Kotuku

Ummm, lots of files repaired. Is it now running OK? Your tiny HD explains the fast CHKDSK. What is the other 90 Gb, is that Drive D? If so, you should run CHKDSK D: /R/F Assuming you are not back to where you wanted to be, I am at a loss for simple repairs. Are you able to do a Sytem restore to prior to this problem? Looming will be a full re-install. I hope your data is backed up. Do you have the OS disk to run a repair install from there?

What sized Hard drive do you have? That CHKDSK with both switches has run in less than 1 hour??? Should take about 3 hours with a 350 Gb HD Are yoiu sure you put the switches in with a space after the K and then no more spaces?

So again at the command prompt (or elevated prompt) type sfc /scannow Report back on what it corrects and more important, what it can't Kotuku

Yes, it can ONLY be run from a command line. So if you have the Vista disk, you can do a repair install and run it from within that, or if you can get to a command line run CHKDSK /R/F Assuming it is drive C where your OS is, if not include the correct drive letter as CHKDSK D: /R/F Run the R and F switches. It takes ages on a large drive, but worth it. If you were able to access windows, the you need to run the C:\ prompt from an elevated account (you right click on the word COMMAND PROMPT and select RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR (that tip is just for future reference) Kotuku

Have you accidently logged off of your normal user and logged back in as a generic user with no actual software? Or very little software.

I think if you creat recovery disks, you will get the OS. As opposed to if you recover a crapped out computer by accessing the HP hidden recovery partition, if you do that, you get all the original junk that came with your computer. I may be worong on this, if so, some kind soul will jump on me <smile> As I assume you have a legitimate sticker on the Laptop showing the MS Product Key, then at a pinch, if you have any friend who has original Vista Home Basic OS disks, you could use those, but put your own key in when prompted. Again, not 100% sure.

Check with your ISP, they more than likely throttle any Torrent connection to fairer share their available bandwidth. If so, you are stuffed. Remember also, the Torrents upload from your computer at the same time you are downloading, so there is a double whammy on bandwidth. Grab one of the neat Bandwidth Gadgets for Vista. One called Network Traffic works fine and you can visually see what is happening. Get into your Modem's set-up page and see what speed it is connecting to the outside world at when you are not on a Torrent and when you are. If they are the same speed, then the throttling is upstream of you at your ISP's

Oh you can get CHKDSK errors without SMART showing them. I would still run it, as that may have been the cause of the original corruption If there are errors found via SFC that didn't get fixed, it is a little more complex. http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums...15-7eeb73d43165 There is an explanation here on how to run the repair install with the Vista Disk. Good luck! As to the Hive problem, you maybe able to use this trick http://forums.techarena.in/windows-vista-p...nce/1145863.htm And I hate to ask, but I assume it is a Legit copy of Vista, as I see some threads where pirated copies have the hive corrupted so they can't run <smile>

Can you do a System Restore to the day before the errors happened? Can you do a Repair from the OS Disk? WHat happens if you run sfc /scannow You can read up on that here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833 Is the Modem working properly with other computers on the Network? In other words not a Modem at fault as well. Have you run CHKDSK /R/F

That's not a big HD, are you sure you are not running low on disk space? Run CCCleaner to clean out everything. Make sure the recycle bin is not set to a very large number. Right click the recycle bin and select properties and set it to, say 200 Mb. I assume you know where your Temp files are stored? Drill down through C:\USERS\xxx\AppData\Local and make sure you have hidden files to show, or you will not find that. Empty your Broser Caches (although CCCleaner will do that) Failing that, every 9-12 months a complete reformatt and re-install does wonders! Just takes 24 hours out of your life <smile>

What about the MoBo drivers? I am assuming the Laptop doesn't have a dedicated Video card? Just spotted your edit, so you have it solved!

A bunch of 'solutions' on this Tech page http://forums.techarena.in/vista-help/747332.htm Google "Vista Black Screen at Boot-up" for another load of hits. I would reformat and start again and make sure you leave all peripherals, especially printers unplugged until you are up and running. Make sure the Mother boards drivers are installed. Have SP2 ready and install that as soon as you have it running, rather than doing a bunch of multiple updates via Windows Update Good Luck

http://www.prevx.com/freescan.asp This does a pretty good job on all Malware and will certainly pick up if the file is a baddie. It is free to use, but you will need to pay if you want it to fix things. Very unobtrusive in its running and sits alongside other AV products quite happily

Google says it is part of Torrent. ARe you using any of the Torrents for Downloads? If you ain't maybe your machine is a zombie doing that work for someone else?? As it is a txt file, you can open it safely in Notepad or Wordpad, have a look what it is recording?

Can you see the PUBLIC Folder on the Vista machine from the XP one? You need to turn on the Public folder sharing under the Vista Network & Sharing Center as well as making sure Network Discovery is ticked as on. If you can then see the Public Folder, can you set the Apache Server to run from within there? Sorry I am not familiar with the Server part of things. XP and Vista have different Workgroup names, it helps to have them both the same. There is a neat little program for Vista to 'Take Ownership' of any file or folder, I am not sure if that will help, but here it is for download http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vis...-menu-in-vista/

OK, well it is assumed you do have an account with an ISP provider! Are you trying to connect via wireless or direct plug in LAN cable? Are you just using Windows firewall or another? Certainly disable the firewall to eliminate that. If you are using wireless try to get a LAN cable plug in and see if that works, it should be just insert and up pops a screen to ask what sort of connection you want (home or Public) and away you go. ip6 protocol used to cause some connection problems, sometimes disabling that worked but don't try that first! Can you see other computers on a LAN, in other words is the service to resolve network addresses working? Check what services you have set to Auto but not started, in particular anything to do with Internet and NAT etc. Try manually starting them Is the Modem/router you are using blocking this connection? Going into the Modem set-up page can you see the computer?

Sorry, didn't mean to be too basic. What software is driving the MoBo sound? If Realtech, they put out numerous updates, at one stage every 2-3 weeks correcting faults. Certainly worth getting the manufacturers latest sound software and not via Windows update. Are there Earphone/microphone (pink/green) plugs in more than one place? If so, check the MoBo Data sheet to make sure both are activated. Failing all that, what about trying a USB based microphone headset. The Logitech G35, while expensive will make for a wonderful experience!

Assuming the multiple machines don't have dedicated sound cards, then sound needs to be activated from the BIOS. Then in the windows set-up check if the sound is being given total control via each application. For example in Skype, it needs to take over the microphone controls and sometimes it will ramp the microphone down to zero. If you are sometimes using the web cam microphone and other times the MoBo sound card plug in, are these then being changed in Control Panel/Sound settings?

Certainly get another matched 1 Gb of RAM. Start saving your money for a higher spec machine <smile>

You don't say how much RAM you currently have? If already 2 Gb, then more RAM, while nice will not show huge improvement. If you have less, then go for RAM. What ever you do, don't go for the Readyboost. A waste of time.

Go to the Toshiba web site and their downloads page and put in your make/model and then see what drivers are offered, in particular for the Video and Sound. The sound and video are all part of the Motherboard chipsets and have specific drivers from Toshiba. Make sure the sound is not just muted or the volume wheel turned ay down. Check the Performance logs to see what is taking time. Goggle for "Vista Home Basic Services not needed", you may have a bunch of services loading that you don't need. Google for Autoruns (part of Sysinternals) and install that free program so you can see in detail what is running and can simply disbale from within this program. Here I did that for you <smile> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinte...s/bb963902.aspx If you are really new to this, post back for more specific instructions, don't just turn things off!

It probably has been there for a while. Open it and you will see which of your installed programs has its data stored in this folder (as opposed to the program executables in C:\program files). If it genuinely has just appeared, then you have installed a program that needs it Adobe, NVIDIA, Microsoft, Logitech, Roboform, Skype etc to name a few, all use this folder, hence you should not or cannot delete it

Yep, I have those and some other ones under the same KB but different definition number. You appear to be some missing?

Normally each cellphone has a proprietary cable and they will have a data suite program so you can connect and do things on your phone. I am assuming a Samsung phone, so their web site should have a data suite to install on your computer? If so, when connecting the cable and turning the phone on should make a connection. You should be able to open COMPUTER from the Orb Start menu and see your phone as a storage device. Would the messages etc have been stored on a removable card in the cellphone? If it is the internal memory, then each entry that is now getting written to the memory has a chance of overwriting the deleted messages. If they were on a removable memory card, remove that now and plug it into a reader slot on a laptop and perform the recovery direct I don't like your chances though. Is it not possible to get whoever sent the messages to resend them, they should be in their OUT box. Where did you bury your son?? <smile>

A couple of points, I assume that when you download your mail, it does complete? Otherwise when you click Send/receive again, it downloads everything a second time. There could be a rogue piece of mail stuck in your ISP's server not letting you finish each download. You need to go into their Web mail and delete it from there, if that is the case. What AV are you using? You actually should turn off Antivirus checking of Mail, it is not needed and can screw up things. You may like to change to Windows Live Mail from Microsoft, that is less prone to buggy behaviour, or even Outlook if you have it on board?