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It seems my system32 files are corrupt because when I OPEN such files like Task Manager etc. they all Crash. My CPU usage is ALWAYS above 55%, I am not able to ACCESS my task manager to FIX my CPU Usage.If Task Manager is blocked you are most likely infected...
Either do a clean install or visit our Malware section and POST your logs so the Experts can have a look...

Yes, I tried both ways (including the START menu). That's when the system said the best driver for this device is already INSTALLED. I'll TRY looking for the original DISK but it will be a Vista driver. I don't have a disk for Win7.I GAVE info on turning on the missing service...try that.

I wana to eject cd/dvd if some one try to copy from the cd/dvd (batch FILE)
or
prevent them to make a copy using programs like nero ( batch file )
thanks before ... a lotNo need for batch...
Here's a Link to about 8 or 10 Free Tools for this...Quote from: kallaf on May 11, 2013, 10:59:53 AM

I wana to eject cd/dvd if some one try to copy from the cd/dvd (batch file)

prevent them to make a copy using programs like nero ( batch file )

No need for batch...
Here's a Link to about 8 or 10 Free Tools for this...

Each and EVERY time I shut down my computer, I get the same message - DO NOT TURN OFF YOUR COMPUTER, INSTALLING UPDATE 1 OF 1. It takes about 3 or 4 minutes and then the pc turns off. I accessed the update log and found that the FOLLOWING is downloaded every day, every time I shut off:

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition Service Pack 4 (KB2463332) 55.8 MB

The little Microsoft fix it popup which appears can be run, but is of no help in stopping this reoccurring problem. It doesn't interfere with any operation of my pc, because it only occurs once I click the shutdown button.

I'm certain thus download is not meant to occur over and over and over and over.....

Anyone have any ideas how to make it stop?
Quote from: schuarta on April 21, 2013, 11:04:06 PM

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition Service Pack 4 (KB2463332) 55.8 MB

Glad you solved the problem Gloops. Quote from: Allan on November 06, 2012, 05:48:19 AM

You do not use a Windows CD for System Restore.

You can and should use the Windows DVD if possible because it allows you to make the changes from the outside of the OS. I find that using system restore from inside the OS can cause some unwanted problems like corrupting the user account that you run it from. I have done them probably 20 times from the disk and 15 from the OS.

Hiya Fellas!

I run Windows 7 Home and I have a puzzlement. I have a number of USB external drives ...two of which are Western Digital. My red one I use to backup to, my blue one I use as a portable aplication storage. Suddenly, I cannot see the contents of these drives! My machine makes the conection sounds when I plug them in and If i go deep into my device management they are there to see, but they do not at all appear under 'My Computer' consiquently I cannot get to them or read them???

This has just recently happend for some reason?

Any ideas guys? Do they work in another computer?
Good Qusetion ST I will TRY out. I have just tried the drives at a mates computer and they work fine?

Are you using the front uSB ports on your PC when trying them ? ?...or a multi-port HUB ?I have two USB's at the front of my computer Patio which I normally use. As I say, I have had the drives working from here without problem in the past???Front ports are NOTORIOUSLY known for being under-powered...
I'd bet if you hook them up to another port it'll show fine.Sorry to have to report that using my rear USB ports has made no difference lads? Connect each one 1 at a time on the PC they showed on...
Open Disk Management...right clik the drive and select Properties.
Post back with a screenshot or all the info it reports.OK Patio will do but will take a little time mate. I will do it as quick as I can. thnx You said you can see them in Disc Management? If so, try changing the Drive letter and see if that fixes your problem.Can mark this as closed guys ...I have used the old 'Manchester Screwdriver' which has solved this problem Thnax again tho fellas!I have solved this prob with my TRUSTY 'Manchester Screwdriver' mates .......I do thank you for all the input tho. It has been put to me that not using the 'Hardware Release' tab on exit may not have helped here. I am using it now every time anyways.

Toshiba satliite L750D/L755D its abt 2yrs old runs windows 7 64bit i think its 350hd and 6g ram it won't boot in any safe mode and wont do a destructive restore was wondering if there maybe a way to start the destructive restore without trying to initiate it through F8 I have also tried 0 nothing happens it freezes on an avg file I believe it's avgishad
I'm not sure what happened I turned the system off last night tried to turn it on this morning and nothing would GET the the start screen Microsoft that's it no desktop nothing
I'm at a loss so any help would be much appreciated

Ty
MTwo years is enough time to have made a backup.
Here are areas you can check:
Memory chip may be dialoged.
Battery may be bad.
CPU fan is full of dust.
Keyboard is full of dirt or junk. (maybe split coffee with cream.)
Hard drive is failing.
Somebody dropped it. (The janitor?)


I had a back up but we just moved and its lost
No one has dropped it or spill le anything on it the fan sounds like its running fine
Battery is NEW but is plugged in
As it was freezing in safe mode at avgishad.exe I thought it maybe something to do with my antivirus
Any ideas are most welcome All laptops have different KEY combos for a factory restore...
Visit the Toshiba site for more info on doing so.Regarding the AVG error, see this link http://forums.avg.com/ww-en/avg-forums?sec=thread&act=show&id=94159Quote from: Geek-9pm on February 16, 2013, 08:43:16 PM

Two years is enough time to have made a backup.
Here are areas you can check:
Memory chip may be dialoged.
Battery may be bad.
CPU fan is full of dust.
Keyboard is full of dirt or junk. (maybe split coffee with cream.)
Hard drive is failing.
Somebody dropped it. (The janitor?)

Hi,

I have recently built my own computer, with a i core 3 processor, 8gb of ram. And with windows 7 operating software.
However when i plug in a memory stick WHETHER straight into the MOTHERBOARD or the front. And i try to open a file larger than about 10mb the windows explorer crashes and says that the folder is empty.
The memory stick works fine in other computer.
I do not disconnect it when i take it out. But my computer can read it when i put it in and it comes up under device manager.
Any ideas?

ThanksI presume that it's a video file? If yes, see this link.Nope a pdf or word file also makes it crash.Quote from: Esta16 on May 05, 2013, 10:48:52 AM

I do not disconnect it when i take it out.

Guys i am using Dell laptop E5400 for 2-3 YEARS. and Have replaced its LCD once about 1 and a half year ago..
Now on battery Lapptops SCREEN turns pale or you can SAY yellow.... May be its LCD is too old now...But i don't want to change it..
And when CHARGER is pluged in the screen gets a little bit bright but not as MUCH as it shhould be...
I am using windows 7 and have already used its brightness settings and have maximized it... Please help me increase screen's brightness to normal...
Any help would be appreciated..
Regrads LION ALI

I recommend downloading this:
http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/download.html

Included in the .iso (which can be opened using an unarchiving utility such as 7-Zip or WinRar), is a script to install the Boot CD ONTO a USB drive.

Once installed, you can boot from the USB drive and format the laptop's hard drive. This should clear the drive, allowing you to REINSTALL Windows.
I just downloaded UBC myself, and I cannot find the script that installs it to a FLASH drive.

The instructions, however, are located here:
http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/customize.html
(Scroll down to "Making UBCD memory stick")I followed the instructions given.
- CMD
- cd c:\ubcd-extracted\ubcd\tools\win32\ubcd2usb\
- ubcd2usb c: j:

C is the path i installed and extraced it J is the formated usb

-Press enter and gives me:
---
UBCD2USB: Creating BOOTABLE UBCD memory stick ...
UBCD2USB: Making USB KEY bootable ...
UBCD2USB: Copying files to USB KEY ...
Sharing violation
Missing 'j:ubcd\tools\win32\ubcd2usb\ubcd2usb.cmd

For about a couple of weeks now just behind the right side of my task bar I get pop up messages. The one showing now is Install java runtime environment (JRE) 7u137.0.130.20. Then it gives me different choices of when to install it -one hour, two hours,never, etc. I always chose never but it comes back anyway. This message also appears for avast and a few others which I do not recall now.

I have no idea why I am getting them. I check for viruses every other day and for malware every day and none is found.

Hopefully, one of y’all know. Thanks much

hmmm, do not see answer on here

just see this - If you don't want to update or receive any notification, go to Control Panel - Programs - Java - Update tab and uncheck the box Check for updates automatically or go to Advanced tab to adjust notify settings. However, it is always recommended to update browsers, plug-ins and Java to the latest version.

Then it gives me different choices of when to install it -one hour, two hours,never, etc. I always chose never but it comes back anyway.

If you don't want to update or receive any notification, go to Control Panel - Programs - Java - Update tab and uncheck the box Check for updates automatically or go to Advanced tab to adjust notify settings. However, it is always recommended to update browsers, plug-ins and Java to the latest version.

They are all updated except for avast and it does not show as being installed but it is hiding somewhere as I cannot get rid of it. have tried avast uninstaller but does no good.

Hi guys and GALS,
Quick question IVE got Microsoft office 2010 and micrsoft 2010 starter pack INSTALLED on my PC. I have not bought the full version, is it safe to UNINSTALL the Microsoft office 2010 or does the starter pack need it to RUN?

Thanks Jabba69
YesQuote from: reddevilggg on May 02, 2013, 02:08:04 PM

Yes

I searched three times and have not found anything close to ANSWERING my QUESTION. When I right-click on an mp3 file in my music library I get a drop-down menu with options including "Send to...Mail Recipient" (among others); but when I click on Mail Recipient I get this error message:
"There is no email program associated to perform the requested ACTION. Please install an email program, or if one is already installed, create an association in the Default Programs control panel."

Obviously I do have email, so I opened Default Programs but I still can't figure out how to do what they SAY. I don't really understand what they want me to do. Can someone please help?

I am using Windows 7 64-bit; HP computer.
It's looking for an installed email client, such as Microsoft Outlook.

What you could always do is attach the MP3 file directly to your email via Internet Browser.Thanks, I tried it doing it that way, by attaching it to an email, since I just use the mail program that comes with my ISP; just waiting to find out if they were able to open and SAVE it. Who knew it could be done that way? It's so simple! But I was under the impression you could only attach text docs or pix...well live and learn!

Thanks again!I just change the file type to something other then mp3 - alerting the recipient he has to change it back.Quote from: Wyngs on May 02, 2013, 10:59:22 PM

I just change the file type to something other then mp3 - alerting the recipient he has to change it back.

Disclaimer
It is generally legal to share and embed YouTube videos on the Internet, but downloading them for your own personal use offline is a different story. Downloading videos or using an external application to download videos that lack an official button or similar link is a violation of the YouTube Terms of Service and the video owner’s copyright. Proceed at your own risk.

Can anyone tell me how to set up windows 7 so that it GOES streight to decktop and does not ask for a sign in FIRST?Control Panel - USER Accounts - uncheck "Users must a ENTER username and PASSWORD to use this and press OK

Any THOUGHTS on the ORIGINAL question? Thx.Quote from: micromos on April 30, 2013, 08:18:32 AM

Any thoughts on the original question? Thx.

so do I search for the motherboard drivers manually or Windows Update does it automatically ? also I used Driver Reviver software - it showed no out of date drivers... I might be wrong tho

-EDIT-
Okay so I just opened up my Device Manager and noticed something I never noticed before - a few 'Other Devices' (namely PCI slots) have exclamation marks next to them, turns out their drivers are not installed (code 28) or something similar, Driver Reviver can't even find them and Windows built-in driver updater is not able to find drivers for those ... I'll try to find the drivers for those and post back here with (hopefully good) results...Driver finder apps are garbage...not reliable at all.
Same with allowing Windows to update them...reason being if Windows doesn't find the proper ones it simply inserts it's own generic drivers in place for the Device...which is not always adequate.

Travel to the MBoard manuf. site 1st...enter your Model # and what Win version you are running and the drivers should be listed.
DLoad them all...install the Chipset driver 1st and re-boot...then you can install all others.should I let windows update install anything then ? I mean let's say I update my drivers manually it wouldn't overwrite them ?Follow the INSTRUCTIONS above and install your drivers from the Manuf. site...
Once that is complete and they are in place Win Update will not overwrite them since they are the correct ones to have.
Do you know anyone in your area that works on PC's and can assist perhaps ? ?I know a person who could fix my pc in probably 3 hours ... but it would cost me and I have absolute zilch for cash right now ... also this is a good learning experience since I want to learn to fix computers for a living... tho I have long ways to GO yet..Then you need to trust and follow the advice given here...
Without that you will not arrive at a solution.
The missing device is part of the MBoard Chipset drivers...

Please see my 2nd last Post directly above and follow the instructions to a tee...

And get rid of Driver reviver...it's Junk.Yeah I'm working on it now, and yeah I never really trusted any kind of 3rd party software that alters your systems (be it driver updaters or performance boosters etc) I was just so desperate I decided to try it...

-EDIT-

Should I REINSTALL my windows before doing all the updating anew ? I do have a restore point made at first boot after I formated and reinstalled my win7... would that help me restore my pc at that state ?Ok I installed the drivers for my mboard, now to test it... tho I'm still having 'not responding' problems... my HDD goes quiet when those occur, maybe I should take my HDD for warranty check ?

-EDIT-

Crashed 2 minutes AGO ... **** ... Gonna try to clean reinstall my windows and then install the drivers... this is REALLY annoying ...Okay, clean install of Windows, drivers installed haven't crashed for 4 hours and no 'not responding' problems, tho program responsiveness is still questionable, they still stutter from time to time...Did you install ALL drivers this PC requires ? ?
Or did you just feel lucky after the Chpset driver install went well ? ?I didn't notice the reply, thought my topic died... Yes I do have all the drivers (at least the device manager doesn't SHOW any exclamation marks anymore) I have to say that I haven't experienced a BSOD for quite some time now, although my computer still crashes randomly and programs don't respond pretty often...

This is the most common crash: http://imgur.com/fohMdMC
This is less common: http://imgur.com/Lt5RKeV

Both of these are extremely annoying since I have to kill my laptop power (hold the power button) to restart it

Windows 7 , 64 bit, partitioned hard drive, C&D. Files on D Drive. Operating system on C.
I was looking at the System Protection, as regards restore points etc and noted that the C drive protection was checked as turned on but the D Drive was not turned on..
Question,...... do I configure the D drive to protection "On" as well as the C drive, or do not the files on D drive matter as regards a system restore.?
As you can tell I am still struggling to understand the computer logic..
Thanks for any help.Generally system restore points are to bring the OS, system files, registry etc, back to a healthy period before an issue or before malware in some cases. Its best NOT to have personal data as part of restore point because if set up this way all data newer than the restore points creation would get wiped clean in some cases. I got bit using Symantec's GoBack and LOSING personal data. The good thing is the built in Windows restore I haven't lost data on yet. *Also its best to have an external backup of important data. Such as either an external hard drive with a copy of your data which is on your drive D: and back it up in intervals as needed. I use the following command which can be added to a batch file to keep my external hard drive up to date with data from my system.

xcopy C:\2013\*.* F:\*.* /s/d/y

your backup routine to the external or thumb drive large enough to take the data could be written as

xcopy D:\*.* F:\*.*/s/d/y

which assuming your F: drive is your external drive with E: as single DVD Rom, but you can change this to any letter that your external drive is at. The /s/d/y switches will perform this xcopy routine populating your external hard drive with an exact copy of the contents of D: and each time this command is run it will only copy over the changes ( according to date/time stamp ), so if you have for example 742GB of data, and only 329MB has changed since the last backup to external, this xcopy routine will compare your D: drive to the external drive such as F: and it will only copy the newest data to the external since there is no sense in copying over data that hasnt changed since the last backup to external. Basically the very first backup takes a while if there is lots of data, but backups there after are pretty quick if not much has changed. Another reason why I like this xcopy routine. ( Also to note Robocopy has replaced xcopy, BUT xcopy is still functional, so I continue to use xcopy with my Windows 7 system )

The only catch to this is that if you delete data on your D: drive, you will still retain a copy of it on the external. This instruction is meant to populate the external, but not perform a cleanup to make it an exact match for files deleted on the D: drive to then match to the F: drive with those same files removed.

I generally like this populate with data without cleanup to external drive as for it has saved me a few times in the past when I deleted a project and then realized I needed to look back at the project. I am able to attach my external and navigate to where it is or search for the file and get to it. That is why I dont use backup programs or the built in backup feature of windows, and stick to useing this simple command which can be added to a batch file and able to be double-clicked and update the external as frequently as needed.

Also using this backup method, I can keep my most important data to have immediate access to in the fastest manner that is frequently used etc such as music always on the local machine, while data that is not crucial to being readily available on the local machine such as a bunch of family vacation videos, I can delete the video data from my C:\2013\ folder to free up my space on my C: drive which I have been hovering around 120GB free on for newer projects to use that space. My external which is a 1.5TB paired up with a system with a 500GB HDD gives me room to potentially hold almost 3x the capacity of what my local machine can hold in archived data with my local machine running on the most important data. And if I want to view the vacation at disney with my daughter enjoying herself and state of shock when someone in a micky costume walks by her and waves etc, its easily accessible on the external hard drive within a few minutes of setting up the drive and getting it connected.

I have since gotten a 2nd external to use in rotation with the 1st so that I dont have all my eggs in 1 basket. That is if my single external died or got infected somehow, without the 2nd drive potentially clean, I could lose all my data. So I have a pair of externals now that get updated on monthly rotation. *Reason for monthly rotation is to protect against trashing data on 2 drives if I ever had an infection that wasn't caught before the backup. Generally I have been good at not getting virus's, but in the past I lost a bunch of data due to a virus back in the days of Windows 3.1 on my 486 and my backup floppies of my data got trashed by getting infected since the minute they were inserted into the floppy drive they immediately got written the virus to them ( unless the lock tabs were set... well mine didnt have the lock (read-only) tabs set for write protection and so they got trashed. I have ever since implemented a backup with multiple copies of rewritable media that are in a rotation. And backed up my most important data to DVD-R discs to be added to a shoebox archive.Your best bet is to use disc imaging software on a regular basis and you can then disable System Restore completely.Quote

Your best bet is to use disc imaging software on a regular basis and you can then disable System Restore completely.

mode It goes to F2 setup mode instead. Is there anything I can do to make it boot up?Don't understand your post.Is the hard drive recognized in setup?

Are the date and time right in setup?

Did you make any changes to the computer right before this started?The most probable cause for this is that the SYSTEM RAM is not conducting. This can happen if the RAM is misaligned due to jerks or there is dust clotted around it. TAKE the RAM out and clean it’s contact edges with a eraser. Also dust AWAY the RAM socket in your motherboard. Dirt can sometimes build up in ‘drifts’ around the memory sticks and the video, sound or modem card slots. If possible use the compressed air to blow it out, avoid to use the brush here. Place it again tightly and reboot.Quote from: mjqdugan on March 23, 2011, 04:10:42 PM

mode It goes to F2 setup mode instead. Is there anything I can do to make it boot up?

What exactly are you trying to do reinstall windows and it is not booting to the D drive where you can?

Is the hard drive recognized in setup?

Are the date and time right in setup?

Mines keep showing a blue error sceen

Quote from: foxygrandma on April 16, 2013, 09:17:31 AM

IE sends highlighted links.

an email setting? I am on Yahoo mail. How would I set it? IE sends highlighted links. Have to leave for a few HOURS
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highlited like this: http://www.godvine.com/Angie-Miller-s-Anointed-Performance-of-a-Kari-Jobe-Song-on-American-Idol-3128.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=4-13-2013


Whoops did not highlight on here. anyway the links are dark blue and take anyone to the site, whereas when not highlighted have to copy link into address BOX and push control and enter. IE automatically highlights links where as other browsers do not - not for me, anyway

If you copy a link right clicking it then in Yahoo Mail you clik on the Globe with a chain and select Link...then paste it in...
Works on this end.

No...you right clik the link and select copy...
Then when you go to compose your message the globe will be on that page...
Clik the globe and paste the link in there

I am looking to give a VISTA installation some swap space. I have never done this with windows. The HARD disk has 140gb unpArtitioned and 1gb physical memory.
Does windows have specific way of adding it? Or can I boot to a live Ubuntu and partition swap space?Optimal method is SETTING partitions sizes before the installation...
It can be done after the fact but there is always the risk of data loss that way.
Both Paragon and Easus now have Free ver. of their partition tools...

My desktop computer uses Windows 7. I can only run my computer for about 5-minutes or so before it crashes and shuts off. I've tried to restore the system but it doesn't stay on long enough to COMPLETE the restore process. The same is true when I've tried to run a virus SCAN using McAfee (the computer just won't stay running long enough to do any repair work). What can I do to bring life back to my computer?At first blush it sounds like a hardware problem. Could be anything from the power supply to the hd to ram or even the cpu. Most likely culprit (based on the scant info provided) is the power supply. You can, however, check the ram and hd as follows:

To check the ram, download memtest (http://memtest.org/). 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.

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.isotype, useImgBurn:http://www.imgburn.com/to burn.isofile to a CD (select "Write image file to disc" option), to make the CD bootable.
For Toshiba DRIVES, see here:http://sdd.toshiba.com/main.aspx?Path=ServicesSupport/FujitsuDrivesUSandCanada/SoftwareUtilities#diagnostic

Wow! Thanks, Allan, for your help. I will immediately begin to implement the SUGGESTIONS you offered.
Thanks again!

I purchased a used Dell E6500 laptop, and while the computer has been wiped clean, I do have operating system disks for both XP Professional and Vista Business. However, perhaps for registration purposes, the WINDOWS proof of license sticker that is LOCATED under the battery is for Vista Business. Does it matter which operating system I install?

Once the operating system is installed, should I upgrade to Windows 7? Do Vista since that's what it came with...remember to visit the Manuf. site and DLoad and install all the Vista Drivers...
As to whether it'll run 7 i'd 1st see if the drivers are available...and 2nd Post the SPECS of the PC and someone will take a look and advise...Dell Latitude E6500
http://www.dell.com/support/troubleshooting/us/en/555/Product/latitude-e6500

On System Configuration tab,
Enter your service tag To See Your factory issued system configuration.

Win7 is supported, if you have enough RAM.Actually ended up with two of these laptops, which I thought were the same, but they are not (one's better than I thought).

1st one:
4 GB Ram; 140 GB hard drive

2nd one:
2 GB Ram; 80 GB hard drive

Both have the INTEL Core2 Duo CPU; P8600 @ 2.40 GHz; 32-bit operating system.

Quote from: badgerone5 on April 23, 2013, 06:17:09 PM

...Both have the Intel Core2 Duo CPU; P8600 @ 2.40 GHz; 32-bit operating system.

Hi - Can you help PLEASE?
I'm getting a BAD_POOL_HEADER error and as a step to recovery am trying to do a System Restore. When I get in there it says System PROTECTION is TURNED off. I wasn't aware it was off but I cannot get it to turn on in normal windows or in Safe mode. I don't get the right option of checking/unchecking the box for the disk only the tabs COMPUTER Name, Hardware, Advanced and Remote.
I can't work out how to force it and have tried the F8 reconfigure option without success.
Cannot boot up normally in windows as I get the blue screen and it GOES round in a circle.
Really stuck - can you help please?
Thanks a milliion

In my win7 laptop is already installed office2003. i uninstalled it and installed office2010.then i created a new file in excel and save it(EXTENSION .xlsx).though it is excel format,but its not seems excel icon. in recommended program microsoft excel is not exist. by using browse i could not add or open any excel files.(Under C:\Program Files x86\Microsoft Office\Office12\excel.exe"))in another way, first microsoft excel open and these excel files could open easily through open dialogue box in microsoft excel.i could not open it when doulble click on it.in recommended program an excel.pip program already exists.i could not remove it. i uninstalled office 2010 and again installed it.office 2010 installed SUCCESSFULLY. but excel.pip program automatically added in recommended program.microsoft word program is working good. microsoft word exists in recommended program.any saved excel files to see in excel icon which setting i will APPLY?.You already have an active thread on this subject. I'll lock this one.

Of my five PCs TWO are currently down due to Windows problems. This is my latest disaster- my wife's machine with all her photos on it.



For no APPARENT reason the machine failed to boot. Perfectly OK when switched off yesterday, fails to start today. Message reads;



Quote

Windows failed to start.

Insert installation disk.

Click Repair Computer.

Status 0x000000F

This version of system recovery options is not compatible with the version of Windows you are trying to repair.

I'm sorry, c_c, but I can't find what you're suggesting on that link- but my installation disk is SP1, yes.

Thanks for that, but it's not possible to do a Repair Install or to run a Startup Repair. How can I retrieve my files from a HDD that Windows cannot access ?

If you want to recover the files, you can use a CD bootable image like Ubuntu Desktop to grab the files. You can run Ubuntu from the CD to access the hard drive of your computer using a Graphical User Interface similar to windows. It does look a little different but its free. You can then save them to an external Drive, and simply re-install windows.
http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop

The other 2 options would be to hook it up as a slave drive in a working PC...
Slave Drive Tutorial...
That's the no-cost method...
2nd option would be to buy an external HDD enclosure and do it that way...

in my win 7 office 2003 already installed.i uninstalled office 2003 in win7.then i insalled office 2010 in win7.i create a file in excel and saved in desktop as XLSX format.but excel file does not open directly.it see as an unknown format in desktop. microsoft excel program is not in recommended program. i see an excel.pip in recommended program .i could not delete it. how i can open EVERY excel file driectly.please help me. how to come all excel files in excel icon. This can be caused by a couple of things.
My main suggestion for fixing this is to:

• Right click on the file you want to open, ie. "File.xlsx"
• Select "Open With..."
• Click on "Choose Program..."
• Click on "Microsoft Office Excel"
  (If you do not see this option, click Browse, then locate "EXCEL.EXE" (Under C:\Program Files x86\Microsoft Office\Office12\excel.exe"))
• Check mark "Always use the selected program to open this type of file"
• Click on "Ok"

my computer is becoming slow and hangs unneccesarily because of the errors found the registry so i wanted you guys to help me with a link which i can be able to download a software for cleaning the registry files and make my computer fast again.
DO NOT use ANY registry cleaners they cause problems, they don't cure them. why do you say there are registry errors? And what errors are they? Describe your problem in detail and we will try to help.Quote from: Allan on April 18, 2013, 02:53:24 PM

DO NOT use ANY registry cleaners they cause problems, they don't cure them. why do you say there are registry errors? And what errors are they? Describe your problem in detail and we will try to help.

TuneUp utilities does nothing to improve performance. Cleaning out "dead or invalid registry links" (btw, what's a registry link?) does absolutely nothing to improve performance.

if the files are deleted but the links stay, it can cause unnecessary load on a computer since it is trying to find a file that does not exist

which does clean out dead, or invalid registry links.

Dead registry links are files in the registry that help windows to know what is and is not installed, or where some files reside that are supposed to be included for other programs, if the files are deleted but the links stay, it can cause unnecessary load on a computer since it is trying to find a file that does not exist

You can argue that this is not required, and does not work, however, give it a try on an older system, or even one that is less than 4 months old, and I bet you will see a marked improvement in speed.

The ONLY possible advantage to "cleaning out" dead entries from the registry is so it will load faster. But it only loads once (when Windows starts) and as Patio says, it doesn't take long to load at all. Once up, it doesn't matter what's in it as far as unneeded entries are concerned.

Hi Guys
Wonder if someone could help?

I have a PC which of late has been frustrating me with its slowness on booting and being able to achieve more than one task comfortably.
For example itunes can take ages to start and if I extracting something from winzip Im not able to open firefox immediately.

I will admit I DONT have an upto DATE PC and the motherboard is getting on but SURELY it should be capable to do more than one simple task at a time ?
I have scanned for viruses and malware
I have checked for defragmentation

The pc's set up is as follows

Intel LGA775 motherboard
2x 4096 MB (2 x 2048 DDR2-SDRAM ) memory
NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS video card
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 @ 2666 MHz processor
Using Windows 7 32bit

Like I said not modern but surely its man enough to be a bit quicker ?


A really simple method for making your COMPUTER run quicker is to install and run Tune-up Utilities.
It has a tool called one click maintenance, which works wonders.
I am not sure if the moderators would agree with me fully, however, I use it with my business, and have many satisfied customers.
No I do not make the software, however it has been around since windows 98.As far as I am concerned NONE of those utilities do anything to effect performance. I've tested them all - including TuneUp Utilities.

You probably have some issues with your system that we can help with. First, you say this has happened over time.

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

2) What did you use to SCAN for malware?

3) What do you have running at boot? Have you tried a clean boot?

4) When was the last time you cleaned out the inside of the computer?

help! this is a bit urgent - i have to GIVE a presentation/mini-lesson in a job interview in a couple of days & need to use the magnifier tool in win7 but i'm having problems......

laptop 1: acer aspire 5732z, win7 ultimate, 64-bit
laptop 2: fujitsu-siemens amilo-d 7830, win7 pro, 32-bit

• when i open the magnifier on laptop 1 i can open the views drop down & select full screen, lens, or docked but on laptop 2 full screen & lens are greyed out..................i ideally need to set it to lens (even full screen would be better than docked)
  
  
• when i open the magnifier on laptop 1 i can ADJUST the lens size, under settings. That option is not there at all on laptop 2........because lens is disabled/unavailable?

I have a cd with 5 zip files on it, each file has about 10000 documents. it has been unzip and i was able to open files before on ANOTHER computer.
I selected windows explorer to open files. (Which didn't work)
after I did that when I go to open main file, it TRY's to open files all at once.
after changing the SETTING to open with other software it did not fix the problem.
It still opens each file all at once. And does not work right. Have you tried to copy all of the CD contents to a directory on the hard drive? \When using XP, it is better to have the files on your hard drive before you try to extract them.
Did you already search the Web for "Unzip files in XP" and follow the recommendations?
Here is the basic guide.
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/cf_extract.mspx?mfr=true
Here is details about issues. Has pictures.
http://consumerdocs.installshield.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=Q108326&sliceId=1
You will also find you tube videos, i recommend reading the MS articles first, if lyou have not already done that.
This is the best I can OFFER without more information.What app was used to zip these files ? ?
Did you try opening them with it ? ?
Barring that being the issue the way they were zipped along with the directory structure is why it's probably acting this way...Have you tried to copy all of the CD contents to a directory on the hard drive? Tryed that didn't work.
I am going to try to zip it or open it with win zip and see if that works.I installed win zip and was able to open all files with that. using free version. Problem solved.

Hello,
And thank you for having me!
I have Windows 7 Home Premium, SP1, 64 bit, 2007 DELL E510. This is a fresh install with a new WD HHD 500gb SATA about a week ago. It's fully updated, activated and transferred.

My problem is after I take it out of sleep, it takes 4-5 minutes before the normal desktop screen functions will respond to any mouse clicks. "Little blue/green" just keeps spinning the whole time. The mouse and pointer work fine [switched the mouse just to be sure]. After it finally responds, it's business as usual [until the next sleep mode of course]. So for now, I just shut it down because a full reboot takes 20-30 seconds and I am operational.

You know, thinking back, I have an old Vista HHD that did something similar to this also.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
T'care,
MikeFirst question.
Was the Dell still under warranty?
Why do a fresh instal on a new Windows 7 machine?
Did the factory recommend nit? Did you use a source from the factory?

Retail version of Windows 7 do not have all the drivers used by Dell on their products. Doing a 'generic' instal may have cost you the power y to do all functions, especially things related to hardware.


Looks like your system is a Pentium 4 3Ghz, which came with 512MB RAM initially from factory.
http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/dell-dimension-e510-pentium/4507-3118_7-31555136.html

How much RAM does this system have with Windows 7?

A system starving for RAM will act like this and 64 bit Windows 7 needs about 50% more RAM than Windows 7 32-bit to run without lag. ( I suggest at least 2GB minimum for Windows 7 64 Bit ) * Lag can also be caused by using newer OS on an old CPU.

The good news is that its controller is a SATA II and not an earlier slower SATA controller, however you will want to make sure that the chipset drivers are operating the SATA controller at SATA 300 and not SATA 150. Having improper (generic) controller drivers can do this and degrade performance.

*Also Windows 7 on a Pentium 4 will never be a speed demon. It will run Windows 7, but you have to be patient with its performance. Windows XP is best on this hardware, (although support for Windows XP is going away in April 2014 ). I ran Windows 7 32-bit on a Pentium D 3GHz (dual-core) with 1.5GB RAM a few years ago and downgraded back to XP Pro, and used this OS on my current newer Athlon II quadcore build. It was ok when web surfing etc, but games that ran ok on Windows XP were lagging severely on Win 7 on the Pentium D 3Ghz because the hardware was burdened by the OS load so greatly that the games no longer had the FREE clock cycles and memory available that it once had under Windows XP. I also noticed lag on youtube videos even though I had a GeForce 7600 video card in it with 256MB RAM with latest drivers. Switching back to Windows XP cured the lag and made the system run like new. I also TRIED Windows 7 32-bit on a early 2Ghz Socket 478 Pentium 4 (single-core) with 2GB RAM and it was very slow, and even single tasking had delays. I also had to force the old Intel 845 chipset to work with Windows XP drivers under Windows 7 since Intel stopped support for that chipset at XP with the motherboard manufactured in 2002.Hi,
Thanks for the RESPONSE. As I posted, it's a 2007 PC. It was sorta Dell's version of a "builder" back then. This original motherboard has 4 slots and was made for 4gb of ram [which it's had for the last two years].
I have two HD's in this and the other is XP Pro. You are right; it really flies when that one is running. I've got a Vista HD for this also. Works good but XP still performs best. I've reading that the Dell download center has a number of current updates for this. There is an especially large download for the ATI display adapter. Think I'll stop in there tomorrow and see if it helps. I'll letcha know how it works out.
Thank you for the great, knowledgeable input. It really helps.
T'care,
MikeMornin',
Well Dell's display/video adapter update didn't help ANYTHING but didn't hurt anything either.

Think I'll just have to get used to giving it the 4 minutes it needs to wake up after sleep [or quit using sleep mode period]. Sometimes it freezes the pointer in place for that 4 minutes, sometimes not. I prefer the frozen pointer so I can't impatiently click away until I throw it into a multiple error meltdown. That forces it's own shutdown and the "pita__" aftermath.

Once up and running, it really works great so I'm OK with this oddity.

Thanks for your time and input.
T'care,
MikeI just tripped across something. You'll not believe what just fixed this. I just installed Firefox 20 [was I.E. 10] and my problem disappeared. I know this defies logic as the browser isn't supposed to be in the game when the desktop screen come's on but here I am seeing it "all fixed".
Whoops. Wait a minute. If you are in sleep mode, the browser is still engaged with the last session. Makes sense now. Happy Camper [:-)

Just passing on info.
Thanks again guys,
Mike

When I am trying to open/save an ATTATCHMENT(pdf) from my email I am pulling up the WINDOWS MEDIA Guide/Page. When I go to the properties field and TRY the "change" for the "type" from my browser I sill cannot get the attatchment to open. What should the "type" be and how do I change it? Thank you. (I am elderly and just learning.)DLoad and install Foxit READER...it's a nice app and will open your PDF files when you double clik on them...

P.S. ...it's Free.

I can download anything fine like Steam and SKYPE, but whenever I launch them they usually say they cannot connect to the SERVERS. Does anyone know how to FIX this problem?


Thanks for the help!

-DWhen did this problem start?

Try adding them to the Exceptions List under Windows Firewall (or whatever firewall software you USE).I would say it started in December. I've been dealing with it for awhile, I'm just FINALLY sick of it. I'll go and add it to the firewall exceptions.


EDIT: Everything suddenly went online without me doing anything, so I guess there might be something wrong with the computer and not the antivirus?It may be a connection issue as well...
Travel to speedtest.net and run the tests...Just to add, don't edit your posts when responding. I don't get the update.

My Win-7 laptop has issues with both HIBERNATE & sleep enabled. The hot-key default goes to hibernate even though it says sleep.

Coming out of hibernate Windows will reboot & say computer was shutdown improperly. I DISABLED hibernate & use sleep, then change advanced power settings & disable sleep for USB.
https://www.google.com/search?q=windows+7+reboots+after+sleep&ie=UTF-8

Every once in a while, a Windows Update or some other update will re-enable hibernate.
Turn off hibernate with this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/920730

When this first happened, I thought the battery had drained when it was in sleep. It happened a few more times & I thought the battery must be bad. Then it started happening with the new battery, then it happened while plugged into the AC ADAPTER, so started searching for a cure.

I bought an HP laptop about 2 1/2 months ago. I just enabled hibernate today, setting the computer to hibernate when I press the power button, and tested it. No problem. I use the same setting with an old HP Compaq d530CMT Pentium 4 desktop system I'm using with Windows 7. Both computers go into sleep mode after a set time. Since he's been ABDUCTED apparently...we may never know.

Hi ya Fellas! Can any of you tell me please why I keep getting this message when I click on an url to get somewhere on the net??? I keeps happening and it is so annoying Because Internet Explorer is just awful.
I would switch to either Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome. In my opinion, they offer a much better browsing experience.

However, to fix your problem, try this:

Close Internet Explorer
Go to Start --> Control Panel --> Internet Options
Hit the Advanced tab.
Click Reset, and then Reset again.
Click Close, then OK.
Reopen Internet Explorer and see if the problem persists.Quote from: GLOOPS on April 14, 2013, 12:50:42 PM

Hi ya Fellas! Can any of you tell me please why I keep getting this message when I click on an url to get somewhere on the net??? I keeps happening and it is so annoying

Hi ya Fellas! Can any of you tell me please why I keep getting this message when I click on an url to get somewhere on the net??? I keeps happening and it is so annoying

Have been trying to add Folder to my desktop right click menu for some time. Had it about a month ago but it disappeared. On my desk top now shows in New: short cut, bitmap image, contact, HTML document, journal document, Microsoft access data base, Microsoft office binder, Open document drawing, Open document presentation, Open document spread sheet, Open document text, Other office documents, Microsoft power point presentation, Text document and Briefcase

Have many documents that I work with regarding Alzheimers and would like to put them in folder on my desktop

This should solve your problem:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproui/thread/9ee6ecdf-5958-4af4-b640-c659ada57bc4

What should I do?

I have no idea, any HELP would be VASTLY appreciated.



S.N. Someone ELSE had similar PROBLEM on here but they had lots of fan things and GO on...

so i had originally had vista then went to win7 upgrade package, on doing so i ran into problems with my blu ray drive DRIVERS not being compatible or the drivers posted on HP web site didnt work or would not instal properly. thus upon giving up on that fight i wanted to revert back down to vista until i found a proper solution. i backed up all files i wanted and started the drive format process (via instructions from HP web site as well as the step by step instructions in the program itself) and used the recovery disks from original purchase to put vista back on it and every thing seems to go great and vista appears to be back on it and the computer returned/ reset to original purchased format. but upon trying to start up the computer it gives the message that windows failed to instal properly and that i should reinsert the the first recovery disk. i have done this and followed the instructions as well as try to just start over and no matter what i do it ALWAYS seems to come out the same way. so at this point it seems to be stuck in a start up loop. i can get into the startup menu as it restarts and get to the recovery functions and i have tried using these functions as well but nothing seems to make a difference. any suggestions?Sounds backwards but have you tried inserting disk #2 when prompted ? ?
I had this issue ...also with an HP awhile back and that solved it.yeah that was my first guess, that geek squad labled them wrong so i ran them in every order im pretty sure2 questions then...
Did you delete and re-create/format the partition you installed to ? ?
Have you checked the HDD for errors ? ?i checked it before i started and there was no problem but because it wont load all the way i cant really check it now. ive run all the checks i can from the start up menu and they come back fine. as for the partition im pretty sure it erased it and then remade it because it is still there but it has none of the "check POINTS" on it to revert to (i tried that too) also after a good while or when it goes to finish the INSTALL and start the initial boot to finalize and set up every thing it over heats and shut off screwing up the instal meaning i would have to start over. i would replace the fan but i have no way to know if its the fan, sensor, or some other issue. ive tried using a cooling fan under it but it doesnt seem to work enough on its own to prevent it. my only thought on that would be to get ice packs but idk... Well i didn't read that whole large paragraph with zero punctuation...however it's either a heat or HDD issue...
Go from there.hey there is some in there lol, so you would lean towards that and not so much to bad disks?The HDD manuf. all have a FREE diagnostics...
DLoad it and follow the info on creating a bootable CD...run the Long test.
This will rule out the HDD as the culprit if it is OK.

HP Pavilion Slimline S3301F (p/n KE553AA). Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit. Windows fails to start. The Safe Modes and Last Known Good Configuration also fail to start. Startup Repair log details say 2 boot-critical files are corrupt, ndis.sys and netio.sys. System Diags. all pass... CPU, RAM, and HDD, and the computer passes POST. Check Disk (chkdsk /r) in UBCD4Win completes. No errors reported. The only recent changes are that I have disassembled and cleaned the computer, applied new thermal paste to CPU, replaced the RAM with OEM-spec sticks from another HP, replaced the CMOS/RTC battery, and reset Time/Date in BIOS. Afterwards, the computer worked perfectly, and completed 3 shutdown and restarts. But when I powered on the computer today...this. The computer did not come with a recovery disk, only a Recovery Partition on the hard drive, and atm, the only OS disks I have are generic XP Home, XP Pro, 7, and Linux (Ubuntu and Fedora). Any help would be greatly appreciated. THANKS much.Best way to fix this is by using a Vista Disc to PERFORM a repair installation if one could be borrowed. If thats not an option, you can boot the system with a Live Linux distro and replace the ndis.sys file and netio.sys file with known good from another system running Windows Vista. Lastly these files can be acquired online, but that would be a last result and would also need the system BOOTED with access to the NTFS partition to copy these files in overtop of the corrupted ones.

*Also to note, problems like this sometimes seem like an endless battle. You replace 2 files that the system is complaining about and you are faced with more problems.

I would suggest that if you can get this system to boot, to CREATE the restore disc set using the utility that should be present on this system, then backup all your data and install clean off of these FRESH recovery discs.Thank you, Dave. Sorry it's taken so long to answer. I did try to use a borrowed Vista install DVD to attempt a repair install, but to work, it needed to be started from inside Windows. Given what you said about possible further issues after replacing the .sys files, I decided to backup the Users' files and do a Factory Restore, then restore the Users' files. Then I created a set of restore disks. So far so good. Thanks again, both for your help, and for your fast response.You should know you can't run a repair install from inside Windows by now...so i don't understand that comment...It is possible to do a repair install of Vista by using the Upgrade option to install Vista over an existing install. But for it to work, it has to be started from inside Windows and it has to be the same version as the one installed. These 3 links explain it better.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/88236-repair-install-vista.html

http://wiki.pcworld.com/index.php/Repairing_/_Reinstalling_Vista_from_Install_DVD

http://vistasupport.mvps.org/repair_a_vista_installation_using_the_upgrade_option_of_the_vista_dvd.htm
I've always ran it from booting to the install CD/DVD's.

How do I GET rid of the red X on my (connection status) icon, RIGHT lower CORNER. When I open it up it keeps saying that it's turned off, I click to turn it on but it never changes. Try right clicking it and select Repair...Do you have internet access?Yes, I have Internet access
I tried right clicking, and repair, but it did not fix the PROBLEM???Wireless probably then...the red X indicates Windows detects no ethernet connection...not to worry.

I am look for a WAY to do one of the following:

run a program as in admin on a non admin account with out having to retype the password all the time.

or

remove a the sheild from programs with unidentified publishers.(attatched is a picture of the shield)

This is a Vista COMPUTER.



[RECOVERING disk space, attachment deleted by admin]This might be what you need, RUNAS for Vista. I use to use RUNAS with power user credentials for tools for users to execute, and wrapped the BATCH file into an exe so the users could not edit to look at credentials. We never placed our SYSTEM admin privileges into a runas batch file that a user had access to for obvious reasons. The power user privilege allowed for elevated privileges at the local computers but not allow access to where they do not belong in case anyone was a rogue employee or this compiled batch ever made its way ( leaked etc ) into the wrong hands somehow.


http://www.itworld.com/getting-runas-back-vista-nlswindows-080304

And Geek continues the conversation that ENDED nearly two YEARS ago as if it has been ACTIVE all WEEK...If I may add my 2-cents, VLC supports media playback with mono audio.

Enough said. Good night.On that note...

Topic Closed.

Not sure if this is a Windows problem or hardware, nevertheless, here's the problem:

At random MOMENTS my computer crashes completely (sound goes to *censored*, keyboard doesn't respond, screen shows gibberish [as shown in the pictures I will link]) and I can't seem to find the culprit... chkdisk and /scannow came up clean, memtest - clean, CPU stress test - clean... Reinstalled my Win7 over 12 times in the last 2 weeks now... I'm at my wits end, any suggestions how to act further ?

My DxDiag info : http://pastebin.com/3SYpyHzv

Screen frozen images: http://imgur.com/NJD7axS,yBUbL41
http://imgur.com/NJD7axS,yBUbL41#1

Sorry for low quality images - my camera lens is cracked...Post re-opened by REQUEST...Looks like the main board of that laptop might be troubled. Unfortunately because its a laptop you are very limited to the ability to troubleshooting it down to a video card etc. I see LOTS of info on google about this model and scrambled displays, which is usually a good indication that this is a common issue with this model.

I cooked a Toshiba laptop about 4 years ago PLAYING World of Warcraft and other games on it, and fortunately Toshiba's warranty was still active on it to send it back RMA. It was running very hot gaming and I ignored the heat issue and I ended up roasting the GPU to the point of failure. It started by giving me warning signs and I continued to game on it and killed it as a result of this. Do you know if this laptop has ever ran really hot on you before? Any locations that were very hot to the TOUCH, such as the underside of the laptop in any locations.

I probably could have avoided killing my Toshiba had I used a cooling pad to add extra airflow to the underside of the company laptop. Thanks for the reply, seems like this problem is connected to my other problems that I have another topic on, I installed the motherboard drivers yesterday tho I had no time to test it extensively, gonna do it this weekend but so far it looks promising