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yeah, you guys were spot on...it was the za security suite. it probably downloaded an ambiguous update... im now running avast with za firewall...is avast a better than decent scanner, or is its usp its extremely low memory consumption?

im using 6.5.737.000... look, the problem is not with zone alarm, because as ive written in my first post, the problems just started recently...after i downloaded the most recent windows updates. everything was working dandy about 2 weeks ago...

i use zonealarm security suite on my pc... i have run all modules in sytem mechanic, which includes defragmenting, scanning for errors, et al... it is an ntfs partition, duke...

have a pIV 2.4 ghz with 1 gb of 333mhz ddr ram. i reinstalled win xp home on my new 200gb seagate hard disk. i installed all windows updates, including sp2. my problem is that ever since ive done that, my computer has become painstakingly slow at times. for example, starting media player has...

yeah, i tried that. the computer absolutely stopped loading programs! it was still very slow to boot, but when it booted into the desktop, it refused to run any program. now, ive enabled the optical drives again, but the computer's speed is still abysmally slow. it takes forever to defrag my...

i recently removed the power cables from my hp dvd writer and samsung combo drive, but left them in the tray with the ide cables attached. i also went to device manager and disabled the secondary ide channel. the problem is that my pc has become atrociously slow now. and the "busy" led on my pc...

i seem to be having a prob wit my realtek LAN card as well..xp isn't able to find it's drivers even after detectin the new hardware...downloadin the drivers off the realtek website doesn't help either as windows say is doesn't contain the necessary drivers... the card is a realtek...

okay...i downloaded the utilities...and then discovered that system mechanic 6 already had them, and that i'd already run them. i still used them, though...to no avail, unfortunately... and the refresh trick doesnt work. it still takes just as long...

right...its not under warranty, though... okay, formatting might solve the bootup problem. but do you know what i can do about the ages-for-right-click-on-desktop-menu-to-appear problem? thats been there since i got the pc, and doesnt go away no matter what i do...

i defragged (is that how you spell it?), i checked for viruses and spyware...all cable connections are intact... whew! i'm pooped....

i guess all windows files WERE intact...it ran the scan, and then just closed...

i realise that...hehehe...and believe me, i would've formatted and reinstalled without thinking, if it wasnt for the fact that since my pc is branded, most of the drivers for the hardware i have are jammed into the 14 cds hp provided as restoration cds. and worse, those cds dont work without an...

hmmm...i came up on the file signature verification tool in the system information applet. it told me that these files were not digitally signed : setupsys.sys pdfdd.dll pdfddui.dll pdfkd.dll ad2krepi.dll ad2kuipi.dll ad2kuipi.ini adist5.ppd pscript.hlp could these be the faulty files?

im surprised no one has mentioned the awesome homeworld series. you want a storyline, you cant get a better one than that. it was the first time in an rts that i felt distraught on losing any of my ships, even if it was a puny scout...

okay...is there a way to detect and repair these files without having to resort to a re-installation?

it boots alright even without safe mode...im writing from my own pc. its just that it takes 3 attempts to get it to do so... what do i do next?

i have an hp pavillion t250i pc with a 2.4 ghz intel pIV, 256 mb 333mhz ddr ram and an 80 gb udma hdd. i have winxp home installed, updated to sp2. my problem is that it takes forever to start up! whenever i start the pc, it firstly takes 2 minutes to load windows, and then it gets stuck on...