Windows 7 wont boot from SSD
Hi sorry not sure if this is in the right place, but i currently have a custom build desktop (about a year old) with a HDD and SSD with the operating system(windows 7) on the SSD. Anyway when i boot up...
View ArticleLaptop does not turn on straight away after waking up
Hi, If I leave my laptop and it goes to sleep, after I've turned it back on, it takes ages to come back on. Instead of going straight to the log in screen, it will say "resuming windows" and will be...
View ArticleStart up Service failure in Performance test
I ran a Diagnostic test from the Control Panel for my system and came up with an "Error saying A Service is reported as having an unexpected error code." Further down in the report it showed a Failure...
View ArticleSlow Startup Time
I am "still" having a problem with my pc startup/wakeup time being so slow. Once it's up and going it's terrific. So...I am not looking at msconfig. I see nothing but Adobe Photoshop Elements in the...
View ArticleIs 1 Gb memory use at idle OK? (slow computer)
My computer has gotten horribly slow and I'm going through the 39-step optimization checklist on this site. In the meantime I would like to know if my memory usage is too high: 1 Gb with no programs...
View ArticleStutter and Crashing
ok so this is a little weird..... when i replaced my bad mobo with this new one (same exact model and everything), all my games are crashing with errors. it may say not responding or fatal error, etc....
View Article"Distributed Link Tracking Client" service and NTFS junction points
I understand that this Windows service has something to do with maintaining (keeping) links to files on a network pointing in the right direction. I'm currently disabling this Windows service, seeing...
View ArticleSlower than normal boot time
Hey guys, So I run an OCZ vertex 4 ssd drive that is just for my windows installation. Now my boot time is somewhat slower than it used to be. Nothing has changed. Could you guys possibly recommend...
View Articlewindows resource protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix
Hi everyone, First, I am running Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bits. I am suffering from a message "windows explorer has stopped working" after opening any folder. The result of that, closing opened...
View Article6gb (4gb usable)
Hi everybody!, i have a big problem in my pc, i am getting crazy, windows says: 4gb usable and i have 6 gb of ram installed and i dont know what to do please help -In the bios recognized all of my ram...
View ArticleWhich MBR fix is correct?
My wife's computer periodically issues 'bootmgr is missing' on boot. I use an Acronis boot disk in those instances to successfully load Windows. Norton comes up clean and so does Malwarbytes. I ran the...
View ArticleOdd Sleep Problem
Well, of course this problem is odd: After all, it happens to me.... I've had sleep problems in the past, which have usually been due to an unsolved failure of Home Group to find an existing printer....
View ArticleEnormous speed variance
On my Asus Transformer tablet I was making a Macrium image to a 32GB MicoSD card. During the run I observed transfer speeds ranging from 90Mb/sec to 210Mb/sec. That is more than 100% speed variance. I...
View ArticleChkdsk Turns Itself Off At Boot
I recently developed a quirk on one of my systems. All are running Windows 7 Pro and running on a wired home network through a Netgear WNDR4500. On one machine, a Lenovo, if I tell it to run chkdsk on...
View Articlephysical memory
Windows Task manager, performance, bottom left of screen "physical memory" It reads Total 4094 Cached 1263 Available 1582 Free 382 Where has the rest gone? surely it should add up to 4094? I am running...
View ArticleThe Windows Experience Index for your system could not be computed
Hello, I am using a work provided laptop with Windows 7 Enterprise (64 bit) installed. I booted up my laptop and in was in classic view and my wireless was not working along with some other features...
View ArticleCan a Windows 7 repair fix a very specific networking problem?
I'll start by listing three posts over the past two years that give a LOT of background here: *...
View ArticleProblems with Audio glitching/DPC spikes/hardpage faults?
Hi. I am currently having some issues with my pc. I use it as a DAW, so for use recording my band and such. Over the past few weeks I have noticed pops/clicks/jerky playback and recording using audio...
View ArticleDropbox autoplay option remove
Hi all, I would like to remove the dropbox option from autoplay prompt as in picture Image: http://i61.tinypic.com/21jnfh4.jpg I already did it in the past but I cannot remember out and where is the...
View ArticleConstant Freezing/Critical Errors 100 Boot
Help! First of all, I am very light in computer knowledge; therefore I need as simple directions as possible. For the last month or so my computer has been freezing constantly. I have to manually shut...
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