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snodvan · 24-11-2004, 21:53

Stranger and stranger.

I remembered a thread a short while ago where someone said that if some bits of AVG get corrupted then that can well and truely screw up Windows to the point where it will not load.

OK, so I removed AVG.......closed the set down ....... started up again and BINGO, Windows loaded sort of normally.

Repeated the operation 3 times just to prove it was not a fluke and all was well each time.

HOWEVER - now just before the main desktop loads I get a message saying that Windows has updated the clock as a result of daylight saving and wants me to check that the callendar and clock are correct..... and they most certainly are not correct. They are back to what i suspect is the default setting of 20 October 1999

The PROBLEM is that even when I adjust the callendar/ claock and remember to click Apply - the next time I start up I am back to 20 October 1999 and Windows asks me to check the clock and reset it again.

Is this a symptom of the motherboard battery giving up?

That should not be the case because we had it replaced last year.

Any other ideas?

And another quick question - what are the file names/ extensions of Outlook Express datafiles and the address book? While the machine is working I will make a back up copy of those plus MYDocs. Any other essential files to back up?

24-11-2004, 21:53	#9
snodvan Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North West Posts: 300	Re: Windows will not start Stranger and stranger. I remembered a thread a short while ago where someone said that if some bits of AVG get corrupted then that can well and truely screw up Windows to the point where it will not load. OK, so I removed AVG.......closed the set down ....... started up again and BINGO, Windows loaded sort of normally. Repeated the operation 3 times just to prove it was not a fluke and all was well each time. HOWEVER - now just before the main desktop loads I get a message saying that Windows has updated the clock as a result of daylight saving and wants me to check that the callendar and clock are correct..... and they most certainly are not correct. They are back to what i suspect is the default setting of 20 October 1999 The PROBLEM is that even when I adjust the callendar/ claock and remember to click Apply - the next time I start up I am back to 20 October 1999 and Windows asks me to check the clock and reset it again. Is this a symptom of the motherboard battery giving up? That should not be the case because we had it replaced last year. Any other ideas? And another quick question - what are the file names/ extensions of Outlook Express datafiles and the address book? While the machine is working I will make a back up copy of those plus MYDocs. Any other essential files to back up?