Please help with a strange happening
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From: Johnw on 28 May 2010 15:50 Mike van der Merwe has brought this to us : > Also posted in microsoft.public.basics > > Hi ! > > Please help with a strange happening > > Running Win XP Pro sp3 and all updates > > When I close down XP at night (or at any time), the computer closes all the > programs and shuts down > > When I restart the computer again. It will boot OK > > Giving me the usual desktop with icons as well as everything in the task bar > > I can move the cursor around the desktop but when I double click on a icon > nothing happens > > Also I can not get any of the icons on the taskbar to work > > But I have found out that if I "boot" into "safe mode" and go to a "restore > point" > > Everything comes right except that I loose any settings I have made after the > restore point (understood) > > To overcome this I have to create a restore point before shutting down > > When I start the computer I have to start in safe made and boot to the last > restore point > > I have run sfc. /scannow > > Microsoft Malicious Removal Tool > > Malware Bytes Anti-malware > > Ad-Aware > > Ad-Watch > > Super Anti-Spyware > > Loaris Trojan Remover > > ESET Anti-Virus > > C Cleaner among others > > All coming up clean > > Looks as if the computer is not shutting down as it should > > Any suggestion > > TIA Run Chkdsk. http://vlaurie.com/computers2/Articles/chkdsk.htm Obtaining CHKDSK Results ( log file ) http://www.cpucare.net/OS/XP/Viewing%20ChkDSk%20Results.htm --- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: news(a)netfront.net --- |