Ive ran SFC /SCANNOW and this is the result.
Windows resource protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix some of them.
Details are included in the CBS.log windir\Logs\CBS\\CBS.log . for example
C:windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log
if obtained the sfcdetails.txt which is below
[SR] Cannot repair member file [l:24{12}]"settings.ini" of Microsoft-Windows-Sidebar, Version = 6.0.6001.18000, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_AMD64 (9), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral in the store, hash mismatch
[SR] Cannot repair member file [l:24{12}]"settings.ini" of Microsoft-Windows-Sidebar, Version = 6.0.6001.18000, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_IA32_ON_WIN64 (10), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral in the store, hash mismatch
[SR] Cannot repair member file [l:24{12}]"settings.ini" of Microsoft-Windows-Sidebar, Version = 6.0.6001.18000, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_AMD64 (9), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral in the store, hash mismatch
[SR] This component was referenced by [l:16{81}]"Package_20_for_KB936330~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.0.1.18000.936330-33_neutral_GDR"
[SR] Could not reproject corrupted file [ml:520{260},l:72{36}]"\??\C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar"\[l:24{12}]"settings.ini"; source file in store is also corrupted
[SR] Cannot repair member file [l:24{12}]"settings.ini" of Microsoft-Windows-Sidebar, Version = 6.0.6001.18000, pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_IA32_ON_WIN64 (10), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral in the store, hash mismatch
[SR] This component was referenced by [l:162{81}]"Package_20_for_KB936330~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.0.1.18000.936330-33_neutral_GDR"
[SR] Could not reproject corrupted file [ml:520{260},l:84{42}]"\??\C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Sidebar"\[l:24{12}]"settings.ini"; source file in store is also corrupted
[SR] Repair complete
[SR] Committing transaction
[SR] Verify and Repair Transaction completed. All files and registry keys listed in this transaction have been successfully repaired
it look like all the errors it found are to do with windows sidebar
im not sure what to do next, this is pushing my computer skills to the limit ive only had computer for 6 months
Ive been told by HP to try a new web browser like fire fox 3.5 to see wheather intrnet explorer is causing the problem what do you think.
John