Boot time Windows draws Deskop twice
When I boot up, very often, if not most of the time, even though the icons are all drawn correctly on my Desktop, Windows draws them all again, after making all of them white. This is very time...
View ArticleUnderstanding and manipulating boot time processes
Hello everybody, Can somebody tell me how to find out about the processes that take place during the boot process of my win 7 64? I would like to understand the processes and to influence them in a way...
View ArticleVery Slow Startup
My PC is getting ridiculously slow of late when starting up. I have nothing in the startup menu but lots in the "services"..... is there some easy way to know what services I can eliminate. I find it...
View ArticleIt takes 3 minutes before the logo switches to the login screen
Is that normal? I feel my Windows is slowing down. I got 257 GB free so its not that.
View ArticleTo introduce myself
I've been using computers since the TRS 8O Model I. I still get problems that take me round in circles. So, this forum, I hope works like the old Tandy RadioShack computer club.
View Articleaction centre flag on the task bar request - Insert removeable media
How can prevent this? I have a feeling it may be my original set up, or is it just somewhere I haven't looked?
View Articlesystem restore
HI,I was trying do new system restore point but for some reason i can not find how to do a restore point like i was able to in winxp,where is it hidden,thanks
View ArticleSFC/scannow cmd problem
Guys please ineed your help ASAP with my weird cmd problem.when im using sfc/scannow code and after it finishes its verification , it said that windows resource protection found cprrupt files but...
View ArticleDisk Cleanup and older Restore Points
System is Win 7 HP SP1 running on a SSD. I wanted to recover some disk space on the SSD so I ran Disk Cleanup in order to delete all but the latest Restore Point. The Restore Point dialogue showed that...
View ArticleSolved Running disc cleanup on ssd
Good day to all. Been looking in google for some info regarding running Disc Cleanup ans scannow/sfc. Would I be correct in thinking Yes to running those programs on a SSD.Windows 7 home premium Thanks.
View ArticleSystem interupts causing high CPU usage, possibly from ataport.sys
I been working on this for a month now and have had no luck looking in other posts. System interrupts uses one core of my computer 100%. I ran windows performance analyzer and it seems to be caused by...
View ArticleWhat's reserving 51MB of memory?
Hello All, I noticed in Resource Monitor that 51MB of my memory is 'Hardware Reserved' and I'm just wondering what's reserving this. Image: http://s16.postimg.org/8iixbcbsh/Capture.png I don't have the...
View ArticleSystem not shutting down when entering sleep
Hi; Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1 system. All has been fine until I installed Firefox 29.0 upgrade (with Mozilla Maintenance). Now, when I put the computer into sleep mode, the screen blanks (monitor goes...
View ArticleFaulting module name: KERNELBASE.dll and invisible behaviour
Let me explain my strange subject heading: I was trying to solve a problem. Customer service elsewhere discovered in my msinfo32 file the ''Faulting module name: KERNELBASE.dll'' problem---see...
View ArticleThinking of adding SSD
I am trying to boost the speed of my PC and i have bought an extra 4gb ram (it will take the ram up to 8gb) someone has mentioned about an SSD - i dont know much about them but suggested using one for...
View ArticleLong boot-up after Minecraft
So this happened a while ago, I've just been too busy to deal with it. I was playing Minecraft when my laptop started struggling bad. The fps dropped significantly, my fan went full speed, and my...
View ArticlePC hangs on shutdown and fails to sleep
My PC hangs on shut down (that is, when I shut down my PC it is stuck on the "shut down" screen). I have not tested this to see how long it goes, but I know for a fact it is abnormal as this procedure...
View ArticleSfc will not run
Hello everybody. I have been trying to run sfc because i have been a couple of minor problems with my setup. My problem is that if i try to run it from the command prompt as administrator it hangs for...
View ArticleStartup and Shutdown are slow, edited the services yesterday and now i
I was having problems shutting down, restarting, and even accessing Task Manager from ctrl-alt-dlt & ctrl-shift-esc yesterday. I watched a tutorial video on youtube where the guy made some registry...
View ArticleSystem wastes time to respond with resources available
One thing that keeps bugging me. I have a machine with SSD, 16GB of RAM, quadcore CPU with HT, etc. The PC is fast, has more then enough room to run applications, still takes time to respond. For...
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