georgeinva
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Computer: Dell XPS 410, 2.13GHz 6420 CPU, 2GB, 320Gb HD
OS: Vista Home Premium 32bit
Knowledge: Just enough to get in trouble
Age:64
Had a virus problem a month ago that prevented anything Windows or Microsoft from running (corrupted rundll.exe ?). E-mail and Google still worked. After trying several things I reinstalled the OS with the disc that came with the computer. I also reinstalled all aplications that I had discs for. I tried to install Office 2010 and it said I needed Vista Service Pack 1. I downloaded this but it wouldn't install. Today, I looked in the Microsoft file and found the SP1 3.5file, found set up and, after about a halfhour my computer said it was successfully installed - but I needed a MS update - one file 52 MB worth. After about an hour of downloading (I'm on satellite) I installed the update. Here's where I really get the problem. During restart, It begins listing files, one-at-a-time from my system(???). It gets to one that says
!!0xc01a001d11 37441/98334 (\Registry\machine\components\deriveddata...
and it hangs up there for about an hour and a half. One quick loss of power and and computer can't start Windows or automatically repair it. Investigation by the repair program says I have a corrupted registry that it can't fix. What do I do?
Can I reinstall the OS again? and then go back to the restore point which was made just before the SP1 3.5 set up?
Is there a counter that prevents you from reinstalling the OS too many times? This would be my second re-installation.
Any help or advice would be appreciated.
georgeinva
OS: Vista Home Premium 32bit
Knowledge: Just enough to get in trouble
Age:64
Had a virus problem a month ago that prevented anything Windows or Microsoft from running (corrupted rundll.exe ?). E-mail and Google still worked. After trying several things I reinstalled the OS with the disc that came with the computer. I also reinstalled all aplications that I had discs for. I tried to install Office 2010 and it said I needed Vista Service Pack 1. I downloaded this but it wouldn't install. Today, I looked in the Microsoft file and found the SP1 3.5file, found set up and, after about a halfhour my computer said it was successfully installed - but I needed a MS update - one file 52 MB worth. After about an hour of downloading (I'm on satellite) I installed the update. Here's where I really get the problem. During restart, It begins listing files, one-at-a-time from my system(???). It gets to one that says
!!0xc01a001d11 37441/98334 (\Registry\machine\components\deriveddata...
and it hangs up there for about an hour and a half. One quick loss of power and and computer can't start Windows or automatically repair it. Investigation by the repair program says I have a corrupted registry that it can't fix. What do I do?
Can I reinstall the OS again? and then go back to the restore point which was made just before the SP1 3.5 set up?
Is there a counter that prevents you from reinstalling the OS too many times? This would be my second re-installation.
Any help or advice would be appreciated.
georgeinva
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell xps410
- CPU
- 6420 2.13 Ghz