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In the last 2 weeks I've has 2 major bugs where I've had to do a system restore. In fact, for one of them I could not get into any program and my local computer shop had to fix it for me. IE, firefox anf G.Chrome keep crashing and I've had two bluescreens.
I use Bullguard for protection and that's been pretty good until now?
I have the free version of Advance System Care, which is used each time before I connect to the internet.
 
Lol, sorry but your topic had me in stitches :D
The problem is local to your computer, you say the local computer shop fixed it but what did they do?
Most of the time these days with fairly modern computers, blue screens are more often caused by hardware faults.
Did they test the memory, hard drive(s) etc?
 
Mine's are all fine, agree with Darran that it points to hardware problems.
 
Well, the bluescreen may be down to hardware, but when I took the computer to the shop I got the impression they were having a lot more business than usual dealing with corrupted PCs. :shrug:
Should I turn off the Bullguard Firewall and turn on the Windows one?
 
I've never done a system restore, if I need fix a corrupted OS or whatever, I'll just reformat the hard drive and do a clean install. I suppose if your confident enough that your system is free from viruses / ad-ware or any of that scary stuff then restoring is the easiest way.

I quite like a clean install on my windows based computers as I always find it a little more snappy afterwards and clean from all those unwanted stuff.

In saying that it's been a few years since I've formatted my windows computer. Actually I don't use it anymore, the missus does.. I guess I've eliminated the common denominator :lol:
 
six6six said:
I suppose if your confident enough that your system is free from viruses / ad-ware or any of that scary stuff then restoring is the easiest way.
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See, a classic case of FUD ;) A virus is just a piece of computer code. Using a system restore to get rid of it can be a very good way to go as whilst the virus may exist on your system somewhere, the restore would put your computer back to a state where it never starts the virus in the first place. Yes, it would be on the disk, but it would never start so it wouldn't be harmful. It doesn't work for all viruses, but is a relatively easy way of trying...
 
Eltheza said:
Hi!

Regarding removing viruses with System Restore, it's worth having a read of this article from Bright Hub, especially the paragraph with the heading, The Reality:(:

http://www.brighthub.com/computing/smb-security/articles/44731.aspx
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That article is a little bleak and a tad over negative. I didn't say it would work for all cases, but can work for viruses that are:

- detected quickly
- aren't of the type that infect the system restore files (i.e. most viruses)

It only takes 10-15 minutes to try it before going down other avenues and it's only time you lose if it doesn't work.
 
What did the computer shop actually do? Just as many BSOD can be caused by Software as well as hardware, I would be inclined to try and find out what error message is showing up, and what the crashdump points to.


Eltheza said:
Hi!

Regarding removing viruses with System Restore, it's worth having a read of this article from Bright Hub, especially the paragraph with the heading, The Reality:(:

http://www.brighthub.com/computing/smb-security/articles/44731.aspx
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Aside from the fact the article is giving you unreliable advice?

Malware can infect the System Restore cache - Yes. SR can also be used as an easy way of removing malware, especially on Windows 7 where the SR is more robust.

I liked the bit that claims:

Most sites that deal with virus or malware removal will tell you that the first step is to shut down System Restore completely.
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Any site that tells you this is talking nonsense, you should never do this before attempting to remove the infection. You should clear the SR Cache ONLY once the machine is clean.

It's better to use System Restore and reintroduce the infection, than end up with a large paperweight due to failed malware removal.
 
someguy201 said:
What did the computer shop actually do? Just as many BSOD can be caused by Software as well as hardware, I would be inclined to try and find out what error message is showing up, and what the crashdump points to.
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Application software runs at ring (or CPL if you prefer) 3. From Vista onwards even drivers have to run at ring 3. Ring 3 code should not be able to bring the system down.

I say "should not", as it would be OS bug if it allows ring 3 code to cause an exception / fault that is completely non-recoverable.
 
I don't see many BSOD dumps, although I see a few in the course of malware removal which are all malware caused.

If everything is running fine with no malware, then I agree it would point to a hardware problem, but I've personally seen just as many BSOD caused by malware as hardware. The problem described is a bit vague, so I wouldn't like to immediately say it's a hardware problem.
 
Have you typed google into google. This breaks the internet.
 
neil_g said:
is it just me or does every thread in here recently develop into a bun fight..
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Its probably because you smell, Neil. And also that X computer is better than Y and A camera is better than B. So there.

OP- take your computer to a shop where they know something about computers. It sounds like something is rather wrong!
 
neil_g said:
is it just me or does every thread in here recently develop into a bun fight..
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It's just you. You wanna make something of it? :D
 
Personally, I prefer baps....
 
lofcuk said:
You obviously don't watch the IT crowd. Maybe for the best as a sense of humour is required.
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Oooh personal insults now. I do watch the it crowd, it was just not a useful post. Oh and you smell because you said something slightly negative about me, and that obviously makes sense. :thinking:
 
someguy201 said:
Oooh personal insults now. I do watch the it crowd, it was just not a useful post. Oh and you smell because you said something slightly negative about me, and that obviously makes sense. :thinking:
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:lol::love::razz:
 
onomatopoeia said:
Application software runs at ring (or CPL if you prefer) 3. From Vista onwards even drivers have to run at ring 3. Ring 3 code should not be able to bring the system down.

I say "should not", as it would be OS bug if it allows ring 3 code to cause an exception / fault that is completely non-recoverable.
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so if I am understanding right, drivers in Windows Vista/7 run in user mode instead of kernel mode?
 
mastertrinity said:
STOP DOWNLOADING PORN!!!!!!

That should fix it :lol:
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But but... what's the use of the internet then?

Sent from a touchscreen thing I hit randomly with a club, using TP Forums. As if you care.
 
Hard Drive on its way out do we think? sounds very familiar...
 
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