windows xp not working right. how do I fix it?

Question

I have windows xp installed on the kids computer. I have no clue how it has been used the last few months. Now when you log on under any name it works for a few minutes and then nothing at all works. I cant even turn the computer off unless I unplug it. I have done virus scans and adware scans but nothing has helped. Everything works perfect in safe mode. What could be wrong and how do I fix this?

Answer 1

You can try this, or

Windows XP Repair Installation

At some point you may need to repair the installation of Windows
XP. This is preferable to a clean install in many cases since it
attempts to only repair your copy of windows without having to
delete all the files on your computer first. In many cases a
repair installation is enough to fix the problem. A repair install
deletes the files normally installed by windows XP and then
reinstalls them off the disc. A repair install will not rebuild
your computer's registry, delete applications and user settings,
or fix problems caused being caused by a program.

1. First you have to boot the computer with the Windows XP cd in
the cd tray. You will see a black screen and it will ask you
to press any key to boot from the cd so press the spacebar
and your computer will boot from the CD.

2. After a moment you will be taken to the Windows XP Setup
screen. Though the second option says to repair do not press
R. Instead press enter to select the setup for Windows XP.

3. Next, you have to accept the license agreement from windows.
Once you've done that it will search for your existing
installation of windows.

4. Once it has finished detecting the installation you need to
select the XP installation you want to repair. You can repair
the installation by pressing R. If you don't see the repair
option you will need to do a clean installation. Your version
of windows may have been damaged in a way that it cannot carry
out a repair.

5. Setup will then copy the files it needs to the hard drive and
reboot the computer. A message will come up asking you if you
want to boot from the cd, don't press any keys and just let
the timer run out. The set up will continue and look like is
doing a clean install but all of your applications and
settings will be intact when it finished.


An important note is to not activate your windows over the
internet right away. Always enable the XP firewall to protect
yourself.

Or you can try this,

Left click on Start
Left click on All Programs
Left click on Accessories
Move mouse pointer over System Tools
Left click on System Restore

Follow the instructions and pick a restore date when you did not have the problems you are now having.

If this all fails reinstall from scratch and do your home work to make yourself safe!

Good Luck

Have fun but be safe!

Answer 2

Sounds like you may have a virus. You may have to reformat your whole hard drive. Take it to a computer repair shop. They will tell you what is wrong and give you the option of fixing it or not.

Answer 3

When you un plug it it mess up the hard drive, it sounds that hard drive has bad tracks, run scan disk with fix error automatically, if that did not do it. then you should install a new hard drive. sorry for the bad news.

Answer 4

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