Laptop/XP help please!!

[Bailey_1260]

My Laptop wont load properly, will boot and go to desktop but when it gets there it wont open any programs and the HDD light is constanly on.

Have booted in safe mode and ran 2 virus skans (differnt software) adawar,malaware and spyware scans.

Also defragged and cleaned up.

Have also Msconfiged and booted with the minimum processes running and still nothing.

Have restored to a previous check point (when was working) and used the "last good boot" feature

Only use it for checking emails, forums etc and basic word processing etc.

Please help.

Bailey

 

[FiDoDiDo]

Get the processes up in Task Manager (Ctrl + Alt + Del) and see if explorer.exe is running, if not, File -> New Task -> type 'explorer' -> click ok.

 

[Bailey_1260]

Get the processes up in Task Manager (Ctrl + Alt + Del) and see if explorer.exe is running, if not, File -> New Task -> type 'explorer' -> click ok.

Explorer is running and using lots of memory

 

[Saundo]

Have a look in your processes tab. Is it rammed full of stuff? Also check your system tray.

 

[Bailey_1260]

No, theres just the usual amount running however explorer and one of the SVChost processes are using a fair bit of memory.

Have booted with nothing in the system tray and still the same

 

[Bailey_1260]

up

 

[Andyrg@ ClioTurbo]

Is it a dell by any chance.

Sounds the same as my dell had to get a new HDD Ouch.....

If you want to try it i have a new HDD here 40gb make me a offer

 

[Saundo]

Whats your ram reading at? Have lost ram before when one of the sockets had failed

 

[Bailey_1260]

Whats your ram reading at? Have lost ram before when one of the sockets had failed

how do i find that out? :S

cheers for the help guys.

Its a packard bell BTW if that makes a difference

 

[FiDoDiDo]

Whats your ram reading at? Have lost ram before when one of the sockets had failed

how do i find that out? :S

cheers for the help guys.

Its a packard bell BTW if that makes a difference

Right click on My Computer and click Properties, it should give you the reading there. Otherwise you might see it just as you turn it on, but I've a feeling that Packard Bell have a screen with their logo covering it.

 

[Andyrg@ ClioTurbo]

He cant do that cos it wont load up ;-) LOL

 

[FiDoDiDo]

He cant do that cos it wont load up ;-) LOL

Oh yeah, forgot about that :clown:

 

[Bailey_1260]

bump