Hey Mike

Thanks for getting back with me. I am installing updates now and as soon as they are completed I will reinstall hardware and change the video. I will post with an update..:wave:

Mike
The first attempt at SP2 failed. I restarted and changed the resolution to low It froze up for about 5 minutes. The second attempt at SP2 is installing now.

OK return to normal video just reboot. Get SP2 installed and all winupdates then see what happens and we will proceed from there.

Mike

SP2 will not Install

Hey Mike:

I've tried to install SP2 twice, once in safe and once in normal. Both failed. I remeber a while back, I had a hard time geting SP1 (6001) installed... Anyway it has froze up several times and recently rebooted itself. I am fixing to go into safe mode w/ net. and make sure it doesn't freeze. I have ran in it (SM) for two hours but have always switched back (I hate the view). So I'll stay there the rest of the night.
P.S.
After reboot, I checked minidump and it is still empty. I have errors in my eventlog but I have no idea what I'm looking at or where I would need to look for the issues I'm having. Any Way... I really apprechiate your help and suggestions. If you know of anythings else I can do, please let me know.

Lisa :blackeye:

Download Repair permissions from here

http://www.adrive.com/public/af555196cec405866b9f21308829d7a85d2f7b86c411bc055b69d0ed15efcaec.html

Execute Repair Permissions.exe it will extract to a RepairPermissions Folder.

Boot to Safe Mode Close all Apps and enter the folder and run rsp.bat.

Reboot to normal.

Next

Download and install and run both of the below

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...73-c3df-473b-99e4-66380a5cc117&displayLang=en

http://download.windowsupdate.com/w...one/7.2.6001.788/windowsupdateagent30-x86.exe

Reboot then try to do SP2 again.

Mike

Steps completed - with errors

Hey Mike,

Thanks for getting back with me. I left my PC on all night and had it do scan after scan and even though I didn't have sound I had music playing as well. I had no freezes or reboots in safe mode. So, can you please explain to me what that usually means. In reguards to drivers and software.

I ran the requested steps on your last post.

Step One-
Run the Repair Batch File in safe mode
*** Done: 1, Modified 1, Failed 0, Syntax Errors 0
Last Done: c:\Users\The Master\Downloads\RepairPermissions
Invalid Path - C:\Windows\repair ***
Step Two-
Download and install http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/t...displayLang=en
*** Windows Installer - Error opening installation log file.
Verify that the specified log file location exists and is writable. ***
Step Three-
Download and install SP2 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
*** Download works fine. I accept the terms of use and it starts to install...
It gets all the way to the end and fails to install. Error 0x004f013 ***

I just unfroze so I am going to search the error code but if you know off the top of your head , I'm all ears.

I don't understand all of your last post but did you do the 2 Downloads on the bottom of post #24?

I do understand repair permissions ran OK the mentioned items are normal.

The first XML Core Services should run and install normally, or state it is already installed or up to date.

The second one WindowsUpdateAgent must be saved to Desktop and run from the run Command. I forgot this in the other post. If you ran it run it again as below.

So..

Copy the line in the codebox below and paste to Run command.

Code:

"%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe" /norestart /wuforce

When the above finishes paste the below into the run command and click OK!

Code:

slmgr.vbs -rearm

Only after these have completed should SP2 be attempted again and then on a fresh reboot with nothing else open.

Mike

From Post #24

The link (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/t...displayLang=en) did not Install it had the following:
*** Windows Installer - Error opening installation log file.
Verify that the specified log file location exists and is writable. ***

The the link to install SP2- It gets all the way to the end reboots and again fails to install. Error 0x004f013 ***

OK then do this first before my last post!

http://www.microsoft.com/DOWNLOADS/...6f-60b6-4412-95b9-54d056d6f9f4&displaylang=en

Get this one! Windows6.0-KB942288-v2-x86.msu

Mike

From Post #26

The first run command ran fine.

The second run command had the following: Error:0xC004F025 Access denied: the requested action requires elvated privileges.

I will do the link and redo the steps again and let you know.

Thanks Again

Lisa go into Control panel User accounts and turn Off UAC (User Accont Control) and reboot then run it again.

Turn back on after we are finished!

Mike

Mike UAC is off the (slmgr.vbs -rearm) command ran fine. :grinthumb You Rock
Finally I feel like something did what it was supposed to on this PC.

Now I reboot and repeat you steps in post 24?

Hey mike, SP2 and all winupdates are now installed. Do I just watch and see if it freezes or was that just another step in something? Let me know.
I got your PM but still so new I couldn't reply.

Fantastic job!

Ok now that you have SP2 you should now update via win update. There will be SP2 updates.

And yes we wait!

Mike

It froze up again... It will usually start within the first 10-15 minutes after a reboot.

Is there any pattern at all to when it happens, or do you have any suspicions.

Does it do it if you do not get on the internet and/or run Graphics programs like games, photos videos etc.

A test for above would be to run a long scan say a full MBAM and SAS scan on boot before running anything else or opening the Internet.

Do below!

Do a System Restore point!

Then do this also!

ERUNT
Add a redundant Reg backup, get and install ERUNT let it add itself to startup and do a backup on install check all boxes.

ERUNT http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/
Yes! Even if you use system restore and other backups Registry and Images.

Then go into Device Manager and print or note all settings on the Video Adapter Name etc then rt click and uninstall it.

Then reboot it should automatically reinstall on boot. Test for problem.

Mike

Quick Story

Mike, I want to first thank you for working this out with me. I think sometimes... they have more fish in the skillet to fry. I just want to thank you again for pulling me out of the pan.

4 months ago I bought this homemade system from my husbands friend... We (teenage girls included) played Half life, bishock, jammed on music. It was great ..... no problems. I have an ipod so I went upload my songs on the new system. Everything was fine until I started to remove things (I thought) were unnessary. Some silly purple cake games and a few Softwares he had on here.

It hosed up a like two times during removing of programs. I formated (I think)and reinstalled the OS. Did all 121 WinUpdates (O-M-Gosh) and it still frooze. I called MS Tech support, spoke with somelady in some other country... 3 days thent went on.Safe mode, disabling drivers, going here, doing this... Finally she told me to boot to CMOS and leave it there for hao ever long to see if it frezed... Well I'm not a genuis, but nothing goes on with the ssystm in CMOS. Just the time, Right?

Wll 24 hours was long enough. No freezes. :dead:

There really is no real pattern... It will hose sometimes before the desktop pops
up. I can be running nothing at all. Except the gadgets on the sidebar and it will hose. Nothing is maxed out on the CPU reader aand if it is hosed for 10 minutes the internal clock doesn't notice it. The times goes right back in sync and if I had hit a hotkey during the freeze it will load when it gets unstuck.

I really haven't kept up with my education after grad. I was thinking a busline collision... I don't know...
In safe mode I can run scans, updates and have the youtube (no sound) playing a word doc in process. Nothing, but within 10-15 min. in NorMod 2 or more apps. start going and within a few mins. hose. I booted up about first time today 30 mins. ago.
I will do the steps below and see what happens, if you think of somethin before then... :approve: