PFN_LIST_CORRUPT

[Dave Jakubosky]

help. I have had my computer for so little time and
encountered many problems. I have had two viruses fixed
proffesionally. these were (if others want to know)

MSDN.exe virus name: Win32/AgoBot.worm.67584
and
scvhost.exe virus name: Win32/AgoBot.worm.68606

some of the warnings signs were that the computer becomes
very slow over time and the Norton Antivirus I had
running would open and then shutdown after 2-5 seconds
after clicking any of the links.


The problem now is that we just installed cable internet
here and I am running wireless routers to my room. About
three days previous to installing D-Link routing my
computer encountered a problem. The first three days
everything was perfect. After that a message would pop
up each time I started up saying that the computer has
recovered from a serious error

Error code 1000008e, parameter1 c0000005, parameter2
805c10c9, parameter3 f312eaec, parameter4 00000000.

it will sometimes shutdown to a bluescreen which
indicates that windows encountered a problem and needed
to shud down from this screen I have to manually shut
down the computer

A very disturbing thing is that system restore will not
work for any restore times previous to the current day,
it just says that it could not restore.


I Need Help Please I have computer stress and since I am
a pro musician I need the computer to work since it is
used as the studio pc in my recording studio

also- I am a first time user of this site help

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Dave,

This was written for Win2000, but the problem and solutions are the same:

How to Troubleshoot a "STOP 0x0000004E PFN_LIST_CORRUPT" Error Message
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=291806

One of the possibilities is bad or failing ram. If you want to check the
memory, there are free programs here:

http://www.simmtester.com/page/products/doc/download.asp
http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp

But keep in kind that a thorough test can only be done with test equipment
at a computer shop. Software tests are not perfect in diagnosing these
issues. At the price of memory today, you may find that the test costs more
than a replacement stick.

As far as System Restore goes, once System Restore goes bad, the only thing
you can do is stop it and restart it. Start/run services.msc, locate the SR
service and doubleclick it. Click the stop button, then set the startup type
dropdown to disabled. Click apply/ok, then reboot.

Then, check the "System Volume Information folder" on each drive and delete
any contents. Reverse the steps to restart it.

Be forewarned that doing this removes all existing restore points, but it
doesn't really matter as they weren't working anyways.

If this does not help, follow these steps to reinstall System Restore:

Go to the Control Panel/Folder Options/View tab, set it to "Show hidden
files and folders" and uncheck "Hide protected operating system files
[recommended]". Also uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types".

Then, open Windows Explorer from Start/All Programs and go to the
C:\Windows\Inf folder. Locate the sr.inf file, right-click it and choose
install.

You may need to either insert your WinXP CD or know where your I386 folder
is located on the hard drive. You may also need to know where the
\ServicePackFiles folder is (usually under the Windows directory).

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone