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I've just got a few questions and need some help with a batch file COMMAND. I need help on displaying a message while running a command at the same time.
(i.e. "ipconfig.exe" and to display "Configuring Your IP Settings"). At the moment I am writing a batch file for a few friends and it renews their ip, cleans all of their disks, defragments their disks, and a few other commands. I want the batch to display an alternate message like the example above. Thanks! Simply echo the message before running the programme.

i.e.
Echo.Configuring Your IP Settings
ipconfig [params]Hey thanks for the reply I just have a few mishaps. My first is that im not sure of the syntax of this command and just to make sure we are on the same page, I want to RUN the command and while the command is running I want the prompt to say whatever. (i.e command: ipconfig; I want it to say Configuring Your IP Settings) Another argument would be for the command to run in the background. For example, if any of you have run the ipconfig command, you see all of the output it spits out like your ip configuration and such. I want this to disapear and just display what I want it to display while running the commmand in the background. Thanks Guys!The syntax is as described earlier. Just enter Echo.followed by the message to be displayed.

You can redirect IPCONFIG to NUL to prevent the output from being displayed.

e.g.
IPCONFIG /ALL >NUL

If you need to wait for the command to complete before the next one starts, use START with the WAIT option.

e.g.
Start "" /MIN /WAIT IPCONFIG /ALL


Type Start /? or Echo /? in a command window to display the syntax.
How do I make the IPCONFIG command totally invisible though? I understand the "nul" command, it makes the output invisible and also the echo command I understand. I just want to KNOW how to make the actual "IPCONFIG" command totally invisible but still run in the background.

">Configuring Your IP Settings" would be the prompt and I want it to run the "IPCONFIG" command while still displaying my message. ALMOST like an ANIMATION effect. If possible what about having it display "Configuring Your IP Settings.""Configuring Your IP Settings..""Configuring Your IP Settings..." Is that possible? Thanks again guys!Redirecting IPCONFIG to NUL will redirect the whole command line to NUL.

Try it. If it doesn't work as you expect, give an example of your batch file.

I've tried to find this on the internet, yet I'm not having any luck. I need to disable this error reporting as it is reporting misinformation of a site that I go to frequently. It blocks me out of it. I already know that it's not my anti=virus software which is Bitdefender 2010. I have the internet toolbar disabled. Is there a WAY to disable this error reporting in IE8? Here is the message I get when I go to the webpage.

To disable the URL Error Redirection, go to the option page of your toolbar. (I'm not sure how to find this)

[Saving space, attachment deleted by admin]Keep in mind the most IMPORTANT step in the following is creating a backup of the Registry...

That being said:

To disable SENDING crash reports of Internet Explorer, you must do the following:

1. CLICK START, Run
2. In the Open box type the command regedit and click OK to launch the publisher of the registry
3. Go to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Internet Explorer \ Main
4. For this key, locate the entry DWORD NAMED IEWatsonDisabled. If it does not you can create as follows:
* menu Edition Pull down the Edit menu
* Click New, DWORD Value, type the name of the new DWORD value
(IEWatsonDisabled)
5. Double-click DWORD Value IEWatsonDisabled. and set its value to 0 (in the field Value data)
6. Create a second DWORD value as described in step 4 (steps 4-1 and 4-2), the IEWatsonEnabled name (if it does not already exist). Put the value 0 in the field Value data
7. The changes are taken into account immediately, and error reports IE will no longer be sent to Microsoft engineers.

Hi there,

I have 7.92GB free space on my C DRIVE, and 70.8GB free space on my D Drive.

Is there a way I can transfer free space from my D Drive to my C Drive? For example, make it so that there is about 40GB free space on the C Drive, and about 30GB free space on my D Drive?

If transferring free space is not possible, what are my options?

Thanks,

ZahidPartitioning tools:

* not free
- Norton PartitionMagic: http://www.symantec.com/norton/partitionmagic

* free
- EASEUS Partition MANAGER: http://www.partition-tool.com/
- Partition LOGIC: http://partitionlogic.org.uk/
- PartedMagic: http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,74365/description.html?tk=nl_ddxdwn
Broni, Have you EVER got any of these...
to work in Vista? Never tried EASUS works in Vista...haven't tested it on 7 yet....

(quit adding to my to-do list...)Partition Magic will not work with any OS newer than XP.

the computer does not recognize the iPod after login, the iPod is out of power, but turn on when PLUGIN to the computerdo you have all of the necessary ipod software installed?Is iTunes installed?What iPod do you have (Touch, CLASSIC, Nano, etc.), including the generation if you know?

If you have an iPod wall charger (does not come with the iPod), then charge it using the wall charger. If you do not, then leave the iPod on the computer connected for an extended period of TIME. iPods can get fussy when not totally charged when you connect them to the computer. Also make SURE that you have the iPod software needed (iTunes). It can be obtained from http://www.apple.com/itunes/.

Finally, once iTunes has been started up, see if the iPod is recognized by iTunes.

Hope that mammoth response helps Quote from: ThomasTheXPUser on October 20, 2010, 04:44:31 PM

What iPod do you have (Touch, Classic, Nano, etc.), including the generation if you know?

What difference would that make?

vista, FRESH REINSTALL. All files (music,pics) backed up to f: drive(seperate hard drive) before reinstall. After install of vista can not see files on f: drive. Can see f: drive in explore, but if I click on it it TELLS me to format before using it.Click start then right click on Computer and select manage. Choose DISK management from the left pane. Does the drive have a file SYSTEM? Better yet, can you post a screen shot of disk management?

i want to move a lot of SHORTCUTS for games from the desktop and put them into a folder. and then put that folder or a shortcut to the folder back on the desktop

i KNOW to right click the shortcut to SEND it to a folder but do i do the same with the folder , right click to go to desktop

and also would be possible to do this and would the games still work , also is there any tips i need to do it Create a folder named "Games" for EXAMPLE...
Right clik all the shortcuts you need and send them to the Games folder.

Then right clik the Games folder and create a Desktop shortcut.thanks patio , i thought thats how to do it wanted to CHECK just incase , i'll let you know to-morrow how it wentGood enough...ok patio , thats done and they all work

if you click the windows logo in task bar and click games they are preloaded m/s games with win7 , is there any way of sending them to the desktop so that i can put them in the folder , i cannot find a way to do it Find each Games .exe in Windows Explorer and use the same method...right clik the .exe...create shortcut...send it to your Games folder.thank you patio it all went well , just trying to tidy the screen and make it easy for the grandson to find thingsTell him i said Hi..... he is only 8 and i'm amazed what these kids can do at that age on the pc and all these other gamers , when i was 8 we did'nt even have a TV if we wanted to play we went outside

is it true?i don't know...I think its your configurations.Quote from: bkind on October 12, 2010, 10:19:46 PM

is it true?

You lose 5-10fps moving from WinXP to Win7 or Vista. WinXP is still the best performance for gaming out of the lot, but that's using DirectX9 (nothing higher). So if your playing an online game like Left 4 Dead your'll notice a drop in performance and wonder what the *censored* happened to the connection. As for the internet speed, WinXP is easier to tweak advance packet settings to optimise to your net cap, Win7 doesn't require this as much, it's more automatic. They will be about the same unless your tweaked. WinXP correctly tweaked net will outperform Win7 net performance.

You lose 5-10fps moving from WinXP to Win7 or Vista.

They will be about the same unless your tweaked

Nonsense

More nonsense

With a side of nonsense

Oh noes let's ignore WinXP can run faster than a newer bogged down OS because it's newer it must be better in all ways huh?

Let's ignore the graphical pretty resource hogs differences between them?

Let's ignore that Vista uses almost double the memory use, something which Win7 claims to of fixed?

DirectX 9c can't possibly run faster than the higher graphics quality of DirectX 10 huh?

Let's ignore the footprint / system resources they all use to run?

If Jesus stood before a non-believe they would still deny Him, therefore what's the point of showing?

IMAGES

Pure nonsense? Well if you say so...

the varies games/applications, graphic cards, system tweaks, directX, etc, would all make a differences to the benchmark.

How do I create a written "shortcut" in Word for example; such as: typing js for it to 'expand" to Jonathan Smilowitzelwitz. Is this a programming issue, a macro, or is there specific software to accomplish this??

Thanks,
Peter1. In a document, type or paste the word, name or text (e.g. Jonathan Smilowitzelwitz) that you want to appear and select it.
2. On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect or AutoCorrect Options and then click the AutoCorrect tab.
3. Check the "Replace text as you type" check box, type a two-letter or three-letter abbreviation (e.g. js) in the Replace box, click Add, and then click OK.

This is now stored and from now on, in this and any LATER document, you can type the abbreviation and PRESS the SPACE bar. Word will expand the abbreviation into the FULL name for you. If you ever want to type just js and it gets expanded because you typed a space after it, select the EDIT menu and then click on "Undo AutoCorrect". If you want to edit or delete an entry in the list of AutoCorrect you can do so by going into AutoCorrect Options, clicking the AutoCorrect tab and scrolling to the correct entry in the list that you can see in the lower part of the dialog. The AutoCorrect list is in alphabetical order and already contains many common typing and spelling errors that Microsoft thinks will be useful, and the entries that you add will have an asterisk after them.




Thank You!! Mr. Fish ...........LOL

Peter

Hi all,

im havign trouble with installing WIN7. I have installed it right through, there is no sound, so i installed an audio driver then restarted the computer, a black screen appears and i cannot go any further. I reboot and press F8 so that i can disable the driver signature just to get back to the desktop but then it START the repairing and then restarts and COMES up with a black screen and still cannot go any further.

What do i do?Where did Win 7 DVD come from?
Upgrade, or clean install?i got it off itsnotcheating, and also clean install.Quote

itsnotcheating

Huh?

When we log on to our computer and are on e-mail or even a website the screen all of a sudden goes all white. This can happen more than once while
we're on. What we do is hit (ctrl/alt/del) at the same time. Then we click on task manager and go to the BOTTOM of the screen and click on the tab for whatever
we were on. This brings the website back up. Any ideas what could cause a sudden white screen? Perhaps its a FIX we can do ourselves? We use Internet
Explorer with Road Runner for the HOME page.
The computer is a lap top, GATEWAY P-series which we have had for about 2 1/2 yrs.
Thank you
Our e-mail is: [emailprotected]

email addy removed to prevent SPAM.Check for updated device drivers at Gateway Support site and also run antivirus and malware scans and rule all 3 of those out as the issue. Make sure all windows updates are done, software and critical headings.Could be hardware or software. To rule out the hardware, maybe overheat/thermal issues, clean the laptop's internal,ventillations from dust or dirt. Download a hardware monitor software to know what's GOING up from your components. Use another external monitor to connect to laptop and check the difference.It could be an Interactive Services Dialog:
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistaperformance/thread/ca139ba9-c96c-49af-bc09-83abc26f3f5d

In a nutshell, the screen turns gray or white with a dialog box there. What's in the box depends on what program is running there. In Vista and 7, older programs that like to run under the SYSTEM account are banished there.

never GOT xp working again, there are flaws in the procedure......GLAD i gave up on that and STUCK with win 7

My computer has been hanging long and longer between the Vista loading bar screen and the welcome screen, FREQUENTLY times it exceeds a minute, and occasionally start up would halt that that stage and I need to restart the computer by pushing the restart button. when that happens the 2nd try or 3RD try the system completely starts up and gets into the welcome screen. Why is this happening and what can I do to fix it?

my system specs:
CUSTOM build pc,
Vista x64 Home Premium,
INTEL i7 920 cpu
g.skill ddr3 1333 6GB (3x2GB) ram
MSI X58 Platinum SLI mobo
XFX nvidia GTX 285 gpu
1.5TB SATA hdd (primary)
corsair 850w psu

G'day. all,
Vista Home Premium. 32 bit. Firefox Browser. All Windows updates up to date.
Recently in my Windows MAIL prgrom I have ran INT trouble.
If in the body of an email, I cm presented with a :live" link to something else,and click on it I am presented with a dialogue box stating "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action.etc."
I am a COMPUTER dummy, but had a scratch around in the file asociations dialog boxes and cant see any associations relating to Mail. or any http etc.

Could you please assist, and if able to help, do so in novice LANGUAGE please as I flounder with "computer speak."
Thanks.http://techpaul.wordpress.com/2007/11/17/repair-links-function-in-email/

Here's a LINK to a video of the problem I'm experiencing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpxMhiThnxA

AMD Athlon II X2 250 Regor 3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM
GIGABYTE GA-MA785GM-US2H AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 785G HDMI Micro AT
CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2
XFX HD-467X-ZDF2 Radeon HD 4670 1GB 128-bit DDR2 PCI Express
Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Didnt know whether to post a reply or video myself typing it and put it on youtube.

Anyway, is this what your looking for?

http://driverscollection.blogspot.com/2008/11/amd-sata-ahci-controller-driver.html
Your PC driver loader says that the driver you need is on your installtion CD and yet you browsed the internet!!

Do you have your installation CD??Quote from: reddevilggg on October 18, 2010, 08:17:56 AM

Your PC driver loader says that the driver you need is on your installtion CD and yet you browsed the internet!!

Do you have your installation CD??

hi,

how will we hide the system files on directory OPUS which i'm USING as default explorer ?We will hide them by SELECTING "hide system files" in the OPTIONS.
Settings - Preferences - FOLDERS - Options - Put a tick in: HIDE PROTECTED OPERATING SYSTEM FILES

Hello, my admin installed some programs today, and now i have a lot of icons on my desktop. I tried to delete them, but it says you need to confirm this operation. Its just a shortcut, not a program. So why can't i delete it? Is there a way to do it without admin rights? and i cant make it hidden either ... Help?Check where the shortcut is stored.

Is it in the Public folder (shared) or the User folder?
Public Folder: C:\Users\Public\Desktop
User Folder: C:\Users\(Your Account Name)\Desktop
or
Public Folder: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop
User Folder: C:\Documents and Settings\(Your Account Name)\Desktop

Public folder are VISIBLE to everyone's account - you will need Admin permission to delete.
User folder are only visible to that user - you should have User permission to delete.

If you need admin access and can't ask the Admin (for some unknown reason), Vista is very easy to break into to the admin account or create a duplicate (they are even dumb enough to allow anyone guest access to a hidden admin account if your've got the command prompt enabled). Not sure if I can on here or even should inform you how though. Lots of others might be interested too (even if you did have a good reason). I suggest you just ask the Admin.Are you logged on as admin?Quote from: Azzaboi on October 15, 2010, 07:42:09 PM

Check where the shortcut is stored.

Is it in the Public folder (shared) or the User folder?
Public Folder: C:\Users\Public\Desktop
User Folder: C:\Users\(Your Account Name)\Desktop
or
Public Folder: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop
User Folder: C:\Documents and Settings\(Your Account Name)\Desktop

Public folder are visible to everyone's account - you will need Admin permission to delete.
User folder are only visible to that user - you should have User permission to delete.

If you need admin access and can't ask the Admin (for some unknown reason), Vista is very easy to break into to the admin account or create a duplicate (they are even dumb enough to allow anyone guest access to a hidden admin account if your've got the command prompt enabled). Not sure if I can on here or even should inform you how though. Lots of others might be interested too (even if you did have a good reason). I suggest you just ask the Admin.

Probably you can't delete those shortcuts.

But if you go into safe mode, you can try deleting them there. If nothing works, ask your admin to delete them for you.

disconnected the MONITOR from my comp. and when I reconnected again it does not come on also the key board is not recognized .

Help
Sounds LIKE a driver issue for the keyboard, hard to say for the monitor. What type of monitor is it? Did you unplug it whilst the computer was on? Or plug it back in when the monitor was on? Do you have access to another monitor that you can test?
Also for the keyboard how is it plugged into the computer USB or PS/2 port?Are you sure you did not break any PINS for that matter...? If you just disconnected it and OS or computer was working properly, then you should not be in this situation. Unless there is something ELSE that you should provide to be more clear.

HP 550 w/ (best recollection) approx 2G prcssr & 4M RAM. 32-bit Vista Home Basic SP1 (can't GET to Vista display to see if updated). It's had McAfee or Symantec anti-virus loaded for college usage. CompUSA purchase-July '09. LCD screen replaced @ HP-summer 2010. This laptop played fine for 1 yr w/ daughter at college. Came back from HP after screen change & daughter advised it stopped working within a mo. After replacing blown ext pwr supply/charger to get pwr, I consistently get Vista not loading with: "Win failed to load because critical sys driver missing or corrupted: File:\ $WINDOWS.~BT\Windows\system32\drivers\iastor.sys"

Have 3 original DVDs: OS DVD, App & Driver Recovery DVD, & Supplemental SW (trial Office '07). There is an "iastor.sys" file on the 'Supplemental' DVD.

From reading online/your FORUM, it appears possible/probable virus possibility? I should copy the Supplemental iastor.sys file & attempt to replace/install on the laptop? If so, how to load /replace the missing/corrupt original file?

Thanks for your forum. iastor.sys is your hard drive controller driver.

Copy iastor.sys file from supplemental DVD to USB drive.
Plug the USB stick to bad computer.
Boot from your Vista DVD, access command prompt and copy the file from USB stick to Windows\system32\drivers folder

Hi. I bought an IOEMEGA HDD external portable hard drive to resolve C drive disk full condition. I have connected it to my laptop, but I do not know how to empty the C drive into it. OR use it as the default C drive since all programs automatically go to the C drive.
Can some one please help? I have CLEANED the C drive several times but this does not resolve it?
Does vista have a C drive I can buy and attach or something?More info on what exactly your trying to accomplish here...There's a lot of ways to free disk space and move / backup files. Here's a few to get you started, you can do either one, a few or all of them if you WISH, but if unsure it's best to leave it.

Recycle Bin
When you don't want a file anymore you select and 'delete' it right.
On your desktop you should have a 'Recycle Bin', deleted files first end up there (to recover if your made a mistake) - this is a space hog.
If your sure you do want any of the files there, make sure it's empty to free up disk space:
Right-clicking 'Recycle Bin' icon and select 'Empty Recycle Bin'
Under right-clicking there's also 'Properties', there you can set the 'Size to be used:' to around 200MB (whatever you want) or if keen and know when you delete something you want it gone disable the recycle bin all together. This will cut down on space used when recycling files.

Web Browser Cache Size
On Internet Explorer or any other web-browser you use find under the Tools > Internet Options > 'Delete Browser History' frees up space by clearing out the cached webpages, etc.
Under that settings you can also set the 'Disk Space to be used:' to around 50MB (whatever you want). This will cut down on space used when caching websites (note caching makes them load faster the next time if you visit the same site again and again, but good to clean up now and then).

Disk Cleanup Tool (Quicker basic option which also cleans the ones above)
Start > Run > type 'cleanmgr' (without the quotes) or Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk CleanUp.
Select 'Drive C:\' and tick what you want to clean up.

System Restore Space
Windows Vista reserves a whopping 15% of your Hard Drives for System Restore (or 30% of free space, whichever is smaller), that's can be almost 75GB out of a 500GB HD! This space is not reserved, but will be taken in 300MB chunks each time a restore point is created.
Under Start > Control Panel > 'Backup and Restore' > click 'create a restore point or change settings.'
Under the 'available disks' HEADING, uncheck all entries. Confirm and hit 'ok'. This removes previous restore points but frees a lot of room if you have a lot of them. Do this only if your computer is running fine and you won't need them.

If you do not want to disable system restore entirely, you have a couple of options. First, you can clean out all previous restore points, recouping disk space both by deleting existing restore files and causing system restore to recalculate its usage based on the current fullness of your hard drive. To do this, follow the instructions above to disable system restore, then click the 'apply' button instead of the 'ok'. Immediately recheck any entries you removed, then click 'ok.' You have now recreated Vista's system restore settings, starting out with a clean slate. The second option would be to manually alter the amount of drive space system restore can eat up (unforunity unlike WinXP, Vista hides this option under 'vssadmin list shadowstorage' (let me know if you want and I'll tell you how, but it's more advance).

Moving files from HD to HD
If you go Start > My Computer.
Your have hard drives listed, C:\ and your external hard drive if connected, etc. You don't want to move the Operating System or any system files onto an external HD. Instead find your documents, music, videos, downloads, application installers, etc (storage files), on your C:\, use CTRL+Click to select multiple files at a time and right-click the folder(s) or file(s), select 'Cut' (or use QUICK key CTRL+X). Open your External Hard Drive and right-click, select 'Paste' (or use quick key CTRL+V).


Hope that will help you out. Any questions feel free to ask.What's the make and model of your computer? Do you know the total capacity of its hard drive? Is the hard drive PARTITIONED? How large is C? If Vista came with your computer, I would guess you have at least an 80GB hard drive. So, what's taking up all the space? Have you installed lots of programs? Do you lots of photos, music, etc. on your hard drive?

Quote

Does vista have a C drive I can buy and attach or something?

Hi -
My security center says my virus protection not found. I KNOW I have avast antivirus free program because I installed it and reinstalled it. Everything was WORKING fine until I did a back up and a restore. As far as I know everything worked except the restore took away all my restore points so I can not do a restore back before my trouble. Any idea of how to fix my virus protection? Thanks BobBob, that is what happens when you do a restore.
You have answered your own question.
Do not do a restore beyond the point where a program was installed.
Yup have to install, uninstall and install again to get it right.

If that does not work, you have do switch to another free virus program. Or buy the program.

Don't gripe about free AV programs. If you do not pay, you get no support. This issue goes away when you have a paid version of the program. To prevent abuse of the free OFFER, they limit your ability to re-install the free software.

Geek-9pm -
Thanks for your reply. I understand what you are saying. I use free programs because I don't use the computer for anything important - just e-mail, weather, stock markets, etc. I installed and reinstalled avast antivirus but it is still not recognised. Can you suggest another antivirus program I can use? Thanks BobGeek-9pm -
Now everything is fine. I'm not sure what happened but apparently it was your suggestion to uninstall and reinstall. Apparently it took a LITTLE while for things to happen. Thanks to you I am back in business. Bob Most programs need to WRITE to registry when installing. So if you did a system restore to before the said program was installed, it probably won't work properly without a fresh reinstallation.2x3i5x -
Thanks for your reply. My problem is now cleared up and I seemed to be OK. Bob

Quote from: killerb255 on October 08, 2010, 08:23:13 AM

whereas they think of "computer," they think of the whole shabang (PC, monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc.).

So BC didn'd actually lose a battleship....he lost a Tom Cruiser...

The terms "computer" and "PC" do refer to the "whole shebang". (It's spelled with an 'e', by the way.)

epson ARTISAN 50 new. using photoshop cs4. when i select print, i can get my profile and color management and other details in place. when i CLICK print it goes to another window asking to either "print" which switches me to plain paper!?!!! or if i hit "preferences" it takes me to an epson window which has very BASIC settings SELECTED and i must reselect choices (apparently over riding my original choices). what gives>

i get this problem every time i get off Mozilla or any other program i guess and when i try to lets say add volume my computer freezes and i get a message saying that windows has stopped working or something and it has happened several time already its kind of getting annoying so here is the problem

Product
Windows Explorer

Problem
Stopped responding and was closed

Date
10/12/2010 9:18 AM

Status
More information available

Description
A problem caused this program to stop interacting with Windows.

Problem signature
Problem EVENT Name:AppHangB1
Application Name:Explorer.EXE
Application Version:6.0.6002.18005
Application Timestamp:49e02a1e
Hang Signature:ee7e
Hang Type:517
OS Version:6.0.6002.2.2.0.768.3
Locale ID:1033
Additional Hang Signature 1:babd3abaf44f70d226a3f3a79e7da19d
Additional Hang Signature 2:aeac
Additional Hang Signature 3:bc9eeb0f13fdf857c8f6727268adc0be
Additional Hang Signature 4:ee7e
Additional Hang Signature 5:babd3abaf44f70d226a3f3a79e7da19d
Additional Hang Signature 6:aeac
Additional Hang Signature 7:bc9eeb0f13fdf857c8f6727268adc0be

Extra information about the problem
Bucket ID:555700212



i hope you guys can HELP

I would start by uninstalling firefox , rebooting and reinstall it. Quote from: bulletfingrz on October 14, 2010, 09:43:19 AM

i get this problem every time i get off Mozilla or any other program i guess and when i try to lets say add volume my computer freezes and i get a message saying that windows has stopped working or something and it has happened several time already its kind of getting annoying so here is the problem

a GOOD desktop under 500 that will get me over100fps in this game: http://crossfire.z8games.com/downloads2.aspx
( i dont think this is considered a high end game, is it low end?)
(does anyone know if windows 7 makes every full-screen game with bars at the side-this is wut i mean:
http://i46.tinypic.com/4sfeir.jpg) - this for all win7? never happened wit xp, but i would like a winxp pc if its possible.
An xp pc would be EVEN better, i don't like win7. just takes up more memory.

Does any1 play this game and get a decent fps, like 60-80 on their pc n ur pc was under $500? or Suggest me a Cheap Desktop with the monitor but buy a new graphics card so all i have to is insert it.

IF u tell me to build one at least show me all the products to buy with link.

All suggestions and links will be greatly appreciated.

Note: i won't be playing any other games except for Crossfire so i dont need like 200fps for Crysis or any
other games like that. Anything that will get me over80fps or even 100fps in high settings in Crossfire will be greatly appreciated. I don't care for any other games, just Crossfire.You need a P-4 processor at least 2-GHZ and a graphics card GeForce 6600 or better. 1-2 gig of Ram, I can't predict how it will perform FPS since it depends on your internet connection *if* you play that online.Board:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128424 $49.99

CPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103903 $58.99

RAM:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122 $89.99

Graphics Card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127464 $194.99
Cheaper:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127441 $109.99

PSU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371016 $64.99

You will obviously also need a case, monitor, KEYBOARD and mouse, but I will LEAVE that up to you.

Hi,

I've recently replaced the harddrive in my Alienware M15X Notebook and have just finished installing everything back onto it. However, I am experiencing a slow shutdown now (about 2 mins) when it was pretty quick before - even when it was full of crap.

I have found a previous POST where the advice was as follows:

Make sure "CLEAR pagefile at shutdown" is not enabled:
start - run - regedit
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management]

Set ClearPageFileAtShutdown value to 0


2) Start - Run - Regedit
Navigate to the following Registry key:
HKEY CURRENT USER\Control Panel\Desktop
Double click on the AutoEndTasks entry and replace the 0 with a 1 in the Value data text box

For the next two, if the dword value indicated does not exist, create it:

Double click on the WaitToKillAppTimeout entry in the right pane and change the Value data to 2000

Double click on the HungAppTimeout entry in the right pane and change the Value data to 1000

Reboot

3) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control
Right-click on WaitToKillServiceTimeout and change it to 2000

However, my system doesn't have a 'WaitToKillAppTimeout' entry or a 'HungAppTimout' entry at all!

The 'WaitToKillServiceTimout' entry was set to 20000 so I have changed it to 2000.

HELP!!!!

Could it be SOMETHING to do with a driver not installed correctly or a missing driver? (I got the drivers from my driver disc that came with the Laptop and on the Dell website).
HI,

Driver disks are often outdated drivers so the Dell website has UPDATED drivers. Be sure you have the LATEST installed, especially Chipset. Chipset drivers are often overlooked with new installs of windows.I downloaded the latest drivers from the Dell website. The thing is, before my hard drive broke I had the older drivers and I never had a problem shutting down.Don't worry about the registry entries you don't have. On a new install I'm more concerned with WHY you have the problem than with registry changes.

1) As suggested above, did you install all drivers including the chipset driver?
2) Are you experiencing ANY other anomalies with the system?
3) Try a clean boot (msconfig - selective startup - disable everything from loading and reboot). Then shut down. What happens?

My grand child pushed a bunch of KEYS on the COMPUTER now every thing is small. I've tried changing the FONT size, but that dosen't solve the problem. Can yoy help me out.KirschAre you talking about the desktop or the browser?It' the browserAssuming you are USING IE, click on VIEW - Zoom - 100% OR you can depress the CTRL key and use the scroll BUTTON on your mouse to adjust the text size

I'm trying to install Windows 7 on a computer I just built. I know all the parts are compatible.

During installation, when it looks for a storage device, it says it gives me this message:

No signed device drivers were found. Make sure that the installation media contains the correct drivers, and then click ok.

I downloaded all the drivers from the motherboard manufacturer's website onto a flash drive and tried again. Still no luck. Then I tried a CD; it still refuses to find the drivers.

Does ANYBODY know why it's doing this? Or how I can disable driver signing before I install it?If you are running the windows 7 intaller on ANOTHER windows like xp or VISTA that is the problem.

Try booting from the cd rom.

if the problem continue make sure that your hd is VISIBLE in the BIOS, and enable the option IDE MODE, SATA MODE or similar.

Regards,

esvom.

how can i uninstall IE9 BETA COMPLETELY? Isn't it in ADD/REMOVE or PROGRAMS & FEATURES?

http://www.askvg.com/how-to-uninstall-microsoft-internet-explorer-9-ie9-beta/no its not in add/remove at control panel.
THANK you. Did you click on the LINK above?Shayesteshams, just go to the location as shown in following screenshot, there is where you find Internet Explorer 9 so you can go uninstall it.

Quote from: harry 48 on OCTOBER 12, 2010, 12:01:21 PM

tried it all patio , what i was looking for has GONE into the cosmos never to return , so i'll do it jj3000 way

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/add-copy-to-move-to-on-windows-vista-right-click-menu/

I've always been a huge fan of the "hibernate" MODE for my laptop that I use especially while commuting daily. My new Acer with Windows 7 has a "sleep" mode as well. However, I"m not sure the difference between "sleep" and "hibernate." Would anyone care to explain the difference?Google!
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Sleep-and-hibernation-frequently-asked-questions



Quote

Sleep is a power-saving state that allows a computer to quickly RESUME full-power operation (typically WITHIN several seconds) when you want to start working again. Putting your computer into the sleep state is like pausing a DVD player—the computer immediately stops what it’s doing and is ready to start again when you want to resume working.

Hibernation is a power-saving state designed primarily for laptops. While sleep puts your work and settings in memory and draws a small amount of power, hibernation puts your open documents and programs on your hard disk, and then turns off your computer. Of all the power-saving states in Windows, hibernation uses the least amount of power. On a laptop, use hibernation when you know that you won't use your laptop for an extended period and won't have an opportunity to charge the battery during that time.

Hybrid sleep is designed primarily for desktop computers. Hybrid sleep is a combination of sleep and hibernate—it puts any open documents and programs in memory and on your hard disk, and then puts your computer into a low-power state so that you can quickly resume your work. That way, if a power failure OCCURS, Windows can restore your work from your hard disk. When hybrid sleep is turned on, putting your computer into sleep automatically puts your computer into hybrid sleep. Hybrid sleep is typically turned on by default on desktop computers.

I want to install Windows 7 on the wifes Laptop. It's an HP Pavilion 1225. New last year. The main question i have is, these HP's come loaded to the gills with HP "proprietary" programs and stuff.... If I simply "upgrade", all that crap remains. However, if I do a clean install, all of it goes away. Is there anything they install, that it really needs??? I don't think so, but with all the stuff on there,,,, it's hard to know/tell?!?!?! Am I safe dumping it all, and GOING clean?? That would be MY preference, but I want to be sure!!
Hankpersonally, the first thing I do when I get a new PC is install a clean copy of windows to it. It's not that difficult to visit the vendors site and DOWNLOAD the proper drivers (which are the only "proprietary" things you really need).


Of course, this means you won't have any included applications, like Office, if they came with the laptop.That's what I thought, Mine was a custom built CLONE, nothing on it but what I WANTED. Never had to "redo" one of these HP's with all the garbage on it. So I'll do the clean install. "Pre installed stuff isn't an issue. Thanks, HankMake sure, your computer is Win 7 compatible: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=1b544e90-7659-4bd9-9e51-2497c146af15Trust me she won't miss any of the pre-installed if you were to do a wipe and a clean install of 7...

Just make sure you grab all the machine's appropiate drivers from the manuf. site before starting.

After using the tools given from Windows, and using CCleaner to clean off my computer/temporary files/disk, my vista stopped working.
It started at taking a long time to START up... Like 10 minutes, stuck at a blank screen after login.
Now, it won't turn on at all.

I don't know where to find my startup disk. I am restoring everything now, though it'll take hours to finish.
This is the vista my mother uses for her work, (I am 14) and I am getting blamed for breaking the computer.

What should I do?Take the blame and APOLOGIZE. You need to be careful what files you play with when using a UTILITY that can afffect system files.Quote from: Quantos on October 11, 2010, 01:00:35 PM

Take the blame and apologize.

After using the tools given from Windows, and using CCleaner

I am restoring everything now

My registry, I think, is extremely corrupt do to several factors (one of those being trying to clean it with a registry cleaner)

I used my computer as normal anyway. LOTS of BSODs but I just kept cleaning and cleaning and what not. Now Windows, after I login to username, is telling me to reinstall windows.

I clicked on "more help online" so I can navigate the web. I opened Google docs and discovered I could upload some of my important data there as a backup.

What should I do? Is there another WAY to get data on an external thumb drive or something without going through Windows before I reinstall EVERYTHING? ALSO, how do I reinstall windows as I have no disk?NEVER use registry cleaners. NEVER.

Try system restore. If that doesn't work, you may be RELEGATED to a format and reinstall.

Can I PUT Windows 7 into my computer, now RUNNING on WIN XPhttp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=1b544e90-7659-4bd9-9e51-2497c146af15

Hi, I've been having trouble with my chkdsk.exe and DISK Defragmenter. I am unable to get my disk check and my C: drive doesn't show on the Disk Defragmenter.

Whenever I schedule the Disk Check, the check will automatically cancelled when the countdown timer starts from 9 seconds.

As for the Disk Defragmenter, I can only see the D: drive.

My operating system are as follows:

Levono Win7 PC
Windows 7 Home PREMIUM / 64-bit
INTEL(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 540 @ 2.53GHz 2.53 GHz
RAM 4GBHave you asked Lenovo?

They may have some of those tasks automated and removed user controls, but don't quote me on that.

Since you have OWNED the machine, were you ever able to see C: in defrag?If you go to...

Start->Run
Type services.msc
Press enter

You should see two (maybe just one) SERVICE(s) related to drives. One is called logical disk manager and the other I can't remember the name. If those services are not running then start them. If they are, then restart them.Quote from: mgookin on October 01, 2010, 07:17:48 AM

Have you asked Lenovo?

They may have some of those tasks automated and removed user controls, but don't quote me on that.

Since you have owned the machine, were you ever able to see C: in defrag?

If you go to...

Start->Run
Type services.msc
Press enter

You should see two (maybe just one) service(s) related to drives. One is called logical disk manager and the other I can't remember the name. If those services are not running then start them. If they are, then restart them.

Click start then click computer. Do you see C there?

Followed the bcdedit instructions for booting to XP and all looks good except when XP is selected from boot menu it just reboots to the boot menu again and must select Windows 7. I'm thinking the instructions only work if Windows 7 and XP or on the same HARD DRIVE? If this is TRUE how to you point the path to XP on a seperate hard drive? Also, how can I get it too see DOS as well?

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2676-bcdedit-how-use.htmlMore info on how you set up this machine and how you've managed to bugger another dual boot system...Well I did want help with the boot.ini that wasnt finished but, I got pointed this way in the chat. There just OS's on seperate drives. Not sure what else that your looking for.Im at a loss here CAUSE, I even tried too CHANGE the path out too the drive. Same drive letter though. I warned you about starting another thread on this topic. Thread closed.

Hi All,
i am using laptop with window vista home premium,i found that when i on the laptop,the task bar on the bottom of the lap top load slowly ,i mean it appears after 5 minutes,even my window display load quite fast.Besides this the items on the start menu also take some times to open.Why like this?Is anyone can help me!


tqDid this just start or has it always been this way?
Try a clean boot (open msconfig and choose "selective startup" (disable everything from loading) and reboot. What happens?DEAR ALLAN,
I have done as you told but it doesn't solve the problem.further more i found out after i on the laptop.i try to open the control panel but it is not responding for 5 minutes before it start functioning as usual mannerAs Allan have just asked, Did this just happen recently or not? Is your laptop specs capable of running vista? Or maybe you could give us the laptop model/specs and your previous OS used before Win Vista.What is new or different since the last time everything worked properly (ie, new hw, new sw, virus, error, etc)?It was working fine till one month ago i create new account for my child with parental control.I noticed this slow task bar load immediately after that new account (? coincident).Yesterday i deleted that new account yet the problem still persist.My laptop specs : ACER aspire 2920 with BUILT in window vista home premium, Intel core 2 duo processor T5750, 2GB DDR2 and 160 GB HDD.Could you post current items on system tray UPON Win boot/loading? Right-click on taskbar(blue,below) and choose Properties and click on Customize... On Current Items, how may icons are there in all and how many are on hide when inactive? Always hide? Always show? Dear Jason2074,
There are 8 icons under current items and all of them 'hide when inactive'

Hi:

I've got a Dell Inspiron running Vista Home. I can't get windows updates as the PROGRAM to launch it LOOKS to be an emply folder. It's path is "... system32\wuapp.exe STARTMENU" but when I go into system 32, there's no wuapp folder.Well after a little more digging, I found the solution. I ran system file CHECKER (sfc /scannow) from the command prompt----that was it!

no signal to monitor, keyboardand mouse does not power computer is turning onAnd what might have happened prior to this when everything was running fine ? ?

More details please...playing wow, everything was fine logged off wow lost everything but still had pwr to computerIf you want intelligent responses you need to provide DETAILED information about your situation, not ONE sentence posts.Normally, I get frustrated as a technician when people aren't providing enough information, despite having to tell them "DUDE, WE NEED MOAR INFOZ!!!"

...until I realize that the majority of people will do that because they just don't know what information to provide. Of course some are being just plain lazy, but still...

When my car has problems, I try to provide as much information as POSSIBLE, but I'll still get the occasional frustrated look from the mechanic's face as if I'm withholding some critical piece of info when, in reality, I don't know what he's asking for.

In any case, sometimes it's best to start with what the person has, even if there's five bazillion directions to choose from. Eventually they'll get frustrated with being run around in circles and then, SUDDENLY, the right piece of information comes out (and, the whole time, we'll think "WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THIS SOONER?!!!!").

So...

imorganji...do this:

A:
1) Unplug the black power cord from the back of your computer tower.
2) Wait 60 seconds.
3) Plug back in.
4) Turn back on.

Are you getting anything on the screen now? If yes, then CHANCES are you probably had a power spike or power outage, and your computer just need to be unplugged for a bit. If no, then we move on to B:
1) Acquire a spare video card somehow (borrow from a friend, use one from an old PC, purchase one if you have the funds, etc.)
2) Switch video cards out.

Anything yet? If yes, then your video card had likely gone bad. If no, then we move onto C:
1) Remove any other expansion cards in your PC, if any. These could be sound cards, TV tuner cards, network cards, etc.

Anything? If yes, then one of those cards had likely gone bad. Put one at a time back in to determine which one is the culprit. If no, then D:
1) Unplug your hard drives and optical (CD, DVD, BD) drives from the motherboard and power supply.
2) Power on the PC. Of course you're not going to get into Windows, but at least if you get something on the screen, that'll tell you something.

Did you get anything on the screen? If yes, then bad hard drive (or bad IDE or SATA cable). If no, then E:
1) If you have multiple sticks of RAM in your PC, remove all but one.

Anything yet? If yes, then you have one or more bad sticks of RAM (or a bad slot in the motherboard). Put each stick of RAM back in, one at a time, to determine the offender. If no, then F:
1) Acquire a spare power supply somehow (borrow from a friend, use one from an old PC, purchase one if you have the dough, etc.)
2) Switch power supplies out.

Anything yet? If yes, then you have a bad power supply. If no, then we're down to the CPU and motherboard. If you can somehow get a hold of a spare CPU, great! Eliminate that from the equation. If that's not the problem, then it's the motherboard.

Hi,

this is very USEFUL information to use Steady STATE on Windows 7 (32 bit).

http://www.esds.co.in/forum/f4/trick-using-steady-state-windows-7-a-1380/

Lets Enjoy !!!!!!!!!!!!!


Regards,
PurushottamaherAren't they're going to stop OFFERING it for download after December 31, 2010 and stop supporting it some 5-6 months after that?

So...

Yesterday I downloaded & installed Winamp Media Player and a .flac converter. After installation Spybot popped up giving me the option of allowing or denying a registry change associated with Winamp. I assumed that the registry change would need to take place to allow the new software to function correctly and so allowed it.

Bad move.

Several hours later I came back to my computer (I'd left it on) at which point it completely froze up so, I cold rebooted it.


Second bad move (I am aware cold booting is not a good thing, but I've never seen anything like this happen before)

Now on startup my computer goes through the normal process until it gets to the PAGE where it offers the option to launch recovery. After the countdown is complete I am greeted by the message 'A Disk Read Error Occurred - Press Ctrl - Alt - Del to Reboot'.

So restart it I did to find the same message awaiting me, again and again and again. I cannot access safe mode, pressing F8 results in 'A Disk Read Error Occurred - Press Ctrl - Alt - Del to Reboot'

I am running Windows Vista 32bit SP2, any help would be most appreciated. On MONDAY I'll take my laptop (HP T5870s) into UNI and see if I can get any help there from the IT department. Failing that I can take it to a professional IT Repair shop... but what with being a student I'd rather not.

Many Thanks










I found that with my laptop, when this sort of 'freezing' happened, the remedy was to remove BOTH the mains lead AND the battery. If you haven't done this, worth a try. It is possible that installing Winamp and the flac converter did not cause your problem. These things could be symptoms of a failing hard disk.

Hmm... possibly.

Ok,

If I hit F11 for recovery the laptop takes about five minutes to enter the recovery process, upon which it displays a blue screen ultimately telling me I have a hard disk failure, possibly due to software recently installed, and that I should make sure said software is installed correctly. Unfortunately this is impossible as I cannot access windows.

If at startup I hit Ctrl-S and go into the BIOS setup and run a Hard Drive Self Test (as suggested by HP - www.hp.com/go/techcenter/support) it results in almost immediate failure and recommends I invest in a new hard drive.

Is this salvageable? Only I have a LOT of work on this computer that I need and also my version of Windows (Vista Home Premium) came pre-installed so a disk format is kind of out of the question (if indeed that would even work)

Many ThanksSTOP using it immediately ! !

Then grab 1 of these:



2.5"laptop to IDE converter...this will allow you to hook that drive up to any working desktop to hopefully retrieve your data...

NOTE Do not try to burn the data as this is more taxing on the drive....copy it to the desktop HDD and burn it later.Quote from: ChocoBear111 on October 02, 2010, 09:31:16 AM

Hmm... possibly.

If I hit F11 for recovery the laptop takes about five minutes to enter the recovery process,

upon which it displays a blue screen ultimately telling me I have a hard disk failure

I cannot access windows.

If at startup I hit Ctrl-S and go into the BIOS setup and run a Hard Drive Self Test (as suggested by HP - www.hp.com/go/techcenter/support) it results in almost immediate failure and recommends I invest in a new hard drive.

Is this salvageable?

Only I have a LOT of work on this computer that I need

and also my version of Windows (Vista Home Premium) came pre-installed

so a disk format is kind of out of the question (if indeed that would even work)

Is W7 more advisable as an OS than vista?

STOP using it immediately ! !

Then grab 1 of these:



2.5"laptop to IDE converter...this will allow you to hook that drive up to any working desktop to hopefully retrieve your data...

NOTE Do not try to burn the data as this is more taxing on the drive....copy it to the desktop HDD and burn it later.

My colleague sent me a version via e-mail of a paper we are working on. As usual, I opened it and it appeared in Word. As I worked on it (for hours I might add) I would frequently click on the 'save' icon. Everything was going well and progressing as usual. Then when I wanted to send her the paper back, I saved once more and closed the document, as it cannot be sent if it is open. I went to 'attachments' as usual and THE PAPER WAS NOT THERE in the documents list. I then dug around in the computer like MAD to try to find it, to no avail. It HAS to be somewhere, right? Where was it saving to? Any help will be so deeply appreciated. Thanks so much in advance.

Joseereopen it from words recent document list, and then save it somewhere outside the temp folder.As I said, I looked everywhere for it. I wish it were somewhere as obvious as 'recent documents.' Besides, with MS 7, there is no specific 'recent documents' like with earlier versions. There is just 'documents' to click on.

Can you help for real? This is serious.

Thanks.if you can't find it thru recent document list, you might do a search for it if you remember the file name (windows explorer or start menu should have search function depending on what windows you use).

File should exist, I would think if you're saving it. Next time, save a 2nd copy to different folder or a flash drive or something in case. Thanks. I tried that. My colleague's computer had just crashed before she sent me the file. Could her computer somehow have saved the file in some funky format and then I inadvertently saved this error everytime I saved on my end? It really seems to have disappeared. I am near tears.Quote from: NY gal on October 04, 2010, 04:07:42 PM

Thanks. I tried that. My colleague's computer had just crashed before she sent me the file. Could her computer somehow have saved the file in some funky format and then I inadvertently saved this error everytime I saved on my end? It really seems to have disappeared. I am near tears.

As I said, I looked everywhere for it. I wish it were somewhere as obvious as 'recent documents.' Besides, with MS 7, there is no specific 'recent documents' like with earlier versions. There is just 'documents' to click on.

Can you help for real? This is serious.

Hi, I've bought a new dell laptop recently with Windows 7.

However when I've turned on windows, it says that one of my coprocessor's DRIVER is not installed??? What does that mean? Is it something like one of my CPU in the "dual core" SYSTEM is not installed?

thanksYou bought a laptop with Windows 7 already on it?that's a very strange error message-

a Coprocessor was an available add-on for very old PCs, up to the 486SX around 1994- since then the Coprocessor, also called a FPU, has been a part of the CPU itself rather then a separate unit; so I cannot really explain the message, myself.Quote from: kpac on August 06, 2009, 09:18:23 AM

You bought a laptop with Windows 7 already on it?

I had a massive crash on my desk to HP m9000. I downloaded a recovery disk only to find that a secondary hard drive had been renamed to c:. There appears to still be a boot drive listed but does not do anything. How can I rename the seondary drive back to e: where it belongs? Has C: drive been damaged beyond recovery
I am running AVG free virus protection but the e-mail scanning quit a couple days before the crask. HELP!!!!Where did this recovery CD get DLoaded from ? ?The recovery file was downloaded from NeoSmart Technologies.Enter BIOS, and see how many drives are listed there.I don't know about BIOS. The recovery disk gives me a look at the drive structure. It shows a C drive which was my E drive and a X drive which I think was the old D drive. Using this feature let me copy and save all on the old E drive. I can get to the ommand level. Is it possble to reidentify the now C drive back to its original E drive and maybe that will unover the old C drive? I don't think the old C drive is dead brcause I can still see the old D which is now labeled X drive.How was this setup prior to this ? ?
Be specific.

A crash should NOT jumble drive assignments....what have you done so far ? ?The computer was as sold by HP with a 300G C drive with a small partician as drive D and a secondary 300 g drive as drive E. I had made no modifications from s delivered. I am going to disonnect the seonary drive and see what happens.
Quote

Be specific.

OK.. for some reason, i am unable to see my External harddrive in the my computer thing, i see its light is on, but i still cant see it, i could before. could this have something to do with the poweroutage we had yesterday? I tried RESTARTING my computer, still it isn't seen, i tried TURNING my computer completely off, still unseen.. could it be because its fried? [which i am deeply hoping isn't as it has a lot of my things inside of it.

could it just be the wires attaching it to the computer that's the problem, and and that the hardrive itself is fine?I WOULD try the manufactures web site to make sure that your HDD doesnt have an "Auto Install" if so you can try downloading/run it (the .exe) and see if the HDD SHOWS up. Came across the same prob but on a XP might WORK for vista. Second I would try a new cable... Right click My Computer and select Manage...then Disk Management...
How is it reported there ? ?

I bought my HP Pavillion dv9000 laptop about 9 months ago, a refurbished model from Buy.com, and up until now, it has worked fine. Today, I left my computer idling while I was working on my desktop, and when I went back to it, the screen was black and I couldn't do anything. I held the power button for a few seconds to let it restart, but it restarted to a black screen, with some of the lights on the keyboard coming on and what I think is the hard drive going, but then immediately shut down again. Not enough time to even ENTER safe mode or anything like that. After a few seconds, it started up again, only to do the same thing. This would've gone on forever, so I took the battery out, and tried it on AC power. The same thing happened when I powered the computer on again, so I was forced to disconnect it from AC power as well. I've also tried disconnecting the power and battery and holding the power button down for 30 seconds, but this didn't help. I've also tried reseating the memory to no avail, THOUGH I MIGHT try this a couple more times just to make sure. Help?

Specs:
HP Pavillion dv9000
3 gigs of RAM
250 gig hard drive
AMD Turion 2.00 ghz dual core (something like that)
Integrated Nvidia 7100M GRAPHICS card
Vista Home PremiumLet it cool down for a while, and see, if it'll start.The laptop is pretty cool now, but it still won't properly start up. I've also now tried using each RAM stick separately and in each slot, none of which has worked, so I don't think it's a RAM problem.Did you actually try to start it in Safe Mode?I repeatedly hit F8 once I powered it on, and it didn't work. No text ever appears on the screen before it reboots itself, just black.Do you have any warranty on it?No, the 90 day warranty has long run out unfortunately. At this point, I'm thinking it might be a problem with the power supply or something else serious like that. How much would it cost to have hardware inside a laptop repaired/replaced?It's impossible to say, since we have no clue what's wrong.

If you have more than one RAM module installed, try starting computer with one RAM stick at a time.
NOTE Keep in mind, the manual check listed above is always superior to the software check, listed below.
If you have only one RAM stick installed...
...run memtest: http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic62524.html

Run hard drive diagnostics: http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287
Make sure, you select tool, which is appropriate for the brand of your hard drive.
Depending on the program, it'll create bootable floppy, or bootable CD.
If downloaded file is of .iso type, use ImgBurn: http://www.imgburn.com/ to burn .iso file to a CD (select "Write image file to disc" option), and make the CD bootable.

NOTE. If your hard drive is made by Toshiba, unfortunately, you're out of luck, because Toshiba doesn't PROVIDE any diagnostic tool.Quote from: SunflashX on August 04, 2009, 08:30:17 PM

The laptop is pretty cool now, but it still won't properly start up. I've also now tried using each RAM stick separately and in each slot, none of which has worked, so I don't think it's a RAM problem.

Tried starting with each module separately already

wi-fi works but not my reg connection....

ask for me to set up a connection...? should pick it up auto right?

ms vista home sp1
amd athlon 64x2 dc processor tk-53
1.0 gb ram, ati radeon xpress series
dell 1501

Make sure your drivers are up to date on the NIC, also you might want to update Vista to SP2...
Another is to make sure you dont have the Static IP and Config muffed up on the connection...
Let me know if you need some more helpSearch for network and sharing centre then go into manage wireless connections. If your router is not there click on Add and add said router.OK to be more specific go to CONTROL PANEL then to NETWOK AND SHARING CENTER then to NETWORK CONNECTIONS. FIRST!!!!!!!! Make sure the device in ENABLED (right click on the ethernet connection then click ENABLE if it is not an option then move on). At this point you should see your two connections, one being Ethernet and one being wireless. open the ethernet one... click once on the Internet Protocol 4 and then click on properties. Make sure the "obtain IP automaticlay" is checked. (this is assuming you use DHCP on your router or let the router set its self up i.e. using the CD it comes with) then save or click apply/ ok.

If it still doesn't work then try to update your NIC card soooo.....
Do the same as above BUT DONT click on the Internet Protocol 4 just click the Configure button,
then click on the driver tab then update driver... (you will need to connect to the internet for this so your your wireless) then click SEARCH automatically.... and who-la one of these two should fix your problem IF NOT THEN you can leave a post here or leave a message for me and I will help you out further.

I am running Vista on a Dell Inspiron 5305. I like to DOWNLOAD embroidery (jpeg) FILES but now it tells me that the file is empty when I try to open it. It is the same way if the files are emailed to me. If emailed I can go to my friends house and GET my files there. A few months ago I moved a lot of documents to a flash drive and until this week it recognized the files. Now it tells me that the file is empty. Also this week the file I CREATED for downloading my designs has COMPLETELY disappeared from my desktop. I don't have a clue what is going on. I have spy sweeper, Malware bytes' anti malware, Skybot search and destroy, CW shredder running. I have been told by various people to put these on my computer.
Is there a way to go back to what my computer was when i first got it?Can you be more specific? Do you get an error message?

when removing the cmos chip and RESET the BIOS that WORKED perfectly!
thanks!Good DEAL....
Stop by ANYTIME...and Welcome Aboard !