[youwish16]

i formatted my harddrive and installed xp. now i get registry errors and messenger errors. i turned off messenger. now my web browser sometimes freezes then ctrl alt del wont work. whats wrong? its driving me nuts

 

[Girderman]

Sometimes if XP is installed on a HD with HD errors and/or malware, the files will be corupted and cause all sorts of problems.

Did you "prep" the HD by running malware scans and/or formating it, and running chkdsk prior to the New Install ?

If not, and since it is a new Installation, I think that might be your best bet.

You could try running "sfc /scannow" from the Start>Run command box. That *might* work.

 

[youwish16]

i did format my harddrive before i installed xp but i did not chkdsk before installing. should i?

i am doing sfc /scannow now right now, hopefully that will fix it

 

[youwish16]

ok im still getting these registry errors. i window comes up saying there is a registry error then it has a website on it for a registry scan download that cost money. how do i get it to stop doing this? my friend formatted their computer and it does the same thing to them

 

[dai]

your computer is infected it is a scam
follow this and security will guide you through the cleanup
http://www.techsupportforum.com/showthread.php?t=15968