I'll run MemTest later when I go out to dinner, hopefully all will be ok.
After, I'll run the SFC /SCANNOW Command, using the Scan & Repair System Files option (luckily I haven't done any system file tweaks yet).
I'll post back tomorrow the findings.
MemTest has been running since late last night, I assume I can stop it now?
Yep, I'd say that's been long enough to rule out bad memory.
Done.
I started prime95 & selected Stress Test (instead of Join), 4 smaller boxes opened (Main Thread, Worker #1 - Self Test, Worker #2 - Self Test & Worker #3 - Self Test) in one Window. There is no indicator that anything in going on, how do I know if it is running correctly & when it will be finished?
Am I running this correctly?
I stopped prime95 after almost an hour & no errors found. I then completely cleared ALL logs in the Event Viewer (Event Viewer One Click Clear), opened a Command Prompt as Admin. & ran SFC /SCANNOW. After that finished, I rebooted. Event Viewer shows new logs, but all are just Information, no error/warnings.
Only problem is that, due to SFC, I have the damn Cursors folder, Basic & High Contrast Themes, Some Account Pictures, Windows default Mouse Pointer Schemes & Default wallpaper back. F**K Microsoft, I deleted all these for a REASON!
Last edited by CJW; 06 Aug 2012 at 23:39.
SFC will do that, relax and delete them again if you want.
I did. I just wish we, as customers, get to do what we want when we want w/the program we paid for w/o having to jump through "Access Denied" hoops. I understand it's Microsoft's OS, but give us users a little leway.
BTW, after I ran the SFC command, it was stated that I could read the results in the log file at: C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.txt. But when I try to open this file, I get the "Access is denied" message; whether in Standard Account/Admin. Account. Why can I not read this when I was told to by the SFC command I could?
Just copy the log to your desktop and then you can open it.
Thanks derekimo, that worked & I am able to open & read all that is there; understanding it is another thing ... :)
When you get your issues fixed and relax, you'll start to understand why some areas of the Windows system are locked down and why....and that's for good reason. Besides, don't blame Microsoft. They are actually the last of the major OSes to do this.
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