SIRCOOKS Posted September 25, 2004 Posted September 25, 2004 my main drive i think is crashing, i always get the message that windows explorer has encountered a problem, and needs to restart , so i just ctrl alt del, and everything will disappear, and after 2 seconds everything will come back, shouldi buy a new drive and put it as my main drive, or what else can i do to see whatelse can be done?
argon007 Posted September 25, 2004 Posted September 25, 2004 Maybe you should reinstall your Windows... your Windows XP are not stable...
pthomas Posted September 25, 2004 Posted September 25, 2004 No need to re-install windows...yetNormal signs of a hdd getting ready to die are either clicking noises coming from it, windows file corruption errors, times where the system can;t boot because it randomly can;t find the hdd, blue screens associated with ntfs.sys or your IDE driver .sys, or instances where the hdd light stays on and the entire system freezes. *NOTE* If the system is using lots of swap space becuase its running low on RAM, the hdd will be going crazy trying to provide the extra needed swap space. This is very noticable when switching between programs and will cause any computer slow or fast to seem like its frozen for a few seconds (1-50sec). If the system is running low on ram, you can verify it by bringing up task manager (crtl-alt-del) and clicking on the performance tab. If the available physical memory dips much under 50,000-80,000 (50-80MB) then you need more frikkin ram, or less apps running at once.A really good test to verify a hdd is in proper working order is the western digital diagnostic utility. Don;t fret, it will work on any hdd (maxtor, ibm, ect...). You can get it here:DLGDIAG for Windows download link: http://support.wdc.com/download/windlg/WinDLG.zipfire it up, and run a SMART test. If it passes, do a full test. If the drive in question fails any of those two tests, get on the hdd manufacturer's site and download their specific test util, get a fail code and create an RMA if the drive is still under warranty.Hope that answers some questions,Paul
N1K Posted September 25, 2004 Posted September 25, 2004 I had the same problem, explorer was crashing very often, reinstalled windows didn't help me much, explorer was still crashing but in the rarely manner...Installed XPSP2 and now my explorer didn't crashed for a long time
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