system has recovered from a serious error
About a week ago I was trying to download some new pictures off of a memory card (the one i always use). Yet, for some reason the computer was not reading it. It actually did not show anything plugged in. In any case, i tried seeking help online for this and did a few things of which i cannot remember. Nevertheless, what was recommended online for me to do did not work. So, eventually i got frustrated and just turned my computer off. The following day is when i started seeing the error report and it was actually corrupted enough that it would not send it to microsoft. It freaked me out so i started updating microsoft and also constantly scanning my computer for viruses. If i left my computer unattended long enough it would shut off. Throughout all this the computer continues to have this error popup, whether i send it or not. I tried downloading the microsoft xp patch but it was unable to because i had an upgraded version of service pack 3 but i was to scared to uninstall this. So, i decided to do a system restore and that didnt help and therefore also dont know if i should undo that restore. Any and all help would trully be appreciated. It is almost a week since i have been trying to fix this on my own but no luck. Please help.1 person needs an answerI do too
January 15th, 2011 1:55am

Your message is confusing and unfortunately gives little precise information as to the nature of your problem. Using online automated “fixit” solutions is potentially dangerous and should be avoided.Have a look in the System and Application logs in Event Viewer for Errors and Warnings and post copies here. Don't post any from than more than 48 hours ago. You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel, Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer. When researching the meaning of the error, information regarding Event ID, Source and Description are important.A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double click on the error you want to copy. You will see a button resembling two pages. Click the button and close Event Viewer. This places a copy of the report into your Clipboard. Paste into the body your message. Make sure that this is the first paste after exiting from Event Viewer.If you get another system failure you need to get an exact copy of the message.When a BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) system failure occurs for most users there is insufficient time to note down in full what it says; the exact text is important to anyone trying to diagnose what is wrong. You can gain the time needed when the error next occurs by following the procedure described below.If you haven't done so already disable automatic restart on system failure. This should help by allowing time to write down the Stop Error code and related information properly. Right click on the My Computer icon on the Desktop and select Properties, Advanced, Start-Up and Recovery, System Failure and uncheck the box before Automatically Restart. Do not re-enable automatic restart on system failure after getting this information as this setting is best left to not to allow Automatic Restart.If the system failure occurs during the booting of the computer you need to try a different approach. You can access the Windows Advanced Options Menu on many computers by constantly pressing the F8 (Function) key during Start-Up and selecting the option - Disable automatic restart on system failure. This method is not always easy to use as it can be difficult to depress the F8 at exactly the right time. Try again if it does not work first time. On some computers a different key has to be used. Hope this helps, Gerry Cornell
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