start up issues...

[Macabre]

just started up and got a grey square in safe mode asking me to continue boot to press F1
or go to last known good.
and i had 10 seconds to decide...
first i took option last known good but came on same thing again in a few seconds , then i just let the timer run out and my pc started normal.

think i saw something of post error occured... cmos settings adjust??
if happening again ill write stuff down...:wallbash:

[monyet]

there are problems with Security update for Windows (KB951748) in combination with NOD32

[toesy]

oooh bugger, i use NOD32 on all me pc's

[term!]

if you have downloaded do a system restore thats the way i got around it. then i unticked the box for the update not to appear again. hope this helps

[Clovis]

just started up and got a grey square in safe mode asking me to continue boot to press F1
or go to last known good.
and i had 10 seconds to decide...
first i took option last known good but came on same thing again in a few seconds , then i just let the timer run out and my pc started normal.

think i saw something of post error occured... cmos settings adjust??
if happening again ill write stuff down...:wallbash:

I didn't bother posting before cos it's a bit hard to completely understand what you posted here.


there are problems with Security update for Windows (KB951748) in combination with NOD32

I could only find info on that update affecting firewall programs (including ZoneAlarm). NOD32 does n't have a Firewall, Smart Security Does.
Does Macabre use NOD32? as no information about his system is mentioned.


CMOS update
Only thing that springs to mind about that, a piece of hardware has come loose or disconnected and then reconnected.
Could be something as simple as the keyboard or mouse, but might be worth re-seating all your RAM, PCI / AGP cards, SATA / IDE cables.

Maybe you should try checking the Event Log for your system to see if the error / problem might be listed.
In "Start Menu" in the "Run..." box. Type eventvwr, then enter.
Then look under "System", then scroll through the entries for the day which it happened / or for any red "Error" / yellow "Warning" entries.
You might have a re-occurring warning in the log, which should be normal
It should then say what the error was, hopefully.

[Macabre]

i get alot of error's in system.
9 out of them say DCOM
don't know what that is, don't know what that nod32 is either.
i have recently opened case and blew some dust of the fan's with my mouth :)

my breath contains alot of alcohol most of the times..... maybe thats what DCOM says Drinking Causes Only Misery?

[nuisance value]

hey there mac long time no see ....... DCOM is a vista service that's something to do with networking thats if you are still running vista

heres a wiki link for more info in DCOM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed_Component_Object_Model

[Macabre]

hey NV, welcome to this forum. hows u?
im still on XP ...

[nuisance value]

im fine and heres some more info for you on DCOM errors and how to possibly fix it as its a known Microsoft feck up not like they havent before isnt it ;)

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;245197

[Macabre]

The COM+ Event System detected a bad return code during its internal processing. HRESULT was 8007041F from line 44 of d:\qxp_slp\com\com1x\src\events\tier1\eventsystemo bj.cpp. Please contact Microsoft Product Support Services to report this error.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

and if u click that link they are really helpfull :( (it said no knowledge to help u...)

i can start up without problems but i still have that error in my eventlogs at start up.

[nuisance value]

as i said its a known Microsoft feck up ;) it dont mean that they will fix it.
why you sill on xp anyway now that vista is a different beast after the service pack

[Macabre]

i haven't really thought of changing really...might have a look...thanks for the helps ;)