Quantcast
Channel: Windows 7 Help Forums - Performance & Maintenance
Browsing all 5360 articles
Browse latest View live
↧

New Win7 Ultimate installation on a new (Tiny) SSD, how2optimize?

Hey guys, Got my 120GB SSD (First time), Win 7 ultimate is now installed, up and running! What are the things I can/should do to save up/optimize space? I know 120 isn't alot but that's what I could...

View Article


'load' cursor appears every 15 minutes?

After many Windows updates were automatically installed, I've noticed my cursor changing to a 'working in background' cursor every 15 minutes on the dot. What could be causing this? Is it possible to...

View Article


Start up been started being painfully slow.[Win7]

I noticed my start up has become extremely slow, I tested it using the timing vbs which was posted and a full restart took 180 seconds. When I first built the computer it was taking 20-30 seconds...

View Article

a lot of nividia warnings in the event viewer

so today i was called by an unknown caller which that's what the caller id was anyway it was an Indian help line or something but they told me i have a rather large amount of errors in the event viewer...

View Article

Computer Keeps Crashing

My computer randomly crashes, while reading email,watching a video, while surfing the web. I did a repair installation as laid out in the tutorial, except that I was unable to create a bootable DVD,...

View Article


"Windows Error Recovery" System did not shut down properly

I've recently been getting this message when playing Rust and Sniper Elite V2, I also get it if I bump my computer desk too hard. I tried the "Last Known Good Configuration" fix but it didn't work, and...

View Article

Physical memory usage jumping to the skies when installing games

My memory usage jumps to almost full when I run a game installation. It wont go back to normal when the installation is finished. I don't find any processes that could use all this memory. Its like...

View Article

My computer gets extremely slow when using any browser

I can do anything on my computer and everything runs very smooth as long as I don't open a browser. I can open very large images, open any program like Photoshop or any other program that normally...

View Article


Advanced system optimizer 3 legit or scam?

I thought it was a scam but what is it in your opinion? Also I used and still have on my pc: CCleaner which is legit right?

View Article


Recommendations For Clean Computer

I have a Dell laptop and want to buy a vacuum. The keyboard gets dust and shmootz plus I'd like to open it up and clean inside. I am debating between USB (my preference) or battery (need lots of...

View Article

Batch file counting dates compare

Hello everyone, Don`t know for sure if this is the correct place to put this question just tell me where else ;) I have a problem with a batch file. I made a file that renames files to the date when I...

View Article

How to Run ChkDsk on Volume \Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy1

Is it possible to run ChkDsk on \Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy1? If so please explain how to do it. My Event Viewer is showing an occasional System NTFS error as shown below: The file system...

View Article

Batch file renaming files but not double

Hello, Got another batch file question. I think I`m close but I`m overlooking something. I have some logging that will get the date of today when I log off. But now if I log off twice the file won`t...

View Article


Startup Repair option

Hi, I have some other problems with my computer, but first I tried to fix this using the "Startup Repair" option in the "System Recovery Options." I started my computer with Windows installation DVD...

View Article

Sporadic short freezes accompanied by 4624 and 4672 events

Hi, I have read the 2 other relevant (http://www.sevenforums.com/system-security/194890-unauthorized-access-help-interpreting-event-viewer.html) threads...

View Article


169GB unknown file in windirstat

Windirstat is showing a 169GB file and it is not restore points. This is on a secondary drive that does not contain OS files it simply stores all the program files. What could this file be and is there...

View Article

Can't login to windows and enterted the right pass!

Hello guys! As you can see on the title I think you understand my problem... I don't have any idea why is it happening. And I have formatted my computer recently.

View Article


Bluetooth Problem

I have purchased a Polar heart rate monitor (chest-band). It transmits "smart" bluetooth. My Windows 7 only receives "classic" bluetooth. So, I've ordered from Amazon a usb bluetooth receiver which...

View Article

Deleting Temporary + Set Up Files etc - OK to do that?

Hello My first question is that Windows Cleanup always "discovers" many files for cleaning up. However, it usually only ticks a few items such as temp internet files. How about those Set up log files,...

View Article

Random Programs Opening after Laptop comes out of sleep/hibernate

Just as the thread title says. This used to be something that happened only once in a blue moon, but now pretty much EVERY TIME my laptop is sleeping/hibernating and i wake it up and log back in, the...

View Article
Browsing all 5360 articles
Browse latest View live