There is a tool in Windows you can use to see if it will help. Go to
Start-Run and type "sfc" (without the quotes). This will run the System File
Checker. It will scan the system files to see if any are corrupt and will
replace them for you. You will need to have you Operating System disc handy
as it will use it to replace the files that are  corrupt.

Hope this helps,

Fran


----- Original Message -----
From: "tannis zamora" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 4:42 PM
Subject: Afternoon


> I have been a member for quite a while now, over a year and I do not
remember seeing this addressed.
>
> I have a Generic built computer.  I used to have a Compaq.  One of the
features of my Compaq was I
> could run diagnostics on it.
>
> Is there any way I can run diagnostics with printout on this home built
machine, I mean is there a
> generic diagnostic program available.  I hope I have asked the right
question and supplied the
> necessary information.
>
> I keep getting fatal error messages.  I do not know what is wrong.  I do
the maintenance on my system,
> scan and defrag every week, I have AVG anti virus software that is also
run weekly.  Just cannot figure
> out what is going on.
>
> What I have is
>
> Pentium 2  Texram motherboard
>
> ATX format
>
> 350 MHZ
>
> 128 Ram   3 DIMM socket PC-100 SDRAM
>
> Windows 98 Second Edition
>
> 13 Gig HD
>
> Thanx for any help you can give me.  tannis zamora
>

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