Problems with my PC. Need some help

thirucumaran

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Hey everyone,

The problem with my PC is, sometimes (about 2 - 3 times a day), when I am surfing, an error message comes, saying that 'Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close' and the IE gets stuck! I don't know why, but it always comes, and it is getting quite annoying!

The same thing happens to my Windows Live Messenger, only that the error message comes much more frequently and WLM closes. The worst part is, it only happens with my e-mail account!:shocked: :shocked: When my cousin uses WLM with his e - mail, nothing happens!

My friend told that it is spyware and to use "SpySweeper". I tried and caught a lot of spywares, but still IE and WLM keep crashing!

Does anyone know what the problem is and how I could solve it??
 

Anusha

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Do you update Windows? Windows update is the first place you should use to fix stability issues.
 

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nabil said:
hmmm:rolleyes: :rolleyes:
I suggest u use kaspersky or NOD 32 to scan for viruses. Specially in IE n mlw.
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If not try reinstalling them.
Also, making an image as soon as you install Windows and configure your software is a good idea, if you can't keep your PC clean. Then, if something goes wrong, all you have to do is restore that image and everything will be back to the state it was when you made the backup. This won't take longer than 10minutes, unlike reinstalling Windows might take upto 1-3hours even if you are quite tuned at it :D
 

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Anusha said:
Also, making an image as soon as you install Windows and configure your software is a good idea, if you can't keep your PC clean. Then, if something goes wrong, all you have to do is restore that image and everything will be back to the state it was when you made the backup. This won't take longer than 10minutes, unlike reinstalling Windows might take upto 1-3hours even if you are quite tuned at it :D

what do you mean? make an image of what?
 

SAN_APIIT

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    thirucumaran said:
    how do you update windows? dont you need a genuine copy to do so??

    goto control panel and activate automatic updates,
    if ur not in classic view then click on security center and then on automatic updates.

    U can even schedule then... its flexible.. and easy.... :yes:
     

    Anusha

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    thirucumaran said:
    how do you update windows? dont you need a genuine copy to do so??
    Yes you need a genuine copy or just a CD Key that's not blacklisted (yet). If you didn't pay for the OS and face problems, try to live with it :D
     

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    SAN_APIIT said:
    or u can download them manually and install also. goto Microsoft.com or just google.

    But the best way is to let it download automatically. :yes:
    There is a updates package called AutoPatcher XP. Google for it. Download the latest (April) version. It will install all the updates released up to now.
     

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    SAN_APIIT said:
    Well i have a keygen for xp. anyone need it???
    Really? Cool :D
    Well, I don't need it because I have a genuine XP CD. But I'm not using it since I'm using Vista ;)