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I have a laptop who's vista business is corrupted.So i used a usb stick to install vista ultimate but at the point completing installation it doesn't progress even after two hours.I even formatted all of my pation's.
                                              My Specs
2gb ddr2 ram
268 hd space
intel centrino 2 2.58 ghz QUOTE from: asdasdasd on November 26, 2010, 10:36:16 PM

I have a laptop who's vista business is corrupted.So i used a usb stick to install vista ultimate but at the point completing installation it doesn't progress even after two hours.I even formatted all of my pation's.
                                              My Specs
2gb ddr2 ram
268 hd space
intel centrino 2 2.58 ghz

what is this? i've never seen this PROCESS before and was curious what it is.

[recovering disk space - old attachment deleted by admin]It is either a normal WINDOWS process or a virus. The way to check is to look at the location of the file. The normal Windows dllhost.exe file is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32 as in your screen shot. It monitors DLL-based activities in the background and is used by SEVERAL applications as a "host" for dll-based applications. The most common Microsoft application that uses it is Internet Information Server (IIS), the web server. Dllhost.exe is an essential PART of Windows and required for Windows to work properly. It should never be disabled.

http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&=&q=dllhost.exe&btnG=Google+Search


Thanks, i was going through cleaning out bulk programs and wasn't SURE what that quite was.

I know this isn't HELP or support but i just THOUGHT to share something i have found out a while ago. TRY to make a folder name 'CON'
A pop-up forces you to change the name by saying "the specified device name is invalid."


Also, open up Microsoft Office Word (any version) and type this in: =rand (200, 99) and press Enter.
It makes a 392 page list of copied and pasted paragraphs


(Please Move this if in the wrong section) Quote from: shanked on November 24, 2010, 09:51:53 PM

I know this isn't help or support but i just thought to share something i have found out a while ago. Try to make a folder name 'CON'
A pop-up forces you to change the name by saying "the specified device name is invalid."

Also, open up Microsoft Office Word (any version) and type this in: =rand (200, 99) and press Enter.
It makes a 392 page list of copied and pasted paragraphs

I have a number of old 3.5 inch diskettes that I desperately need to read.  I just purchased a TEAC USP portable diskette drive and attached it to my Dell labtop with Windows 7.  When I insert a diskette and attempt to "open," it instructs me that the disk need to be formatted.  This, of course, would erase all the data on the disk.  What am I doing wrong? Help. 
Floppy disks that are more then a year or two old are often unreadable.

Is it doing that with every disk?

Also, are you sure they are PC Formatted and not an older Macintosh Floppy disk format?Knowing what's on these floppies would help as well...MORE INFO: yes they are Macintosh formatted.  They were last used in 2005.  Back when PC's all had built-in DISC readers I had no problem reading them on PC computers.  I transferred several to a PC in 2006.  They have been carefully stored ever since.  They contain simple Word and Excel documents, nothing fancy.  Thanks.Without a file conversion app you will have to try opening them on a MAC...You might try online conversion via http://www.zamzar.com/.  I don't know whether it will work with your files but it might be worth a try.Since I can't get the files off the diskette and onto my hard-drive, I don't think an online conversion would work.  Am I missing something? Quote from: zoogang75 on December 18, 2010, 09:05:28 AM

MORE INFO: yes they are Macintosh formatted.  They were last used in 2005.

Back when PC's all had built-in disc readers I had no problem reading them on PC computers.  I transferred several to a PC in 2006.  They have been carefully stored ever since.  They contain simple Word and Excel documents, nothing fancy.  Thanks.

Since I can't get the files off the diskette and onto my hard-drive, I don't think an online conversion would work. 

Then  you aren't going to be able to read them. The formats are entirely foreign to a PC.

If you've read them on PCs before, they are in PC format (720K or 1.44MB).

Might not the PCs have had a utility installed such as MacDisk, MacOpener, or HFV Explorer?

Back when PC's all had built-in disc readers I had no problem reading them on PC computers

is there any reason to think my PC would have a problem opening those?

Ok, here is my question. I have a laptop (HP) and i think that i have a virus (yes i know that it can be removed, however, that being SAID i think that some house cleaning is in order)  now to my question. How do you slipstream driver software such as Realtec's nic drivers, hp quick launch buttons,etc into windows 7 installer so i don't have to keep installing the driver packages.

i ask, because the last time i did this was with XP and when i attempted that it did not WORK for some REASON.http://frankieloscavio.blogspot.com/2009/10/how-i-slipstreamed-windows-7-rtm.htmlYou can use DriverMax to backup and reinstall drivers: http://www.innovative-sol.com/drivermax/

You can also easily get them from HP site BEFORE you reinstall. Quote from: Broni on November 26, 2010, 10:14:04 AM

You can use DriverMax to backup and reinstall drivers: http://www.innovative-sol.com/drivermax/

You can also easily get them from HP site BEFORE you reinstall.

I have tried searching but it doesn't say the answer except for uninstalling the driver and reinstalling it but i don't know how to do it

I have a Nvidia 8400GT or something. I don't know please help. I am willing to pay if someone fixes this problem without reinstalling my OS.

It doesn't go past the 10 minute mark and i have tested it twice now. The first time it ran for 9 minutes 50 seconds till it got the BSOD. The second time gave me 10 minutes 20 seconds.

Here is a picture : 1) What is new or different since the last time everything worked properly (ie, new hw, new sw, virus, error, etc)?

2) We do not request or accept payment. We offer free advice.

3) What type of computer and operating system do you have?

4) Go to the nvidia website and download the correct driver for your video card. Then install it.

5) Go to the website of your computer manufacturer and check for a bios update.

6) Statements like: QUOTE

I have a Nvidia 8400GT or something.

Bios updates are done at boot, not from within the OS. If the bios utility runs in Windows it only starts there - it will require a reboot to do the actual flash.

New BSOD happened after less than 6 minutes

After I install CHIKKA messenger v.5, I tried to sign in but an error OCCURRED..

"microsoft visual C++ runtime LIBRARY"

runtime error

program C:/users/

this application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way.
please contact the application's support TEAM for more information


how to deal with this?try UNINSTALLING and then reinstalling the programI did it twice...  but still the same error...

I have windows 7 home premium 64 bits on my packard bell easy note TJ 75 with media player 12 . Please tell me if I can record live radio through internet on  my computer or cd and howI think that would constitute copyright infringement. I may be wrong. Quote from: Mulreay on November 17, 2010, 08:29:41 PM

I think that would constitute copyright infringement. I may be wrong.

If it were actual radio, it shouldn't be a problem. I don't know how those laws apply to Internet "radio".

I think it's pretty much legal if u just wanna record internet radios for your own personal use and don't share it anywhere. I also record music from internet radios to mp3 for my cell phone with some Audials Radiotracker app and never had any problems.

I think it's pretty much legal if u just wanna record internet radios for your own personal use and don't share it anywhere. I also record music from internet radios to mp3 for my cell phone with some Audials Radiotracker app and never had any problems.

I'm so glad to hear that you 'think' something, therefor it must be the way the law works.

It is the way the law works in the USA and Europe.

I'm pretty sure that it isn't the way the law works.

This has always been a question...
The rules in general will be a flaw. In short, it will differ to a point of opinion.

hi

have just hopefully fixed my computer from bsod's but SINCE retifying that problem, when i go ONTO youtube and stream music my computer just FREEZE's it will be after a good 20---30 MINS or so but all the same it still freezes
any help with a solution would be great please

many thanksWhat BROWSER? Did you try different browser?

I was CURIOUS about ALL Windows users, but you have to pick a subforum, so I picked this one.

Anyway, I have a very definite opinion about opening windows (lower-case) maximized vs. "normal", and I frequently get frustrated with the way that Windows (upper-case) behaves. But then I thought, well, MAYBE it behaves that way because that's the way The People WANT it to behave, and I'm the odd duck.

Hence this poll.I prefer programs to show their windows how I last left them. Thankfully, 99.9% of all programs do this. the rest are crap anyway.I'm not sure i exactly get the question as i have all apps and programs do what i want them to do...not what they might want to do...But what's your preference? Maximized? Or not? THAT'S the question!

(And 7 doesn't always leave it as you left it...)It depends on the program really.  I have some that I open maximized all the time and others that open in a 'normal' size.  For example SAFARI and FireFox both open maximized, my calculator opens normally sized. Quote from: rjbinney on November 22, 2010, 08:41:57 PM

(And 7 doesn't always leave it as you left it...)

Does anyone know do you need a driver for WINDOWS 7 Home Premium  dial up modem I have installed a dial up modem into my windows 7 machine and when I PLUG the phone LINE into the computer the phones makes a funny ring a serious of short rings more like burr burr not the normal ring? The modem says it is for windows xp vista. Any info would be helpful. Ojasis the modem in pulse mode RATHER than tone mode? Does it make the de-der-dum noise as it dials or just a series of dit-dit-dits?

Also, have you checked that it's dialling the right number?what model / MANUFACTURER is your dial up modem?

Hello.
I made/cloned a system image of my c and E drive, using Windows 7 backup and RESTORE programme.  my system is windows 7 ultimate,  C (as usual) is my windows drive - consisting of 120GB data,  and E has my additional data (pics, music, etc drive.  E uses 1 terabyte of data.
This was backed up on an internal 1 TB drive. drive
I bought a new PC. This has a new blank but formatted 1.5 TB drive, and I want to restore my COMPLETE system (C and E) to the new computer.  I connected my 1 TB internal Sata "image" drive in the computer and tried to restore all my data. However, only my C drive keeps being restored. When started the computer recognizes both PHYSICAL drives and shows me all the "image data". No it doesn't say it's CORRUPTED.  It doesn't give me any options, just installs only the c drive and not the E.
What am I not doing?  Need help desperately.  Thanks for any assistance.
Lee.

I got the "win 7 Internet security" virus on my vaio laptop and after doing some research online I used malwarebytes anti-virus to remove it and I think it's gone because I don't get the annoying pop ups anymore anyways after removing the virus, I can't open anything anymore because it wil either have an error or the "open with" box wil appear.  the only way I can open something is if I run it as administrator. Please help me with how to fix thisFirst things first - let's make sure that you are virus free.  Go HERE, follow the directions EXACTLY and post the requested LOGS in a new thread of that FORUM.i did all the six steps and this is what i came up with. the log for superantispyware is

SUPERAntiSpyware Scan Log
http://www.superantispyware.com

Generated 11/23/2010 at 08:22 PM

Application Version : 4.46.1000

Core Rules Database Version : 5907
Trace Rules Database Version: 3719

Scan type       : Complete Scan
Total Scan Time : 01:53:06

Memory items scanned      : 761
Memory threats detected   : 0
Registry items scanned    : 13566
Registry threats detected : 19
FILE items scanned        : 199074
File threats detected     : 34

Adware.Gamevance
   (x86) HKLM\Software\Classes\CLSID\{BEAC7DC8-E106-4C6A-931E-5A42E7362883}
   (x86) HKCR\CLSID\{BEAC7DC8-E106-4C6A-931E-5A42E7362883}
   (x86) HKCR\CLSID\{BEAC7DC8-E106-4C6A-931E-5A42E7362883}
   (x86) HKCR\CLSID\{BEAC7DC8-E106-4C6A-931E-5A42E7362883}\InprocServer32
   (x86) HKCR\CLSID\{BEAC7DC8-E106-4C6A-931E-5A42E7362883}\InprocServer32#ThreadingModel
   (x86) HKCR\CLSID\{BEAC7DC8-E106-4C6A-931E-5A42E7362883}\ProgID
   (x86) HKCR\CLSID\{BEAC7DC8-E106-4C6A-931E-5A42E7362883}\Programmable
   (x86) HKCR\CLSID\{BEAC7DC8-E106-4C6A-931E-5A42E7362883}\TypeLib
   (x86) HKCR\CLSID\{BEAC7DC8-E106-4C6A-931E-5A42E7362883}\VersionIndependentProgID
   (x86) HKCR\GamevanceText.Linker.1
   (x86) HKCR\GamevanceText.Linker.1\CLSID
   (x86) HKCR\GamevanceText.Linker
   (x86) HKCR\GamevanceText.Linker\CLSID
   (x86) HKCR\GamevanceText.Linker\CurVer
   (x86) HKCR\TypeLib\{014C4232-6904-47B9-9144-7E0FB7277444}
   C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\GAMEVANCE\GVTL.DLL
   (x86) HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser HELPER Objects\{BEAC7DC8-E106-4C6A-931E-5A42E7362883}
   (x86) HKU\S-1-5-21-2175598002-276824424-936044750-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{BEAC7DC8-E106-4C6A-931E-5A42E7362883}
   (x86) HKCR\AppId\GamevanceText.DLL
   (x86) HKCR\AppId\GamevanceText.DLL#AppID

Adware.Tracking Cookie
   .advertising.com [ C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\7.0.517.44\Default\Cookies ]
   .atdmt.com [ C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\7.0.517.44\Default\Cookies ]
   .doubleclick.net [ C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\7.0.517.44\Default\Cookies ]
   ad.yieldmanager.com [ C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\7.0.517.44\Default\Cookies ]
   .atdmt.com [ C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\7.0.517.44\Default\Cookies ]
   .advertising.com [ C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\7.0.517.44\Default\Cookies ]
   .imrworldwide.com [ C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\7.0.517.44\Default\Cookies ]
   .imrworldwide.com [ C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\7.0.517.44\Default\Cookies ]
   .247realmedia.com [ C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\7.0.517.44\Default\Cookies ]
   .oasn04.247realmedia.com [ C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\7.0.517.44\Default\Cookies ]
   www.googleadservices.com [ C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\7.0.517.44\Default\Cookies ]
   .serving-sys.com [ C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\7.0.517.44\Default\Cookies ]
   .serving-sys.com [ C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\7.0.517.44\Default\Cookies ]
   ad.yieldmanager.com [ C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\7.0.517.44\Default\Cookies ]
   .steelhousemedia.com [ C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\7.0.517.44\Default\Cookies ]
   .steelhousemedia.com [ C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\7.0.517.44\Default\Cookies ]
   .advertising.com [ C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\7.0.517.44\Default\Cookies ]
   .advertising.com [ C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\7.0.517.44\Default\Cookies ]
   .advertising.com [ C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\7.0.517.44\Default\Cookies ]
   .advertising.com [ C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\7.0.517.44\Default\Cookies ]
   .stopzilla.com [ C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\7.0.517.44\Default\Cookies ]
   www.stopzilla.com [ C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\7.0.517.44\Default\Cookies ]
   .stopzilla.com [ C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\7.0.517.44\Default\Cookies ]
   www.googleadservices.com [ C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\7.0.517.44\Default\Cookies ]
   .stopzilla.com [ C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\7.0.517.44\Default\Cookies ]
   .stopzilla.com [ C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\7.0.517.44\Default\Cookies ]
   .tribalfusion.com [ C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\7.0.517.44\Default\Cookies ]
   .specificclick.net [ C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\7.0.517.44\Default\Cookies ]
   .specificclick.net [ C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\7.0.517.44\Default\Cookies ]
   .interclick.com [ C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\7.0.517.44\Default\Cookies ]
   .interclick.com [ C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\7.0.517.44\Default\Cookies ]
   .interclick.com [ C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\7.0.517.44\Default\Cookies ]
   .doubleclick.net [ C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cookies ]

And the one for Malwarebytes is

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.46
www.malwarebytes.org

Database version: 5178

Windows 6.1.7600
Internet Explorer 8.0.7600.16385

11/23/2010 8:55:21 PM
mbam-log-2010-11-23 (20-55-21).txt

Scan type: Quick scan
Objects scanned: 142464
Time elapsed: 5 minute(s), 56 second(s)

Memory Processes Infected: 0
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 0
Registry Values Infected: 2
Registry Data Items Infected: 1
Folders Infected: 0
Files Infected: 1

Memory Processes Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Memory Modules Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Keys Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Values Infected:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\shell\open\command\(default) (Hijack.ExeFile) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\sezfile\shell\open\command\(default) (Rogue.MultipleAV) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.

Registry Data Items Infected:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\(default) (Hijacked.exeFile) -> Bad: (sezfile) Good: (exefile) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.

Folders Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Files Infected:
C:\Users\Owner\Local Settings\Application Data\opRSK (Malware.Trace) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.

The log for hijackthis is

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4
Scan saved at 9:27:30 PM, on 11/23/2010
Platform: Windows 7  (WinNT 6.00.3504)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.7600.16671)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel Matrix Storage Manager\IAAnotif.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office12\ONENOTEM.EXE
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sony\ISB Utility\ISBMgr.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\HP\Digital Imaging\bin\HpqSRmon.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sony\SmartWi Connection Utility\CCP.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sony\SmartWi Connection Utility\SmartWi.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sony\SmartWi Connection Utility\ThirdPartyAppMgr.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Sony\SmartWi Connection Utility\PowerManager.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Yahoo!\Messenger\ymsgr_tray.exe
C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Trend Micro\sniper.exe\sniper.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = Preserve
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://google.com/
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant =
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch =
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page = C:\Windows\SysWOW64\blank.htm
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyOverride = *.local
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName =
O1 - Hosts: 74.208.10.249 gs.apple.com
O2 - BHO: &Yahoo! Toolbar Helper - {02478D38-C3F9-4efb-9B51-7695ECA05670} - C:\PROGRA~2\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn\yt.dll
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHelperStub - {18DF081C-E8AD-4283-A596-FA578C2EBDC3} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelperShim.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {5C255C8A-E604-49b4-9D64-90988571CECB} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: Windows Live Sign-in Helper - {9030D464-4C02-4ABF-8ECC-5164760863C6} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WindowsLiveLogin.dll
O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper - {DBC80044-A445-435b-BC74-9C25C1C588A9} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin\jp2ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: SingleInstance Class - {FDAD4DA1-61A2-4FD8-9C17-86F7AC245081} - C:\PROGRA~2\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn\YTSingleInstance.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Yahoo! Toolbar - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - C:\PROGRA~2\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn\yt.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SmartWiHelper] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Sony\SmartWi Connection Utility\SmartWiHelper.exe" /WindowsStartup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ISBMgr.exe] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Sony\ISB Utility\ISBMgr.exe" Quote from: Quantos on November 23, 2010, 11:03:55 AM

and post the requested logs in a new thread of that forum.

I know it's really not a big deal, but I love my wallpapers Seems that after the latest Windows update (Nov 24, 2010) my slideshow won't work and is stuck on just 1 WALLPAPER. I can manually change them but otherwise I'm stuck. Yes, the world is not going to end, but if there's anyone out there who knows what may have caused this I would greatly appreciate an answer. BTW this is my first post on here, so a big HELLO to everyone! Click start then type edit power plan in the SEARCH box and press enter. Now click Change advanced power SETTINGS. Go to DESKTOP BACKGROUND settings > Slide show. Change it to Available.

I have a bunch of PROGRAMS that run at start-up, however, when I REBOOT Windows7 most of them do not show up in the hidden TASK bar. I always have to log off and back on again for everything to show up. I do see them as running but just not on the hidden task bar. Anyone else have this problem and know of a way to FIX it?My question would be do you need all these apps LAUNCHED on startup and hogging resources ? ?

If so let us know and we'll find a fix.

I deleted my ACCOUNT by mistake and all my word processor documents are GONE. Is there anyway to get them back for free?First look in the recycle bin - it's possible they're just waiting there for you. If not, try recuva (http://www.piriform.com/recuva)

I'm not even going to ask how you delete a user account "by mistake". Quote from: Allan on December 15, 2010, 05:32:30 AM

I'm not even going to ask how you delete a user account "by mistake".

I once repartitioned a drive by mistake. Not an easy task, let me tell you.

Yesterday an MS update was scheduled for my laptop so I installed over night.. 11 updates in all.

When I woke up I started my laptop and everything seemed fine except my tool bar was acting strange as in:

The quick launch was no longer showing just 4 with an extender button.. (forgive my terminology) but all 8 across the task bar.
The task bar was showing very small applications as in they were barely recognisable and the applications were all on the right rather than the left, for example the firefox window was about 1/6th it's normal size, and with a very random scroll button next to it??? Not sure either.

Then just to stick the boot in my iTunes had disappeared, all my music had lost it's iTunes logo and had gone to 'search for program' logos.   

Here's what I did to solve the problem.

I went back to my restore point and removed all the MS updates which returned most of the problems back to working correctly. My taskbar and quick launch were fine but iTunes kept coming back with 'some files are missing, please re-install iTunes'.

Not FEELING like re-installing iTunes to point 8.94gb of music back to it I decided to re-install the updates and rather than let it happen when I'm asleep I decided to take control.

After the update re-installed I checked iTunes, same thing 'files are missing'. All taskbar and quick launch problems were solved this time around, so no weird things.

I decided to force iTunes into an update by going into MS updates and checking recent updates and checking for any new ones.
iTunes update then kicked in and started downloading (about 105mb) and the PART where iTunes normally starts during the quicktime and iTunes  update the same 'files are missing' message came up, so I clicked OK to see what WOULD happen as I don't want to start again and the install continued.

The update finished and iTunes started working again with all my playlists etc intact.

I wrote this so that anyone else who had a similar problem can just search the CH search box for help with this. It certainly annoyed me no end.


Very helpful Mulreay...

Thanx for the heads up....

Respected sir,

Plz arrange to provide a reliable link for downloading WINDOWS 7 ultimate 32 bit. I shall be very thankful for your rapid response.Microsoft.Is this guy serious, this is the second time he's asked a dumb question (I was enlightened to the other one by ALLAN, Thanks).

GOOGLE it and buy it like 'eveyone' else does.

There are rules in this forum about pirated software, so if i was you i would not bother to ask again, because you are not going to GET a reply on here.

Like Patio says try Microsoft.

 On that note...

Topic Closed.
............but not locked.It is now.

Which power saving features do you use for your computer or laptop? Do you ever have issues with any of them? What is your overall experience with the features?
I clicked "Other (Specify)" because I use AMD Cool 'n' Quiet with my AMD X4 Phenom II 945. I have never had any issues. My overall experience is that it runs NICE and cool when I'm not doing much and ramps up the power when I need it.



The peaks at around 35 and 29 deg C were when I was doing DIVX encoding in VirtualDub. The rest of the time, as you can see, it stays around 20 - 25.


For me I have my laptop set to use a number of power management features when RUNNING on batteries in both win7 as well as Mint 10. However, the only one that usually get's used is Sleep mode; I don't usually leave my laptop unattended/unused long enough for it to hibernate.What is the Hybrid Sleep mode?

I have Windows 7 installed on an HP Compaq d530 CMT tower system and I discovered I could set the computer to hibernate by pressing the power button.  http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/10/29/what-is-hybrid-sleep-and-differences-with-basic-sleep-mode-in-vista Quote from: soybean on November 24, 2010, 08:16:06 AM

I have Windows 7 installed on an HP Compaq d530 CMT tower system and I discovered I could set the computer to hibernate by pressing the power button. 

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/10/29/what-is-hybrid-sleep-and-differences-with-basic-sleep-mode-in-vista

That setting is configurable in Power Options

I am trying to load Windows XP on a computer with a recently formatted hard drive but after it starts I get the message, "File setupdd.sys could not be loaded.  The error code is 7."
How can I get this computer to allow the install?  Why am I getting an error 7 message?Additional information.  The setup procedure advances to (Kernel Debugger DLL)  then stops giving me the error 7 thing.Could be faulty or incompatible memory or incompatible hardware. Has this computer ever run XP? Has it got enough RAM (at least 64 MB but ideally 128 MB or more? Is this a new build? If so, did you put it together out of old parts? Or maybe it's a junker you are trying to revive?

Quote

When you start your computer by using the Windows XP Recovery Console or by starting from the Windows XP CD-ROM, you receive one of the following error messages:
Setupdd.sys could not be loaded. Error code 4.
Setupdd.sys could not be loaded. Error code 7.

This issue may occur if your computer CONTAINS a hardware component that is either damaged or is incompatible with Windows XP.

To troubleshoot this issue, follow these steps.

This issue may occur if your computer contains a hardware component that is [...] damaged

To troubleshoot this issue, follow these steps.

Yes, this is the original disk that came with the computer.

hello
I have a laptop with WINDOWS 7 64 on it nad a program called "diskeeper" now the problem is not with the program it only shows the problem so here is the problem: in diskeeper it shows two volumes a C: drive and a Recovery volume now I can run chkdsk in the C drive however cannot run chkdsk in the recovery volume, (which is about 15 MB) I need to run chkdsk before I can dfrag it, as I get a error that says it needs to run chkdsk before it can be dfraged, I have tried safe mode and chkdsk C: /R/F which runs,but the recovery volume still shows up as not having chkdsk run, so I would appreciate any help at all on this problem thank you, I don't have a operating system CD as it was a download.Do not defrag the recovery partition. Just ignore it.

And for future reference, chkdsk /r assumes the "f" switch. The correct command is just "chkdsk /r".There is no reason to either checkdisk or defragment a recovery partition. Since the CONTENTS of the drives don't change and are only read when you perform a recovery, errors cannot be introduced, and for the same reason the drive doesn't get fragmented. And even if it did, it would be POINTLESS to defragment it anyway.

This sounds like a case of cargo cult PC optimization.thanks for the help! it is appreciated  very much mark as solved!

I have a netgear wg111v2 wireless adapter and im looking to upgrade to Win7. I had to apply specific settings to get the adapter to WORK on vista. I just upgraded my adapter version to 4.0. Will the settings change when i upgrade to win7To get more info. here --> http://kb.netgear.com/app/products/model/a_id/2557
About your Netgear--> http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/12286/session/L2F2LzEvc2lkL3pweVBnQ2ZrO____________________________________O  Now how do i know which version of the Netgear Wg111v2 smart wizard i haveIs your WINDOWS 7 the 64bit version? If so, almost all netgear wireless adapters won't work as this isn't supported.
If your still using the 32bit version it will still work just like Vista or XP.

Compatible for Win7 is much higher than that of Vista, and can support most WinXP and Vista software and drivers. Netgear doesn't have 64bit driver support (if going from 32bit to 64bit you might have some replacement driver issues). Win7 however will not allow incompatible drivers to be INSTALLED which might make it unstable. If it's not supported or for GAMING purposes, you might want to go wired if possible. Quote

which version of the Netgear Wg111v2

my name is amit laha i have brought one DELL laptop and those people's given window 7, but when they booted win 7 then they provided only one DRIVE "C". Then now how can I divide my "C" drive You can either use Disk Management (Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Computer Management - Disk Management) or a 3RD PARTY UTILITY such as Easeus Partition Manager (http://www.google.com/search?hl=&q=easeus+partition+manager&sourceid=navclient-ff&rlz=1B3GGLL_en-GB___US394&ie=UTF-8&aq=0&oq=easeus+par)

Hi Members

Actually for the last 30 days I am facing a different kind of problem related to my PC. My Computer goes bsod or black screen of death  automatically after 6-8hrs of working. When I try to start it again, It doesn't start. But after 10- 12 hrs it starts.
Download BlueScreenView:
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/blue_screen_view.html
unzip downloaded file and double click on BlueScreenView.exe to run the program.
when scanning is done, go to EDIT - Select All
Go to FILE - SAVE Selected Items, and save the report as BSOD.txt
Open BSOD.txt in Notepad, copy all of the CONTENT, and PASTE it into your next reply==================================================
Dump File         : 111510-20997-01.dmp
Crash Time        : 11/15/2010 12:29:48 PM
Bug Check String  : IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Bug Check Code    : 0x0000000a
Parameter 1       : 0x1fc13a94
Parameter 2       : 0x00000002
Parameter 3       : 0x00000001
Parameter 4       : 0x82aa3d05
Caused By Driver  : halmacpi.dll
Caused By Address : halmacpi.dll+23
File Description  : Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL
Product Name      : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company           : Microsoft Corporation
File Version      : 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Processor         : 32-bit
Computer Name     :
Full Path         : D:\Windows\Minidump\111510-20997-01.dmp
Processors Count  : 2
Major Version     : 15
Minor Version     : 7600
==================================================

==================================================
Dump File         : 111410-20919-01.dmp
Crash Time        : 11/14/2010 5:02:50 PM
Bug Check String  : MEMORY_MANAGEMENT
Bug Check Code    : 0x0000001a
Parameter 1       : 0x00005003
Parameter 2       : 0x87c00000
Parameter 3       : 0x0000448d
Parameter 4       : 0x891db009
Caused By Driver  : ntkrnlpa.exe
Caused By Address : ntkrnlpa.exe+dcd10
File Description  : NT Kernel & System
Product Name      : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company           : Microsoft Corporation
File Version      : 6.1.7600.16617 (win7_gdr.100618-1621)
Processor         : 32-bit
Computer Name     :
Full Path         : D:\Windows\Minidump\111410-20919-01.dmp
Processors Count  : 2
Major Version     : 15
Minor Version     : 7600
==================================================

==================================================
Dump File         : 111410-22042-01.dmp
Crash Time        : 11/14/2010 5:00:56 PM
Bug Check String  : ATTEMPTED_WRITE_TO_READONLY_MEMORY
Bug Check Code    : 0x000000be
Parameter 1       : 0x901b94dc
Parameter 2       : 0x3c292121
Parameter 3       : 0xa1687b44
Parameter 4       : 0x0000000a
Caused By Driver  : srv2.sys
Caused By Address : srv2.sys+84dc
File Description  : Smb 2.0 Server driver
Product Name      : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company           : Microsoft Corporation
File Version      : 6.1.7600.16664 (win7_gdr.100826-1603)
Processor         : 32-bit
Computer Name     :
Full Path         : D:\Windows\Minidump\111410-22042-01.dmp
Processors Count  : 2
Major Version     : 15
Minor Version     : 7600
==================================================
DLoad and run MemTest...let it run approx. 2 hours.
Any errors at all and you have a BAD stik of RAM.where can i get it? can i ask for the link ? GUESS you got one of those computers that shipped without Google.

Google search: http://www.google.com/search?hl=&q=memtest&sourceid=navclient-ff&rlz=1B3GGGL_enUS369US309&ie=UTF-8

Memtest link: http://www.memtest.org/Great forum!!! THANKS for the information. Now I know what to do.

I use Tune up which seems to work well.

Unfortunately one of the speeding up options was to disable the search facilty.  I want it BACK now but I don't know how to do it.

Any suggestions gratefully received.

ThanksWhat is Tune Up ? ?
Sounds like 1 of those NEBULOUS BS APPS...Start/control panel, select classic view, administrative tools, COMPONENT SERVICES, services local now maximize window scroll down to windows search and right click select properties.
It will probably say disabled on the start up type, left click it and select automatic, apply, O.K.
 Hope it works now.

My 2 year old vista 32 bit computer will randomly emit 1 short beep. 4 gig ram, dvd writer, 1 gig hd, BFG 9900 video. It sometimes beeps more with online fps games. Any ideas?

ThanksDLoad, install and run Speedfan...
Post your Temps both at idle and under gaming.Idle
Fan 1 1517 rpmAt Idle

Fan 1 1517 rpm, fan 3 844, GPU 51C, Temp 1 84C, all ELSE 36 and belowGaming

gpu 54C, temp 1 85C
 I cleaned gpu of a lot of stuff and cleaned cpu chiller and fan b4 these numbers. Have a 650 watt ps.

I'm very new to Windows 7, having used Windows XP for a long time. So I have no clue about anything. I plugged in my external USB device, a WINDOW appeared saying that, do I want to scan the USB device for problems and fix them (Cksum or something). So I was unsure whether to do the scan or not
because the USB device worked perfectly on another (XP) computer. So I said no and carried on, autoplay came I selected show in folder. It did.

Problems:

-Ico file didn't show up (viewed as thumbnails)
-When I tried to open a folder it said i didn't have admin permissions (I only have one account and it has admin facilities) so then it said to go to the security tab I did and when to the screen where you can choose who has what RIGHTS. I checked all boxes for E:/, like Write, Read, Edit and stuff but then a load of popups come saying that the USB is corrupted so it could not save the changes. On Windows XP it works fine.

I don't want to scan and fix the problems because I'm worried whether or not after these fixes it would work on XP.


Thank you very  much The problems do exist. Fix them.

It works fine with XP because XP:

-doesn't care wether the device works or not. It just accesses it. You have to scan it manually.
-XP doesn't include a very usable implementation of Limited User Accounts and doesn't have it set to the default. Therefore most PEOPLE are always running as admin. with Windows Vista and 7 nobody is ever running as an admin (at LEAST not without making a number of changes).

With Windows Vista/7, when you log in, if you are logging in to an "administrator" account, it strips off all the admin rights from the token, and all the programs you run start by default with that token.

When you need administrative permission to do something, such as change a setting, or if a program tries to start itself as an admin, with UAC enabled you are prompted (if the scenario fits with your UAC options). If you then answer Yes, or If it doesn't fit your UAC options (win 7) or if you simply have it disabled, then Windows just shrugs it's shoulders, creates a new Logon token that includes your administrative accesses, and launches the process/launches the process again under that account.

This is where the majority of confusion about UAC comes from. People complain that they cannot access certain files and folders, and then attest that "it says that I don't have permission but I'm the admin *sniffle*", when truly they aren't the admin and simply don't understand the new scheme. (again, not without tweaks, anyway).

The proper solution when this occurs with a USB drive of any description is to take ownership of the folders in question. As you note you've essentially tried that. Not sure why you needed the security tab for that, for me I simply right-click the folder and choose "take ownership" (actually, that's a lie; usually I never need that option because windows prompts me when it's required).

Basically, the issue? the stick is corrupted. Just because XP seems to use it with no problem doesn't mean there aren't any; it doesn't perform any sort of automatic checking to the stick as Vista/7 do.
Okk, bump D:<

So I got the usb fixed, well I ran chkdsk And now it doesn't say that the usb has any errors of any sort now

However I still have the same problem, I can't open exe or any other folders. The icon thing was another issue. I tried to change the permission settings alot however things weren't any different.

I looked up online and someone had said to download this partition table, and I have no clue what that's about. Lol.

I have a new netbook with Windows 8 Home Premium.It has a 32 bit system.Can it be upgraded to 64?
Sorry if this is a stupid question(I am not computer savvy-as you can tell).Thanks! I'm impressed that you have windows 8 xD But yeah, if you're willing to pay for the 64-bit reinstall. (I presume there is a cost).best to run this app before spending money
 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=1b544e90-7659-4bd9-9e51-2497c146af1590% of all netbooks use 32-bit hardware.

You need 64-bit compatible hardware (64-bit CPU, etc) in order to run a 64-bit OS. Quote from: macko1944 on November 18, 2010, 03:42:06 PM

I have a new netbook with Windows 8 Home Premium.

The only reason I asked the question was,that I asked and received(?)a memory upgrade to 4 GB(and paid for it!)before taking the netbook home,only to find out that the 32 bit system is not able to use 3 GB-s,let alone 4.So,now you have the full story.

A family member set up my HP laptop and used my full name to IDENTIFY the computer. Now when I download files or save documents they are saved to a folder with my full name and I would like to change that. Is it possible? And if so, how would I do it?
Thank you.I don't fully understand the question, but try clicking on the folder and then PRESSING F2.Will that also create the correct file and other information associations? WHen you download a file for example, it automatically goes to the {logged in User} downloads folder. This simple rename will take care of that also? I thoughh I would have to create a totally new user account and then try to transfer all settings/files etc.
Thank youI'm unclear on exactly what you're trying to do.Sorry about our miscommunications. What I am trying to do is this: When I download or save an office document, it creates a link to the file. this link now displays my full and complete name, because that is how my friend set my user account up as well as  the computer name. When you type in system information,  registered to, it also displays my name. For privacy reasons I am trying to change all this stuff to something less descriptive. Can it be done w/o reinstalling Vista?I'm still not completely sure I know what you want to do. Do you want to change the name of your user folder in Documents and Settings? Do you want to change the name of your computer registration (right-click on My Computer - Properties)? Do you want to change the name of your default download folder?

I'm sorry - I know you are trying to EXPLAIN to the best of your ability, but I find your posts a LITTLE confusing (maybe it's me).OK lets keep trying.
Yes, I want to change the name of  the user folder in  documents and settings

Yes, I want to change the name of the computer registration

Yes I want to change the name of my default download folder.

You are correct on all three counts. Is it possible to do? Sorry for my confusing descriptions..1) Download Folder: You can download to any folder you like. When you want to download a file, right-click on it, and choose the location to which you want to download it. After the first time, it should always default to that folder.

2) Computer name / registration: Depends on the OS. It's somewhere in System Properties though.

3) User Folder - unless it's the default Admin folder, just go to Control Panel - User Accounts. If it IS the default Admin folder you cannot change the name. You can, however, create a new user folder and start using that one.Is there anything special needed to coppy over everything to the new user account?You can copy the entire CONTENTS of the other folder if you like.OK I make a new account, log in as administrator, the just copy/paste my old account over to the new one. Correct?That should work, yes.

And to expand on the default download location, what browser are you using to download?The folder creation seemed to work. I am using IE8 as my browserGlad to hear your problem is solved.

Hey all,
Plz TELL the differences between 32 bit and 64 bit.
I'm a video amateur. I want to find which one is more suitable for me.Have a LOOK here

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/32-bit-and-64-bit-Windows-frequently-asked-questions

I have a file in a folder called bla.exe

I copy a newer version to the folder

WINDOWS 7 asks me if I want to copy and replace the file

I say yes

Windows 7 says "ERROR file is open in another program"

WHAT THE HECK IS THAT!!!
(it is in no WAY shape or form open in any program except for explorer!)

There is some kind of delayed file protection inside windows 7 that is not in windows XP nor vista.

in XP or vista you can copy and replace files with no problems.

I have searched and found several possible fixes that dont FIX the problem:
1.) I set the advanced owner permisions to my whole C: drive to have the owner as Administrator instead of trusted installer

2.) UAC is off and I have set all basic permissions to full control on admin and on everyone
_______________________________________ ______________________

problem #2

In windows XP I edit a batch file and I click save to save its new contents.

In windows 7 I save the edited batch file and it says it is in use and I end up having to save it as a different name or different location!
_______________________________________ _____________________

- I have searched to no end on this issue since win 7 came out.
- I have this same issue after re-installing windows 7 multiple times( and with default settings)
- I have this same issue on different peoples computers that have win 7 too.

_______________________________________ ______________________

the files that have copy errors can be ANY exe and it wont let you unless you wait about 10 minutes after you clicked the original exe.

the batch save problem also exists on any windows 7

_______________________________________ _____________________-

Any possible help or solutions would be great.....someday I guess.... I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. I'm moving and replacing executables immediately after closing them to test various installation scenarios for my own programs, and I haven't had any problems editing batch files in the manner you describe.

In fact, in the first instance, I am quite LITERALLY closing the program, replacing the executable, and starting it again all within a fraction of a second.weird...
what version of 7 do you have (home premium, ultimate?),
32 bit or 64
and build?

mine is 7 ultimate build 7600 (i think) and 64 bit

Im not sure why you have no problem but thats why Im posting here so we can put our minds together

I fully can understand your confusion though... thanksWindows 7 Ultimate x64 build 7600 (RTM).


For the record however I also had no problems with my laptop when it was running Home Premium (also x64).


If the lock seems to stay for a minute or so, you could try process explorer. Some add-on program...Almost certainly an AV program if installed... could be keeping it open for some silly caching scheme. you can use the find feature to search for handles that for that file, and see which programs are using that handle.

The same thing is probably causing your batch file save issues.oh yes procmon i have used that before... not for this problem though... although I sometimes dont use virus protection and I still have the errors

I use antivir by avira when I want to and I have no viruses.

also when I have the antivir installed I have tried disabling the guard on it to test the same theory and I still have the errors.

could it be a certain service .. maybe if I turn all services to automatic it will fix it...should I try that?It's not a services issue...

Yet come to think of it we have no way of knowing what whacks you have done to this system...so yeah...try the defaults.Well I have tried the defaults and still no go... I install vista 64 bit and I get no problems at all... but I paid for windows 7 and I wish I could figure this out.

After i was experiancing some issues with my wireless mpuse i decided to roll back to a previous restore in hopes some update would be uninstalled and my mouse would work. But instead when i turn on my comp (sony vaio vpccw17fx) all i get is a black screen. No boot options no safe mode nothing at all. I was running windows seven woth a dual install of ubuntu. So normally grub would load and i COULD select a OS to boot with.
Sorry for any spelling or grammar errors i missed, not used to typing with ipod touchWhich OS was installed 1st ? ?
Windows 7 wad installed 1st. And ive been able to get grub to load and LAUNCH windows. But its crazy slow. It took one hour for grub boot loader to display after turning my pc on and then after being able to select windows it was another hour before it DISPLAYED the starting windows text but still no windows logo above the text and its been about 45 minutesTime for a wipe and a clean install...
Decide if you want to INCLUDE Ubuntu this time...Yea i had figured this was prolly gonna be my only option. Was just hoping i guess. Well thank you , i guess it was a good idea for me to start downloading a ISO of windows seven after all./ Well we don't assist with that here...

Would like to put win 7 on my 2001 sony vaio but not sure if it is compatible with my comp and can i  back up my windows xp onto 2nd hard drive or disc.  Thx!

OS Name   Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version   5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer   Microsoft Corporation
System Name   PETIE-B4EYZEF64
System Manufacturer   Sony Corporation
System Model   PCV-RX741(UC)
System Type   X86-based PC
Processor   x86 Family 6 Model 6 Stepping 2 AuthenticAMD ~1526 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date   Award Software, Inc. ACPI BIOS Revision 1003VX, 5/16/2002
SMBIOS Version   2.3
Windows Directory   C:\WINDOWS
System Directory   C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device   \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale   United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer   Version = "5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)"
User Name   PETIE-B4EYZEF64\Petie i
Time Zone   Pacific Standard Time
Total PHYSICAL Memory   1,024.00 MB
Available Physical Memory   560.56 MB
Total Virtual Memory   2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory   1.96 GB
Page File Space   2.33 GB
Page File   C:\pagefile.sys
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/get/system-requirements.aspxAccording to http://www.docs.sony.com/release/specs/PCVRX741_sp.pdf, your computer supports a maximum of 1GB of RAM.  Therefore, I'd be very reluctant to upgrade it to Windows 7; I would not want to run Win 7 on a system with less than 2GB, ALTHOUGH it will run on 1GB.  But, go ahead and run the upgrade advisor in Allan's link to get a more detailed analysis.Thx for your input!!!Im gonna play it save and stick with my trusted win xp. Thanx again and happy holidays

My laptop with windows 7 displays smaller fonts than these aging eyes are happy with. Is there a WAY to increase the size, across the board, not just on the individual page?In Control Panel (available in the right column of the start menu), Choose "DISPLAY" The options PRESENTED should be the size options (100%, 125%, or 150%).You could also right-click on a blank space on your desktop and choose the lowest/last option, Personalization and choose Display as BC have SUGGESTED. Quote from: runbunch on December 20, 2010, 06:11:13 PM

across the board, not just on the individual page?

hi
excuseme, my english language is not good.
I want install metacafe program. metacafe download automatic just 10 clip each time . then for continue process i must click save button to SEARCH and download CLIPS again.
how click again for LONG time(automatic) (several click on button)
I active mouse KEY . if i can press and press ... num 5 will solve my PROBLEM but how can I?

Please help me
Thanks a lot.

is windows 7 FIREWALL ok,or do I need to purchase one?
Is it one way or two way  ( What is the best ??)
It's 2 way and it's fine.Thank you for  answer Quote

It's 2 way

Actually, it's not, unless configured manually.

Windows Vista includes a two-way firewall that has outbound filtering disabled by default. Why? Because it is complicated for end-users to use so they had that feature turned off as well as hidden. In fact, it is hidden so well that many users may think that the two-way firewall was yet another feature that was pulled from the final product.

Can you change a windows 7 64 bit computer into a windows xp 32 bit computer?  I have bought a new HP computer with Windows 7 Premium to help my games play faster,  however only about a 3rd of my games will play on it.  What I would like to do is turn this new computer into a windows xp pro 32 bit system computer.  would anyone have any suggestions I can try to accomplish this?Windows 7 ships with both 32 and 64bit versions....switch to 32 bit 7 instead...

Or travel to MS's site and grab what you need to run XP mode on Win7.....no charge. Quote from: danyjjb on December 22, 2010, 08:26:38 AM

however only about a 3rd of my games will play on it. 

Which games? I've yet to encounter a game that outright refuses to play on Windows Vista or 7 x64, but some of them just need a little "coaching".

Same here, I keep going back to the first Age of Empires and it used to keep crashing. After a little research i found out that if i changed the theme to windows default and kept the screen resolution box open, it doesn't crash. I do not know why, but it works, it has not crashed since.

Which games? I've yet to encounter a game that outright refuses to play on Windows Vista or 7 x64, but some of them just need a little "coaching".

Windows 7 ships with both 32 and 64bit versions....switch to 32 bit 7 instead...

Or travel to MS's site and grab what you need to run XP mode on Win7.....no charge.

Operating system is windows 7.  It has 2GB ram and a 250GB HD.  Sometimes while surfing the net, everything abruptly dissapears and I get a BSOD that says BAD_SPOOL_CALLER.  This doesnt happen consistently but it does every so often and shortly after that the computer restarts.  This hasnt been happening on any other laptops and I dont KNOW whats happening.  I read on the internet about some of the possible causes:  Bad hardware, bad software, bad website when you browse, hardware or software changes.  None of these seem to fit my situation, cause its a new laptop so Im assuming the hardware and software is okay.  I dont think its a bad website , cause it opens PROPERLY on my other computer without errors.  And I havent done any hardware or software changes. 

Please help
Download BlueScreenView (in ZIP file)
No installation required.
Unzip downloaded file and double click on BlueScreenView.exe file to run the program.
When scanning is done, go Edit>Select All.
Go File>Save Selected Items, and save the report as BSOD.txt.
Open BSOD.txt in Notepad, copy all content, and paste it into your next reply.

i have windows 7, when i have MULTIPLE web pages open at once, it will show me on my task bar. it used to be when i hovered my mouse over the little 'e' icon, it WOULD show me pics of what each page looked like. now it just says text of what page im on. how do i GET the pics back ?Right click on any taskbar empty space, click "Properties" and....

my taskbar property menu doesnt look like that, and just my luck, does not have that OPTION.  also, not entirely what i was trying to describe.Not what you want?

with windows 7, i dont have that kind of bar, they all cascade in grouped blocks. but essentially yes, i want it to look like that, but in my 7 formatI see. I didn't realize, it's different in Windows 7.
See here: http://www.blogsdna.com/2056/how-to-enable-or-disable-taskbar-thumbnails-preview-in-windows-7.htmvery helpful, thanks very muchYou're very welcome oh, FYI...my computer wasnt rated in aero was the problem.  I see....

In XP, you could CREATE folders in your Start Menu with shortcuts in the folder. When you selected the folder, it would expand so you could select either a shortcut in that folder or another subfolder:



In 7, the best I can do is add a folder to the Start Menu, and when I select that folder, it OPENS the folder in another Explorer window... Instead of the nice and easy way of just having it cascade.

Is there a way to do that?The start menu folders are stored as a normal filesystem at %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu. add/remove/delete folders as you please.Yeah, that's still not right...

That's click the Start Menu, select "All Programs", scroll to the folder, then click...

Isn't there a way so the folder POPS in the initial Start Menu, a LA XP?The only way I know of to get the fly-out MENUS in Windows 7's start menu is to install Classic Shell.

Hello,

I have an EXTERNAL hard drive that I use to store pictures, music etc. I used to store it on my computers internal HD before I started RUNNING out of space. Since I moved it over, I have added a lot of pictures and other stuff ( many hundreds ). Now I am worried that if something happens to my Internal drive, I will lose all of the NEW stuff. I tried to just copy and paste the info from the new folder to the old one, thinking that it would see the DUPLICATES and ask me if I want to delete them. It did ask, but it missed a lot of them, I ended up with almost a hundred duplicates in the one folder.

I know that one WAY would be to just delete the old ones and copy the new ones, but I was hoping to avoid that massive transfer if possible. It would be around 30 GB across a 2.0 USB cable.

Thank you,

I ran a search here on the Forum for start WINDOWS 7 without password, disable windows 7 password prompt and bypass windows 7 logon and didn't find an answer. I have tried run> control userwpasswords2 and unchecked "User must enter a username and password to use this computer", then clicked apply, typed in my password at the prompt, restarted the computer and no such luck. It still requires me to sign in. I tried to select Homegroup User$ and it won't allow me to. does anyone know of a registry tweak for this?This didn't work for you?

http://www.windowsreference.com/windows-server-2008/how-to-enable-autologon-in-windows-7-windows-server-2008/
It finally did work. For some odd reason I had to re-check REQUIRE password, reboot, uncheck it, reboot, recheck it and reboot several times in order for it to take. Thankfully Windows 7 now starts without prompting for a password!I tried this link without results.  Any ideas where else I can go?Although I'm not a big fan of major necroposting, this is relevant, so...

Alternative method to the above link:

1) Open up the registry (Windows key + R, type in regedit and click OK)
2) Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
3) EDIT the following:

AutoAdminLogon = 1
DefaultUsername = type in the username here. 
DefaultPassword = type in the password here.  If you don't see this value, right-click ANYWHERE in the right-hand pane, left-click "New," then "String value".  Call it "DefaultPassword" and then put your password there.

If you're on a domain, you'll have to add the string value "DefaultDomain" as well and type in its name. 

4) Reboot.  It will automatically attempt to log in with the credentials you put in the registry (and will encrypt the DefaultPassword value for security reasons). 

To override the autologin, begin holding SHIFT while the Windows 7 splash screen is up, and don't let go until you get your logon screen again.  This will not work with USB KEYBOARDS for some reason...

Blank blue screen (not BSOD) sometimes appears after booting windows 7 32 until the desktop. The computer does not respond to pressing ctrl-alt-del and reset. Only if I turn off the power. In serious games, and stress tests, no problems. Last updated bios on the MB ASUS. All drivers and windows updates are latest. In what may be the reason? Please help!What is new or different since the last time everything worked properly (ie, new hw, new sw, virus, error, etc)? Quote from: Allan on DECEMBER 16, 2010, 06:02:19 AM

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

So you just took the computer out of the box and did not install any new drivers? It has been this way from day one?

I installed system and all the lastest drivers

I currently have Ubuntu installed on my HDD, but I also want Windows (preferably 7) so I can run software and programs that aren't compatible with Linux. Can I put Windows on a USB jump drive or an external HDD? (CD is not an option, because I only have 1 CD drive and need it for something else)
Are there any other [external] options?
I'm hesitant to dual-partition, I'd much rather put Windows on an external device. However, if dual partitioning is my only option, I have 2 additional questions: How much will it slow down my computer (to have 2 OS versus 1)? And will I need to delete my Ubuntu partition (currently taking up entire HDD) and reinstall it in a smaller partition, or can I shrink it without losing data?
I do not want to install Windows within Ubuntu. If I dual partition I want to make the partitions completely separate.

Thanks for any answers.You should only consider having a HIGHER RAM for your machine. And maybe a 7200 rpm large capacity hard drive is better for having 2 OS installed(patition) on one HD. Or maybe you could post your current computer specs. If its on a HD -->  http://www.ehow.com/how_4623771_operating-systems-one-hard-drive.html Quote from: Shadow Vegan on November 12, 2010, 02:49:29 PM

Can I put Windows on a USB jump drive or an external HDD?

Are there any other [external] options?

How much will it slow down my computer (to have 2 OS versus 1)?

And will I need to delete my Ubuntu partition (currently taking up entire HDD) and reinstall it in a smaller partition, or can I shrink it without losing data?

I do not want to install Windows within Ubuntu.

If I dual partition I want to make the partitions completely separate.

Quote

I do not want to install Windows within Ubuntu.

You cannot do this anyway.

http://www.usboot.org/tiki-index.php

but I also want Windows (preferably 7) so I can run software and programs that aren't compatible with Linux.

I do not want to install Windows within Ubuntu

And will I need to delete my Ubuntu partition (currently taking up entire HDD) and reinstall it in a smaller partition, or can I shrink it without losing data?

How much will it slow down my computer (to have 2 OS versus 1)?

ok i'll copy and paste the errors how i saw it described in a previous post. theres 7 errors altogether

Version=1
EventType=BlueScreen
EventTime=129335740779031462
ReportType=4
Consent=1
UploadTime=129335740826143462
Response.type=4
DynamicSig[1].Name=OS Version
DynamicSig[1].VALUE=6.0.6002.2.2.0.768.3
DynamicSig[2].Name=Locale ID
DynamicSig[2].Value=2057
UI[2]=C:\Windows\system32\wer.dll
UI[3]=Windows has recovered from an unexpected shutdown
UI[4]=Windows can check online for a solution to the problem.
UI[5]=&Check for solution
UI[6]=&Check later
UI[7]=Cancel
UI[8]=Windows has recovered from an unexpected shutdown
UI[9]=A problem caused Windows to stop working correctly.  Windows will notify you if a solution is available.
UI[10]=Close
Sec[0].Key=BCCode
Sec[0].Value=50
Sec[1].Key=BCP1
Sec[1].Value=B3B3B3B3
Sec[2].Key=BCP2
Sec[2].Value=00000000
Sec[3].Key=BCP3
Sec[3].Value=8C0FFC04
Sec[4].Key=BCP4
Sec[4].Value=00000000
Sec[5].Key=OS Version
Sec[5].Value=6_0_6002
Sec[6].Key=Service Pack
Sec[6].Value=2_0
Sec[7].Key=Product
Sec[7].Value=768_1
State[0].Key=Transport.DoneStage1
State[0].Value=1
State[1].Key=CA
State[1].Value=1
State[2].Key=BLOB
State[2].Value=CHKSUM=1561B60BF6C0EBC945EF4AEA93C03D7C;BID=OCATAG;ID=131740cf-c2a4-489e-8e51-135c355e7509;SUB=11//6//2010 8:27:16 PM
File[0].CabName=Mini110710-01.dmp
File[0].Path=Mini110710-01.dmp
File[0].Flags=851970
File[0].Type=2
File[1].CabName=sysdata.xml
File[1].Path=WER-61011-0.sysdata.xml
File[1].Flags=851970
File[1].Type=5
File[2].CabName=Version.txt
File[2].Path=WER4EEA.tmp.version.txt
File[2].Flags=851971
File[2].Type=5
File[3].CabName=Report.cab
File[3].Path=Report.cab
File[3].Flags=196608
File[3].Type=7
FriendlyEventName=Shut down unexpectedly
ConsentKey=BlueScreen
AppName=Windows
AppPath=C:\Windows\System32\WerFault.exe


Version=1
EventType=BlueScreen
EventTime=129335740930507462
ReportType=4
Consent=1
UploadTime=129335740930663462
Response.Str=http:////wer.microsoft.com//responses//resredir.aspx?sid=13692&Bucket=0xC5_2_nt!ExAllocatePoolWithTag+4ca&ID=780f1dd5-7993-46b1-bd14-e68c037f29c5
DynamicSig[1].Name=OS Version
DynamicSig[1].Value=6.0.6002.2.2.0.768.3
DynamicSig[2].Name=Locale ID
DynamicSig[2].Value=2057
UI[2]=C:\Windows\system32\wer.dll
UI[3]=Windows has recovered from an unexpected shutdown
UI[5]=&Check for solution
UI[6]=&Check later
UI[7]=Cancel
UI[8]=Windows has recovered from an unexpected shutdown
UI[9]=A problem caused Windows to stop working correctly.  Windows will notify you if a solution is available.
UI[10]=Close
Sec[0].Key=BCCode
Sec[0].Value=c5
Sec[1].Key=BCP1
Sec[1].Value=6B0DD01F
Sec[2].Key=BCP2
Sec[2].Value=00000002
Sec[3].Key=BCP3
Sec[3].Value=00000001
Sec[4].Key=BCP4
Sec[4].Value=81D08010
Sec[5].Key=OS Version
Sec[5].Value=6_0_6002
Sec[6].Key=Service Pack
Sec[6].Value=2_0
Sec[7].Key=Product
Sec[7].Value=768_1
State[0].Key=Transport.DoneStage1
State[0].Value=1
State[1].Key=CA
State[1].Value=1
State[2].Key=BLOB
State[2].Value=CHKSUM=C21B49C48193D7957036B882F2ED5CF7;BID=OCATAG;ID=780f1dd5-7993-46b1-bd14-e68c037f29c5;SID=13692;SUB=11//6//2010 8:27:25 PM
File[0].CabName=Mini110410-01.dmp
File[0].Path=Mini110410-01.dmp
File[0].Flags=589826
File[0].Type=2
File[1].CabName=sysdata.xml
File[1].Path=WER-61011-0.sysdata.xml
File[1].Flags=589826
File[1].Type=5
File[2].CabName=Version.txt
File[2].Path=WER89E4.tmp.version.txt
File[2].Flags=589827
File[2].Type=5
File[3].CabName=Report.cab
File[3].Path=Report.cab
File[3].Flags=196608
File[3].Type=7
FriendlyEventName=Shut down unexpectedly
ConsentKey=BlueScreen
AppName=Windows
AppPath=C:\Windows\System32\WerFault.exe




Version=1
EventType=BlueScreen
EventTime=129339072933031833
ReportType=4
Consent=1
UploadTime=129339072964699833
Response.type=4
DynamicSig[1].Name=OS Version
DynamicSig[1].Value=6.0.6002.2.2.0.768.3
DynamicSig[2].Name=Locale ID
DynamicSig[2].Value=2057
UI[2]=C:\Windows\system32\wer.dll
UI[3]=Windows has recovered from an unexpected shutdown
UI[4]=Windows can check online for a solution to the problem.
UI[5]=&Check for solution
UI[6]=&Check later
UI[7]=Cancel
UI[8]=Windows has recovered from an unexpected shutdown
UI[9]=A problem caused Windows to stop working correctly.  Windows will notify you if a solution is available.
UI[10]=Close
Sec[0].Key=BCCode
Sec[0].Value=a
Sec[1].Key=BCP1
Sec[1].Value=B7B7B7B7
Sec[2].Key=BCP2
Sec[2].Value=00000002
Sec[3].Key=BCP3
Sec[3].Value=00000001
Sec[4].Key=BCP4
Sec[4].Value=81C20FF9
Sec[5].Key=OS Version
Sec[5].Value=6_0_6002
Sec[6].Key=Service Pack
Sec[6].Value=2_0
Sec[7].Key=Product
Sec[7].Value=768_1
State[0].Key=Transport.DoneStage1
State[0].Value=1
State[1].Key=CA
State[1].Value=1
State[2].Key=BLOB
State[2].Value=CHKSUM=8D925E83741374D1CF0488F050072B16;BID=OCATAG;ID=d4d018b6-d526-4f80-9e16-df938182e8bb;SUB=11//10//2010 4:00:48 PM
File[0].CabName=Mini111110-01.dmp
File[0].Path=Mini111110-01.dmp
File[0].Flags=851970
File[0].Type=2
File[1].CabName=sysdata.xml
File[1].Path=WER-74209-0.sysdata.xml
File[1].Flags=851970
File[1].Type=5
File[2].CabName=Version.txt
File[2].Path=WER72ED.tmp.version.txt
File[2].Flags=851971
File[2].Type=5
File[3].CabName=Report.cab
File[3].Path=Report.cab
File[3].Flags=196608
File[3].Type=7
FriendlyEventName=Shut down unexpectedly
ConsentKey=BlueScreen
AppName=Windows
AppPath=C:\Windows\System32\WerFault.exe






Version=1
EventType=BlueScreen
EventTime=129335740779031462
ReportType=4
Consent=1
UploadTime=129335740826143462
Response.type=4
DynamicSig[1].Name=OS Version
DynamicSig[1].Value=6.0.6002.2.2.0.768.3
DynamicSig[2].Name=Locale ID
DynamicSig[2].Value=2057
UI[2]=C:\Windows\system32\wer.dll
UI[3]=Windows has recovered from an unexpected shutdown
UI[4]=Windows can check online for a solution to the problem.
UI[5]=&Check for solution
UI[6]=&Check later
UI[7]=Cancel
UI[8]=Windows has recovered from an unexpected shutdown
UI[9]=A problem caused Windows to stop working correctly.  Windows will notify you if a solution is available.
UI[10]=Close
Sec[0].Key=BCCode
Sec[0].Value=50
Sec[1].Key=BCP1
Sec[1].Value=B3B3B3B3
Sec[2].Key=BCP2
Sec[2].Value=00000000
Sec[3].Key=BCP3
Sec[3].Value=8C0FFC04
Sec[4].Key=BCP4
Sec[4].Value=00000000
Sec[5].Key=OS Version
Sec[5].Value=6_0_6002
Sec[6].Key=Service Pack
Sec[6].Value=2_0
Sec[7].Key=Product
Sec[7].Value=768_1
State[0].Key=Transport.DoneStage1
State[0].Value=1
State[1].Key=CA
State[1].Value=1
State[2].Key=BLOB
State[2].Value=CHKSUM=1561B60BF6C0EBC945EF4AEA93C03D7C;BID=OCATAG;ID=131740cf-c2a4-489e-8e51-135c355e7509;SUB=11//6//2010 8:27:16 PM
File[0].CabName=Mini110710-01.dmp
File[0].Path=Mini110710-01.dmp
File[0].Flags=851970
File[0].Type=2
File[1].CabName=sysdata.xml
File[1].Path=WER-61011-0.sysdata.xml
File[1].Flags=851970
File[1].Type=5
File[2].CabName=Version.txt
File[2].Path=WER4EEA.tmp.version.txt
File[2].Flags=851971
File[2].Type=5
File[3].CabName=Report.cab
File[3].Path=Report.cab
File[3].Flags=196608
File[3].Type=7
FriendlyEventName=Shut down unexpectedly
ConsentKey=BlueScreen
AppName=Windows
AppPath=C:\Windows\System32\WerFault.exe








Version=1
EventType=BlueScreen
EventTime=129335740930507462
ReportType=4
Consent=1
UploadTime=129335740930663462
Response.Str=http:////wer.microsoft.com//responses//resredir.aspx?sid=13692&Bucket=0xC5_2_nt!ExAllocatePoolWithTag+4ca&ID=780f1dd5-7993-46b1-bd14-e68c037f29c5
DynamicSig[1].Name=OS Version
DynamicSig[1].Value=6.0.6002.2.2.0.768.3
DynamicSig[2].Name=Locale ID
DynamicSig[2].Value=2057
UI[2]=C:\Windows\system32\wer.dll
UI[3]=Windows has recovered from an unexpected shutdown
UI[5]=&Check for solution
UI[6]=&Check later
UI[7]=Cancel
UI[8]=Windows has recovered from an unexpected shutdown
UI[9]=A problem caused Windows to stop working correctly.  Windows will notify you if a solution is available.
UI[10]=Close
Sec[0].Key=BCCode
Sec[0].Value=c5
Sec[1].Key=BCP1
Sec[1].Value=6B0DD01F
Sec[2].Key=BCP2
Sec[2].Value=00000002
Sec[3].Key=BCP3
Sec[3].Value=00000001
Sec[4].Key=BCP4
Sec[4].Value=81D08010
Sec[5].Key=OS Version
Sec[5].Value=6_0_6002
Sec[6].Key=Service Pack
Sec[6].Value=2_0
Sec[7].Key=Product
Sec[7].Value=768_1
State[0].Key=Transport.DoneStage1
State[0].Value=1
State[1].Key=CA
State[1].Value=1
State[2].Key=BLOB
State[2].Value=CHKSUM=C21B49C48193D7957036B882F2ED5CF7;BID=OCATAG;ID=780f1dd5-7993-46b1-bd14-e68c037f29c5;SID=13692;SUB=11//6//2010 8:27:25 PM
File[0].CabName=Mini110410-01.dmp
File[0].Path=Mini110410-01.dmp
File[0].Flags=589826
File[0].Type=2
File[1].CabName=sysdata.xml
File[1].Path=WER-61011-0.sysdata.xml
File[1].Flags=589826
File[1].Type=5
File[2].CabName=Version.txt
File[2].Path=WER89E4.tmp.version.txt
File[2].Flags=589827
File[2].Type=5
File[3].CabName=Report.cab
File[3].Path=Report.cab
File[3].Flags=196608
File[3].Type=7
FriendlyEventName=Shut down unexpectedly
ConsentKey=BlueScreen
AppName=Windows
AppPath=C:\Windows\System32\WerFault.exe









Version=1
EventType=BlueScreen
EventTime=129339072933031833
ReportType=4
Consent=1
UploadTime=129339072964699833
Response.type=4
DynamicSig[1].Name=OS Version
DynamicSig[1].Value=6.0.6002.2.2.0.768.3
DynamicSig[2].Name=Locale ID
DynamicSig[2].Value=2057
UI[2]=C:\Windows\system32\wer.dll
UI[3]=Windows has recovered from an unexpected shutdown
UI[4]=Windows can check online for a solution to the problem.
UI[5]=&Check for solution
UI[6]=&Check later
UI[7]=Cancel
UI[8]=Windows has recovered from an unexpected shutdown
UI[9]=A problem caused Windows to stop working correctly.  Windows will notify you if a solution is available.
UI[10]=Close
Sec[0].Key=BCCode
Sec[0].Value=a
Sec[1].Key=BCP1
Sec[1].Value=B7B7B7B7
Sec[2].Key=BCP2
Sec[2].Value=00000002
Sec[3].Key=BCP3
Sec[3].Value=00000001
Sec[4].Key=BCP4
Sec[4].Value=81C20FF9
Sec[5].Key=OS Version
Sec[5].Value=6_0_6002
Sec[6].Key=Service Pack
Sec[6].Value=2_0
Sec[7].Key=Product
Sec[7].Value=768_1
State[0].Key=Transport.DoneStage1
State[0].Value=1
State[1].Key=CA
State[1].Value=1
State[2].Key=BLOB
State[2].Value=CHKSUM=8D925E83741374D1CF0488F050072B16;BID=OCATAG;ID=d4d018b6-d526-4f80-9e16-df938182e8bb;SUB=11//10//2010 4:00:48 PM
File[0].CabName=Mini111110-01.dmp
File[0].Path=Mini111110-01.dmp
File[0].Flags=851970
File[0].Type=2
File[1].CabName=sysdata.xml
File[1].Path=WER-74209-0.sysdata.xml
File[1].Flags=851970
File[1].Type=5
File[2].CabName=Version.txt
File[2].Path=WER72ED.tmp.version.txt
File[2].Flags=851971
File[2].Type=5
File[3].CabName=Report.cab
File[3].Path=Report.cab
File[3].Flags=196608
File[3].Type=7
FriendlyEventName=Shut down unexpectedly
ConsentKey=BlueScreen
AppName=Windows
AppPath=C:\Windows\System32\WerFault.exe



this first started to happen after i re-installed everything
i wiped the computer down then re-installed the os and all i had on it before from the recovery disks.
since that i get bsod

any help would be GREATLY appreciated
many thanks in advanceDownload BlueScreenView:
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/blue_screen_view.html
unzip downloaded file and double click on BlueScreenView.exe to run the program.
when scanning is done, go to EDIT - SELECT All
Go to FILE - SAVE Selected Items, and save the report as BSOD.txt
Open BSOD.txt in Notepad, copy all of the content, and paste it into your next replyok i think i have it right this time,i followed what you said and this is what came out.


==================================================
Dump File         : Mini111110-02.dmp
Crash Time        : 11/11/2010 04:29:50
Bug Check String  : DRIVER_CORRUPTED_EXPOOL
Bug Check Code    : 0x000000c5
Parameter 1       : 0xb7b7b7bb
Parameter 2       : 0x00000002
Parameter 3       : 0x00000001
Parameter 4       : 0x81cf8010
Caused By Driver  : ntkrnlpa.exe
Caused By Address : ntkrnlpa.exe+4dfd9
File Description  : NT Kernel & System
Product Name      : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company           : Microsoft Corporation
File Version      : 6.0.6002.18267 (vistasp2_gdr.100608-0458)
Processor         : 32-bit
Computer Name     :
Full Path         : C:\Windows\MiniDump\Mini111110-02.dmp
Processors Count  : 2
Major Version     : 15
Minor Version     : 6002
==================================================

==================================================
Dump File         : Mini111110-01.dmp
Crash Time        : 11/11/2010 00:00:51
Bug Check String  : IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Bug Check Code    : 0x0000000a
Parameter 1       : 0xb7b7b7b7
Parameter 2       : 0x00000002
Parameter 3       : 0x00000001
Parameter 4       : 0x81c20ff9
Caused By Driver  : hal.dll
Caused By Address : hal.dll+3ff9
File Description  : Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL
Product Name      : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company           : Microsoft Corporation
File Version      : 6.0.6002.18005 (lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830)
Processor         : 32-bit
Computer Name     :
Full Path         : C:\Windows\MiniDump\Mini111110-01.dmp
Processors Count  : 2
Major Version     : 15
Minor Version     : 6002
==================================================

==================================================
Dump File         : Mini110710-01.dmp
Crash Time        : 07/11/2010 03:27:12
Bug Check String  : PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
Bug Check Code    : 0x00000050
Parameter 1       : 0xb3b3b3b3
Parameter 2       : 0x00000000
Parameter 3       : 0x8c0ffc04
Parameter 4       : 0x00000000
Caused By Driver  : dxgkrnl.sys
Caused By Address : dxgkrnl.sys+93e9a
File Description  : DirectX Graphics Kernel
Product Name      : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company           : Microsoft Corporation
File Version      : 7.0.6002.18107 (vistasp2_gdr_win7ip_dgt(wmbla).090924-1550)
Processor         : 32-bit
Computer Name     :
Full Path         : C:\Windows\MiniDump\Mini110710-01.dmp
Processors Count  : 2
Major Version     : 15
Minor Version     : 6002
==================================================

==================================================
Dump File         : Mini110410-01.dmp
Crash Time        : 04/11/2010 22:37:26
Bug Check String  : DRIVER_CORRUPTED_EXPOOL
Bug Check Code    : 0x000000c5
Parameter 1       : 0x6b0dd01f
Parameter 2       : 0x00000002
Parameter 3       : 0x00000001
Parameter 4       : 0x81d08010
Caused By Driver  : ntkrnlpa.exe
Caused By Address : ntkrnlpa.exe+4dfd9
File Description  : NT Kernel & System
Product Name      : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company           : Microsoft Corporation
File Version      : 6.0.6002.18267 (vistasp2_gdr.100608-0458)
Processor         : 32-bit
Computer Name     :
Full Path         : C:\Windows\MiniDump\Mini110410-01.dmp
Processors Count  : 2
Major Version     : 15
Minor Version     : 6002
==================================================




ok that should be it

thats everything that the little program from nirsoft came out with.

manythanks for takin the time to help me outAt what point do you get the blue screen?
Preliminary guess is bad ram, bad mobo or bad power supply.in answer to your question i bought the computer brand new a few years ago,i haven't opened it or tampered with it in any way.
i noticed a while ago it was goin a little slower than usual and there were a few other problems,so i reformatted the drive and re-installed everything from the recovery disks.

when i last had a bsod i had quite a few things runnin,msn messenger with my web cam on, a few web pages open and  music playin.

its happened four times now so i'd like to try and remedy the problem if thats goin to be possible

many thanks for your time

Open device manager. Any errors?nope there's no errors in device managerOkay. Then I suggest you download memtest (http://www.memtest.org/), burn it to a cd and run it. If that doesn't show any errors you can run chkdsk /r on your hd, though I doubt that's the problem. Let's see where we are after these two actions. Could still be a bad mobo or ps - but either way I think it's likely a hw issue.ok i've done a memory test and thats just fine, done the check disk thing and thats just fine.How long ago did you format the drive?
Are you doing anything in particular, when BSOD happen?
Are Windows and your AV program up to date?
broni

i formatted the drive no more than SIX months ago and have always up dated it as and when it asked me too.

all i am doin when the bsod happens is just normal stuff, surfin, talkin on cam, and playin music.

nothing that would really tax the computer,thius is why i have a problem seein how there can be anything wrong with the computer.Download System Information for Windows (SIW free version)
No installation required.

After it scans your computer, navigate to Hardware>Sensors and post all info from there.

there ya go i think thats how you described how to do it. hope thats the right info for you



Sensor   Value   Min   Max
SIMON-PC
ITE IT87
Voltages
CPU VCORE   1.23 V   1.23 V   1.30 V
VIN1   2.03 V   2.03 V   2.03 V
+3.3V   3.18 V   3.17 V   3.18 V
+5V   4.97 V   4.97 V   5.03 V
+12V   12.16 V   12.03 V   12.16 V
-12V   -3.20 V   -3.20 V   -3.20 V
-5V   -7.17 V   -7.17 V   -7.17 V
+5V VCCH   4.89 V   4.87 V   4.89 V
VBAT   3.15 V   3.15 V   3.15 V
Temperatures
TMPIN0   42 °C  (107 °F)   40 °C  (103 °F)   49 °C  (120 °F)
TMPIN1   43 °C  (109 °F)   43 °C  (109 °F)   44 °C  (111 °F)
TMPIN2   25 °C  (76 °F)   25 °C  (76 °F)   25 °C  (76 °F)
Fans
FANIN0   1739 RPM   1588 RPM   2710 RPM
Fans PWM
FANPWM0   0 %   0 %   0 %
FANPWM1   0 %   0 %   0 %
FANPWM2   0 %   0 %   0 %
Intel Core 2 Duo E4500
Temperatures
Core #0   43 °C  (109 °F)   43 °C  (109 °F)   52 °C  (125 °F)
Core #1   42 °C  (107 °F)   42 °C  (107 °F)   51 °C  (123 °F)
NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS
Temperatures
GPU Core   74 °C  (165 °F)   74 °C  (165 °F)   74 °C  (165 °F)
ST3250820AS
Temperatures
Assembly   44 °C  (111 °F)   44 °C  (111 °F)   44 °C  (111 °F)
Air Flow   44 °C  (111 °F)   44 °C  (111 °F)   44 °C  (111 °F)
SIMON-PC (PACKARD BELL BV IMEDIA J2412)
ITE IT87
Voltages
CPU VCORE   1.28 V   1.23 V   1.30 V
VIN1   2.03 V   2.03 V   2.03 V
+3.3V   3.17 V   3.17 V   3.18 V
+5V   5.00 V   4.97 V   5.03 V
+12V   12.03 V   12.03 V   12.16 V
-12V   -3.20 V   -3.20 V   -3.20 V
-5V   -7.17 V   -7.17 V   -7.17 V
+5V VCCH   4.87 V   4.87 V   4.89 V
VBAT   3.15 V   3.15 V   3.15 V
Temperatures
TMPIN0   41 °C  (105 °F)   40 °C  (103 °F)   49 °C  (120 °F)
TMPIN1   43 °C  (109 °F)   43 °C  (109 °F)   44 °C  (111 °F)
TMPIN2   25 °C  (76 °F)   25 °C  (76 °F)   25 °C  (76 °F)
Fans
FANIN0   1591 RPM   1588 RPM   2710 RPM
Fans PWM
FANPWM0   0 %   0 %   0 %
FANPWM1   0 %   0 %   0 %
FANPWM2   0 %   0 %   0 %
Intel Core 2 Duo E4500
Temperatures
Core #0   45 °C  (112 °F)   44 °C  (111 °F)   52 °C  (125 °F)
Core #1   43 °C  (109 °F)   42 °C  (107 °F)   51 °C  (123 °F)
NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS
Temperatures
GPU Core   74 °C  (165 °F)   74 °C  (165 °F)   74 °C  (165 °F)
ST3250820AS
Temperatures
Assembly   44 °C  (111 °F)   44 °C  (111 °F)   44 °C  (111 °F)
Air Flow   44 °C  (111 °F)   44 °C  (111 °F)   44 °C  (111 °F)
Max. temp. for your CPU is listed at 73.3C, so you should be OK, but let's double check...
Start couple of extra programs, play some video and report back with new numbers.
Mostly, I need these:
Quote

Temperatures
Core #0   45 °C  (112 °F)   44 °C  (111 °F)   52 °C  (125 °F)
Core #1   43 °C  (109 °F)   42 °C  (107 °F)   51 °C  (123 °F)
NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS
Temperatures
GPU Core   74 °C  (165 °F)   74 °C  (165 °F)   74 °C  (165 °F)

Hi
I HOPE this mkaes sense, but when you go to start, then i used to get the option to log off, lock pc, turn off etc the only options i have now are to log off or lock -all the other functions are missing. So to turn the pc off i have to USE the power button itself, also when i press ctrl/alt/delete to start the task manager, there is only 1 option comes up then and im sure several other options used to appear too?

Anyone had this problem on Vista?

thanksI'm not familiar with this problem, but after a bit of googling I FOUND this fix:

"Open "Registry EDITOR" >> Navigate to >>

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer

On the Right Pane Delete "NoClose"

Log off and Log in"

on http://forums.techguy.org/windows-vista/660074-solved-no-shutdown-button-vista.html

the menu under the ADVANCED settings of the view tab of folder and search OPTIONS is not visible. how to restore??  Do you mean that the list of check boxes in the "Advanced settings" section are not there?

yes exactly there
that whole box is emptyjust this way

[recovering disk space - old attachment deleted by admin]If you have Windows Vista, you can try the registry file attached to the following post:  [Link]  (To read the full thread, click here.)

If you have Windows 7, you can try one of the registry files attached to this post.  I would try the one titled "Hidden" first.  If that does not work, the "Folder" file should.

[recovering disk space - old attachment deleted by admin]Missing or corrupted Advanced Folder Options are often caused by a virus infection, so a thorough malware check is probably a good idea.
hey kip
thanks a lot

its working............  after i updated the the registry file named - folder.reg
great job man , i thought i`d to format the LAPTOP

can you tell me what may be the possible cause - why did it HAPPEN on my system?? because many of my friends had the same problem after which they formatted their OS and SUGGESTED the same to me as well!I am glad it worked.

Quote from: tousif786 on November 11, 2010, 07:01:33 PM

can you tell me what may be the possible cause

After i REPLACED dwmapi.dll in my system 32 my COMPUTER programs that need dwmapi.dll to run stops working and crashes every time i open it.Can someone please help?1) I changed the subject title of your post. Watch your language.

2) Provide complete and exact details about both the problem, what you did and why, and your system. Quote from: tng12345 on November 15, 2010, 05:31:13 AM

After i replaced dwmapi.dll in my system 32 my computer programs that need dwmapi.dll to run stops working and crashes every time i open it.Can someone please help?

Hi -
I am running Vista Home Basic  32 bit.  I USE Yahoo mail.  Lately I have been getting a lot of spam.  What is the best way to reduce the amount of spam.  If I change mail service which one should I change to?    Thanks     BobI've never used yahoo mail so I don't know what options are available. But if you switch to a pop account you can set junk mail parameters within the email CLIENT plus your ISP probably has a spam filter available on their end.Yahoomail has a Spam folder for any suspected spam messages. Make sure spamguard is ON. Or go to your Yahoomail SETTINGS and on Empty spam folder option(once a week, every two weeks, once a month and immediately) and save changes. Also delete unsolicited messages found on your inbox and CLICK or empty trash folder and or spam folder.Hi -
Thanks for your replies.
I have my spamguard "on".  As you know there is room for 500 blocked addresses and I have 100 still unused.  Perhaps I am getting more spams because of Christmas.  I have set spam folder to HOLD the spams for one week and I will find out how many I am getting.  Maybe it is not as bad as I think.   
Allen - what mail service do you use?
Thanks       BobI use pop accounts provided by my two ISP's. My email client has always been MS Outlook.Allan -
Thanks I may try something like that if I can't get improvement with what I use.   BobSome of the ISPs do a good job of filtering out spam generated by spambots and mass-mail spammers.  I've been using the same POP email account provided by my ISP for several years and I have no spam problem.  Clearly, they are filtering out spam.  Quote from: soybean on December 24, 2010, 08:33:05 AM

Some of the ISPs do a good job of filtering out spam generated by spambots and mass-mail spammers.  I've been using the same POP email account provided by my ISP for several years and I have no spam problem.  Clearly, they are filtering out spam.