repairing the registry or finding what's to be fixed

[Guest]

Hello
I have a RAID-1 (2X250Gb WD) and Win Xp pro.
Every time when starting up I get this "One of the files containing the
system registry data had to be recovered etc." No memory problems or spyware.
Disks are tested,cleaned and are both working OK.
Everything works just fine but what happens when registry recovery doesn't
fix
the problem on startup..
Is there any software that can locate the corrupted registry part on startup ?

 

[Ron Martell]

Hello
I have a RAID-1 (2X250Gb WD) and Win Xp pro.
Every time when starting up I get this "One of the files containing the
system registry data had to be recovered etc." No memory problems or spyware.
Disks are tested,cleaned and are both working OK.
Everything works just fine but what happens when registry recovery doesn't
fix
the problem on startup..
Is there any software that can locate the corrupted registry part on startup ?

This error message is most often caused by a hardware defect.

#1 suspect is defective RAM. Download one of the following free
memroy diagnostics and run it to check out your RAM:
DocMemory http://www.simmtester.com
Windows Memory Diagnostic http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp
Memtest86: http://www.memtest86.com

#2 suspect is a defective or failing hard drive.
a: Open an command prompt window (Start - Run - CMD) and enter the
following command:
CHKDSK C: /R
Reboot the computer when requested to do so. This test may take
several hours.
b: Go to the hard drive manufacturer's web site and download their
free diagnostic testing utility and run it to check out the drive.
c: Go into your computer's BIOS setup and look for a setting with
respect to S.M.A.R.T. testing for your hard drive and make sure that
it is active/enabled.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
Syberfix Remote Computer Repair

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."

 

[Guest]

This error message is most often caused by a hardware defect.

#1 suspect is defective RAM. Download one of the following free
memroy diagnostics and run it to check out your RAM:
DocMemory http://www.simmtester.com
Windows Memory Diagnostic http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp
Memtest86: http://www.memtest86.com

#2 suspect is a defective or failing hard drive.
a: Open an command prompt window (Start - Run - CMD) and enter the
following command:
CHKDSK C: /R
Reboot the computer when requested to do so. This test may take
several hours.
b: Go to the hard drive manufacturer's web site and download their
free diagnostic testing utility and run it to check out the drive.
c: Go into your computer's BIOS setup and look for a setting with
respect to S.M.A.R.T. testing for your hard drive and make sure that
it is active/enabled.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
Syberfix Remote Computer Repair

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."

Hello Ron and thanks for the reply.
I have tested memory with memtest86 and it's OK.
Hard drives have been tested also,no worries there.
Also SMART is enabled but WD's diagnostic tool doesn't work with RAID... :-/
So I have to use Windows disk tools.
I think that it "might" be either McAfee 4.5. if it's software or ATI Radeon
9600 if it's hardware related.
But how to get solid info on it ?