Computer SLOW AS HELL - missing "SHLWAPI.DLL".......

Ryan

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Damn, my system has been running ROCK SOLID for over a year, haven't had to reformat, it's just worked. So well in fact that I was feeling confident about backing up stuff.

:) --------> :frown: --------> :|

Last night I was watching Leno on my AIW 8500DV, and when it was over, I just muted the sound and shut off my screen. I usually just get back up and turn it on so I can watching the news, except for today - when I turned my monitor on, it looked like the ATI TV program had frozen on Leno.

I shut the program down, but my system was running SUPER SLOW. I thought that maybe I had accidentally hit the record button and it just filled up my hard drive with video, but I didn't find any signs of that happening. The system was still running like an dog, taking almost 5 MINUTES to open IE explorer, and when I tried to delete some files, I was getting some error messages about "cyclic redundancy errors".

I decided the best thing to do was just to reboot - wrong move :frown: The system took almost half an hour to boot up, even safe mode moved along at a snails pace to boot up. Before the bootup, I get a message saying "Component missing: cannot find SHLWAPI.DLL", and after clicking OK, the system just reboots........

:( Anybody have any idea what it could be? I can't run the XP recovery console because I don't utilize a floppy drive.

I'd like to hook the hard drive up to my parents computer, but how can I get past all of the secrity settings to get e-mail files and various other documents?
 

imported_Phil

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I think your hard disk may be dying, or at least on it's way out. You shouldn't be getting CRC errors, unless the cable is faulty. Try a new cable, and try to get into the drive using Safe Mode. That way, if you log in as yourself, you can remove the encryption (if any) you have on your files, so you can then put that hard disk in your parent's machine and take the files off it.
 

johnjkr1

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If you want to put it on your parents drive, you just have to take ownership of the secured folders. You might want to run the diagnostic on the drive from the drive maker to be sure it is the drive that is faulty.
 

Ryan

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Originally posted by: DopeFiend
I think your hard disk may be dying, or at least on it's way out. You shouldn't be getting CRC errors, unless the cable is faulty. Try a new cable, and try to get into the drive using Safe Mode. That way, if you log in as yourself, you can remove the encryption (if any) you have on your files, so you can then put that hard disk in your parent's machine and take the files off it.

Tried safe mode, and a different cable and nothing worked - it still shuts off after the error message (when the computer boots up, I just see a black screen with a mouse cursor that will not move, and the message) :(

I windows XP security settings will not let me access any of the crucial files in directories like c:/Documents and Settings/******** which is where my outlook e-mail files are stored, along with my documents, and other misc stuff.

johnjkr1: How do I take ownership of the secured folders?
 

imported_Phil

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I assume you're using XP Pro? If not, then you have to log in as Administrator on XP Home in Safe Mode to be able to access the Security tab.

Anyway.

Right-click on the folder in question -> Properties -> Security tab -> Advanced -> Owner -> set to the current user or an administrator -> OK a few times.

That should let you in. The process under Home is identical, expect that you have to go in Safe Mode and log in as Administrator to be able to see the Security tab. Once that's all done, you can reboot into normal mode and copy your files off.
 

Ryan

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Originally posted by: DopeFiend
I assume you're using XP Pro? If not, then you have to log in as Administrator on XP Home in Safe Mode to be able to access the Security tab.

Anyway.

Right-click on the folder in question -> Properties -> Security tab -> Advanced -> Owner -> set to the current user or an administrator -> OK a few times.

That should let you in. The process under Home is identical, expect that you have to go in Safe Mode and log in as Administrator to be able to see the Security tab. Once that's all done, you can reboot into normal mode and copy your files off.

Will I be able to do this with the hard drive connected to my parents computer? Will I have any problems since their computer has XP Home, while the HD from my computer has XP Pro loaded on it?
 

dawks

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Originally posted by: rbloedow
Originally posted by: DopeFiend
I assume you're using XP Pro? If not, then you have to log in as Administrator on XP Home in Safe Mode to be able to access the Security tab.

Anyway.

Right-click on the folder in question -> Properties -> Security tab -> Advanced -> Owner -> set to the current user or an administrator -> OK a few times.

That should let you in. The process under Home is identical, expect that you have to go in Safe Mode and log in as Administrator to be able to see the Security tab. Once that's all done, you can reboot into normal mode and copy your files off.

Will I be able to do this with the hard drive connected to my parents computer? Will I have any problems since their computer has XP Home, while the HD from my computer has XP Pro loaded on it?

Yes you will have problems with that. XP Home does not support advanced filesharing and security settings.
 

Ryan

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Originally posted by: DaZ
Originally posted by: rbloedow
Originally posted by: DopeFiend
I assume you're using XP Pro? If not, then you have to log in as Administrator on XP Home in Safe Mode to be able to access the Security tab.

Anyway.

Right-click on the folder in question -> Properties -> Security tab -> Advanced -> Owner -> set to the current user or an administrator -> OK a few times.

That should let you in. The process under Home is identical, expect that you have to go in Safe Mode and log in as Administrator to be able to see the Security tab. Once that's all done, you can reboot into normal mode and copy your files off.

Will I be able to do this with the hard drive connected to my parents computer? Will I have any problems since their computer has XP Home, while the HD from my computer has XP Pro loaded on it?

Yes you will have problems with that. XP Home does not support advanced filesharing and security settings.


Thanks - Well, i'm off to buy a new hard drive today - you can never have too many I guess :p I'll just install XP pro on that drive in my computer, then hook the old hard drive up and go from there.
 

imported_Phil

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Originally posted by: DaZ
Originally posted by: rbloedow
Originally posted by: DopeFiend
I assume you're using XP Pro? If not, then you have to log in as Administrator on XP Home in Safe Mode to be able to access the Security tab.

Anyway.

Right-click on the folder in question -> Properties -> Security tab -> Advanced -> Owner -> set to the current user or an administrator -> OK a few times.

That should let you in. The process under Home is identical, expect that you have to go in Safe Mode and log in as Administrator to be able to see the Security tab. Once that's all done, you can reboot into normal mode and copy your files off.

Will I be able to do this with the hard drive connected to my parents computer? Will I have any problems since their computer has XP Home, while the HD from my computer has XP Pro loaded on it?

Yes you will have problems with that. XP Home does not support advanced filesharing and security settings.

No, he will not have a problem with that, I regularly attached XP Pro HDs from customers machines to our XP Home machine. Like I said, if you go in through Safe Mode and log in as Administrator, you have the full range of security settings, just like Pro, but minus the encryption.
 

corkyg

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Not an unheard of problem - Leno was a coincidence. Get a new file here: File
 

Ryan

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Originally posted by: corky-g
Not an unheard of problem - Leno was a coincidence. Get a new file here: File

I have an extra sarcasm detector if you'd like one :p Anyway, I just bought a new hard drive and installed XP - my next step is transferring the files, but I'll do that in the morning. I appreciate any help that you guys provided :)