computer running slow

Jay Tea · 06-01-2003, 11:07 PM

Well, yes, you could do a lot of harm if you reformat your drive. However, it looks like it may be a good solution. When I look at that error message, it makes me think that the problem is with Windows. "EXPLORER" usually refers to Windows Explorer, Internet Explorer shows up as IEXPLORE. Kernel32.dll is an integral part of Windows.

Awesome Guy · 06-02-2003, 09:42 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by soaring_eagle

More ram would prob be a good idea, but it was running fine about a week ago.

upgrade? yeah but not gunna happen

what speed is the processor - not a clue but was running fine before.

How big is the hard disk? ah something i can answer, 38.3GB, 19.2 free

What are the errors you are getting? in internet explorer

EXPLORER caused an invalid page fault in
module KERNEL32.DLL at 018f:bff87ed3.
Registers:
EAX=075001cc CS=018f EIP=bff87ed3 EFLGS=00010206
EBX=00000000 SS=0197 ESP=c4071024 EBP=00fce2f0
ECX=004afc00 DS=0197 ESI=82bf8354 FS=30af
EDX=00fce324 ES=0197 EDI=07610e90 GS=0000
Bytes at CS:EIP:
55 a1 e0 9c fc bf 8b ec 83 ec 6c 53 56 57 8b 30
Stack dump:
ffecbad7 c4071054 c4071038 0000000e 00000007 c0000005 00000000 00000000 bff87ed3 00000002 00000001 c407112c 0001001f 00000000 00000000 00000000

most of the time, but usually (not ie) it just crashes no warning.

Ok, so you are having memory dump errors, and the Kernel is causing another error.

Your system seems fine,

can you re-install your OS, and other software? That sometimes fixes that. These kind of errors I have found are usually caused by single files in the OS being corrupted by other programs.

If you don't want to re-install the OS, DO a proper uninstall of the last program you installed, and then re-install that, but first see if there is a patch for that and install that too.

Quote:

Originally posted by cmusicfan
I'd either stick with windows 95, or go for windows 2000

XP bogs down your computer quite a bit, but if you're just using it for logging on the internet and listening to music it's ok.

XP only bogs down becuase it doesn't like java, and/or dynamic HTML

known fact: I recently bought a laptop with:

P4 1.6 GHz processor
512MB DDR Ram
ATI radeon 7500M video
and all the other gadgets I wanted.

the only time it ever crashed, was when I was trying to prview a website that I had to make for my web design class that had DHTML in it. The not liking java bit can be fixed easily by downloading the virtual java machine from from sun microsystems.

I have yet to figure out how to get DHTML to work.

as for OS's Windows 95 is a crappy OS, but was needed because it was a huge improvement from windows 3.1 or 3.11 for workgroups.

heres a little fact to get good operating systems, buy every other one

Win 95 bad
Win NT good

Win 95B bad
Nt4 good

98 bad
98se good

ME bad
2000 good

XP home bad
XP Pro good

BlazeQ · 06-02-2003, 10:55 AM

hey hey now Awesome Guy, I didn't post what was quoted above!

Awesome Guy · 06-02-2003, 12:23 PM

Sorry BlazeQ

My appologies

I have fixed it,

I meant to quote cmusicfan

Awesome Guy · 06-02-2003, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Awesome Guy

Win 95 bad
Win NT good

Win 95B bad
Nt4 good

98 bad
98se good

ME bad
2000 good

XP home bad
XP Pro good

I think I should clear something up...

NT, and NT 4 dont like running games.
2000 doesn't like some games.

XP pro Loves games

The downside to all the above is, gamers had to buy the crappier OS so they could run their games.

------------------------------------------------------------------

Now, what Microsoft did that is even more retarted.......

Back in the day of windows 3.1, and 3.11 for workgroups, windows was a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for a small text based operating system called DOS. When windows '95 cam out this all changed. Instead of windows running over top of dos, DOS now runs inside of windows. This makes DOS less stable (how many times do you find yourself using the command prompt, and get an error like "this application cannot be closed", and then you click "OK", and it closes)

Either way, I will never be able to fix it, for I am not a programmer

BlazeQ · 06-02-2003, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Awesome Guy
Sorry BlazeQ

My appologies

I have fixed it,

I meant to quote cmusicfan

No problem, I was just feigning offense

soaring_eagle · 06-02-2003, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Awesome Guy
Ok, so you are having memory dump errors, and the Kernel is causing another error.

Your system seems fine,

can you re-install your OS, and other software? That sometimes fixes that. These kind of errors I have found are usually caused by single files in the OS being corrupted by other programs.

does re-installing my os mean that i'll loose all my stuff on my computer?

Awesome Guy · 06-02-2003, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by soaring_eagle
does re-installing my os mean that i'll loose all my stuff on my computer?

If you have important files, you WILL want to back them up with CD, or Tape, or disk

anything that isn't backed up will be lost

soaring_eagle · 06-02-2003, 03:11 PM

okay. so if i wanna save all my stuff so that it's just the same as it is now, can i use a cd?

meenaghk · 06-23-2003, 01:23 PM

if youre getting EXPLORER caused an error in xxx, you'll need to reinstall windows. you may get a workaround in the meantime, but it wont last - you will eventually need to reinstall windows. just make sure you back up any important info first of all....
ive been working in technical support for pc's for the last 2+1/2 years so thats a common error message. explorer is one of the main components of windows itself, and if it becomes corrupted, the only way to fix it is to reinstall windows.
yeah you can back up your info to a cd if you have a cdrw. its straightforward if youve got nero or easy cd creator or something. failing that you can just use floppy disks if the files arent too large.
gis a shout if you need a hand.

SenorPapaCabasa · 06-23-2003, 02:01 PM

sorry, to hijack this thread... but what is the best way to find out what kind of memory i need (pc133, etc)... i have a dell dimension 4300

Awesome Guy · 06-23-2003, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SenorPapaCabasa

sorry, to hijack this thread... but what is the best way to find out what kind of memory i need (pc133, etc)... i have a dell dimension 4300

How old is it?

what is the processor?

SenorPapaCabasa · 06-23-2003, 03:29 PM

its not quite 2 years old..... it has a pentium 4, 1.4 ghz

if i open the shell, is the memory stamped with what kind it is??

***BillSPrestonEsq*** · 06-23-2003, 04:02 PM

windows xp works great...

GMartin2R · 06-24-2003, 03:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SenorPapaCabasa

its not quite 2 years old..... it has a pentium 4, 1.4 ghz

if i open the shell, is the memory stamped with what kind it is??

yeah it should be labled. at that age i'm rpetty sure it would be pc 133... that's the standard stuff for most comps a couple years old and older to a point. i think the ddr was just coming out of development then or maybe it was still in development but whatever the case i'm fairly sure its' not ddr and the only other alternative that woudl make any sense it pc133.