I have a Windows XP SP2 professional system running just fine for a few years. I have an anti-virus software and a software firewall. I back up my system regularly so recovering from a crash is not a total loss but instead a nuisance.
I try to keep my system as clean as possible by conducting regular maintenance routines (defrags, disk cleanups and check disks).
About a year ago, my system started to fail at boot. Usually the cause is a corrupted registry hive. The issue is that the registry appears to get corrupted every few months and I have to perform a complete backup recovery.
I wonder whats causing the hive to get corrupted. I have not added any new programs or hardware recently. How can I trouble shoot the system to find out what is causing this issue? How do you trouble shoot hardware devises, when everything appears to be working fine and the failure manifests as a registry issue every few months?
Any suggestions would be most appreciated. Thanks,
Sandro.
