HoppaLong Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 I've cleaned up several problems with XP, but the most perplexing is an intermittentsystem crash.After loading any media like a CD or USB flash drive the desktop monitor goes dark fora couple of seconds. Sometimes the system recovers like nothing happened. Usually,I see "no signal" on the monitor as if the system was starting a boot or reboot. However,the system does not restart. I'm forced to press the tower reset button.There is never a BSOD or any other kind of error dialog box. Like I said, this problem isunpredictable. Maybe two out of ten media loadings.I finally have a solid clue as to the possible cause. It's AutoPlay. I selected "take no action"but a drive window opens automatically after inserting a USB stick. Since I couldn't stopAutoPlay I used an app from Sysinternals called AutoRuns.To disable AutoPlay I removed the tick from this item:ShellHWDetection -- Provides notifications for AutoPlay hardware events.Pathname: c:\windows\system32\shsvcs.dllI probably won't know if I've cured this "crashing" problem for a couple of days. My questionis, could AutoPlay be the cause of this weird behavior? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebolt Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 I probably won't know if I've cured this "crashing" problem for a couple of days. My questionis, could AutoPlay be the cause of this weird behavior? I wonder if Autoplay is really off... If it’s XP Pro, you can turn off Autoplay this way:start / Run… gpedit.msccomputer configuration / administrative templates / system / turn off autoplay (“Enabled” for all drives)There’s also this information and “Fix it” link instead: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/967715 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripredacus Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Is this the same as the other thread, where your video driver crashed/stopped responding/didn't recover in time? I have had this problem before but not XP. You may try to update your video driver to see if it does anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoppaLong Posted February 2, 2016 Author Share Posted February 2, 2016 bluebolt, I should have looked at my list of all XP Pro "run" commands. Using AutoRunsworked, but gpedit.msc is definitely a better way to go.I probably have too many system backups, but knowing that any damage can quicklybe reversed allowed me to push XP with the following stress test:With AutoPlay (shsvcs.dll) disabled I grabbed a mobile cart with twelve USB devices.Using a 12-port hub I attached each device in rapid succession. The instant I heardthat "boop-boop" sound indicating a device had loaded I plugged in the next gizmo.I ejected all twelve devices successfully and repeated the process a few more times.Despite all the hammering with different USB devices, the system did not break down.It's nice to have a fully functional XP system again.The next logical step would be to replace shsvcs.dll with a fresh copy. It may or maynot be corrupt, but it's a good idea. 98 has the System File Checker. It can extract afresh copy of any file from the install disk. XP does not appear to have a similar applet.I haven't searched yet, but there must be free third party apps that can do the same job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
submix8c Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Oh, theres an "SFC" but (AFAIK) it's CMD-based and doesn't perform like Win9x AT.ALL!!!So, yes/NO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryTri Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 SFC on Windows XP does exactly the job you want. Just put your Windows XP CD in the drive and run "sfc /scannow" in the command prompt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
submix8c Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 It works differently than Win9x. It indiscriminaely replaces. Win9x does not (AFAICR) and provides a (sort of) GUI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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