Computer Help & Tips

[SaiFightsMS]

I have been running the grisoft software since I have had this computer on the advice of my brother. And I have to say I really like it. I had MacAfee at one time and prefer this. And they do update regularly.

[BlueDragon1981]

Why isn't the last post by SaifightsMs not showing up? I can view it only if i click on the arrow by the name. It says viewing page 3of2.?

 

Just wondering.

[LeaF]

ok I got a little computer problem..... I recently recieved a computer from a neighbor who no long wanted it. So I set it up and everything seems to be ok but them Bam!!!. It won't load windows. It starts up dos but then it stops and says a file is missing from windows and press any key to countinue, so I press a key and the same message appears, so I press it one more time and then I get an error message and the whole computer turns off. One of my friends suggested I reformat the hard drive and reinstal windows. I think this is a good idea and I found a web site showing me how to reformat my hard drive, but I have no way of loading up dos so I can do the work, if anyone knows how I can get around this, or a different way to fix the problem please let me know.

 

P.S. this is the web site I found showing me how to reformate my hard drive.....

 

http://tech.jmwebdesigns.com/software/expert/reformat.html

[BlueDragon1981]

You can simply recopy windows over the version you have. This may fix the corrupted file. Other things depend on the OS. Windows 98 and ME i believe you can run a system scan from DOS if you can avoid the error for a second.

 

You can write down the file that is missing and if you have another computer where you can copy the file that is missing to a disk then you can copy it and then just add that file.

 

Reformatting should allow a DOS prompt. You will need a boot disk to have it load. To get a boot disk you can go to https://www.bootdisk.com and then type in your particular operating system. When something loads for the floppy drive and it is a systems disk it will ask you (depending on the system what you want to do. With windows ME you press shift F5 to go to the command prompt and you format from there.

 

You can also put a system disk in and go to the command prompt and then change your directory for the A:\ to whatever your cd rom drive is (D:\ , E:\, F:\, M:\ are some directories the cd rom might be.) This if you don't want to totally reformat.!!! Once you get into the drive directory you can use the different commands. Private message me if you need any commands.

 

Hope this helps at least a little.

[kicker]

I have a question because I have a little problem with my computer I think .

 

When I start up my computer and it is almost done loading but I can see the desktop and everything a message comes up and says file may be corrupted replace file with a new one and try again later[/i] Ok button

 

any one know how to get rid of it??

[KickChick]

Thanks BlueDragon for those links on the previous page..... I downloaded the popup remover .... and the adware remover. Hope they work!

 

I've had the pop up one before (several in fact) but they were free trials. This one is actually free. The only thing that concerns me is the adware program..... Do I really need to read the whole tutorial on it ... or can it just find the stuff I have planted on my drive and then I can just remove it. I never mess around with my registry cos' I'm not that computer confident!

[SaiFightsMS]

So this was the elusive page 3. I wonder where it was hiding?

[BlueDragon1981]

Kicker,

 

Write down the name of the file that is corrupt or missing. Either send it to me, or post it on here and I will get back to you. If you recently uninstalled a program or installed a program that did not install correctly that may cause this error. Usually its the first if you unistall something. The system (specially microsoft) does not always clear things from the registry and if it is a program that comes up on startup and it has been removed it may cause the error.

 

Of course you may simply just need to re-add that file. If it is anything with Outlook or Internet Explorer sometimes you can repair corrupt files. If this is it i will tell you how to do that. Also your version of windows may help in fixing the problem, so what version do you have?

 

You got to love computers.....one problem usually has 20 solution possibilities. True techs will find the problem lazy ones will just have you reformat the computer. Hope this helps instead of confusing you.

 

Any more questions? I enjoy answering them.

[kicker]

Well the problem is that I am not exactly sure what program or file is corrupted but I have a programs that I got from a ceral box called bogal or something and when I try to uninstall it it says file may be corrupted so I think that might be it.

 

I have microsoft windows millennium me edition.

 

Also is their a way I could find out what the program is?

[BlueDragon1981]

Do you mean find out what the program you got in the ceral box is? Look on the outside to make sure there aren't certain specifications for the program. You can go to a search engine (I use https://www.google.com) and type in the name of the program and see what that has to offer you. Most things you get in ceral boxes are just cheaply made and never tested. Look on the package and see if you can uninstall that program. If you already have run a defragment and a system scandisk. Those sometimes help even though they may take a long time to get through.

 

Does it tell you what file is corrupt? (Something like C:\windows\system\???\????? ,? marks for file names, ) if so send what that to me and I will research it.