Search function displays no results, harddrive error?
Hi. This laptop is only about 6 months old so I'm surprised to see this issue. I've found that if I go to search anything, it won't load. Icons also have an issue loading. I think this is best to...
View ArticleSeven minutes between Welcome and wallpaper, then OK
Windows 7, Home Premium, 32-bit I am a long-time Windows user and have a new problem neither I nor Microsoft Support, Level 2, can solve. Windows starts quickly on boot up, I enter the password and get...
View ArticleAccidentally stop sfc /Scannow but i dont see errors
IS drangerous? i interrupt sfc /scannow i run it as a routine affter installl all my software and i interrupt accidentally i run it again and dont see problems i use to check errors whith check sur and...
View ArticleSleep/Hibernate not working after Ease of Access Change
I noticed after increasing my text size (new monitor, higher resolution) that my wheel disappeared and an hourglass appeared. I found this in a search and saw how to revert to the wheel. I was...
View ArticleDesktop Icons cannot be selected?
Can anyone possibly tell me why almost overnight that any of my desktop icons are now un-selectable? If I re-boot the PC and let it come back up, I then can select the various icons. Very weird.
View Articledid you turn C:\Windows\System32\wbem\WMIADAP.exe off?
Hi about C:\Windows\System32\wbem\WMIADAP.exe did you turn it off? thanks
View ArticleLosing HDD space when running built in Disk Defrag
Win. 7 Home Premium 64 bit, can someone explain why it is that when I run the "built in windows Disk Defrag" I am losing about 2 GB of HDD space, I am thinking it may have to do with VSS, never had...
View ArticleWifi Dongle prevents Sleep State in Win7
Hi, I am new here and totally desperate. I narrowed down the problem to the fact that USB flash drives and WiFi dongles (these devices have been tested sofar) prevent the pc to enter sleep state...
View ArticleReq: How to lock down Visual Effects
I've unchecked everything except 4 items under System Properties/Advanced Settings/Visual Effects. Is there a Group Policy setting or some other way to lock down those Visual Effects settings so they...
View Articlecan I delete Windows Live Setup Folder
Trying to conserve space on Solid State drive. I see a folder under Appdata == Microsoft ==> Windows Live ===> Setup taking 290MB of space. I do not use Windows Live --- can I delete this folder...
View ArticleSolved hard drive losing space rapidly (170gb over past week)
I was baffled to find my main drive with 80mb space left after freeing up 170gb of space last week. This has happened repeatedly, WinDirStat can't figure out what's taking up all the space, I've run...
View ArticleCHKDSK time....
Hi there, My Sony Vaio started a CHKDSK approx 24 hrs ago and is 11% of stage 4 of 5...is this normal? Thx David
View ArticleSolved Is there any way to speed up my old PC?
Hello, I have about 7 years old PC and it's really slow in last months. I reinstall windows last year. Don't have any games, I'm using this PC only to Photoshop, Illustrator etc. Is there any way to...
View ArticleHelp with DISM Log
Hello. 1st post :o Noticed dism.exe and dismhost.exe running yesterday. Had not ever noticed them before, so I did some research. I now understand what the utility is, but my question has to do with...
View ArticleEasy Drive Repair
Is anyone willing to test this? Zeatron Software (http://zeatron.com/) I've installed it and it claims to check drives for errors and fix them. States that the drive is locked during repairs then...
View ArticleLate startup sound/jingle on new PC
Hello and greetings to you all I have some "problem" with my new PC and Windows 7 home premium x64, looking for some solution. I have installed Win 7 home premium x64 about 2 month ago and my problem...
View ArticleOld restore points not showing up
Was having problems with my PC freezing up so I opted to do a system restore. When I tried to do this I could only find two restore points, both from today. What happened to the older ones and is there...
View ArticleWindows 7 Slow Boot (Sometime).
My Windows Boot Really Slow Sometimes. When Windows Boot Logo Appears (Splash Screens) After that Black Screen Appears and My Hard Disk Activity Light Just Stuck , After Sometime (1/2 of Minute Approx)...
View ArticleMsconfig Normal Startup or Selective Startup
My problem is that my shutdown and booting speed can get slow and my laptop often fails to connect to the wifi network. I heard that one of the way to speed up the shutdown and booting process is to...
View ArticleSolved Event log issues
*Event log issues * I like reading posts on various forums and getting ideas on future issues I might have. Alot of issues ask for the event log to be shown so I decided to have a look at mine and was...
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