my car cranks up but wont turn over, what type of tools do i need to diagnose the problem?

December 24, 2009

i have 95 camry. i have a laptop can i download a software and plug it into the car’s computer and it will tell me the problem. or should i buy one of those portable diagnostic tools from autozone. i dont want to take it to a mechanic because everytime i go they rip me off. last time it was a part that cost 10 bucks and they said it costed 200 and charged me 100 dollar labor fee.
so leann what tools do i need to diagnose the fuel pressure etc

XP blue screen of death, a regular occurence?

October 24, 2009

My computer has been randomly crashing with bsod(blue screens of death). It happens almost every day now. It tends to happen when i am browsing the net, but it can also happen when I’m not even using it or simply typing.

Here’s some of the errors it’s showed when crashing:

-irq not less or equal
-page fault in non paged area
-bad pool header

Sometimes with these errors the name of a specific file is given. Once the ‘page fault in a non paged area’ error came up and a specific filename was given – win32k.sys. I have also seen the ntfs.sys file being linked to one error.

I have also noticed that programs tend to crash a lot more when I am using them – specifically IE and Mozilla.

Are there any diagnostic tools that will help me locate the source of the error?
Is it a case of corrupted files in the system?
Is it hardware or software related?
Is it a virus?

Had this problem few months ago but I did a clean install. Now its back again. Please help me

How do computer technicians diagnose hardware problems?

September 15, 2009

s there someone who works at or has worked at a computer repair centre who can shed some light to this? I imagine a format is done to a computer first to ensure that the problem is hardware related and not software; but what is done to actually find out which component of the computer is responsible for a problem if there are no errors or anything present?

Say for example a computer is running slowly, but after a format, it continues to run slowly. The RAM and processor appear to be running smoothly, but yet a computer tech always finds out what the problem is, even if the usual problems are eliminated. How would one go about testing? Are special diagnostic tools used? If so, what are the most common ones? If not, what is done?

I am getting back into computer service..Tools?..?

July 12, 2009

Please name your choice of current essential software diagnostic tools I will need to have on hand