XP freezing up

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I've had the XP upgrade (from ME) for a week now and it keeps freezing up on
me. I usually get to use the PC for a few minutes and then it freezes up.
What causes this and how can I prevent it? I can be online or working on an
file, document etc.

TIA!
L

 

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Forget what anyone may tell you - an upgrade form ME to XP never goes well !!!

If you are really stuck I recommend that you do a complete install of XP
from scratch
You need to back up your own data first of course and it takes ages to
reload all your programs but in my experince its worth it.

Choose ntfs and not FAT32 file system
which will probably mean you need to reformat your hard drive

Patrick

"lplph" wrote:

> I've had the XP upgrade (from ME) for a week now and it keeps freezing up on
> me. I usually get to use the PC for a few minutes and then it freezes up.
> What causes this and how can I prevent it? I can be online or working on an
> file, document etc.
>
> TIA!
> L

 

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I got a message that my Norton Internet Security 2005 wasn't working and to
uninstall and reinstall. I uninstalled it and when I attempted to reboot, got
a message that read:

"windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt
\windows\sysem32\config\system"

"You can attempt to repair this file by restarting windows setup using the
original setup CD-ROM selct R at the first screeen to start repair."

Followed these directions and still had problems starting so I left my PC
off for a coupld of hours. Just turned it on and am having problems
re-installing the Norton Internet Security 2005 completely! Heck, I even
tried uninstalling it again to see if I can reinstall and still no luck!
Gonna bring the CPU back to Best Buy tomorrow and have them look at it since
they're the ones that did the upgrade.

Since it's been a week since I've had this upgrade, do you suggest that I
purchase a full version of XP?

TIA!
L

"Patrick" wrote:

> Forget what anyone may tell you - an upgrade form ME to XP never goes well !!!
>
> If you are really stuck I recommend that you do a complete install of XP
> from scratch
> You need to back up your own data first of course and it takes ages to
> reload all your programs but in my experince its worth it.
>
> Choose ntfs and not FAT32 file system
> which will probably mean you need to reformat your hard drive
>
> Patrick
>
> "lplph" wrote:
>
> > I've had the XP upgrade (from ME) for a week now and it keeps freezing up on
> > me. I usually get to use the PC for a few minutes and then it freezes up.
> > What causes this and how can I prevent it? I can be online or working on an
> > file, document etc.
> >
> > TIA!
> > L

 

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Hi

Any error messages that might help? Have you had a look in the Event Viewer
to see if any entries there may point towards the problem?

Please see if the following articles help:

"HOW TO: Troubleshoot Windows XP Problems During Installation When
YouUpgrade from Windows 98 or Windows Me"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310064&Product=winxp

"HOW TO: Prepare to Upgrade Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition to
Windows XP"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;316639&Product=winxp

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"lplph" <lplph@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1B2DB0E0-5631-4F4C-A7F8-5F7655F03C46@microsoft.com...
> I've had the XP upgrade (from ME) for a week now and it keeps freezing up
> on
> me. I usually get to use the PC for a few minutes and then it freezes up.
> What causes this and how can I prevent it? I can be online or working on
> an
> file, document etc.
>
> TIA!
> L

 

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There are no error messages at all. It just freezes up.

L

"Will Denny" wrote:

> Hi
>
> Any error messages that might help? Have you had a look in the Event Viewer
> to see if any entries there may point towards the problem?
>
> Please see if the following articles help:
>
> "HOW TO: Troubleshoot Windows XP Problems During Installation When
> YouUpgrade from Windows 98 or Windows Me"
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310064&Product=winxp
>
> "HOW TO: Prepare to Upgrade Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition to
> Windows XP"
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;316639&Product=winxp
>
> --
>
> Will Denny
> MS-MVP - Windows Shell/User
> Please reply to the News Groups
>
>
> "lplph" <lplph@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1B2DB0E0-5631-4F4C-A7F8-5F7655F03C46@microsoft.com...
> > I've had the XP upgrade (from ME) for a week now and it keeps freezing up
> > on
> > me. I usually get to use the PC for a few minutes and then it freezes up.
> > What causes this and how can I prevent it? I can be online or working on
> > an
> > file, document etc.
> >
> > TIA!
> > L
>
>
>

 

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lplph wrote:
> I got a message that my Norton Internet Security 2005 wasn't working
> and to uninstall and reinstall. I uninstalled it and when I attempted
> to reboot, got a message that read:
>
> "windows could not start because the following file is missing or
> corrupt \windows\sysem32\config\system"
>
> "You can attempt to repair this file by restarting windows setup
> using the original setup CD-ROM selct R at the first screeen to start
> repair."
>
> Followed these directions and still had problems starting so I left
> my PC off for a coupld of hours. Just turned it on and am having
> problems re-installing the Norton Internet Security 2005 completely!
> Heck, I even tried uninstalling it again to see if I can reinstall
> and still no luck! Gonna bring the CPU back to Best Buy tomorrow and
> have them look at it since they're the ones that did the upgrade.
>
> Since it's been a week since I've had this upgrade, do you suggest
> that I purchase a full version of XP?
>
> TIA!
> L

Unless you don't have the media for Windows ME (or any other qualifying
product) why on earth would you need to?! You can use an upgrade to perform
a clean installation.


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on salads.

 

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"Miss Perspicacia Tick" <misstick@lancre.dw> wrote in message
news:4asqd.2642$ST4.2135@fe48.usenetserver.com...
> lplph wrote:
>> I got a message that my Norton Internet Security 2005 wasn't working
>> and to uninstall and reinstall. I uninstalled it and when I attempted
>> to reboot, got a message that read:
>>
>> "windows could not start because the following file is missing or
>> corrupt \windows\sysem32\config\system"
>>
>> "You can attempt to repair this file by restarting windows setup
>> using the original setup CD-ROM selct R at the first screeen to start
>> repair."
>>
>> Followed these directions and still had problems starting so I left
>> my PC off for a coupld of hours. Just turned it on and am having
>> problems re-installing the Norton Internet Security 2005 completely!
>> Heck, I even tried uninstalling it again to see if I can reinstall
>> and still no luck! Gonna bring the CPU back to Best Buy tomorrow and
>> have them look at it since they're the ones that did the upgrade.
>>
>> Since it's been a week since I've had this upgrade, do you suggest
>> that I purchase a full version of XP?
>>
>> TIA!
>> L
>
> Unless you don't have the media for Windows ME (or any other qualifying
> product) why on earth would you need to?! You can use an upgrade to
> perform a clean installation.

Good point Sarah, but Norton is involved!!!!


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Will Denny wrote:
> "Miss Perspicacia Tick" <misstick@lancre.dw> wrote in message
> news:4asqd.2642$ST4.2135@fe48.usenetserver.com...
>> lplph wrote:
>>> I got a message that my Norton Internet Security 2005 wasn't working
>>> and to uninstall and reinstall. I uninstalled it and when I
>>> attempted to reboot, got a message that read:
>>>
>>> "windows could not start because the following file is missing or
>>> corrupt \windows\sysem32\config\system"
>>>
>>> "You can attempt to repair this file by restarting windows setup
>>> using the original setup CD-ROM selct R at the first screeen to
>>> start repair."
>>>
>>> Followed these directions and still had problems starting so I left
>>> my PC off for a coupld of hours. Just turned it on and am having
>>> problems re-installing the Norton Internet Security 2005 completely!
>>> Heck, I even tried uninstalling it again to see if I can reinstall
>>> and still no luck! Gonna bring the CPU back to Best Buy tomorrow and
>>> have them look at it since they're the ones that did the upgrade.
>>>
>>> Since it's been a week since I've had this upgrade, do you suggest
>>> that I purchase a full version of XP?
>>>
>>> TIA!
>>> L
>>
>> Unless you don't have the media for Windows ME (or any other
>> qualifying product) why on earth would you need to?! You can use an
>> upgrade to perform a clean installation.
>
> Good point Sarah, but Norton is involved!!!!


So, William? If he formats the hard drive, why would that matter?
--
Facon - the artificial bacon bits you get in Pizza Hut for sprinkling
on salads.