problems with pc?

Question

i had to reboot recently using my acer back up program from a back up file on the hard drive. now i cant back up when my pc starts it says that refeerence files cant be found and my taskbar has turned white. this keeps happening every few weeks or so. i dont have a system restore date earlier than today 24.05.07 anyone got any ideas

Answer 1

Hm... somehow it seems like a lot of your key refs got deleted somehow in the backup, or weren't backed up when you did the reboot. I would recommend backing up your key files to an external source (hard drive or CD/DVD) then trying a full system restore, namely reformat the hard drive with the Acer system restore disk.

Answer 2

It sounds as though your pc is over heating as you theory, if this could be a modern-day venture you will probable prefer to open the case and sparkling out the dirt (in case you have by no ability performed this). there is probable dirt on the processor fan it could desire to be clogged and not working, this could reason the different followers to artwork harder so as that the processor would not overheat.

Answer 3

Before you think formatting and reinstalling, may I suggest Windows Repair?

WindowsXP Repair Explained
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/options_to_use_when_a_system_will_not_start.mspx?mfr=true

WindowsXP Repair Tools
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm#How%20to%20Repair%20Windows%20XP%20by%20Installing%20Over%20top%20of%20Existing%20Setup:

http://www.download-download-this.com/4.html?OVRAW=Windows%20Installer%20corrupted&OVKEY=window%20installer&OVMTC=advanced

Microsoft Office System Restore
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms997627.aspx
Excellent site – fully explains system restore.

Fix and/or Repair Windows
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_repair_install.htm
http://www.onsitechicago.com/support/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=23&nav=0