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My daughter has a laptop with Windows 7 Home Premium OS. Whenever we try to download anything, we get a security pop-up that says:

Do you want to allow the following PROGRAM to make changes to this computer? To continue, type an administrtator password, then click yes.

There is no place to type a password and the "YES" box is grayed out. I am only able to click on "NO." I REALIZE this user account does not have administrator priveleges so I tried to go into user accounts to assign her account administtrator rights but I get the same pop-upTry lowering the notification slider on your UAC settings by CONTROL Panel/System Security/Action Center/Change UAC Settings, click Ok.

Try this settings. Its POSSIBLE that its on Always Notify.I am unable to make the change. There is a shield icon next to "Change UAC settings" that indicates I will get a security pop-up - which I do - in order to access the UAC settings: and then I'm unable to type in an admin password as the pop-up asks (I mentioned this in my first post). Why cannot I even type in the password if that's what's required?

FYI: There is a shield icon next to many differnet areas in Control Panel: add or remove user accounts, set up parental controls, change UAC control settings, device manager. All of these get the same pop-up.See if this works for you: http://www.tweak-uac.com/home/At this point, having read the article about the efficacy of UAC, I would love to just turn it off. Unfortunately, I cannot download anything because the pop-up asking me to allow the download is the same one I've been getting and I cannot type an Admin password into the pop-up. Try booting into safemode...try the download...and try turning UAC off as per the instructions...Interestingly, I booted up in Safe Mode and was GIVEN a choice of logging on as an Administrator account or a user account. I logged on as Admin (it was password protected and I know the password). I was then able to turn off the UAC without having to use the tweak tool. Thanks, Patio.

I still wonder why I was not allowed to type an Admin password into the UAC pop-up. I thought that was the whole point: to be able to choose to allow and action or not as long as the password is known.I'd bet that when you tried you were in a simple User account...where that option would be greyed out by design.Ah, yes I was. So the choice to allow an action or not only happens with the Admin account?Correct....otherwise Users would be able to make changes the Admin doesn't want.

Good to hear you're solved and Welcome to CH ! !

hi everyone..im using acer aspire 5742 with windows 7 fr the past 11 months..these few DAYS my laptop is making a beep sound.. when i turn it on, it is displaying 'there is a prob due to a recent software or hardware change made.pls insert the installsion disk,then choose your language and click next...if power supply is interupted pls choose your mode(safe mode,safe mode with ntwrk,safe mode with prompt n start windows normally)...bfre i cn choose,it just jumps to starting windows.then there's a continuous beep sound..it does not load to DESKTOP n goes back to the earlier PAGE of 'pls insert installsion disk......'the same thing REPEATS..what is the possible cause of this?and what can i do?pls help me and thanks in advance.If it is under warranty still, you must contact Acer right away.
You may have a failing BATTERY, but that is only a wild guess. alright..thnxxx

Heya guys I've CAME here several times in regards to my HP Pavillion dv7 Laptop.

my problem is as follow...

when i play any video game on my laptop my screen goes black, but not black as if it's off, but black as if its still on, i just can't see, hear, or more anything. Its as if it freezes but going black with the lights on. And it only happens when i am connected to the wall plug/main/adapter... can anyone help me, please?

i have tried everything i can think of and what i've been advised to do; remove the battery and keep the main plugged in (it still goes black), bought a new adapter, it still goes black, took it to best buy and they have no idea whats up but everything seems to be working fine. Had a fan pointing to my screen the whole time (from the back)

Only time my screen does NOT go black is when i remove the adapter and play on battery life.

here's a video of how it looks like when it goes black: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54FF11Qs2Tg

please help!
Try using an external monitor. Then plugged in adapter to check on whether the issue is the same. Is the blackscreen present when in safemode? Have you made any CHANGES or settings on Power options and refresh rate?Quote from: gamergirl305 on July 24, 2011, 12:54:38 AM

Heya guys I've came here several times in regards to my HP Pavillion dv7 Laptop.

my problem is as follow...

when i play any video game on my laptop my screen goes black, but not black as if it's off, but black as if its still on, i just can't see, hear, or more anything. Its as if it freezes but going black with the lights on. And it only happens when i am connected to the wall plug/main/adapter... can anyone help me, please?

i have tried everything i can think of and what i've been advised to do; remove the battery and keep the main plugged in (it still goes black), bought a new adapter, it still goes black, took it to best buy and they have no idea whats up but everything seems to be working fine. Had a fan pointing to my screen the whole time (from the back)

Only time my screen does NOT go black is when i remove the adapter and play on battery life.

here's a video of how it looks like when it goes black: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54FF11Qs2Tg

please help!

Try using an external monitor. Then plugged in adapter to check on whether the issue is the same. Is the blackscreen present when in safemode? Have you made any changes or settings on Power options and refresh rate?

Try using an external monitor. Then plugged in adapter to check on whether the issue is the same. Is the blackscreen present when in safemode? Have you made any changes or settings on Power options and refresh rate?

Only time my screen does NOT go black is when i remove the adapter and play on battery life

current adware/spyware/virus programs being used on a regular basis; Microsoft Security Essentials

Could there be shorting out on the mobo or just a setting once the adapter is plugged in? Try booting in safemode w/out the AC adapter plug. Power up laptop then keep pressing F8. Under Advance Menu, choose SAFEMODE(only). When in desktop, try plugging your power plug. What happens? Another test would be to remove the battery pack and directly connecting laptop to adapter on first boot up. What is the result on these two tests?Please specify these programs and is MSE also running?

Could there be shorting out on the mobo or just a setting once the adapter is plugged in? Try booting in safemode w/out the AC adapter plug. Power up laptop then keep pressing F8. Under Advance Menu, choose SAFEMODE(only). When in desktop, try plugging your power plug. What happens? Another test would be to remove the battery pack and directly connecting laptop to adapter on first boot up. What is the result on these two tests?Please specify these programs and is MSE also running?

What games were you playing and operating system do you have? Safemode did not made any blackscreen with battery pack and AC adapter plug in? How about booting in Normal mode without playing any games then plugging in adapter?

Let's try looking in the Laptop's Power options. Click Start and type Power options-Hit Enter. Under Power Plans(or similar description) look for Balance or Recommended settings and put a tick or checkmark. Look on you left panel(if available) for an option or similar to Choose when to turn off display, and when under that option, search for an option to Restore default settings for this plan or something that is related. The settings given are on a different brand of laptop, so you may want to use it as a guide on making certain changes. Alternately while on those options, you will be able to view Battery(On Battery) and AC adapter(Plugged in) set on specific time for display, sleep and brightness.

when i am NOT playing, the screen doesn't go black, i can leave it connected to my adapter for years if i can and it wont go black

laptop gets warmer than usual

current adware/spyware/virus programs being used on a regular basis; Microsoft Security Essentials

I have been getting a LOT of java and .BAT errors recently for files that are in their proper locations.

I dont know what caused this, but I recently had (and still have, to an extent) some malware problems.
If it is relevent to the issue, the errors I have been getting are
'java' is not recognized as an internal or external command. -fixed by adding the path
'find' is not recognized as an internal or external command. -fixed by adding the path

The system cannot find the batch label specified - binaryfind
The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect. -not fixed.


My current error is in a .bat file where I have an almost identical version which runs normally. Do you need to see the code to explain what is going on here?
Actually I just reran the original file and it is also broken now. I have to assume that binaryfind is missing or used improperly.

It wasnt being called because the script only called it after it had already been completed once. I CHANGED the settings to show that I hadnt run it before and the problem was RESOLVED.

I have no sound...in my task BAR shows a speaker with RED X next to it and if I click on it a message comes up saying This page is muted..
I can't get the volume control to show up...WINDOWS 7
DukeNo need to Double Post.

Please see your other Topic for REPLIES...

Topic Closed.

Where do I begin? How about on startup. I get beeps on the black screen until i press ESC which stops it after a bit. Then, my mousepad doesn't work anymore. It's not SENSITIVE to touch or SCROLL up and down, but I can still use it to move the cursor around.

Then, my recording programs both have problems. In FL Studio v9, I can't open any window whatsoever, that includes right clicking. As soon as I click on one, it closes immediately. Cubase 5 has the "Vst performance" meter flash on and off at the speed of light, not allowing me to do anything. Then it slows down and sometimes crashes.

Then as I PROCEED to open Google Chrome, it has a bar at the bottom of the screen also flash on and off very rapidly and I can't type or click on anything because the focus turns to that bar that POPS up. This also happens but worse on Internet explorer, because this F12 window flashes on and off also at the speed of light.

I have no idea what's going on. Please help. I've tried full SCANS with malwarebytes, MS security essentials, and advanced system care, with near to no results showing anything close to a virus.DLoad and run Stinger on that machine...
Do NOT interrupt it.
Let it fix what it finds then re-boot the PC.

Sometimes when I click on a link that requires Notepad, I click on it and nothing happens. I get a bunch of nonsense. I'll give you an example. Mind you, this is how it is anytime I click on Notepad.

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Can you please help me? I dont know what this is. If you use Notepad that is what you see when you open an Adobe PDF file. This is normal.

This...
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Or Foxit Reader

hello, I have my mouse stuck in the same spot every time I turned my computer on, I just recently SWITCHED my tower to the other side of my desktop and after that I plugged everything back up and now the mouse is stuck please help don't KNOW what to do. Wired or wireless?wiredHave you tried disconnecting it and reconnecting to a DIFFERENT usb PORT or, if it's a PS2 connection, power off the computer then disconnect and reconnect?

Also, have you tried a different mouse?ir have and short in the wire to my mouse thank you all for your help.

So I'm putting this up on this part of the forum because I am uncertain of the problem that I am having with a computer belonging to a friend. He owns an Acer aspire 4720z, and believe me he would like nothing more than to burn the thing because its a piece of junk, but money is tight. It has windows vista on it to make matters worse. The problem RIGHT now is that once you start up the computer and log in, all you get is a black screen and the mouse. I can't even get to task manager on this thing to try to run some programs. Safe mode is no different. I tried a system restore for two days AGO (which is as far as it would let me), but that did nothing. I ran a memory DISK scan, and it came up clean. That's really all I've been able to do with it. I'm afraid that it is a hardware problem, but i have no way of knowing because theres so little that i can do with this computer. Any suggestions?Try doing a fresh OS Install. Is there data on the hard drive that you absolutely NEED to salvage? If so in this case it would be best to take it out and slave it to a working computer to backup your data first.Good idea. I just don't know if my friend has his OS backup discs still. That and I can't access the hardrive at all, so how would I be able to pull any of the files?You can use this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817392032&nm_mc=OTC-Froogle&cm_mmc=OTC-Froogle-_-External+Enclosure-_-Vantec-_-17392032


Take the HDD out, put it into an enclosure, and then plug the enclosure into a working PC to salvage the files.hypothetically could i use my windows 7 os for his computer? mines a dell but i dont think that would matter in this case.A Dell Win7 DVD will not work on an Acer...
You would be asking for alot of headaches...

Another Data Retrieval Option...

I’ve booted in safe mode. Windows 7 tells me I need to address a problem with my NVIDIA Graphics Driver. Is this where I should start?

I have DELL Inspiron 2200. I installed win 7 on it. Now there are TWO drivers that have EXCLAMATION marks in device manager, multimedia audio controller and video controller.

The dell site for my laptop doesnt have the drivers for windows 7, only for windows XP. Is there any way to find and install the necessary drivers?
Go to the websites of the manufacturers of the devices in question. If you can't find drivers it's possible they don't support Windows 7. Did you run the W7 upgrade advisor before installing it?DOWNLOAD System Information for Windows: http://www.gtopala.com/siw-download.html to your Desktop.
Get SIW Without Installer (English-Only).
Double click on siw.exe to run the program.
Go File>Create Report File>HTML
Save the file to known location.
Zip the file, and attach it to your next reply.Allan,

No I didnt run the W7 upgrade advisor before installing win 7. But I had installed win 7 earlier and I had got the drivers, I believe from the manufacturers website, but now I dont remember who the manufacturers are.

Broni: Ill post the results shortly, like in a half hour
broni, heres the zip file



[recovering disk space - old attachment deleted by admin]Dell drivers are finicky at best...however they have the best support when it comes to this...
Travel to their site...enter your Service tag # and you're good to go...Download and install chipset driver (Intel i915GMS/i910GML): http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=19596&ProdId=2032&lang=engpatio...
Dell doesn't have any drivers for this particular laptop, neither for Vista, or 7Hi

I was tinkering around and I found a way to make it work. All that was needed was to TAKE the drivers that I downloaded from dell (the ones for XP) and install them as administrator (run as administrator)

Its solved now, there are no exclamation marks in device manager
thanks for your help all
Nice Hello. For the Multimedia Drivers, you can use the available setup on Dell website for windows xp. They work.

For the video, download de HP driver for Intel Video Card sp34749.exe

Run the setup so it unzips the driver to the regular HP path c:\swsetup\sp34749

The setup will tell you a fail message because it was designed for windows vista. Click OK.

Go to the device manager and do a manual driver update and go to this path: c:\swsetup\sp34749\graphics and it will successfully update your video card driver.





http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=US&swItem=ob-47264-1Not sure if you read it but he solved his issue in April...

i have a desktop that all it does is gives 2 beeps yesterday i could get into bios now completley blackscreen i tried reseating the ram and NOTHING what else could it be or if a put new ram will it workProvide more details on the PC itself and what happened PRIOR leading up to this condition...try removing non CRITICAL cards/COMPONENTS of your computer, motherboard, RAM, and video card will first. you should be able to go to you BIOS. then start adding components one by one.Quote from: jaydeee on September 17, 2011, 05:19:34 PM

try removing non critical cards/components of your computer, motherboard, RAM, and video card will first. you should be able to go to you BIOS. then start adding components one by one.

I was wondering why SOMETIMES I try to go into a website and it says "Internet Explorer cant open the website-Operation Aborted". This happens sometimes and it never happened before. What have you done recently to your PC?
Can you use another browser?
You can go to www.mywot.com and check to see if the web site you want is a bad site.
Don't go to bad sites. They really can mess with your PC in a bad way. If that was the PROBLEM, be glad you found out.

But if that is not the problem, come back here with a list of good sites you can not enter, and let others check them out.Hi,
The easiest way for you to fix the problem is to upgrade to Internet Explorer 8.
This problem no longer occurs in Internet Explorer 8.

For more information on how to fix this problem, please visit the following link:
http://www.techyv.com/questions/internet-explorer-cannot-open-internet-site-operation-aborted@ SteveHyde - Will I LOSE my browsing history if I upgrade to IE 8?


@Geek-9pm- Recently I did an Acer eRecovery which eliminated all my FILES. I had IE 9 and it went back to IE 7. I've tried other browsers and they never work for me. Google Chrome, Firefox never work. Believe me, I dont go to any bad sites.Quote from: Jack Catalano on October 18, 2011, 07:40:12 PM

@ SteveHyde - Will I lose my browsing history if I upgrade to IE 8?


@Geek-9pm- Recently I did an Acer eRecovery which eliminated all my files. I had IE 9 and it went back to IE 7. I've tried other browsers and they never work for me. Google Chrome, Firefox never work. Believe me, I dont go to any bad sites.

I've never seen the operation aborted message visiting a website...
This leads me to belive it's something on your end.
Next time you get this error message Post the full contents...including the gibberish...

Should I upgrade to IE 8 or 9? I wont lose my browsing history, will I?

Our E-machine (Windows Vista) will not start-up any-longer. Been through all the start-up repair modes and nothing works. Went to GEEK Squad and was told I need complete OS renew. They ALSO showed me that my DATA was still available ( I saw my windows page with the list of all my files) I was told for $280.00 they could get me back in with my files but no programs. I'm thinking if they got in then it could be done cheaper than $280.00 Any suggestions?Quote from: craterspud on September 17, 2011, 04:50:23 PM

Our E-machine (Vista) will not start-up any-longer.

I've tried trouble shooting with the various suggestions, and none have worked since I don't have a CD Rom any longer. When I check the BIOS settings, there isn't a hard disk listed (it says none). It won't let me highlight on the Hard Disk in the Phoenix Bios Setup Utility. My son got a hold of my computer today, and I am so worried I've lost all the date on this computer. These are the messages: PXE-E61 Media TEST failure, check cable, PXE-MOF, Exiting PXE Rom, Operating system not found. I am not sure how much sense I'm making; I'm new to this. HELP!!!Those messages could mostly mean that you need to reseat INTERNAL components on your mobo and making sure they are well connected. The last two messages I could recall were the RAM modules and the other one on a WIRELESS network card, both on LAPTOPS. But check also all cables loose or damaged. Since the Hard drive is not detected, it might be another issue as posting previous events that led to this state would help determine the problem.

I'm trying to view a document from NFPA (National Fire Prevention Association) in order to verify electrical standard codes for my wiring on an industrial machine installation I'm doing at work. But in order to view the document it prompts me to install RealRead Viewer. When I try to install the RealRead software I get the dialog box attached:
Is this an IE issue or Vista issue? Is RealRead a trustworthy installation (I would think it is)? What do I do to bypass this security block?
Seems like I've had to bypass this issue before with Vista but I can't remember what I did to make it work.

As always, thanks a ton for any help.

Mike

[regaining space - attachment deleted by admin]Never mind.
I had both Java v7 and v6 update 29 installed for 64 bit with no joy.
I installed Java v6 update 29 for 32 bit and now the document READS fine.
So now, for security reasons, I should uninstall java v6 update 29 64 bit, correct?

Thanks again!

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So now, for security reasons, I should uninstall java v6 update 29 64 bit, correct?

So I uninstalled both v6 update 29, and v7 x64. Then installed v7 x86 from the Oracle website and presto! The RealRead document opens fine now.

Uninstalling v6 update 29 really wasn't necessary, was it? You said you could read the documents fine after installing v6 update 29.

These Java updates automatically come through for most users. Therefore, most users do not need to take manual action to go out and find the latest version; Java will automatically alert them to available updates and they can then download and install the updates to Java.

My uncle has an acer aspire laptop which wont boot up normally, no logo no loading BAR, just "starting windows" text. And sometimes it would just show a black screen for like hours, showing no signs of booting. Tried safe mode, windows last successful boot (advanced), memory test, pretty much everything. When I tried safe mode, it would show the black screen loading the files from folder system32, but after like loading 5 or so files, it would stop and not do anything else, just showing that same screen. I just want to know if this is a hardware problem or not.Quote

I just want to know if this is a hardware problem or not.

The System Recovery Options menu contains SEVERAL tools, such as Startup Repair, that can help you RECOVER Windows from a serious error. This set of tools is on your computer's hard disk and on the Windows installation disc.
What are the system recovery options in Windows 7

System recovery options can help you repair Windows if a serious error occurs. To use system recovery options, you'll need a Windows installation disc or access to the recovery options provided by your computer manufacturer. If you don't have either of those choices, you can create a system repair disc to access system recovery options.
Create a system repair disc

Hi!
I have a problem with my HP a6230 computer (Windows Vista Home Edition SP 1).
I was installing updates a few days ago, and accidentally turned the PC off during the installation process.
Now it is really slow, I have to wait a couple of minutes just for icons to appear, the computer crashes whenever I try to open any program.
I cannot do anything. It works fine in Safe Mode, though.
Hard drive makes strange, repetitive noises.
I've scanned the PC - no malware was found.
I think my hard disk USES PIO mode, is there a way to change it to DMA? I can't do it in Safe Mode.

Thanks in advance,
ByteYou can try to do a 'SYSTEM restore'. That will revert back to the way the computer was before you started the UPDATE. Every time Vista starts an update it sets a restore point.

Type in 'System restore' in the search box and you should SEE it there. If in case no restore point or was turned off, try this http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/88009-advanced-boot-options.html
and choose Last known good configuration.Thanks for your replies, but neither System Restore nor last known good configuration solved my problem.
Any more ideas?The reason the PC is slow is directly related to PIO mode...
If Windows detects 4 or 5 (cant remember which ) read/write errors it drops the HDD down to PIO mode.
I would DLoad the Free diagnostics from the HDD manuf. site ASAP and run it to check the health of the drive...

My OS is Windows 7 and i keep getting this message: Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Libraray Runtime Error! Program: ...l DataSafe LocalBackup\Components\DSUpdate\DSUpdate.exe
abnormal program termination.

I downloaded Norton 360 updated and ran again today and in past about a week ago ran Malwarebytes Anti-Malware which didn't fix the problem also have done a deep scan with Norton 360 which came up with nothing, I also ran spyware terminator which didn't fix the problem.My computer has been locking up since this error has appeared if anyone can please help!

ACPI x64 - based PC
Disk Drive - WDC WD5000BEVT - 75zat0
Display adpt - Mobile INTEL(R) 2 Series Express Chipset Family
DVD/CD-ROM drives - CU1404U YWG749P SCIC CdRom Device x2
DTSOFT Virtual CdRom Device
GLKNC O5UZ$HA309I SCSI CdRom Device x2
MATSHITA DVD+-RW UJ890

Intel(R) ICH9M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller
Integrated Webcam
Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Dell Touch Pad
Generic PnP Monitor
Dell Wireless 1397 WLAN Mini-Card
Marvell Yukon 88E8040 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller
Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter
Celeron Dual-Core CPU T3000 @ 1.80GHz x2
IDT High Definition AUDIO CODEC
AA77YLNIIDE Controller
SCSI/RAID Host Controller

Hope u don't want or NEED System Device or USB controllers

Almost forgot the reason for my posting today is because I turned on myPC today for the first time in maybe a week (not normal) and my PC failed to boot which i did a system restore, and the only thing I can think of that wrong wiith the computer that MIGHT have done this is this pesky abnormal program termination of Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Libraray for DSUpdate.

Hello,

I recently had an issue with booting windows due to a corrupted bootloader. I tried using fixboot and fixmbr, which were only partially sucsessful. The first failed, citing an error about "not a recognized FILESYSTEM" chkdsk also failed with the /f parameter, but worked fine without it (read only mode).

Basically, the file system was fine. I used the automatic repair option as a last resort, and it worked! Now, the only issue is, instead of having two partions, (a main and a system reserved) I have four. Two "mains" and two system reserved. I've never had these before, and I don't want them. Why were they created and how do I get rid of them while still retaining the ability to boot windows normally (before the issue that required the startup repair).

Thanks for READING,
Diatech You could shrink the volume. http://www.techtipsgeek.com/partitioning-hard-drive-windows-7-without-formatting/5140/Can you post a screen shot of disk management?Quote from: JJ 3000 on September 18, 2011, 02:46:09 AM

Can you post a screen shot of disk management?

Can't read status on G partition. The only issue seems to be 2 System partitions. You can Expand or Shrink partitions from Win7 Disk management. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/?ltr=P

On the 15 February 2011, MICROSOFT ANNOUNCED that Windows CardSpace 2.0 will not be shipped.[5] Microsoft is currently WORKING on a replacement called U-Prove.[6]

Hello!

I just PURCHASED a new SSD; because of the size (30 GB) I do not have room for anything other than the operating system itself.

Because I like to complicate things (), and I don't want to reinstall windows, I would like to migrate only the windows install itself to the new SSD!

I would like to leave all installed PROGRAMS, files, and Users folders (but not the desktop - that I want on the SSD) on the original Hard drive that windows was originally installed on.


Any help on accomplishing this would be greatly appreciated

Diatech


Edit: I do not want to have two separate windows installs; I don't want to install windows on the SSD and just run the installed programs from the original windows install on the HDD, rather I would like to move the windows install entirely as noted above.

Thanks!
Short answer...can't be done.Couldn't you do it by eliminating virtual memory file, system restore files & some programs to get below the 30GB? This would have to be done on the HD before cloning to the SSD. Virtual memory file shouldn't be kept on an SSD drive.

My Win7-64 is 50+GB, unoptimized, including most bloatware. I don't keep any data on that machine.Quote from: patio on September 18, 2011, 03:32:08 PM

Short answer...can't be done.

of course you can image an existing system onto an ssd but it's not reccomended however if you then use something like 'paragon alignment tool' that' will sort out some of the issues peculiar to ssd's.........it'll work fine

Here is how to lose control of a name, and possibly corrupt wallet.dat:

- TESTED with: version 0.3.24.63 on testnet

- do a name_new
- do a name_firstupdate
- do a name_update with a 1023 CHARACTER value string
- attempt to do another name_update, resulting in error:

{"code":-1,"message":"could not sign name coin output"}


Example: test20/a

The killer command was:

namecoind name_update test20/a '1023 chars. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea COMMODO consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna.'

This transaction was created without errors, and accepted into the blockchain. But perhaps it is not being ENTERED into wallet.dat CLEANLY, thus causing the resulting errors?

SPAM links removed...

Can anyone please HELP? every time I strt up my computer a box pops up telling me " the feature you are trying to use is on network recourse that is UNAVAILABLE" it usually takes about three attempts to get rid of it, I hav e re installed the printer driver to no effect. any ideas? Thanks BrianAre you trying to network print?
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/142985/how_to_share_a_printer_over_a_network.html
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Share-a-printerHi transfusion, no it just appears everytime I log on. I spelt resource WRONG, Thanks BrianWhat programs have you uninstalled recently ? ?
It' sounds like there is a remnant of an app in your STARTUP group and it is not finding the app because it's been removed...

DLoad install and run StartupCPL from Mike Lin...
Dp NOT remove anything if you don't know what ir is...check here 1st.Hi Patio
Thanks for your input. I haven't installed any new programs recently & I can't D/L startupCPL because my computer tells me there are missing parts in it.
Thanks again
BrianMissing parts in what ? ?
Can you be more specific about these error messages and what you are doing when they occur ? ?

BTW i said un-installed...not installed...Hi Patio. The error message is " the feature you are trying to use is on a network source that is unavailable, Click OK to try again, or enter an alternative path to a folder containg the installation package SolutionCenter.msi

when I try to D/L StartupCPL I get "the file StartupCPL cannot be opened because there are problems with the contents" "Details, Microsoft Office cannot open this file because some parts are missing or invalid"
Thanks Brian

When I try to open "Computer" folder in windows 7 in the start menu a prompt tell there is not memory, this ALSO happens with any folder. Any IDEAS to fix this would be great. OjasWhat is new or different since the LAST time everything worked properly (IE, new hw, new sw, virus, error, etc)?QUOTE from: Allan on September 19, 2011, 05:33:01 AM

What is new or different since the last time everything worked properly (ie, new hw, new sw, virus, error, etc)?

Is it possible to change the language on windows 7.
if possible I need some guide lines.
I want to change from ENGLISH to FrenchWhat is the SOURCE of this Windows 7 installation?
The Language Packs are only supported in Windows 7 Ultimate and Windows 7 Enterprise. They will be listed in the Windows Update screen. If you do not have Windows 7 Ultimate you can't use the Language packs.

You may follow this procedure to download and install a Windows 7 language pack:

1. Start Microsoft Update. To do this, click Start, type Microsoft Update in the Start Search box, and then click Microsoft Update in the Programs list.Collapse this imageExpand th

2. Click the optional update links for the language packs.

3. Under the Windows 7 Language Packs category, select the desired language pack.

Note If you install many additional language packs, the disk space and system performance are AFFECTED. In particular, disk space and system performance are affected during servicing operations, such as Service Pack installations. Therefore, we recommend that you only add a language pack to your computer if you will use the language pack.

4. Click OK, and then click Install updates to start the download and installation process.

For more information on how to install language pack, please refer to the article below:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972813



If this doesn’t helps, then you may follow the steps below to fix this ISSUE:

You should install a Chinese IME before typing Chinese characters. To do this, please follow the steps bellow.

1) Click on start > Control Panel

2) Click on clock, Language and Region > Region and Language->

3) Keyboard and Languages >Change keyboards > Add > Chinese (Simlified,PRC)

Please choose which IME you want to install, and then apply the settings.




Hope this information is helpful.

Let me know if this worked.

hi,i formatted my desktop due to virus , and after reinstalling either of the two O.s above,it hardly boots up,the monitor just flickers and then it goes black. i NEED help please....!!

You need to re-install all DRIVERS...MBoard CHIPSET drivers 1st...
It should still have a display though...Quote from: patio on October 30, 2011, 05:27:09 PM

You need to re-install all drivers...MBoard chipset drivers 1st...
It should still have a display though...

I have Windows Vista on a client's PC. I have cleared all the rubbish from it (including 10 or so anti-virus programs...) and gotten it up to speed again.
The problem I am facing is this:
When I go to shut down the computer it hangs on the 'Shutting down' screen. I figured it might be some of those c***y little programs that might be lingering. So to kill them properly (not unlike the undead) is to go into msconfig and remove them from from startup and services.
So you're thinking, that's probably it, right? Well, if I touch something in those menus (not sure which might be causing the problem) then the Start button CEASES to work completely. I have tried everything I could find on the INTERNET about it on Google and what have you, but to no avail, including re-enabling those previously disabled programs from msconfig (wierd, right?)
The only solution I could get to work was to do a RESTORE through typing 'rstrui' in command prompt. Then set it back to before I touched the msconfig.
So, you see, I am completely stumped.
I am about to run Malwarebytes and AVG to see if there any Gremlings in the system.
If anyone can shed some light on the subject, that would be great.
Thanks for reading,
LukeUpdate:

I have ran a Malwarebytes scan which found 107 problems. After removing these problems and restarting, the start button has died again. After restarting again, the computer does, eventually, shut down.
Thoughts, people?

In ADDITION, the computer looks like a self build from a shop or some kid. It is running Vista-64 bit with Service PACK 2.
I am debating a fresh windows install, but with it not being my computer I'm not comfortable with how that might go down, considering there is 4 user accounts which would probably take quite a bit of covering up. Can I be bothered? Not really.
I'll keep you posted if anything changes.
Thanks,
Luke.Quote

those c***y little programs

Well. first off

i am running win7 64, fire fox 7.?, i use microsoft essentials/wins7 firewall, AMD 955 3.2 ghz, 4gb ram, 700gb hard drive space left

about 1-2 weeks ago i notice my pc started running sluggish. examples scrolling, typing, some VIDEOS, ect, I haven't changed/ downloaded nothing about my pc before this. I downloaded CCleaner and ran it it helped a bit but it tends to go BACK to it after doing my daily internet surfing. I ran essentials it found no harmful FILES. I tried disk clean up, disk defrag also.

Not sure what else to try. Any ideals?

Thank you
There are chances that you might be infected. Download free MBAM and Superantipsyware and install. Perform a complete scan on each application after updating to its latest definition.
http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free
http://www.superantispyware.com/Let's take a look at your entire system...

Please download the latest version of Kaspersky GetSystemInfo (GSI) from Kaspersky and save it to your Desktop.

Note: please close all other applications running on your system.

Double click GetSystemInfo.exe to open it. It will display an agreement. Click on I Agree to continue.

Click the Settings button.



Set the slider to Maximum.



IMPORTANT! Then, click Customize - choose Driver / Ports tab and uncheck Scan Ports.




On the General tab, make sure all of the boxes are checked.




On the MISC tab, make sure all the checkboxes are checked.

Then, click OK on the windows that you launched.



Click Create REPORT to run it.


It will begin scanning.

It will create a zip folder called GetSystemInfo_XXXXXXXXXXXXXX.zip on your Desktop.

It should automatically upload it to http://www.getsysteminfo.com. If it does not, then please submit it manually by going to the site and doing the upload process.

It will redirect to a page, where it will provide a sharing URL for specialists. Copy and paste the url of the GSI Parser report in your next reply.http://www.getsysteminfo.com/read.php?file=4c675ccdf1e50a1535fedfdbb3925e58


here you go hope it helpsHave you thought of overclocking your CPU?

Your CPU is capable of 3.2 GHz, and yours is running at 2.08 GHz... I suggest you have a read of this optimization guide *Unknown site removed*

My computer was GIVEN to me, and it was from a school district. It has a group POLICY and i THINK its restricting a lot of access to things i am trying to DOWNLOAD and update on my PC. I am now using it at home and no longer want the group policy or all the restrictions on my PC. I am running windows 7 enterprise. I think that if i disable the group policy it might help but I'm not sure. if anyone could help, it would be greatly appreciated. Best thing and 1st thing to do with a used PC is a clean WIPE and a re-install...

I was the person who posted about how Windows would freeze up all the time and I would have no sound coming out of Realplayer etc. Well, heres an update. I have sound but I have to start in Realplayer to get it, otherwise, there is no sound. Now as far as Windows goes, what I did was a couple of things. First, I disabled a few add-ons which helped me out. Second, I upgraded internet explorer from IE 8 to IE 9. When I did those two things, my computer was fixed or so I thought.

The real only problem now is that everyday Windows is telling me to install new updates and whether I should restart the computer in 10 mins, 1 hr. or 4 hrs. Well everytime I try to install new updates, it says that I failed. Windows couldnt install the updates. This happens EVERYDAY !!! Also the microsoft fix-it center which helped me with the computer problems I mentioned above doesnt open. What should I do?Also, I should point out that some of my history is gone from today as well and I dont know why. Its also freezing a little bit but not as bad as before. Post some of the error description/KB codes that were not able to update. Post ALL your current protections softwares installed(scanner, firewall, antivirus, malware/spyware). http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Troubleshoot-problems-with-installing-updatesI'll do my BEST because Im not a computer whiz. I have Malware Bytes Anti-Malware. I also have Norton Security Suite. I use the Norton Firewall to protect my computer. Theres a lot here but here are some of them:


Update for Windows Vista (KB2607712)
Security Update for Windows Vista (KB2536276)
Update ROLLUP for ActiveX Killbits for Windows Vista (KB2570791)
Update for Windows Vista (KB2570791)
Update for Windows Mail Junk E-Mail Filter (Aug.2011) (KB905866)
Update for Windows Vista (KB2563227)
Security Update for Microsoft.NET Framework 2.0 SP2
Security Update for Windows Vista (KB2556532)
Security Update for Windows Vista (KB2563894)

Those are some of the updates that when I try to install them, they dont work. It says to install, so I do. I restart the computer and it says the updates were not configured and windows couldnt install the updates. Have you tried disabling Norton Firewall protection and use Windows Firewall instead and then re-doing failed updates. You might wanna check if both firewalls are enabled at the same time when this error OCCURED or disabling any real-time protection/scanners from your antivirus first.I tried disabling Norton Firewall for 15 mins. and used Windows Firewall but it was no dice. The updates still are not installed RIGHT. Also, thanks to me, windows defender is gone. Everytime I try to open up Windows Defender it says "Application failed to initialize 0x80070006. The handle is invalid." What does that mean? Maybe thats the reason why the updates are not working?Check your startup services for Windows Update(Automatic) and Windows Installer(Manual)
1.Click Start and type services.msc, hit Enter on Search programs and files box
2.Look for Windows Update and Windows Installer startup services type as posted above.
3.If one or both are different from the default, double-click and change as suggested and hit Apply.
Now try again updating by Windows update. If the same error occured, try manually downloading the updates.
Quote

Update for Windows Vista (KB2607712)

Security Update for Windows Vista (KB2536276)

Check your startup services for Windows Update(Automatic) and Windows Installer(Manual)
1.Click Start and type services.msc, hit Enter on Search programs and files box
2.Look for Windows Update and Windows Installer startup services type as posted above.
3.If one or both are different from the default, double-click and change as suggested and hit Apply.
Now try again updating by Windows update. If the same error occured, try manually downloading the updates.Link - http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=27236

Thanks its very informative post. If I want to block frequently update pop-up or message, should we do same process ? Find Windows update in Service.msc and then stop them ?

Check your startup services for Windows Update(Automatic) and Windows Installer(Manual)
1.Click Start and type services.msc, hit Enter on Search programs and files box
2.Look for Windows Update and Windows Installer startup services type as posted above.
3.If one or both are different from the default, double-click and change as suggested and hit Apply.
Now try again updating by Windows update. If the same error occured, try manually downloading the updates.Link - http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=27236

Security Update for Windows Vista (KB2536276)

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=26390

Follow the defaults settings on startup services as posted. Have you tried installing failed updates by Windows update? If same error occured by Windows update, manually download them and install one at a time.
Ex :

I was running windows vista on my computer when it crashed. I don't have a windows vista cd to fix it so all I can do is install a new system. I want to know if there is a way for me to get my pictures off of the computer before I install a new operating system. I have an older computer that I have an xp disc for so I was going to install windows xp on the one that has crashed but I want my pictures first. I have checked prices around here and everyone is wanting to charge me 200 plus dollars to get my pictures back for me. Is there a way I can don it at home myself? Please help they are all pictures of my ids growing up!!If you have access to a SECOND computer you simply need to slave the drive to that computer. Alternatively, you can install XP to a NEW location on the existing drive, grab the pictures, then FORMAT and reinstall from scratch.

http://forums.techguy.org/windows-vista/558994-how-install-xp-after-vista.htmlif you want to get your pictures off the computer i could say to use a Linux LIVE CD to get in to your folders and then just copy the pictures and other stuff you want to recover to a MEMORY stick
http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download

that link should SHOW you how to create live cd That sounds really good but I am not that good with computers. Is there a way you could possibly tell me how to do that.Slave Drive Tutorial

Complete with pics and video...

I seem to keep getting a message popping up on my screen and I get rid of it. It says "interactive Services Detection". I tried going through programs and FEATURES, Administrative Tools then services. Still keeps coming back. Please help.

[regaining space - ATTACHMENT deleted by ADMIN]Did you not try this?
Disable the Interactive services dialog detection windowThanks alot. The LAST part about "select type-disabled" I didn't do. That should do it.

I'm running Windows Vista 7 and today the print/text is running together and repeating endless times all on top of each other, almost to the point of solid blocks rather than print. Sometimes it SHOWS up that way when I click on an e-mail or web site, all of the time it happens when I scroll down. Sometimes it clears up by itself but not all the time.1. There is no such thing as Windows Vista 7. It's either Windows Vista or Windows 7.
2. Your EXPLANATION sounds like a graphics problem of some kind. If hardware related, could be graphics card or monitor, cause is unknown. If software related, could be graphics driver.
3. We will need more information about the computer: laptop or desktop & make & model number.my bad - started out with Vista and switched to 7. It's a Dell XPS 210 desktop.I suppose you don't have another monitor to try?
Can you supply the Dell Service Tag?
Have you made any hardware upgrades (i.e. added any RAM or expansion cards)?Dell Service Tag 7T21XG1
No recent upgrades to anything - has been working fine until today.Quote from: EqLady on October 17, 2011, 11:40:07 AM

Dell Service Tag 7T21XG1

When I connect my Video card (nVIDIA 9500GT) to my LCD-LED TV with the HDMI cable I can't hear any sound. The video card's control panel says that the sound is working but it isn't. What I have to do? *sorry for my englishMy video card is nVIDIA Geforce 9500GT with 1024MBThis issue may be RESOLVED by going to your audio properties of your sound card and altering the properties (parameters) of your "line out" or "headset" controls. Are the connections HDMI at both ends of the cable? truenorthQuote from: truenorth on September 18, 2011, 09:04:38 AM

Are the connections HDMI at both ends of the cable?

This issue may be resolved by going to your audio properties of your sound card and altering the properties (parameters) of your "line out" or "headset" controls.

This issue may be resolved by going to your audio properties of your sound card and altering the properties

Are you sure you are not using a DVI to HDMI connector on both ends?

Hi,

Can anyone help me how to stop this message from appearing?

Outlook EXPERIENCED a serious problem with the 'kaspersky antispam outlook addin' add-in. If you have seen this message multiple times, you should DISABLE this add-in and check to see if an update is available.

I just OPEN my MSOutlook and that message come-up and i don't know what to do . I'm afraid that it will delete all my files..

Please.. Help Me.


Thanks


Why would you be afraid your files will be deleted?

Just disable the feature within Kaspersky's settings.I think Kaspersky is Outlooks BUILT in mail scanner...but i could be mistaken.
I don't use Outlook...

When I boot up my vista machine I get a BLUE SMALL SCREEN SAYING "Power on password" with symbol of key. when I try to type will not allow ACCESS to type anything. Any clues OjasHave you ever set up a BIOS password? Try resetting your CMOS to remove the password.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pdp_L5IxaNI
How to reset CMOS.

I have this problem on both Vista and 7. Every time I get email (and I have 10 accounts) it asks me for my password. I am using Outlook 2000. I made sure Remote procedure Call was on automatic.


Sandy


Edited by Allan to remove empty spaceYour VERSION of Outlook is old and I don't know how settings in it COMPARE to newer versions. I have Office 2003 on a Win XP SYSTEM. Where, exactly, in the Outlook 2000 menu structure is "Remote procedure Call" found?

You could try using the free email clients from Microsoft for Vista and 7. You already have the one with Vista. It's Windows Mail. Win 7 has no built-in email client but you can DOWNLOAD the free Windows Live Mail. I have Windows Live Mail on another computer and I could never get it to handle more than 1 email address. Remote procedure call is in services.msc and it is what allows passwords to be saved. I have ALWAYS used Outlook 2000 and it has always worked just fine. Now I have two computers that keep asking for a password. I keep my email on one computer and forward to myself important stuff. Now there is no sense in having two computers.

Sandy in chilly FL RPC is not the issue...
Sorry it's chilly down there.Quote from: stumble on October 29, 2011, 09:11:02 PM

Now there is no sense in having two computers.

I have Windows Live Mail on another computer and I could never get it to handle more than 1 email address.

I have always used Outlook 2000 and it has always worked just fine. Now I have two computers that keep asking for a password.

Remote procedure call is in services.msc and it is what allows passwords to be saved.

Hello,

I have used my Canon IP4700 printer satisfactorily for approx 2years in conjunction with Win7 (64 bit), IE9, Firefox7.

Yesterday I was printing a 5 page document and after 3 pages were printed it stopped and I have been unable to print any full pages since.

Only about half a page is printed of any document. Printer test page is OK. Preview shows all the document page.

Uninstalled and reinstalled the program. Printer indicates it is on line and ready to print. Ran the diagnosis and fault program all to no avail.

No ERROR messages.

Any suggestion appreciated.

Thanks - Woodie.It's an (as low as) $68 (online) printer that is a 2 years old model. The INK must cost nearly as much. Get another printer. I am not just saying this, I had an IP4200 and I ditched it when it was working fine! I bought a black and white laser printer (Canon) for less than the price of a SET of ink cartridges for the IP4200. I take my color shots on a pendrive to a photo store. I guess you could do an internal clean and check rollers etc for sticky stuff. When you say half a page do you mean half vertically or half horizontally or is it patchy? Quote from: Salmon Trout on October 30, 2011, 03:03:56 AM

It's an (as low as) $68 (online) printer that is a 2 years old model. The ink must cost nearly as much.

My computer works fine. However, I have tried all day to log onto this website:

http://espn.go.com/college-football/gameday

The page begins to load, but I cannot NAVIGATE on it. I receive a script error message and the page FREEZES. It has done this all day on several different computers. Can anyone else load and navigate this page? If so, does anyone have a clue about what I can do to allow me to use this page?Using your link my computer connected to"espncdn.com` which seems to be different from the link in your post.But it did connect.I am in Canada.I connected on a Toshiba laptop win7 64bit using Sea Monkey.Connection was via wireless with very weak connection (only 2 of 5 bars) but computer is a long way from router antennae.truenorthWorks here...are all these PC's on the same home network ? ?
If so check your security/firewall settings and re-set IE back to it's default settings.Also, try a different browser just for testing purposes (Firefox, OPERA, Safari, etc)you can also try adding the site to the compatabilty mode

I am trying to figure out why my computer is not falling to SLEEP. I am RUNNING it at monitor off at 10 min and sleep 30 min , but I see after 30 min the computer is still runnig with the fans on ,there is no video, but it does not sleep.
Also when I try to turn it back on from sleep mode the mouse does not respond .I have to reboot it all the time ,any help is appreciated
I am running win 7 ULTIMATE 64 4 gigs of ram, 3.2 pent duo, biostar t 41 hd mb, 1 tb barrcuda hd,trendnet 641 PC wireless connect, nvidia 1 gig video

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I don't recommend using power saving features on a desktop system. Except for the monitor at any rate.While hibernation and sleep work perfectly for some, they simply don't work properly for others. Believe it or not, Microsoft never really PERFECTED either for all systems. Instead of either I suggest setting your hd and display to power down after a defined period of inactivity. It will work well and you and your system will both be happy.

im running avast and malwarebytes ant-malware FREE versions right now is there a 3rd free program for extra protection like for spyware or anything elseSUPERAntiSpyware free edition. Like Malwarebytes, it doesn't run real-time but will scan when you tell it to.My current protection strategy is as FOLLOWS...All Free BTW:

MSE
Malwarebytes
Super AntiSpyware
Stinger (on demand trojan SNIFFER)
Rootkit Revealer
WinPatrol.

No issues for more than a few years...and i do alot of surfing/testing.You really should ad SpywareBlasterme:

MSE
Malwarebytes,
emsisoft anti-malware
clamwin AV, it does manual scan but UPDATES its database automatically.

EVERYTHING FREE. Go figure.Everything is covered. Since you have the best recommendation, here is a link on how to be more secured http://www.sans.org/tip_of_the_day.php

How long does it take for windows to do a typical update? The screen said "don't power down..." for about two HOURS so I figured it was locked up and shut it down. It restarted FINE. should not take very long, never have seen updates take forever to do for me except when processing a lot of updates at once. (doesn't mean this can't happen, just it didn't to me)

the service PACK update back in the day TOOK long......."Typical update": MAYBE up to ten minutes.
Service pack updates: up to several hours.

Hi

I recently tried to recover my hard drive using a Norton Ghost disk image. Everything appears to go well during the recovery, but the hard drive won't boot, saying that the boot manager was missing. I have tried several different recovery configuration options within NG with the hope that it would fix the problem. No joy. I have also tried using the Microsoft DISKPART to select a partition, set it active, and assign a disk letter. No joy. Next i used Microsoft BOOTSECT with the /NT60 and /MBR switches to try and repair the boot FILES. Still no joy.

Now I'm trying to install a fresh copy of Win7 and it fails at the screen where you select the drive/partition to install the OS. The error message says there is no system partition for the OS. Nothing has worked. Before I tear out my last few hairs, is there someone who has run into this before and can provide some guidance?

My PC configuration:
MB - Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R
CPU - Intel i7 930
RAM - 6GB
VID - ATI 5770
HD - Western Digital 1TB black

Which version of Norton Ghost? -NG
Had you done a proof of performance test on NG?
Suppose you did not. I will assume you never verified NG with Windows 7ona a 1 TB drive. Then maybe NG is at fault. Maybe not. (I BELIEVE it is at fault, but I don't know which version you have.)

You might find one of your older smeller hard drives and use it to install Windows 7 64 bit. I

f that works, the proves your system is apparently OK. The problem MUST be Norton or the 1TB drive. Prove it.

Next try making a 'clone' using the Norton Ghost and a older smaller Hard Drive. If that works, then It must be NG does not do huge drives. If it does not work at all, then it could be NG can not even do Windows 7 any way.

Visit www.acronis.com and note they have a Windows 7 Clone utility Which implies that making a clone of Windows 7 is not always possible with older clone software.Was the original image of Ghost from a dual-boot setup ? ?
If not ignore that scenario...
Was it an OEM Ghost image from another PC.? ? If so that would explain why it was unsuccsessful...

At any rate since you are MOVING on to a clean Win7 install...boot to the Win7 DVD...Delete and re-create the C" partition...because it's looking at something it doesn't recognise...
Format the newly created partition NTFS and continue with the Win7 setup and you should be good to go...One of the most frustrating to happen on your computer is Windows Boot problems. These problems can range from receiving an error message that won't go away (usually a.dll or.exe related error) to problems that stop your computer from complete booting up at all. If you're already at the point where you're having consistent problems when you boot your computer then you have a serious issue that needs to be addressed immediately. Don't WASTE any time. Follow
Quote from: James Hawrd on October 28, 2011, 06:32:47 AM

One of the most frustrating to happen on your computer is Windows Boot problems. These problems can range from receiving an error message that won't go away (usually a.dll or.exe related error) to problems that stop your computer from complete booting up at all. If you're already at the point where you're having consistent problems when you boot your computer then you have a serious issue that needs to be addressed immediately. Don't waste any time. Follow

How is everything Bill ? ?

I installed an update for Steam and my computer crashed, since then I'm unable to restart outside of Safe-Mode. Trying to start normally gets me to the Windows logo screen but then the system restarts before I see the desktop.

I have no system restore points because I did a disk-cleanup a COUPLE of weeks ago (and Microsoft didn't think I'd need EVEN one of those restore files.)

I think the timing with the Steam update is quite coincidental since Steam runs fine from Safe Mode.

Just to confuse matters further (and probably get me zero help as a result) - I'm running Windows 7 through Bootcamp on a Mac (though I don't think it's a hardware ISSUE since OSX still loads fine)

How would I diagnose what's causing the crash (and FIX it)?An awful lot of variables here...
Steam...which can be dodgy at best...
BootCamp...see above
Safemode not working properly...

Think i'll take a pass on this one.

BTW ...Diskclean does not remove restore points unless you tell it to...so don't blame MS.

I was doing a re-install of Windows 7 on my laptop and I made the mistake of formatting both my drives. Now I have no drive to install to. I tried using diskpart.exe (via Windows 7 install DVD) and this is the JIST of it. Either I have no clue what I'm doing or I'm hopelessly stuck between two walls with no escape.

Code: [Select]DISKPART> list disk

There are no fixed disks to show.

DISKPART> add disk=0

There is no volume selected to add the mirror.
Select a simple dynamic volume and try again.

DISKPART> list volume

***displayed Windows 7 dvd here, but no other volumes***

DISKPART> create volume simple disk=0

There is no disk specified to create the volume.
Please specify a disk using the DISK=<N> parameter.

So, I'm getting the IMPRESSION I can't create a volume without a disk and I can't add a disk without a volume. If anyone can help me out with this I would be very grateful.Wait... the windows 7 install disc should have a partition tool...? why are you using diskpart?
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/52291-partition-hard-drive-windows-7-install.htmlThanks for the quick reply.

During the installation of Windows 7, on the part where it's titled "Where do you want to install Windows?" there are no longer any drives (C: and D:, the ones I formatted) and the "New" option which I'd assume would create a new drive is greyed out and unclickable. Not sure where to go from here.You mean partitions-I highly doubt you have 2 separate hard drives in your laptop.
Your laptop isn't detecting your hard drive properly.... would it be possible to take the HDD out and pop it into another computer?
Have you tried other installation disks of other operating systems to see if they detect your HDD?
Can you go into your BIOS to see if your HDD is recognized?Yes, sorry for my terminology. I formatted my 'partitions' and now my entire hdd isn't showing up in the install. It appears not to be showing up in my BIOS either. I'm looking at the boot order and instead of a detailed description of my hdd, it simply says: Notebook Hard Drive. I suppose I could take it out but I'm not really sure how easy it would be since it's a laptop instead of desktop. Also, I find it odd that it suddenly happened when I formatted. The problem would imply my hdd got physically disconnected (which is unlikely considering the situation)

How should I proceed?A physical disconnection is unlikely.


Your computer is not recognizing the hard drive properly...
Try another installation disc (i.e. Windows XP, Ubuntu, etc) to see if it is the Windows 7 install disc causing the problem(unlikely, but give it a go.)


If all else fails I'd SAY you should take the hard drive out. Taking the HDD out should be very simple-laptop HDDs slide into a port on the motherboard-you don't have to take the entire motherboard out.Thanks so much for the help transfusion. I tried installing Ubuntu, which resulted in the same thing (in that there were no partitions) but after browsing the forums, the community SUGGESTED loading the Live CD so I could go into the OS and access the console, from there I was able to create the drive, partitions, and format them.

Appreciate it, mate.

I type "NONSENSE" and "non" is where it should be and "SENSE" appears in above PARAGRAPH. Or types nnsenseo flip flops letters. Happen to anyone?On what software APPLICATION? What type of computer are you using?This happens to me all the time as a result of accidentally TAPPING my TouchStick. I have therefore disabled it.

Well, put this in believe it or not but I got my files back!!! I thought my files and videos and documents were gone forever. Then it hit me as I was talking to the Norton Security Virus people. See, I had called them because I thought I had saved my files on Norton. Well, that was no dice. But as I was looking for my files I noticed something. I kept seeing folders with backup files or backup zip files with dates on them. In other words, the folders would say "backup files 6-24-11" or something like that. Then I thought, why would there be folders created and nothing in them. So, I looked some more and found out that I did back the files after all. As a matter of fact, I backed the files up a lot!! The most important thing that there back. Now, I have to put my files in order and find all the documents etc. but I got them back. The browsing history is gone but I think if I like a webpage I will just add it to my favorites. I used to do that and just stopped for some reason.
But the main thing is that the files are back. Never heard of someone using Browsing History instead of Favorites. Now it EXPLAINS why it was important to you. As for the way you do backups, whatever works for you. Now, make sure you backup your Favorites. Don't know if Norton does that.Please forgive my ignorance on this subject but isn't the best way to back-up your PC via to disc? I use the Windows Vista 'Backup Status and Configuration' tool located in 'Accesories > System Tools' which has the options for "Backup Files" or "Complete PC Backup".
I have a disc burned with this but I have never had an occasion to need it.
Do I need to use a different backup source, such as Norton ect?

Jack Catalano, I don't mean to hijack your thread. I'm just asking in case this would be a better option for you rather than Norton ect?

What am I missing here?

MikeOop's, I found your other thread concerning this issue.
Now I understand this thread a little better. I didn't know you started a new thread on this same subject.
Quote from: lectrocrew on October 12, 2011, 09:27:20 PM

I have a disc burned with this but I have never had an occasion to need it.

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my main drive is a 75% full 750GB drive and the largest external I have for storage is 500GB and is also full

Before I click the download link for PowerArchiver 2011I suppose I'll need $22.95. They don't have a free version available do they?

Wow, you've got a lot of stuff!!!

Yes. Get all of your updates.
Start > All Programs > Windows Update

Ok, your not going to believe this. You know why some of my browsing history is gone? Because it left to go to another computer!! In other words, Im logged in to 2 different computers!!! When I start up my computer, I now I can choose between two different log in names. I have one named Jack and another named Jack Catalano. The reason why my browsing history "disappeared" was because when I said that, I used the log in name Jack Catalano and those history files were not on there. But when I used the name Jack, like Im using now, my history files are there.

Dont even ask how I have two different log in names.

Im logged in to 2 different computers!!!

"Try Again".