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Hi, i have a problem... i need to update my video CARD driver. But the Nvidia site wont scan my computer. it gets stuck at scanning...
acording to my computer i have Nvidia GeForce Go 6600/64 VRAM if anyone COULD help me GET a proper link to where i can download the latest driver it would be awsome... Thanks Edit: forgot to say, i have windows vista, 32 bitTry Radar Sync....

http://www.radarsync.com/http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_185.85_whql.html:O it didnt work, i get the error: The Nvidia setup PROGRAM could not locate any drivers that are compatible with your current hardware. setup will now exit....any help??  Try this: http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_81.98.htmlHi. Had the same problem.If you are familiar with torrents, go to e.g -----, install a DL client like BitComet or Vuze, and DL Uniblue Driver Scanner 2009 with

edited for contentIt's against the board rules to promote stealing. Please watch what you're posting.Besides that fact why would anyone ever need to torrent a Driver ? ? Quote from: Broni on June 09, 2009, 06:25:57 PM

It's against the board rules to promote stealing. Please watch what you're posting.

I was not aware that the use of torrents is considered as stealing

Hi Guy's

I think I am ready for a new video card.  The one I have is a ATI Radion HD 5700 Series.  Anyone suggest a better card plz?   Also My sound card is SB Audigy.  Lokking for better here too if POSS?   just some questions for thought ...

1. how much $$ can you afford to a new graphics card and a new sound card?

2. what model of the HD 5700 do you have, and probably WANT to be sure your power supply is still good

3. do you play video games that would be good with a good graphics card?

Hope your happy with what you get in the end
My mainboard is 'ASUS P5KPL-SE'  Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU 2.42Ghz

Video: ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series (1GB DDR5 4x1.2GHz) 

Sound: SB Audigy SE OEM.

Maybe my sound is still OK but as a gameplayer, Video is important.

I can aford to pay a good price for my gear and I usually do mate.Sorry that sounds ignorant, I was only trying to say that I try to get the best I can and the price doesn't bother me all that much guys.    Not trying to be ofensive Well I've got this sorted fella's.  Lashed out and updated all my stuff other than my sound.  THINGS are fine now.

I would LIKE to know where I can get a free printable INSTRUCTIONS how to use the FEATURES in windows live mail
and office home and student 2010 for beginners,  and windows 7 home premium  how to use.
A good web site that i can learn this FREE, and print out how to use the features for 63 year old LADY Beginner. I would very much appreciate the HELP and patience. Thanks For Windows Live Mail found in page 5. Found also MS Office 2010 Quick Reference Guide.

For some time i've been playing my COMPUTER games and nothing had happened it wnet on just fine but sometimes when i play games i've DOWNLOADED the screen would blackout and the computer would still be on and i've tried everything(That i can.) Can anyone HELP me?fullscreen games?
POSSIBLE video CARD overheating...

its been bugging me for a while now...i dont know what is causing it.

this is this annoying small white dot on the desktop. i have TAKEN a screen shot of it and pasted below. the dot is there at all times UNLESS i click the show desktop button, then it vanishes. but if i have active windows it is there. the screen shot i took is without the icons showing, and its still there.



any ideas?that image is kind of small on here lol...here is link to the screenshot directly http://i37.tinypic.com/20r7i2s.jpg so you can see it in full resolution and the white dotBurnt out pixel...
No fix available. Quote from: patio on October 20, 2009, 05:20:18 PM

Burnt out pixel...
No fix available.

•   + Click the Expand Button

Tried changing your background?

I encountered a problem I've never had before. There is actually a text file on my computer that a program created and it is 16GB   (yes actually GB). I tried to delete this file, which seems to be CAUSING an issue for the program, and found I got an error message that I could not delete that file because it is "too large". hmm. I have deleted several GB worth of files at once before so this is surprising to me but admittedly I don't think I've had a single file be that large, let alone a text file.

So my question is, how do you delete a file if WINDOWS says it is "too large"?

I have a Dell laptop running Windows 7 64-bit service pack 1

Thanks What is the name of the file?

And you can try an APP such as "Move on Boot" to delete the file on the next boot.the text is a log file from the program. I'm not sure that it's normal for it to be that large. The program had an error and wasn't working properly because it claimed that the file was still in use or something. I was hoping if I deleted the file that it would solve the issue but I think the program may be working okay again. I'm not sure what started the issue in the first place but POSSIBLY it was my attempting to open a file that might have been corrupted.NO text file should ever be that large. Try MoveOnBoot
http://emcosoftware.com/move-on-bootyou could also try Shift-Del.the program seems to have sorted itself out. I checked the folder where the file was and found it is back to a normal size now (only a few kb). That was such a weird thing. It must have happened because of the program's error. I was using Handbrake. After it was able to upload and convert  a different file then the log was changed back to a smaller size. I guess the other files were just corrupted or something and so they didn't convert properly and LEFT off a huge log file.

WHEN I TURNED ON MY PC IT AUTOMATICALY RESTART WHITHIN 10 MIN.
PLEASE REPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLEDownload 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

Hi, my computer (not the one i am using now)  has completely frozen. I cannot use anything.
It keeps telling me 'Windows explorer is restarting' but it doesnt work. ive tried to run malwarebites through safe mode networking and this has not worked.

it's Windows Vista with up to date Norton (i cannot use) service pack 2.

Any advice on what i can do would be appreciated.

Many thanks

SamanthaI know it is heartless to say, but if it were me I would boot to safe mode, pull whatever files I could save, and then bail out and reinstall the OS from scratch.  It might take a few hours of reinstalling everything, but that's pretty much GUARANTEED to get things working again. 

Running a virus scan in safe mode, as well as Malwarebytes is the best idea and normally cures things, so if you tried these and had not luck, you also need to consider how much time and effort you will waste trying to fix it compared to what time it would take to clear your hard drive and reinstall your Windows copy.  You'd probably kick into action whatever was holding you off of SP2, which would make things safer for you in the future.  Service packs are security updates AMONG other things.Hi Samantha,

Here are a couple of options you may wish to try before you do a 'clean install' of vista. If you can access safe mode in your PC http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Start-your-computer-in-safe-mode try to restore your system to a time before you had issues with it. If that doesn't work you may wish to try a 'repair install' of vista which should protect your current install and settings http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_vista-performance/windows-explorer-has-stopped-working-windows-is/8607105e-5ff5-4b3a-8591-a9258798ff75

The following link also GIVES some information on possible causes to the problem: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937093 If you are successful and manage to get back into your desktop I recommend you run a full system scan for viruses. I must confess I am not a fan of Norton although it has improved over the years. I would recommend you consider AVAST. There is a free and paid version available. I hope this info helps resolve your problem. Please let me know if it helps. 
Quote from: sammyjo2611 on March 12, 2012, 12:40:26 PM

it's Windows Vista with up to date Norton (i cannot use) service pack 2.

Yes, hello, I am back. I have a question. When I turn on my computer and get to my desktop, it says at the bottom of the screen that I have low disk space on Drive D. So, when I try to free up disk space, the only thing I can free up is the Recycle Bin which has zero bytes. So I click on that and I still have the same problem. How do I free up disk space? I've tried SYSTEM restore, disk defragmenter etc. and nothing.  You must remove literally some media files or documents to another external storage, that is mostly unused ones. Download Treesize or Windirstat to be ABLE to identify what is eating up all your D drive. You can post them here for an image review.Now, I've downloaded treesize. How does it work?Open Treesize and under scan menu the drive. Post the screenshot only after the scanning is finish.Typically, if you have less than 15% free space on a drive defrag won't work.  And it sounds like you are very low on free disk space.  You may have run defrag but it may have not worked.  You mentioned temp files so I'm guessing you ran disk clean up.  It sounds like you need to start looking for files you don't need, or if you need them, put them on a flash drive.
Quote from: Jack Catalano on March 04, 2012, 07:48:41 PM

I've tried system restore, disk defragmenter etc. and nothing. 

Open Treesize and under scan menu the drive. Post the screenshot only after the scanning is finish.

I have low disk space on Drive D.

The OP needs to determine if D: is his Recovery partition because if it is A) they are normally close to full anyways and B) nothing from there should be moved or Recover won't work when and if he needs it...

Did you read my Post above Jack ? ?

Just a question please. How did this happen?
Vista HOME premium. Computer running normally. Left it running when I went for a meal.(Not sleep mode)
Returned and livened it. The desktop came up with a vertical sidebar, with an alphabetical list of my C Drive folders. which could be dragged sideways to show more of the folders.
No problems. I did s system restore and all was normal.
But it puzzles me as a non expert how this could happen without any input from me.Could you please EXPLAIN what happened?
Has been operating normally ever since.
Cheers
Hmm...I'm not to sure why it would have happened, but I see why you would be concerned.  I would keep an eye on it over the next couple of DAYS to see if anything else strange happens, and maybe take note of what happened and when.  Otherwise, a system restore has been known to clear up a variety of issues, and could very well have resolved this.

I don't think it was anything like a virus, as a virus tends to be more malicious and major than something like this.  It is more likely you hit the wrong key combination, or a program failed to open or close properly.  If you are really concerned, you may WANT to run a virus scan to make sure nothing is HIDING out on your machine.Thanks for the reply. I neglected to add that I had run several virus scans which did not raise anything significant.
Thanks again. Will watch out.

I have an HP and the running program is Windows Vista Business.

I have been having problems with it for the longest, so I tried to do a CHECK disk and correct errors on it to see it that would be the fix.

So the computer RESTARTED and now it's only showing

Checking file on system C:
The type of the file system is NTFS.

It is just frozen there, I've restarted and retried it several times and have been quite patient with this.

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

The problem I have been having (let me see if I can EXPLAIN)

It's been going on for a while, when I shut down the computer and turn it back on I get a black screen no lights on the mouse or on keyboard. Then I have to hit the power button to shut it off, then when I restart it, it shows the OPTION to start in safe mode etc, but when I hit start windown normally it usually goes black. I've been told to unplug the computer and clear out all it's power by hitting the power button continuiously, which seems to work but it does take a few times to get it going.

So today I decided to try the check disk thingy hoping it would fix that problem and this is what I got.

There are no lights on the keyboard or mouse.

I would really just like to get out of check disk mode and prefer to just have the computer the way it was instead of this.

Ps. I am a laymen when it comes to computers so please bare with me

Thanks for any HELP in advance. When does it go black? Right when it begins to load Windows? Do you see the HP/BIOS screen at the beginning? Does it give you a POST beep (single beep when turned on)?

Assuming you are seeing the POST screen and getting the beep, it sounds like either a failing hard drive or corrupt OS.

The first thing you should probably try is downloading the drive testing software from the hard drive manufacturer.

If that comes up clean, I would put the drive in another computer and copy whatever files you need to keep off of it, then restore the system to factory condition.

If the problem persists after that, it could point to a deeper issue, but let's start with those things.

hello and good...you know what time of the day it is
In XP I could easily search for for instance .wav files, where in the name of Uncle Billy is that function/option in W7??? I REALLY tried everything and nope, no results, please help out.....
Click on Start to bring up the Start menu.  The box right above the Start BUTTON, or Orb, is a search box.  So, for .wav files, you WOULD enter *.wav if you WANT a list of all .wav files. ouch, THAT SIMPLE....am ashamed  and thank you...

Explorer.exe – Bad Image
C:\PROGRA~2\SEARCH~1\Datamngr\x64\datamngr.dll is either not designed to RUN on Windows or it contains an error. Try installing the program again using the original installation media or contact your system administrator or the software vendor for support.

this keeps POPPING up on my laptop screen whenever i click on anything and its getting quite annoying. what can i do to stop it?What's the OS ?  XP, Vista, 7 ?

Can you recall making any software changes before this occurred ?

I would start with some anti virus scans.  Trinity rescue disc has some good ones, if you're up to burning the ISO to CD. Might want to back up your files (if possible) before running scans. 

It could be a program or service.  You can also try disabling start up apps and non-ms services.  Are you familiar with that task ?

Does the problem occur in Safe Mode ?  Restart the computer and tap F8 key until you see "advanced boot CONFIGURATION" options.  Select safe mode, LET it boot and try clicking something again.You're infected.

Follow the instructions here.

Then create a new thread here.

The malware experts will help

Datamngr.dll is part of iMesh (an AWFUL, spyware infested p2p tool) as well as the MediaBar malware family. hm, good call

My Computer: Windows 7 ultimate , SP1, 64 bit, 4GB RAM, Intel Core i5, graphics ATI Radeon HD 5800 series,
   I currently use ESET Nod 32 security, and this is always on last scan being 9th March 2012, and virus database up to date.


4th May 2012 -  I used my computer since midday, and around 6pm when my younger cousin (5yo) came over i turned a DVD on for her and let her watch on my computer for around 1 hour. When i came back she was still there watching not messing with the computer. When she went home i started using the computer and this is when the first BSOD began.
At this point i realise i cant login to use MSN live messenger also then followed by another 3 BSOD within per 30 minutes. Since then it has been BSODing randomly as far as i can tell.

What I've tried, uninstalling MSN, uninstalling Nod32, INSTALLING YourUninstaller. Ive also saved pictures and WORK file, and empty my Recycle bin.
But after a restart, shutdown or BSOD, everything is back to the way it was (back to 4th may 2012 - as far as i can tell).

What I see on the BSOD is SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION and STOP: 0x0000003B
and another time, something to do with KERNEL

Any help would be appreciated!!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         : 040312-13556-01.dmp
Crash Time        : 3/04/2012 5:24:01 PM
Bug Check String  :
Bug Check Code    : 0x00000116
Parameter 1       : fffffa80`050cd010
Parameter 2       : fffff880`03b92c48
Parameter 3       : 00000000`00000000
Parameter 4       : 00000000`00000002
Caused By Driver  : dxgkrnl.sys
Caused By Address : dxgkrnl.sys+5d000
File Description  :
Product Name      :
Company           :
File Version      :
Processor         : x64
Crash Address     : ntoskrnl.exe+7cd40
Stack Address 1   :
Stack Address 2   :
Stack Address 3   :
Computer Name     :
Full Path         : C:\Windows\Minidump\040312-13556-01.dmp
Processors Count  : 4
Major Version     : 15
Minor Version     : 7601
Dump File Size    : 1,032,056
==================================================

==================================================
Dump File         : 040112-12916-01.dmp
Crash Time        : 1/04/2012 12:11:14 PM
Bug Check String  :
Bug Check Code    : 0x00000116
Parameter 1       : fffffa80`055314e0
Parameter 2       : fffff880`03e79c48
Parameter 3       : 00000000`00000000
Parameter 4       : 00000000`00000002
Caused By Driver  : dxgkrnl.sys
Caused By Address : dxgkrnl.sys+5d000
File Description  :
Product Name      :
Company           :
File Version      :
Processor         : x64
Crash Address     : ntoskrnl.exe+7cd40
Stack Address 1   :
Stack Address 2   :
Stack Address 3   :
Computer Name     :
Full Path         : C:\Windows\Minidump\040112-12916-01.dmp
Processors Count  : 4
Major Version     : 15
Minor Version     : 7601
Dump File Size    : 308,128
==================================================

==================================================
Dump File         : 040112-15397-01.dmp
Crash Time        : 1/04/2012 9:23:28 AM
Bug Check String  :
Bug Check Code    : 0x00000116
Parameter 1       : fffffa80`04bb5010
Parameter 2       : fffff880`041a2c48
Parameter 3       : 00000000`00000000
Parameter 4       : 00000000`00000002
Caused By Driver  : dxgkrnl.sys
Caused By Address : dxgkrnl.sys+5d000
File Description  :
Product Name      :
Company           :
File Version      :
Processor         : x64
Crash Address     : ntoskrnl.exe+7cd40
Stack Address 1   :
Stack Address 2   :
Stack Address 3   :
Computer Name     :
Full Path         : C:\Windows\Minidump\040112-15397-01.dmp
Processors Count  : 4
Major Version     : 15
Minor Version     : 7601
Dump File Size    : 1,699,960
==================================================
That's not the info I was looking for, but it's okay for a start.

Download and install the current driver for your VIDEO card (uninstall the old driver first). Then let's see where we are.May want to re-install/update DirectX as well...Hi Allan and patio
Ive reinstalled the video card and also direct X. after restart, its gone again

I have Windows 7 on an HP laptop, 64 bit.  After owning it for a couple of years, I finally just yesterday decided to set a Windows password.  After doing so, the computer restarted, and a completely different desktop CONFIGURATION appeared.  My desktop shortcuts are still there, but re-arranged.  The task bar is now blank and cannot be reconfigured.  It can't find a printer.  The DVD player malfunctions.  When I click on Outlook, I get a new user set up screen.  When I try to click on some files, I get a WINDOW that says Explorer is not running.  I have tried to re-start hoping to get a different user or something, but the same desktop keeps coming back.  Upon start up I am NEVER asked for a password.  I have tried a previous restore point, but that doesn't appear to do anything.  I have a feeling my old 'setup' is still in there somewhere and I just want to get back to it.  Can someone GIVE me some ideas to try?  Thank you. What did you set a password for?I'm thinking you ACTUALLY happened to create another User account...this would explain all the settings dissappearing...
Is there more than one account at login ? ?Yeah, sounds like you created a new account and are signing into that for the first time, so things will be set to default settings again.  Under user account settings is there an option to enable the owner account again?  maybe it is just checked off.You can start in Safe mode and see all user accounts by name. Even the built-in administrator.

intel undi, pxe-2.1 (build 082)
copyright (c) 1997-2000 intel corporation
for realtek RTL8101E/8102E PCI-E ETHERNET CONTROLLER V1.08 (080408)
PXE-E61:MEDIA TEST FAILURE CHECK CABLE
PXE-MOF: EXITING PXE ROM.



THATS ALL THAT COMES UP ON  THE SCREEN ITS A MINI DELL INSPIRON 1210 CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I CAN DO TO FIX THIS


Lot of different things to check on this issue.  It's not going to be easy.

Bad power supply or battery... Bad power jack

Bad hard drive or drive controller (CONNECTOR on laptop)

..possibly motherboard

Find a volt meter and test the voltage output of the charger...Make sure the reading you get is not under what is specified on the charger.  And Then try booting with battery out with only charger plugged in. 

If still doesn't work then:

You can access the hard drive from the BOTTOM from the bottom of the laptop.  Pull it out, re seat it, and try booting again.  It might just have a connection problem

If that doesn't work pull the hard drive out and connect it to another computer, to see if the other computer "sees" it.  If it works on that computer then you can bet the hard drive controller or motherboard has a problem which is pretty much the same thing since the drive controller is on the mother board.  If it doesn't work then the hard drive is probably bad....recovery data from it is another issue.

If you've gotten this far and have to troubleshoot further you'll have to take the laptop apart...Say so if you want help with that, or bring it to a tech.It's a simple fix. First, go into the bios and in the section for the device boot order move the network to the bottom and the hd to the top. Save and exit. Then replace the battery on the motherboard.It should be noted that lack of current flowing to the motherboard (due to faulty battery, charger, or power jack) can cause these things to occur. If there is not sufficient amperage to power the devices errors like this can occur.

I've seen the same error occur on other SYSTEMS (if I remember right) and I never touched the bios settings or cmos to fix.  But we'll see I guess.   i tried another notebook same brand says the same thing operation system not found???I'm a little lost.  What exactly do you mean when you say you tried another notebook ?


Edit on my last post:

Quote

I've seen the same error occur on other systems (if I remember right) and I never touched the bios cmos settings or cmos <battery> to fix.  But we'll see I guess. 

my computer is doing the same thing and im tired n worn out just trying 2 fix it just COMES up with a blank screen ughhhh....HELP me im 15 and ive had this computer for over 5 years and i took good care of it but now its dead in my eyes n now i cant finish my portfolio for school CUZ im doin this off my grandmothers older computer and this kinda happened to my grandfaters computer just before mine COULD out internet have something 2 dowith this ?.... i do home school and its justr soo anoyingHuH ? ?
You got the PC at 10...and it's just now acting up ? ?
Provide alot more details on exactly what the issue is including any error messages you're getting...I moved your POST to its own THREAD. You originally posted in a thread that was 7 years old. It's best to start your own topic if you have a question. Thank you.

As requested above - please provide as many details as possible about your system and the EXACT problem(s) you are having.

I have an Hp Pavillion m7570n. A new hardrive was installed with Window 7 Service pack 1 and Explorer 9 Intel (R) Pentium (R) D CPU 2.80 GHz Memory 2.00 GB 32 BIT. The first few weeks everything was fine but now I have super slow browsing and downloads. Everything else seems to be working fine. I have run registry cleaners, MALWARE and antivirus. In my DEVICE manager under hidden view/ non-plug and play there is a Null driver not installed. I cannot find a driver or start it. No idea what it is for. That is the only thing that I can find so far. I am on Dial-up but have not experienced this kind of problem before now. I just RAN a reboot from the Windows 7 Cd and I am getting this when I try to repair from the CD. If you have recently attached a device to this computer, such as a camera or portable music player, remove it and restart your computer. If you continue to see this message, contact your system Administrator or computer manufacturer for assistance. I did have a camera but have uninstalled it but there are to items that I cannot uninstall from it.
Thanks in advance
1) How does it run in safe mode?

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

3) NEVER use registry cleaners - they CAUSE problems, they do not cure anything. It is possible you made things worse when you USED it / them.It runs the same in safemode. The camera that I uninstalled is the only thing new since it ran fine. If I understand correctly the only issue is with browsing & downloads. I'd suggest trying a different browser. If the problem persists, contact your ISP Quote

I am on Dial-up but have not experienced this kind of problem before now.

Hi, I dropped my laptop (Dell Inspiron 1720) and it died on me. I replaced the HDD afterwards, however after replacing it, and trying to install Windows Vista it always freezes. I have tried every option on the install screens. I've reformatted it and tried over and over again to no avail. I've looked through the FAQ's and haven't found anything about this so if anyone can point me in the RIGHT direction I'd sure appreciate it. Thanks.Have you checked the disc to make sure it's not scratched or smudged ? 

It obviously wasn't the hard drive that was DAMAGED when the laptop was dropped (it might have been damaged, but there is SOMETHING else in the system not working too).  Try re-seating the ram (also try the installation with only one ram module installed, and/or one ram module in each slot). The problem could also be just some component or CABLE in the system that jarred loose on impact, but you'd have to disassemble the laptop to re-seat all the internal components...not a quick and easy job.  If it's none of the above, you're probably looking at a MOTHERBOARD replacement.

Just to be thorough, check the voltage output of the charger with a volt meter and try the install without battery installed.

How far do you get into the install before it freezes? What's the last screen you see?

Are you using the disk that came with your computer?

Is this a new or used hard drive?

I'm trying to update a device I recently got.The software and device came together,so i download the disk and go through  process of updating the device with the software and this comes up, "ERROR TRANSFER files from FTP server" can anybody walk me out of this? PLEASE! I don't no what it even means. Thanks Pete It simply means there's a problem downloading the file from the remote server - probably on their end. What's the device?its SCAN tool for carsWhat's the site ? ? ...we'll CHECK it on this end...

I am trying to RESTORE a dell back to factory with Windows Vista.  I turn on the computer, push F8, and it brings up a new screen, but that screen does not have the "Repair your computer" option like all of the directions I have been reading say it should.  the FIRST option I have is "Safe mode"  Can someone please tell me how to restore back to factory.

thank youhttp://www.pctechbytes.com/dell/dell-pc-restore/


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Dell Dimension E521 Manual - http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dime521/en/OM_EN/PY349A03MR.pdf of Page 57, using Dell PC Restore.
However the detail shows that E521 desktop runs originally in Win XP and you mentioned in Vista. Its possible that an upgrade have wiped the recovery partition. The F8 you mention is specific to other models of Dell and or operating SYSTEM. The manual instructs to press Ctrl + F11 during the early boot process. More info here.

Edit: After looking in Win 7 section, the OP already has already an existing thread pertaining to the topic which I read in RECENT post.
   Yah I missed that too.

Good point about the recovery partition possibly being wiped. Quote

the OP already has already an existing

How do I clear the HARD drive and restore- I have the RESTORATION DISK but I do not know what to do?HTTP://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dimE521/en/OM_EN/PY349A03MR.pdfI cannot get to take me to the new SCREEN on the re-boot

Hi,

Everytime I launch he Microsoft Excel (part of the office 2007 Home and Student version), I see the following error:





and then office automatically STARTS doing its configuration thing...


This error message only popped up yesterday, have been using excel 2007 WITHOUT any problems for as long as I can REMEMBER otherwise.

The installer I have is the one I downloaded off of the official digitalriver links. Googling the error seems to tell me to either reinstall the suite, which I've attempted already and the problem doesn't go away or to go play with the registry to fix it, but I'm not TOUCHING the registry unless I know EXACTLY what to do.

Thanks for any help on this problem, glad to be back again. UPDATE: I find somebody's solution at the following link:

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office_2007-office_install/stdole32tlb-file-missing/ba3e940d-d628-4334-ac89-5e8ac9878093

Should I attempt it, 'cuz I see the solution seems to be for windows 7, BUT I am using a vista?The solution should do the trick even though it's for Vista...Still didn't work, I tried the suggestion on this site:

http://4ever7.blogspot.com/2009/06/error-stdole32tlb-solved.html


Now, office 2007 works like it did before without that error message.

First I'd like to say that I am a novice with very little to know computer experience so please bear with me as I try to explain my problem(s).

After having several problems with my ffmpeg in several failed attempts to convert some video files to AVI, I WANTED to delete and reinstall or download another program in the hopes that it would resolve the problem. Unfortunately I inadvertently deleted the FFDshow instead subsequently losing the ability to access or Interface "all" programs on my HDD.

Since I've deleted the ffdshow all of my Icons are blank and when I attempt to access any of them I get an error message "no such interface located" or something to that affect. I tried to do a system restore but can't since no part of my c-drive is accessible. Therefore, if anyone could help me recover the deleted ffdshow I'd appreciate it.

I'm running Win7, 32-bit on a MSI computer.

Thanks,

Archery_Lvrhi Archerylvr,

Are you wanting to view videos or are you wanting to convert videos?


For converting video, try the Freemake Video Convert. Last I tried it, my conversions came out with good RESULTS.


Regarding ffdshow, the FOLLOWING links seem to have information on where to get it again so you can reinstall.

www.free-codecs.com/download/ffdshow.htm
http://www.afterdawn.com/software/audio_video/codecs/ffdshow.cfm

Hope it works out, let us know  Hi 2x3i5x,

Please bear with me because I think you missed the point of my post.   The issue I have having problems with that's paramount pertains to not being able to access any part of my computer due to the "no such interface supported." and not the movie conversion issue.   The movie conversion issue I can address at a later time.

Again, due to my error in deleting ffdshow I can't access any of part of my computer from the c-drive or the desktop Icons.  ie, I can't run any anti-virus software, access WINDOWS restore, control panel,accessories and so on.  This unfortunately happened after I mistakenly deleted the program so I presume that's what caused the problem.  Whatever the case or problem, my ultimate and immediate goal is to be able to once again click on an Icon or a program and it successfully links/interface to whatever program necessary to make it work or function. 

Thanks again for any assistance.

So I see now, your problems began after you deleted ffdshow?

See if you can get anything working if you boot into safe mode. YES,

I've tried to correct the problem in safe-mode to no avail.  The Icons are still white and can't be accessed.

My PC will open and work ok in emails, but as soon as i go to my blog or any WEB page it will freeze.
I close it down on the tower button, restart and it works fine for the rest of the night.
Then the same thing will happen to-morrow.

All security has been checked and is clear.Have you checked your connection recently ? ?
Speedtest.net is good for that...This is bad Patio, it says 0.01It took 20 seconds to bring this page up for this reply.Call your ISP provider...that's the issue right there...I ran a check and should i do what it says. Maybe the fault is in the SETTINGS for the internet at the first capture.

I'll have to get in touch with BT, they are the worst.

Now this reply is working in about 1 second.

[year+ old attachment deleted by admin]I didn't suggest FixAll as a check...do you have that app installed ? ?

BTW...it's garbage...BT are by no means the worst, in my opinion (i've been connected using BT, TalkTalk, Cable & Wireless and Virgin) and in dealing with all of them i've found that BT are the fastest to remedy faults, always a UK call centre, quickest to upgrade EQUIPMENT and also the EASIEST to negotiate deals that are not the usual package deals....... QUOTE from: patio on March 31, 2012, 03:24:15 PM

I didn't suggest FixAll as a check...do you have that app installed ? ?

BTW...it's garbage...

BT are by no means the worst, in my opinion (i've been connected using BT, TalkTalk, Cable & Wireless and Virgin) and in dealing with all of them i've found that BT are the fastest to remedy faults, always a UK call centre, quickest to upgrade equipment and also the easiest to negotiate deals that are not the usual package deals.......

if i had a Befast or UK call centre number it would be fine.

Have you asked BT for the number.....?

Since I live in the U.S., I know nothing about BT.  But, have you seen http://bt.custhelp.com/app/hub/c/346/session/L3RpbWUvMTMzMzMwNTA3Mi9zaWQvVzk3WnZ6VWs%3D ?  I see they also have a support forum.

We recently lent a computer to a FREIND. We just got it back and were trying to download SW:TOR for my wife to play. We got a message saying ZOOM downloader is not responding then it shut down our download attempt. There are no recovery POINTS, and worse, our freind lost our recovery disc.
Any suggestions on how to fix this?First of all, uninstall Zoom Downloader with the freeware version of REVO Uninstaller http://www.revouninstaller.com/revo_uninstaller_free_download.html that also scans for leftovers and unused registry entries after the uninstallation...
http://zoomdownloader.com/Home/About

It seems like an unnecessary add-on to use-most browsers already have an integrated download MANAGER. I wouldn't trust any other program managing my downloads for me, too. Your download should work again after the uninstallation...
Quote from: baayne on March 31, 2012, 07:47:12 PM

our freind lost our recovery disc.

I have a Dell 8300 XPS , Windows 7 Service Pack 1 64 bit. 16GB Ram, Video Card Nvidia GT 430.  WITHIN the last few day's I have been getting a warning in the Event Viewer that my display driver was restarted. I'm sure there was one of the ballon pop-out's warning me of the situation. (My wife is usually on the computer and probaly paid no attention to them). There has been no BSOD. I found the DMP file not in the Mini Dump File but in the WatchDog file (Don't know what this file is).

I just had two event's today. I used the program blue screen view and they both showed the "pacer.sys file" causing the error. The video card driver is the latest and ALSO the BIOS. I RAN the SFC verify program and it stated that everything is OK.

I attached the file's below. What would be the cause?

[year+ old attachment deleted by admin]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 replySee Attached

[year+ old attachment deleted by admin]I asked you to please post the results rather than upload a text file, but okay.

Look in Device Manager - are there any yellow or red symbols? And you SAID you had two "events". Please describe those events.There are no yellow or red symbols in device manager. The two event's that I described were in the "Event Viewer" They both were Warning's Source: Display Event ID 4101. Display driver nvlddmkm stopped responding and has successfully recovered. I found both of these event's in the Kernel log file under Watchdog.

Both were listed as DMP files. which is what I attached after the two event's happened.Try re-installing your vid card drivers...or roll them back to the previous version.Ok. For now let's not worry about the event viewer. I'm have a little trouble following everything here - are there any issues with your system? Is it running okay?As far as I know everything is running fine. About 3 month's ago I changed video cards from a ATI?Radeon HD 6450 to the current card Nvidia GT 430 the driver's are the most recent.  I usually run the Dell support Monitor which scan's all the hardware and show's everything is O.K.

For the time being I can roll back the driver's and see what happen's.I guess I don't understand. Why are you doing anything? If the system is running okay leave it alone.I didn't state that correctly. What I meant to say if the problem's keep's coming back that's one of the option's I will try.

Thank you very much for your help!

I've only had my computer since the beginning of March and have had all sorts of problems with the computer locking up while trying to do Windows Updates and installing programs.
Every time I think the problems fixed it happens again. I had to pay OFFICE Depot $60 to diagnose the problem last week and the problem came BACK a few days later.
I think I have something wrong my the Windows 7 OPERATING system since the problems I had started immediately but I'm being told to restore my computer back to the factory settings.
They said that this should fix the problem but I don't think it will and I'm paranoid to do this because I think the problem will be worst or start doing the same thing again right away.
Does anyone have any opinions on this?
I would really appreciate it!!!!!

Take advantage of the warranty.Office Depot isn't going to help with the problem because it's software related and it's past 10 days.
If they do anything they are going to charge me.
How can you tell if the operating system is corrupted?
That's what I still believe it is.Are you saying you have a new computer that only come with a 10 day warranty?ONE thing to consider is possibly explaining your problems on this FORUM so that we can give more informed advice.

All we really know is you have a computer you've had for two months that has an issue that you are being told will be fixed by a factory restore. That's not a lot to go on.I think I fixed the problem myself using a program called Advanced SystemCare5.
I still have an issue when trying to reinstall I-Tunes. (see-attached)
Anyone know how to fix this?



[year+ old attachment deleted by admin]Is not "Advanced SystemCare5" able to fix your problem?That didn't fix the I-Tune problems but I think it fixed all my other problems.If you paid for it, they will offer support for a period of time.  Don't know what this program does, it might be the one that has caused the reinstall problem.

Here's the SCENARIO:

I used an extension for Chrome to MAKE an awesome custom Chrome theme, but it REMOVED the pretty Aero startup animation where it's LIKE maximized onto the SCREEN. All my other applications still use this Aero start animation, but the Chrome one is just a white screen when it starts.

Any help would be greeeatly appreciated

my computer starting again and again how can i solve this issue and what is it main cause 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 replyDoes the restarting PROBLEM occurs during boot-up or RANDOMLY? Any hardware or software changes prior to the issue? Can you boot to safemode and check the difference?

My computer has been acting very strangely recently. When restarted , everything appears fine until after about a day of use, when it becomes VERY slow. I pinpointed the problem to the hard disk when I noticed that the hard disk light stayed on continually when it froze. This happens every day, regardless of what I do. I have defragmented, gotten rid of thirty or so unnecessary startup programs but nothing works. Sometimes, after being slow, it spontaneously becOmes fast. I have to be able to use this every day without constantly restarting. Please tell me if you have any tips on how to fix this problem. Quote

Please tell me if you have any tips on how to fix this problem.

I have Norton Internet Security.

You have found the problem.

I installed a second internal hard drive that worked fine at first, but recently I was not able to move files onto it. I can play movies and move things from it, but when I TRY to PUT something on it, the message box telling the progress seems to freeze, and after a long time, I just close it. My computer is normally fast ENOUGH to do this in a COUPLE seconds.We're gonna need way more info...Like what?

Hi all,

When i click ONE of my backup file FOLDERs...i see weird code like this τÇog+▀k.^Ç√ in the title.

Then...when i double clik it...it says "the filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect."

I created this FOLDER file by pulling them from my MAIN drive...over to my backup drive (made by Western Digital, which is about 4 yrs old)...USING Windows Explorer.

When i copied the files over...to my Western Digital Drive...they were fine. Later when i checked them...i get codes like «ùb╞₧d*p. e╡

AND THEN...when i try to delete the FOLDER...i get "this is no longer located in e:\filename. Verify the items location and try again."

What is this...anyone know ?

PS. This seems to be happening to ONLY ONE program that i am trying to keep a backup of....which R educational video(s) that play in Cantasia (sic).

THANKS in advance!

~J





Sounds like your Western Digital drive is beginning to suffer from file system corruption. This could be the first sign of disk failure. You should run the CHKDSK command on the drive.

http://windows.about.com/od/maintainandfix/ss/CHKDSK.htm
^^ Thanks Salmon!

OK...doing it now. I hope the drive is still good...but i don't know. Its showing a lot more space used than what is really used.

~j
Quote

Its showing a lot more space used than what is really used.

It sounds like the hard drive is on the way out. Nearly all the way out. You can't trust it any more. If there is anything on there you absolutely must not lose, move it off while you still can (IF you still can) and get a replacement.

i'm gonna try and reformat it. I wonder if that might save it ?

You can give it a try. If the disk is physically failing then nothing you can do will save it. A format might work or it might fail, and it would not prevent the type of error you have had.

yeah...i just found out too...that this WD portable HD does not support Windows 7.

I wonder why it worked all these years ?

Hi guys! 

Not long ago I posted up here with regard to imaging my hard drive.  I got LOTS of help and have now sorted my problem but I think I have gone for overkill! (lol) 

By that I mean that I have got hold of two HD imaging programs and I now take at least TWO image backups of my hard drive.  One I use is Windows 7's own imaging program.   Am I overkilling do you guys think?   I am asking, I suppose if Win 7 imaging program can be trusted to do the job, without using my Acronis and Paragon gizmos?

What say you guys???   Of the three you mention..
I con retinue to use Acronis.Having two images is better than one. Quote from: jason2074 on April 23, 2012, 11:43:14 PM

Having two images is better than one.

Yeah Until you have confidence in one, use two.
Notably some users have found the backup system did not work as they thought. 

It is useful to have a spare hard drive on hand to verify that the restore process telly works. Do not do a restore when you not need it;. but use a spare hard drive to verify the restore procedure. Acronis can start from a flash drive. Or a CD. See if you can get Acronis to restore to a blank drive from the backup. This will ensure you understand the method and the hardware is right.

Look for Acronis Boot Disk in the documentation.
The other programs should have the same features.

I image 2 PC's and my benchtest machine every other week...
Once a month i burn the latest image to DVD and store it off site.

Worst case scenario of a fatal crash and i'm 2 weeks back as far as data goes...

Works for me.

Acronis True Image.

I am asking, I suppose if Win 7 imaging program can be trusted to do the job, without using my Acronis and Paragon gizmos?

Hi, I have Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit, Service Pack 1 and I've BEGUN to NOTICE a problem since I've got this COMPUTER.

The problem is rare, and barely ever happens, but sometimse it does and I don't know why. What will happen is, I'll shut down my computer for the night but it'll have to install updates. Normally, this is fine beause it's only 3-4 updates. But SOMETIMES it needs 13 updates and I update regularly. So I LET it do its thing but at some point, it stops and won't continue to update. Like last night, it stopped at 8, and no matter how long I waited. My cursor was doing its circle loading and nothing changed. Now, it's done this before, and I've waited hours, I've even gone to sleep for the night and came back to it. And the only way to fix it was to turn my computer off and then on again against directions, which when I did, it started the "windows did not shut down successfully" start up and ended up loading slow.

My question is, why does it do this, and is there anyway to counter it? It's always when I have 13 updates.Go here:

http://support.microsoft.com/mats/windows_update/

Click on the green Run now button.

Hi all,

I got a USB HDD which contains a hundred GB data of my old PC which was running windows XP.
When I plugged this USB HDD to windows 7 and tried to copy a document from this HDD, an error message poped up, saying the file could not be accessed because I did not have the permission to do it.
The file name of the document was green in color, but for other FILES that I could access, their file names were black in color.
I have changed to login as administrator in windows 7 but I still could not open the document.
"File Access Denied or Make sure the DISK is not full or write-protected because the file is already in use by other program or user".

Please help if you could.

Thank you

KittyI suspect the key to why the issue is ARISING is due to the fact the file in question was created in XP and now it is being presented in a Win 7 environment . Presuming that so were the other 100gb of the files then as to why it is only effecting that one file will require someone with more in DEPTH knowledge than i on the subject. However doing some research on the subject the site i am going to list seems to present an understanding of the phenomenon that is quite clear and does explain a method to access the file. So give it a look and see if it will help you and report back if you solve it or need additional assistance.
http://www.blogsdna.com/2159/how-to-take-ownership-grant-permissions-to-access-files-folder-in-windows-7.htm
truenorthTry taking ownership - let's see if that helps
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/add-take-ownership-to-explorer-right-click-menu-in-vista/Yes that is what my link offers as well,truenorth

Hello,

I WANT to restore my HP Mini 110 to its original (factory) SETTINGS. Plus I want to delete all of my files, folders, and installed programs. I just want it to be as new as I received it from HP a year back.

Please tell me how it is possible?

Thanks.
http://www.ehow.com/how_6182203_restore-hp-mini.htmlFriend are you SURE it is gonna delete my personal data too ??
Quote from: crazyfrog1990 on May 16, 2012, 12:05:21 PM

Friend are you sure it is gonna delete my personal data too ??

Ok got a bit of a problem here. got a windows Vista biz computer that will not open any web pages and also the outlook MAIL WONT connect to my exchange server. Ran everything i could think of to scan for Malware and all of that fun stuff. I can bring up a command prompt and ping any website i want and everything works fine. checked the DNS and its pointed to my server and every other computer is working fine.  ANYONE got any ideas on this? Its probably something SIMPLE I am over looking.Did you mess with the proxy settings?  You could try a different browser too.

In my machine word icon appear like this
What's the matter

[year+ old attachment deleted by admin]
Do you have a specific problem ?Find a Word document and right clik it...under Properties select Open with....scroll to Wod in the DROP down box and then clik "always use this app for this file type"...If patio's suggestion doesn't fix the problem, DOWNLOAD and use filetypes manager
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/file_types_manager.html Quote from: reddevilggg on May 08, 2012, 07:12:26 AM

Do you have a specific problem ?

No but i need to know the problem

I think the problem may be an issue with file association.  See How to Edit or Change File Type or Extension Associations (Default Programs) in Windows Vista. 

Hi, I have Windows Vista and Outlook 2007 and have had this set up for years.  I have Norton antivirus, as well.

Today, I cannot seem to get the send/recieve button to complete the send/receive process.  It starts and goes through a number of emails and then hangs up and won't finish.  I've deleted messages in out and in basket to try to get it to work but to no avail.  The size of the files is not large - shows 246 KB of 349 KB at the bottom of page.

When I open the progress page for send/recieve it shows 60 seconds remaining but never moves the GREEN line to the right - so it is "hung up."  What to do?POSSIBLY your email server is having problems. Have you checked to see if your internet connection is slow generally?
I checked the SPEED for DSL and it is as fast as always.  Also, I have a smart phone with internet and it is getting lots of emails and sende/receives on the same email address. 

I'm running Microsoft Security Essentials....a friend just told me to do that...so, maybe there is a virus on this computer (Dell Laptop).

DonSo, you now have two anti-virus programs running.  Is that correct?  Running two of them at the same time is generally not a good practice.  They can fight with each other and slow down your computer. Your web connection and the mail servers speed are 2 different things as Salmon pointed out...
Contact your provider and see if it's been a complaint from others.

I have lost  my  table chat while PLAYING  game  wheel DEAL by yazino,  had this   all  the TIME , I downloaded a browser  called  avant,  it  was perfect  for  4 or 5 days  I lost  chat in there and  now with firefox...what is wrong?Is this the component that is part of "online poker"? If so then i suggest you contact the provider of the service as i NOTE that there can be reasons that terminate the user's ability to use that component--such as abuse of game/forum rules. It is stated to be a privilege and not a RIGHT so they ought to be able to guide you with solving it.truenorth

Hi -
I run Windows Vista Home Basic  32 bit.
Last month I had a problem with getting a black screen for 1 minute and 20 seconds when I tried to log on.  A person  suggestesd I set up a second account and that FIXED the problem.  Now when I turn on my computer I get a background screen picture and after a few seconds the internet icon appears in the lower right corner of the monitor with a red X on it.  Of course this means I am not connected to the internet.  After 1 minute and 45 seconds the red X fades and I am connected to the internet.  It seems that I got rid of the black screen but still have a delay for getting on the internet.
What I have done.  I have RAN all my security programs.  They came back OK.  I have deleted all start up programs except  Avast.
Got ANYTHING else to try?  I can live with the delay but I just like for THINGS to work right.    Thanks for help.     Bob    Hi -
Apparently I don't need any help on this.  The only thing I did was to disconnect the modem for a few minutes and reconnected it.  Now everything appears normal.  I don't have any idea what I did but I will stop while I am ahead.
Thanks anyway.    Bob
Quote from: Bobh on May 13, 2012, 06:52:09 PM

Hi -
 The only thing I did was to disconnect the modem for a few minutes and reconnected it.  Now everything appears normal.  I don't have any idea what I did but I will stop while I am ahead.

I have a new W7 Pro PC just set up. In both IE 8 and IE 9 and Chrome, it has saved my user's name and password which is fine, but everytime I go to that webpage, it fills in the login boxes for me and logs me in! I can not even get their fast enough to change the user's name and it is already loading the next page.
I have uninstalled the IE 9 update, then removed IE 8 and then reinstalled through the control panel. Chrome, I haven't tried anything but remove cookies and history. Still no resolution.
Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks, LAMIs this happening with only one website or does is happen with any website that requires login? 

Do you have any malware and anti-virus protection installed on your computer yet? We are protected from a firewall with antivirus and I will install MS security essentials. And it is on 2 different sites....so far.
Quote from: LAM168 on May 15, 2012, 08:08:04 AM

We are protected from a firewall with antivirus

and I will install MS security essentials.

Is this happening with only one website or does is happen with any website that requires login? 

Update to the issue: I installed C Cleaner through IE and ran it. It cleared out the user names and passwords for IE.

I tried to reinstall C Cleaner through Chrome but it is still looping. 

I even unistalled Chrome and when I reinstalled, and start the browser, it still fills in my email address for my gmail and my password and then brings me to my mail with no input at all from me.

During normal work I wasn't suddenly able to use copy and paste and some applications gave me a message Cannot open clipboard. Is there any way to MAKE the clipboard functional again without restarting the computer?
It's Windows 7 Professional.Are you using Excel?http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office_2010-excel/cannot-open-clipboard/6a4aa646-72fd-4f1c-9127-c3e12bc9a4b3Thanks for the tips, but my problem had nothing to do with Excel, the message Cannot open clipboard came from TOAD and then it wasn't possible to use the clipboard anywhere, Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V just didn't work even without the error message. Nevertheless, when it happens again I'll try to close IE8 or empty the temp folder or other tricks described in the underlying links.
You might try the Clipboard Manager gadget for Windows 7.  You can get it at http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/personalize/gadgets.  However, it may be affected by the same glitch you've encountered with the standard clipboard.

The Clipboard Manager gadget RETAINS multiple copy actions.  This happens if a program opens the clipboard, but never closes it. Until the clipboard is closed, no other application will be able to access the clipboard.

The Clipboard API and how applications use it is basically:

the clipboard can only be owned by a single application at a time. Typically, how a program pastes is to open the clipboard, retrieve the data, and insert it into the document. Then it closes the clipboard.

If a bug or other problem occurs that prevents an application from closing the clipboard for any reason- for example, maybe there is corrupted data and it throws an exception or an error occurs or some other logic error- it will keep the clipboard "owned" to itself, and any other application that tries to access it will not be given the clipboard handle.

To fix it, one "simply" needs to FIND out what application balls-up and close it. As PART of the process termination, all open handles- which includes the clipboard handle it accidentally opened- are closed and destroyed.

On that note, I just slapped together a small program that hopefully can be used if the clipboard has this issue to finger the culprit.

I have tried searching on the site and I am still more confused than ever.  So I am sorry if I do sound like a broken record LOL.

Tonight, I went I tried to change the display settings on my monitor, the screen went black and when I pressed a button, nothing would happen. I turned everything off and reconfigured my last known settings. I also started microsoft's fix ya to try to correct the probelm; so far the displays will not change for me and it bothers me. I KNOW it's not the monitor (I have a generic flat screen monitor), it WORKS just fine in safe mode. But however I did notice windows saying that I need to update drivers and I did try to update my drivers but the microsoft fix ya thing told me that mine were fine and up to date??

So what is going on with this thing? I normally can fix things on my own but this one has LEFT me baffled. For the record, I have windows vista business, desktop computer not laptop.  Please help if any suggestions if you can. Thank you for any help that you can offer to me. It's difficult to understand what your problem is. First of all, "Windows" never says a driver needs to be updated - so EXACTLY what was the MESSAGE, when did you see it, and what did it look like? Second, The screen went black when you pressed WHAT button? And last, what happens now when you boot to regular mode? - it's unclear what symptom(s) you are experiencing.First of all, I am sorry for not providing more in detail last night. I will try to give more information in future posts.

Second of all, when I boot in "regular mode" (I do this with the hard drive), everything appears just fine but it's hard to still set the display settings/screen resolution.

When I try to set the screen resolution and click apply, the screen goes black for a while. I had to press the space bar to get things to appear on the screen again.

As for the message saying that my driver had to be updated, I don't remember when that happened last night. I do remember searching the web for an answer and most of the answers pointed to updating drivers. So that is why I had to do the fix ya from microsoft, which corrected some problems but not the screen resolution/display settings problems. There was a update (display/monitor) driver thing on the windows vista program (connects to the internet and finds the driver for you) but they said that it was up to date.

I have windows vista business 32 bit.

If you have more suggestions, feel free to post or if you have questions, please feel free to ask. I will try my best to answer them as much as possible.





Quote from: MaryEG on May 22, 2012, 06:05:03 AM

There was a update (display/monitor) driver thing on the windows vista program (connects to the internet and finds the driver for you) but they said that it was up to date.

dell 926 printer will onlly print the last page of an EXCEL or word document and the last page of all emails that are more than one page.  Have windows VISTA.  Try reinstalling the printer DRIVERS and resetting the printer spooler queue, as detailed here:
HTTP://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/kcs/document?c=us&cs=04&docid=278582&l=en&s=bsd