Jagpal writes:

<<Is there a program which can diagnose computer problems.>>

In general, no. If there were a cure-all program, the writer of such a
program would be as rich as
Gates. The nice thing about XP is that the sort of error message you are
getting will only terminate the program which generates it. In the W95-98
systems, it would often bring down the whole system.

<<How can I keep my computer efficient, smooth and healthy.>>

In XP, the best thing you can do is to use system Restore intelligently,
and periodically restore back to a known good configuration. XP Help &
Support has good tutorials on this (another good thing about XP).

With earlier systems, the equivalent was to restore the registry regularly.
System Restore is the same principal, but restores vital system files and
settings as well as the registry.

By downloading ERUNT from Microsoft, you can still do registry restores in
XP, in case you don't always want to do a full system Restore.

XP automatically sets a System Restore point whenever you install new
software, provided that software is written to specifically use the XP
installer.

Weekly defragging is probably overkill for most people. Over-use of defrag
imposes additional wear and tear on the hard drive, thus shortening its
life, for little, if any, noticeable gain in performance. I reckon the
trade-off point for defragging is to defrag when the HD gets to about 5-10%
fragmented.

There are several tutorials on my website which might help you keep your
computer healthy.

Don Penlington

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