I have a small problem with my main (new) PC so went looking for possible
things to try.
One I found was to run the device driver verifier. As I am wary of using new
programmes on my main PC, I did what I usually do, and ran verifier as
instructed in Help and Support, BUT, on my old backup PC.

Disaster!!! Some way through the process the PC suddenly started running
extremely slowly - less than 10% of its correct speed.

Once nothing seemed to be happening, I restarted and got the same problem.
The PC is practically unusable.

BUT, it works fine when starting in either of the Safe Modes.

How can I get back my system so it will run again in Start Normally?

XP Pro with SP3/IE7 and all updates to software and hardware..

Tony

No doubt this device driver verifier was a web based scan.

Virus Removal Info
Provided by: Malke - MS MVP:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware

JS
http://www.pagestart.com


"Tony Batchelor" <(E-Mail Removed)(donotspam)> wrote in message
news:80B3F1E5-3272-43D6-95A5-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have a small problem with my main (new) PC so went looking for possible
> things to try.
> One I found was to run the device driver verifier. As I am wary of using
> new
> programmes on my main PC, I did what I usually do, and ran verifier as
> instructed in Help and Support, BUT, on my old backup PC.
>
> Disaster!!! Some way through the process the PC suddenly started running
> extremely slowly - less than 10% of its correct speed.
>
> Once nothing seemed to be happening, I restarted and got the same problem.
> The PC is practically unusable.
>
> BUT, it works fine when starting in either of the Safe Modes.
>
> How can I get back my system so it will run again in Start Normally?
>
> XP Pro with SP3/IE7 and all updates to software and hardware..
>
> Tony

Hi, Tony:

You say you followed instructions from Help and Support, so I suppose you
ran MS Driver Verifier.

Start your computer in Safe Mode, click Start, Run, type without the
quotation marks "verifier /reset" and click OK. This will turn off Driver
Verifier. Now restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

--
Regards,
Daniel MartÃ*n
Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience


"Tony Batchelor" <(E-Mail Removed)(donotspam)> wrote in message
news:80B3F1E5-3272-43D6-95A5-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have a small problem with my main (new) PC so went looking for possible
> things to try.
> One I found was to run the device driver verifier. As I am wary of using
> new
> programmes on my main PC, I did what I usually do, and ran verifier as
> instructed in Help and Support, BUT, on my old backup PC.
>
> Disaster!!! Some way through the process the PC suddenly started running
> extremely slowly - less than 10% of its correct speed.
>
> Once nothing seemed to be happening, I restarted and got the same problem.
> The PC is practically unusable.
>
> BUT, it works fine when starting in either of the Safe Modes.
>
> How can I get back my system so it will run again in Start Normally?
>
> XP Pro with SP3/IE7 and all updates to software and hardware..
>
> Tony

No, it is the verifier inbuilt in Windows. System32/verifier.exe

Tony

"JS" wrote:

> No doubt this device driver verifier was a web based scan.
>
> Virus Removal Info
> Provided by: Malke - MS MVP:
> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware
>
> JS
> http://www.pagestart.com
>
>
> "Tony Batchelor" <(E-Mail Removed)(donotspam)> wrote in message
> news:80B3F1E5-3272-43D6-95A5-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I have a small problem with my main (new) PC so went looking for possible
> > things to try.
> > One I found was to run the device driver verifier. As I am wary of using
> > new
> > programmes on my main PC, I did what I usually do, and ran verifier as
> > instructed in Help and Support, BUT, on my old backup PC.
> >
> > Disaster!!! Some way through the process the PC suddenly started running
> > extremely slowly - less than 10% of its correct speed.
> >
> > Once nothing seemed to be happening, I restarted and got the same problem.
> > The PC is practically unusable.
> >
> > BUT, it works fine when starting in either of the Safe Modes.
> >
> > How can I get back my system so it will run again in Start Normally?
> >
> > XP Pro with SP3/IE7 and all updates to software and hardware..
> >
> > Tony
>
>
>

PPS I forgot to mention that the first thing I tried was a Windows
Install/Repair from the OS CD. That didn't change the problem.

"Tony Batchelor" wrote:

> I have a small problem with my main (new) PC so went looking for possible
> things to try.
> One I found was to run the device driver verifier. As I am wary of using new
> programmes on my main PC, I did what I usually do, and ran verifier as
> instructed in Help and Support, BUT, on my old backup PC.
>
> Disaster!!! Some way through the process the PC suddenly started running
> extremely slowly - less than 10% of its correct speed.
>
> Once nothing seemed to be happening, I restarted and got the same problem.
> The PC is practically unusable.
>
> BUT, it works fine when starting in either of the Safe Modes.
>
> How can I get back my system so it will run again in Start Normally?
>
> XP Pro with SP3/IE7 and all updates to software and hardware..
>
> Tony

Thanks Daniel

That fixed it straight away. By the way, what does MVP mean - I often see it
on posts.

Tony

"Daniel MartÃ*n [MVP]" wrote:

> Hi, Tony:
>
> You say you followed instructions from Help and Support, so I suppose you
> ran MS Driver Verifier.
>
> Start your computer in Safe Mode, click Start, Run, type without the
> quotation marks "verifier /reset" and click OK. This will turn off Driver
> Verifier. Now restart your computer for the changes to take effect.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Daniel MartÃ*n
> Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience
>
>
> "Tony Batchelor" <(E-Mail Removed)(donotspam)> wrote in message
> news:80B3F1E5-3272-43D6-95A5-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I have a small problem with my main (new) PC so went looking for possible
> > things to try.
> > One I found was to run the device driver verifier. As I am wary of using
> > new
> > programmes on my main PC, I did what I usually do, and ran verifier as
> > instructed in Help and Support, BUT, on my old backup PC.
> >
> > Disaster!!! Some way through the process the PC suddenly started running
> > extremely slowly - less than 10% of its correct speed.
> >
> > Once nothing seemed to be happening, I restarted and got the same problem.
> > The PC is practically unusable.
> >
> > BUT, it works fine when starting in either of the Safe Modes.
> >
> > How can I get back my system so it will run again in Start Normally?
> >
> > XP Pro with SP3/IE7 and all updates to software and hardware..
> >
> > Tony
>
>

You're welcome!

MVP means "Most Valuable Professional". It is an award given out by
Microsoft.

For more information: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/

--
Regards,
Daniel MartÃ*n
Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience


"Tony Batchelor" <(E-Mail Removed)(donotspam)> wrote in message
news:96640B09-2F46-4C9C-89C8-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks Daniel
>
> That fixed it straight away. By the way, what does MVP mean - I often see
> it
> on posts.
>
> Tony
>
> "Daniel MartÃ*n [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Hi, Tony:
>>
>> You say you followed instructions from Help and Support, so I suppose you
>> ran MS Driver Verifier.
>>
>> Start your computer in Safe Mode, click Start, Run, type without the
>> quotation marks "verifier /reset" and click OK. This will turn off Driver
>> Verifier. Now restart your computer for the changes to take effect.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Daniel MartÃ*n
>> Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience
>>
>>
>> "Tony Batchelor" <(E-Mail Removed)(donotspam)> wrote in message
>> news:80B3F1E5-3272-43D6-95A5-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >I have a small problem with my main (new) PC so went looking for
>> >possible
>> > things to try.
>> > One I found was to run the device driver verifier. As I am wary of
>> > using
>> > new
>> > programmes on my main PC, I did what I usually do, and ran verifier as
>> > instructed in Help and Support, BUT, on my old backup PC.
>> >
>> > Disaster!!! Some way through the process the PC suddenly started
>> > running
>> > extremely slowly - less than 10% of its correct speed.
>> >
>> > Once nothing seemed to be happening, I restarted and got the same
>> > problem.
>> > The PC is practically unusable.
>> >
>> > BUT, it works fine when starting in either of the Safe Modes.
>> >
>> > How can I get back my system so it will run again in Start Normally?
>> >
>> > XP Pro with SP3/IE7 and all updates to software and hardware..
>> >
>> > Tony
>>
>>