windows xp pro prob..... HELP!!!

[Fudgemaker]

ok... anyone here who has windows XP PRO, i am in great need. I don't have the original copy of the windows xp pro cd, but i have an exact copy of it with the correct cd-key and all. Everything works well, except that i get these error msgs everything basically i run a program, saying that there was an error and the program will shut down and then also my computer restarts on it's own like every 15 mins or so... which is also very annoying... even when i'm not doing anything. So i was wondering if this was all b/c i have a copy of the OS, and not an original? I ran all the critical updates on the microsoft.com site and then restarted and still i get the same error msgs and restarting problems. Could this be a hard drive related failure? I honestly have no clue what is going on with it.. am i missing a file or is there a file corrupted? How can i fix this? please someone help... i know there's someone out there who can.. and i would appreciate anything that you guys can come up with....

[crazyjw1971]

First... you need to tell us EXACTLY what error code youre getting. You can find in the EVENT VIEWER by clicking START>>CONTROL PANEL>>ADMINISTRATIVE TOOLS>>EVENT VIEWER>>SYSTEM. Scroll through the list until you see one that says something about rebooting from a "bugcheck" or anything that mentions an error with an error code in the description.

Second... we need system specs dude.

:D

[noaht1980]

Thats what you get for downloading ILLEGAL SOFTWARE or a copy of someone elses software


it will come back to haunt you

[zxc47]

From what I understan windows xp has a build in code that is sent to microsoft when you go to there update page.It tell them if windows xp has been reg. you have 30 days to reg. it.If you don't it will quit working.Also it tell them if someone else has reg. the same copy and it will quit working. This was done to stop people from using ILLEGAL SOFTWARE .One other little thing if the same copy keeps showing up on other people's computers you may have the FBI come and see you! good luck

[§I€MFKR™]

If it's not illegal try this. Put the disk in the drive and go to run and type SFC(space) /scannow. Don't type the space part. That will check and replace the core files. But if it's illegal! (SHAME ON YOU!!!)