First time upgrading RAM- what should I do?
I have 2GB of RAM currently on my machine, and since taking the advice from another member up here, I installed the x64 version on Win 7. Anyway, so I have 4GB of memory coming in tomorrow. The RAM I...
View ArticleJust a simple question about my RAM
Hello, I was wondering if this stats are good. I have 4GB ram DDR2 installed and before i had a issue with 3.19 avaiable ( thats fixed ). Now i was wondering if those stats are good: Image:...
View ArticlePagefile.sys 4095MB what can i do?
Hi, i discovered that my Pagefile is 4095MB. what can i do with it? i know i can disable it with virtual memory but can you give me a safe metoid how to optimize it? i have 4GB ram. friendly kinds.
View ArticleCPU usage at 95% whilst streaming, is this normal ?
Just a quick question regarding my cpu usage . I'm running an i5 3570 @ 4.5ghz , with 8gb of corsair ram @1600 . Is it normal that my cpu is running at 4.3ghz whilst streaming a movie ? It isn't...
View ArticleMissing Microsoft Policy Platform
I'm not sure if this is where i should post this but here we go. Our network has System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection. We have been encountering issues on some of the user's computer where services...
View ArticleExtremely Slow Startup, Programs Not Responding
Hi, Everyone, Should be a relatively fast machine takes forever to start-up / load apps. For example, 9:10 from power on to loading Outlook. I've tried everything I could think of -- CCleaner,...
View ArticleW7 Memory Problem = Slowness - Mystery - Is W8 The answer?
HI; I'm running a i7 2.8 with 16GB of ram with a 40GB caching SSD. I start out under 2gb after a reboot and slowly climb higher and higher in my memory use. Often in 1/2 a day or less I'm using around...
View ArticleHow to fix problem with DllHost.exe
I get the following error in Action Centre (and in the Event Viewer); Faulting application name: DllHost.exe, version: 6.1.7600.16385, time stamp: 0x4a5bc6b7 Faulting module name: RPCRT4.dll, version:...
View ArticleCorrupt files in System File Checker - now what?
Hello, In trying to fix a still unsolved problem with my WLAN network connection (detailed here, if relevant: WLAN issue - WiFi can't connect - Tech Support Guy Forums...
View ArticleHow do I diagnose this performance problem?
My wife has a Dell Inspiron 1570 (2GB RAM), relatively empty HDD, onboard graphics. For a significant time she has been hitting 100% CPU making her machine unusable. Neither the task manager or...
View Articlecheck disk is giving me "File record segement xxxxx is unreadable"
Hi everybody, The title says it all. My dad was using the computer to watch some videos online when Mozilla Firefox froze. Then I tried to get into the task manager using Ctrl+Alt+Del and that wouldn't...
View ArticleCursor Spinning Non-Stop
Hello Cursor in Windows 7 64bit spinning non-stop. I opened Task Manager, clicked on "Processes" Tab, and then CPU. The program with a continuous high reading (86 To 90) is "System file Process," User...
View ArticleToo much RAM being used on Idle (Windows 7 Pro)
Hello everyone. This is my very first post on this forum. So here is the problem. Just recently I have started having the issue of too much RAM being used on both my desktop and laptop. I am by no...
View ArticleWhite screen in Windows 7 boot.
Hello to all. I have a little Acer loaded with Windows 7. The start, the operation system run, the desktop icons appear, then disappear, remains the background of Windows, the celestial wheel of the...
View ArticleAll application icons not displaying properly
Okay, I am at my wits end. I have tried to repair. I rebuilt the icon Cache, and used the registry fix that was available here on the forum and nothing is working. Here is a screen shot to show what is...
View ArticleWhat is CanonicalData in HKLM registry hive and where did it come from
The HDD in my laptop started having sector errors. I was able to "repair" them enough to get a full backup and clone the drive to a new drive. When I boot up the new drive, I have some hiccups (Aero...
View ArticlePagefile placement on system booting from SSD
When I retired (23 weeks ago) I bought a PC that would probably last me the rest of my life. So I've ended up with a quad-core system with 16Gb RAM, a 128Gb SSD C: drive and a fast 1Tb D: drive. I just...
View ArticleWindows 7 Optimization??
My son, is an Apple guy! All his devices are Apple. Even though they are more expensive, Apple does have it going on, especially with their OS on the computer/laptop/tablet portion of their industry....
View ArticleSolved svchost.exe(netsvcs) problem cpu load high
Hello, I have a problem. In the task manager -> system resources, I see that a process called svchost.exe(netsvcs) (if I'm correct) is using about 50% of cpu. The cpu is AMD dual core 2.81GHz. This...
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