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1301.	Solve : Possible processor damage??
Answer» The problem started when I was playing a game. I noticed my tower was getting hot, which is not uncommon but eventually my game froze. I wasn't able to Alt+Tab or Ctr+Alt+Delete out, so I had to hard reset it. It booted fine and was able to LOAD Windows, however within minutes it froze again. After restarting it again, it Posted up, but when it went to load Windows, it hung at a black screen. I've tried loading with Safe Mode, it would freeze on crcdisk.sys and wouldn't go on past that. I tried using both a Windows Vista disk, and a Vista Recovery Disk, however it would freeze as it was loading the files. My friend and myself tried looking on-line for solutions, and we found a lot of various ways to try. We tried booting with the on-board video card, nothing. We tried using each RAM stick individually, nothing. We tried disabling on-board features in BIOS such as sound, LAN, and the USB controller, nothing. Then we finally tried reducing the CPU Multiplier in BIOS to the minimum available, 5x at the minimum 200 MHz. We were finally able to load Windows normally. Then we tried increasing the multiplier closer to its default. The highest we could boot from was 10x, however it would still freeze with simply Internet Explorer running. right now i have the side off with a fan blowing into the tower to prevent any overheating, however the computer still locks up randomly with little to no processor strain. Any ideas / solutions? I would love to be able to boot with normal, or close to normal PARAMETERS and still have a stable OS. OS: Windows Vista HOME, 32bit Service Pack 3 Custom Built Processor: AMD athlon 64 2X Dual Core Processor 6000+ RAM: 4GB RAM DDR2 Hard Drive: Hitachi 7200 rpm 500GB Sound: on-board Video Card:Nvidia Gforce 250gtx 1gig 1 userOption only. No facts. I do not believe a damaged CPU would let you into the BIOS and boot windows. No way to prove that. I have never heard of a damaged CPU that would go as far as booting windows then fail. Except for thermal overload. Check the thermal compound and heat sink. The heat sink may be askew. That would fit the symptoms you describe. Can you measure the tempos? That should be in the BIOS.I've left my computer on for the past 30 minutes or so, and the CPU temperature is staying between 56 and 60 Celsius. Quote from: alacarde666 on February 17, 2011, 09:39:49 PM I've left my computer on for the past 30 minutes or so, and the CPU temperature is staying between 56 and 60 Celsius. Anything below 80 C is mild and safe. And it did not shut down or crash.So heat may not be the problem. But there are two other places where heat matters. Inside the PSU. If the irt feels hot, it is hot. The graphics processor on your Video card. Some will force the system to shut down when there is two much heat. Otherwise, it would be the RAM. Try another RAM set, if you can. In a few cases, any drive can start an impromptu internal failure that shuts the PSU off. Rare, but is does happen. It will drive you crazy trying to find which drive. Unplug power and data to both floppy and CD-ROM and see if it runs normally for a day. Quote from: Alacarde666 the CPU temperature is staying between 56 and 60 Celsius. Quote from: Geek-9pm on February 17, 2011, 10:08:49 PM Anything below 80 C is mild and safe. Geek, I'll be charitable and suppose that your speakwrite didn't hear you properly... From AMD's website, the specs for that CPU: Processor AMD Athlon™ X2 Model 6000+ Max Temps (C) 55-63 Those temps depend on core voltage. The maximum temperature at 1.35V is 55 C and at 1.40V it is 63 C. http://products.amd.com/pages/desktopcpudetail.aspx?id=34&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 CPU life and temperature are inversely related – the higher the temperature, the shorter the CPU’s life. About 5 years ago I read that the mean time to catastrophic failure of commercial silicon doubles for every 10 degrees C rise in temp above 70 degrees C. With today's smaller feature sizes, I would maybe put that figure lower which may be why AMD say 55-63. Whatever. I am not a silicon specialist, but I do know it should be your objective to run your system at the lowest possible temperature. Anyhow, we are not talking about a theoretical lifespan measured in thousands of hours, that CPU is unstable now. Alacarde666, your CPU is running at its maximum permitted temperature. If that is just when it is idling then that is BAD NEWS. Put any load on it and it is going to get unstable, and if it gets up to 70 or 80 plus consistently it isn't going to last its expected lifetime. It may be faulty, or indeed damaged already, but lets be hopeful and suppose that its cooling system is not working very well. This needs investigation. The usual supects... is the fan operating properly, is the CPU seated properly, is there a proper amount of heatsink compound between the CPU and the heatsink, is the heatsink clogged with dust or fluff, does it have a decent heatsink, is the computer case properly ventilated, are grilles or holes blocked, is it on a carpet, and so on. If that was my cpu I would want to see it idling well below 35 and maybe reaching 40-45 on load. If you do not feel confident to take the steps needed, you need to consult a competent hardware person, this may be a friend or relative or a repair shop with a good reputation. Geek-9PM, what were you smoking when you wrote that? Thank you Salmon Trout. Ignore my post. Quote from: Me, above the mean time to catastrophic failure of commercial silicon doubles for every 10 degrees C rise in temp above 70 degrees C. If that were true we'd all take a blowtorch to our CPUs. I must have been smoking something as well. I meant that the mean time to catastrophic failure halves. That's knocked me off my high horse! Seriously, I never smoke. I am diabetic and have a sleep disorder. Also I have asthma and a car that likes to sneak into my bedroom and torment me. Maximum temperatures for AMD and Intel chops vary widely. AMD says some ships have a maximum of 95 °C and they do't say what will come above that temperature. Stop and catch fire? But AMD also gives an ambiguous range for one type. AMD Opteron 65 – 71°C This is from an indirect source, which may be incorrect. That source also reports that Intel gives variant values for temperature. Most often Intel says 70 °C but for one notebook type it is 100°C which would mean your notebook could also be used to brew a cup of tea. Quote from: Geek-9pm on February 18, 2011, 10:19:06 AM Maximum temperatures for AMD and Intel chops vary widely. Indeed. That's why I LOOKED at the actual PUBLISHED AMD specs. Quote AMD says some ships have a maximum of 95 °C and they do't say what will come above that temperature. Thermal shutdown, I should think, which is when the CPU's temperature protection kicks in to prevent permanent damage. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAR0437GKOk Quote from: Geek-9pm on February 18, 2011, 10:35:29 AM youtube What a d*ck holding that camera. Made me seasick. Sooty. that was a R movie. Imported from Australia. Here is a PG version of 'CPU Catch Fire'. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8lS7KoOEeo

1301.

Solve : Possible processor damage??

Answer»

The problem started when I was playing a game. I noticed my tower was getting hot, which is not uncommon but eventually my game froze. I wasn't able to Alt+Tab or Ctr+Alt+Delete out, so I had to hard reset it. It booted fine and was able to LOAD Windows, however within minutes it froze again. After restarting it again, it Posted up, but when it went to load Windows, it hung at a black screen.

I've tried loading with Safe Mode, it would freeze on crcdisk.sys and wouldn't go on past that. I tried using both a Windows Vista disk, and a Vista Recovery Disk, however it would freeze as it was loading the files. My friend and myself tried looking on-line for solutions, and we found a lot of various ways to try. We tried booting with the on-board video card, nothing. We tried using each RAM stick individually, nothing. We tried disabling on-board features in BIOS such as sound, LAN, and the USB controller, nothing.

Then we finally tried reducing the CPU Multiplier in BIOS to the minimum available, 5x at the minimum 200 MHz. We were finally able to load Windows normally. Then we tried increasing the multiplier closer to its default. The highest we could boot from was 10x, however it would still freeze with simply Internet Explorer running. right now i have the side off with a fan blowing into the tower to prevent any overheating, however the computer still locks up randomly with little to no processor strain.

Any ideas / solutions? I would love to be able to boot with normal, or close to normal PARAMETERS and still have a stable OS.

OS: Windows Vista HOME, 32bit
Service Pack 3
Custom Built
Processor: AMD athlon 64 2X Dual Core Processor 6000+
RAM: 4GB RAM DDR2
Hard Drive: Hitachi 7200 rpm 500GB
Sound: on-board
Video Card:Nvidia Gforce 250gtx 1gig
1 userOption only. No facts.
I do not believe a damaged CPU would let you into the BIOS and boot windows. No way to prove that. I have never heard of a damaged CPU that would go as far as booting windows then fail. Except for thermal overload.

Check the thermal compound and heat sink. The heat sink may be askew. That would fit the symptoms you describe. Can you measure the tempos? That should be in the BIOS.I've left my computer on for the past 30 minutes or so, and the CPU temperature is staying between 56 and 60 Celsius. Quote from: alacarde666 on February 17, 2011, 09:39:49 PM

I've left my computer on for the past 30 minutes or so, and the CPU temperature is staying between 56 and 60 Celsius.

Anything below 80 C is mild and safe.
And it did not shut down or crash.So heat may not be the problem.
But there are two other places where heat matters.
Inside the PSU. If the irt feels hot, it is hot.
The graphics processor on your Video card. Some will force the system to shut down when there is two much heat.
Otherwise, it would be the RAM. Try another RAM set, if you can.
In a few cases, any drive can start an impromptu internal failure that shuts the PSU off. Rare, but is does happen. It will drive you crazy trying to find which drive.
Unplug power and data to both floppy and CD-ROM and see if it runs normally for a day. Quote from: Alacarde666

the CPU temperature is staying between 56 and 60 Celsius.

Quote from: Geek-9pm on February 17, 2011, 10:08:49 PM

Anything below 80 C is mild and safe.

Geek, I'll be charitable and suppose that your speakwrite didn't hear you properly...

From AMD's website, the specs for that CPU:

Processor AMD Athlon™ X2
Model 6000+
Max Temps (C) 55-63

Those temps depend on core voltage. The maximum temperature at 1.35V is 55 C and at 1.40V it is 63 C.

http://products.amd.com/pages/desktopcpudetail.aspx?id=34&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

CPU life and temperature are inversely related – the higher the temperature, the shorter the CPU’s life. About 5 years ago I read that the mean time to catastrophic failure of commercial silicon doubles for every 10 degrees C rise in temp above 70 degrees C. With today's smaller feature sizes, I would maybe put that figure lower which may be why AMD say 55-63. Whatever. I am not a silicon specialist, but I do know it should be your objective to run your system at the lowest possible temperature.

Anyhow, we are not talking about a theoretical lifespan measured in thousands of hours, that CPU is unstable now.

Alacarde666, your CPU is running at its maximum permitted temperature. If that is just when it is idling then that is BAD NEWS. Put any load on it and it is going to get unstable, and if it gets up to 70 or 80 plus consistently it isn't going to last its expected lifetime. It may be faulty, or indeed damaged already, but lets be hopeful and suppose that its cooling system is not working very well. This needs investigation. The usual supects... is the fan operating properly, is the CPU seated properly, is there a proper amount of heatsink compound between the CPU and the heatsink, is the heatsink clogged with dust or fluff, does it have a decent heatsink, is the computer case properly ventilated, are grilles or holes blocked, is it on a carpet, and so on. If that was my cpu I would want to see it idling well below 35 and maybe reaching 40-45 on load. If you do not feel confident to take the steps needed, you need to consult a competent hardware person, this may be a friend or relative or a repair shop with a good reputation.

Geek-9PM, what were you smoking when you wrote that?
Thank you Salmon Trout. Ignore my post. Quote from: Me, above

the mean time to catastrophic failure of commercial silicon doubles for every 10 degrees C rise in temp above 70 degrees C.

If that were true we'd all take a blowtorch to our CPUs. I must have been smoking something as well. I meant that the mean time to catastrophic failure halves. That's knocked me off my high horse!

Seriously, I never smoke. I am diabetic and have a sleep disorder. Also I have asthma and a car that likes to sneak into my bedroom and torment me.

Maximum temperatures for AMD and Intel chops vary widely. AMD says some ships have a maximum of 95 °C and they do't say what will come above that temperature. Stop and catch fire?

But AMD also gives an ambiguous range for one type.

AMD Opteron 65 – 71°C

This is from an indirect source, which may be incorrect. That source also reports that Intel gives variant values for temperature. Most often Intel says 70 °C but for one notebook type it is 100°C which would mean your notebook could also be used to brew a cup of tea.
Quote from: Geek-9pm on February 18, 2011, 10:19:06 AM

Maximum temperatures for AMD and Intel chops vary widely.

Indeed. That's why I LOOKED at the actual PUBLISHED AMD specs.

Quote

AMD says some ships have a maximum of 95 °C and they do't say what will come above that temperature.

Thermal shutdown, I should think, which is when the CPU's temperature protection kicks in to prevent permanent damage.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAR0437GKOk Quote from: Geek-9pm on February 18, 2011, 10:35:29 AM

youtube

What a d*ck holding that camera. Made me seasick.

Sooty. that was a R movie. Imported from Australia.
Here is a PG version of 'CPU Catch Fire'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8lS7KoOEeo

1302.	Solve : My laptop and wireless?
Answer» Hi, was wondering if someone COULD HELP me i recently reinstalled a version of vista onto my laptop( its a american COPY i believe), i have also updated the drivers within it, but when i switch lappy on it says there is no ethernet controller installed and configured, and my wireless is not working appartly there is no wireless NETWORK adapter, but i have used the internet before with this copy, can anyone advice what else i can do!! my updates for drivers have came from the compaq website, i downloaded all of the drivers and redone them! Please help!!!!!Did you install the CHIPSET driver?

1305.	Solve : desktop not showing in desktop?
Answer» 7 puts desktop content/icons in c:\users\user name\desktop However, I have a few content/icons not showing. Anybody have an idea why that would be? Thanks. It's pretty much unclear what you are asking...at least from my PERSPECTIVE...I GUESS he means that desktop items should be found within c:\users\user name\desktop location. But now, some stuff that appear on desktop as expected is not showing up in the c:\users\user name\desktop location. Why?I have no idea... After all it's an ASSUMPTION...

1306.	Solve : rimuovere gter.dll?
Answer» DELETE the following message when Windows Vista? C: \ wiindows \ system32 \ gter.dll not intended for use with Windows or it contains errors the United Nations. Try a reinstall the original instalation support from the PROGRAMA de or contact your system ADMINISTRATOR or all of the SOFTWARE supplier grazieEnglish please.

1307.	Solve : c:\wiindows\system32\gter.dll?
Answer» delete the following message when Windows Vista? c: \ wiindows \ system32 \ gter.dll not intended for USE with Windows or it contains errors the United Nations. Try a REINSTALL the original instalation support from the Programa de or CONTACT your system administrator or all of the software supplier grazie PER la risposta ciaoEnglish PLEASE...

1311.	Solve : Auto select?
Answer» I recently purchased a new laptop (Dell) with Windows 7. How do I stop the mouse (touchpad) from selecting items by just hovering the cursor over them and without a click? best, ScottMouse Properties in Control Paneltried that. no joy. is there a "systems options" box someplace that needs to be either selected (or unselected) for something like: "select on click only"?Windows Explorer Tools->Folder Options, investigate the "click items as follows" frame, make sure "double click to open an item (single click to select)" is selected. If it is, then the problem is more the WAY you are using the touchpad- most touchpads allow you to quickly tap the pad to perform a click action. sometimes it can be too sensitive, or, more likely, I've FOUND people who have this problem to be practically hovering over top of the touchpad, rather then solidly touching it (so the touchpad registers a lot of... touches). For me, if I wanted to disable this on my laptop, I would have to go into Mouse Properties, and CHOOSE a tab CALLED "Device Settings" which is added by the touchpad DRIVER. I would then choose the appropriate item in the "Devices:" listview and select "settings". At this point a new window would appear, containing various options, one of which is "Tapping". Where I can enable or disable that feature. I'm not sure if that is what is the problem in your case but it certainly sounds plausible.

1313.	Solve : Floppy disk(s) fail (40)?
Answer» I have a XPS/Dimension XPS 730 and when I try to boot it i get the following message: Floppy DISK(s) fail (40) Alert! Audio cable not connected Alert! CPU M2C PUMP FAILURE and system will shutdown is several seconds Here's a list of the components in it: PROCESSOR INTEL CORE 2 EXTREME PROCESSOR RESOURCE DVD: ENGLISH XPS 730 DIAGNOSTIC MEMORY: 4096 (4 X 1GB) 1333 MHZ DDR3 DUA 19-IN-1 BLUETOOTH MEDIA CARD READER HARD DRIVE: 1TB NCQ SATA (2X500GB) 7200R ROXIO SOFTWARE FOR VISTA - CREATOR/MYDVD DVD+/-RW (READWRITE) 16X GRAPHICS 1GB NVIDIA? GEFORCE? 9800 GX2 G AUDIO : SOUNDBLASTER X-FI EXTREME PCI SO OPERATING SYSTEM : ENGLISH WINDOWS VISTA Hope anyone knows how to fix my problemhttp://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/desktop/f/3513/p/19296887/19561415.aspxWell when i try to follow the guide my computer makes a shutdown and i guess it's something with the cooler. Any idea?I found out that my cooler has leaked and I guess that i need to find a new one. I read some forums and found out that many other XPS 730 owners have had the same problem but I havn't found anysolution PLEASE help

1314.	Solve : sons inspiron 1545 wont start?
Answer» someone PLEASE help a usless brit? my son has a dell inspiron 1545 but i cant get it to load .when u turn it on all we get is the dell splash screen,then a BLACK microsoft corp screen with the green loading bar going on forever.iv tried f8 but its not acepting the admin password cant load the disks to reeboot....please help b4 i need a new pc and window that i will THROW this one out of thanksWhat is new or DIFFERENT since the last time everything worked properly (ie, new hw, new SW, virus, error, etc)?

1315.	Solve : What version of windows I am using now????
Answer» SIR thank you again for the replies.I want to know the other methods or ideas to read or to know the whole information about my windows version. And It`s because I need that information about that.It is in my need also to know information and so I can decide of what version of Visual Studio that can I install in my COMPUTER laptop. And I also wondered I already did installed on my brother`s computer that Visual Studio 2008 Express Edition software. And his windows version is Windows 7 Ultimate. And I`m also wondering sir allan why it is so I can`t play videos from Youtube.com from the internet.And I opened my brother`s computer and I view/read his program installed in his computer, and I read the installed programs on my own computer and why it is so many differences?? It is connected in my main problem sir allan or not??Please do not START new threads for an existing problem. Go back to your original thread, this one is locked.

1316.	Solve : Hey please help D:?
Answer» umm, i dun know if this is right posting spot but, okay so i have another laptop, not this one and my screen is broken due to my brother shooting it with a plastic gun THING, so umm what im tring to do is get my NEXON email, because i forgot it and i need to reset the password of the account that i forgot, and theres alot of stuff on my acer that could help me with that but as i said, its screen is cracked and i cant see a thing, well ive tried plugging it into a tv using the VGA blue monitor cord, and it works..BUT when its done loading at the bottom (windows vista by the way) it SHUTS off on tv input , i REALLY need help because no other website has this, ive tried s-video to but it doesn't come up at all, i think it has something to do with the drivers...ehh, i have 2GB DDR2, NVIDIA GRAPHICS, Its an Acer Aspire 5520, i really need to get into it , weither i needa shut off the graphics card so it will work in VGA or what, i need to know what should i do for it to work if i cant see the screen, TY so much if u can help x.xUsually there is a keyboard shortcut that allows you to send the screen output to another source. Like Fn + F7. Try finding the keys that do that for your laptop. You can also take it to school and ask if you can use one of the monitors to plug into the vga and see if you the output will come out.

1317.	Solve : My home page is too big?
Answer» Hi - This morning my home page is so big that I can not read the printing on the RIGHT EDGE. No matter how far I shift the page to the left the printing extends off the right edge. I do not know what made the page to enlarge. I have clicked on the rectangle in the upper right corner which will enlarge or SOMETIMES reduce the size of the page but that did not solve the problem. Any suggestions will be appreciated. BobPress CTRL and use your mouse scroll wheel to resize the typeface or GO to VIEW and change the Zoom or Page Size setting (DEPENDING on which browser you are using)Allan - Thanks you cured my problem. Bob

1318.	Solve : changing the location of SticjkyNotes backup folder?
Answer» HI, I really like this website. It is really helpful!!! I have WIN7 64bit. How do I change the backup PLACE of StickyNotes? I know that the 'backup FOLDER' of StickyNotes is located in: C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Sticky Notes\StickyNotes.snt I would like to change this location to a folder in my desktop. I.e, I would like that my backup StickyNotes will not be in the %appdata%. How do I do that? Is this related to the term 'path'? what is 'path'? thank You need to see if there is an OPTION within the app to choose the location of the backup folder.The other option would be to find the Target Folder.....right clik it and select CREATE Shortcut...then DRAG that Shortcut to the Desktop... Use Windows Explorer for this task...

1326.	Solve : my computer became hang plzz help som1 to prevent from hang?
Answer» my laptop somtime became hang plzz help me system description Toshiba satellite A200 os=windows7 32bit ram=1gb processor= intel(r) Pentium(r) Dual cpu t2370 1.73ghz You need to provide more information on the specific problem (EXACTLY what happens, when does it happen, what LED up to it, etc).Without anymore information than what you've provided, you might want to try running the computer in safe mode (pressing F8 upon its boot up) and do a system restore. Perhaps that can be of some help. -- Ryan Windows Outreach Teamthankss 4 ur response friends!!! ther r blue screeen problem in my laptop sometimes it automatically get restart ================================================== Dump File : 022211-27144-01.dmp Crash TIME : 2/22/2011 11:18:05 AM Bug Check String : KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR Bug Check Code : 0x0000007a Parameter 1 : 0xc041f7e0 Parameter 2 : 0xc0000185 Parameter 3 : 0x07c8a860 Parameter 4 : 0x83efc9c4 Caused By Driver : ataport.SYS Caused By Address : ataport.SYS+189c4 File Description : ATAPI Driver Extension 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 : C:\Windows\Minidump\022211-27144-01.dmp Processors Count : 2 Major Version : 15 Minor Version : 7600 Dump File Size : 151,448 ================================================== ================================================== Dump File : 022011-17862-01.dmp Crash Time : 2/20/2011 11:09:48 AM Bug Check String : KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR Bug Check Code : 0x0000007a Parameter 1 : 0xc044e8f8 Parameter 2 : 0xc0000185 Parameter 3 : 0x0297ebe0 Parameter 4 : 0x89d1f000 Caused By Driver : ntkrnlpa.exe Caused By Address : ntkrnlpa.exe+dcdfc File Description : NT Kernel & System Product Name : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System Company : Microsoft Corporation File Version : 6.1.7600.16695 (win7_gdr.101026-1503) Processor : 32-bit Computer Name : Full Path : C:\Windows\Minidump\022011-17862-01.dmp Processors Count : 2 Major Version : 15 Minor Version : 7600 Dump File Size : 151,448 ================================================== ================================================== Dump File : 021911-18345-01.dmp Crash Time : 2/19/2011 5:20:15 PM Bug Check String : KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR Bug Check Code : 0x0000007a Parameter 1 : 0xc0416f30 Parameter 2 : 0xc0000185 Parameter 3 : 0x01313860 Parameter 4 : 0x82de67f0 Caused By Driver : ntkrnlpa.exe Caused By Address : ntkrnlpa.exe+dcdfc File Description : NT Kernel & System Product Name : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System Company : Microsoft Corporation File Version : 6.1.7600.16695 (win7_gdr.101026-1503) Processor : 32-bit Computer Name : Full Path : C:\Windows\Minidump\021911-18345-01.dmp Processors Count : 2 Major Version : 15 Minor Version : 7600 Dump File Size : 151,448 ================================================== ================================================== Dump File : 021911-17550-01.dmp Crash Time : 2/19/2011 12:45:52 PM Bug Check String : KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR Bug Check Code : 0x0000007a Parameter 1 : 0xc0416f60 Parameter 2 : 0xc0000185 Parameter 3 : 0x3ea90860 Parameter 4 : 0x82decd95 Caused By Driver : ntkrnlpa.exe Caused By Address : ntkrnlpa.exe+dcdfc File Description : NT Kernel & System Product Name : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System Company : Microsoft Corporation File Version : 6.1.7600.16695 (win7_gdr.101026-1503) Processor : 32-bit Computer Name : Full Path : C:\Windows\Minidump\021911-17550-01.dmp Processors Count : 2 Major Version : 15 Minor Version : 7600 Dump File Size : 151,440 ================================================== Start by checking the hard drive for errors. Right-click on a command prompt icon and open as administrator. In the command prompt window type:chkdsk /r (then press ENTER). You'll be told the disk is in use and asked if you want to run checkdisk on the next boot. Say yes, exit the command prompt window, and reboot. thank you friend!!!!

1331.	Solve : Grafik driver for MS-6580 Windows 2008?
Answer» PLEASE can someone direct me on how to find a driver for my windows2008 server. Mirco-star MS-6580. I hope to get a reply soontake look at this link --&GT; http://www.msi.com/service/download/ there is the live update online. which should be the PLACE for getting updates automatically off their site.

1334.	Solve : Dual partition naming convention?
Answer» I have two Vista partitions. The OS selection screen shows both as "Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium". Is there a way to rename these to more easily IDENTIFY which partition is which?I found the partition NAME in boot.ini vista does not have boot.ini, I thought. You're correct. At the TIME I was troubleshooting, I was at work on an XP machine and totally forgot about vista not having boot.ini - I eventually just downloaded EASYBCD. Worked like a charm!

1319.	Solve : computer crashed after updates?
Answer» too make a long story short download updates from windows, restarted computer and never have been able to RESTART windows again. I ordered recovery disc, and put in a NEW hard drive, and the computer goes through the motions of getting ready to format the hard drive and nothings happens. Hook up the old drive and FORMATTED the drive and recovered the info and then windows gave me a error that the bootmgr was missing. Through dos i was able to rebuild the bootmgr, but now nothing happens again. Went back to new drive, everything set up and then nothing happens on formatting the new drive. Tried to format drive with dos, but it keep saying i don't have the right drive parameters. Please Help.Do you have your computer set to boot from CD-ROM as the initial boot source? You need to ACCESS the BIOS settings screens to SEE this setting and change it. If you're not familiar with accessing the BIOS settings, this reference should help: http://michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm

1324.	Solve : e-mail stopped working , help?
Answer» i cannot get into my e-mail , i'm .co.uk and it wants me to sign into .com , also some stupid security seal as well , i have tried everything even setting up a new e-mail account NOTHING works , i have not got to my e-mail's for 4/5 DAY's What email program is it?yahoo.co.ukI can see, you have an open topic in malware forum, so you better finish that one first. You don't have any AV program running...ok , it's running and checked to-day but win 7 doe's not PICK it up in the LOG What is running?quote ; what is running my AV prog; it is working and is all clear , but for some reason HJT will not pick it up just like it will not pick up some popup blockers In any case....finish your malware topic first and we'll go from there.

1327.	Solve : Will windows 7 stop blue screens and enviroment errors??
Answer» Hey, i currently have a Dell Inspiron 531, the Athlon X2 version, and it runs on Vista, however I want to upgrade to 7 just so i have an upgraded home network. My 531 always crashes with constant blue screens, and when i try to run certain software, it says environment error, will Windows 7 fix this, basically I'm asking if it it's worth it to buy it to fix my problem? btw I have ALREADY tried to restore it to factory default and i get environment error, and it's not currently connected to the internet, and when i tried to connect it, it doesn't work, maybe Windows 7 will fix that? What is new or different since the last time everything worked properly (ie, new hw, new sw, virus, error, etc)? 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

1328.	Solve : faster startup on a domain laptop while not on domain's network?
Answer» Hi was just wanting to see if anyone knew how to MAKE my laptop start up faster when I'm at home or away from the OFFICE, where I can't see my work domain it boots up but takes five to six mins to do so. Any help would be great running win 7 pro for OS. Please do not post the same question more than once. I deleted your other post.well my thinking is I don't know if this is a win 7 PROB or a network prob. and not all the people that read network stuff are going to read the win 7 stuff so posted in both. GOOD logic...but there's really no NEED...

1329.	Solve : Clean Installation not helping!??
Answer» I recently got a new HD, as mine was toast. I reinstalled Vista and the COMPUTER was running fine until I had to shut it down or put it to sleep (properly). It would give me the "windows was improperly shut down" error as well as a few system and registry errors until finally loading. After a few days though, the repair option on my Vista DVD couldn't FIX the problems, and I couldn't load the OS at all due to a "corrupt registry." I clean installed and right off the bat the computer was slow and LAGGING, and I started getting more registry errors... now it's back to unuseable. Why didn't the clean install fix anything? Is it even worth trying again? I have antivirus programs (the first thing I did) and registry cleaners and I did a C DRIVE scan.. they all found and fixed a bunch of problems... but still the computer just kept spiralling downwards. I don't know what to do next. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.1) Registry cleaners CAUSE problems, they do not fix them. NEVER use a registry cleaner 2) Exactly how did you do the clean install (step by step)? 3) You said you have "antivirus programs" - how many?

1330.	Solve : keyboard disabled?
Answer» HI, I need help. I'm using WINDOWS7, on a Samsung netbook N210. Recently had a technician clean it up after a hacker got into the system. The tech added Avast anti-virus and Malwarebytes. I sometimes add a favorite old external IBM keyboard to the netbook, as it's a little faster. It was just fine before. Now it (the keyboard) has a yellow light that says it's in stand-by. I tried shutting down and starting up again. At one point a box popped up and SAID it wasn't recognized. I'd never had that HAPPEN before, and I never even noticed it had a standby button. I can't get it operational again, and I can't get in touch with the guy who WORKED on it. Does anyone have any idea how I can get it out of standby ? Thanks!Power down and disconnect it... Then do 2 or 3 cold boots without it connected... Then power down again and re-connect it... Power up...does it do the same thing ? ?Thank you for the reply. I'll try that. Sorry, I'm really new here, kind of lost. I need to correct my 'beginner status' ... I'm no expert and never will be ... but I'm somewhere close to the middle. Thanks again; I'll let you know.

1332.	Solve : Startup Repair Failing, Can't Enter Safemode?
Answer» As of yesterday I've been having some serious trouble trying to get my Vista to start. Once it gets passed the boot options it goes to a BLACK screen with the options of either starting windows normally or startup repair (and I haven't even touched anything hardware specific, just to clarify). I'll let the startup repair sit and when finished it TELLS me that it can't fix whatever the problem is. I've tried GOING into safemode as well but even that starts loading and eventually just switches over to that frusterating black screen again. I was thinking maybe a recovery disc MIGHT help but I'm not sure...Can SOMEONE please help me?

1335.	Solve : Help setting up RAID?
Answer» I have a SSD I am using for my OS. I also have two 1 TB Western DIGITAL drives I want to USE for storage of files. I need some guidance on the proper steps to get the drives up and running. They are brand NEW and already INSTALLED in the computer, but not initialized yet. Do they need to be initialized first and then formatted? Is formatting part of the initializing process? Or, are they separate steps? Then, do I just go into the BIOS on boot up and fix the appropriate settings to configure my RAID array? Thnaks for any help. The EXACT same question was posted by Bill4D on MSFN Forum 3 weeks ago. Why are you doing this??

1338.	Solve : cursor keeps disappearing, and have to restart to use again...?
Answer» EVERY few days, seemingly randomly my cursor just disappears...however you can still see where it is...as if you move it about, it highlights things as though its still there... i have to restart the computer to get it visible again i am on win7, FIREFOX, and a COMPAQ presario f500 any ideas why ? or how to retrieve it again? thanksCheck your MOUSE tab settings on your control panel first and try checking/unchecking visibility options and pointer or trail of shadow, click apply.

1339.	Solve : Administrator cannot log onto internet but guest can?
Answer» Hello everyone, My son recently added a range EXPANDER to pick up my wifi internet on his personal computer. After we had it set up he can only log onto the internet under his guest account but can not log on as ADMINISTRATOR. So he can surf but can not download anything. He has windows vista. An error message he gets looks like ABT:BLOCK? NEW to me! Any HELP would be greatly appreciated! ThanksTry reading this thread --> http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Wireless-Internet-and-home/Problem-with-Atheros-AR5007-802-11b-g-adapter-on-HP-laptop/m-p/343650Thanks, I will give it a try and let you KNOW how it goes!

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1345.	Solve : win7 Libraries help?
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Answer» Almost no program can start on Windows7 (only succeeded to run notepad and explorer but no IE, chrome, etc.) Tried numerous registry fixes (assumed wrong extension files associations) - didn't help. Any idea?You should start backing-up your files first and try going to safemode if you can workaround this problem. Free Registry Repairs on certain links or sites are not recommended to any type of computer software issue. What is new or different since the last time everything worked properly (ie, new hw, new sw, virus, error, etc)?it's a kids' machine so theoretically they MIGHT installed something but no hardware or complex stuff. working in the normal mode reveals instability since after a while a blue screen comes - no symptoms, just happens. 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

1348.	Solve : deleted Recovery D Drive. Vista Home Ed.?
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1349.	Solve : Installing Kaspersky?
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1350.	Solve : Locating my Network Card Address in the registry.?
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