Computer Stalling on MOBO spash screen and Starting Windows Screen
The computer I am having issues with was built this past March. Up until a couple days ago, it would only take about a minute to start up to the Windows log in screen. Now, once I push the button to...
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Ran Sfc /scannow, found some errors, please help me fix those errors, i am attaching a text file with those errors..
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Sometimes, my Windows 7 Home Premium x64 Laptop will not come out of hibernation. Instead of saving my session, if I press enter it boots normally and people have to log in again. This is really my...
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Sometimes, my sisters' Windows 7 Home Premium x64 Laptop will not come out of hibernation. Instead of saving my session, if I press enter it boots normally and people have to log in again. I always log...
View ArticleWindows Explorer Stopped working when copying a zip file.
Hi all. Long time reader just signed up. I'm having a very strange problem when trying to copy a zip file from one drive to another. I get "Windows Explorer has stopped responding" when trying to copy...
View ArticleWhat thermal paste would be beneficial to my computer?
My computer has recently gotten warmer than it's suppose to (which as a results often shuts down due to it overheating) and I have been meaning to get around and changing it. The only thing that's...
View ArticleSystem Restore using Task Scheduler - Bypass the 7 Day wait
I am trying to see if there is any way to enable System Restore through Task Scheduler to run every night and by pass the 7 day wait. I understand that there will only be a new system restore created...
View ArticleWindows failed to start after RAM upgrade
Hello So I installed another 4 gigs of RAM in my PC yesterday and also dusted the inside of the cabinet thoroughly. I started the PC and it worked fine. Today when starting up, windows failed to load...
View ArticleReliabilty Monitor Reset Update Time
My Reliabilty Monitor had to be reset because it stopped updating the history. I've reset the monitor and the history updates each day at 7:00 pm EST. Does ayone out there know if and how I can change...
View ArticleAcer Aspire One D270 Audio Latency
I have an Acer Aspire One D270 that has had latency issues ever since I bought it. I have tried reinstalling Windows, disabling devices, and seeing the latency on a fresh install with only the drivers...
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keep getting Dom.storage full . Have set d.s in Firefox and IE to true: but getting msg. in Chrome and Coowon browsers and Google wont allow me into see their settings for Dom. Have done the whole...
View ArticleSolved How to get files to be written evenly on striped drives?
Hi, I 2 x 3TB WD HDD's striped into one empty drive under Windows 7 and whenever a program is writing files onto it (~200 GB in size) it's not being written equally. It's only being written on one of...
View ArticleSSD and Windows Experience performance rating???
Hello, So I understand the rule is *never* defrag your SSD. However when running the Windos (performance) experience rating I get a message Saying that my disk speed rating is 5.9 (same as before I...
View Articlemore SSD tuning issues.
Have 240gb Samsung evo840 ssd with windows 7 on it. I followed the suggestions from the samnsung magician and reduced my paging file size (on the ssd) to the custom range of 200-2000 MB. after...
View ArticleWhat lack of events determine when sleep mode initiates?
In control panel/power options you can set sleep mode to occur for both the display and the hard disk. I've set both of these to sleep after 20 minutes. Is it just pressing a keyboard key or moving the...
View ArticleWindow 7 Slowing down frequently with 100% highest active time
Frequently my system is slowing down to a crawl. Although i still be able to move my cursor around but i am unable to do anything, example the simplest tasks of browsing through my folders. I have...
View Article50-100 percent cpu when inactive, system lag, failure to load page
The two big resource hogs in my instance of windows 7 are system idle process and svchost. I am now at the point that I monitor resource use constantly. When the computer starts it uses 100% of cpu and...
View ArticleNew program will be gone after restart
I have a computer that given by my relative. Everytime i installed a software, it is successful. But everytime, i restart, the software is gone. Is it a kind of hard disk protection? Any idea how to...
View Articlehow to troubleshoot 5 minute bootup (prev 10s) after win update reboot
came home to see windows telling me it needs to reboot due to a recent update. upon reboot I noticed it was sitting there at the animated windows logo prior to the logon screen. the numlock led on the...
View ArticleDisk Cleanup
I understand what defragment does but Im not clear about disk cleanup. Can someone please explain? And also, please advise me if this is not the most appropriate discussion for this post.
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