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Hi, Im having trouble with some mp3 files that have HIDDEN characters (unicode according to 1 error message). If I COPY these files from my win7 home p 32 bit PC to an old xpsp3 pc and use the same file manager the hidden characters are immediately visible. I delete the characters (mainly squares) and copy back to win7 all is good. I believe I have the same settings for language and keyboard on both PCS, that is english australian language and us keyboard. Can anybody tell me how I can view these hidden characters in win 7 ??

I cant believe i will have to go backwards to xp to do this? Thanks in advanceThe files are corrupted...doesn't matter what OS you view them in.Quote from: PATIO on July 01, 2011, 05:46:37 PM

The files are corrupted...doesn't matter what OS you view them in.

I can only change the COLOR from the pre-sets. I just CHECKED %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Themes\ and it SHOWS the theme I set, but the theme doesn't show up on my desktop. If I delete the theme and set a new one, the new one doesn't show up, either. Anyone know the prob?

Thanks,

ZacGo to your main Desktop where it shows your SCREEN

Right click

Choose personalize

On the bottom go to Desktop background

Click Picture position

And choose diffrent positions.

Your picture SETTINGS are possibly not working right. I have just Explained where to get to them

Also.. BE SURE TO HAVE THE PICTURE CHECK MARKED OR IT WILL NOT DISPLAY ON YOUR SCREEN.

I was doing some stuff on the computer and i think i accedently hit a button on my acer aspire 2010 windows 7 laptop, and my USB ports became disabled.
Please tell me how to fix it and if you can, what button i pressed. thanks in advance for any comments.
--UPDATE: my ports still work, it is the mouse that was installed. how do i uninstall the software for it? its not in the programs or any list.These things are GENERALLY 'plug and play' there is nothing to uninstall. Mouse no workie, or what? What makes you think the mouse is causing a problem?Quote from: soybean on June 30, 2011, 02:23:59 PM

Mouse no workie, or what? What makes you think the mouse is causing a problem?

it is the mouse that was installed.

How as he said anything like that? He wants to uninstall software he believes was added for the mouse. I fail to see what your comment adds to the answer for this thread.

it is the mouse that was installed.

Quote from: BC_Programmer on June 28, 2011, 02:36:17 PM

the thing you are right-clicking on is quite clearly a folder, not a file.

Burn it to a cd using a dedicated .iso burning utility (http://www.petri.co.il/how_to_write_iso_files_to_cd.htm), make sure the cd drive is at the top of the boot order in bios, then boot to the newly created cd and RUN the utility.

Do i have to?

The ISO file is likely inside the folder. You don't have the option to view file extensions enabled, but it should appear as a "disc image" or something as the Type.


Reading back along all your posts, it sort of looks like an overheating issue. How much dust has made it's home in the case?
To boot from the CD the CD-Drive will need to be above the HD in the boot order. It might already be there. Allan's advice entails double-checking that option to make sure it is.

This erorr keeps coming up when i try to install:

>setupnew\setup.cpp (140)
PAPP:
PVENDOR:
PGUID:
$15.0.0.498
@WINDOWS Vista Service Pack 2 (6002)

The service pack 2 is already on my COMPUTER so what could it be>

HTTP://support.microsoft.com/kb/929427

Can someone tell me why I'm seeing multiple files of the same songs in the Window 7 Media PLAYER list? I've CHECKED the Windows Explorer and there are no multiple files of the same songs. I'm also currently using Zune and Frostwire.

It appears that every time I plug in a Flash DRIVE with MUSIC on it into a USB port and choose to play with WMP I can see the song titles generate multiple files in the WMP view.This may be of some help:
Fast way to identify and delete multiple copies of songs in windows media player
(without identifying one by one)

Thanks for the information but I know how to delete them I was just wondering what causes that to happen.More:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-sound/my-media-player-keeps-making-copies-of-all-the/ac613525-bdf8-462c-ac99-0070f0448e9a
OR
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-sound/duplicate-entries-appear-when-media-files-are/5dfd07d3-9099-4119-bbeb-40e8f8a6608a
You can SEARCH the Microsoft site nor more posts about the Duplication of Songs. But the never admit it is a bug. It is a feature. Quote from: Geek-9pm on June 28, 2011, 03:17:46 PM

More:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-sound/my-media-player-keeps-making-copies-of-all-the/ac613525-bdf8-462c-ac99-0070f0448e9a
OR
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-sound/duplicate-entries-appear-when-media-files-are/5dfd07d3-9099-4119-bbeb-40e8f8a6608a
You can search the Microsoft site nor more posts about the Duplication of Songs. But the never admit it is a bug. It is a feature.

Hi
How can I login to Skype in WINDOWS 7 using a 3g stick connection
Thanks
JamalIf you can CONNECT to the web you should be able to USE skype

i m seeing 5 pixlated BARS on my login screen, I SENT it to geek squad but they didn't do anything. Please helpthey are gray and go away when i drag a window on top of them. Also, my computer used to overheat but geek squad fixed itCan you supply more information please. Like your computer specs and some images if you can of the screen. Sounds like a fault either in the graphics card or the driver. Presumably you've ALREADY tried:

- roll back of graphics driver
- system restore to a point prior to when this happened
- update of drivers to latest version

If none of those WORKS, it MIGHT be worth trying a different graphics card.

Quote from: php111 on August 13, 2011, 03:01:19 AM

I don't have tools. How can I open it without a screwdriver?

I don't have tools. How can I open it without a screwdriver?

You should never update drivers via windows update...
Travel to your MBoard manuf. site...search by your model# and OS...and DLoad and install the correct ones.

You would be better off to image the entire drive with Macrium Reflect, then restore the image to the new drive.

Are you in the right thread?

How can I find out which of my files path names were too long?

I'm backing up my files from one external drive to another (just dragged a giant folder over and waited over a day for it to paste the ENTIRE thing), now I come to read "The file name(s) would be too long for the destination folder. You can shorten the file name and try again, or try a location with a shorter path." The destination folder saimply reads "CD2", which could literally be anything. What's the entire path?

I've got Windows 7.

So I'd GLADLY shorten whatever path(s) and try again, but how do I read entire path of which files were too long to be in which destination folder?

Don't know what to do, the window is still popped up that has the option of either "Skip" or "cancel" along which a check box at the bottom that reads "do this for all current items (11 found)", I haven't clicked anything yet. WHICH ELEVEN CURRENT ITEMS FOUND ARE TOO LONG??

I'm not very good with computers so feel FREE to treat me as a child.This reply is NOT going to be treating you as a child.I have done some research on your BEHALF and found the following "solution" (in it it does say "it worked"). However it certainly (no disrespect intended) may be difficult to do for you given your comment.
http://ask.metafilter.com/31958/How-to-deal-with-file-names-that-are-too-long
This was the 1st of thousands of responses to the query"how to change file path names were too long?" in a Google search. Given that the 1st responses stated within it "that it worked" by the person seeking the solution i did not go farther.You may wish to use the same search query and examine more of the results. truenorthSome more information may help. Is this 64 bit Windows 7

What is the destination drive?
a USB drive?
a Network drive?
a drive with a different file system, maybe FAT32?
Is the drive a product make expressly for backup and did the instructions indicate you should best use the provided software?

Also, drag and drop can fail for a large amount of files. This is not well documented, but in the MS KB there was such a thing with earlier versions of Windows.

Also, have you used this method of backup before and had good results? In some cases a hardware or network error brings up the wrong message.

Thee is nothing wrong with what you want to do. It is the hardware and software that has limitations.

Here is a post on another forum that would indicate similar problems have been reported:
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Question
Large file transfer stops working when using USB hard drive and Windows 7 64 bit, Intel chipset
...
I would suggest you to go to your Manufacturer's website and try to install latest drivers for chipset. Make sure you install it in compatibility mode as there are no 64 bit drivers RELEASED for Windows 7.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-hardware/large-file-transfer-stops-working-when-using-usb/6da363f8-fd39-4988-8d29-4199248f20a4

My 2008 Dell Inspiron 530, with Vista went to the shop this week because it was shutting down UNEXPECTEDLY.

$150 later, it is still crashing. The message i got on the blue screen today started with 'diffuse driver.....'. Then
"Module C:/windows/system32/macromed/flash/flash9b.ocx failed to register. HRESULT-2147220473. CONTACT your
support personnel.'

Should the computer go back to the original repair shop, or should I try someone NEW? Thanks, BowenHi, on your 1st VISIT in the repair shop, what's their recommendation after they fixed the PROBLEM? And what's their resolution?I would uninstall flash and re-install. Simply, TAKE IT BACK.

Ok feel a little dumb right now, my lap top CRASHED the other night, I did a restore back to factory settings so now its lost all my data that I had on it but has it? Can I restore it back before it crashed on me and I set it back to factory settings? Any help advice would be appreciatedPlease tell us what you did to restore it to factory settings. Tell us such things as - did you press a key (which one?) at startup and choose something (what?) from a menu? Or did you use a manufacturer's rescue disk or disk set? Also a description of the crash might be useful.



I turned the laptop on and it turned it on ok at first, then in the bottom right hand corner the VOLUME control there was a cross over it. When hoovering the mouse over it, it said sound control not installed. So turned off and on again then it said installing windows files then said system failed to restart. It came up with a SCREEN to restore settings but only thing I could get it to do was factory restore. Its now lost all my data that was on there - stupid of me not to have a back up I know - im learning the hard way! But just wondered is any of it recoverable?Quote from: November10 on August 14, 2011, 04:12:34 AM

But just wondered is any of it recoverable?

Hi there,
I currently own an Acer Aspire 5570z laptop. And my os: Windows Vista
It's kind of hard to explain but I will make it as simple as possible.

When I load any cd or game DISK - especially Sims 2, no dialog box comes up like it used to. (as it did use to come up)
A dialog box comes up when I'm uploading photos though, and it comes up with a box of several things I can do to load those photos
As I must have pushed a button of some sort as it won't do anything anymore.
e.g: when I place a disk in you can hear it load but nothing comes up. - completly blank.

Please HELP me, thanks so much for your time.

Tori.
Try using same discs on another PC with a good working optical drive first. Try any DVD,VCD or CD FORMAT discs or files to check whether its your drive thats faulty or not.Might be that Autorun settings have changed. Some articles concerning enabling/disabling Autorun:

http://www.moonvalley.com/products/rwavdc/enable.htm
http://www.techgainer.com/how-disable-autoron-usb-cd-dvd-windows/
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/27544-autoplay-enable-disable-autorun.html

this is a new build. i have 3 x asus monitors. all 3 monitors are working, but on monitor #3, there is a small rectangular dark gray box (sort of near the center of the screen) with two light gray arrows on the BOTTOM right of it. the box is not clickable or moveable.

system specs:

windows 7 pro 64bit
asus p8z68 deluxe mobo
crucial m4 128gb ssd
silverstone 1000w atx psu
g.skill ripjaws x series ddr3 1866 16gb
intel i5 2500k cpu
asus vw246h monitor x 3

what i've discovered so FAR:

if i change the order the monitors appear in windows, the dark gray box will always appear on monitor #3, so i don't THINK it's monitor-related. if i go into the monitor menu and select system setup, then splendid demo mode, and select on, the dark gray box TURNS light gray on the left side. this has been the only way i've found to interact with it.

here's a screen SHOT (i've cropped the image, but the box actually appears near the center of the screen and about 3 inches from the top of the screen):

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/1064/graybox.jpgLooks like some program is displaying this box - could be something that's auto-starting. AutoRuns is very handy for identifying (and selectively disabling) such programs.rob, thanks!

you nailed it. it turned out to be the asus suite (monitors cpu, temps, fans, etc.) i installed just after my first boot.

I have a Dell inspiron 1521. it has like 2.56 gb left.
what hard drive should i get?kennybartling,Welcome to the CH forums. I suggest that you give some thought as to whether a replacement internal HHD is what you want (with the associated need to delve into the interior of your laptop) or would an external USB connected HDD meet your needs. Externals happen to be a preferred route for me because of the versatility and mobility they offer. Then it becomes a question of the SIZE (capacity) you desire. In that regard they are available now to at least 3 TB and usually there is NOT a great deal of difference in price when you stay at or below the 1 TB capacity. After that manufacturers brand may enter into your decision (here you will find different opinions from CH forum members) with some preferring one brand over ANOTHER (often related to their own personal experiences). On a general note for your purchase HDD available from on-line STORES are usually less expensive than at bricks and mortar retailers.Also various HDD speeds may be available (internal and external) for your computer if that is important to you. In the final analysis it will be your decision based on availability and price in your area. There are also ratings available for HDD's which you can research via google. Large is great for oodles of space but can become more of a frustration if at some time you need to run a diagnostic test on the drive (the larger it is the LONGER it will take).truenorthQuote from: kennybartling on August 13, 2011, 08:58:42 AM

I have a Dell inspiron 1521. it has like 2.56 gb left.
what hard drive should i get?

Are you just out of space or the drive is shut? If its out of space then follow Truenorth's suggestion.

Maybe he would prefer having a larger internal hard drive.

I have a touchsmart pc which was running vista the pc crashed on me and had to reinstall vista on it but it GOT to 75% then just stopped i tried PUTTING windows 7 on it and it did the same,if i load xp on it it works fine execpet i cant get all the drivers for the hardware,IVE changed HARDDRIVE but still the same any ideas people You will have to provide us with the exact MODEL of the touchsmart so we can find drivers...

Hi there. I've compiled an .exe file that extracts the folder contents for my software to C:\Users\User\Documents\Recipes For Diabetics\ I choose Documents because it's easier then dealing with possible "Program Files" folder issues especially on Vista machines. (UAC and such)

The software itself is a simple database with recipes. I have bundled my "software folder" and turned it into an .exe file using a software called Inno Setup Compiler. ( I had placed a link before, but was "remanded" by the administrator of this forum for spamming.) But it can easily be found in Google.

My problem is that once the software is extracted to C:\Users\User\Documents\Recipes For Diabetics\ I can open it and navigate anywhere within the software but as soon as I try to Add or Delete a recipe, I get an error message that says "This File Cannot be Modified".

I know how to fix it manually by going to the folder and set Everyone as user and give Everyone Full Control. Another way that works is by turning "User Account Control" off and then reboot the machine.

But what I'd really like to do is set a script that runs after installation which automatically sets these permissions for me. Leaving things the way they are is very "client unfriendly."

Does anyone have any IDEAS? Is anyone familiar with Inno Setup Compiler?
Any takers? http://helpware.net/VistaCompat.htm


1)Right-click an EXE or its shortcut and select "Run as administrator" from the context menu.
2)Mark the executable as requestedExecutionLevel level="requireAdministrator" using a manifest file (see link above for a very easy way.)The product he USED to create his database installer is a package that works on Delphi files. Delphi is based on Pascal.

The package MENTIONED is "Inno Setup " and can be found on the download site of CNET.

Quote

Publisher's description. From Jordan Russell:

Inno Setup is a free, feature-packed installation builder. The application's features include a Windows 2000-style wizard interface; the ability to create a single EXE for easy ONLINE distribution; support for disk spanning; and full uninstall capabilities. The program also includes customizable setup types, integrated LZMA file compression, support for installing shared files and OCXs, and the creation of Start menu icons, INI entries, and registry entries. Full Delphi source code is available on the author's Web site.

Read more: Inno Setup Compiler - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com http://download.cnet.com/Inno-Setup-Compiler/3000-2216_4-10041351.html#ixzz1VFAnGGWV

the moderator was, perhaps, overly cautious for removing the link. From the general deselection it appears to be a usable product. And the author seems to understand the setup requirements for Windows.

A couple of times in the last month my computer screen go's completely grey on start up. The last 2 day's it's every time. When this happens I have to hold the power button in to force shutdown and restart in safe mode. I then click on restart and it restarts properly. I have had 2 blue screen occurrences recently as well. May or may not be related. Everything seems to be working good but I know there's a PROBLEM SOMEWHERE. My guess is it's hardware related but I don't know enough to tell. Windows troubleshooter can't find any problems. The system isn't but a year or two old. Any idea's?

Windows 7 Home Premium
Service Pack 1
Dell Inspiron 546
AMD Atahlon II X2 215 Processor
4 GB RAM
ATI RADEON HD 3200 Graphics
160 GB Hd
Internet Explorer 91) At EXACTLY what point does the screen go grey?

2) 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 reply1 - When powered on computer flashes Dell screen. Then starting Windows screen. Next screen is completely grey. Normally this would be the log in page.

2 - I didn't have a BSOD.txt option so I saved as a text file. Hope that's ok.

==================================================
Dump File : 081411-21699-01.dmp
Crash Time : 8/14/2011 12:48:56 PM
Bug Check String : KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
Bug Check Code : 0x0000001e
Parameter 1 : 00000000`00000000
Parameter 2 : 00000000`00000000
Parameter 3 : 00000000`00000000
Parameter 4 : 00000000`00000000
Caused By Driver : usbehci.sys
Caused By Address : usbehci.sys+b55d
File Description :
Product Name :
Company :
File Version :
Processor : x64
Crash Address : ntoskrnl.exe+7cc10
Stack Address 1 :
Stack Address 2 :
Stack Address 3 :
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\Windows\Minidump\081411-21699-01.dmp
Processors Count : 2
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 7601
Dump File Size : 274,880
==================================================
1) What is new or different since the last time everything worked properly (ie, new hw, new sw, virus, error, etc)?

2) Is anything plugged into a usb port?1) The only recent hw or sw change was adding a dsl line & modem but this was serveral weeks before any problems. Around the time of the first occurrence I was attempting to convert a photo in MS Paint. It froze up and I had to power down. I got the grey screen on restart but I'm not positive it was the first one. A little later I got the first blue screen and the computer seemed a little slower. While checking on the Paint freeze and error code (can't remember the code) at MS it said to use SFC to determine which file was causing the issue. I ran SFC and it said there was a file missing but it would not allow me to view the CBS log even under admin. to see what the problem was. Tried restoring to the week before but no change & it still woulden't view the CBS log. Downloaded and ran MalWareBytes and SuperAntiSpyWare. Downloaded Explorer 9 and service pack 1 from MS. Speed seemed back to normal so i left the computer on and pretty much forgot about it. Computer froze on the wife a few days ago and she had to power down. Grey screen every time since then. Restart works fine but if I shut down normally I have to do the safe mode and restart. Both blue screens happened within 5 minutes after a grey screen startup.

2) The mouse, keyboard, speakers, and printer are plugged in. Printer stays off unless I'm using it and it wasn't being used.Well that's a lot of information you didn't provide in the first post.

1) Am I to understand you can boot normally in safe mode?

2) Have you tried booting to the W7 dvd and running startup repair options?

3) Have you tried sfc /scannow again and does it still say there is a file missing?

4) Have you run a full system scan with your anti virus app?

5) Have you run checkdisk with the /r switch? If not, right-click on a command PROMPT icon and open as administrator. In the command prompt window type: chkdsk /r (then press ENTER). You'll be told the disk is in use and asked if you want to run checkdisk on the next boot. Say yes, exit the command prompt window, and reboot. Sorry, but I had forgotten about the paint incident. Also forgot to mention that I have MS Office 2007 installed but it's rarely used.

1) Command prompt to safe mode. Then I can restart normally while in safe mode.

2) No. I don't have a MS W7 dvd but I do have the Dell operating system dvd with W7 that came with the computer. Will it have a startup repair option? If so please explain how to proceed.

3) Tried sfc /scannow again and it says there are corrupt FILES. I was probably mistaken thinking it was missing files. Still can't view the cbs log.

4) Ran a full system scan. McAffee is up to date and didn't find anything.

5) Ran checkdisk. Didn't show any problems.I didn't suggest you run chkdsk. I suggested chkdsk /r as described in my post. Did you do that?

Please look in device manager - any yellow or red symbols?

I don't know what's on your Dell disk. If it's a full W7 dvd then boot to it and see if you can run the startup repair options. Make sure the optical drive is the first device in the bios boot device order.Yes, it was chkdsk /r - exactly as you suggested.

Checked device manager and there were no reds or yellow's.

By booting to the dvd to check for startup repair options do you mean for me to shut down with the dvd in the drive and restart?

http://www.simplyguides.net/guides/boot_from_cd/boot_from_cd.shtml


how to boot from a DVD/CD-the process is the same.Found startup repair by holding F8 key on boot. Ran it and it completed successfully. Reading the details it appeared it runs a simulated boot. If this is correct it can't find the problem because it always reboots successfully. The grey screen only happens when I start with the power button.

I finally found a way to save and view the sfc details and it shows several corrupt files. I can post it if needed.

Anyone who could help, - My Dell with XP has a little symbol ( disk shaped?) flashing " background SAVE". What does that mean? Is someone looking at my computer. My spouse does SEO work and has a partner who can manipulate her screen when ther trainning, this is why I wounder if im being hacked. Any IDEAS?Background save is something that Microsoft Word does when you are EDITING a LARGE document. When you save it, it does it in the background, so you can continue working in Word. You see a pulsating disk in the taskbar to let you KNOW this is happening.

I have a batch FILE that performs perfectly in win xp over the network and locally in win 7, but when running this batch file on network volumes that contain spaces FAILS.

The batch file is ran on a .swf file and will copy the swf file to the target of the shortcut.lnk files located in the parent directory that link to other FOLDERS on the same volume located higher in the directory tree

HERE is the folder structure
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Volume in drive H is Data
Volume Serial Number is 064B-6BB0

Directory of H:\batch_testing\lesson

08/16/2011 05:01 PM <DIR> .
08/16/2011 05:01 PM <DIR> ..
08/16/2011 05:07 PM <DIR> FRAME
08/16/2011 04:56 PM 1,061 media.lnk
08/16/2011 04:56 PM 1,081 pictlib.lnk
2 File(s) 2,142 bytes

Directory of H:\batch_testing\lesson\frame

08/16/2011 05:07 PM <DIR> .
08/16/2011 05:07 PM <DIR> ..
08/16/2011 03:15 PM 1,043 win7_swf_uploader.bat
08/16/2011 09:25 AM 50,011 x756x-02-01_35514.swf
2 File(s) 51,054 bytes

Total Files Listed:
4 File(s) 53,196 bytes
5 Dir(s) 127,287,939,072 bytes free

Quote

Maybe it's just that I'm more the artistic perfectionist type and therefore very attentive to little details

Windows won't recompress the image if it's already JPG

Hello

I am able to listen to YouTube, but not to hear sound on a DVD (I can see the film/movie, but no sound). I can't hear the radio either.

And advice would be GRATEFULLY received.

This is a NEW PC (tower) Win 7.

Thanks.Did it worked before, on watching DVD disc movies on that desktop? What media software are you using when playing movies?
If you want to check on what could be the problem, I suggest you to go your device manager first and look for any yellow or red flags shown on your audio controllers or adapter. There is also a possibility that your media software volume contorls are turned down or muted. Here is a link for you to check on whether you need to check other audio options -> How to troubleshoot audio issues in Windows 7 and Vista
You might also wanna try another free popular media software -> VLC PlayerHi,

While installing sound drivers on your laptops the first and the most important thing that you will have to consider is its compatibility. A sound driver that you choose needs to be compatible with your PCs Operating System and the sound card installed on your Laptop. Then, in case if you fail to choose the right driver, the installation will fail and you will not get the expected quality. Thus, while downloading drivers from the website try to download the drivers that are compatible with your systems sound card.
Thanks for your replies.

Yes, it might be a driver problem - it's just odd that I can listen to YouTube, but not the radio and not a DVD.

I have checked the CP - it all looks ok.

Thanks again.

What program are you using to play the DVD? Have you checked the volume control in that program?

Can you hear system sounds, like the windows startup sound?hello

Thanks again.

I can't hear anything. It's like watching a silent movie.

The PC is 3 weeks old with Win 7 and 300GB of memory.

The speakers work OK, in principle, otherwise I wouldn't be able to listen to YouTube.

I am attaching 2 screen shots if that helps.

The DVD is bought - not a pirate - and part of a set: well-known film.

Thanks for your time.

High1

[regaining space - ATTACHMENT DELETED by admin]In your movie player, do you see the speaker icon? It's right above DVD. I've pointed it out with the red arrow here

Click there and see if you can turn the volume up.

If that doesn't work, download vlc player. Get it here:
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

See if that program can play your movie with sound.

If you do get vlc player, that other movie player might open by default when you put the DVD into the COMPUTER. If it does, close that window when it opens. To open it with the vlc player, click on the start orb in the lower left corner of your computer's screen. Click on computer and then find the DVD drive in the window that opens. Right click on it, go to open with and choose vlc player.

Good luck.

When I find a network work printer in add a printer It will not install the driver it shows a error 0x00004005. Any ideas? OjasSee this thread -> http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-networking/error-0x00004005/5a670151-2e0e-4064-a0d9-564bc0da070c
http://www.topwebhosts.org/tools/find-network-printer-ip.phpQuote from: jason2074 on August 17, 2011, 07:06:13 PM

See this thread -> http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-networking/error-0x00004005/5a670151-2e0e-4064-a0d9-564bc0da070c
http://www.topwebhosts.org/tools/find-network-printer-ip.php

What printer? (CANON MP980)
What version of Windows? (Windows 7 64bit)
Are you using Windows 7 64 bit? (yes)

Cannot connect to network printer from Windows 7 computer
I have installed Windows 7 (64-bit).. on my computer, and now I cannot connect to the printer on the Vista machine.... (32 bit)

Hi all hoping someone can help me before I crack!

I have two external storage devices hooked into my FIREWIRE PORTS. One day the computer stopped recognizing the devices. Device manager does not show any conflicts or issues...to try and resolve this issue I have done the following tasks:

1) Update the drivers of the devices
2) Upgraded from Vista to Windows 7
3) Uninstalled the iee from device manager and rebooted
4) Unplugged the devices and rebooted
5) From research on the INTERNET thought it might have been a registry issue...knew I was getting scammed but bought one of those registry cleaner softwares
6) Have not plugged the device into another computer yet....I know it will work and then I will probably resort to the fetal position

Any help, guidance assistance is appreciateNo. Noting that would be clear and simple.

There are a lot, I mean a LOT of malicious software out there. One trick they do is to mess with your drivers in such a way that you can not fix it until you REALLY get rid of the malicious software. If you ever do.

Personally, I have had little results using conventional wisdom in getting rid of such @#$%. Short of erasing the system and starting all over again.

If the devices do work on another system, suspect malicious software. Software drivers don't just 'wear out' like hardware devices. But if it is hardware, the only solution is to replace the bad stuff.How are they reported in Disk Management ? ?
Were they prematurely diisconnected ?

I am having major trouble with my e-mail. Using Win7, Office 2007 with Outlook 2007.
My IE provider is Comcast.net. All of this started this morning when I turned on my PC I can receive and send e-mail from my Comcast screen. E-mail is auto forwarded to my Outlook 2007 screen. Outlook will not allow me to see or download the e-mails. It says that I have 31 and counting. I have run the repair setting under ACCOUNT settings under TOOLS and have tested the account. The test comes back SATISFACTORY claiming all is O.K.. However, I still cannot download my e-mails.
Please anything you have to offer will be most appreciated.
Eddie460
How long have you left Outlook trying to download the emails? Could be that one of them is quite large or corrupted?QUOTE from: eddie460 on August 17, 2011, 04:53:39 PM

I am having major trouble with my e-mail. Using Win7, Office 2007 with Outlook 2007.

I am using a computer with Windows 7 x64 Pro Edition. I was recently screwing AROUND with my registry and didn't remember to export a backup. (Bad idea, I know.) So I messed with some settings to see what they changed, just experimentally, and it didn't seem to do anything. I must have caused a problem, though, since I no longer have ACCESS to the registry editor.

I closed the registry editor and put my computer into standby. When I returned, I went to Start>Run>regedt32.exe like I always do. This time, though, I received the following message: "Registry Editor: Registry editing has been disabled by your administrator." I though that I must have screwed with something so started searching for a solution. It appeared to have a fix in gpedit.msc, so I tried opening that. I then received the following error: "Error: The snap-in below, referenced in this document, has been restricted by policy. Contact your administrator for details. Group Policy Object Editor."

WELL crap. To unlock the Registry Editor, I need to use Group Policy. To unlock Group Policy Object Editor, I need to use the Registry. Could someone help me out here, because I need an alternate method to unlock these after I unintentionally prevented my own access from them.

Other useful information:

I mostly know what I'm doing in the registry, so unless I was just not paying ATTENTION these settings are referenced in multiple keys.

My main account is an administrator, but I have another administrator account which doesn't have these tools blocked. If I could find the correct values in HKEY_USERS then that might be a solution.

I am lead to believe that what I am looking for will be in HKEY_CURRENT_USER, considering the previous line.Use system restore to go BACK to before you messed up.

I just recently had a blue screen of death, kernal page dump, didn't have enough time to GET the error code but NEVER had it ever before. Had to shut down my whole computer, then when I try to load windows back up, I log in and as soon as I try to open a program from the taskbar or desktop, the blue circle waiting icon appears next to the mouse point, then it'll just hang there. Always have to shut off my PC, not even alt+ctrl+del will work. Does anyone have any ideas on what I can do? I'm running in safe mode at the moment and the problem doesn't exist there. I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit. I've already tried a clean boot, and ran Malwarebytes but still nothing solved yet. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks! 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 replyThanks for the suggestion Allan, however I ran the program and no minidump files exist, the folder isn't even there...so I'm assuming perhaps my computer is configured to not save bsod ERRORS in the minidump. Anything else you can suggest? I know it's really tough not knowing what the problem is...but I appreciate any help!1) What is new or different since the last time everything worked properly (ie, new hw, new sw, virus, error, etc)?

2) Did you run a full scan with your anti virus app?I haven't installed anything new since the problem started occuring. However I did download a .rar file that had many other .rar folders within it, and I was in the middle of extracting all of that when the bsod occurred. I use 7zip for unraring files so perhaps it has something to do with that?Quote from: Allan on August 20, 2011, 02:27:55 PM

2) Did you run a full scan with your anti virus app?

Hey Guys. I just had a question.

If I delete all my operating systems (partitions as well) and their is no operating system, will my computer boot, or atleast display something? Will the Bios load, so I can install a fresh copy of xp or seven?

I do have my copies of Windows Seven, and Xp. Im planning a dual boot install.

I want to know because I am going to completely format the whole drive and install xp then seven, so I want to know if I will be able to install Xp or Seven after I wiped the whole drive and their is no operating system. THANKS Greatly appreciated. Thanks Guys!

i have a Compaq preloaded wiht Seven. Any questions feel free to ask.In some cases you need a utility program to WIPE the disc before your can install XP. This can be a floppy disc with DOS 0r a CD with LINUX.
It has been DOCUMENTED by MS some time AGO that XP can not, in some cases, not use a drive that was formatted by another OS. Just find some program that can boot from CD or floppy and wipe the disk. Them install XP.


Assuming nothing has been touched yet...

I'd boot to the windows install disc, use it to format and then follow the instructions to install. (There should be somewhere a format/delete partition option on disc)

However, for dual bot, I'm not sure if you do the XP install first or the win 7 install first... maybe want to google search for an answer to that.

good luck.Quote

i have a Compaq preloaded wiht Seven

I know laptop will soon have a terabyte available on the HD, my question is what comes next sizewise, after the yottabyte?It is going to be a long time before a unit after the yottabyte is needed. In the case of hard drives, they still need to get past petabyte, exabyte, and zettabyte before they even reach the yotabtye.

If I had to guess, though, I would say that it would be based on the Greek word for nine.

Here is a LIST of all the SI prefixes. [Link]A guy in California is campaigning for hella* for the 10^27 prefix. He says the analysis of many physical phenomena reveals natural quantities in excess of 27 orders of magnitude., e.g the amount of energy released by the SUN would be more elegantly expressed as 0.3 hellawatts than as 300 yottawatts. The guy who heads the Consultative Committee for Units (CCU), the body which advises the international committee, says "The prefixes [zetta & yotta) we introduced 20 years ago are still not widely used. There is no point making changes that nobody pays any attention to and would only make things more complicated." He suggests relaxing the RULE forbidding compound prefixes thus allowing kiloyotta etc.

Even if the need for a new prefix was accepted, there is little chance it would take the name hella, he added. Most existing SI prefixes are derived from Latin or Greek words for numbers, a trend that the committee is keen to continue.
Quote from: Salmon Trout on August 20, 2011, 01:31:01 PM

A guy in California is campaigning for hella* for the 10^27 prefix.

The last thing we need is a prefix inspired by a South Park episode.

California....Home of fruits and nuts...

Ok, well thanks for all the help!

But.. If it is the RAM then if I replace it, won't it HAPPEN again? Like I said, It's BRAND NEW, and I'm not exactly inclined to rinse and repeat seeing as that can be expensive.

So looking at my computer specs could you guys recommend any specific RAM in general, as well as tips to prevent it, and/or maybe an answer to why it happened in the first place when it's brand new?

Sorry if I'm asking a lot. I trust you guys at this point, and appreciate all the help so far. Really, thanks a lot!What kind of RAM do you have? Most have lifetime warranty.For recommendations i only use OCZ...or Crucial.
Both Lifetime...Quote from: Allan on August 21, 2011, 04:39:35 AM

Each ERROR is different - that could be anything from malware to ram to a BAD mobo. I suggest we start by checking ram and HD..

I use Windows 7 Ultimate with Intel Celeron D 2.53 GHz, 1GB DDR 2-533 and an AGP video card of 256 Mb - FX 5500. From the time I used Vista HP, the computer used to freeze. Now the same problem is happening. Always use the Aero look, which I think require a lot of video, which may be causing this crash. After I disable Aero the problem stopped. Will this setup I have is insufficient for video resolutions necessary for these visual systems? Congratulations.Win7 on a Celeron is the basic issue here.AGP video cards were before the Direct3D era-256 MB of onboard DDR RAM will not be good for even flash games. It will certainly not support Aero...


http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/system-requirements
the celeron D is fine for normal office use, a quick internet search shows that people can live with Windows 7 on a Celeron D. My local library/bookstore has Celeron Ds running Vista with 2 GB RAM; the user experience is still tolerable... but the AGP card has to make way for a PCI-E card. something cheap, like the GT 440 would be good-you can get the 512 MB version for about the same price as a Turbo-cached 1GB GeForce 210.


http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-PCI-Express-Graphics-01G-P3-1441-KR/dp/B004L9LT2Y/ref=pd_sim_sbs_e_1
The 1 GB version isn't all that expensive either...


You'll have to upgrade your motherboard if it doesn't have any PCI-E slots and if you want to upgrade your processor.Quote from: Transfusion on AUGUST 21, 2011, 09:23:07 AM

AGP video cards were before the Direct3D era-256 MB of onboard DDR RAM will not be good for even flash games. It will certainly not support Aero...

I have been playing this card GAME 500 for some time now ,but now when i try to play i KEEP getting this message

Runtime error 32010 bad graphic cell PICTURE clip property request can anyone help please cazzabatIt would be helpful if you told us where you got the game and the exact name of the game...


Try REINSTALLING the game-Runtime error.... graphic.... picture.... request... seems like the game is trying to find a non-existent resource.THANKS FOR YOU ANSWER, I BOUGHT THE CARD GAME 500 FROM SPECIAL k ON THE INTERNET HAVE BENN PLAYING IT FOR MOST OF THE YEAR AND NOW I KEEP GETTING THAT MESSAGE THANKS .Can you go into control panel>add or REMOVE programs and find your card game there, then repair the installation?

I have Vista 7 , When I click on an email address, a screen POPS up with the email typed in, ready for me to type and send. When I try to send there is no option to do that. I think it says Plain Text at the top of the page.
Anyone KNOW how to do this???
Quote from: dawnzenkner on August 18, 2011, 01:03:06 PM

I have Vista 7

When I click on an email address, a screen pops up with the email typed in, ready for me to type and send. When I try to send there is no option to do that. I think it says Plain Text at the top of the page.
Anyone know how to do this???

i have an issue with recovering my hard drive from a backup file. Using HP Recovery Manager. on the recovery in PROGRESS step, i cant get past 0%Did you choose the specific LOCATION of the backup files to be recovered? Backup files can be in your Hard drive, CD/DVD, Flash, Portable or Network drive.
It depends on how you made your backups. http://h30187.www3.hp.com/tutorials/viewHowTo/p/courseId/16608/HP_Backup_and_Recovery_Manager_restore_files.htm

when the F10 key is hit alone and you have FRAPS (a machinima program) it is supposed to capture the screen image. Some COMPUTERS REPORT that this brings up the VOLUME bar.
The Volume bar is supposed to COME up when both the FN and the F10 are hit together.

Anyone got any ideas of why the F10 key alone WOULD be bringing up the Volume bar?
What does this have to do with CTRL-ALT-F1?

You say "some computers". Are you yourself having this problem or just looking for information?

Something has changed on my computer. When I used to browse places like CRAIG's list after I read an ad the title of the ad would CHANGE color so I KNOW I read it. Now it doesn't. How can I change it back to do this again?What web browser are you using? Have you recently updated or changed browsers? Have you recently changed any settings in your browser?

Try refreshing the page that shows an ad you've viewed. Does that make the link change so that it LOOKS like a visited link?

All of a sudden! Anytime I click on a “hyperlink” I get an ugly noise and the message, “This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions on this computer. PLEASE see your systems administrator.”
Please, what do I do to get RID of this new oddity and allow me to GO to hyperlinks?
I am using Win7 and Office 2007.
Thank you,
Eddie460
What is new or different since the last time everything worked properly (ie, new hw, new sw, VIRUS, error, etc)?

Have you run a full system scan with BOTH your anti virus app AND with MalwareBytes?

Is IE selected as your default browser?NOTHING is different or has changed. Scans have been run and re-run. IE9 is selected browser.

My CD drive is missing from my computer when I us my laptop with battery. But when I use laptop with fully charge and plug in AC my CD drive is not missing. Anyone help me please! 1. What particular laptop model/brand and operating system do you have?
2. Is it a replacement or old but still reliable battery?
3. Any particular changes, updates before this issue started?
4. Your CD drive is the INTERNALLY connected drive and not an external cd drive?
5. When you say missing, it cannot be FOUND on both Windows Explorer(My Computer) and on your Device Manager?
Please Answer this Accordingly. Have you tried to remove first the battery and directly connecting AC power adapter on the laptop to see the difference? You mentioned its only when battery is fully charged and plugged in.
Thank for reply!

1. My laptop brand name is Acer 4736z
2. OPERATION: window 7 32bit(Ultimate)
3. I use original battery(not replacement) with external CD drive.
4. CD drive missing from both Explorer and Device manager.
5. CD drive: DVD-RW

CD drive is missing when I use laptop with battery and not fully charge. No problem if I use laptop with AC power and not plug in the battery or plug in the battery with fully charge. what should I do to bring it back?Quote

external CD drive

Ok, its an external optical drive powered by USB ports. Try connecting the drive on another working PC. Are you sure its an external drive? Not the one thats connected to the laptop?

3. I use original battery(not replacement) with external CD drive.

Are you sure its an external drive? Not the one thats connected to the laptop?

I use internal CD drive not external CD drive. Solution please!!

When I play movies on my computer, the video is slow and the sound is pulsing. Everything worked a few DAYS ago. My computer is new and has PLENTY of memory, Windows 7 and Realtek digital video output.Try VLC player...
Where are these movies from ? ?The movies are ones I've downloaded from the Internet and they have all worked FINE before now. I'm defragging my hard drive now. The VLC player works fine, but I still have the problem with my windows player. The hard disk defragged fine.Even the sound of UTube videos is pulsing and the video is jumpy!try booting to safemode with networking, how's the sound & video this time?Quote from: 2x3i5x on August 23, 2011, 03:06:07 PM

try booting to safemode with networking, how's the sound & video this time?

They wouldn't hear anything at all in safe mode since safe mode only loads generic drivers...

My sister has a 2TB external hard drive connected via USB. After she reloaded Vista, the computer doesn't fully recognize it. The drive boots up and spins. No weird sounds. It appears in Device Manager with no problem. Disk Management says it needs to be initialized. It was working fine before she reloaded Vista.

My first thought is something is wrong with her computer and not the external drive. I've asked her to check the drive on another computer.

She checked the drivers and they seem ok. When she first installed it, Vista already had the drivers. There was no need for a special CD or searching the internet.

If the problem ends up being the drive, I read some where that maybe it's just the MBR needs fixing. Would I use disk check or maybe Disk Doctor or a similar program? She has a lot of files on it and doesn't want to initialize and format the drive.What brand/model is the 2TB hard drive? How was the other computer recognizing the drive? Did you try looking for the removable device by opening up Windows explorer(My Computer)? Try using other USB ports. Also, you could try purchasing a Dual USB data cable or borrowing one. Had this problem before on a portable drive and the dual usb cable solved my issue. Does Disk Management show it as RAW ? ?unless you were TRYING to boot from the external hard drive I wouldn't recommend doing any partition info editing on the external hard drive, CONSIDERING that Windows is not reading the partition properly. The MBR is the Master Boot Record which directs the system to boot from the drive in question.


http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk
[Testdisk] was primarily designed to help RECOVER lost partitions... from the above website.[/size]
What you might be experiencing is a "lost partition," which can occur when the hard drive is plugged out during data transfer.My sister tried it on another computer. The same problem occured. So it's the hard drive and not the computer. She says she always safely ejected the drive and never dropped it. She's dropping it off Wednesday. I'll take a further look at it.

When she installed it on a new computer, the computer installed the driver, showed it in Device Manager and Disk Management, but it's not VISIBLE in Explorer.

The drive is used for data storage. It is not a boot drive. It's not visible in Windows Explorer. Other USB ports and cables were attempted. It's a Western Digital Green wd10eacs-00zjb0. I have several other WD Green's that haven't had a problem, except the one I dropped. There was not a known virus problem.

What is a dual USB cable?

Disk management shows it needs to be initialized, not RAW. I've initialized new drives before.

Should I use TestDisk instead of chkdsk?Quote

My sister has a 2TB external hard drive connected via USB

It was an IDE drive

Ehh, enclosure? I'm a cheap azz. I gave her one of those cheap cables that power the HD. They aren't the most reliable. That gives me some more ideas. The IDE to USB cable could be upside down.

Hi Everyone,

I am planning to reformat my laptop Dell, windows 7, inspiron 14..... but I am afraid.. this will be my first time.. I need your help what i am going to do first... I have some driver here... I am going to reformat my laptop because my camera is not working anymore... when I insert the driver to fix or install again the camera, it says, This disk is only for reformatting only..

Help me PLEASE Thanks You're gonna format your computer because the camera stopped working?

Is there anything else wrong with the computer?Go to the Dell support website:
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/index.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

Enter in your Service Tag.

Download your camera driver.

Reinstall the driver.thanks for the link

Yeah, only camera is my problem... been to the link you give me but I dont know what operating system if it is windows 7 64 bit or 32.. what is this?

this is my service tag: 2NMP3K1.. can U try to put there...I dont know everything their asking... THANKS

Double-click on My Computer and you will see the version of Windows 7 that is installed. How can I tell if my computer is running a 32-bit or a 64-bit version of Windows?

Quote

To find out if your computer is running a 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows in Windows 7 or Windows Vista, do the following:

1. Open System by CLICKING the Start button , right-clicking Computer, and then clicking Properties.

2. Under System, you can view the system type.

I went to skype already and still not working...and my cam is built-in

I could launch the built-in camera by looking on Start-> All Programs and choosing Arcsoft Webcam Companion 3 Folder then Exe icon/file

there is no extract when there... even I right click my mouse there is no extract..

You will need a software extractor for that, however, check first the above suggestion.

I taught i successfully password my FRIEND's window 7 Hp laptop.
But the issue is i can't log in, because the password is wrong, How do i RESOLVE this?.HTTP://www.google.com/search?hl=&q=lost+administrator+password+windows+7&sourceid=navclient-ff&rlz=1B3GGGL_enUS369US309&ie=UTF-8&aq=2&oq=lost+adminLet's hope it's not a BIOS password...

I am running vista home premium 64-bit OS

When I perform a start menu search, OFTEN I find what I am looking for. If I don't find it then I have to do an advanced search, and I GET an ERROR message. Across the top of the error message window it says "Microsoft visual c++ runtime library.

The error message says"This application has requested the Runtime to terminate in an unusual way"

Then a window opens saying "Windows explorer has stopped working" Then it says "Windows explorer is restarting."
After the restart has finished, several of the icons in the system tray are gone. A look in task manager on the processes tab, shows the programs, in most cases, are still running just not accessible from the system tray any longer. So I use the processes tab to close prog. so I can restart them and get icons back in system tray to have easy access to the programs, which I use continually.

This is a long standing problem that has been mostly a NUISANCE up until now. Up until now the search results were still present after I restarted the programs so I could find what I am looking for. Now when the window, that said windows was restarting, closes so does the search results. So the effect is that I am no longer able to do an advanced search of my computer.

I looked in uninstall prog. for the control panel and there are 7 entries for MS virtual C++ 2005 and 8 entries for MS virtual C++ 2008. I know there is a 2010 version of MS virtual C++ but it is not installed on my computer so I haven't installed it.

Can anyone help me with this? Thank you.
Check DEP settings. It should be set to .Turn on DEP for Essential Windows Programs and Services only. Try running System File Checker on command prompt.

a. Type ‘cmd’ in the Start Search box. Right click on cmd in the Program list and then select the option Run as administrator.

Note: If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type your password, or click Continue.

b. Type the following command, and then press ENTER: sfc /scannow


Thank you for your suggestions. As your suggested, I checked the DEP settings. They were set at : Turn on DEP for Essential Windows Programs and Services only, as you said they should be.

Next I ran system file checker and received the following message: Windows resource protection FOUND corrupt files but was unable to fix some of them. Details are included in the CBS.log.

The wording suggests that some files were fixed, if not all of them. So I tried to do a start menu search of my computer. When I went to the advanced search the search terminated in the manner I described in my initial post.

I opened the CBS.log file and there are pages of text describing the system file check I ran, none of which I understood.

Do you have any other suggestions?

Thank you again for your help.

I go to Explorer and choose to hide folders and then click on apply. then close explorer.
If I then open Explorer IMMEDIATELY I find that Show folders is checked. Something is obviously doing this programatically but what?
Thanks
HafrenWhat specific location/folders are these? Make sure to hit the Apply below after checking hidden option.the folders are the ONES that Microsoft recommend KEEPING hidden. The ones that contain important Window's files. As I said earlier, I do click on apply to make these folders hidden but something is changing the setting back to Show all folders.Open Windows Explorer(My Computer) and click on Tools, Folder options... and go to View tab. Under Advanced Settings, look for Hidden Files and Folders. Put a dot mark on Don't show hidden files, folders or drives. Hit Apply. Thanks Jason
But what you are suggesting is what I've already been doing and it just doesn't work.
What I was hoping for from this forum was to find someone who had experienced this problem and found a solution to it.
My virus checker and MALWARE and trojan checkers all REPORT no problems.

Hafren

Hello,
i just downloaded and installed Windows 7 essentials 2011 update, after it was done installing it told me to restart my computer witch i did, but now it will not boot, it freezes once the start screen pops up so i cant try to boot it with a disc or try to boot in SAFE mode, if anyone has any ideas I'm all ears.

Thanks youThis is how to boot in safe mode:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial61.html


http://pcsupport.about.com/od/operatingsystems/f/repair-installation-windows.htm
This is how to do a repair install that will not remove your personal data.


Does your computer POST? What screen does it crash at?Hi,

You many face boot hang problems during the boot up of Windows 7 operating system. Hanging means booting cannot be PROCESSED after starting the boot process. Slow boot problem INDICATES that it takes a long time to complete the boot process; from starting TILL the END. Virus or malware infection is the main reason for the boot process hanging. If your PC contains many startup processes, you may face slow system boot up. Also limited RAM space could result in the slow boot process.

this is my first post.My windows media centre screen comes up no matter what i am TRYING to do .it will allow windows office .i had to go on windows help and support to go online. any help would be appreciated in language for senior users. thanksSorry, your post is unclear. Please explain your problem in detail.thanks for your reply Allen. If for example i want to go on google earth i select google earth and the windows media centre window comes up.this happens with anything i select.i cannot enter any system maintenance or anywhere.so basically the problem is that....

windows media center always launches instead of the ACTUAL program you clicked on, regardless of what the program is?Your FILE ASSOCIATIONS have gotten wankered...
What OS is this ? ?
Quote from: patio on August 24, 2011, 02:29:42 PM

wankered...

I bought a program to study for a driving test, DSA Theory Test for Car Drivers (UK). It took two tries to successfully install it, and even after that it won't OPEN. Every time I click on the shortcut or from the program list I get the "DSA Theory Test Application has STOPPED working."

I have emailed all week with the support from DSA themselves. They finally said that I should try a DVD instead, that it's not the CD itself, but a problem with Windows. That or ask somewhere like here. I bought the CD as a three-pack from Amazon, so I really would rather get this to work than return them all and buy more, or buy a replacement for this on top of the package. The other two disks are DVDs and they work fine. I've searched around ONLINE in general, in other forums, and now here and haven't found anything I understand that seems helpful.

I'm running Vista Home Premium 32-bit, Version 6.0 (Build 6002: Service Pack 2) on a HP Pavilion.

I have Adobe Flash Player 10 Active X. And I use AVG firewall. I did make sure the program was on the approved list for the firewall, and tried closing my internet connection and still the same problem.

(These were things their support team asked about.)

Any SUGGESTIONS are much appreciated!

Thank you!

Aimee

If I run IE 9 without add ons EVERY page loads instantly and when I search on Google for information from new websites, everything loads almost instantly. When I first TYPE my search in Google the auto results instantly appear when I run without add ons. REGULAR IE9, I'll type a letter in and get a pause and I have to wait. When I run IE9 with add ons, I get long pauses(5 seconds maybe sometimes I think 10). I notice that I can't run IE9 without add ons and then go to manage add ons and enable each one because in that MENU they are arealy enabled/disabled. So, how do I sort through them to find which is causing delays/problems. I can't answer your question about IE because I don't use it much. So, my question, do you have any other browsers installed?

Edit: this reference may help: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/tips-for-solving-problems-with-internet-explorer