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hello all,

please remove this if it is in the wrong catagory...

the SIDES and the vertical/horizontal actions on my pc desktop are stuck. they will not move in any direction. the icons are missing,too.

also, could you please tell me where in win 7 i could find how long to keep the pc from turning itself off ?

thank you.Is this a home-built PC?
It sounds like you may hare an issue with the video display.
In windows 7 try to change resolution of the display. This might help.
thank you, geek,

yes, my pc was made for me...
i'm not worried about the past question - i have another.

why, when i'm watching streaming from AMAZON, does the screen go black ?

thank you.Hi

Please RESET the browser (it does erase all your browsing histories and SETTINGS) you are using and try to play the video. Hope it works.

Thanks.You DONT need to erase browsing history...

Screen going black sounds like power property that needs to be adjusted to never put display to sleep. You can also keep the computer from turning itself off in the properties here as well. You need to go to control panel. Start-> Control Panel-> Power Options -> Change when computer sleeps -> Set both options for system and display to NEVER and Save Changes.

Not quite sure what you mean by verticle horizontal stuck... can you share a screenshot to show the problem your seeing or describe it better?

Hello, i have a problem when i start my pc there is just a wallpaper and no icons, alco ctrl ALT delete doesnt work( appears black window), on a safe mode all icons shows up, but i cant restore my system, also ANTIVIRUS is not updated so i cant use it also. Any suggestions?Hello,

What error do you GET when TRYING system restore from Safe mode ?
Why is your Anti Virus out DATED ?
Do you have Malwarebytes installed ?

Hi everyone, thank you in advance for reading and replying to this thread.

I have a 6.5-year-old Sony Vaio VGN-CS series with a WINDOWS Vista Home Basic O/S. I'm sorry for not being able to give the full specs of the laptop as it is now completely unbootable, but I believe it has a Core 2 Duo processor, 3-4 GB RAM (I remember upgrading it but not sure how much), Mobile Intel® Graphics Media ACCELERATOR, and 250GB of storage. I ALSO partitioned the drives to two (Drive C and another drive). The battery had some physical damage, so I've been using the laptop with the power plug instead.

The laptop itself has had numerous booting problems in the past, but it has always been resolved by going to the Recovery Centre and restoring the C Drive to its original factory setting while my data is safe in the partitioned drive. However, I couldn't access the Recovery Centre this time.

Here is the chronology of the problem:
- Opened laptop, usual LED lighting up and whirring sounds coming from the machines.
- Received a warning that Windows failed to start and that I should either "Launch Startup Repair (Recommended)" or "Start Windows Normally".
- Chose "Launch Startup Repair", and there was the usual white DOS loading bar.
- Screen turned black while LED and machines still working.
- Moments later, the white cursor appeared and it was moveable.
- The centre part of the laptop below the screen (where the inverter is more or less at) turned very, very hot.
- Nothing happened afterwards.

What I have done to no avail:
- Turned off and turned it back on (it kept going back to the chronology above).
- Unplugged the cable, waited a few minutes, and plugged it back on (ditto).
- Pressed F5, F10, and F11 in the attempt to go to the Vaio Recovery Centre (ditto).
- Pressed F8 and tried every option except I think "Disable Driver SIGNATURE Enforcement", "Disable Automatic Restart on System Failure", and "Enable Low Resolution Video" (ditto).
- Pressed F2 to go to BIOS to change the order of boot to optical drive and tried to boot from Recovery Disks (laptop seemed to be MAKING the reading-CD noise but nothing happened).

I'm not keen on trying to open the laptop and check the hardware as I have no experience and don't want to risk accidentally making things worse. I'm already planning to buy a new laptop in a few months' time, but I need to recover the data from this old laptop first.

Anyone can help?

This is my girlfriends Dell inspiron laptop which had so much malware / malicious programs etc. installed that it would barely function.
I've had to uninstall / delete a lot of unwanted programs and also Malwarebytes/ MSE / Superantispyware quarantined a lot of files too. Somewhere during the process I may have uninstalled needed system files. #1 I'm getting the error message attached.

Isn't there an option to BOOT to a partition on the hard drive that will repair this Windows 7 OS? Which key do I press during boot to access this?

I tried F8 BUTTON during boot which gave me a 'Start-up Repair' option but that didn't help.

[attachment deleted by admin to CONSERVE space]The hidden partition would wipe everything and tale it back to Day 1 status...you sure this is what you want ? ?

If not then locate a Win7 DVD and run a Repair Install which will save all apps and data.See Here...Did you delete your restore points? If not run system restore.
then, run RKILL, and then Combofix. You can get them here
I find Panda Free Antivirus
2016 is a great tool for this type of rescue.
http://www.pandasecurity.com/usa/homeusers/solutions/free-antivirus/
run these and then check back in and tell us how it went.ComboFix is a powerful tool and should not be used unless instructed to do so by an expert in malware removal. It could turn your computer into a expensive door stopper.Quote from: SuperDave on January 18, 2016, 10:59:48 AM

ComboFix is a powerful tool and should not be used unless instructed to do so by an expert in malware removal. It could turn your computer into a expensive door stopper.

The hidden partition would wipe everything and tale it back to Day 1 status...you sure this is what you want ? ?

If not then locate a Win7 DVD and run a Repair Install which will save all apps and data.

The hidden partition would wipe everything and tale it back to Day 1 status...you sure this is what you want ? ?

I'd rather fix this if it's relatively simple but I have all the files backed up and I have the license codes for my paid version software so I can do an install from the partition if needed. I may need directions for doing that?

When I bought my AMD R7 240 4GB, I firstly installed Windows 7. The first game that I installed was NFS 5 Porsche. I launched it and when I went to MAXIMIZE the settings, I saw that there were no resolutions available in the "Screen Size" list. I went furhter, maximized everything and when I launched a race, before the Loading screen to appear, it gave me an DX7 error. The same applies to Vista. XP is a bit different here, it has the 640x480 resolution, but it's the only one available. I was able to play this game on: GeForce MX4000, Intel Chipset 945 Graphics, Intel HD Graphics from Pentium B950 (but it wasn't able to display correctly the Speedometers in the car and the Number Board on the back of the car and the front), Intel HD Graphics from Intel Pentium G i-don't-remember-the-number 2.9 GHz (but having the same problem as the B950 one) and GeForce GT630 (but having the same problem as the Pentiums + repedeatly PRESSING the horn when horning and repedeatly animating the "changing gears" when... changing gears). This is the first graphics card that can't play the game, only on XP.Need for Speed Porsche UNLEASHED is designed for Windows 98. It also has some limited compatibility with newer hardware. In particular, like some of the other EA Racing games from around that time, It is necessary to run "3dSetup" in order for it to effectively save some information into the registry, such that you can select your hardware device. Otherwise, it defaults to the Software Renderer.

It's harder to get running than Need For Speed:High Stakes, but like NFS:HS there are patches that can be installed. You can find the "Essentials Pack" here. Which patches most issues running the game on modern systems.

I've got it running on this system- Core i7 4770K @ 3.5Ghz and a GTX 770, at 1920x1080 resolution without any major problems, Using an X-Input controller.

Only issues are that it seems to eventually crash (I think I got 4-5 races in or thereabouts) but the progress is saved- and I have to use 1920x1080, even though it does provide the OPTION for my full resolution of 2560x1440.





I tried that already. It gives me this error or something like this: "Graphics hardware could not be initialized." when launching the game. The system is AMD not Intel and nVidia.Quote

Graphics hardware could not be initialized

R7
I have DirectX 11 installed.

But there are games and programs that need DirectX 11. If I install DirectX 9.0c will it downgrade to that version or just add more files?

Ive reinstalled a new HDD and reinstalled WIN7 I cant connect to the internet I get the message missing Ethernet controller , missing network controller, missing PCI simple controller.
The laptop is a Packard bell easynote tk85
Any help would be greatly appreciatedAll the drivers are at the Packard Bell site...
USE another PC to DLoad them and put them on a MEMORY stik to INSTALL to your PC...

I've just seen in a local charity shop cd rack what appears to be a genuine Windows 7 upgrade for XP/Vista pack - 2 cds (32 + 64 bit) - brand new looking, with the product key and other info stickers on the pack box, which has been opened (seal broken). I'm wondering if this is legal to buy and install - would it need MS registration or ok? I know there are lots of counterfeits around. Comments and advice appreciated.Its a gamble if it will work. It might be flagged as a bad key with microsofts database, especially if the key is out in the open for someone to snapshot the key with their camera and not even buy the upgrade at the store and multiple people try to illegally use the key.

The problem is that legally it was used against a prior system. Once that happens its suppose to remain with that specific system.

Its PROBABLY genuine, but the problem is that if the system is still in use that the Windows 7 was used to upgrade and then you buy it and then upgrade yours, then there are 2 systems running on the same key which is illegal.

Also they should be DVDs and not CD's and have the Hologram, although the Chinese have gotten better at fakes to have a hologram added to the discs which is washed out looking.

I wouldnt buy it
It's a bit of a risk so I wouldn't spend a lot on it, that said, even if it doesn't work, the money is going to a charity. There's nothing wrong with retail upgrade being moved to a different system (only OEM copies are tied to hardware) however it should have been removed from the system it was running on previously - That's the main risk here, you don't know if it is still installed on the previous owner's machine. In the end it depends how much it costs and whether you are HAPPY to take the risk.Thanks for replies.
They were DVDs, with the hologram by the outer rim (it was their sparkle that caught my eye!). Having looked at what is involved in the installation process, and my limited PC knowledge, I don't think I'll risk messing up my present system.
Interesting subject, though - the legality of buying something whose original owners are unknown.Quote

Interesting subject, though - the legality of buying something whose original owners are unknown.

Hello all,

I've recently had a string of BSODs (Windows 7) which occur and then afterwards I cannot successfully boot my computer unless it has been switched off for some hours. After such a crash, the computer will power up but fail to move to POST or display anything. The HDD sounds inactive during this, the signs of life are spinning fans. After a successful boot, the computer runs fine for some minutes before crashing again.

Each code is different, and I have no idea how I should proceed. I suspect it might be a driver issue which I could possibly solve by reinstalling windows, but I don't know if it is hardware. I'd imagine if it's hardware related it would fail during Windows REINSTALL as well.

I built this computer a few years ago, I recently upgraded my graphics card and case fans, but the computer worked fine for at least 2 weeks after.


CPU: AMD Athlon Multi Core Processor AD760KWOHLBOX
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-F2A88X-D3H
GPU: GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960
RAM: 8Gb
PSU: Rosewill 450W "Capstone"

The latest BSOD has a code of 0x7E . I don't have the Bluescreenview of that one because it just happened. If needed, I can post that next time my PC will boot. The other crashes are listed below from Bluescreenview.

Please let me know if you need any more info, and thanks in advance for the help.


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Dump File : 050816-22760-01.dmp
Crash Time : 5/6/2016 8:59:57 PM
Bug Check String : SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
Bug Check Code : 0x0000003b
Parameter 1 : 00000000`c0000005
Parameter 2 : fffff880`06c7e442
Parameter 3 : fffff880`0e12fdd0
Parameter 4 : 00000000`00000000
Caused By Driver : afd.sys
Caused By Address : afd.sys+49442
File Description :
Product Name :
Company :
File Version :
Processor : x64
Crash Address : ntoskrnl.exe+75c00
Stack Address 1 :
Stack Address 2 :
Stack Address 3 :
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\Windows\Minidump\050816-22760-01.dmp
Processors Count : 4
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 7601
Dump File Size : 407,224
Dump File Time : 5/8/2016 7:48:06 PM
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Dump File : 050616-19890-01.dmp
Crash Time : 5/5/2016 12:06:51 PM
Bug Check String : MEMORY_MANAGEMENT
Bug Check Code : 0x0000001a
Parameter 1 : 00000000`00005002
Parameter 2 : fffff700`01080000
Parameter 3 : 00000000`0000092e
Parameter 4 : 0000ff2d`fffffffe
Caused By Driver : ntoskrnl.exe
Caused By Address : ntoskrnl.exe+75c00
File Description : NT Kernel & System
Product Name : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company : Microsoft Corporation
File Version : 6.1.7601.18113 (win7sp1_gdr.130318-1533)
Processor : x64
Crash Address : ntoskrnl.exe+75c00
Stack Address 1 :
Stack Address 2 :
Stack Address 3 :
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\Windows\Minidump\050616-19890-01.dmp
Processors Count : 4
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 7601
Dump File Size : 313,048
Dump File Time : 5/6/2016 8:46:38 PM
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Dump File : 042916-29827-01.dmp
Crash Time : 4/29/2016 2:05:20 PM
Bug Check String : KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
Bug Check Code : 0x0000001e
Parameter 1 : 00000000`00000000
Parameter 2 : 00000000`00000000
Parameter 3 : 00000000`00000000
Parameter 4 : 00000000`00000000
Caused By Driver : tcpip.sys
Caused By Address : tcpip.sys+5e205
File Description :
Product Name :
Company :
File Version :
Processor : x64
Crash Address : ntoskrnl.exe+75bd0
Stack Address 1 :
Stack Address 2 :
Stack Address 3 :
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\Windows\Minidump\042916-29827-01.dmp
Processors Count : 4
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 7601
Dump File Size : 392,800
Dump File Time : 4/29/2016 2:09:38 PM
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Dump File : 042316-19624-01.dmp
Crash Time : 4/23/2016 2:46:08 AM
Bug Check String : DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Bug Check Code : 0x000000d1
Parameter 1 : fffff800`034455d3
Parameter 2 : 00000000`00000002
Parameter 3 : 00000000`00000008
Parameter 4 : fffff800`034455d3
Caused By Driver : ntoskrnl.exe
Caused By Address : ntoskrnl.exe+75c00
File Description : NT Kernel & System
Product Name : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company : Microsoft Corporation
File Version : 6.1.7601.18113 (win7sp1_gdr.130318-1533)
Processor : x64
Crash Address : ntoskrnl.exe+75c00
Stack Address 1 :
Stack Address 2 :
Stack Address 3 :
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\Windows\Minidump\042316-19624-01.dmp
Processors Count : 4
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 7601
Dump File Size : 272,312
Dump File Time : 4/23/2016 2:51:45 AM
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Dump File : 042316-25303-01.dmp
Crash Time : 4/22/2016 6:50:29 PM
Bug Check String : KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
Bug Check Code : 0x0000001e
Parameter 1 : ffffffff`c0000005
Parameter 2 : fffff800`03347f7e
Parameter 3 : 00000000`00000000
Parameter 4 : 00000000`0000d9f4
Caused By Driver : dxgmms1.sys
Caused By Address : dxgmms1.sys+7f76
File Description :
Product Name :
Company :
File Version :
Processor : x64
Crash Address : ntoskrnl.exe+75c00
Stack Address 1 :
Stack Address 2 :
Stack Address 3 :
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\Windows\Minidump\042316-25303-01.dmp
Processors Count : 4
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 7601
Dump File Size : 356,640
Dump File Time : 4/23/2016 2:36:47 AM
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Dump File : 032716-21465-01.dmp
Crash Time : 3/27/2016 8:42:25 PM
Bug Check String : IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Bug Check Code : 0x0000000a
Parameter 1 : 00000000`00000000
Parameter 2 : 00000000`00000002
Parameter 3 : 00000000`00000001
Parameter 4 : fffff800`030cff0f
Caused By Driver : ntoskrnl.exe
Caused By Address : ntoskrnl.exe+75c00
File Description : NT Kernel & System
Product Name : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company : Microsoft Corporation
File Version : 6.1.7601.18113 (win7sp1_gdr.130318-1533)
Processor : x64
Crash Address : ntoskrnl.exe+75c00
Stack Address 1 :
Stack Address 2 :
Stack Address 3 :
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\Windows\Minidump\032716-21465-01.dmp
Processors Count : 4
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 7601
Dump File Size : 367,880
Dump File Time : 3/27/2016 8:43:44 PM
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You have a major hardware failure. It is almost certainly either the motherboard, ram or power supply.Start with getting a new PSU. You ought to have a spare PSU on hand anyway.
So I finally got a new power supply in yesterday and it crashed once and ran for hours after with no issue, but today it has crashed again and failed to post. I'm guessing it is a Motherboard issue?

The last crash I have the dump for is this one from yesterday (Bluescreenview seems to have not saved the one from this morning correctly and I'm unable to access it at the MOMENT, but I'll update the post if possible).

It was definitely more stable with the new PSU (till now)

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Dump File : 052116-26598-01.dmp
Crash Time : 5/21/2016 12:41:42 PM
Bug Check String : PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
Bug Check Code : 0x00000050
Parameter 1 : ffffff80`0afb05b8
Parameter 2 : 00000000`00000000
Parameter 3 : fffff800`0337e42c
Parameter 4 : 00000000`00000005
Caused By Driver : ntoskrnl.exe
Caused By Address : ntoskrnl.exe+75c00
File Description : NT Kernel & System
Product Name : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company : Microsoft Corporation
File Version : 6.1.7601.18113 (win7sp1_gdr.130318-1533)
Processor : x64
Crash Address : ntoskrnl.exe+75c00
Stack Address 1 :
Stack Address 2 :
Stack Address 3 :
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\Windows\Minidump\052116-26598-01.dmp
Processors Count : 4
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 7601
Dump File Size : 407,640
Dump File Time : 5/21/2016 12:51:24 PM
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After the crash this morning, upon reboot windows explorer failed to start correctly giving an error of 0xc000007b. Same error given after attempting to start explorer with the task manager.

I also got an error of

STOP: c000007b {Bad Image}
winsrv is either not designed to run on windows or it contains an error

Following this the computer failed to move past post, or allow me to use the F keys to select other options. After a restart the computer didn't display anything.

Thanks again for the help.Try booting the PC with bare configuration. Not graphics card, one stick of RAM no drives or printers. The object is to get into the BIOS and re set the default values.
(A bad GPU can lock a PC, Use the built-tin graphics. And a bad HDD or DVD drive can suck power and stop the PC from booting reliably. And a USB printer prevents the USB stick from booting.)
Also, check the CMOS cell.
You can get Memtest86 to boot from a USB stick.
http://www.memtest86.com/technical.htm
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There are many good approaches for testing memory. However, many tests simply throw some patterns at memory without much thought or knowledge of memory architecture or how errors can best be detected. This works fine for hard memory failures but does little to find intermittent errors. BIOS based memory tests are useless for finding intermittent memory errors.
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I am getting VERY frustrated with my stupid computer. I have Windows OS 7 Compaq Presario.
EVERYtime I restart or shutdown it goes through the updates and then configuration and then when it restarts it does the configuration AGAIN and then shuts down and comes BACK on and configures again. What the heck is WRONG with this stupid thing and how can I fix it or change settings? I don't want to lose CRITICAL updates but sheesh this is freaking RIDICULOUS!
I'm afraid I don't UNDERSTAND a lot of computer language and so don't KNOW what updates are critical and which are unnecessary.

Anyone to HELP?How much free hard drive space do you have?

If the hard drive is too FULL it can cause this.

Greetings,
if you guys have looked in the driver section and the hardware section, youll know i got my hands on a nice Dell Percision T5400 machine.

Ive installed a clean copy of windows 7 Pro on the SYSTEM, installed my Video driver and tried to start windows updates. It did the usual closing of the window, but after that it will not find any updates even after a few hours. whats going on? Its a Geniune copy of windows 7 pro 64 bit i installed from my USB made installed. Then i formatted and erased the drive thinking that was currupt and installed it from the disk and same issue.

ThanksDownload & Run the windows System Update Readiness Tool for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=20858

See if that helps

Thank-you! after a while it found an update and triggered the first round of 200 updates. Do you know if this will work for computer thats already got some updates? my mom barely uses her computer, its an older ACer, however i try to get updates and it says it found them, but sits at the downloading 0% for hours and i want to get the updates in so i can update to 10 whislt i still can. In just the past few months there have been users REPORTING slow Windows updates. And updates of up to 200 items are not so rare. You can google for:
Very Slow Windows Updates.
That will give you a list of of possible answers.

The link below seems to be the most comprehensive answer:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/why-are-windows-updates-so-slow-and-long-with/b785ff84-b00e-43b1-8628-40cdccb77aca
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Of course they know all this too but can't admit it since it makes their latest OSes look poor. Moving from a very simple and fast update mechanism that worked to a complex one that requires endless “configuring” and repair is a product engineering defect.

Hi there! I believe that I have been hacked in some way. Nothing major I hope, but my register is affected in some way although it is not giving any trouble??

A couple of days ago, I suddenly found that I had no access to my STEAM account. I still don't and I have not been able to no matter what! I have had to open a new account! The rescue system on Steam hasn't worked for me. I have had to send a SNAIL mail that might not get there!

I have re-installed Windows 7 but my registry is not the same as it was! I have found a directory in there that I can't open??? Tried to post image???





Anyone know a good reg repairer???
.

I have ended up with a corrupted Registry guys. Anyone know of a treatment plz? It's unclear to me how you decided that being unable to access your Steam account indicates that your registry is corrupted.

Being unable to access a registry key is not particularly useful information unless you happen to have the location and name of that key. Many registry keys are only accessible to the LocalSystem account.



I discovered this whilst endeavouring to recover my Steam account. Whilst seeking to find our what was happening. Well fella's it sure was great you giving me all this help! I am absolutely knocked out buy your response here! lol Now I know that you guys 'aint a bad bunch a'fellas really ... so what's up then? Sorry your call for assistance fell off the radar. Doesnt normally happen but happens occasionally. We are all volunteers here and occasionally we take leave. I just got back myself after over a week away for example etc. I may start helping people myself at times and then get busy irl and not get back to something until a few days or a week or so myself.

My suggestion for any computer that was hacked or suspected of being hacked is to wipe it clean and start fresh vs trying to pinpoint what a hacker may have changed to undo it. Years ago I use to run honeypots for fun on systems that were pre-windows OS flashable BIOS ( Celeron 500Mhz running Windows 2000), to see what tools hackers used etc,...... and to go in and try to undo most of it would be a great waste of time. *Modern systems are at risk of BIOS bricking due to the EASE of flashing a BIOS with junk BIOS while Windows is running, so I no longer run honey pots as for now hackers can kill motherboards if that is their intent. Its rare for a hacker to kill off a system this way but it happened to a friend of mine. His BIOS got flashed and he didnt do it and the motherboard was useless.

I had an image of my honey pot system that allowed me to wipe it clean back to an "intentionally vulnerable state" for the next hacker to probe and find and work their magic on and leave behind a trail of tools used and what they attacked etc. One hacker caught on to my honeypot and left a humorous text file on the desktop for me to find which was fun.

I'd wipe the system clean and install clean. Then install an up to date antivirus and run that and then you should be all set. Any external hard drives thumb drives or other media that was created with this system prior should be virus scanned etc to make sure no trojans remain etc.Another possible reason for the lack of response is not many here RECOMMEND "registry cleaning" of any sort here...Quote from: GLOOPS on May 21, 2016, 05:08:20 AM

Well fella's it sure was great you giving me all this help! I am absolutely knocked out buy your response here! lol Now I know that you guys 'aint a bad bunch a'fellas really ... so what's up then?

I'm in the process of downloading the Firefox Video Downloader. I'm watching a step by step video TUTORIAL that is helpful. I'm at the step where I'm told to go to the "Tools" TAB and then on the DROPDOWN menu click on the "DownloaderHelper" tab (the last tab at the bottom), but I do not have that tab. I have the "Options" tab choice. The Options tab does not have the "DownloaderHelper" tab. I need to find the correct tab that sends me to the "media" tab. Any suggestions please!!

I believe the tutorial is on a Mac computer. I have looked on YouTube for a downloader tutorial on Windows, but nothing that is helpful.

Does ANYONE have an excellent step by step video (talking) tutorial to download the Firefox Video Downloader from a Windows 7?You can check this SITE.

I have a Dell Es400 Pentium Dual CORE 2.7 PC with Windows 7 . What do I need to hook it up to my TV so I can watch movies. My TV has RCA JACKS. Isn't there a PCI Card that I can add to my computer


Thanks You need a media converter box to go from VGA to Composite RCA or a higher END video capture card that also has RCA out.

Most people upgrade to a modern TV with VGA or HDMI and then CONNECT via VGA or HDMI

Composite Video or S-Video are horrible.

Do you have any plans to replace the TV any time soon with a more modern or more featured model?

If you went the route of a media converter box, HDMI to RCA would give you the best quality. HDMI will handle video and sound and the media converter box would then patch that over to RCA Video + Left/Right Audio

Your computer would need a HDMI port though to support a media converter of this type.Try using Chrome cast, no cables needed, easy to install and USE. Best thing since sliced bread.
Johnathin

Hi All,
Here's the problem - running W7 64bit home premium with Firefox and IE 11 with chrome. I stream a few sites as I don't own a TV. One of my favorites is Vice.com/en-ca/videos. Last Friday I watched a couple of their videos. On Monday last, I WENT to the site and got the following message - " Internal Player ERROR Occurred, problem downloading the third party module google-ima-ads-manager". Never seen this before and I've been watching their videos for a year with no problems.
What I've tried - site works fine on my tablet, friends computers with the same browsers, all work fine. Google searched what an ads- manager is - way above my skill sets! Posted this on SevenForums, still waiting Haven't added or deleted anything program oriented, CHECKED that the site is permitted through my firewall, both on IE and on BitDefender. Every other site functions as it should. Scanned the crap out of my system for bugs and malware with several deep cleaning ENGINES. No luck - so here I am.
Have you tried restoring ROLLING back this system to an earlier date when it worked fine?

My computer is a watercooled desktop ASUS 95 pro, 4690k, 16 gb (2x 8)corsair ram computer, 1 tb seagate sshd, that had in it a gtx 670 (although removing it didn't help). Running windows 7 home premium 64 bit.

Had a Blue screen crash and it said that either hardware or software had misfired and that i needed to restart. Will post, but upon getting to the windows startup, gets a colored line and AUTO powers down. Going into bios (i had made a repair disk) and when running the memory diagnostics tool it opened up windows seemingly good as new, giving the issue that it couldn't find mdi164.dll out of the temp FOLDER for start up. Tried several things including iobit's free malware removal etc...no help. The memory diagnostics test says its fine. What could it be? Also for the longest time also had a annoying rundll32 pop up on my computer that i never bothered fixing.

Also on one test found the folowing but again no idea what it means: unknown bugcheck D1 0xfffff8a001f2c010 etc...0x490

Wondering if any way to fix windows startup? I would really really appreciate it if anyone could help. Couldn't have happened at a worse time!

Hi,
In Vista.
How to list all installed USB Driver names in my computer?
How to know which USB Driver is using in my computer?USB drivers are part of the MBoard chipset drivers...what issues are you having ?Hi Prodigy,

This is a very difficult problem for me, hope you can help!

I have installed Android Studio 2.1.1, when I click the run button in Android Studio 2.1.1 window, I got "No USB DEVICES or running emulators detected".
Note, I have connected my mobile with USB and from my computer, I can see the files in my mobile.
I guess I have 2 or 3 USB drivers including Google USB Driver inslalled in my computer.

Hence, I want to know why the Android Studio 2.1.1 sayd "No USB devices detected".If you can see the files on the phone ignore the error message...
Most phone software is poorly written and error prone.Hi Prodigy,

Actually, I want to use Android Studio to write a very simple app into my phone. If Android Studio says "No USB devices detected", I cannot do anything!Hi Prodigy,

Do you know where those USB driver files stored in my computer?I'm really havin trouble deciding what it is you are TRYING to do...
Writing an andriod app and installing it to your phone ? ?

Can you move files right now between the phone and PC ? ?...yes or no ?
Have you enabled USB debugging on the Android device? The phone should say something along the lines of "USB Debugging Enabled" when it's connected to the computer.

https://www.kingoapp.com/root-tutorials/how-to-enable-usb-debugging-mode-on-android.htmQuote from: patio on May 31, 2016, 03:14:34 PM

I'm really havin trouble deciding what it is you are trying to do...
Writing an andriod app and installing it to your phone ? ?

Can you move files right now between the phone and PC ? ?...yes or no ?

Have you enabled USB debugging on the Android device? The phone should say something along the lines of "USB Debugging Enabled" when it's connected to the computer.

https://www.kingoapp.com/root-tutorials/how-to-enable-usb-debugging-mode-on-android.htm

I have an Acer Aspire One that I purchased 11/09. 2gb memory, 250gb HD. Intel Atom Z520 processor, Vista Home Basic
AO751h-1279
I don't use it for much, basically just occasionally looking for something on the internet.... but it mostly used very rarely because it is sooooo slow. Just doing a simple google search....sometimes it never shows me anything. Also, quite often once it is left alone, when I come back, it will not wake back up.... requiring a hard reboot.
I run malwarebytes, superantispyware often. I have recently followed the directions on this site for clearing temp files and scandisk etc. No improvement.

I will be leaving in 2 weeks to go abroad to take a class and will need a small computer. Is this something that can be fixed? Or should I be shopping for a newer netbook? Thanks.Quote

I will be leaving in 2 weeks to go abroad to take a class and will need a small computer. Is this something that can be fixed? Or should I be shopping for a newer netbook? Thanks

Also, quite often once it is left alone, when I come back, it will not wake back up.... requiring a hard reboot.

Heres what I am trying to do...
Block programs from accessing the internet with windows firewall.

And heres how...

1. Open windows Firewall.
2. Click Advanced Settiings
3. Click Inbound Rules
4. Click New Rule

Then...

5. SELECT Program and CLick next
6. Select Browse and locate the exe. file that you want to block then Click Next.
7. Then Select Block Connection then click Next.
8. Select Domain, Public, Private and then click Next.
9. Give it a NAME and press FINISH!

then by doing the exact same for Outbound Connections.

Then Voila! That exe file or program should be BLOCKED from accessing the internet!

My problem is that I can make or create these Inbound and Outbound Rules but Windows is AUTOMATICALLY Deleting them upon a system re-BOOT??!!

Argh...

Also I tried to BLOCK all OUTBOUND connections and was just going to make a whitelist of programs that I would allow internet access by doing the same method as mentioned above except I would select ALLOW connection as opposed to Block connection.

BUT....

I just tried that by Opening Windows Firewall and by clicking "Advanced Settings"

then...

By Clicking "Windows Firewall Properties"

Then...

For OUTBOUND Connections Selecting "BLOCK" as opposed to "ALLOW"- (Windows default setting)

Then I wanted to test it so I re boot my Laptop and Opened my browser (firefox) and It was up RUNNING connected to the internet, showing my homepage. (Google) lol...

I dont GET it???

PLEASE Help, much appreciated!!! Is this a computer that is a decommissioned business computer or a work computer which might have a group policy override happening?Great insight...

This has just happened, I click on any icon and I get a popup saying " system call failed " you can see below.

It will not even open games, doc's, photo's.



[attachment deleted by admin to conserve space]Looks like corruption in registry. Have you dealt with any INFECTIONS from malware or virus or is this UNEXPECTED? If you have the repair disc for your OS you can run that and most likely FIX this.Or run sfc /scannow from a command PROMPT...Thank you Dave and Patio

I logged off last night and logged in to-day and everything is fine all back to normal.That doesn't mean the issue has gone away...ok, I will see to the above in a few minutes.

Like a dufus I failed to MARK where every P connector goes.

I don't know which one goes to the HARD drive unit, etc, etc.

I need help reconnecting everything but I cannot find a diagram if they have one.

Would greatly appreciate some assistance and help.

Thanks.I found out where I needed to connect everything.

However, no juice from the new PSU.

Please help, what now?Is there ANYWAY to test the new PSU before connecting it to the PC?I did not SEE a way to edit posts so I keep replying to myself.

My next question - Do I need to purchase a new POWER supply cord?

Thanks.

says there is a bsod error 333 registry failure of the operating system idk how to get it to close or shutdown any help is appreciated
1) I deleted your other post. Please don't post the same question more than once.

2) Your other post mentioned a pop up but you don't mention it in this thread. Please provide COMPLETE information when you ASK for help.

3) Close the browser and do a full scan with MalwareBytes and with your anti virus app. The subject says you can't shut down the computer but your post doesn't mention that at all. Please explain.Also, I deactivated the other username you created. If this turns into a spam thread we'll catch it immediately.I cant close the browser at all its two different windows and when I close it it pops back up
The subject title says your computer won't shut down. Please explain.this pop up wont allow me to shut down my computer You need to provide complete information or we can't help. PLEASE explain exactly what happens when you try to shut down your system. How are you trying to shut down? What happens? Have you tried a hard shutdown? What happens? Can you close IE USING Task Manager to end the process? What happens when you try?

Please don't make us pull everything out of you. We want to help but you need to help us too. Thank you.ive tried using the power button and nothing happens ive tried opening the menu and shutting it down and those wont work it simply wont click I tried to open the menu to look for a anti virus scan an removal tool and now I cant click on or search through any programs. I just googled a free virus removal tool and now I cant run that either. simply put it is a pop up that claims the ms network server detected some suspicious activity from my ip address and cydoor spyware my have breached my network location and that I shouldn't shut down log off or restart my computer that is should call a Microsoft certified tech and they give me this NUMBER 855 521 1628 and they will resolve the issue and when I close the page it pops back up. then the second page says I have a bsod: error 333 registry failure of operating system host: grey screen error 0x000000ce and to immediately rectify issue to prevent data loss to call 1 877 453 0004 this page I cant close because the FIRST one wont let me click it or GO away. this is pretty much all i know.Punctuation is a lost art...That being stated i would do a wipe and clean install myself if i were you.....Unplug the power that will shut it off.

Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete and end task on the Browsers that are Running?

Like Patio stated do a complete system restore.

Backup encountered a PROBLEM while backing up FILE C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\Dropbox\Camera Uploads. Error:(The system cannot find the path SPECIFIED. (0x80070003)). Can't find it. Help
That means the folder has been moved/deleted/ or the folder is corrupt...
What exactly HAPPENED before this ? ?I've been through this. PLEASE, how can I find it to delete it. Any advice may help.

pls how can i INSTALL windows 7 on flash drive, and what is the software to repair hard disk problem..Do you have an original Windows 7 installation DVD? Is the hard drive ISSUE CORRUPTION or PHYSICALLY crashed with the clunk of death etc? Do you have an external USB DVD ROM drive?

So I just got this Windows 7 HP LAPTOP from someone. When I logged on, there was an Admin account and an account that was probably for casual use. They were visible and right next to each other on the logon screen. Anyway, I don't know the admin password, I can't get in contact with the person and the normal account has pretty MUCH nothing. You can do next to nothing without admin password. No download and all.

How do I get the admin password without using a disk?https://www.google.com/search?q=lost+admin+password+windows+7&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

Also, I deleted your duplicate post and moved this to the appropriate forum.The very 1st thing i do with used PC's is a wipe and a clean install...I agree that it should be wiped clean....

Not able to contact the original owner, it being a laptop that could have been stolen ETC and their personal data could be protected/hidden in a profile that you dont have access to etc. Im not willing to help to break into someone elses profile etc.

I say wipe it clean and start fresh with your own software and personal data. If you dont have the discs or unable to MAKE a resovery set for the system, I'd contact HP and get a system RECOVERY set mailed to you for about $35 and have it them rebuilt fresh like a new laptop out of the box even though its used.

I am using Windows 7 Professional on a Precision T3610 desktop machine.
Some time ago I spent time uninstalling the Dell software which came with the computer.

However not all has been removed, as some folders remain in C:/ ProgramData/Dell. These are: CommndUpdate. Dell DataProtection. Digital Delivery and Drivers.


There are eight files in the Dell Data Protection folder, which is the one causing the trouble.

When I boot my computer, first up comes a box saying Dell Data Protection/Security Tools.. Please Wait.
Then after about 3-5 minutes a box comes up and says: “The BIOMETRIC Functionality Is Not Working” and two options are given: “Log On Without Biometric Functionality” or “Wait 30 Seconds and Prompt again.

I choose The “Without Biometric” option and then the normal Windows & STARTUP proceeds.

It has become a right pain. Anyone any ideas how I can rid myself of this problem?

Thanks
Stewart


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hi,
i have a dell inspiron 1545 win 7
i had no os boot problem,
ran check dsk
got os boot back.
ran windows up DATE ,
then no osboot all over again.
i tried unbutu
would not work,
error said monitor type unreconized
i ran a couple hirens programs, from usb stick
and i believed i corrupted the partitions
now i ran gparted and i get the following message
model ata toshiba mk2565gs
size 232 gb
path /dev/sda
partition table unreconized
heads 255
sectors/track 63
cylinders 30401
total sctors 488387168
sector size 512
i ran test disk quick test it found only dell utilities only
did not complete deeper scan.
i used wondershare live boot cd
fixed mbr, and boot sector
was unable to use any other tools on the cd
data recovery,etc did not work.
i am trying data recovery with gparted at the moment
and yes computer is so biffed up now,
i want to be able to get my files off harddrive if possible. dump on cds
i really suck at windows COMPUTERS, i did enjoy the apple/texas instruments days
so i am ASKING for help.
thanks jeff Quote

i tried unbutu
would not work,
error said monitor type unreconized

i recently upgraded from windows 7 32 bit to windows 7 64 bit so i could run newer games and my computer is completely running 64 bit but how do i remove windows 7 32 bit from my computer completely now just delete the windows.old file or what?It has almost no IMPACT on performance. The 63 bit VERSION never invokes anything from the old version of windows. But if it did, you would not want to remove it.
It t was left there for a REASON. You can revert to the original install is needed.

Deleting the old version would free up a small AMOUNT of disk space. IMO, it is not worth the effort.
Quote from: Geek-9pm on February 29, 2016, 05:59:07 PM

It has almost no impact on performance. The 63 bit version never invokes anything from the old version of windows. But if it did, you would not want to remove it.
It t was left there for a reason. You can revert to the original install is needed.

Deleting the old version would free up a small amount of disk space. IMO, it is not worth the effort.

Quote from: Geek-9pm on June 23, 2016, 02:54:59 PM

IMHO, you shouldn't ha veto pay for anything.

A technician at Microsoft had to wipe the hard drive clean from the dreaded BLUE screen of death so there is currently no o/s on my COMPUTER.

Hi,

I keep getting this problem even after I FORMAT and reinstall Windows 7 in my laptop. The problem started after I installed the LATEST update of the adobe flash player, not long after that the blue screen appear. At first I thought it's just a minor problem coz it have happen to me before but after I restarted my laptop it happen again and again and again. Please help...

it looks like this:

Thank you Download BlueScreenView:
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/blue_screen_view.html
unzip downloaded file and double click on BlueScreenView.exe to run the program.
when scanning is done, go to EDIT - Select All
Go to FILE - SAVE Selected Items, and save the report as BSOD.txt
Open BSOD.txt in Notepad, copy all of the CONTENT, and paste it into your next replyOk. I will TRY to do that

tnx

For the PAST week wheneve I start my computer. The screen. Dims as soon as I move my mouse or press down a KEY on my keyboard. I thought MAYBE my power settings became CHANGED somehow. But whenever I try to open "Power Options" it doesn't open up.

I am also unable to get any network connectivity with this laptop. My network icon is not in the notification area, and when I ipen the Network and Sharing center my network is not wireless or wired. It says "Unknown"


Operating System: windows7
Can anyone please HELP me?

Hi all,


I have two PCs. One is running Windows XP SP3 and the other is running Windows 7.
My current ISP has provided a multiple-port MODEM (4 ports) for me. Two PCs are wire-connected to two of the four ports of this MODEM to access the Internet.
Every time when I need to access the Internet, I just have to input my ISP user ID and password.

Here is the question, I want to share some photo files in Windows XP with Windows 7,
I don't have a crossover cable, so is it possible to make use of this multiple-port MODEM to solve this question?

Thank you.Well, online you could use a file sharing service LIKE Google Drive to transfer/sync files between the two. Or, if you're preferring a direct physical connection, I'd think simply using a flash drive would be easiest to transfer files.Or send them by email.
The OP says the modem has four ports. So it is some kind of router.
Thee are articles WRITTEN about how to share between XP and Windows 7.
Here is one:
Share Files and Printers between Windows 7 and XP

Quote

Sharing folders between two Windows 7 machines with the new HOMEGROUP feature is an easy process, but the HomeGroup feature is not compatible with Vista or XP. For this tutorial we are using Windows 7 x64 RC1 and XP Professional SP3 connected through a basic Linksys HOME wireless router.

Ok a few days AGO I was told by windows update that I had updates that NEEDED to be INSTALLED. No PROBLEM. Done. Now after I installed those updates and whenever I download a file I have to go into properties and click a unblock box to use the file I just downloaded. This has never happened before until now and I was wondering does ANYONE have this problem to and if you do whats up and how to fix the unblock thing in file downloads?

Why did my taskbar change all of a sudden from the default VISTA taskbar to a taskbar that looks as if I were in safe mode? The desktop also looks funny -the icons are big and everything looks rough instead of smooth. Can someone please help? thanks -Look here -> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Change-screen-resolutionThank you for the suggestion Jason, but that is definitely NOT the issue. This http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Change-desktop-themeRight-click computer-->PROPERTIES-->advanced-->performance. Any of those settings make a difference?Again, thanks for the suggestions . . . but nope! my desktop looks nearly the same. When I LOG on, however, the windows vista icon ( the one that circles around as the profile begins to load) looks odd - not smooth. My icons in the task bar look the same way. When I open programs, EVEN the tabs on the internet look the same way, odd, big, and not smooth. Things just look like the "safe mode" appearance. But the screen resolution has not changed. Nothing I did in the advanced properties helped either. What on earth could it be? The computer still works, but the visual is terrible. Quote

tabs on the internet look the same way, odd, big, and not smooth

On my Vista Home Basic installed updates folder shows HOT fixes to the sp1 & sp2 service packs , but not showing any on the system performance tab ? Is it best to let the Microsoft updater choose when to update the correct patches, service packs automantic or should be DONE MANUALLY ? Are Hot fixes temporary till the stand alone SP1 & 2 are READY to be installed later on by windows updater If your STILL on Vista let those updates roll...

System I have been running without a rebuild since January 2013 today surprised me with upon selecting my profile and logging on it started with a Temporary Profile....

I immediately logged off and back on and my correct profile came up and no problems detected since.

Went into Windows Event Logs and there is an entry with this info:

Quote

Windows detected your registry file is STILL in use by other applications or services. The file will be unloaded now. The applications or services that hold your registry file may not function properly afterwards.

DETAIL -
1 user registry handles leaked from \Registry\User\S-1-5-21-1559733504-2109954015-1676233374-1001:
Process 912 (\Device\HarddiskVolume1\Windows\System32\winlogon.exe) has opened key \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1559733504-2109954015-1676233374-1001

- <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
- <System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-User Profiles Service" Guid="{89B1E9F0-5AFF-44A6-9B44-0A07A7CE5845}" />
<EventID>1530</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>3</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x8000000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2016-02-19T21:45:35.961000000Z" />
<EventRecordID>38335</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="1336" ThreadID="2540" />
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>Athlon4450B</Computer>
<Security UserID="S-1-5-18" />
</System>
- <EventData Name="EVENT_HIVE_LEAK">
<Data Name="Detail">1 user registry handles leaked from \Registry\User\S-1-5-21-1559733504-2109954015-1676233374-1001: Process 912 (\Device\HarddiskVolume1\Windows\System32\winlogon.exe) has opened key \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1559733504-2109954015-1676233374-1001</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>

I have over 2700 customers that I need to analyze. It shows for each customer when in the last 5 years they made a purchase, based on months. It looks something like 0, 0, 100, 0, 0, 0, 0, 200, 0, 0, 0, 500 for a single YEAR for a single customer. I have a formula that get produce the sizes of the GAPS between each purchase. From the gap sizes I was able to find the mean gap size and the standard deviation of gap sizes. I then compared the time since the last purchase to find the standard deviations away from the mean gap size it is. This turned out to be a problem for a LOT of my customers since this will not work if there is less than 3 purchases and if every gap between purchases is the same. I've tried QUITE a few methods to predict this data and cannot find any way to do so. If anyone can find a better way to do so please let me know

Hi, I am running Windows 7 on my Acer Aspire 5741 laptop. I have dual MONITORS running. One of them is going through the VGA output of my laptop and the other is going through a USB to VGA adapter. Neither of my monitors are HDMI ready, unfortunately.

This has WORKED for a couple of years but in the USB to VGA monitor, there is now a black square AROUND my cursor that is really annoying. I am guessing it must be some setting that I accidentally changed or that my cat changed by running across my keyboard.

Any ideas? Thanks in advance.See http://www.techtalkz.com/windows-7/516137-how-change-mouse-settings-windows-7-a.html and try restoring your mouse pointer back to what you want. I did that but the changes only apply to the mouse in my VGA monitor and not to the monitor in my USB to VGA monitor.So, I guess i just fixed it. I REMOVED the cable and resinstalled it and now it's fine. I had tried that twice before and it did not work but it worked now. Sorry! Hope this is a simple fix to anyone else.

I have a T3400 and just put in a WD 250 SATA drive, the frist part of the install works fine but, then when it reboots for you to like name the machine and start WINDOWS the first time; it freezes or rather gets a black screen and see the mouse icon.When installing Windows you should not have any peripherals plugged into the USB other than the mouse and keyboard. And maybe a DVD drive., if needed.
Otherwise, a device nay stall the first time start up.

now, having said that, your computer might haste some hardware issue that was not resolved earlier. Most likely would be the Hard Drive or the RAM memory.

Buts why do you have to install Windows again? What is the recent history?


I do have some usb devices plugged in that I forgot about :/

I done a fresh install for the owner and it ended up with a boot issue. He gave me the unit long as I could get his info off of it which, I was able to do for him and give him it back. I only have older UNITS and just had that one drive so I bought that drive which, had windows 98 on it.still hacing the same problem thought, I unplugged the video capture deviceThat PC isn't exactly up to Win7 standards...I had no real problem running 7 Ultimate on it before. I could only put a copy of Dell Home on it for some reasonWhat version of Windows is the machine licenced for? Where is the copy of Windows you are trying to install from?Quote

Windows 7 Starter, Home BASIC, and Home Premium will recognize only one physical processor.

Ok so i have 5 desktops i bought for cheap ($30) a piece. None of which have an OS installed but all have Win 7 COA. What would be the cheapest most efficient way to get them all working. Should i create a windows 7 install disk and get one computer working then clone the HDD with the rest? Will the licence still be ACTIVE if i clone them? Or should i start from scratch with every desktop. If they are identical you can clone them - Install Windows without a KEY (will give you a 30 day trial), clone this then enter the correct key on each machine then activate Windows. If they are different you will need to do a clean install on each.Ok thank you! How identical? Identical HARD drives or identical as in all PC specs. And also, do you recommend i create my own windows 7 startup disk? and if your aloud where do you recommend i do this. I am tempted to buy one so i dont have to worry about doing it wrong or getting a bad disc. I renamed your Topic and moved it to a more APPROPRIATE forum. Please don't use "HELP" as a topic / subject. This is a support forum - everyone is asking for help. Thank you.

Thee are a few web sties that claim there is such a thing. But MS never calls it that. Rather, it is a NICE way of doing all the updates at once if you NEED to.

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/05/windows-7-now-has-a-service-pack-2-but-dont-call-it-that/

https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/windowsitpro/2016/05/17/simplifying-updates-for-windows-7-and-8-1/

I was thinking bout doing a clean INSTALL of Windows 7 and use the new 'pack'. So my question is: Does this work well?

My system is Windows Embedded 7. I found my C drive used SPACE is 8.09 GB, c:\Windows SIZE is 6.14 GB and C:\Windows.old size is 5.97. How come? The two folders' combined size is larger than C drive's Used Space? Or, c:\Windows.old is not counted in C Drive's Used Space?No need to double post...

TOPIC Closed.

I installed Windows Embedded 7 in my ECM-QM87 golden sample. It works fine, but I CHECKED its C drive Used Space and found 8.09G used. My PM told me only 500MB is allowed for the system image. How can I do? I remember I chose 'Application compatible' in beginning of installation. Should I
1. reinstall it and choose other type; such as THIN Client, ... to get smaller system image.
2. reinstall it and choose customized type, then choose few features to get smaller system image.
3. delete some unnecessary files to make it smaller. But what can I delete?

My computer is built for running a GUI program monitoring trains.
Is PM = Partition Magic or something else and are you trying to create an image on the same drive being imaged?


http://www.avalue.com.tw/product/Embedded-Computing/Embedded-Computing/3.5%22/ECM-QM87_1851

Board has 2 x SATA III I would attach a bare healthy drive to spare SATA port and pass image to 2ND physical drive vs trying to image a system on same drive between PARTITIONS, at 8.09G a 16GB SSD is too small etc.

I just installed Windows 7 Embedded at my new ECM-QM87. Beside of drivers provided by board vendor, no other SW was installed. Basically this COMPUTER looks fine except it usually restarted gracefully every tens of minutes. How come? I checked or unchecked the "Automatically restart" under "STARTUP and Recovery" PAGE at "Advanced" tab of Propertied of My Computer, the situation is the same. I checked the folder of "Dump file" and found it's empty.

How can I find the cause of its restarting? ThanksYour ECM-QM87 is a very special single board computer for industrial use. Few here on this forum WOULD have any idea what you did to it.
Please explain.
A. What it should do.
B. What you changed.
C. Why you need to change at back.

Reference for ECM-QM87 :
http://www.bcmcom.com/bcm_product_ECM-QM87.htm
Quote

ECM-QM87 3.5” Single Board Computer (SBC) designed based on the 4th GENERATION Intel® Core™ processors, codenamed Haswell, and the mobile Intel® QM87 Express chipset architecture featuring high performance, power efficiency, security, reliability and remote management capabilities.

Punctuation is a lost art.Quote

Rebooting your computer is the best thing you can do for a computer.

Rebooting your computer is the best thing you can do for a computer.

After MEETING with Geek Squad at my local Best Buy store...

I am 99.9% sure it's hardware related. Plus, it's a 6 year old laptop that they don't make parts for anymore. Therefore making it unrepairable.

Which is why it's good a bought a completely new laptop.

I refuse to mark this as 'resolved' until I GET the new laptop set up.Quote

I am 99.9% sure it's hardware related.

Plus, it's a 6 year old laptop that they don't make parts for anymore. Therefore making it unrepairable.

The symptoms do not point to a hardware issue. They are too specific to particular pieces of software for that to be the case, I think.

If it was a hardware issue, It would be an issue on one of the system boards, and would likely be any of a number of components that can be easily found at a hardware store (Capacitor, transistor, etc.) "Geek Squad" doesn't do component-level board repair, though, and typically do not have the expertise needed to even determine that the issue is with a component in this fashion.

A new laptop would likely have Win10 which won't have Windows Media Player, if that matters.

I just replaced the hard drive in my HP2000-299wm laptop with a crucial SSD, ordered a recovery CD set from HP, and everything is running fine except Windows update searches for updates endlessly, for hours, WITHOUT ever listing any updates to install. The Installed Updates list is empty. I have let it run for 12 hours uninterrupted with no results. I've tried Microsoft Fix It tool, troubleshooter. Windows Update service and Background Intelligent Transfer Service are both running. What can I do next? I would give MS a call...Update support is Free...Quote from: patio on July 12, 2016, 07:14:48 AM

I would give MS a call...Update support is Free...

Patio, that link doesn't seem to work.

I called and was told that for a 1 time fee of $249.95 I will receive a 'service plan' and MS will send a technician to my house to fix my problem. She said that I can get a discount because I'm a double amputee with a disability check as my only income, but I still can't afford it. I saved for months in order to buy this new SSD.
Next question: I have another laptop running Windows 7. Can I copy the updates from that machine to a flash drive, then install them to this machine?

I just replaced the hard drive...

Hi -
I get the following message: Suddenlink.net (that is my provider) is not responding DUE to a long running script. How do I get rid of a long running script? I am USING Windows 7 and IE 11. Any suggestions? BobSome more detail is needed.
When did this start?
What happens if you shut down and restart?
Can you try it in safe mode with NETWORKING?
Have you tried another browser?
Do you have an Anti-Virus program ?


Geek-9pm -
I admit that was a quick ask for help. I tried to give a screen shot of detail that was shown but I did not know how. To answer your questions: The problem has been present for several weeks but I have ignored it. This happens randomly. I run Avest for my virus control. I have not tried another browser. I will try save mode and let you know. Thanks for your reply. BobGeek-9pm -
I used safe mode twice and both times I got a page which said: You are not connected to a net work. When I turn the computer on in the usual manner I get the usual home page. I will try Google Chrome. I called suddenlink and they say it is my problem but I asked for a tech on Tuesday. Bobbobhlgh,
OK, you are doing the right thing. our network does not work in safe mode. So let's try using a different browser.
There are a number of browsers one can try. Here is a short list.

BlackHawk
Chrome
Firefox
Internet Explorer, versions 6, 7, and 8
Opera
Safari
Sea Monkey
Geek-9pm -
I tried Chrome and did not get any "suddenlink is not working". I'll use it a couple of days to SEE if it stays working. I don't want to change but I can if it solves the problem. Thanks for your help. Bob

Sorry about not being clearer. Its a tool you need to download, and run from this site. Be sure to run only the standard edition portable version to avoid any tag along unwanted installers.

http://crystalmark.info/download/index-e.htmlcrystaldiskinfo log

[attachment deleted by admin to conserve space]Looks like the C: Drive is ILL . I'd replace it with a healthy drive. It looks like its used up all of its free sectors, sectors that drives have to correct for damage, and so further damage will shrink the drive capacity or eventually the drive will completely fail and all data could be lost or further corrupted.

This drive should not be trusted anymore and any important data backed up immediately to avoid data loss. Surprised with the boot count for this drive over 14,000 with 9300 run hours. The computer this drive was in has been turned on and off a lot and average run time less than 1 hour for each boot, or lots of boots because of other problems that kept upping the boot counter.


Do you happen to have any other computers laying around to take a Hard Drive out of and install into this system as a new C: drive?Harry, I THINK he means this: http://crystalmark.info/software/CrystalDiskInfo/index-e.htmlQuote from: DaveLembke on June 16, 2016, 03:37:45 PM

Looks like the C: Drive is ILL . I'd replace it with a healthy drive. It looks like its used up all of its free sectors, sectors that drives have to correct for damage, and so further damage will shrink the drive capacity or eventually the drive will completely fail and all data could be lost or further corrupted.

This drive should not be trusted anymore and any important data backed up immediately to avoid data loss. Surprised with the boot count for this drive over 14,000 with 9300 run hours. The computer this drive was in has been turned on and off a lot and average run time less than 1 hour for each boot, or lots of boots because of other problems that kept upping the boot counter.


Do you happen to have any other computers laying around to take a Hard Drive out of and install into this system as a new C: drive?

Harry, I think he means this: http://crystalmark.info/software/CrystalDiskInfo/index-e.html

Actually, that is REALLY bad.

Yes that is bad. When shutting down computer, just walk away and let it do its thing and shut down gracefully so that the hard drive is not trying to write to the drive and then you pull power and corrupt data or worse cause the hard drive to scratch a platter when it doesnt park itself before shutdown where the heads move away from the data sectors of the platter before spinning down.
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So that's more than likely what did the damage.