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A few days ago my avg anti VIRUS wouldn't work and the avg notification suggested I reinstall. this download wasn't allowed and a WINDOW has appeared on my laptop saying server returned STATUS code 403.
avg and my computer is now working o k but I cannot get rid of this error 403 window. I've tried system restore. any ideas please? Thnxmaybe a screen shot of the error message will help understand the issue.
have you CHECKED out MSCONFIG to see if any EXTRA processes have been added to the list?
I assume you have rebooted the Pc and this message comes up every time?I would ditch AVG and find a suitable replacement...they are not what they once were at all...

Sometimes when I open my laptop the icons including the WiFi icon on the notification bar stop DISPLAYING. It only appears when I restart or again log on my PC.
Please solve this issue.Please provide system info, what make/model computer or if custom build all the specs etc. Also what OS are you using EXACTLY and which edition of it. Lastly have you had to clean out any infections from this system and when was the last time that this system was built fresh with a clean installation. As well as please feel free to SHARE any other info helpful in assisting in its troubleshooting.

I have seen this sort of problem cause my multiple causes and most common is that the DRIVER itself which ads icon to system tray is the cause and reinstalling a fresh driver for the NIC sometimes is the fix in which the driver itself came with a system tray utility icon which i have seen in wireless adapters. Clicking on this generally opens up tools and other features specific to the network adapter.

Alright, I've made a breakthrough, although it just makes everything more confusing.

I use a program called jetclean from time to time, it searches out and deletes dead files etc, it's an excellent cleaning software. While I was using it I looked through the settings and saw that there's another software by the same company called jetboost, and decided to check it out. One of it's unintentional uses is that it allows you to quickly and easily target any and all processes and services on your computer, and lets you temporarily disable them with a single central button. Well, using it's recommended settings, it stopped 20 services and enabled 4 of its own boosting techniques; cleaning the ram, clearing the clipboard, disabling automatic updates, and enabling the "jet boost power solution". Now, at first when I used this software to see if it would restore my PC to its original speed, it did, and I was elated that I could finally find what service was causing the problem. After going through every single service in the list, none of them restored my system's speed and response time when disabled. However, I still had the 4 EXTRA options to chose from. Obviously it wouldn't be something like clearing the clipboard or disabling automatic updates, so I checked to see if the "jet boost power solution" was restoring my system's speed, and to my surprise, it was.

Here's all I can find about this option:

"Changes your power settings to high performance"

From the website:

"Game power solution:Optimizes your PC power setting to deliver a powerful gaming experience"

That's literally everything. The weird thing is, I've always had my power settings set to high performance. It's doing SOMETHING to my PC to make it not lag anymore, and I have no freaking idea what. As relieving as it is to have a solution to the problem, it's just a bandage, and I still don't know what specifically is wrong. I have to just always have this program running with this option in order to have a not-laggy computer. The fact that I have ABSOLUTELY no idea why my entire system is EXTREMELY laggy, and became extremely laggy out of nowhere, is still bothering me.

I might just backup my ssd, format it, and reinstall windows. I don't advise using JetClean, it's garbage and you're messing stuff up with it.  That's the technical explanation I think....

You don't need to do anything to optimize your SSD

What are you measuring the latency with?

Quote from: Quantos on December 18, 2017, 04:05:10 AM

What are you measuring the latency with?

Uh, I haven't actually measured any latency so far, I've just kinda been "feeling" it

The first thing I would look at is your internet, second is that bunk GPU - XFX doesn't have drivers for it, they use generic AMD drivers

I've been trying to get Windows 7 Pro to update and I get the following message:

[attachment deleted by admin to conserve space]Has this computer ever received updates before?

Has this system ever been infected with malware?

Is this version of Windows 7 Pro legitimate or a cracked install off a download? ( Many cracked versions out there I have heard have update locks on them to prevent the system getting flagged by Microsoft as "You could be the victim of Piracy, Not a Genuine Windows Installation... etc")

Was this system once a corporate computer where it WOULD have gotten its updates from a local server service to where its a group policy setting to disallow local computer control of updates?

Do you have the system recovery media if you need to reinstall clean the OS to the computer?I've been getting updates on this system for many years.
It has never been infected with malware to my knowledge.  I run Malwarebytes, Spyblaster, Kaspersky TOTAL Security, CCleaner
It is not a pirated version of Windows 7 Pro.  I'm not computer savvy enough to know how to even get one, never mind INSTALLING a pirated version.
It was never part of a corporation.  Strictly Home Computer.
I have the original Windows 7 Pro CD from which I installed it.
I have no idea how to do reinstall clean the OS.
Thank you for your response.See Here...I just tried to get Windows to update again and it took a very, very long time for the window to load.  When it did there is a very strange button on it which I did not click on.

[attachment deleted by admin to conserve space]Clik it....NOTE do NOT interrupt it if the update process starts...
I've clicked on the button several times, however, it doesn't "depress" as buttons do when clicked on, and nothing happens.  I've let it just sit for a while as the window itself when it initially loads takes quite a while, so I figured that possibly it might be the same for clicking on the button.Looks like the Update Service isn't running. Enter the following from Elevated command prompt

net start wuauservI wasn't exactly sure as to what 'net start wuauserv' meant so I googled it and found some other suggestions to try before doing as you suggested.  The easiest one was to change the settings to "never update' and Save, then restart, and then change the settings once again.  Voila!  It worked!  But I never would have found it had it not been for your suggestion.  Thank you.  My computer is now up to date.Glad to hear that you solved it, that's good detective work

But not an excternal eSATA drive. I mean to say it is  an exrernal hard drive that has a USB interface. This drive I have used as an extrernal backup device.  I am sure it is in good condition. Now I what to see if I can make it bootable and use it as a normal thing any time I want to boot up some other operationg system.

In this case I want to use a legal 32 bit Widnows 7 DVD to intstall WINDOWS 7 onto my extrernal hard drive taht was untill now used onlyu as a backup device. It is a older IDE type with a USB interface.

I read sosmewhere taht you can boot Windows 7 from a USWB flash drive. If so, then it ought to be more EASY to do it froma standard hard drive using a USB intterface. Is that right? 

I found this articl on wickihow. Nowbefore I try it,  I want  to see if you know more about this. Here is the link:
https://www.wikihow.com/Boot-from-an-External-Hard-Drive

I have an old Dell 755 desktop with a triple boot. I do not want to jepordise my triple bnoot setup, so I would like to the anexcternal drive.
(No, I amd not lazy. Everytime I open up my Dell to do anything I cringe at the thught that I might bradk something. It is not a full size destop and I am getting to be very clumsy. It is likely I will break something. I have before.   )

Any suggesntion?  This has been done to death years ago. Face it. This is not going to work. Windows is designed to run from an internal drive. Furthermore, the EULA specifically stipulates that you are licensed to install Windows on an internal drive. Maybe some brave/crazy souls have committed demented brain surgery on a Windows install to make it run from a USB drive, and coaxed it into limping into a crash-prone state, do you seriously think you will get anything like convincing performance with all the disk i/o crawling down a USB wire? And even though in theory it can be done as a LONG time Member knowin our regulations you should be elsewhere askin this...just sayin...My problem is that I forget as fast as I lern.'Yes, I now recall taht you can not do what I w ant to do.
So this things the show up ion in a serach really confuse me. There ought to be a BS (Bad Source) filter in Google to turn of the BS that shows up. 

Wiat.. if they did that they would lose a lot or revenue.   

Thanks for the reminder. I will use an SATA drive and hang it over the edge of the case cover.  If the cables will reach.PM'd Geek on a legal way to do this via sticking to SATA connection similar to it hanging out the side but cleaner and low cost. Most would go with a removable drive bay for a 5.25" bay, but I went with a different method to connect a bare drive externally to get SATA speed vs the USB bottleneck and its all legal.

This wont work for older systems with IDE drives though.  That system likely has a SATA port in it might be older 150 or newer 300 speed, but not 600MB/s.Thanks for the PM.
What works was something like what  you siad. The objective is to get Widowsd to see a hard drive on a SATA port and connected to the bujil-in stuff.

This Dell 755 has two SATA ports and a floppy connector. And lots of USB ports. But Windows 7 refuses to install no a hard drive on the any USB port.

He is what  works. Remove the DVD drive and make it extrernal with an eternal PSU and a USB / SATA adapter. Th BIOS has not problem booting from an external DVD drive on a USB port. The legal  Windows 7 install DVD sits there.

In BIOS disable the SATA 0 device, but leave it connected. Bow connect a second SATA Hard Drive to SATA-1 and make sure it is enable in BIOS.

Now when the Windows 7 DVD  is booted, it only sees the seconddrive as the only drive. The first drive is physically present, but not enabled. So at last I have a new install of Windows 7 on a clean hard drive. No I can do the test I need to do  to see why I can not install a specific program .

So that was the answer. Just make the DVD drive the external drive. How simple!

Thanks for yur  help.  You really think that posting about breaking the EULA is a good idea?

There is no 'legal' way to do it.  I'm thinking of two words, the first one is Village Quote from: Quantos on December 25, 2017, 02:06:52 PM

I'm thinking of two words, the first one is Village

Furthermore, the EULA specifically stipulates that you are licensed to install Windows on an internal drive. M

I have a lot of processes running and it is slowing my computer down.  when i try and STOP a program, it always says "action cannot be done, access is DENIED" or some such jibberish.  how can I stop some of these?  Windows 7 home premium.if the PC says No, it means you aren't allowed to kill that process.
a lot of SYSTEM process will be like that.

providing a screenshot will help. QUOTE from: earmic on December 29, 2017, 09:06:25 AM

I have a lot of processes running and it is slowing my computer down.

Hello i have an old Vista WINDOWS machine that i use just for browsing the internet and i want to upgrade it so i can use a newer version of Chrome or IE, but i don't want to invest to much more in this machine, so can i upgrade to Windows 7 as i see that i can purchase the Windows 7 software for 29$ versus 119$ for Windows 10, thanks for any pointers!Out of curiosity, what make and model of computer is it?

Or, if you built it yourself, what motherboard/CPU/RAM is currently installed?$29.00 Win7 is likely not legit...

Link to the vendor ?Here's the link, but i see what you're saying as i see that Windows 7 cost upwards of 150$ on Amazon, so very strange INDEED!
https://msofficeworks.com/product/microsoft-windows-7-home-premium-sp1-1pc?gclid=Cj0KCQiA38jRBRCQARIsACEqIevYRtsnY9e96oekYGTOhvaZZs5qYO3TcFlEO40rm1uNrQ3wffyGUJcaAiyXEALw_wcB

Ok so if that's the case, there's no way i'm GOING to pay over 50$ for any kind of upgrade, so can i then maybe upgrade to Ubuntu as i see i can install that for under 50$ and just wan to use the PC for the internet.

Ok and i will need to wait to get home and see what the specs are on the machine, thanks again!No PROBLEM...we can wait.

Ubuntu won't cost you a Dime...it's free...

Let us know.That site is a key reseller. They buy software product keys from users who are otherwise not supposed to give them away, (such as MSDN subscribers), and then resell them at prices that are much cheaper than the retail price for a legitimate copy of the product. Then later when Microsoft discovers those keys being misused, they ban the original subscriber who got the keys for breaking their Terms of Service, and  all the keys associated with the account are blacklisted- so sooner or later a key you buy from a place like that will just stop working.
And yes i do think we had it custom built and because when starting up the machine a product label of PowerSpec appears and i think that's the brand name that MicoCenter uses for their in house built machines, but i will get those specs and get back later tonight or tomorrow!

Ok and great news on the 0$ cost Ubuntu as that SOUNDS like the way to go, have a good one guys and thanks for the awesome quick response!Correct...PowerSpec is MicroCenter's house brand...Ok sorry to get back later than i thought and so its an Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 DUO 4GB 2.40 GHZ E4600 so should i order the following UBUNTU CD?

Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS Desktop - Install/Live DVD (32-bit):
https://www.osdisc.com/products/linux/ubuntu/ubuntu-16043-lts-desktop-install-live-dvd-32bit.html

thanks again!
Yes...the live can be burned to a CD and ran from the CD drive...the other part of the ISO is for installing it.

And actually i would get both ISO's directly from the Ubuntu site to be honest...Link for Ubuntu downloads
https://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop

Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS is an excellent choice. 
Thanks a lot guys for the super help, Happy Holidays!Same to ya Bob...Welcome Aboard...Ok many thanks again Sage, Mastermind, all.......i uploaded 16.04 to a PC and to an old AMD laptop and they both work great, so going to use these machines for youtube, HULU ect, thanks again guys and hope you had a great holidays, wow what a team you all are!

I know how to merge multiple files into one FILE.  Is there any WAY to merge file A in one FOLDER to file A in another folder (B to B, and so on)?

THANKS

When I TRY to GET the Windows 7 SERVICE Pack 1 for x64-based Systems (KB976932) through Windows Update, it fails with the error code 8024200D.

I've tried multiple troubleshooting suggestions but none works, including the Windows Update Troubleshooter and clean reboot.Guessing this is a clean build of Windows 7 and your trying to patch to latest?  Was this Windows 7 installed from a download or original disc?Why not download it manually?
Dave, it was an old laptop my sister-in-law gave me. I was actually trying to install the iTunes but it says I need SP1, which I then realized the Windows doesn't have SP1.

How do I check if it is a clean build, and if so, what should I do? SALMON Trout, I have manually downloaded it from the Microsoft website, but it is an ISO image FILE. Should I burn it into a CD and execute it? Quote from: Michael on January 06, 2018, 09:07:30 PM

Salmon Trout, I have manually downloaded it from the Microsoft website, but it is an ISO image file. Should I burn it into a CD and execute it?

First, I want to say hello to the active members here and how excited I was to stumble across this site! I was a member of the original Computer Help Club back in their MSN days. I followed them through the years ... Now on Yuku with like, 3 or 4 active members who haven't posted for a couple months.
Now to my issue ... I purchased THIS machine, after running an XP machine for like, 14 years, from a private seller who buys them by the pallet from the local school systems. I don't know how he cleans them but, when I turned it on, it was like turning on a new computer ... all it had was the default programs, which I have no clue if it was a complete list. It took a whole lot of patience over a few days for all the updates to install, which I only installed the critical ones, etc. and left all the optional ones for a later time. It is much faster than that ole bogged down XP machine became.
I don't have a lot of complaints but, it does have its quirks like, when I open some programs, they open in a small window, no matter how many times I resize them. AND the screensaver seems to be overly sensitive ... it never stays on. I have posted on the Microsoft forums and a member there suggested to do a "Clean Boot", disabling programs one by one to find the culprit ... I still have this huge learning curve as to what potential this VERSION of windows has over XP ...
I guess what I am asking here is this ...How can I find out if everything that is suppose to be installed has installed?
I had Malwarebytes (Free) and CCleaner (Free) on the old machine but, have not installed either on this  one. I no longer do all the random surfing I did with the old one. I am using the Windows firewall and AVG (Free) for protection at this time. If I need other protection, someone please enlighten me.
If I need to separate these issues in separate topics, I can do that as well.Well, THAT didn't work so well ... I thought I would at least get a "Welcome" from some regulars ... :-(Welcome Aboard...it sometimes gets quiet around the Holidays.

What specific issues/questions you having with Win7 ? ? Quote from: Rich73Kelly on December 29, 2017, 09:00:17 AM

I don't have a lot of complaints but, it does have its quirks like, when I open some programs, they open in a small window, no matter how many times I resize them. AND the screensaver seems to be overly sensitive ... it never stays on.

,This is not the case here

Does anybody know any FILE encryption PRODUCTS for Microsoft Windows (AES256 cryptography) that would be working MULTITHREADING, i.e. encrypting multiple files at the same time?
 
What I FOUND on the market is VeraCrypt and AXCrypt solutions.
 
Does anybody know any other products? I mean good encryption products.

Hello everyone! Some one help me compare between Windowsn 7 Professional and Windows 7 Ultimate! Which one is better? And Why? please help me! Thanks a lot! Quote from: kullboys on January 16, 2018, 09:38:28 AM

Hello everyone! Some one help me compare between Windowsn 7 Professional and Windows 7 Ultimate! Which one is better? And Why? please help me! Thanks a lot!

Hi all,

My PC is running windows 7.
I bought a new LED monitor (19 INCHES) yesterday.
But when I turned on the PC,  I COULD only see the resolution (1366X768) was listed on the top of the resolution list.

I hoped to change the recommended resolution to 1440X900, but my PC just did not have this resolution option for me.
I had updated the video card's driver (NVIDIA GT 730).

Could you help me PLEASE?

KittyWhat is the monitor brand and model?
Thank you for the quick help!

The problem is solved now. Quote from: kwfine on January 20, 2018, 06:58:11 AM

The problem is solved now.

Dear experts
I'm running window's 7 my problem is when I press the restart option my pc starts to close down the monitor shuts down but the pc just stays on an I can hear the fan working there is no busy light flashing or anything. I have to physically turn the main power off but when I switch it back on it's start's as normal any idea's also me pc is a 64 bit if I install 32 bit window's essential update's are they likely to affect this.
Thanks Jabba Quote from: jabba69 on January 30, 2018, 04:45:28 AM

Dear experts
I'm running window's 7 my problem is when I press the restart option my pc starts to close down the monitor shuts down but the pc just stays on an I can hear the fan working there is no busy light flashing or anything. I have to physically turn the main power off but when I switch it back on it's start's as normal any idea's also me pc is a 64 bit if I install 32 bit window's essential update's are they likely to affect this.
Thanks Jabba

So I went to add a scheduled task on a Windows 7 Home Premium system this afternoon and was running under a user level account. The user level account has access to running batch files and exe's so I didnt think logging on as system admin was necessary.

However after creating the scheduled task it complained about the account not being part of a group that allows for scheduling of tasks and suggested that I add the ability for the user account to be able to do this. So at that point I figured ok I might as well logon as system admin and have the scheduled task run from that level.

However now when making a scheduled task with all the same info including task name, it complains that that already exists. When looking at what schedule tasks were on the system, it wasnt listed even when using refresh.

I decided to look online and see what is going on. As for I cant have a PARTIALLY created orphan scheduled task out there that might hang up the system when it runs at 2am because it wasnt happy with the PRIVILEGE restriction of the user account that by which it was created from.

Found this article here: https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/office/en-US/0f985ec9-51a5-4ebe-9b83-aec746f18223/where-are-my-custom-scheduled-tasks-they-disappeared-from-all-2008-r2-server?forum=winserverManagement

The scary THING about this issue is that the scheduled task was created but not completed. When running a query for it it was no where to be found such as here:

Code: [Select]Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

C:\Users\admin>schtasks /query

Folder: \
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
CCleanerSkipUAC                          N/A                    Ready
CLMLSvc_P2G8                             N/A                    Running
CLVDLauncher                             N/A                    Ready
User_Feed_Synchronization-{EBE7246C-C4F9 1/22/2018 12:56:19 AM  Ready

Folder: \Hewlett-Packard
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
INFO: There are no scheduled tasks presently available at your access level.

Folder: \Microsoft
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
INFO: There are no scheduled tasks presently available at your access level.

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
INFO: There are no scheduled tasks presently available at your access level.

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Active Directory Rights Management Services Client
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
AD RMS Rights Policy Template Management Disabled
AD RMS Rights Policy Template Management N/A                    Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser        1/22/2018 4:22:48 AM   Ready
ProgramDataUpdater                       1/22/2018 12:56:39 AM  Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Autochk
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
Proxy                                    N/A                    Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\CertificateServicesClient
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
UserTask                                 N/A                    Ready
UserTask-Roam                            Disabled

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
Consolidator                             1/21/2018 11:00:00 PM  Ready
KernelCeipTask                           1/25/2018 3:30:00 AM   Ready
Uploader                                 N/A                    Ready
UsbCeip                                  1/24/2018 1:30:00 AM   Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Defrag
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
ScheduledDefrag                          1/24/2018 2:32:17 AM   Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Diagnosis
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
Scheduled                                1/28/2018 1:00:00 AM   Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\DiskDiagnostic
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
Microsoft-Windows-DiskDiagnosticDataColl Disabled
Microsoft-Windows-DiskDiagnosticResolver Disabled

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Location
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
Notifications                            N/A                    Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Maintenance
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
WinSAT                                   1/28/2018 1:00:00 AM   Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Media Center
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
ActivateWindowsSearch                    N/A                    Ready
ConfigureInternetTimeService             N/A                    Ready
DispatchRecoveryTasks                    N/A                    Ready
ehDRMInit                                N/A                    Ready
InstallPlayReady                         N/A                    Ready
mcupdate                                 N/A                    Ready
MediaCenterRecoveryTask                  N/A                    Ready
ObjectStoreRecoveryTask                  N/A                    Ready
OCURActivate                             N/A                    Ready
OCURDiscovery                            N/A                    Ready
PBDADiscovery                            N/A                    Ready
PBDADiscoveryW1                          N/A                    Ready
PBDADiscoveryW2                          N/A                    Ready
PeriodicScanRetry                        Disabled
PvrRecoveryTask                          N/A                    Ready
PvrScheduleTask                          N/A                    Ready
RecordingRestart                         Disabled
RegisterSearch                           N/A                    Ready
ReindexSearchRoot                        N/A                    Ready
SqlLiteRecoveryTask                      N/A                    Ready
UpdateRecordPath                         N/A                    Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
CorruptionDetector                       N/A                    Ready
DecompressionFailureDetector             N/A                    Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\MobilePC
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
HotStart                                 N/A                    Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\MUI
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
LPRemove                                 N/A                    Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Multimedia
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
SystemSoundsService                      N/A                    Running

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\NetTrace
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
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GatherNetworkInfo                        N/A                    Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\PLA
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
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INFO: There are no scheduled tasks presently available at your access level.

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Power Efficiency Diagnostics
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
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AnalyzeSystem                            1/30/2018 10:11:05 AM  Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\RAC
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
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RacTask                                  1/21/2018 1:13:14 PM   Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Registry
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
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RegIdleBackup                            1/28/2018 12:51:00 AM  Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Shell
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
WindowsParentalControls                  Disabled
WindowsParentalControlsMigration         Disabled

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\SideShow
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
AutoWake                                 Disabled
GadgetManager                            N/A                    Ready
SessionAgent                             Disabled               Could not start
SystemDataProviders                      Disabled               Could not start

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\SystemRestore
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
SR                                       1/22/2018 12:00:00 AM  Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Task Manager
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
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Interactive                              N/A                    Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Tcpip
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
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IpAddressConflict1                       N/A                    Ready
IpAddressConflict2                       N/A                    Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\TextServicesFramework
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
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MsCtfMonitor                             N/A                    Running

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Time Synchronization
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
SynchronizeTime                          1/28/2018 1:00:00 AM   Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\WDI
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
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ResolutionHost                           N/A                    Running

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
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QueueReporting                           N/A                    Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Windows Filtering Platform
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
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BfeOnServiceStartTypeChange              N/A                    Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Windows Media Sharing
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
UpdateLibrary                            N/A                    Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\WindowsBackup
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
ConfigNotification                       1/22/2018 10:00:00 AM  Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\WindowsColorSystem
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
Calibration Loader                       Disabled

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Wininet
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
CacheTask                                N/A                    Running

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows Live
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
INFO: There are no scheduled tasks presently available at your access level.

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows Live\SOXE
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
Extractor Definitions Update Task        1/28/2018 1:54:23 PM   Unknown

C:\Users\admin>
In this Microsoft article it pointed me to looking for the task in the system32 folder of Windows under tasks folder, and in there I saw the scheduled task that I tried to set up that failed but by which it said it already exists when trying to create a new task as same name with correct privileges, so it appears that Windows Scheduled Task Manager writes the scheduled task file to c:\windows\system32\tasks prior to confirming that the user actually is allowed to create a scheduled task.   

So I deleted this file and then went back in as system admin and created the scheduled task and success. And this time its properly registered with the task schedule manager and shows in the query as [ Daily Backup  1/22/2018 2:00:00 AM   Ready ]

Code: [Select]C:\Users\admin>schtasks /query

Folder: \
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
1014avUpdateInfo                         N/A                    Ready
Adobe Flash PLAYER Updater               1/21/2018 1:22:00 PM   Ready
Antivirus Emergency Update               1/21/2018 2:50:39 PM   Ready
AVG EUpdate Task                         1/25/2018 3:09:46 PM   Ready
CCleanerSkipUAC                          N/A                    Ready
CLMLSvc_P2G8                             N/A                    Running
CLVDLauncher                             N/A                    Ready
Daily Backup                             1/22/2018 2:00:00 AM   Ready
GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore              1/22/2018 4:03:36 AM   Ready
GoogleUpdateTaskMachineUA                1/21/2018 1:03:37 PM   Ready
RMCreator                                2/4/2018 12:50:34 PM   Ready
User_Feed_Synchronization-{624AB842-0945 1/22/2018 6:37:42 AM   Ready
User_Feed_Synchronization-{6F7301C8-1718 1/21/2018 1:35:19 PM   Ready
User_Feed_Synchronization-{7BD42CC1-8413 1/22/2018 9:09:27 AM   Ready
User_Feed_Synchronization-{EBE7246C-C4F9 1/22/2018 12:56:19 AM  Ready

Folder: \Hewlett-Packard
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
INFO: There are no scheduled tasks presently available at your access level.

Folder: \Hewlett-Packard\HP Support Assistant
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
HP Support Assistant Quick Start         N/A                    Ready
PC Health Analysis                       1/22/2018 8:59:37 AM   Ready
Update Check                             1/23/2018 8:55:26 PM   Ready
WarrantyChecker_backup                   1/21/2018 1:16:04 PM   Unknown
WarrantyChecker_DeviceScan               1/28/2018 11:58:48 AM  Ready

Folder: \Microsoft
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
INFO: There are no scheduled tasks presently available at your access level.

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
INFO: There are no scheduled tasks presently available at your access level.

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Active Directory Rights Management Services Client
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
AD RMS Rights Policy Template Management Disabled
AD RMS Rights Policy Template Management N/A                    Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser        1/22/2018 3:59:42 AM   Ready
ProgramDataUpdater                       1/22/2018 1:09:12 AM   Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Autochk
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
Proxy                                    N/A                    Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\CertificateServicesClient
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
UserTask                                 N/A                    Ready
UserTask-Roam                            Disabled

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
Consolidator                             1/21/2018 11:00:00 PM  Ready
KernelCeipTask                           1/25/2018 3:30:00 AM   Ready
Uploader                                 N/A                    Ready
UsbCeip                                  1/24/2018 1:30:00 AM   Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Defrag
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
ScheduledDefrag                          1/24/2018 1:39:08 AM   Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Diagnosis
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
Scheduled                                1/28/2018 1:00:00 AM   Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\DiskDiagnostic
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
Microsoft-Windows-DiskDiagnosticDataColl Disabled
Microsoft-Windows-DiskDiagnosticResolver Disabled

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Location
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
Notifications                            N/A                    Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Maintenance
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
WinSAT                                   1/28/2018 1:00:00 AM   Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Media Center
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
ActivateWindowsSearch                    N/A                    Ready
ConfigureInternetTimeService             N/A                    Ready
DispatchRecoveryTasks                    N/A                    Ready
ehDRMInit                                N/A                    Ready
InstallPlayReady                         N/A                    Ready
mcupdate                                 N/A                    Ready
MediaCenterRecoveryTask                  N/A                    Ready
ObjectStoreRecoveryTask                  N/A                    Ready
OCURActivate                             N/A                    Ready
OCURDiscovery                            N/A                    Ready
PBDADiscovery                            N/A                    Ready
PBDADiscoveryW1                          N/A                    Ready
PBDADiscoveryW2                          N/A                    Ready
PeriodicScanRetry                        Disabled
PvrRecoveryTask                          N/A                    Ready
PvrScheduleTask                          N/A                    Ready
RecordingRestart                         Disabled
RegisterSearch                           N/A                    Ready
ReindexSearchRoot                        N/A                    Ready
SqlLiteRecoveryTask                      N/A                    Ready
UpdateRecordPath                         N/A                    Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
CorruptionDetector                       N/A                    Ready
DecompressionFailureDetector             N/A                    Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\MobilePC
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
HotStart                                 N/A                    Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\MUI
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
LPRemove                                 N/A                    Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Multimedia
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
SystemSoundsService                      N/A                    Running

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\NetTrace
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
GatherNetworkInfo                        N/A                    Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\PLA
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
INFO: There are no scheduled tasks presently available at your access level.

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Power Efficiency Diagnostics
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
AnalyzeSystem                            1/30/2018 8:23:08 AM   Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\RAC
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
RacTask                                  1/21/2018 2:00:47 PM   Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Registry
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
RegIdleBackup                            1/28/2018 12:02:02 AM  Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Shell
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
WindowsParentalControls                  Disabled
WindowsParentalControlsMigration         Disabled

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\SideShow
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
AutoWake                                 Disabled
GadgetManager                            N/A                    Ready
SessionAgent                             Disabled               Could not start
SystemDataProviders                      Disabled               Could not start

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\SystemRestore
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
SR                                       1/22/2018 12:00:00 AM  Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Task Manager
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
Interactive                              N/A                    Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Tcpip
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
IpAddressConflict1                       N/A                    Ready
IpAddressConflict2                       N/A                    Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\TextServicesFramework
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
MsCtfMonitor                             N/A                    Running

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Time Synchronization
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
SynchronizeTime                          1/28/2018 1:00:00 AM   Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\WDI
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
ResolutionHost                           N/A                    Running

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
QueueReporting                           N/A                    Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Windows Filtering Platform
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
BfeOnServiceStartTypeChange              N/A                    Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Windows Media Sharing
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
UpdateLibrary                            N/A                    Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\WindowsBackup
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
ConfigNotification                       1/22/2018 10:00:00 AM  Ready

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\WindowsColorSystem
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
Calibration Loader                       Disabled

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows\Wininet
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
CacheTask                                N/A                    Running

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows Live
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
INFO: There are no scheduled tasks presently available at your access level.

Folder: \Microsoft\Windows Live\SOXE
TaskName                                 Next Run Time          Status
======================================== ====================== ===============
Extractor Definitions Update Task        1/23/2018 5:08:22 PM   Ready

C:\Users\admin>
Figured I'd share this in case others run into this at some point. Microsoft should really have made this state that you cant create a scheduled task until permissions have been set for a user account vs allowing you to get to finalizing the scheduled task to where it states you cant and then it writes the scheduled task anyways to tasks folder of system32. 

Here is Microsoft Documents of Task Scheduler: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc722152.aspx

Hi I have a TOSHIBA SATELLITE C645D-SP4144L - Windows 7 Ultimate
I am paying for 60 Mbps, but I cant reach that SPEED with my Laptop (Wifi and NIC), so my Internet Service Provider came to my home and test the speed with their computers and they can reach the 60 Mbps easy, when I tried with my Laptop I can only reach 10 to 25 Mbps max, so the problem seems to be my computer. So I tried to run the Laptop in save mode with networking and tested the speed using Wifi and my NIC card and for my surprise I got 55 to 58 Mbps with both (Wifi and NIC Card), so it seem that something is not allowing the 60 Mbps speed in normal mode. Can someone help me please ?
I would CREATE a new user account on the computer. Logon as that new account and then run the speedtest and see what happens. The only thoughts I can think of on a restriction of speed is if something was installed that is DOWNLOADING in the background that doesnt happen in safe mode. A different user account may be immune to a torrent or something that is using your laptop as a seed, in which your usable bandwidth is reduced as your traffic and the torrent traffic happen at the same time. Such as if you had something downloading in the background and then measured a speedtest it will SHOW a lesser bandwidth because the lesser is what is available with the other traffic going on.

I'd ignore that suggestion for now as for you had a fast connection with this computer in safe mode.As of now all his suggestions can safely be ignored...

Unknown folders on external DRIVE?
Recently, in one of my external hard drives, the following folders have appeared in the drive ROOT:

7fb7dac2bb16c4aa9c7238e97b5bcc7c    empty

65c8d890d8d994d8302e43b3f93c    empty

531a420f86442b4ff51cdb7b   'Setup.exe' inside

629d83dea8849fbf3adb1b  have to open with 'admin', folder 'amd64' inside

ab9251f6adfb6282d66a83a8  have to open with 'admin',  folder 'amd64' inside

b8854913dead8cf1a6

Anyone know how and why they appeared, what they are for, and is it safe to delete them?

Thanks!

Win 7 64bitLooks like vid driver files to me....how they got to root i have no clue.They look like Windows update folders to me (folders sometimes created when updates are INSTALLED). They are generally created in the root drive and ultimately deleted. In any event, feel free to delete them.Thanks everyone for your fast responses.  Once a month I run CCleaner....the next time I run it, I'll see if those folders are 'cleaned'.quite often with those sort of files, when you go to delete them yourself, you get a 'permission denied' error.
if that's the case, CC won't be able to delete then either.
I use a LITTLE utility CALLED Unlocker to remove them when that occurs.Another thing you can do with unknown files is create a new folder...move them there ...if the system runs fine for a week then delete them.

First off, how does a Recovery partition get installed? What is it? How do i see the contents of it, if any are there? Just what is its purpose? Disk Manager shows it at 450mb's size. I have a dual OS on one HD, win 7 & win 10It's purpose is to restore the PC back to DAY 1 status should all other repair methods fail...
It is normally hidden...for good reason and shouldn't be written to or messed with...

It will contain whichever Win ver. the PC shipped with... Quote

It is normally hidden...for good reason and shouldn't be written to or messed with...

Hello

Over the LAST two weeks, I have had two Blue Screens of Death. The first time, I was able to recover the O/S and log on to Windows 7 using Packard Bell recovery disks although I lost most of my files and programs.

The same thing has happened today and I went through the same recovery process, except I received the FOLLOWING message: 'Windows set-up could not configure Windows to run on this computer's hardware'. Does that mean that my hard drive (SATA 500Gb) is corrupt and needs replacing?

Many thanksYou could try running a diagnostic on the drive.

Run hard drive diagnostics: tacktech.com
Make sure, you select tool, which is appropriate for the brand of your hard drive.
Depending on the program, it'll create bootable floppy, or bootable CD.
If downloaded file is of .iso type, use ImgBurn: imgburn to burn .iso file to a CD (select "WRITE image file to disc" option), and make the CD bootable.
For Toshiba hard drives, see here:

Note : If you do not know how to set your computer to boot from CD follow the steps here
Hello Dave

Thanks for your message.

I did that earlier today. I think the program itself is called Sea Tools (Seagate hard drive). I did two tests, a basic one, which it passed, and two advanced tests which it failed.

Does that mean that the hard drive is corrupt? If so, and I need to replace it, can I retrieve Windows using the Recovery disks I burnt through the Recovery part of the PC itself a while ago, or would I need a new Windows installation CD which I would also need to buy?

Thanks! Quote

Does that mean that the hard drive is corrupt? If so, and I need to replace it, can I retrieve Windows using the Recovery disks I burnt through the Recovery part of the PC itself a while ago, or would I need a new Windows installation CD which I would also need to buy?

• Place a blank CD-R disc in to your CD burning drive.
• Download OTLPEStd.exe and double-click on it to burn to a CD using an ISO BURNER. One can be found here.
  
• Reboot your system using the boot CD you just created.
• Note : If you do not know how to set your computer to boot from CD follow the steps here
  
• Your system should now display a REATOGO-X-PE desktop.

Tell me if this is legit.
I just GOT a call from someone calling themselves; John Williams saying they were from Windows computers. He wanted to tell me how to fix my computer.

Now I am a 'senior citizen' and can't imagine anyone LIKE that being INTERESTED in me. Anyway:

I asked him to give me some assurance that he was legit. He said call this: 1 866-539-7803. I did and
he answered the phone. What the heck assurance was that??

This all took place around 4:45 PM EST in Southern Ohio. What should I do? Clean my pistol?

I have been WORKING with 'Super Dave' to get rid of some malware.

So I'm reaching out to you...

Ivan Copas  MS will never contact you by phone...Full SCAM.

Report it locally....Same thing happened to me.
Mine spoke east Indian English.
Thanks for your comments.
I called back until some party answered.
It was some one taking an OPINION poll.
His use of English made me suspicious.
My bad...

Copas

Has ANYONE run across this before and how did you fix it?Go to start - run - type services.msc and press enter.
Check the Windows Audio service, is it running?
If not, start it and set it to Automatic.
Hope this helps.There is another apperant problem that is not service RELATED. Most forum sites, TEND to point towards replacing the audiosrv.dll file. Which I have done, as well as blowing out several of the installed components and drivers that run the audio system. None of which, have solved this problem.Can you describe your EXACT problem? It's hard to advice on one sentence problem description.
What Windows version?
Complete System RestoreSay again? Quote from: Broni on June 24, 2008, 06:44:00 PM

Say again?

I have a new DELL Inspiron 1525 running Vista.7 weeks ago I damaged my old Dell beyond  repair during which time loads of e-mails were sent but I couldn`t receive them.Consequently my Mailbox is full and closed.How can I RELEASE the stored e-mails to read and delete?Is this your ISP based e-mail?  What e-mail service is it?

If it's ISP based, maybe their tech support may be ABLE to help you.Thanks Aegis.My ISP is Virgin but my e-mail service is Windows Mail ( formerly Outlook Express ).Windows Mail...all right...we'll have to see what we can find.

I don't even have Vista...I'll have to poke around a bit...Go to your ISP web site, ACCESS your mailbox from there, and delete what you want. Quote

Go to your ISP web site, access your mailbox from there, and delete what you want.

Does anyone know a way to send the Ctrl-alt-del keys to a remote machine? I have a remote server I use though a terminal session and when I disconect I want to lock the screen and not log off.

Hello,

I've been having a really weird issue with my new laptop. If anyone can shed any light on what is causing the issue, and preferably advice to FIX it, I'd greatly appreciate it.

First some PC information:

Zoostorm Laptop purchased last December
Windows XP Professional SP2 (had Vista installed but crashed out all the time + I didn't like it, so reformatted with XP Pro)
Core 2 Duo T7700
4.00 GB DDR RAM (3GB recognized, 32bit windows)
nVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
Atheros AR5007EG Wireless Network Adapter (connecting to Belkin Pre-N router and Satellite internet with HN7000S modem)

The problem:

As I use a laptop and am sometimes running on battery power, I often use the hibernation feature to save time. After I've been using the laptop for X number of hours (let's say 18 hours) I start getting weird issues when I'm browsing the internet. At first the problems are just mildly irritating: Pages sometimes seem to "hang" on loading and a refresh sorts it out. It gradually gets worse THOUGH. I start getting images showing up in the wrong places. For instance, say I'm browsing a photo gallery and eBay. I might suddenly get one of the images on the photo gallery turn up on eBay where an eBay image should display (anyone ever experienced this? lol). As I continue to use the internet and as the time ticks by, so it gets worse. Sometimes I will press on a link and instead of displaying the page, my web browser just attempts to download the page. When it gets to it's worst, I can try to go to a page and it will instantly display "The page cannot be displayed" and every time I press refresh it goes to the error page instnatly without attempting to load the page. If I refresh about 20 times it will suddenly work correctly. At this point (or sooner) I reboot and the problem is fixed.

As you can imagine, this is rather annoying and puzzling. I've tried using Mozilla Firefox instead of Internet Explorer, but the same problems occur.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
SteveUnfortunately standby and hibernation can be a bit tricky and from my own experience I know some machines simply can't wake from standby/hibernation properly.
What you can try is to update all your drivers.
Since this is a laptop I recommend you get the newest drivers from the manufacturer of the laptop. Also, are you using any spyware removal tools?  If not, post back and we can recommend some. 

And, I suggest you download CCleaner and use it on a regular basis.  Get the Slim version at http://www.ccleaner.com/download/builds  Run the Windows scan and have CCleaner remove all from your hard drive.  Before running the Windows scan, you may want to unselect some of the scan options, but I suggest you be sure to inlcude Temporary Internet Files, Cookies, and History, under Internet Explorer.   Then, run the Registry scan.  When prompted to backup the registry, do so.  When CCleaner has finished the registry scan, have it fix all ITEMS found.Deerpark: I didn't experience this problem on my previous laptop and I used hibernation then. However, I had to download a patch from Microsoft to make hibernation work at all for this laptop. I was getting an error that suggested I didn't have enough memory (LOL 4gb). Perhaps that patch didn't work correctly.

I'll try to leave my laptop switched on all day one day next weekend. That should confirm if hibernation has anything to do with it or not (I suspect it might myself, and what you say confirms it could be the issue).

I downloaded all the latest drivers December/January; however, I could try checking for updates.

Does anyone here have experience with using over 3 GB of RAM? Maybe there are some tips since Windows doesn't recognize it.

soybeen: I use SpywareBlaster, ADAWARE and Spybot Search & Destory as well as CCleaner. I use Kerio (Sunbelt) firewall and AVG Antivirus. I also use a couple of other programmes in addition to CCleaner for hard drive cleanup and registry correction/cleanup.Have you been checking your laptop temps?No, it doesn't seem possible to monitor temperatures on this laptop  However, it seems to run pretty cool when I'm just browsing the internet (cool compared to GAMING, for instance).

I've had my laptop switched on for 4 hours today without hibernation. I'm already starting to have problems with web pages freezing (just a white screen or partial loading before hanging) and 1 web page attempted to download rather than display. By tonight I'll probably be forced to restart.

Any ideas? It seems to be related to the length of time I'm online. The longer I'm online, the worse it gets. This problem only occurs on my laptop, not on other computers on the network.if i were you i would download a program called speedfan cause this dose sound like you laptop is heating upOk, I downloaded the SpeedFan programme, here are the readings:

HD0 - 34C
Temp1 (ACPI) - 30C
Temp2 (ACPI) - 59C
Core 0 (CPU) - 44C
Core 1 (CPU) - 44C
Core (GPU) - 61C

I can't manipulate Fans/Voltages/Speeds

I don't really know what is typical etc., as even when I had a desktop computer the temperature censor didn't work lol.

If I start getting the internet trouble and reboot, the problems are nonexistent after the reboot for another x number of hours. Surely if it was related to hit, rebooting wouldn't improve the issue? 

Edit: Here's one of the error messages I also get, not sure if it is significant:

Error Report:
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Server Error: 501 Not Implemented
Operating System Error Nr:6: S_errno_ENXIO


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

No RPM for this combination of URL and methodWhat type of connection is it?
As for 501 Not Implemented error, check here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811262I'm connecting to a Belkin Pre-N wirelss router through the built-in Atheros AR5007EG Wireless. The actual internet connection is a mobile satellite system with HN7000S modems.

Other laptops use the same router and internet connection with no problems. So it must be something to do with my actual laptop.Did you try my link?
I asked about the type of your connection, because I found some posts concerning Operating System Error Nr:6: S_errno_ENXIO , and they are all tied up to satellite internet:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Operating+System+Error+Nr%3A6%3A+S_errno_ENXIO+&btnG=Google+Search
You may want to dig through them.Thanks for the links. I've had a look, but to no avail.

I'm going to try posting on the Datastorm users site to see if anyone with my connection has experienced the same problem.

If I don't get any joy there, any more ideas/suggestions?Did you try M$ link from my post #8?Yes, and I tried disabling HTTP 1.1. Things seem a bit better, but I'll need to keep testing it for a day or two to be sure what's going on with it.

Now I get this error message on my modem page after a few refreshes:

Error Report:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Server Error: 504 Gateway Time-out
Operating System Error Nr:6: S_errno_ENXIO


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

URL parsing error


I'm not too bothered about that though, because I don't get that error when browsing the internet. The internet problems I've had don't come with error messages generally.

I'll keep you posted after trying some things. ThanksSounds good

I'm still getting same error.I got that error last NIGHT but the next time I clicked on it, it opened. I LOOKED at it again on my laptop and everything appears normal but on my PC, I still get those two adverts saying the page can't be opened. I'm going to compare my settings with the settings on my laptop to see if they're the same. Keep us posted. Quote from: SuperDave on June 14, 2008, 06:17:19 PM

Some sites open like this and when this happens, I have to click back about 5 times before I get any action. Would a reset solve this problem? It appears that some parts on the page can't not be displayed or not available. I tried the same site on my laptop with Vista and there is no problem.

I have a phppb forum and when I try to download the sql database, either from within the forum CP or the web hosts CP I get varying length downloads. I know the present database length is 35MB but the download will stop at anything between 7MB and 20MB, whichever CP I use. There aren't any errors and the download closes NORMALLY. I can then open the database and it is fine, no corruption, as I read down the file it just STOPS, again no errors. I am using Vista Home EDITION. I do a fair bit of downloading and don't have any other problems. I don't use a download manager.
Any suggestions please.Hmm, I installed a phpBB forum via a hosting web server's CP and did not have to download anything.  I don't recall whether I had to install sql database as a separate step but, if I did, it was easily done via the CP.  In other words, the hosting service provides sql database, no need to get somewhere else to get it.  The phpBB forum was also installed by simply clicking on an icon in the CP. 

So, I suggest you see whether you really need to download sql database.  As FAR as the problem you've experienced with downloading it, I have a direct answer for that.I should have mentioned that it is a backup I am trying to do.
You said at the end of your post :

"As far as the problem you've experienced with downloading it, I have a direct answer for that."

Could you enlighten me?Sorry, I meant to say I don't have an answer for that.

my computer runs windows vista home ed. when i turned it on it would not load a box popped up and stated "Computer restarted UNEXPECTEDLY or encountered an unexpected ERROR. Windows installation can not proceed. To install windows, click "ok" to restart the computer and then restart the installation.

i followed the instructions and the same thing happened i ALSO tried to restart in safe mode and i GOT the same message. Did any DVDs come with your computer? Quote from: slimm01 on July 16, 2008, 08:26:18 PM

my computer runs windows vista home ed. when i turned it on it would not load a box popped up and stated "Computer restarted unexpectedly or encountered an unexpected error. Windows installation can not proceed. To install windows, click "ok" to restart the computer and then restart the installation.

i followed the instructions and the same thing happened i also tried to restart in safe mode and i got the same message.

What's my problem?
Some folders in Vista do not allow mutiple items to be selected and copied/moved.
Windows Vista Home premium

Hold down the CTRL key while left clicking on your choices...

What folders?

We have a wireless device Linksys model that is running DSL wirelessly throughout our house to 2 laptops and 1 desktop. The desktop is the main network computer and is running Windows 2000 prof. ONE laptop is running XP and mine is running Vista.

Until yesterday night the internet on my computer worked fine, but now when I try to access certain WEBSITES the connection times out or doesn't work. Google, gmail, as well as others don't work, while STUFF like facebook or YAHOO still does. I can access google through the kproxy.com website, but this is real annoying especially since my email is through google.

This is a universal problem for all 3 computers on the network. Is it possible this was caused by the new windows update sent out? The desktop is running Zone Alarm but I do not think that the firewall on that computer should be affecting the other two computers.

Any help with this matter would be greatly appreciated.Oh, and I am using Firefox browser but the same problem occurs in IE, so I don't think it is the browser all of a sudden.First thing i would try is dis-abling ZA on all the machines involved and see if the condition persists...we had tried that but it didn't seem to make much difference. We turned off the ZA on the main computer. My computer doesn't have a firewall up and NEITHER does the other laptop.

A family friend just called and said that norton has locked his computer up he can't get in at all sorry I don't know the specifics of the computer yet I'm assuming he has either xp or vista on it.

any suggestions thanks Quote

I'm assuming he has either xp or vista on it

I have a HP Pavilion dv9000 120 gb hard drive with windows vista :(Last week I was having trouble connecting to my home network and I sometimes restart my laptop and it will reconnect to the network. This is what I had done and when it restarted it went into an automatic checkdisk mode with the statement that I could cancel or continue but windows vista strongly advises to continue. So I let it continue. After it was done it rebooted and was working fine. Was connected to network and on the internet when i just turned off. I pushed the power button and it came back on and GOT almost through the boot up when it shout off again and would not turn on again. I let it sit for about 12 hours and tried it again and it powered on again. It WORKED for about two days and it shout off in the middle of me using it and I could never get it to turn on again. HELP what could be the problem?When a computer just shuts down without warning the problem is usually heat related.
Are the vents free of dust buildup and is the the fan running?
Are you using it on a hard flat surface in a cool area?Yes to all your questions. I THOUGHT that the checkdisk that it done might have something to do with my problem?But it worked OK after checkdisk (scandisk?) didn't it?

It still sounds heat related to me.It only worked about 3 minutes. Quote

I let it sit for about 12 hours and tried it again and it powered on again. It worked for about two days and it shout off in the middle of me using it and I could never get it to turn on again. HELP what could be the problem?

~I need help- obviously!!  ANYWAY,  my speakers work- I have sound when I play a cd or use Itunes. When I try to watch any NEWS video or you-tube I have no sound. I have checked all my settings but cannot figure it out.  Please help!~

THANK YOU

Windows Vista
HP Pavilion a600nWhat internet browser?~Netscape~~OK- so I tried watching the video using IE and it worked but not on Netscape.  That REALLY stinks.!~I'm not very familiar with Netscape but you will probably have to configure it to play music. You can see this in IE if you GO to tools, internet options, advanced and see where the boxes are ticked off in multi-media. Try to do that in Netscape. Quote from: mrsprice on July 26, 2008, 10:56:16 AM

~Netscape~

I have a HP. HDX9000 lap top running the windows vista ultimate OS. with an intel core 2 extreme processor with 4gigs of ram and an 8800 nvidia high end graphics card I spent every thing I had on it and im not rich so if you can please please help. So heres the problem while I was looking at the properties for a contaminated DLL. program file there was a edit tab that when hit lead to a (change what program the computer uses to open all DLL. files) window and by SHER STUPIDITY the notebook program ended up getting chosen along with adobe reader as the 2 new options for opening all DLL. files very shortly after this happened the computer began to fall apart (so to speak) First the SCREEN WENT black so black I thought the thing had turned off but the keyboard quick play lights were still on but I got no response for all most every thing I tried the only response was when I turned it off I then did A hard restart still a black screen but I could hear It start up fans running disks turning so on so on then I fond out that If I hold a flash light up to the screen I can still see whats going on barely so i called HP tech support and ran through a lot of stuff with them but really got nowhere the screen can still only be seen if threre are multip flash lights shining on the screen its very dark wouldn't know it was on at first look but I still have some operating ability with it. Is there any way to fix this is there any way I can tell the computer to undo the order to open all dll. files with the above programs If there are any Q's or more info I can give please ask and please if there is any help you can give at all please help thank you. TED  at sc

I need to work out how to RECOVER files I can see in DOS but not in WINDOWS.

The background is that I am running Vista. I use Windows mail which I keep on a separate drive ( E:\). I was trying to wipe free space on the E drive using Paragon Disk Wiper when I panicked because I thought it was wiping the entire disc, so I cancelled the wipe. When I started my email, it defaulted to the store on the C drive. I looked at the E drive with Windows Explorer ( set up to show all files ) but my directory Windows Mail had vanished.

I tried to set up a new folder called Windows Mail on the E drive using Windows Explorer but kept getting a message SAYING there was already a file called Contacts and did I want to over write it. I said "no " and used a different name.

However, this made me think and I went to a command prompt and looked at the directory for the E drive. It showed there was a folder called Windows Mail, and when I looked at its directory, I discovered it included all my contacts. It also has a very large file calledWindowsmail.msmessage store, and I assume that this is where all my emails are.

I tried to copy this to the C drive by typing copy windowsmail.messagestore c: and got a message saying that 1 file had been copied. However, I COULD not see it on the C drive either in a command prompt or in Windows Explorer.

I assume that all my emails are still there but not in a format recognised by Windows. I also assume, being an optimist,  that I should be able to recover them.

Can ANYONE give me a clue how I might do this?

Many Thanks.

Im on a hp computer that has  been running vista for over a year and the other day when we STARTED it the screen was black except for the my DOCUMENTS window.I tried restarting and playing with control panel, but it didnt help.What should I do?Screen shot below.







i also tried system restore, uh somebody help me pleaseWhat happened prior to this ? ?
Any new hardware or software installed recently ? ?
Have you attempted a System Restore ? ?yep i tried a system restore but it didnt help. I dont want to REINSTALL and macaffe says there is no malicous software installed but i did download a couple ebooks a day prior to when this happened
How are you running all those programs, since you can see "My Documents" window only?
Did you try Safe Mode?Hi, i have a dell xps210 vista premium,4 1yr now.
and exactly the same thing happened to me
last week? it took a few attempts at system restore
point but luckly it worked. I know this isnt much help
just thought id let you know it happened to my P.C.
hope you sort it ...P....
Fortunately I know zero about Vista, but it looks like Explorer.exe isnt running. If this works in Vista, try to HIT CTRL ALT DELETE and then click on File....NewTask(RUN) and TYPE in explorer.exe and hit OK. Should allow you to get to your usual if it works in Vista.

We presently have Earthlink dial-up because Earthlink does not have any high-speed SERVICE in our area. We are switching to cable, Comcast. We would like to maintain Earthlink for a couple of months after we initiate Comcast so we will be guaranteed e-mail access until any problems that might arise are worked out. Is it possible to simultaneously have both dial-up and cable high speed CONNECTIONS on the same computer (ACTUALLY, COMPUTERS as we have two Dell DESKTOPS, one Vista and one XP) and alternate between them as needed? If so, how is this done?

Thanks.How do you normally access your Earthlink email?  Do you use Outlook Express or what?
Basically, the answer is, yes, you can do it.  But, more info from you first would be helpful.Makes no-`ense¬

I have 4 HP's with Vista HOME.  All have the task bar and start at the BOTTOM of the screen.  About a week ago turned on my desk top and it had moved to the top of the screen. I would LIKE to get it back to the bottom but can't FIND any way to do it.  This task bar is ONE that loads up at start up.  Thanks   Fred Try Dragging the Taskbar down to the bottom of the screen.

If that doesn't work, right click the Taskbar and make sure Lock the Taskbar in Unticked, then try it. Wow!!!  You got it right.  That did the trick.  Many Thanks    FredAnytime.

I had a externel harddrive when i STORED my folder in it is about 2gb but when i try to open it up last week it  CHANGED to DIFFERENT FILE type and it only 16KB .

Is it a virus?
can i get my data restore , if so wat software should i use i have window vista
Thanks Quote

it  changed to different file type

you should prob..know i have

win vista-32/86x ....3-1gig kingston (667)and 1 512(not sure) / a nvida 8800gts 336 ddr3/factality sound card/3.4 pentium D/775 chipset 965 mobo intel

tracing my steps of what i did yesturday are

1.enabled PAE/ disabled DEP or i think i did :/(for first time) now i get 3336 INSTEAD of the old 2xxx..(i didnt restart comp) the 512 doesnt show up now either??

2. had some time so i decided to download anti viral software
( kaspersky)...after being plauged by AUPD.exe ,i ran it , and found a million virus's (over 1000)or so , i then quarintened and removed them..(did not reset comp still)

3.then i left comp runnin all night downloading farcry2!!..i never leave my comp on all night!!..

4. woke up in the mornin farcry2 was done..did NOT try to install it, comp was working fine,,i reset my comp.

5..now i get BSOD irql not less or equal.., i can only open safe mode & safe mode command line nothing else works...

WHAT I TRIED

1.reversing DEP PAE setting i changed(still says 3336 for mem tho)
2.i tried pulling mem sticks one at a time  to see if they were bad.(i dont know tho if thats how u test them)
3.tried disableing nvida drivers from device manager(heard nvida drivers can casue this)
4.removed kaspersk/ software i installed that day
5.checked msconfig for abnormal start up properties
6.reset  dip switch on mobo for bios

nothin works ??, ive had same hardware for yr now with no changes, and never had this problem??

tec...spec


***stop 0x0000000A (0x0000004C, 0x00000002, 0x00000001, 0x823A4DAE)

collecting data for crash dump
intilizing disk for crash dump
beggining dump of phy mem
dumpin phy mem to disk 100
dump complete

recap

screw what i tried cause i dont know if i did anything correclty should have never messed with PAE....what i want to know oviously is what do u do to fix it..i can fallow instructions and command codes....I havent had hardware changes in yr and comp has been fine till i  'downlaoded anti virius software kapsersky,removed a million virus's, messed with PAE, and left it on all night....

now im sad...and no farcry 2...
any HELP would be appreciated    Quote

still says 3336 for mem tho

I am running Windows VISTA on an E Machine.  When I connect to power  a panel pops up that has 5 language on it.  If I click on any language it disappears.  If I leave the panel alone it will be at the bottom right corner of my monitor.  If I click on it then the "display settings" panel comes up.  When I delete the panel it never shows up again, even if I shut down and start up again.  If I power up , like in the morning, it goes through the whole process again.  This is no big deal but I would like to get rid of it.  E Machines tried to help me but no joy.  I asked Microsoft but they will not help those who bought a computer that all ready had Windows installed.  Can anybody give me any suggestions.  Thanks   BobCan you post a screenshot?Thanks for your answer.  I am new to computers.  I don't know how to post a screen shot.  If you will tell me I will try to follow directions.  I am good at that, I have been married for 58 years...    Ha Ha   Bob Quote

  If you will tell me I will try to follow directions.  I am good at that, I have been married for 58 years...   

Hello; I'm terribly sorry if this is the wrong place to be posting this question.

Yesterday I let my laptop (a Dell Inspiron running Windows 7) hibernate at the end of the day.  Before hibernating, it brought up that window that says something to the effect of "a program still needs to close etc." - although it then seemed to hibernate anyway without a problem.  Today, when I turned my laptop back on, it went right to my desktop immediately (without the "Resuming Windows" loading screen) - and the "a program still needs to close" window was still there.  I clicked "Cancel", and everything then seemed pretty normal.  I found this start-up unusual, though, and went to restart my laptop so it could boot up cleanly.  The Restart button did absolutely nothing.  Neither did Shut Down or Sleep.  My laptop would not respond to Ctrl+Shift+Escape or Ctrl+Alt+Delete either.  The only button under the Shut Down menu that worked was Hibernate.

I accessed the internet and looked up the problem; I found a few places suggesting to open task manager (which I did by searching for it), and end the processes labeled with my username one by one.  I started to do this, making sure to end only those labeled with my username.  As I did this, my Windows Dock disappeared, and so did the taskbar, start button, and everything else - leaving me with a blank desktop: no icons or anything, just my wallpaper.  I sort of FREAKED out and closed task manager - only to realize I had no way to open it up again.  My laptop is still stuck in this state.  It will hibernate if I press the power button, and will do its "Resuming Windows" deal NORMALLY if turned back on - but of course, it only loads my "blank desktop" again.

What can I do to fix this?  I was thinking of booting my laptop in safe mode, but I have never done that before, and I have no idea if it's the correct thing to do.  I would greatly appreciate any help.I'd reboot it in normal mode. Quote from: Fed on August 28, 2012, 07:42:42 PM

I'd reboot it in normal mode.

I'll say up front I'm not into laptops but I'd hold my finger on the power/off button until it switched off then just turn it on like you normally would.
You won't damage it.

After it reboots you will then have to find the program that wasn't shutting down properly.

Recently I got a virus via an email sent from a friend which TOOK over my PC. I have resolved the problem (?) by doing a system restore & running AVG anti-virus temporarily to FIND the CULPRIT which I was able to remove. ( I normally only run Microsoft Security Essentials without dramas).I then deleted AVG so as not to conflict with MSE & then ran MalwareBytes & Spybot to clean out any other problems. All seems to be OK now however I cannot get my Desktop Icons to stay in my preferred location. I have tried unchecking & rechecking Auto arrange & aligning icons to no avail. I can m,ove them around the Desktop OK but when I restart they return to the left hand side of the screen  Any ideas please. I am using WINDOWS 7 Did you uncheck align to grid?

The consensus here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/w7itproui/thread/f20210cc-ba8e-44e1-a94c-4f7262e90c06Good morning barndoor and welcome to CH

With windows 7 right click on the desktop go into personalize, click on change desk top icons on the left of the screen, a new box opens un-tick the Allow themes to change desktop icons box.

Also you can try check autoarrange, and then uncheck it. This removes the check from whatever sort you have set now.

If the above don't work this usually works http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/save-and-restore-desktop-icon-layout-in-windows-vista/

Please let us know how you make out, Mike Hi hartbeatmr,
Thanks for your reply. Your first suggestions unfortunately didn't work so I have tried the howtogeek link & it has sort of worked. I still have to SHIFT+ right click & click Restore Icon positions every TIME I restart which is a pain but at least I can find what I'm looking for a bit easier. Checking & unchecking the display options have no effect. If I uncheck Align to grid it will be checked again when I reboot. Everything else seems to be working Ok since the virus problem I had except for this. I guess I'll just have to live with it.
Thanks again,
BruceA little program like iconoid (http://www.sillysot.com/) can save icon positions and restore them at boot (or any time you choose manually)

if the ordinates of X-axis are
0.25, 0.5 , 1.0 , 1.25, 1.5
and ordinates of Y-axis are
220, 398, 515, 598, 638, 662

and we have to find value of Y at X=1.33 !!!! how that can be done ?Forecast option won`t work, as the values are not steady.Sorry, we don't do homework here.thx for your assessment , this is not a homework, i was working on something else ( daily rest and work hours of staff) and i was having some problems in that, this i just posted as a example. Just posted this to get some help, computer is not my field thats y wanted someone to help.The answer is 42... Quote from: falik on August 26, 2012, 02:44:52 PM

thx for your assessment , this is not a homework, i was working on something else ( daily rest and work hours of staff) and i was having some problems in that, this i just posted as a example. Just posted this to get some help, computer is not my field thats y wanted someone to help.

When I connect my Android Tablet to the PC via USB, Windows 7 installs the wrong driver automatically. I have the correct driver in a folder but when I try to update in Device Manager > "The best driver for your device is already installed". If I uninstall the driver the device disappears from Device Manager.

How can I locate the device & install the driver without Windows interfering Have you tried it via all the steps in this process?
http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/how-to-install-hardware-or-device-drivers-manually-in-windows-vista/
truenorthHere's the method: during the driver update process select - "Browse my computer for driver updates" then select - "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer" select - "Have Disk" - browse to where the new driver is stored - Select it.

The drivers don't work anyway so back to square one. So just to be clear your connection between the 2 DEVICES cannot be achieved. Both with the alleged "The best driver for your device is already installed". and somehow you have determined that the downloaded driver you had wanted to install manually also doesn't work. Is that correct or have you still been unable to do the manual install to see if it will work?truenorthThe manual install worked but Windows doesn't like the driver.It depends on what you're trying to get the phone to do as WELL. Install the basic driver will usually only allow you to connect to the phone as a mass storage device or in some cases connect to the internet through the phone. Sometimes you can't do anything with the phone.

If you want more functionality than this, you will likely need to install the software suite that either came with the phone or it can be downloaded from the manufacturer's website. For example, the software suite for Samsung phones is called Samsung Kies. Software like this is sometimes required to get complete functionality out of the phone when connected to a computer, and sometimes EVEN basic functions like browsing the contents or connecting to the internet. It really varies from manufacturer to manufacturer and even phone to phone.

Quote from: moonape on March 11, 2012, 09:46:48 PM

The manual install worked but Windows doesn't like the driver.

when i turn on my laptop it makes a beeping sound and i either get a blank grey screen or a grey screen with writing on it  which in part says Intel UNDI PXE-2.1 BUild 082 Intel Corp for Atheos PCIE ethernet Controller V2,0.1.2(07. 29.09 plus other stuff but ends with PXE.E 53: no boot file received PXE- MOF: exiting intel PXE rom . Reboot and select PROPER boot device insert boot media in selected rom.
I have to turn computer on and off heaps of times before windows load, I rang company and they suggested doing a full recovery to original FACTORY settings have done that it shut itself on and off as it was reinstalling windows with no dramas but as soon as I shut down and restarted same problem, I tried setting it so that when I put it into sleep mode it would never turn off but when I turn it back on same thing happens sometimes it says windows did not shut down properly then I click on start windows normally and it is ok.
My Question what is happening how do I fix and will I do damage by turning on and off many times just to start Laptop thankyou very muchhttp://pcsupport.about.com/od/fixtheproblem/ss/bootorderchange.htm
Your BIOS has been configured to boot from the network card as a priority. We want it to boot from the Hard Drive instead.Ok so I am a beginner so if I GO into BIOS and change the boot drive to Hard drive as main one and save should be fine any other order after that
My laptop is an AKOYA ffrom Aldi, if i cannot fix just means have to send to SYDNEY ,NSW brom Brisbane and will be without it for 4 weeks do not want thatYeah it should be fine after you set it to "Hard Drive."Ok, thank you tried resetting but which one is actually the hard drive ,sorry to be a pain there was about 6 things on my list The one that says Hard Drive or HDD. Just move the Network option to the bottom. Also, replace the cmos battery.Whats the Cmos battery and from memory their was 2 HDD one was CD rom I THINK and what are SATA there is 2 of them but only one has a place again TY so muchThe CD Rom is not a HD nor was it identified as such in the bios. Just move the network to the bottom of the list.

http://www.google.com/search?q=cmos+battery&hl=en&rlz=1B3GGLL_en-GBUS430US394&prmd=imvnsr&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=tfFXT4fBK8fd0QGaupHIDw&ved=0CE0QsAQ&biw=1280&bih=652

Hey all, i need some help! I purchased a 3TB hard drive YESTERDAY and installed it without a hitch. I backed up all my files to it and proceeded to fill it up. I left my computer on overnight downloading a large (64GB) file. This morning i found it was frozen on the windows logon screen, (which was weird because that means it restarted at some point). After a restart, The computer Froze at post. I unplugged the 3TB hard drive and can boot into bios no problem, but cannot load windows from the other hard drive, it freezes at windows startup logo. So i unplugged ALL hard drives, hit the CMOS reset button and TOOK the battery out, put the battery back in and tried to load my windows 7 disc WITHOUT any hard drives plugged in, It freezes during the 'Loading Windows' process.

I will keep messing with it but i really dont know what else to do.

Thanks,
-DTBrand and model of the computer? Did you do any formatting and partitioning of the new HDD and if so in what file format? Is this an internal or external HDD? truenorthCustom built with an MSI Neo4 Platinum Mobo
I formatted GPT and PARTITIONED NTFS
it's an Internal drive


I didn't notice anything wrong with it yesterday everything was smooth sailingSounds like a process was interrupted during the download (transfer) and has corrupted the HDD's . Any possibility to temporarily try to read the drives on another computer to see what is readable? Have you tried to get into safe mode on either drive? I presume that your windows 7 O/S was still on the original HDD before you lost CONTROL of the computer. If you were able to determine why the computer shut down during the night that could have a pointer. If you can get into safe mode and set the computer to an earlier time that might get you out of this. truenorththe thing that throws me off is that even without the hard drives plugged in, it freezes when i try to run the windows 7 setup disc.
I dont have another computer that supports SATA
I am having trouble booting into safe mode, the only options i get are startup recovery and boot windows normally.
yes win7 is installed on another HDD, and it freezes after the loading windows process.
Thanks for your input!safe mode freezes at

Loaded: \Windows\System32\DRIVERS\AVGIDSEH.Sysalright, i've figured it out, the 3TB drive was causing problems, but now can only use the 3tb drive in an enclosure (which means the speed of the drive has significantly decreased)  


if anyone else has this problem or any more ideas I'd love to hear itJust a parting observation re the "possibility" as to why this might have occurred (and i certainly will bow to more knowledgeable CH hardware experts to venture if i am off base here ). Could it be possible that the point of connection on the MOBO had insufficient power available to run the drive? If the "case" is powered that would overcome that problem. However if the case is not powered and is relying solely on the power of the USB port then that theory goes out the window i suspect. 3 TB HDD drives are in the upper range of the latest available drives and more than likely using high rpm (compared to earlier drives) so maybe their power DEMANDS are greater. Whatdeya think? truenorth

I just made the switch from Mac to PC.  I literally bought my computer last night.  My OS is Windows 7.  When I open up a program there is some lag time.  I was wondering if there is a way to speed my computer up a little.  I know windows 7 comes with a lot of extra programs I don't need.  I didn't know if I could wipe my computer down to just the essentials I need, in exchange for a faster computer from program to program.  I only use this computer for school.  I use Microsoft Office mostly.  I still want to use my computer for internet, PICTURES and listening to music, but that's about the extent of it.  Any ideas?Unfortunately PC's today ship with alot of preloaded junk INSTALLED...mostly by the manuf. themselves...
Since it's brand new i'd spend a week or so going thru anything in Start/Programs and decide if you need it ...or not.
We can't see the machine so it's hard to decide for you...
Once you have WHITTLED that down i would highly SUGGEST a little app called StartupCPL...by Mike Lin that gives you control over what loads at startup...a common cause of wait times...
This will place a Startup Icon in your Control Panel to launch the app...

NOTE: do NOT uncheck any items if you don't know what they do...you can report back here if you need to know whether it's needed or not...

Did i mention it's Free ? ?Thanks! I've begun sorting through programs, weeding out what I don't need.  If I just right click, and select delete, will these programs be gone from my computer entirely?  I've heard that even when you empty your recycle bin, those files are still somewhere on your computer.  I don't know if there is any truth to that.  You can't just delete the programe like that, you need to un-install it go here and download Revo un installer http://www.revouninstaller.com/revo_uninstaller_free_download.html as this does a better job than the windows un-installer.
Use that to un-install the programes you don't want.
As for your question about if the files are "still there" once deleted, yes they are, when you delete somthing the computer flags the sectors of the hard drive that the files occupied as empty, the info is still there until it is overwriten, the same as a mac. Quote from: Dyl Main on March 07, 2012, 06:16:04 AM

Thanks! I've begun sorting through programs, weeding out what I don't need.  If I just right click, and select delete, will these programs be gone from my computer entirely? 

What I mean by extend out is when clicking on the "all program" botton, a new menu should appear on the right, then when clicking on "Accessories", another menu WOULD appear on the more right.

The menus should keep extending to the right.


The PIC below is the start menu i have right now, it's folders...

[attachment deleted by admin]It's not done in Vista unfortunately. Everything extends down rather than right. Click a PROGRAMME and you will see a drop down box within programmes. I personally prefer it this way, more aesthetically pleasing.



Unless you switch to "Classic start menu", or you use 3rd party utility: http://www.vistastartmenu.com/index.html Quote from: Mulreay on September 12, 2009, 09:23:51 PM

It's not done in Vista unfortunately. Everything extends down rather than right. Click a programme and you will see a drop down box within programmes. I personally prefer it this way, more aesthetically pleasing.

=Taskbar%20Start%20Menu]Pin Apps to the Vista Start Menu

The last time I tried to start my computer, I got a screen with this message:

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Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause.

If Windows files have been damaged or configured incorrectly, Startup Repair can help diagnose and fix the problem. If power was interupted during startup, choose Start Windows Normally.

(Use the arrow key to HIGHLIGHT your choice.)

Launch Startup Repair (recommended)

Start Windows normally.

Launch Startup Repair (recommended)