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Hey there,

I am getting an error message when trying to RUN an online game called Poolsharks.
I've been playing the game for the last few months on my old computer and it worked fine, however,  i've recently upgraded to a new computer and when i try to run the game, i get this message:

"Failed within client game: An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format. (Exception HRESULT: 0x8007000B)"

I've read somewhere that this is caused by trying to run a 32bit application on a 64bit system, but I've been searching through google and cant seem to find a straight forward solution to the problem.

I am kinda new to the board and a virtual novice when it comes to technical computer stuff, but i would really appreciate any help with this issue.

Thanks

Dave.

More information would be good.....

where is this game? Do you have a website you play it from? What are the specs on your machine?

For now I would try updating your .NET and Java. Most online games use these to run online games.

Thanks for the reply.

The game is here: http://www.poolsharks.com/

Basic specs of my pc:

Processor Type  :   Intel. Core 2 Quad Q8200     
Clock-Speed :   2.33GHz    
Front Side BUS :   1333MHz    
CACHE :   4 MB    
Operating-System :   Windows Vista. Home Premium    
RAM Memory :   6144 MB    
Hard Disk Capacity :   640 GB

Ive already UPDATED .net frameworks, directx & java but still no success.Do you run 64-bit Vista? Quote from: Broni on January 26, 2009, 08:20:52 PM

Do you run 64-bit Vista?

I've read somewhere that this is caused by trying to run a 32bit application on a 64bit system

ive looked everywhere trying to figure this out.. but nothing matches my situation.. i dont recall installing or downloading anything.. i was simply on the computer shopping for cars and LATER when i CAME back to it the failure to intalize message or whatever popped up... Internet explorer works, but firefox and quicktime and dell video chat and ad-aware and who knows what else doesnt.. I just got this laptop for CHRISTMAS and havnt done anything with it really.. Its a dell studio laptop with windows vista.. please please help me. thank you.TRY performing a System Restore to a few days before all this began.

Also, do you still have the warranty papers or the RECEIPT? (just in case)i did a system restore  but it didnt change the problem any.. i uninstalled and reinstalled firefox but the problem came back.. any thing else i can try cuz this is rediculous for owning the computer for like 2 weeks.Warranty...exercise it. Quote from: patio on January 16, 2009, 05:24:02 PM

Warranty...exercise it.

A desktop running Windows Vista Ultimate.
Dial up net connection in notification area is two monitors with a RED X when not connected and a blue globe when connected.
Sometimes the red x remains EVEN THOUGH I am connected.
Now I am aware this is probably just a jiff and doesn't MEAN much but I'd like to fix it.
Any suggestions APPRECIATED.

Hi you clever people....  ..... now that we have upgraded to Windows Vista after our motherboard crashed 'n burned....  my contacts list doesn't SEEM to have all my 'Groups' that I had before.  I can create a new Group..... but where might I find the old Groups that I had organized previously...??

Help ANYONE please...... thank you.... How did you "upgrade" to Vista ? ?
Depending on the selections you made the data may or may not be there.I had no doubt, you'd reply in a topic started by any "redhead"....Hi Patio..... you always come to my rescue... You are a gem!
After the computer crashed.... had to buy new motherboard and hard drive, so  The boys at my computer shop rescued and found all the data then transferred it accross.
From what you say, the Groups may not be saved?
There doesn't seem to be anywhere or any tab which will open up the Groups...... so I suppose then if I start a new Group I will see where the "current Groups" tab appears.......if the new one is there then I'll know the old ones are gone FOREVER...!?


Broni......LOL....! Quote from: Broni on January 24, 2009, 11:49:58 AM

I had no doubt, you'd reply in a topic started by any "redhead"....

Hey,

Wasn't entirely sure where to post this. Hopefully this works.

So what I want to do is use my s-video out port to connect my laptop to my tv. I know people do this, but everything i've READ about it doesn't seem to be working.

I connect the cable between my laptop and my tv, i've tried the method of "fn f4", i've tried display properties, i tried to see if there was something i had to turn on it BIOS, it just doesn't seem to want to work. There is one thing about this, it's not directly CONNECTED to my tv, and it's not a 7-pin cable like my laptop port. I just have a standard 4 pin connected to a multiswitch box (that IS switched to the proper port). As far as i know a 4 pin cable is still able to work in 7 pin port though right? and the multiswitch shouldn't matter.

I have a HP Pavillion dv6700 Notebook PC, and the video card is Mobile INTEL(r) 965 Express Chipset Family running Windows Vista Home Premium 64 bit SP1

I've tried updating the DRIVER, both through windows update and right from intels site, didn't seem to help.

Any ideas on what i'm doing wrong, or what i need?

Hello for the last month, my Toshiba laptop with Vista has been flashing every 30 seconds and a black window pops up with another box called 16-bit MS-DOS subsystem:

Inside the box it says

C.:/windows/system32\WUAUCLT.exe
the NTVDM CPU has encountered an illegal instruction.
CS:11e9 IP:001e OP:ff ff ff ff ff Choose 'Close' to terminate the application

 I cannot seem to find a fixSo, you're using NTVDM in Windows Vista?  I'm not familiar with NTVDM but some searching yields no indication it was intended to work with Vista.  See http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/N/NTVDM.html

Do you know, for a fact, that NTVDM is supposed to work with Vista? Please tell us what you know about that.

Edit: forgot to write the word not in second sentence.Sorry...no idea what NTVDM is for....all I know is the screen is ANNOYING and when I type and it flashes up...my typing is all ERASED..so i have to work quicklySo, you have no idea why the NTVDM message appears in your system, right?  What protections (firewall, anti-virus, spyware) are you using?  I am using NOD32, Spybot search and DESTROY, Superantispyware and Windows firewall...

MIGHT be more...not sure how to tell...

I have 2GB of RAM and windows 7 32bit (build7000) eats too much of RAM. From 2GB free is only 1.1GB. I have disabled a much of services and superfetch and programms RUNNING in systemtray is power iso drive MANAGER, cacheboost, SRS audio sandbox and skype.I have the same problem in vista but in vista i have free only 900 MBWindows 7 is similar to Vista in the way it uses RAM to cache things.
This is perfectly normal, and disabling superfetch doesn't sound like a GOOD idea to me.Good read: http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000688.html
Applies to both, Vista, and 7.Since i've had Vista and now Win 7 i feel much better about my RAM...cause it's getting used.Sounds like a TV ad, PATIO Thanks...i thought youl'd like it  LOL patio

Quote from: Accessless on JANUARY 17, 2009, 12:25:52 AM

Quote from: BC_Programmer on January 16, 2009, 03:25:55 PM

Quote from: Accessless on January 16, 2009, 01:21:21 PM

Actually its doing a better job at start up than XP did. Besides its exactly the same as XP... Totaly useless untill service pack 1 came out.

Now if I can just convince it that my graphics CARD doesn't have 2 gig of memory...

you'll have bigger problems convincing it your genuine.

I update it with automatic updates all the time.

Vista 64 bit is constantley asking me permision for programs to run. I trust them already just let them run lol

Also it is preventing programs from stating up that I want to run upon windows starting up.

How do I CHANGE these settings?this would be a good place to start   

Hope this HELPS
,NickThanks Nick that did the trick. But is there a good Vista book out there with all these tips and tricks in it? The only books I've seen have been too basic and don't talk about messing with settings. I have a few more questions and don't want to bother this forum with them.However annoying the UAC is it's quite good at stopping malware. This is a replacement for the standard UAC that remembers what you tell it is fine to run so it after a few days it stops asking you for routine things. smart UAC replace.

Also we don't mind you asking us things about tinkering with COMPUTERS, it's basically what we're here for.

FB Quote

UAC is it's quite good at stopping malware

Hey. I'm in serious problems, I was in a game (Warcraft) I minimized to put some music on (never got that far) Suddenly computer froze, and didn't react to any of my actions. So i had to hold the power button until it shut down. When i started it up again everything seemed fine at the beginning all the way until

[Windows is Loading - - - - - -]

--- BLUESCREEN ----

So i put in recovery/repair CD (120 MB one) and boot from CD. Windows Memory Diagnostic tool, System Restore, Start up Repair, none of them works.

So i did some digging, Tried to Load Drives (only Harddrive D were responding, where i KEEP my movies)
harddrive C where i got windows and some pictures i really need didn't respond at all, size: 0 bytes, free: 0 bytes, etc....

Could anyone HELP me?

Edit: Windows Vista, Safe mode does not work either. Can you give US the blue screen error message?

 Have you tried getting into safe mode?

When was the last time you blew your computer out, with a can of compressed air?Edited my first post before you wrote, Saying it doesn't work in safe mode either. It just hangs up there...

And I've uhm, never actually cleaned my computer inside. Or i did like 8 months ago using a vacuum cleaner.

And the bluescreen goes so quick, it comes and then in some milliseconds the computer is rebooting. I'll see if i can look. QUOTE from: BendikOlsen on JANUARY 25, 2009, 07:00:55 PM

And I've uhm, never actually cleaned my computer inside. Or i did like 8 months ago using a vacuum cleaner.

Where is Windows installed then?how can i explain this? i have 2 hard DRIVES installed, one ata 80GB has everything on it, another SATA 250GB is formatted and i NEED to make a partition and copy contents of first drive to this. but after FORMATTING it, now it is not showing up in My ComputerDoes it show up in DISK management?what's disk management?Start >CONTROL Panel>Administrative tools>Computer Management>Disk ManagementOr right clik My Computer/Manage/Disk Management...

Hi everyone

I'm looking for a way to run a batch file I wrote after I've logged in again from a locked state.
The TUTORIALS I've found so far on the internet only concern running files once when the user logs in from a fresh booted computer.

I am running Windows XP Professional.Really INTRESTING idea i will research this..yeah it really EASY USE task scheduler to create a task every time you log on task scheduler will run a CERTAIN program or display a message or send notification email. you can choose to do this when windows starts or every time you log on

go to control panel - administrative tools - computer management - then select task scheduler open or expand folders and then create a basic task by right clicking in blank area main screen. name the task. select trigger every time i login.

let me know how it goes this is based on vista but looks the same as when i had xp pro so it should work...

My son decided to update a theme on his computer running Vista - using this site http://www.guimods.com/tutorial-how-to-install-and-use-vista-themes-and-visual-styles/

He has done steps 1-13 but now when turning on the computer we get ERROR messages...

''dwn.exe UNABLE to locate component...This application has failed to start because UxThem.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem'' - if we click OK, then we get message

''explorer.exe - Unable to locate component...This application has failed to start because UxThem.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem''

Then a window comes up saying something like ''tying to fix problem'' - then another message comes up

''Microsoft Windows - Windows Explorer has stopped working.  A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will notify you if a solution is available'' then if you click on the 'close program' nothing else happens!

There is another message box earlier which says ''Windows calender has stopped working...''

What do we do? (there is some vital data on the hard disk which I must not lose!)  sounds like you didn't replace uxtheme.dll or themeui.dll.


Do you have a Windows DVD?We have the 'Maxdata' original Vista cd that comes with the system.

Also, cant start in SAFE mode, just get a black screen with 'safe mode' in the corner but cant do anything.

How do you do a Vista System Restore from the cd? Is this the way to GO? Quote from: KerryE on January 25, 2009, 08:19:47 AM

We have the 'Maxdata' original Vista cd that comes with the system.

Also, cant start in safe mode, just get a black screen with 'safe mode' in the corner but cant do anything.

How do you do a Vista System Restore from the cd? Is this the way to go?

If it's a retail Vista CD, you should be able to boot from it, and run a system repair.

does ANYBODY know of some software that i can use to benchmark the performance of my OS so when i make changes i can re run it to see if it has improved or by % improvement

a google dosnt seem to turn much up

thanks in advanceWhat kind of performance do you want to measure?
And what kind of changes are you going to make?im looking to get a reading for things like page opening speed startup shut down speeds and sort of benchmark it

i do a lot of tinkering and work on friends pc's - cleanups spyware removal etc and it would be good to get a before and after bench mark to SATISFY myself and them of the actual performance improvementPage opening speed is very SUBJECTIVE.  Best thing to measure that is a stopwatch, but remember you'll need to take into account the actual pages, NET speed, background activity, and cache.
Boot times again can be measured with a stopwatch, or programs such as Bootvis.
Thing is, with cleanups, a lot of the time the actual performance isn't affected.  By "actual performance" I mean things like frames per second in gaming, number crunching, etc, so it's hard to benchmark.
I THINK boot times, program load times and shutdown speeds are the best indicators of improvements in these cases, and the best way to do it would be to get the computer's owner to observe before and after, and measure the time too.
Someone else may have some better suggestions, though - I'm not really into benchmarking things myself, if it works for me it's fine, heh.ive actually just found a program in vista  reliability and performance monitor  ( type perform in the run box) and it actually seems to have quite a bit of information, it actually shows the reliabilit of my machine going down over the last month

looks like it will take a while to work it all out but hopefully it might do the job

still open to any other suggestions though

Hi
I start my computer, the fan turns on but nothing else happens.
I have a Dell Dimension C521 running WINDOWS Vista
Please HELP!

Dory It might help if you give more information or detail.
How old is this computer? Is it new to you? Was it working well before hand? Did you load any programs on it recently? Does it beep when switched on?
Details are relevant. Please add some detail.The computer is 2 yrs old.
This occurence is totally new. It worked well before hand and I have not loaded any programs recently, just upgraded an existing Simply Accouinting PROGRAM from 2008 version to 2009. It does not beep when I switch on.
A few times when booting up, a message "Diskette drive o seek failure". I do not even have a diskette drive.Option was to choose F1 to continue or F2, I presume that's to go to BIOS. I went to F1. All went well after that, just this morning when I went to turn on the computer.

Thanks for your REPLY

When I start up windows VISTA ULTIMATE it starts up normal. Then when I try to OPEN programs such as explorer, itunes, control panel, backup restore, photoshop, antivirus programs etc etc... Nothing opens. any ideas?Does all desktop look normal?
When did it start?
Any recent COMPUTER changes?
Same in SAFE Mode?

well i know this isn't that serious but i have a windows vista laptop and just a few days ago i found that my music folder icon has disappeared...the folder and all its contents is still there but the icon which vista has for different folders like music, video, documents, downloads etc. in the user's folder is not there and instead there is a normal folder icon. is there a way to get the icon back or something?Do a system restore 

Alan <><  umm...it SEEMS that no one knows the answer to this one...so i think we should close this thread...
 
CH Forums are still the best!Did you see ale52's advice at all?Probably not...

Alan <><  i did see his advice. but it didnt work....Did you restore back to a date a few days before the problem?

Where is this icon supposed to be?yes...i did restore back to what i thought was before the problem started...but nothing much happened...the "icon" shows everywhere...when u click the windows button and scroll your mouse to the music folder...when u go to the user's folder on vista etc. basically its a sort of special icon which vista gives to different types of folders like music, pictures, videos, downloads etc. which is differnet from a normal folder icon.Right click on "Music" folder, click "Properties", and...

hello again.

i tried what broni suggested but again the icon hasnt appeared...i have posted a screenshot of my computer so you may be able to help me better.

thanks!

[attachment deleted by admin]Your icon cache might be corrupted.
To reset it in Vista...

1) Go to the start menu and open "Computer".
2) In the menu bar, go to "Tools" and then "Folder Options...".
3) In the Folder Options window, go to the "View" tab, select "Show hidden FILES and folders" from the list of options, and click "OK".
4) Back in the Computer window, go to the C drive, "Users", the folder with your username, "AppData", and then "Local".
5) In the Local folder, DELETE the "IconCache" file.
6) In the menu bar, go to "Tools" and then "Folder Options...".
7) In the Folder Options window, go to the "View" tab, select "Do not show hidden files and folders" from the list of options, and click "OK".
8) Restart the computer.

The Pictures icon should come back after your computer has been restarted.That seems to have DONE it.

Thanks Kip and EVERYONE else for helping!

Nice

Somehow i have made all my icons and texts bigger dont know how ive did it, it is on a laptop and i have windows VISTA on it, apoligies if it is an EASY thing to ADJUST but i am a complete beginner to this computer lark,  Many thanks for any help. Right clik an EMPTY area of the Desktop and select PROPERTIES...try setting a different resolution.What Windows version?

Can ayone TELL me how to copy my DELETED folder in Outlook to CD and then be able to read the files off the DISK?

My COMPUTER is a desktop running Vista Ultimate.

Thanks for your advice.

Ok another of my many problems
Am running vista (new to me) I downloaded wedding VIDEO on puter, it WENT to temp files, but i cant find where the temp files are so I can retrive it. Can someone tell me how to get to it. So frustrating changing windows program. grrr
thanks
marybethYou should be able to get there from IE7 ->Tools -> Internet OPTIONS -> Browsing history -> Settings -> View files.

Thats a sure fire way to get there ALSO just view arrange by size to find the video.I found it right were u said it would be lol
thank you once again
marybeth

hi, I have Vista Ultimate.. i was doing some testing... i BACKUP my kids favorites which had the pictures of the icons from there website.. for example, the moose from noggin.com.

well, when i restore the favorites, there where no more pictures to help her know where to go... she's STILL learning to read so, that help her find what she was looking for.

Thanks again guys.
 spider.  ok.. i FIGURE it out.. when i migrate my settings "Favorites" from XP pro to vista... that's when it happen so i WENT into the shared folder and got the favorites from xp and paste them into vista and the pictures came back.

that was a duh... LOL. 
spider

The monitor is a 20" Samsung 206BW, and I just tested it; the particular model number is still recognized when I plug it into an XP desktop.

But I use it with my HP Vista laptop, and it is now listed as a "generic non-PNP monitor."
It can still work with the laptop, but I cannot set the resolution to 1680 * 1050, which is the only resolution it likes.

Any idea why it is not being recognized as a 206BW anymore?
  Install monitor drivers. Either from the CD or Samsung website.
I told it to SEARCH the driver CD, but it said the best driver was already installed.
I manually selected the driver file, and now the monitor is listed as "Multiple Monitors," but I still can't select the right resolution. It shows many options, up to 2048 * 1536, but not the widescreen res that I want.Go to your device manager, make sure hidden devices are visible (See This) remove all devices related to the monitor.

For thoroughness' sake you'll want to get the latest video card drivers as well.

Restart the computer and then try to install the drivers again. Make certain that you select the proper input (Digital if you use the WHITE cable and analog if you use the BLUE cable) if you have a choice. Correction to previous post: the Display Settings shows it as "Multiple Monitors," but the Device Manager shows it as the 206BW.
I think I've already tried uninstalling the driver a few times, but anyway, it seems like the list of resolutions offered is not related to the driver?
And of course it's analog; laptops don't typically have digital outputs. Does it have an Nvidia video CHIPSET? Did you try configuring it using Nvidia's control panel? If you don't have this, you should probably install it to gain more control over your videocard.

The resolution attainable indeed depends on the monitor driver. If I'm not mistaken, your display settings have nothing to do with your problem.  It sounds like you have a driver conflict when switching between your laptop and pc.  I would recommend Uninstalling your drivers for the video, and getting the newest ones for your hardware off the manufacturers website that makes your video cards for your laptop, and your pc.  Make sure to uninstall the old drivers before installing the new ones.  When it says "multiple monitors" that just means you have more then one monitor hooked up to your pc or laptop, and the display will be displayed on both screens.  This should only be the setting on your laptop, and not on your pc unless you have two monitors hooked up to your pc.  But this definately appears to be a Driver problem!

[link removed]Does anyone know what to make of this?

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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_1002&DEV_5159&SUBSYS_016D1028&REV_00]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_1002&DEV_5159&SUBSYS_016D1028&REV_00\.]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_1002&DEV_5159&SUBSYS_016D1028&REV_00\.\DISPLAY1]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_1002&DEV_5159&SUBSYS_016D1028&REV_00\.\DISPLAY1\Monitor:Default_Monitor:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0000,0]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_1002&DEV_5159&SUBSYS_016D1028&REV_00\.\DISPLAY1\Monitor:Default_Monitor:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0000,0\1024x768 x 1Hz]
"8 bpp"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY1]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY1\:,0]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY1\:,0\1024x768 x 60Hz]
"32 bpp"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY1\:,0\1280x800 x 60Hz]
"32 bpp"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY1\:,0\1400x1050 x 60Hz]
"32 bpp"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY1\MONITOR:Default_Monitor:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0002,0]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY1\MONITOR:Default_Monitor:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0002,0\1024x768 x 60Hz]
"32 bpp"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY1\MONITOR:Default_Monitor:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0002,0\1280x800 x 60Hz]
"32 bpp"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY1\MONITOR:Default_Monitor:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0002,0\1400x1050 x 60Hz]
"32 bpp"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY1\MONITOR:Default_Monitor:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0002,0\1400x1050 x 70Hz]
"32 bpp"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY1\MONITOR:Default_Monitor:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0002,0\1400x1050 x 72Hz]
"32 bpp"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY1\MONITOR:Default_Monitor:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0002,0\1400x1050 x 75Hz]
"32 bpp"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY1\MONITOR:Default_Monitor:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0002,0\1600x1024 x 85Hz]
"32 bpp"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY1\MONITOR:Default_Monitor:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0002,0\1768x992 x 60Hz]
"32 bpp"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY1\MONITOR:Default_Monitor:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0002,0\800x600 x 60Hz]
"32 bpp"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY1\MONITOR:Default_Monitor:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0002,1]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY1\MONITOR:Default_Monitor:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0002,1\1280x800 x 60Hz]
"32 bpp"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY1\MONITOR:Default_Monitor:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0002,1\1400x1050 x 60Hz]
"32 bpp"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY1\MONITOR:Default_Monitor:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0002,1\1600x1024 x 85Hz]
"32 bpp"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY1\MONITOR:Default_Monitor:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0002,1\1680x1050 x 60Hz]
"32 bpp"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY1\MONITOR:NVD0800:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0000,0]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY1\MONITOR:NVD0800:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0000,0\1280x800 x 60Hz]
"32 bpp"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY1\MONITOR:NVD0800:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0000,0\1400x1050 x 60Hz]
"32 bpp"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY1\MONITOR:NVD0800:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0000,0\1600x1024 x 85Hz]
"32 bpp"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY1\MONITOR:NVD0800:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0000,0\1680x1050 x 60Hz]
"32 bpp"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY1\MONITOR:NVD0800:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0000,1]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY1\MONITOR:NVD0800:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0000,1\1024x768 x 60Hz]
"32 bpp"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY1\MONITOR:NVD0800:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0000,1\1280x800 x 60Hz]
"32 bpp"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY1\MONITOR:NVD0800:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0000,1\1400x1050 x 60Hz]
"32 bpp"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY1\MONITOR:NVD0800:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0000,1\1400x1050 x 70Hz]
"32 bpp"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY1\MONITOR:NVD0800:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0000,1\1400x1050 x 72Hz]
"32 bpp"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY1\MONITOR:NVD0800:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0000,1\1400x1050 x 75Hz]
"32 bpp"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY1\MONITOR:NVD0800:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0000,1\1600x1024 x 85Hz]
"32 bpp"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY1\MONITOR:NVD0800:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0000,1\1680x1050 x 60Hz]
"32 bpp"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY1\MONITOR:NVD0800:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0000,1\1768x992 x 60Hz]
"32 bpp"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY1\MONITOR:NVD0800:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0000,1\800x600 x 60Hz]
"32 bpp"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY1\MONITOR:SAM027C:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0001,0]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY1\MONITOR:SAM027C:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0001,0\1024x768 x 60Hz]
"32 bpp"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY1\MONITOR:SAM027C:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0001,0\1680x1050 x 60Hz]
"32 bpp"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY2]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY2\:,0]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY2\:,0\1280x800 x 60Hz]
"8 bpp"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY2\:,0\1280x960 x 70Hz]
"32 bpp"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY2\MONITOR:Default_Monitor:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0002,0]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY2\MONITOR:Default_Monitor:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0002,0\1024x768 x 75Hz]
"32 bpp"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY2\MONITOR:Default_Monitor:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0002,0\1280x960 x 70Hz]
"32 bpp"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY2\MONITOR:Default_Monitor:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0002,0\1600x1200 x 70Hz]
"32 bpp"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY2\MONITOR:NVD0800:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0000,0]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\Settings\Video\PCI:VEN_10DE&DEV_0244&SUBSYS_30B5103C&REV_A2\.\DISPLAY2\MONITOR:NVD0800:{4d36e96e-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}:0000,0\1280x800 x 60Hz]
"8 bpp"=dword:00000001


A similar problem was never solved here:
http://www.fixya.com/support/t322311-syncmaster_206_bw_driver_not_loading

And here someone suggests editing the registry, but I'm not sure I would do it right. :-/
http://forums.nvidia.com/lofiversion/index.php?t25118.html

Quote from: Raptor on December 17, 2008, 03:24:25 PM

Does it have an Nvidia video chipset? Did you try configuring it using Nvidia's control panel? If you don't have this, you should probably install it to gain more control over your videocard.

The resolution attainable indeed depends on the monitor driver.

I had the same problem - mine was due to an automatic windows driver update.

Use this:
http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us
(should get you the file: 169.25_forceware_winvista_32bit_english _whql.exe)

Correction the solution IS in that link you posted according to one guy..

Quote

I had the same problem - mine was due to an automatic windows driver update.

Use this:
http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us
(should get you the file: 169.25_forceware_winvista_32bit_english _whql.exe)

Hey, what a coincidence! That's just what I said.. Get the latest drivers!

Pay attention!

I have just gotten a used laptop and did a fresh xp install. I have run belarc adviser and it says I have a lot of hot fixes that are not installed, how do I go about this.

I have been to Microsoft and it says the only update I need is sp3. If I need to just download the hot fixes it says, can I do this all at once? Or do I have to do it one at a time. I am not sure I want to install sp3 though, as I have been reading that not everybody advises sp3.

I am pretty fresh off the farm on this stuff if you know what I mean. I need somebody smarter than me to give me advice. Thanks.

RandyHot fixes are kind of updates, but only for a specific problems present in a specific computer configurations.
As such, they won't be listed in general Windows Updates.
Belarc should have some links listed, so you can go there, and see if the specific hot fix applies to you.
If your computer works fine, I wouldn't worry much about this issue.Thanks, I apprieciate the help. I'm learning but its just going to take awhile.

RandyNo problem. We're here to help Belarc has been known to over report things...for example on a BRAND new Vista install with all updates CURRENT it still bugs me about a Korean language pack Update...
Not something i USE everyday... Quote

it still bugs me about a Korean language pack Update

now...


we must kung fu fight!

Quote from: spiderlucci on January 21, 2009, 03:04:29 PM

hey guys, i look into this and ask Microsoft, you can use system restore point to remove your virus... the question was correct. this would work with any virus... That is what Microsoft said.

I FIGURE i add that in for education guys.

but, sometimes if the virus has been in your computer for a long time, then you can't use system restore.

Hope to hear from you!

spider

how would it remove a virus when a lot of viruses embed themself right into system restore?

how would it remove a virus when a lot of viruses embed themself right into system restore?

I wanted to know this to be a fact on the test and was really hoping someone here is "MCTS microsoft" so if i took the test and that question ever came up... duh, what do I do... play with myself and guess the answer
If it's on the exam... then it must be right and if you don't trust Microsoft.... Switch to Linux, don't trust Norton, switch to Linux and stop crying.
There's to much ego going on and to much of a click and the instigator knows who they are. I'm sorry i offen once again.

I was really hoping to help out even more once i pass.... i guess you guys won't trust me.

don't worry, i'm going to delete my account for you.


Thanks for the help anyway!

If it's on the exam... then it must be right

and was really hoping someone here is "MCTS microsoft"

How do you TELL if you have 32bit or 64BIT OPERATING system for XP and Vista? Ojasright click My Computer and open properties.....if you have a 64 bit version it will say so....if you don't is will just say windows XP Pro....

its an HP pavillion dv 6000...

I think thats what you want right?

I've just always heard its near impossible to add ram.Good news!
According to this: http://crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=Pavilion%20dv6000%20Series
you have two RAM slots, and each can hold up to 1GB (2GB total).
$11.99 per 1GB is basically free HAH. Thank you so much!!!

You've helped me out alot.  Your manual: http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01035677.pdf, shows you how easy it's to replace RAM (chapter 5-6). Just two screws:


[attachment deleted by admin]haha You are so helpful!!!

Thank you times a million.You're very WELCOME
12 bucks is gonna be the best investment of your life I am curious though, what startups do you recomend i get rid of?

The logfile kind of looks like chinese to me...OK. Here you go...

1. Print this post out, since you won't have an access to it, at some point.

2. CLOSE all windows, except for HijackThis.

3. Put a checkmark next to the following HijackThis entries (no actual program will be removed):

- O2 - BHO: (no name) - {02478D38-C3F9-4EFB-9B51-7695ECA05670} - (no file)
- O2 - BHO: ALOT Toolbar - {5AA2BA46-9913-4dc7-9620-69AB0FA17AE7} - C:\Program Files\alot\bin\alot.dll (file missing)
- O3 - Toolbar: ALOT Toolbar - {5AA2BA46-9913-4dc7-9620-69AB0FA17AE7} - C:\Program Files\alot\bin\alot.dll (file missing)
- O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IgfxTray] C:\Windows\system32\igfxtray.exe
- O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Persistence] C:\Windows\system32\igfxpers.exe
- O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [FaxCenterServer] "C:\Program Files\Lexmark Fax Solutions\fm3032.exe" /s
- O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [lxddmon.exe] "C:\Program Files\Lexmark 2500 Series\lxddmon.exe"
- O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [lxddamon] "C:\Program Files\Lexmark 2500 Series\lxddamon.exe"
- O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iTunesHelper] "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"
- O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [WMPNSCFG] C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\WMPNSCFG.exe
- O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MySpaceIM] C:\Program Files\MySpace\IM\MySpaceIM.exe
- O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [WindowsWelcomeCenter] rundll32.exe oobefldr.dll,ShowWelcomeCenter (User 'LOCAL SERVICE')
- O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-18\..\Run: [MySpaceIM] C:\Program Files\MySpace\IM\MySpaceIM.exe (User 'SYSTEM')
- O4 - HKUS\.DEFAULT\..\Run: [MySpaceIM] C:\Program Files\MySpace\IM\MySpaceIM.exe (User 'Default user')
- O23 - Service: Viewpoint Manager Service - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Viewpoint\Common\ViewpointService.exe (file missing)

4. Click on Fix checked button.

5. Restart computer for the changes to take effect.

On my Vista desktop, I'm usung VMWare, and I'm perfectly happy.
On my new Vista laptop, I wanted to set Windows XP on a virtual partition, so I gave M$ Virtual PC a shot.
Almost (<---key word) everything works fine, but I can't display XP screen in full mode.
When I try to do this, I got a message:
The virtual machine is using video mode that is too large for your monitor
and it reverts to windowed mode.
My laptop uses 1366x768 resolution, and I even tried to set virtual screen resolution lower, but there is a very same error message.
I tried to GOOGLE for some solution, but....nothing helping there.

I guess, I'll have to dump another M$ garbage.I just tried it on my Vista computer and I got the same error message. 
When I made the Virtual PC window smaller, it went full screen without a problem. QUOTE

When I made the Virtual PC window smaller, it went full screen without a problem.

My laptop uses 1366x768 resolution

I think, the problem is with how Virtual PC handles display drivers.

okay... i am using pentium d 2.8 with 2gb ddr2 in my pc. my motherboard is ecs p965t-a v1.0b. i have 3 hard disk, one ide interface 80gb which i used for installing my windows vista and programs exclussively. and 2 sata 250 and 160 gb. i was using asus for my video card before with 128 mb memory. and i then i changed it to nvidia geforce 7300 256 mb. fe days after installing my new video card, windows started to boot slowly and sometimes even takes an hour. so i thought the windows was DAMAGED so i tried reinstalling it and it works okay again. but after a few days again it started to boot slowly. so i was thinking that something is WRONG with my video card but is not. i noticed that in "computer", my other sata hard disk does not appear.. but sometimes it would appear and dissapear again. sometimes i can open it but sometimes not. so i am getting confused if my hard disk is damaged or not. my hard disk is seagat 7200 rpm. i need your help GUYS and i hope this will be solved. thanks alot! Well that paragraph was hard to read...
Double CHECK all your connections to the drives.
You say you thought there was TROUBLE with the vis card " but it's not "...how did you determine this ? ?
Have you checked your system operating temps ? ?

it doesnt matter what i am doing.  It just randomly freezes all of the time.  I cant move the mouse or anything and i need to hit the reset button and restart.  It did the same thing when i was using xp (using vista now)  Sometimes it freezes while playing cod4 too.  It started when i installed my new psu and gpu. What do you think? Hi!!! ...   please list your system spec's..... Did you defrag?.... Do you have all your up to date drivers?.... Have you OC'd CPU or GPU?.... I don't think a new PS will cause this unless the unit is real low on AMPS.... Could be Vista....However.... are you sure all parts of the old OS or divers are gone?  GOOD Luck !!!!!my specs are over there but i forgot to update it.  Updates are a 1kw antec psu and a 4870.  All my drivers a good. Defrag wouldnt fix itHi!! I didn't see if you OC'ed the CPU or 4870.... You could try a reinstall of cod4 .... also did you run a Reg cleaner or a program cleaner? Check program files and see if an old program or one you are not sure of is showing.... You could run a Mem test (I have 4gb).... VISTA IS A MEMORY SUCKER (lots of things running in the background).... good luck again..... "It started when i installed my new psu and gpu."

Do you have the old PSU and gpu to swap out and test which one is the culprit?

Alan <><  What does SpeedFan say?i have my old psu and gpu though I cant test my new gpu on my old psu.  That just wont work but I will try to see.  My gpu tems are low, about 36 C idle and while running folding at HOME (gpu 95% load) is about 52C and is says that isnt too hot.

I have a compaq SR2050NX with windows XP version 2002 service pack 2.
About two weeks ago I came home to find I could not log on. It no longer recognized my passwords. I removed the MOTHERBOARD battery and installed it the next day. I was able to log in and everything starts up but after about 5 MINUTES I can only move the mouse and access certain screens. when I look at my computer drive it shows that it is searching for the files but it won't find any.
I can shut down and START up and everything is fine again. I can get into the files but after 5 minutes it can no longer open new windows. I can move from panel to panel with what I have open and can even open some new things like the clock but once again it shows the hard drive empty.
I put this drive into an enclosure and it works fine with the laptop.
How can I fix this?Go Start&GT;Run ("Start Search" in Vista), type in:
sfc /scannow
Click OK (HIT Enter in Vista).
Have Windows CD/DVD handy.
If System File Checker (sfc) will find any errors, it may ask you for the CD/DVD.
If sfc won't find any errors in Windows XP, it'll simply quit, without any message.

6 MONTHS AGO
About 6 months ago i installed win xp pro and then vista ultimate upgrade on this same mobo on this first install i used an ide hard drive and ide dvdrom. I installed this to test everything and never used it. This was about 5 months ago.

NOW
Right now its a totally different setup and i am getting this error message "bootmgr is missing". I am using a win vista business version. I started from a bare mobo and now i have a sata WD raptor (WD1500ADFD) and a sata dvdrom. I have the raptor on sata0
and the dvdrom on sata1 on this intel mobo. I have 2 x 1 gig ram dual channel, a 17 inch lcd monitor and a floppy drive. So there is nothing on the ide channels.
I got the raptor from someone who knows his stuff so i imagine its in good condition but i dont know if its been formatted, probably has been, but i dont think it matters? I have the standard sata connectors connected to the raptor and not the legacy 4 pin molex as per instructions at WD and on a pdf file that i downloaded from WD so i
think that is correct. There are no jumpers on the drive.

The problem is that i keep getting the same error message "bootmgr is missing". I have tried all sorts of bios settings, AHCI and so on, and i have the first boot device set as cdrom. I think i have the right bios settings but i dont know for sure.  The problem seems to be with sata as FAR as i can figure, which isnt too far. Im not a tech or a guru by any means,  so i need all the help i can get and quick before my working pc dies on me. Its been running for 9 yrs now and my data drive just crapped out on me so i need help to get this sucker going.

I have emailed intel but so far no answer from them.

thank you

Quote

Im not a tech or a guru by any means,  so i need all the help i can get and quick before my working pc dies on me.

just killed this thread is what you did.

I wanted to get a list of the files and folders to check against my dvd to make sure its complete.
But i have an iso so i guess i can do that myself,

Internet vista keeps auto disconnecting, i have removed the auto 20 minute disconnect but the connection to my nokia n95 phone keeps drop when connected by usb. if i CONNECT via blue tooth the connection never drops i have had 24 hour blue tooth connections but the connection via usb often drop. i rather use usb as 460mbps is better than 128mbps. it never disconnected when i had xp loaded but im liking vista and not going back so i NEED to solve this. any ideas.

Thanks spacecat9Not sure what the PROBLEM MAY be, but perhaps the phone is turning itself off automatically after 20 MINUTES, causing it to disconnect?

I'm in the process of building a new PC. I already had the thing put together and had VISTA installed when some other hardware issue caused me to get a new mobo. Now that that issue is taken care of and the new mobo installed and bios up to date, Vista will not boot.

Every time I try to boot in all the DIFFERENT safe modes, last good config or normally it gets to the boot window with the bar at the bottom that moves(sorry the name is escaping me right now). The bar moves for 15-30 seconds then freezes. Then a blue screen flashes for a split second and the PC reboots.

I've tried to just reinstall windows, but it freezes after the moving bar screen. It gets to what looks like the first screen on the OS with the mouse that I can move around for about 30 seconds then it just freezes and stays there.

Any HELP would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance. Quote from: God For Hire on January 22, 2009, 03:53:57 AM

I'm in the process of building a new PC. I already had the thing put together and had Vista installed when some other hardware issue caused me to get a new mobo.{Too vague. What issues? Now that that issue is taken care of and the new mobo installed and bios up to date, Vista will not boot.

Every time I try to boot in all the different safe modes, last good config or normally it gets to the boot window with the bar at the bottom that moves(sorry the name is escaping me right now). The bar moves for 15-30 seconds then freezes. Then a blue screen flashes for a split second and the PC reboots.

I've tried to just reinstall windows, but it freezes after the moving bar screen. It gets to what looks like the first screen on the OS with the mouse that I can move around for about 30 seconds then it just freezes and stays there.  You mean it goes through the INSTALL process and freezes?  How many RAM sticks do you have / if more than one have you tried swapping them out one-at-a-time?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance.

Vista Home Edition, Acer laptop.  Is there a way to tell what command prompts have been added to a system after setup.  There are some areas of the setup that I can not get to it says, I do not have permission.  Preinstalled software, did a reinstall not a restore and the password that was originally setup was still REQUIRED- so, I believe that the parition as been altered too.  When doing the reinstall I saw four command prompt lines pop-up, one I was able to read but have lost what it was now.  The system does not have a virus but has been invaded to monitor the system.  Before reinstall the system would FIND many locations with the wifi now it just shows one.  I THOUGHT it was possible that a command pompt that has been added has effected that.  I would appreciate any help.  Thank youI don't understand here...but i'm not the sharpest marble...if you are infected what steps have you taken to clean this up ? ?
Exactly what FUNCTIONS are you locked out of ? ?
Whose machine is this ? ? Quote from: patio on January 20, 2009, 09:11:57 PM

I don't understand here...but i'm not the sharpest marble...if you are infected what steps have you taken to clean this up ? ?
Exactly what functions are you locked out of ? ?
Whose machine is this ? ?

Please help me!

I write my memoirs in notepad and use a USB to store them regularly.. however, I've come unstuck badly. 

I went in to add some memories today and found that a major part has completely disappeared and in its place is the following..

PRIVATE 'TYPE=PICT; ALT=print this article' HYPERLINK

What follows is miles of squiggly lines .. the text has completely disappeared.

I don't have a printer so wouldn't have instigated anything regarding printing.  I'm quite desperate as I've added so much to it during the last three weeks and like a fool I didn't back up as I should have.

Is it gone forever?  Can it possibly be retrieved?

Someone please help a stupid old woman!

Lori


Question, are you sure it was Notepad? Windows Notepad?

What OS?Yes Carbon, absolutely certain.

It's Windows XP Home Edition.  Never had any problem with notepad until this fiasco.

Something else that has altered is that now when I click on the shortcut to my memoir,  it takes some time to download and shows the seconds at the bottom of page.  That's new.

Here in rural Melbourne we will have no electricity from 8am to 8pm tomorrow but the moment it comes back on I'll be checking to see if you or your colleagues can come up with any suggestions.

A friend who is computer savvy is coming the day after to do anything you guys suggest to attempt a retreival.  She suggested that maybe I've somehow encrypted the major part of the text but not sure if anything can be done.

I also think that the remaining text above the endless lines of //////////////// which begin with

PRIVATE "TYPE==PICT; ALT=print this article' HYPERLINK

is being gradually altered to //////// each time I go in to look at it!

Any help or suggestions would be gratefully received.  I'm so shaken up, I hope I've described the problem adequately.First- since your file is changing everytime you open it- make a copy.

I'm not going to question why you use notepad- and it's a bit late- bit there are many good text editors which will make backups of your work for you- notepad has no such feature, I'm afraid.


Is the file Stored on the desktop, or is it just a shortcut? If it's a shortcut- you might want to investigate the contents of the folder where it resides.


additionally- run a chkdsk /f on the drive as well. You can do this via start->Run (search in Vista) type, "cmd" (no quotes) and "chkdsk /f" (again, no quotes).

If it asks to invalidate file handles, say yes- chances are it will then complain and ask if you want it to be checked at the next boot. If so, say yes, then reboot your machine.

In either case, it will scan the drive. If your lucky, if your text was lost via a disk error, chkdsk will find these "lost chains" and they will be stored as "CHK" files in the root of the same drive. (root being, of course, C:\, for example).

if so, it should be a simple (relative to, of course, typing it again) task to open each file in notepad and copy and paste each file into your main file.

As for the encryption possibility- I don't think so. usually when you get garble in a file it's from disk errors. (I, myself, lost a few years worth of work because of a USB drive failing at the most inopportune time)


if the chkdsk, however, doesn't find any lost chains, you might be able to retrieve some data using a Data recovery tool. I personally use a program called "recuva", which you can find here:

http://www.filehippo.com/download_recuva/




Anyway... I'll explain why I mainly suspect disk corruption; it mostly stems from the seemingly random:

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PRIVATE "TYPE==PICT; ALT=print this article' HYPERLINK

I told you I was a moron!

I'll never be able to thank you enough for your excellent advice and assistance,  having lost work yourself,  I think you'll know how grateful I was for the hope it gave me.  It also gave Kathy ideas and paths to follow that may not have occurred to her without your help.  As a brilliant amateur technician she was impressed with the site and your good, sound advice.

Sincere thanks,

Lori

I HAVE 1 COMPUTER THAT IS WINDOWS XP PRO AND IT'S A  BETTER COMPUTER. AND I ALSO HAVE 1 THAT HAS VISTA. NOW I DONT HAVE THE CD FOR VISTA, WAS ALREADY WHEN I BOUGHT IT. CAN I STILL SOME HOW TAKE THAT VISTA TO ADD TO THE OTHER COMPUTER WITH OUT THE CD? IM TRYING TO MAKE TO BAD'S INTO 1 GOOD.LOLHoley cow this must be really important since it's ALL IN CAPS ! !YES it is man i cant live with out my internet lol. but i guess there is a way but i cant even start up the computer that has vista.NO

Use the computer that works.

You can not transfer Vista.

            Unless you know how to walk on wateer

  Quote from: Geek-9pm on January 20, 2009, 01:01:59 AM

            Unless you know how to walk on wateer

 

My notebook has English Vista on DRIVE C & Chinese Vista on drive D. How do I delete the OS on D?Go to Control PANEL -> Classic View -> System -> Advanced System Settings -> Startup and Recovery [Options] -> UNCHECK "Time to Display List of Operating Systems". 

This will prevent the boot MENU from appearing and giving the choice to boot into an operating system that (SOON) won't exist.

To delete the OS on D:, treat it like anything else you would delete.  Formatting the D: drive (after moving any files you want to keep) is not a bad idea.

On my new laptop with VISTA Home Premium, I have tried running AVG free version...after loading it disappears. What am I doing wrong? Is this a conflict with the One Care PROGRAM? Thanks to all and appreciate this site.One Care is sufficient...you need not install AVG.  If you do...it could cause system INSTABILITY and subsequent crashes.

If you find AVG in the Control Panel...uninstall it.  If not, do not attempt to install it again, unless you are uninstalling OneCare.

Remember, you only need one antivirus program, one adware/spyware program running actively.  OTHERWISE, you're asking for trouble.I second Savior's comment.  It's generally a bad idea to install more than one antivirus app on the same computer unless you wish to watch them duel!  They tend to treat each other as infections. Thank you very much! This makes SENSE...well sort of...lol. Really glad I found this site!You're welcome...

Let us know if we can be of any further assistance...we'll keep a light on for ya!

Is it okay to down GRADE WINDOWS Vista to Windows XP? Is  it possible that my computer crashes if I do that?  You will want to have a look at this GUIDE:
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=2311&page=1

I have a problem that I can't seem to RESOLVE.  I inherited my Dad's computer after he died.  BTW.....he never used it.  After some time, my whole system crashed & I had to re-install everything.  There was no disc for Windows XP, so maybe it came already installed, I don't know & obviously can't ask.  Anyway......my nephew gave me his copy of Windows XP to install, as he was no longer using it.  He went to Vista, so no longer needed it.  Well............after a short while, I'm continually getting all these messages that my copy of Windows is not genuine/valid & so I can't get updates etc.  Tried calling Microsoft & can't seem to talk with a REAL live person!  This is DRIVING me nuts!  I'm basically a computer idiot & have a dial up connection, so searching for an answer is going so s-l-o-w!  Can anyone help???  I had this problem a 2 years ago, I got an engineer and he reinstalled XP, but I think there should be some other way, I was not much of help.Can you give us the make and model of your computer, please?What # did you call for Microsoft ? ?I'm sure that I'm not doing this correctly, but I'm trying to respond to the 2 posts that replied to my question.
1) To Patio: The first # I called was 1-866-242-4609 in which I was told to call 1-800-936-5700.  I've also called 1-866-234-6020

2) To Saviour: My computer is a HP pavilion v50.If your father's computer is recent enough...it probably came with the operating system already in it...in a partition specifically for the purpose of recovery.

When you turn the computer on, you should notice it...it will read something like "F11 Recovery".  I'm not quite sure what function key it is, but you should be able to get more info from the HP site.

Also, v50 is the monitor model number...not the model number of the Pavillion.By the way, here's the link for PERFORMING a recovery on your Pavilion desktop...

HP and Compaq Desktop PCs -  Performing an HP System Recovery in Windows XP

Pay close attention to the SECTION "RECOVERING During Startup".I think, it's F10 with XP, and F11 with Vista installed.

I have a bunch of USB sticks, memory cards LAYING around, but I've never even thought about trying ReadyBoost.
Today, I plugged 2GB SD card, and I enabled ReadyBoost.
No experience, yet, since I just set it up.
The card sits neatly in my computer front panel, so it doesn't bother me at all.
I did some reading, and it appears, that it may help with low amount of RAM, but with my 2GB of RAM, probably it won't have any impact.

If you use ReadyBoost, give me some feedback, please.I've tried using ReadyBoost with a 4Gb stick, but it seems to fail, every time. What do you MEAN by "fail"?All I remember reading was that the OS will or can only utilize this if read/write speeds are deemed good enough.  This possibly rules out quite a few sticks.That's true, so you need to buy device marked "ReadyBoost compatible".
Besides, if you have ReadyBoost service running, and you plug stick in, you'll get a pop-up about boosting your computer performance, IF Windows likes your stick:



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For a device to be compatible and useful it must conform to the following requirements:

    * The capacity of the removable media must be at least 256 MB (250 after formatting)
    * Devices larger than 4 GB will have only 4 GB used for ReadyBoost
    * The device should have an access time of 1 MS or less
    * The device must be capable of 2.5 MB/s read speeds for 4 KB random reads spread uniformly across the entire device and 1.75 MB/s write speeds for 512 KB random writes spread uniformly across the device
    * The device must have at least 235 MB of free space
    * NTFS, FAT16 and FAT32 are supported
    * The initial release of ReadyBoost supports one device
    * The recommended amount of flash memory to use for Windows ReadyBoost acceleration is one to three times the amount of random access memory (RAM) installed in your computer

My PC has 3.1 G of RAM and I am running Vista Home Premium. In Task Manager I noticed that  2.2 G are cached and which MEANS .8 G are in use. Only 48 KB are free.(No apps are open)

The speed of my system seems fine but can someone give me a sense as to whether or not I can improve on the .8 G that are being USED to maintain basic services. (ie McAfee, Spybot TeaTimer, MS SideNote, Dell Support Center etc, etc).

Should I bother trying to improve this???Where are these #'s from ? ?It's normal, and expected behavior in Vista.
Read more here: http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000688.html
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And the most important rule of cache design is that empty cache memory is wasted cache memory. Empty cache isn't doing you any good. It's expensive, high-speed memory sucking down power for zero benefit. The primary mission in the life of every cache is to populate itself as quickly as possible with the data that's most likely to be NEEDED-- and to consistently deliver a high "hit rate" of needed data retrieved from the cache. Otherwise you're going STRAIGHT to the hard drive, mister, and if you have to ask how much going to the hard drive will cost you in performance, you can't afford it.

all the TIME when I TRY to install vista cracks it says Error 0x46 occured in connecting to the processor on server.. What can I do I have only 8 days to activation.
Sorry for my language.

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i wanted to move my user folder to another drive so i looked online rather than looking here (stupid idea)
i modified the registry KEY, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList to the new directory on the other drive

it created a new folder on a retart which contained nothing
it was still using the previous folder!
anyway it ALSO deleted half the program entries for AROUND 2/3 of my programs from my start menu and the startup list

i'm going to attempt a system resotre and then i will attempt to move the folder again
can somebody tell me how to do it properly?
btw, im using Vista home premium 32bit

thanks for any help and sorry for the long explanationCheck here: http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=1371May i ask why ? ?bcos the drive where my OS is is 80GB and my user folder is around 100GB by itself
anyway
i worked ROUND the problem

i set that reg value to the new destination, made a new user, then copied the files into the new User FILE. then, a stroke of genius if there ever was one, i copied the Appdata hidden file to the new user which copied all my firefox extensions etc.
brilliant!
i am happy now

thanks for ur help guys, as alwaysYou're welcome

I have a COMPAQ PRESARIO with Windos Vista. It has a speed of 2.0 GHZ. I WOULD like to increase it to 2.0 GHZ. Can someone tell me how to accomplish this?




Thanks

Starbiz Quote from: Starbiz on October 26, 2008, 04:32:38 PM

I have a Compaq Presario with Windos Vista. It has a speed of 2.0 GHZ. I would like to increase it to 2.0 GHZ. Can someone tell me how to accomplish this?




Thanks

Starbiz

hello, I'm using windows vista.. my computer keeps LOCKING and i don't know what to do to remove it.  i try to do the Ctrl+Alt+Del but it ddnt work.. is there anyway how to unlocked it?.., thank you!!!What exactly do you mean by locking ? ?Freezing?
Click here to find out what information I should add when submitting a question?if you mean locking as in needing a password you can do this

-Run
-type cmd (ENTER)
-type net user (ENTER)
-type net user (your account name) (ENTER)          *DONT PUT BRACKETS IN FOR YOUR ACCOUNT NAME!
-type net user (your account name)_* (ENTER)
-type new password (ENTER)
-confirm new password (ENTER)

**when i wrote _ that means hit space.
**DONT achually type (ENTER) that just means hit enter.
**Your account name is the name you log on to.

If its Freezing, well then PRESS CNTL AlT DEL when you get on, keep a look out for WHATS running on the PROCESSES tab, then when it freezes, note the process that was running the most at the time of the freeze, next time you log on, do a google search of the process. If it is a non Essential process, ENd it. If it is an essential process, do a REGISTRY check to see if its a worm or something.

Hope this helps.

Hello, just recently i have noticed some unusual behavior in my computer.

To start with, my internet connection was disconnected. This has been a problem for me for quite a while.
My internet connection was lost and i couldn't reconnect to it.

Vista was telling me the computer was in range of the network router.
Which is not true, because i have never had problems before.

It took 10 restarts to get it working again.
I dont know what the problems is?

It keeps disconnecting randomly and doesn't allow me to re-connect, it just tells me tha im not in range,
and sometimes it tells me my settings aren't correct for the connection. Which i know is not true.

And when i finally get a connection again, everything works fine.

I have also noticed some unusual behaivor while playing games on the internet.

The game will connect alright, but when im in the server, after i spawn my ping rises from 34 to 500, and back down again and then back up again?

This happens in my games like , counter strike source and Insurgency.

What is happening it has only started hapening recently, WELL it has happened before, but not this bad.

I have previously posted a log and it is said to be clean, soo ?


Please don't offer money for help. Help is free and on a voluntary basis.

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I have previously posted a log and it is said to be clean, soo ?

Router involved?

Normally I know enough about computers to fix the problems I create myself, but from time to time a problem springs up and I have no idea how to fix it, or even what the problem actually is. 

My laptop won't boot up Windows Vista.  It blue screens about 5 seconds into Vista loading up, then it retarts itself.  The Repair utitilities that I can run won't touch whatever the problem is.  I've run system RESTORE but it doesn't do anything.  And I thought I had backups made, but apparently the backup utility won't even recognize them.  I'm aware that the easiest solution to my problem is to just re-install Windows, but Acer never gave me a re-install cd.  Apparently it's been put onto a Partition on the hard drive that never gets deleted when you re-install.  Only problem is, before I do re-install it (however I manage to do that) there's some pretty important crap I need off the C drive, and possibly the D drive. 

Now, it's been lying around for a bout a month, my laptop and I'm getting pretty sick of not being able to use it.  I've thought about at least 3 SOLUTIONS, but I'm not sure if they'll actually work.  Solution one is the laptop hard drive adapter I've got.  Should make it so that I can plug the hard drive from my laptop into the CABLES on my PC and get the info I need that way, but I'm not sure how to do it, and when I did it before with some test hard drives it never worked.  Solution two goes hand in hand with my loathing of Vista, and that was just to install XP onto the system, but I have a 64 bit processor and I dunno if 32 bit xp will run, plus I'd need all the drivers to even make anything work.  And solution three was to use someone's Vista installation dvd to do practically the same thing and once I had the info I'd just erase everything and start over. 

Now, if anyone has any ideas or anything of use I am eternally grateful!

Oh, the error code from the bluescreen...
0x0000007b (0x80599bb0, 0xc0000034, 0x00000000, 0x00000000) Quote

0x0000007B: INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE
(Click to consult the online MSDN article.)
Windows lost access to the system partition or boot volume during the startup process. Typical causes: Installing incorrect device drivers when installing or upgrading storage adapter hardware, or a virus.