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    Muitple Programs stops working. Causes Vista to crash sporadically.

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by MobileGamer13, Feb 27, 2009.

  1. MobileGamer13

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    As the titles says..... Multiple* sorry, typo in the header

    Vista crashes sporadically. I have to finish writing this quick because it can occur at any moment now.

    -Host Process for Windows Services stopped working and was closed

    -SymCUW has stopped working

    -Windows Problem Reporting has stopped working

    -COM Surrogate has stopped working

    -Desktop Window Manager stopped working and was closed


    Those are some of the programs that pop up sporadically. Soon after Vista crashes. Instead of a Blue/Black SOD its many lines like the LCD was cracked. Anyone face this problem before? Im on a computer that is only less than 3 months old and all of a sudden crashes start to happen.

    I assume it was defraggin when I just happen to flip down the monitor to close it for the night. I assume it was scheduled. So I don't know if the clusters where thrown off to cause this?

    Anyone have a similar problem that can help me would greatly be appreciated. Thanks!

    BTW- When I run games it crashes shortly after running or just gives me an error telling me I cant run it. Also when I use a web browser (Firefox) it would sometimes give me an error, close, and ask me to restart. Ill post more errors if they come up. Thanks again.
     
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    viruses, millions of them
     
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    Doesn't act like a virus. Sometimes upon restarting it would scan disk check because segments were out of place or something. I highly assume it was because I closed my computer during defragmentation to cause this.
     
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    Maybe after defragging Windows accidentally messed up some drivers or some important dependencies. I would try to repair Windows first. If that doesn't work, backup as many files as you can off of your hard drive, wipe the drive and reinstall Vista.
     
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    Ya thats what I was thinking. Im sure its not a virus, just something with Vista. It happened to me before on a previous laptop but with XP. Gonna buy an external HD and wipe the drive and start fresh.

    But if anyone finds out what my problem could be I would greatly appreciate any input.
     
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    if all else fails, try a clean install
     
    Tinselworm, Feb 28, 2009
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    Memory test and as long as that passes with 0 errors (not even 1 error is acceptable) you can then do a full HDD test and check for bad sectors and then you will probably have to do a clean install.
     
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    Sounds like a RAM issue to me. But Qwakrz's method is the way to go once you have backed up all your stuff.
     
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    Yep I had a few errors when it did a disk check before Vista loaded up. It would sometimes ask me to go into Safe Mode or start normally. Once in safe mode it never crashed as I ran it for more than 5 hours straight just to test things out. So I knew it wasnt a virus. I cause I shouldnt have closed the monitor when it was defraggin. Dumb move on my part GG...

    Anyway, have to go out a buy a external HDD as my stuff would take too long to burn 1 by 1 on several disks. I will then have to do a full clean install which would be fun. Ill let you guys know more when I get things rolling. Thanks for the input and any more suggestions :)
     
    MobileGamer13, Mar 2, 2009
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