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[pulsebabe]

ive managed to find a wininit log i think but it wont let me copy the info

[Ztruker]

Select the text on the General tab then press Ctrl+C to copy it. Then you can paste it here. At least that's how it works for me with Windows 7 which is pretty much the same as Vista.

[pulsebabe]

Checking file system on C: The type of the file system is NTFS. Volume label is Vista. A disk check has been scheduled. Windows will now check the disk. 183232 file records processed. 709 large file records processed. 0 bad file records processed. 0 EA records processed. 58 reparse records processed. 225040 index entries processed. 0 unindexed files processed. 183232 security descriptors processed. Cleaning up 46 unused index entries from index $SII of file 0x9. Cleaning up 46 unused index entries from index $SDH of file 0x9. Cleaning up 46 unused security descriptors. 20905 data files processed. CHKDSK is verifying Usn Journal... 37432168 USN bytes processed. Usn Journal verification completed. CHKDSK is verifying file data (stage 4 of 5)... 183216 files processed. File data verification completed. CHKDSK is verifying free space (stage 5 of 5)... 24681884 free clusters processed. Free space verification is complete. Windows has checked the file system and found no problems. 156122111 KB total disk space. 57021680 KB in 111564 files. 73100 KB in 20906 indexes. 0 KB in bad sectors. 299795 KB in use by the system. 65536 KB occupied by the log file. 98727536 KB available on disk. 4096 bytes in each allocation unit. 39030527 total allocation units on disk. 24681884 allocation units available on disk. Internal Info: c0 cb 02 00 81 05 02 00 0f 8c 03 00 00 00 00 00 ................ b0 5c 00 00 3a 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 .\..:........... 42 00 00 00 12 75 f3 76 20 84 21 00 20 7c 21 00 B....u.v .!. |!. Windows has finished checking your disk. Please wait while your computer restarts.

[pulsebabe]

dont know if it means anything but there are quite a few errors on wmi on this event list?

[Lee]

Chkdsk has done some housekeeping. The log file is fine and there are no problems there that I can see. Are you still having freezing problems now with IE? Cheers, Lee

[pulsebabe]

i will have to see how it goes to answer that, but it is slow loading and has been going non-responsive and then responding. the event viewer froze as well earlier.

[pulsebabe]

i thought it was doing ok today until it froze again on me just now...?

[terry1966]

to Lee, after the drive check, if you agree, i'd be interested in seeing exactly what specs the laptop has and also maybe seeing a pitstop test, i'm beginning to think it's nothing more than the processor/memory struggling with the load it's under(background programs) or even just a slow internet connection. to pulsebabe when it freezes, does it just not respond for a second/few seconds then works again?? or do you need to log out and back in or kill it's process another way before restarting it to get things working again?? sometimes even the fastest pc's just hang for a few seconds(so you think it's frozen but it's not really) if there's a lot going on in the background, or if the site your visiting is overloaded/busy or has problems.

[pulsebabe]

it freezes completely and wont close or reload meaning i have to switch off and reboot. sometimes it will let me open a new ie window and continue to work other times the new window will freeze too. its not just the one site, if i have 2/3 tabs open the whole lot freezes.

[Lee]

Thanks Terry 1966,
Yes, I think an Overdrive test might be a good idea as a next step.

Pulsebaby,
Could you please go to this site and run their test: http://www.pcpitstop.com/betapit/


PC Pitstop's 'OVERDRIVE'

Fast, Comprehensive, and Free
In just a few minutes OverDrive creates an extensive report of your PC's performance, security, software, drivers, and more.

1. Note: Vista or W7 users with UAC must first Right-click IE - Select "Run as Administrator"

2. Register and create a password

3. Accept the ActiveX component to allow your machine to run the Full Tests

Registering and accepting the ActiveX are both SAFE and FREE.

Full Test is the first item in the left hand column of that page.

Caution: During the testing of Video Adapter, a variety of patterns, shapes, colors and text are “flashed” onto the users monitor screen. In the many thousands of daily uses of the PCPitstop Full Tests over several years, two individuals who suffer epilepsy experienced discomfort and temporary dizziness when viewing the flashing patterns.
If you know that you are susceptible to photo driven seizure, please look away from your screen during the Video Adapter testing sequence.

Note: The PCPitstop Full Tests Results is a free service, but is supported by various paid product advertisements for utilities that are not necessarily supported by WTT.

Could you also let us know the model number of your Laptop and when it was purchased. We will then have a much clearer understanding of what we are working with.

Cheers,
Lee

PS Edit:
Could you please copy and post the OverDrive test results here. thanks.

Edited by Lee, 04 November 2010 - 02:29 PM.

[pulsebabe]

which of the scans mentioned on that page is it that i run? what does uac stand for? i bought my laptop 11 months ago. it is a toshiba satellite L350-20f

[terry1966]

pulsebabe i think you just need to click on the link right at the bottom of that page and run overdrive anonymously, i can't test with my pc because it's linux os. then when it's finished just copy the url out of the browser and post it in next reply. nice laptop by the way.

[pulsebabe]

the test is pc pitstop pc matic. its running now but its not asked for any of the things you mentioned, it just installed

[pulsebabe]

thanks btw, i knew getting a toshiba was one of the best and i got it for a good price! shouldnt have any memory probs that you mentioned above, it has tonnes

Edited by pulsebabe, 04 November 2010 - 03:10 PM.

[pulsebabe]

ok its done but its not allowing me to save the report anywhere. its found 26 fixes and 2 advice items. do i click to fix all?