Monitor Sleep set to never, does not save
Having this issue with Windows and in Radeon Catalyst, in power options for monitor sleep settings this will not save if I set it to never. So invariably it turns off monitor after 15 mins, in movies...
View ArticleCan I set up a button to stop a batch file from running?
I have my machine set to hibernate at 2 AM in case I forget to turn it off. But sometimes I'll be up working or watching TV so I set up a batch file with a 60 second delay to abort it. Sometimes I'm in...
View ArticleSSD show low performance
I bought a Samsung 840 EVO120Gb which is showing a very disappointing performance. My system is the following: Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Asus P7P55 WS GSkill 12gb Intel i5 760 2.8Ghz 4x Nvidia Quadro NVS 290
View ArticlePlease help identify what is causing lag/stutter on my computer
Hi, I have a fairly high end computer that for some reason lags/stutters. I have not been able to identify what is causing this even though I've tried quite a few solutions. The stutter usually appears...
View ArticleWindows keeps 'freezing', might not be caused by ram (only)
Hi, A few months ago my laptop stoped working, i had to force shut down. It didnt boot to windows, so I reinstalled windows on it. Then i found out that my hdd was defective so i borrowed my friends...
View ArticleWEI score for disk drive dropped to 5.9
Great info. Thanks a lot. I don't know if this is the right place to put this question. If not please forgive me. I have an imac. I tried to install windows 7 from boot camp and the WEI for disk drive...
View ArticleHow to log in to a user account with administrative rights?
This has always annoyed me but IÂ’ve never taken the time to figure it out. I bought the computer for myself. ItÂ’s in my house and nobody else uses it. Sometimes I get this monkey business:...
View ArticleRandom slow ten minutes when booting up computer
Hi, Last few days my computer has been extremely slow on startup. On startup it gets to desktop fine and everything runs at normal speed for about a minute and then as if a programme turns on taking up...
View ArticleWhich of these startup items may i disable?
Hello, I am a bit unsure about which of these startup items are safe to be disabled for startup: Image: http://s29.postimg.org/lrq8c2qg7/disable.png I have already selected some that I don't mind being...
View ArticlePerformance Issues on WIN7 Computer
Hello, I came here in the hopes that someone may help me determine a potential fix for the problem which I am currently having from my desktop computer; or some diagnostic program I can use in order to...
View ArticleNeed help with repairing external SSD drive that has Windows 7 to boot
I was able to boot into Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit, and now I am getting the message stating: Windows Boot Manager Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To...
View ArticleOver 7 hours ram usage hits 100% - sometimes randomly shows artifacts
Hi all, I've spent some time looking around for a solution but I have been unable to find anything that helps. I'm hoping someone here can give me a clue as to what my issue/problem could be. I'm...
View ArticleProfile in other hd
i for all. I have Windows 7 Pro. My profile is in other hd and I won't to reinstall all programs like Office and I won't to move or copy the profile too. How can indicate to Windows that profile is in...
View ArticlePhysical Memory running absurdly high. How can I fix or clean up?
After a clean install, when I first turn on my computer my physical memory is running at 50%+ and I always have 80+ processes. When I play games, such as World of Warcraft, physical memory goes to 80%...
View ArticleStartup is very slow than desktop is completely blank.
When I start up my Acer Aspire 5250, I am at the starting windows stage for several minutes than when it loads it enters my profile which has taken up to 7 minutes, but when I enter the desktop is...
View Articlewhat custom size of recycle bin shall I set a 298 GB drive to
I have a 298 GB drive on windows 7 X64 and I want to update the custom size of the recycle bin I right clicked on the recycle bin and I want update the custom size in MB that I should set it to. I am...
View Articleextended processor option for i7
Hi, Someone was telling me that my i7 should have come with a utility to exend the processor almost like a super processor (sort of like overclocking) but i cant seem to find any such utility from...
View Articletom982 - sfc /scannow unable to repair missing ATL80.dll file
Hello, I read with interest that tom982 has a way of giving special instructions for repairing corrupt or missing files that sfc /scannow is unable to repair. Maybe others can also help me with this,...
View ArticleWindows starts ask for login password, logged in then explorer crashes
Hello, i need help for win 7 recent issue , when i start windows it starts fine but when logged in the taskbar and everything freeze after few seconds or minutes may be , i am able to use any...
View ArticlePlease analyze this event log
I want to make sure this log doesn't indicate any intrusion or malicious attempt. Its popped up quite a bit, with some variations, (sometimes a group is being deleted, new user added, removed, etc) but...
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