Many Error Messages, please help!!!

[tovlakas]

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!
my computer is incredibly screwed up! Nothing works,and it takes forever to load. here are some of the errors I get.
I get this trying to open My Computer.
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EXPLORER.EXE-Application Error
The instruction at "0x1000a387" referenced memory at "0x10019008". The required data was not placed into memory because of an I/O error status of "0xc000009c".
Click on ok to terminate...
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Randomly, I get an error message about DrWatson. I got the error signature for this one.
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EventType:Bex P1:drwatsn32.exe P2:5.1.2600.0 P3:3b7d84a2 P4:dbghelp.dll P5:5.1.2600.2180 P6:4110969a P7:0001295d P8:c0000409 P9:00000000
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I get errors opening any folder. their error signature goes like this.
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Generic Host process for Win32 services
EventType:In page error P1:c000009c P2:00000003
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When I click on Norton, I get this message.
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Symantec
Unable to start the Integrator. Please reboot and try again.
1007,157
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What could be wrong?

 

[dot]

safe mode?

 

[tovlakas]

sorry, what about safe mode?

thanks for the quick reply.

Also, this is actualyl my brothers computer, so i dont have direct access to it i am just posting for him.. so can you give me a few suggestions so i can email them to him so he can try them? cuz if u just say start in safe mode and post what it says, it will take me like 2 days to do that.

thanks again for your help!!!

 

[dot]

can he boot into safe mode to access the anti virus software?

 

[tovlakas]

ah, ok i will ask him. the strange part is, he is not connected to the internet right now. the only time his computer was connected was when i first put his computer together and got the os updated and all that, about a month ago. also, he got a virus while i was installing so me stuff in the VERY beginning, but i got rid of the virus and i updated all the virus ware(norton 2005) and spyware (ad aware se, spybot, swblaster, swguard), so i am pretty sure that isnt the problem. i made the computer from scratch so perhaps there is just somehting i need to set or somethin like that. anyway, i will have him start up in safe mode and post back with the results. what should he try to do once in safe mode?

 

[Osiris]

Go to start, run, type msconfig, disable all startup items and reboot. Leave your AV on.

 

[dot]

wait, im sorry, he got a virus while you were downloading....what the .... were you downloading???

 

[dot]

...and why do you need anti-virus if he isnt connected to the internet?

 

[tovlakas]

i gave him anti virus software for in the future when he will probably get an internet connection, i want him to be prepared. I got the virus when accessing a website, it was actually a trojan i think. it wasnt from a download, my bad. but like i said i got rid of it.

 

[dot]

so, you put the pc together, got a virus, removed the virus, computer worked fine until now, and then he got these giagantic error messages after a month of use??