Constant shutdowns and missing file errors

For some freaking reason :o, when I turn on my slow, old PC it either:Says: WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM IS MISSING OR CORRUPT OR :(When Windows is loading at the welcome screen to the point where you see the desktop and slightly beyond that is when the screen blacks out and stays like that. Sometimes it restarts, other times it just stays like that. And the PC stops loading things/making the loading sound in the CPU :oI justed NUKED my Hard Drive. ask for more information if you need it!

What did you do before that happened?

your harddisk or ram is dying. Probably the hard disk.

Replying to #3

used HDD Health program and it said that it was 80% healthy. Need to check it again since I nuked the hard drive

Replying to #4

dont rely on that program, its a reasonable guideline but its not infallible.

Replying to #5

So what should I use?

Replying to #6

Your brain.

yoshi2889 · #2What did you do before that happened?

Replying to #7

Theres no need to take the piss out of the guy-I got a warning for doing that to Hypnos.He could try running chkdsk and/or bootup with his OS repair disc.

Replying to #8

Did I?

Well what sort of "advice" is use your brain.Hes obviously ran out of ideas to fix the problem and is asking for help.

chkdisk or norton disk doctor might find problems, but honestly if it were me I'd be backing up and replacing the disk.

it also happened to a laptop a relative of mine had. they had to re-install a new OS to it and all its file deleted.... but they used windows 7 and well, its been fixed but slow as hell...

If your hard drive is making click sounds it's probably dying.

Might even be a virus messing with you, have you thought of that?90% of computer problems stem from Virus' and Malware. There is a good chance that it is just a virus that tricks your computer into thinking it is damaged.

Formatting might solve the problem.
as well Loony's advice.

Zdroyd · #14Might even be a virus messing with you, have you thought of that?90% of computer problems stem from Virus' and Malware. There is a good chance that it is just a virus that tricks your computer into thinking it is damaged.

Virii cannot cause a hard disk to make funny noises.

When this happened to me I just ran the Windows repair console and it fixed it