Why is a computer slow, even after restore?

Did a system restore and now my computer will not boot wtf?

  • I have posted on different forum here are my findings so far: Well my older computer was getting so slow that it was not even worth turning on. So I put in the Compaq system recovery CD to try and restore it to factory settings. Now when I turn it on it goes to the loading screen, but after it says its loaded windows XP it is just a blank screen with a flashing _ in the upper left corner... What the hell do I do now? This is my other post... I'm starting to think its not with the hard drive now. I tried booting windows XP via cd and got this message: A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer If this is the first time you've seen this error stop screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again follow these steps: Check for viruses on your computer: Remove any newly installed hard drives or hard drive controllers. Check your hard drive to make sure it is properly configured and terminated. Run CHKDSK /F to check for hard drive corruption, and then restart your computer Technical information: *** STOP: 0X0000007B (0XF7934524, 0XC0000034, 0X0000000, 0X0000000) Of course the background is the blue screen of death... anyone have any ideas why this is happening? Everything is stock from Compaq except the video card which should not effect the installation of windows XP or keep it from running... Corrupt hard drive that needs replacing maybe?

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    could be a couple of things first if you have a flash drive, memory card, anything usb unplug it if you are still getting the error i would say that you need a new hard drive sorry.

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Hi there, Viruses and registry problems lead to this situation, use a good antivirus like Kaspersky or Norton and use a system cleaner such as Reginout to fix your problem. Also read this article I paste here for you. I hope it would help you out. Anyone using Windows has likely experienced the infamous ‘Blue Screen of Death’, a.k.a. ‘Windows Stop Error’. This is a common error that occurs whenever Windows senses a software, hardware, or driver error preventing it from operating properly. So basically, almost anything from a minor glitch to a major system malfunction can cause this error to appear. Sometimes this problem will go away with a simple reboot and you may never see the blue screen again. But more typically, the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) is an indication of something serious and it will not simply go away. In terms of how to fix the Blue Screen of Death, there is no simple answer to that. Fixing it means first diagnosing the problem to find out what is wrong with your PC. If you are not one of the lucky ones who can fix the BSOD with a reboot, then you will need to do some diagnosis to resolve the problem. With all the possible reasons for the BSOD ranging from software to hardware, or hardware drivers, it is very difficult to list a precise set of instructions for every possibly BSOD. The first step is to narrow down the possible source of this problem. If you are seeing the BSOD randomly, even when in safe mode, chances are it is a hardware issue. If you have recently installed new hardware, this may be the culprit. One solution may be to remove the new component to see if the problem goes away. If you have not installed anything new, then you will need to investigate further. If you are not comfortable unplugging and re-installing hardware in your PC, this may be a good time to have a technician look at it. If nothing showed up on the scans, then boot up again in safe mode and use the built in system restore utility. When running your system in safe mode, you can still access all the recent restore points created by the system restore utility. Run your system from the last known ‘good configuration’. On the other hand, if you know a recent software installation is the cause, then restore to the point created at that date.

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