Important Computer Thread - Windows not running good

[Anachron]

Hello all.

I've working with windows vista for 1 and a half year now.
I never got any virus, no crash, nothing bad at all.
3 days ago my pc crashed over night.

It crashes and crashes and continues, sometimes after 5 minutes,
sometimes after a few hours

Until that day I am having really big problems with my pc.
I need to reinstall the system32 folder, I don't want to reinstall the
whole windows, because I Have 250GB Data which is needed.

I also don'T want to need to install the 200 installed programs again.

I'd like to know what I can do. I need sources for windows vista files and/or
CDS/ recovery. That would be really nice.

I am not having a CD because the PC is bought and windows was preinstalled.

The only thing I am able to do is a full bought-installed clean version of windows, which would delete my 250GB of data.

 

[The_wand_mirror]

System recovery doesn't work?

 

[Anachron]

System recovery doesn't work?

Nope.

I found a temporary solution, I detected the system partition hidden which has the "delivery default state" of my windows. Copied and pasted all files in the partition of system32 files into my system and voila, it works better now.

 

[HINDYhat]

Is your processor fan working?

 

[Anachron]

Is your processor fan working?

Yes, why?

 

[TheDivineBoss]

Yes, why?

I hope you didn't dismantled it. If you did, remove (or not) carefully the old processor fan cooling paste and place new cooling paste on it.

Why you ask?
The processor produces huge heat and if the paste isn't placed correctly on it or not even at all, you risk crashes/shutdowns or even worse; a fried processor drenched in plastic marinade and French fries.

I myself had this problem some while ago, my computer kept crashing, don't know what the problem was. So I cleaned and checked everything, after a quick checkup at the fan, I discovered that the paste was not working so I replaced the fan ánd the paste. Now everything works again just fine.

 

[Super-Sheep]

Try some program, like SpeedFan, to see the temperature of the processor. :/

 

[Anachron]

I am checking it as soon as I am at home. Thanks all.

 

[HINDYhat]

Yeah I had the same problem, TDB. I went through the whole formatting procedure, installing new Windows etc... only to find out it was my processor fan. -.-'

Just trying to spare you the research.

 

[Anachron]

I've copied the whole windows folder, both fans work really good, it was up to some of my iwndows data fucked up. Diddn't even crash a single time. I just CnPed the System32 folder. xD

 

[Need_O2]

I was gonna suggest reinstall on it like repair I mean dont delete the current version dont format the disk just reinstall over it

 

[Anachron]

And how without an Windows Vista version to install? Its PREINSTALLED... Only the partition with the pre-installed-windows which can be restored at any time helped me with the files.

 

[Need_O2]

oh rit that extremly sux

 

[TheBlooddancer]

Once in a while my laptop with vista crashes too.
No reason.

I wonder if its the same thing.

 

[Anachron]

Once in a while my laptop with vista crashes too.
No reason.

I wonder if its the same thing.

Maybe, have you tested the BetA version of the SP2?^^

 

[Captain Griffen]

Could also be a power supply on the way out. I had that.

Hint: If people report a burning smell around your computer, your hardware probably has a problem.