Cycle Control Not Supported Processor Serial Number Not Supported Self-Snoop Not Supported Thermal Monitor Not Supported Thermal Monitor 2 Not Supported Time Stamp Counter Supported Virtual Mode Extension Supported CPUID Registers: CPUID 00000000 00000001-756E6547-6C65746E-49656E69 CPUID 00000001 0000052C-00000000-00000000-000001BF Problems & Suggestions: Problem MMX is not supported . This may cause performance penalty . Suggestion SSE is not supported . Upgrade your CPU to speed up applications optimized for SSE . --------[ Motherboard ]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Motherboard Properties: Motherboard ID 12/06/96-SiS-5511-5513-2A5IDM4EC-00 Motherboard Name MSI MS-5124 Motherboard Manufacturer: Company Name Micro-Star International Product Information . msi . com . tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_list . php" target="_blank">www . msi . com . tw BIOS Download . msi . com . tw/program/support/bios/bos/spt_bos_list . php" target="_blank">www . msi . com . tw --------[ Memory ]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Physical Memory: Total 63 MB Used 62 MB Free 1 MB Utilization 98 % Swap Space: Total 564 MB Used 50 MB Free 513 MB Utilization 9 % Virtual Memory: Total 627 MB Used 112 MB Free 514 MB Utilization 18 % Problems & Suggestions: Problem Modern operating systems require at least 128 MB system memory for optimum performance . --------[ Chipset ]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chipset Properties: Motherboard Chipset SiS 5511 External Cache Size 256 KB External Cache Type Synchronous Pipelined Burst External Cache Status Enabled Memory Slots: DRAM Slot #1 16 MB (EDO) DRAM Slot #2 16 MB (EDO) DRAM Slot #3 16 MB (FPM) DRAM Slot #4 16 MB (FPM) Chipset Manufacturer: Company Name Silicon Integrated Systems Corporation Product Information . sis . com/products/index . htm#chipsets" target="_blank">www . sis . com Driver Download http://download . sis . com Problems & Suggestions: Suggestion Slow memory (FPM / EDO / BEDO) detected . Upgrade to SDRAM or RDRAM if possible . --------[ BIOS ]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOS Properties: BIOS Type Award Modular Award BIOS Type Award Modular BIOS v4 . 51PG Award BIOS Message WG72P 121096 System BIOS Date 12/06/96 Video BIOS Date 10/23/96 BIOS Manufacturer: Company Name Phoenix Technologies Ltd . Product Information . phoenix . com/en/products/default . htm" target="_blank">www . phoenix . com Problems & Suggestions: Suggestion System BIOS is more than 2 years old . Update it if necessary . Suggestion Video BIOS is more than 2 years old . Update it if necessary . --------[ Windows Video ]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ S3 Trio64V2-DX/GX (775/785) ] Video Adapter Properties: Device Description S3 Trio64V2-DX/GX (775/785) Chip Type Trio64V2/DX(86C775) or GX(86C785) DAC Type Internal Installed Drivers s3mm . drv Memory Size 2 MB Video Adapter Manufacturer: Company Name S3 Graphics Product Information http://www . s3graphics . com Driver Download . s3graphics . com/DRVVIEW . HTM" target="_blank">www . s3graphics . com Problems & Suggestions: Problem Less than 4 MB video memory found . Upgrade your video card for better performance . --------[ PCI / AGP Video ]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S3 Trio64 V2/DX (86c775) Video Adapter --------[ Desktop ]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Desktop Properties: Device Technology Raster Display Resolution 640 x 480 Color Depth 8-bit Color Planes 1 Font Resolution 96 dpi Pixel Width / Height 36 / 36 Pixel Diagonal 51 Vertical Refresh Rate Default Desktop Effects: Combo-Box Animation Enabled Drop Shadow Effect Disabled Flat Menu Effect Disabled Font Smoothing Disabled Full Window Dragging Disabled Gradient Window Title Bars Disabled Hide Menu Access Keys Disabled Hot Tracking Effect Enabled Icon Title Wrapping Enabled List-Box Smooth Scrolling Enabled Menu Animation Enabled Menu Fade Effect Disabled Minimize/Restore Animation Enabled Mouse Cursor Shadow Disabled Selection Fade Effect Disabled ShowSounds Accessibility Feature Disabled ToolTip Animation Disabled ToolTip Fade Effect Disabled Windows Plus! Extension Enabled Problems & Suggestions: Suggestion Increase resolution for better visual quality . Suggestion Increase color depth for better visual quality . --------[ Multi-Monitor ]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \\ . \Display1 Yes (0,0) (640,480) --------[ Windows Audio ]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- midi-in . 0 0001 0067 Yamaha MPU-401 midi-out . 0 0001 0066 Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth midi-out . 1 0001 0066 Yamaha FM Synthesizer midi-out . 2 0001 0066 Yamaha MPU-401 mixer . 0 0001 0068 Yamaha Audio wave-in . 0 0001 0065 Yamaha Audio wave-out . 0 0001 0064 Yamaha Audio --------[ PCI / PnP Audio ]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yamaha OPL3-SAx Sound System PnP --------[ Windows Storage ]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ GENERIC NEC FLOPPY DISK ] Device Properties: Driver Description Disk drive Driver Date 4/23/99 Driver Provider (Standard disk drives) INF File DISKDRV . INF [ GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE47 ] Device Properties: Driver Description Disk drive Driver Date 4/23/99 Driver Provider (Standard disk drives) INF File DISKDRV . INF [ GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE80 ] Device Properties: Driver Description Disk drive Driver Date 4/23/99 Driver Provider (Standard disk drives) INF File DISKDRV . INF [ CREATIVE CD2422E MC102 ] Device Properties: Driver Description (CD-Rom Drive) Driver Date 4/23/99 Driver Provider Microsoft INF File MSCDROM . INF Optical Drive Properties: Manufacturer Creative Device Type CD-ROM Speed 24x Device Manufacturer: Company Name Creative Technology Ltd . Product Information . americas . creative . com/products/category . asp?Category=4&MainCategory=4" target="_blank">www . americas . creative . com [ Primary IDE controller (dual fifo) ] Device Properties: Driver Description Primary IDE controller (dual fifo) Driver Date 4/23/99 Driver Provider Microsoft INF File MSHDC . INF Device Resources: IRQ 0E Port 01F0-01F7 Port 03F6-03F6 Port 4000-4007 [ Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo) ] Device Properties: Driver Description Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo) Driver Date 4/23/99 Driver Provider Microsoft INF File MSHDC . INF Device Resources: IRQ 0F Port 0170-0177 Port 0376-0376 Port 4008-400F [ SiS 5513 Dual PCI IDE Controller ] Device Properties: Driver Description SiS 5513 Dual PCI IDE Controller Driver Date 4/23/99 Driver Provider Microsoft INF File MSHDC . INF Device Resources: IRQ 0E IRQ 0F Port 0170-0177 Port 01F0-01F7 Port 0376-0376 Port 03F6-03F6 Port 4000-400F [ Standard Floppy Disk Controller ] Device Properties: Driver Description Standard Floppy Disk Controller Driver Date 4/23/99 Driver Provider (Standard floppy disk controllers) INF File MSFDC . INF Device Resources: DMA 02 IRQ 06 Port 03F2-03F2 Port 03F4-03F5 [ Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller ] Device Properties: Driver Description Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller Driver Date 4/23/99 Driver Provider Microsoft INF File MSHDC . INF Device Resources: IRQ 0B Port 01E8-01EF Port 03EE-03EE --------[ Logical Drives ]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A: Removable Disk C: Local Disk FAT32 2E67-15ED 1004 MB 516 MB 51 % D: Local Disk FAT 3D60-19F2 199 MB 20184 KB 10 % E: Local Disk FAT32 1C06-253B 1004 MB 99 MB 10 % F: Optical Drive P: (\\NEW\PEI'S FILES) Network Drive NTFS 0000-0000 19532 MB 6385 MB 33 % --------[ Optical Drives ]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CREATIVE CD2422E MC102 Creative CD-ROM 24x --------[ ASPI ]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 00 01 00 Optical Drive CREATIVE CD2422E MC102 1 . 02 1 . 02 4Mbit;EPROM 00 07 00 Host Adapter ESDI_506 --------[ Keyboard ]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Keyboard Properties: Keyboard Name Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard Keyboard Type IBM enhanced (101- or 102-key) keyboard Keyboard Layout United States 101 ANSI Code Page 1252 OEM Code Page 437 Repeat Delay 0 Repeat Rate 15 --------[ Mouse ]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mouse Properties: Mouse Name PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port Mouse Buttons 2 Mouse Hand Right Pointer Speed 1 Double-Click Time 500 msec X/Y Threshold 2 / 0 Wheel Scroll Lines 3 Mouse Features: Active Window Tracking Disabled ClickLock Disabled Hide Pointer While Typing Disabled Mouse Wheel Present Move Pointer To Default Button Disabled Pointer Trails Disabled Sonar Disabled --------[ Windows Network ]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ Novell 2000 Adapter . ] Network Adapter Properties: Network Adapter Novell 2000 Adapter . Interface Type Ethernet Hardware Address 00-80-C8-58-D4-1D Connection Speed 10 Mbps MTU 1500 bytes DHCP Lease Obtained 4/26/03 8:40:48 PM DHCP Lease Expires 5/3/03 8:40:48 PM Bytes Received 1716229 (1 . 6 MB) Bytes Sent 138400 (135 . 2 KB) Network Adapter Addresses: IP / Subnet Mask 192 . 168 . 0 . 28 / 255 . 255 . 255 . 0 Gateway 192 . 168 . 0 . 1 DHCP 192 . 168 . 0 . 1 [ PPP Adapter . ] Network Adapter Properties: Network Adapter PPP Adapter . Interface Type Ethernet Hardware Address 44-45-53-54-00-00 Connection Speed 9600 bps MTU 1500 bytes DHCP Lease Obtained 1/1/80 12:00:00 PM DHCP Lease Expires 1/1/80 12:00:00 PM Bytes Received 0 Bytes Sent 0 Network Adapter Addresses: DHCP 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 --------[ DirectX Video ]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ Primary Display Driver ] DirectDraw Device Properties: DirectDraw Driver Name display DirectDraw Driver Description Primary Display Driver Hardware Driver S3mm . dll Hardware Description S3 Trio64V2-DX/GX (775/785) --------[ DirectX Sound ]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ Primary Sound Driver ] DirectSound Device Properties: Device Description Primary Sound Driver Driver Module Primary Buffers 1 Min / Max Secondary Buffers Sample Rate 5510 / 48000 Hz Primary Buffers Sound Formats 8-bit, 16-bit, Mono, Stereo Secondary Buffers Sound Formats 8-bit, 16-bit, Mono, Stereo Total / Free Sound Buffers 1 / 0 Total / Free Static Sound Buffers 1 / 0 Total / Free Streaming Sound Buffers 1 / 0 Total / Free 3D Sound Buffers 0 / 0 Total / Free 3D Static Sound Buffers 0 / 0 Total / Free 3D Streaming Sound Buffers 0 / 0 DirectSound Device Features: Certified Driver No Emulated Device No Precise Sample Rate Supported [ Yamaha Audio ] DirectSound Device Properties: Device Description Yamaha Audio Driver Module opl3sax . sys Primary Buffers 1 Min / Max Secondary Buffers Sample Rate 5510 / 48000 Hz Primary Buffers Sound Formats 8-bit, 16-bit, Mono, Stereo Secondary Buffers Sound Formats 8-bit, 16-bit, Mono, Stereo Total / Free Sound Buffers 1 / 0 Total / Free Static Sound Buffers 1 / 0 Total / Free Streaming Sound Buffers 1 / 0 Total / Free 3D Sound Buffers 0 / 0 Total / Free 3D Static Sound Buffers 0 / 0 Total / Free 3D Streaming Sound Buffers 0 / 0 DirectSound Device Features: Certified Driver No Emulated Device No Precise Sample Rate Supported --------[ DirectX Music ]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ Microsoft Synthesizer (WDM) ] DirectMusic Device Properties: Device Description Microsoft Synthesizer (WDM) Synthesizer Type Software Device Class Output Port Device Type WDM Multimedia Audio Channels 2 MIDI Channels 16000 Voices 1000 Available Memory System Memory DirectMusic Device Features: Built-In GM Instrument Set No Built-In Roland GS Sound Set No DirectSound Not Supported DLS L1 Sample Collections Supported DLS L2 Sample Collections Not Supported External MIDI Port No Fixed DLS Memory Size No Port Sharing Not Supported Chorus Effect Not Supported Delay Effect Not Supported Reverb Effect Supported [ MIDI Mapper ] DirectMusic Device Properties: Device Description MIDI Mapper Synthesizer Type Hardware Device Class Output Port Device Type Windows Multimedia MIDI Channels 16 DirectMusic Device Features: Built-In GM Instrument Set No Built-In Roland GS Sound Set No DirectSound Not Supported DLS L1 Sample Collections Not Supported DLS L2 Sample Collections Not Supported External MIDI Port No Fixed DLS Memory Size No Port Sharing Supported Chorus Effect Not Supported Delay Effect Not Supported Reverb Effect Not Supported [ Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth ] DirectMusic Device Properties: Device Description Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth Synthesizer Type Hardware Device Class Output Port Device Type Windows Multimedia MIDI Channels 16 DirectMusic Device Features: Built-In GM Instrument Set No Built-In Roland GS Sound Set No DirectSound Not Supported DLS L1 Sample Collections Not Supported DLS L2 Sample Collections Not Supported External MIDI Port No Fixed DLS Memory Size No Port Sharing Supported Chorus Effect Not Supported Delay Effect Not Supported Reverb Effect Not Supported [ Yamaha FM Synthesizer ] DirectMusic Device Properties: Device Description Yamaha FM Synthesizer Synthesizer Type Hardware Device Class Output Port Device Type Windows Multimedia MIDI Channels 16 DirectMusic Device Features: Built-In GM Instrument Set No Built-In Roland GS Sound Set No DirectSound Not Supported DLS L1 Sample Collections Not Supported DLS L2 Sample Collections Not Supported External MIDI Port No Fixed DLS Memory Size No Port Sharing Supported Chorus Effect Not Supported Delay Effect Not Supported Reverb Effect Not Supported [ Yamaha MPU-401 ] DirectMusic Device Properties: Device Description Yamaha MPU-401 Synthesizer Type Hardware Device Class Output Port Device Type Windows Multimedia MIDI Channels 16 DirectMusic Device Features: Built-In GM Instrument Set No Built-In Roland GS Sound Set No DirectSound Not Supported DLS L1 Sample Collections Not Supported DLS L2 Sample Collections Not Supported External MIDI Port Yes Fixed DLS Memory Size No Port Sharing Supported Chorus Effect Not Supported Delay Effect Not Supported Reverb Effect Not Supported [ Yamaha MPU-401 ] DirectMusic Device Properties: Device Description Yamaha MPU-401 Synthesizer Type Hardware Device Class Input Port Device Type Windows Multimedia MIDI Channels 16 DirectMusic Device Features: Built-In GM Instrument Set No Built-In Roland GS Sound Set No DirectSound Not Supported DLS L1 Sample Collections Not Supported DLS L2 Sample Collections Not Supported External MIDI Port Yes Fixed DLS Memory Size No Port Sharing Not Supported Chorus Effect Not Supported Delay Effect Not Supported Reverb Effect Not Supported [ Microsoft Synthesizer ] DirectMusic Device Properties: Device Description Microsoft Synthesizer Synthesizer Type Software Device Class Output Port Device Type User-Mode Synthesizer Audio Channels 2 MIDI Channels 16000 Voices 1000 Available Memory System Memory DirectMusic Device Features: Built-In GM Instrument Set No Built-In Roland GS Sound Set No DirectSound Supported DLS L1 Sample Collections Supported DLS L2 Sample Collections Not Supported External MIDI Port No Fixed DLS Memory Size No Port Sharing Not Supported Chorus Effect Not Supported Delay Effect Not Supported Reverb Effect Supported --------[ DirectX Input ]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ Mouse ] DirectInput Device Properties: Device Description Mouse Device Type Mouse Device Subtype Unknown Axes 3 Buttons/Keys 3 DirectInput Device Features: Emulated Device No Alias Device No Polled Device No Polled Data Format No Attack Force Feedback Not Supported Deadband Force Feedback Not Supported Fade Force Feedback Not Supported Force Feedback Not Supported Saturation Force Feedback Not Supported +/- Force Feedback Coefficients Not Supported +/- Force Feedback Saturation Not Supported [ Keyboard ] DirectInput Device Properties: Device Description Keyboard Device Type Keyboard Device Subtype IBM PC Enhanced 101/102-key or Microsoft Natural keyboard Buttons/Keys 110 DirectInput Device Features: Emulated Device No Alias Device No Polled Device No Polled Data Format No Attack Force Feedback Not Supported Deadband Force Feedback Not Supported Fade Force Feedback Not Supported Force Feedback Not Supported Saturation Force Feedback Not Supported +/- Force Feedback Coefficients Not Supported +/- Force Feedback Saturation Not Supported --------[ Windows Devices ]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CDROM: CREATIVE CD2422E MC102 Disk drives: GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE47 GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE80 GENERIC NEC FLOPPY DISK Display adapters: S3 Trio64V2-DX/GX (775/785) Floppy disk controllers: Standard Floppy Disk Controller Hard disk controllers: Primary IDE controller (dual fifo) Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo) SiS 5513 Dual PCI IDE Controller Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller Keyboard: Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard Modem: Rockwell 33 . 6 DPF Internal PnP Monitors: Default Monitor Mouse: PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port Network adapters: Dial-Up Adapter NE2000 Compatible Ports (COM & LPT): Communications Port (COM1) ECP Printer Port (LPT1) Printer: HP DeskJet 640C Series SCSI controllers: AGFA EPPSCSI Miniport Driver Sound, video and game controllers: Gameport Joystick Microsoft Kernel Audio Mixer Microsoft Kernel System Renderer YAMAHA OPL3-SAx Reserved YAMAHA OPL3-SAx WDM Driver System devices: Advanced Power Management support Direct memory access controller IO read data port for ISA Plug and Play enumerator IRQ Holder for PCI Steering Motherboard resources Numeric data processor PCI bus PCI standard host CPU bridge Plug and Play BIOS Plug and Play Software Device Enumerator Processor support Programmable interrupt controller SIS PCI to ISA bridge System board System board extension for PnP BIOS System CMOS/real time clock System speaker System timer --------[ Physical Devices ]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PCI Devices: Bus 0, Device 16, Function 0 S3 Trio64 V2/DX/GX (86c775/86c785) Video Adapter Bus 0, Device 16, Function 1 S3 Trio64 V2/DX/GX (86c775/86c785) Video Adapter Bus 0, Device 0, Function 0 SiS 5511 Chipset - Host-PCI Bridge Bus 0, Device 1, Function 0 SiS 85C503/5513/5595/961 PCI-ISA Bridge Bus 0, Device 1, Function 1 SiS 85C513 IDE Controller PnP Devices: PNP0303 101/102-Key or MS Natural Keyboard PNP0501 16550A-compatible UART Serial Port PNP0200 DMA Controller PNP0401 ECP Parallel Port PNP0700 Floppy Disk Controller PNP0F13 Logitech PS/2 Port Mouse PNP0C02 Motherboard Resources PNP0C04 Numeric Data Processor PNP0800 PC Speaker PNP0A03 PCI Bus PNP0000 Programmable Interrupt Controller PNP0B00 Real-Time Clock ROK0030 Rockwell 33 . 6 DPF Internal PnP [NoDB] PNP0C01 System Board Extension PNP0100 System Timer YMH0020 Yamaha OPL3-SAx Sound System Ports: COM1 Communications Port (COM1) LPT1 ECP Printer Port (LPT1) --------[ Device Resources ]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DMA 00 Undetermined YAMAHA OPL3-SAx WDM Driver DMA 01 Undetermined YAMAHA OPL3-SAx WDM Driver DMA 02 Undetermined Standard Floppy Disk Controller DMA 03 Undetermined ECP Printer Port (LPT1) DMA 04 Undetermined Direct memory access controller IRQ 00 Undetermined System timer IRQ 01 Undetermined Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard IRQ 02 Undetermined Programmable interrupt controller IRQ 03 Undetermined Rockwell 33 . 6 DPF Internal PnP IRQ 04 Exclusive Communications Port (COM1) IRQ 05 Undetermined YAMAHA OPL3-SAx WDM Driver IRQ 06 Undetermined Standard Floppy Disk Controller IRQ 07 Undetermined ECP Printer Port (LPT1) IRQ 08 Undetermined System CMOS/real time clock IRQ 09 Shared IRQ Holder for PCI Steering IRQ 09 Shared S3 Trio64V2-DX/GX (775/785) IRQ 0A Undetermined NE2000 Compatible IRQ 0B Undetermined Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller IRQ 0C Undetermined PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port IRQ 0D Undetermined Numeric data processor IRQ 0E Exclusive Primary IDE controller (dual fifo) IRQ 0E Undetermined SiS 5513 Dual PCI IDE Controller IRQ 0F Exclusive Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo) IRQ 0F Undetermined SiS 5513 Dual PCI IDE Controller Memory 00000000-0009FFFF Undetermined System board extension for PnP BIOS Memory 000A0000-000AFFFF Exclusive S3 Trio64V2-DX/GX (775/785) Memory 000B0000-000BFFFF Exclusive S3 Trio64V2-DX/GX (775/785) Memory 000C0000-000C7FFF Exclusive S3 Trio64V2-DX/GX (775/785) Memory 000E0000-000FFFFF Undetermined System board extension for PnP BIOS Memory 00100000-03FFFFFF Undetermined System board extension for PnP BIOS Memory 04000000-0400FFFF Exclusive S3 Trio64V2-DX/GX (775/785) Memory 20000000-203FFFFF Undetermined System board extension for PnP BIOS Memory E0000000-E3FFFFFF Exclusive S3 Trio64V2-DX/GX (775/785) Memory FFEE0000-FFEFFFFF Undetermined System board extension for PnP BIOS Memory FFFE0000-FFFFFFFF Undetermined System board extension for PnP BIOS Port 0000-000F Undetermined Direct memory access controller Port 0020-0021 Undetermined Programmable interrupt controller Port 0040-0043 Undetermined System timer Port 0060-0060 Undetermined Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard Port 0061-0061 Undetermined System speaker Port 0064-0064 Undetermined Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard Port 0070-0071 Undetermined System CMOS/real time clock Port 0081-0083 Undetermined Direct memory access controller Port 0087-0087 Undetermined Direct memory access controller Port 0089-008B Undetermined Direct memory access controller Port 008F-0091 Undetermined Direct memory access controller Port 00A0-00A1 Undetermined Programmable interrupt controller Port 00C0-00DF Undetermined Direct memory access controller Port 00F0-00FF Undetermined Numeric data processor Port 0100-0107 Undetermined YAMAHA OPL3-SAx Reserved Port 0170-0177 Exclusive Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo) Port 0170-0177 Exclusive SiS 5513 Dual PCI IDE Controller Port 01E8-01EF Undetermined Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller Port 01F0-01F7 Exclusive Primary IDE controller (dual fifo) Port 01F0-01F7 Exclusive SiS 5513 Dual PCI IDE Controller Port 0201-0201 Undetermined Gameport Joystick Port 0208-020F Undetermined Motherboard resources Port 0220-022F Undetermined YAMAHA OPL3-SAx WDM Driver Port 0274-0277 Exclusive IO read data port for ISA Plug and Play enumerator Port 02F8-02FF Undetermined Rockwell 33 . 6 DPF Internal PnP Port 0300-031F Exclusive NE2000 Compatible Port 0330-0331 Undetermined YAMAHA OPL3-SAx WDM Driver Port 0370-0371 Undetermined YAMAHA OPL3-SAx WDM Driver Port 0376-0376 Exclusive Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo) Port 0376-0376 Exclusive SiS 5513 Dual PCI IDE Controller Port 0378-037F Undetermined ECP Printer Port (LPT1) Port 0388-038B Undetermined YAMAHA OPL3-SAx WDM Driver Port 03B0-03BB Exclusive S3 Trio64V2-DX/GX (775/785) Port 03C0-03DF Exclusive S3 Trio64V2-DX/GX (775/785) Port 03EE-03EE Undetermined Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller Port 03F2-03F2 Undetermined Standard Floppy Disk Controller Port 03F4-03F5 Undetermined Standard Floppy Disk Controller Port 03F6-03F6 Exclusive Primary IDE controller (dual fifo) Port 03F6-03F6 Exclusive SiS 5513 Dual PCI IDE Controller Port 03F8-03FF Undetermined Communications Port (COM1) Port 04D0-04D1 Undetermined PCI bus Port 0530-0537 Undetermined YAMAHA OPL3-SAx WDM Driver Port 0778-077A Undetermined ECP Printer Port (LPT1) Port 0CF8-0CFF Undetermined PCI bus Port 4000-4007 Undetermined Primary IDE controller (dual fifo) Port 4000-400F Exclusive SiS 5513 Dual PCI IDE Controller Port 4008-400F Undetermined Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo) --------[ Printers ]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ HP DeskJet 640C Series (Default) ] Printer Properties: Printer Name HP DeskJet 640C Series Default Printer Yes Share Point Not shared Printer Port \\NEW\HPDeskJet Printer Driver HP DeskJet 640C Series Print Processor WinPrint Separator Page None Availability Always Priority 1 Print Jobs Queued 0 Status Unknown Paper Properties: Printer Manufacturer: Company Name Hewlett-Packard Company Product Information . pandi . hp . com/seg/printers . html" target="_blank">www . pandi . hp . com --------[ Power Management ]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Power Management Properties: Current Power Source Unknown Battery Status 0 % (Unknown) Full Battery Lifetime Unknown Remaining Battery Lifetime Unknown --------[ Debug - PCI ]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B00 D00 F00: SiS 5511 Chipset - Host-PCI Bridge Offset 00: 39 10 11 55 06 00 00 24 00 00 00 06 00 00 00 00 Offset 10: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 30: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 40: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 50: EB 00 70 56 01 D4 A0 F0 00 00 E3 45 2D 0A 3E 0E Offset 60: 06 02 02 FF 01 40 00 FF 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00 00 00 Offset 70: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 80: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset 90: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset A0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset B0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset C0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset D0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset E0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Offset F0: 00 00 00 00	somebody (208)
138886	2003-04-25 21:54:00	Also, I forgot to mention that this is a clean reinstall of Windows, which I did on Thursday, as the particular computer was infected with the W32.Opasrv Worm (and I couldn't get rid of it).	somebody (208)
138887	2003-04-26 00:15:00	Your problem is most likely to be caused by faulty memory. Second on the hit list is your harddrive/controller/cable.	BIFF (1)
138888	2003-04-26 04:08:00	Ok. Thanks BIFF. I'll just survive with the problem for now (no point replacing the parts). I've already gone through 2 monitors with that computer... so it's probably an indication that it's nearing the end of its life. CD ROM drive is slowly dieing as well.	somebody (208)
138889	2003-04-26 04:58:00	I might read this a bit more later, i am just quickly catching up before i do some work. I would like to note this though: if you suspect a faulty component get the necessary material to test it e.g. for memory or otherwise. This applies as a whole if you suspect the possibility of hardware problems and i actually have slowly been compiling a list of tools for such purposes. This helps narrow down where the problem may be.	Captive (3159)
138890	2003-04-26 05:14:00	Hi Somebody. A look at your systems specs and settings, prima facie makes me think the hard drive/s are the possible problems. The registry is held at the start of a hard drive, if there is corruption around that area you could get problems, I see you have the drive split into two 1GB drives and then a spare 200MB drive. For testings sake see if you can get windows onto the 200MB drive, you will have to do an install with nothing else but the core operating system, then run this bare bones system for a week and see how she goes, if you need to work on on file call them up from the other drives. Install your programmes on the other drives as well. Your swap drive will have to be on one of your GB drives as well. If this ends up fixing the problem then you know its caused by your hard drive. BUT before you go ahead and do that, do a thorough scandisk on your drives and make sure that no bad sectors a popping up, especially around the start and end of your drive.	roofus (483)
138891	2003-04-26 09:51:00	Thanks roofus. I'll run scandisk tomorrow and see. I might leave the current installation for a few weeks and see what happens. It seems to be less problem-prone so far compared to other installations I've done.	somebody (208)
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