Once you notice that your computer began to work very slowly, independently and arbitrarily overload or not load at all. The reasons can be very different. From malware problems to hardware problems with overheating, a hard drive or a video adapter.
There is a fairly reliable way to determine the "nature" of a problem even for an ordinary user who is using computer equipment for you. Downloading safe mode can be a way out of a problem situation. Due to the fact that Microsoft software is available even to inexperienced, if you are a novice user, it will be easy and simple to understand any of the most common problems. For example, you can handle the removal of computer viruses. Now feel free to try downloading safe mode. XP is installed on many PCs as the main operating system. According to many users and experts, this is the best that was developed by Microsoft. When the corporation tried in agreement with leading manufacturers to supply laptops with preinstalled Vista, many paid substantial amounts to craftsmen, service engineers, because only they could install on the usual Windows XP system.
So, back to our problem - a stationary PC or laptop with XP junk. To do this, after a POST-successful passage of the test (a flashing sign will tell the uninitiated in the meaning of this abbreviation) press F8. As a result, you see a menu of several items. Some of them offer the user to enter XP safe mode. The most significant for you
- safe mode,
- safe mode with network support,
- safe mode with command line support.
These are special modes for loading the operating system, providing for the launch of only vital services, system libraries and drivers. If, after choosing, say, the third item, which is the standard safe XP mode, after a while you will see a desktop with the corresponding inscriptions in the corners - get ready that the system can boot a little slower than usual. And sometimes it doesn’t boot at all, but this is a topic for another discussion. Downloading in safe mode XP is also a rather complicated process, as you will have to delve into the technical details. If the system here also displays a blue screen, then the hard drive or memory module may be the problem subsystem. If the PC just hangs or reboots (a flashing cursor in the upper right corner), then the problem may be programmatic in nature - some of the drivers will load for a long time.
If everything works out, start a full-time antivirus and check the system for malicious software that will be found and destroyed. Paradoxically, sometimes loading in the usual mode fails due to the low qualification of virus writers. Instead of "sitting" in the system and not detecting its presence in any way, while simultaneously performing destructive activities (website attacks as one of the botnet’s clients or collecting your passwords from online banking), this unfortunate application freezes due to errors in the code loading machine, detecting its presence. If you have the latest databases, it is highly likely that after the antivirus scanner works, its working capacity will be restored. In addition, if possible, try to roll back the state of the system to an earlier one (Start> All Programs> Utilities> System Restore). When it comes to changing startup registry keys and system files, the> Attention command often helps. Common> Other actions> to restore work, but already in normal mode. This should be done with the help of a qualified specialist. But it happens that the computer does not boot, but you need to work, and besides that with the network, and there’s absolutely no extra time. Then download XP safe mode with Web support. Note that if you connect to the provider using a VPN connection, then this will not work. But access to other computer resources through the folder> Sharing> can be obtained. There is another quick recovery option that many are unaware of is downloading the latest successful configuration. By choosing this item on the F8 menu, sometimes you can avoid reinstalling the system, which is often fraught with loss of time and data.