Computer savvy people? update post 21

[DJFyrewolf36]

Sure as heck sounds like a motherboard issue to me now...espeically if after you took it apart and it started to die. Do you have integrated video (the video slot is attached to the motherboard, as apposed to an expansion card).

Also, your hardware settings in windows may have gotten corrupted (a common XP problem) Both problems require testing that a computer shop can do, just dont let them rip ya off

[Hellow]

My computer was doing this 2 years ago, i had to replace tha hard drive and one of the memory sticks and re-install windows XP. It has worked fine until i installed Limewire, now it is infested with adware and spyware and viruses that i cant get rid of. Right now im on my laptop too because my computer is a big pile of it. Im mean HUGE pile of it. Oh, yes. And did i mention that one of the viruses is programmed to destroy the physical part of my computer because it melted my computers CPU and memory sticks by overheating. So i guess my computers age has caught up with it. Im going to buy a new computer sometime soon.

[Blue_Frog]

My computer was doing this 2 years ago, i had to replace tha hard drive and one of the memory sticks and re-install windows XP. It has worked fine until i installed Limewire, now it is infested with adware and spyware and viruses that i cant get rid of. Right now im on my laptop too because my computer is a big pile of it. Im mean HUGE pile of it. Oh, yes. And did i mention that one of the viruses is programmed to destroy the physical part of my computer because it melted my computers CPU and memory sticks by overheating. So i guess my computers age has caught up with it. Im going to buy a new computer sometime soon.

I'm sorry that your computer has turned into a pile as well -- try reformatting again.

However, I have to disagree, a virus will not physically damage your hardware (I used to work tech at a major antivirus company, and i've never heard of this happening) -- see this article at Symantec --

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...99041209131106

Because of the publicity that viruses have received, it is easy to blame any computer problem on a virus. The following are not likely to be caused by a virus or other malicious code:
Hardware problemsNo viruses can physically damage computer hardware, such as chips, boards, and monitors.

It sounds more like you had a cooling issue in your PC that caused the meltdown.

[Hellow]

Well, my computer is not very well ventalated naturally then the virus came and worked my computer so hard that it melted my computers cpu and memory. At least i know that my slow laptop is still working cause im on it lol.

[Cinder & Smoke]

Missy ~

Why don't you continue to UPDate THIS Thread -
rather than start another new thread discussing the same problem?

Folks can follow along better if the Whole Story is in ONE thread.

/s/ Phred

[Sirrahsim]

I did a full format and reinstalled XP.
It is thinking about working now. I can get into Windows but get error messages left and right. I'm working on downloaing the many windows updates that it thinks I need but it is slow going because the computer keeps randomly restarting itself. Some piece of my hardware is obviously corrupt so this is a temporary fix but I'm happy with it for now.

[Hellow]

Hey does anyone have an extra hard disk because i started re-formatting and it got halfway done then the power blinked and my computer shut down. So i cant install windows and i cant boot.

[Hellow]

Sorry to hijack this thread but I fixed my computer!!! I believe that my computer was designed to run Windows 2000 / ME but hp just slapped a copy of XP on it to attract customers. So i made a MS - DOS boot disk with my laptop, used tit to re-format my computers hard disk, and since XP came per-installed and i only have a Windows 98 SE disk, i installed 98. It is working on setting up win 98 on my computer and it will be done in a few. I can tell from the speed my computer is running 98 works better than XP on my computer

[Sirrahsim]

My computer is dead again. It worked briefly and then started giving me the same errors and will no longer boot up. I've decided to take a break from it for a week or two and then try to tackle my hardware issues.
In the meantime I'll be on hubby's computer

[Craftlady]

My computer is dead again. It worked briefly and then started giving me the same errors and will no longer boot up. I've decided to take a break from it for a week or two and then try to tackle my hardware issues.
In the meantime I'll be on hubby's computer

Best Buy "Geek Guys" to the rescue, would be my next step

[Hellow]

Best Buy "Geek Guys" to the rescue, would be my next step

I dont think ANYONE is as smart as they are about computers except the people that make them lol. Major GEEKS!!!