darkwhisperer

Cool. Will give it a shot. Thanks chiners_68...

Hi, I have this app that I've automated to run using AutoIT. I tested in within Windows, and its runs perfectly. However, when I add it to RunOnceEx, it fails for some unknown reason. It seems to need to be in windows proper, not pre-"windows startup", to run. So I was thinking I'll use the Startup folder in Windows, which runs everything in it everytime Windows starts up. Set it to be copied there during RunOnceEx, and the delete itself after the first run. Easy, right? Wrong. It didnt work, and I think its because the Startup folder hadnt been created yet at the First RunOnceEx stage. So Im stumped. Any ideas on how I can get this app to run the first time I enter Windows proper(the desktop)? I tried searching the forum, but couldnt come up with anything useful. More than likely bcos I dont know what to search for. What I tried wasnt working too well. Thanks in advance...

@cluberti: I'll give it a shot. @Jeremy: I dont think its bloat. I keep a clean system, always defragged. @LLXX: Lets hope you're wrong. @jftuga: I got a SMART monitor app. It didnt find anything drastically wrong with my HDD, but it seems to have helped, bcos my PC hasnt rebooted since I put it on. Thanks for all your help:)

Only 512Mb DDR2-533. I know its less, that makes things slow, but not frozen! Will definitely try out Memtest, and managed to find DiskCheckUp. So I"ll give those a shot. Thanks

Hey guys... After a few hours of usage, my pc freezes, and I have to reboot it. First the applications stop responding, about 10 seconds later the keyboard stops responding(Num lock stays on despite me hitting the key). About 10 seconds after that, the mouse stops moving. During all this, my HDD seems to be a bit busy, blinking a few times a second. But about 5-10 seconds after that, even the HDD goes quiet. And the PC sits, idle & totally frozen. Now Im thinking its one of two things causing this: (1) A hardware fault. (2) A virus, worm, etc.... My Power Supply has been troubling me for a few months now. It makes a loud whirring sound every now & then, at seemingly random times. Could this cause the system to become unstable & freeze? Alternatively, could it be the 2nd option? Could something software related have this kind of effect? I have very limited net access on this PC, which I basically use to keep my AVG up to date. The one thing that can predictably cause it to freeze is VirtualPC. If I've been doing anything, and start up VPC, it'll freeze within a few minutes. To use VPC, I gotta reboot, and then use it. Any help & ideas is highly appreciated.