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I am Administrator of Win7. 
Then i want to "block" another users from using their "USB Sticks" because of Virus problems. 

Is there anyway:

• To enable/disable the access, anytime without having to reboot? 

See this link -> http://www.petri.co.il/disable_usb_disks.htm

http://www.petri.co.il/disable_usb_disks_with_gpo.htm

Ah you guys are showing me same links.

They are not the same links.

The first shows a method which involves editing the registry, the second uses the Group Policy Editor. Have you tried both methods? I wonder if you are following the instructions properly.

I mean, GPO settings are different with WIN7.

They are not the same links.

The first shows a method which involves editing the registry, the second uses the Group Policy Editor. Have you tried both methods? I wonder if you are following the instructions properly.

Hello everyone. I have been playing a PC GAME called league of legends for a while now, and have not had any problems until recently. When the game starts and I'm in full screen mode, it will automatically minimize every 5-10 MINUTES and take me back to my desktop. I've tried closing every other application running, ran a virus scan with malwarebytes and superantispyware, restarted my computer, but still, the PROBLEM has not resolved itself. Any idea what this might be and how to fix it? Thanks!

I am running windows 7 64 bit, AMD Phenom II X4 955 Processor 3.2ghz, 4 gigs of ram, Directx 11, ATI Radeon HD5700When was the last time you cleaned your machine? Is this a desktop machine? Try pulling the cover and look inside to see if the fan on the video card is working ok. It maybe over heating.

 i just cleaned it after reading your post; the fan seems to be working fine. i'm starting to wonder maybe it's a monitor problem? i guess if no solution arises i will reinstall windows and see if the problem perisists.

most of time,when my Acer laptop (aspire 5742G) goes to standby mode on Windows 7 Ultimate, it can not wake again. When i press any key to wake it up, it wont work and i have to press power button to turn it on again.
all drivers are installed properly.
what do you think how to fix this problem?

This is the standard way to start from 'hibernation/sleep' mode. That's how it is...  there is no problem to fix.Obviously the above post does not relate to your question.  Did it ever work correctly or has it always been this way. Quote from: Allan on July 19, 2011, 03:08:06 PM

Obviously the above post does not relate to your question.  Did it ever work correctly or has it always been this way.

...i never talked about how to go standby mode

most of time,when my Acer laptop (aspire 5742G) goes to standby mode on Windows 7 Ultimate, it can not wake again. When i press any key to wake it up, it wont work and i have to press power button to turn it on again.
all drivers are installed properly.
what do you think how to fix this problem?

most of time,when my Acer laptop (aspire 5742G) goes to standby mode on Windows 7 Ultimate, it can not wake again. When i press any key to wake it up, it wont work and i have to press power button to turn it on again.
all drivers are installed properly.
what do you think how to fix this problem?

...i have to press power button to turn it on again...

hi experts out there:
My PROBLEM is that each time i display a firefox result i need to increase the font size by pressing shift,cont. and the plus sign say two or three times. This works fine but must be done each time a new FF result is DISPLAYED How can I make Firefox display a larger font size automatically?
Thanks for your time.  Peter Tools--Options--CONTENT--Fonts--Advanced--uncheck "ALLOW pages to choose..."on the 4th aug i POSTED re firefox font size and received a prompt reply that is magic and woks ioo% However I cannot seem to turn up the reply in order to thank that person, Somersby.

I have a LAPTOP with WINDOWS 7, and when I play World of Warcraft my INTERNET cuts out and doesn't come back until I reset my computer (which has always instantly restores the internet). It's only my computer that is doing it, my IPod STAYS connected, along with my desktop. Please help.If you are using wireless connection , then try DIRECTLY connecting to the router/modem. Try also basic browsing if it will cut off your connection. If you are using a 3rd party firewall, try using windows firewall and remove the other.Found out it was a overheating problem.

Since I intalled WIN 7 on my computer, I have no
USE for the partion that came with the computer
originally. I have already deleted all the files in
the partition, so there is nothing I have to worry
about.
What I want to know is what is the correct way
to remove the partition safely so I can recover
that space.
Any help will be apriciated

Thanks EASEUS Partition MANAGER will do it for you.
www.partition-tool.com[/font]START - RUN - diskmgmt.msc Quote from: ralph1954 on August 08, 2011, 08:17:19 AM

I have no use for the partion that came with the computer
originally. I have already deleted all the files in
the partition, so there is nothing I have to worry
about.

Do you know what was on that partition?  I suspect that partition was the recovery partition put there by the manufacturer.  So, now, you no longer have your recovery partition in case you need to restore your system to it's original configuration.

Doesn't matter, that part's already done.

If he upgraded his OS, to a newer version, the information on that old partition is useless anyway.

hello
there is an amilo pro v8010 with these specification:
CPU : intel celeron D 1500 MHz
RAM: 2 GB ( upgraded)
Chipset : intel 915
BIOS : 1.14 ( updated)
HDD: 500 GB Samsung sata1 ( upgraded)-is partitioned to 4 partitions ( C:120 GB - D:115GB E:115GB F:115GB)

i am trying to install windows 7 Ultimate on it but in during installation, after second rebooting,when it is loading, i always get the famous blue screen error.


[regaining space - attachment DELETED by admin]I doubt Win7 is gonna run at all on a Celeron...A fresh install of Vista slowed to a crawl on a celeron D 1.6 GHz benq 2004 laptop I have over here,
Quote from: patio on August 09, 2011, 07:41:52 AM

I doubt Win7 is gonna run at all on a Celeron...

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For some reason my Explorer ICON has DRAGGED from the bottom taskbar to my desktop. It won't let me drag it back, but I want to get it back where it was. Any IDEAS how to get it back?
Cheers!Do you mean from your quick launch bar? If so, just go to START - PROGRAMS - FIND IE and drag it to the quick launch bar. You can safely delete the icon (or any icon) from your desktop.

I was on my computer today and edited the username on my account on the computer, i also disabled read only on my account to make a program work, but it didn't, so i enabled read-only on the account once more.

But then some of my OPEN programs, like SKYPE, started to run very slow, i tried to restart skype, but when i tried to re-log it said I/O error on disk, i tried to restart my computer, but then other programs stopped working too, my spotify crashed right when i tried to start it, and everytime i  closed google chrome and started it again it said "Google chrome wasn't shut down correctly", and was offering me to restore my LATEST session. i even tried to system ROLLBACK my computer 2 days, but my programs still doesn't wanna work, now i'm out of ideas.

Does anyone know how to fix this?

Computer speces: Processor: Intel Pentium E5700 dual core 3 Ghz

OS: Windows 7 64-bit build 7601

Memory: 4 GB DDR3 RAM

Disk: 1 TGB

Video-card: nVidia GeForce GT320Does running the files as 'Administrator' change anything. Right click the program icon and choose 'run as administrator'. PROBLEM [email protected] reinstalled all programs after the system rollback, thanks anyway!

ok so im gettig a new laptop for my birthday and i want to know what kind should i get. i play minecraft alot and my computer isnt fit for the job. so i was wondering wat kind of mhz/ghz i should be looking for also how much RAM i need ALONG with cpu please helpWell, have you done a Google to find more about Minecraft ?
Maybe you also look here:
ttp://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Minecraft_Wiki
Somewhere I saw the game was coded in Java.Maybe that doesn't mean much to you, but it may mean that real high def graphics are not needed.take a look: http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=32

how much you envision the laptop to cost you?

Minecraft isn't a particularly demanding game. Here are the minimum and recommended system requirements for it. As long as whatever you get meets or exceeds these requirements, you should be fine. If you're a gamer, just stay away from Intel video chipsets. They'll run some games, but not most very well. I'd recommend getting a laptop with an ATI or Nvidia video chipset if you're going to game on it.

Minimum:
OS: Windows XP/Vista/7
OpenGL: 1.4
Processor: 2.0 MHz (Single Core)
RAM: 1 GB(XP), 1.5 GB(7), 2.0 GB(Vista)
Hard Drive: 80 MB Free
Video: 128MB RAM

Recommended:
OS: Windows XP/Vista/7
OpenGL: 2.0
Processor: 2.5 MHz (Single Core)
RAM: 2 GB(XP), 3 GB(Vista/7)
Hard Drive: 256 MB Free
Video: 128MB RAMMy desktop:

Q8200 4 cores 2.33Ghz
8GB DDR2 RAM
NVidia 9800GT

Runs Minecraft at about 700fps according to fraps- only 40 according to the minecraft's F3 DEBUG screen.

My laptop:

Satellite L300
T3200 2 cores 2.00ghz
4GB RAM
Linux Mint 10 and Windows 7 dual boot
Intel Media Accelerator (forget the specific model)

is playable, but has huge drops in framerate during chunk updates (that is, while night is falling or dawn), as well as when GENERATING new chunks. THe way it plays on my laptop, I wouldn't recommend getting a machine with specs less than that; however, my laptop is also like 3 years old and probably less powerful than most laptops you can get today.

Generally speaking minecraft's speed is more CPU-bound than GPU-bound (graphics) because the graphics aren't fancy or use shaders and all that. Another important concern could be Hard drive speed, but as long as you don't get a 5400RPM drive it should be fast enough, and I/O only becomes a problem if you EXPLORE a lot of the world and generate a large number of chunks.
the asus G73/X77 series looks nice:http://usa.asus.com/Notebooks/Gaming_Powerhouse/G73Jw/#specifications


I have yet to find an offical asus.com website for the X77.


The Intel mobile core 2 duo line, especially anything below a T6570, is generally obsolete when compared to the i3 line now...

Hi
Suddenly for no reason the photo card reader that I attach to my computer via a USB does not work and it said the usb port is not recognised.
I have done everything including (advice from windows) uninstalling &reuploading the usp programme;  trying a windows patch, buying a new card reader (which ALSO does not work) - and trying other usb ports on the machine (doesn't work) .

However the usb ports do  work with other pieces of equipment (ie mouse, keyboard ETC). Just not the card readers.
And when I try the card readers on another computer they are fine!

Does anyone have any suggestions?
Tara

How about USB flash drives or External hard drives? Is Windows able to detect them?Same problem with me, specially to generic brands of card readers, flash drives, etc. But if I inserted well known brands like SanDisk, Imation, Kingston, Transcend, Western Digital, Seagate, Buffalo, etc no problem

But beware of Kingston and SanDisk, there are LOTS of fake in black market. Other imitation electronic devices are made from Taiwan: "CD-R King"Well, I encountered a similar problem in the past. I would suggest checking the BIOS (press Del. or F2 during Startup). You should make sure that all USB ports are enabled as well as that USB 2.0 Mode and USB Legacy Support are enabled.

In my case, the front USB ports were not enabled for some reason, which caused all USB devices not to work when connecting them to these two ports.

I'm looking for a soft which can send message popup from my workstation (Seven) to other workstations (XP and Seven).

I TRIED msg.exe in this WAY, but it doesn't work : msg.exe /server:

If I put my station for the server it works no problem ... Fortunately =p

But if I put my colleague's station or his login server, msg.exe displays : does not exist or is offline.

If someone knows a substitute I take it =)

Thanks in advance for your help =)Hi,

You can try :
http://dmessage.com/
http://www.messengertown.com/2010/11/30/sofros-lan-messenger-download.htmlSetting up a Jabber server is a great option for the corporate environment.  The Windows MESSAGING option is no longer viable in most contexts, because the service is disabled by default on Microsoft's latest operating systems (good thing too).  I remember the netsend command in XP... we had a fantastic time fooling around with it.
 
http://lancetchat.com/
My local computer store uses a version of this. Really light footprint-no need to install a server because it auto-discovers PARTICIPANTS on the LAN.

I am running windows Vista on a Dell. SOMETIMES when I start my computer the progress will go on forever, I will power down my computer and do a NORMAL start and it will start and sometimes not. I had to use my recovery disc and recover my computer. How do I find out why my slideshow isn’t working any more?
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How do I find out why my slideshow isn’t working any more?

I start my computer the progress will go on forever

Have you tried copying the destination pictures from where your viewing the photos to another folder/directory and then setting again picture slideshow?

im trying to get into my study books and keeps telling me the adobe acrobat/reader that is running can not be used to view pdf files in web browser.adobe acrobat/reader version 8 or 9 are required. i have adobe reader 9 on my desktop what else can i do  FIRST, let's be clear on exactly what is required to read those PDF versions of books.  Is it Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader?  They are not the same thing.  Adobe Acrobat is used to create PDF documents and it is not free.  Adobe Reader is a PDF reader that free to all USERS.

What browser are you using?  State  the version, also. i tried on yahoo and google chroome i dont know it just keeps popping up that adobe pdf document boxTry reinstalling Adobe Reader: http://get.adobe.com/uk/reader/
Version 10 is the latest.if that doesn't work, you can uninstall adobe reader and see if foxitreader works.

foxitreader is an alternative to adobe reader.I have been so lazy as to neglect installing adobe reader for the period of time I have used my computer. I just view pdf files with http://www.docs.google.com/viewer or viewer.zoho.com Quote from: TRANSFUSION on August 10, 2011, 08:13:48 PM

I have been so lazy as to neglect installing adobe reader for the period of time I have used my computer. I just view pdf files with http://www.docs.google.com/viewer or viewer.zoho.com

How to use said sites if your internet happens to be down at the moment and want to view some pdf file that had been stored to your hard drive already?

Win7 Enterprise

When I add a network PRINTER, it GIVES me a list of suggested printers (about 20). I have more printers than these, and they are all on the same server. There is no apparent rhyme or reason to the list: they are not the most commonly installed or used printers, they are not the first 20 alphabetically, etc.

Is there a way to MANAGE which of the network printers pop up in this list? I would like to manually assign the more commonly installed printers to appear on this list. Right now many of the printers on the list are seldom used, while some printers that nearly everyone will need to install do not appear.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
-darrylLook on the server that you are sharing the printer from for a check box that says List in the DIRECTORY. It should be on the share tab in the properites page for the printer.

I am not sure what to tell you about the order of the list.

how do i get important updates to install when WINDOWS SAYS no updates available..history says important UPDATE failed/cancelled?? you could search for updates onilne. Are these updates that Windows have started themselves?

takes FOREVER to login

finally logs into a temporary profile

dont know how to even go about fixing this QUOTE from: harddrivefried on August 12, 2011, 10:28:55 AM

dont know how to even go about fixing this

I have a Toshiba Satellite L300 - 20 N system. It came with Vista and I then installed Windows 7. I have not been able to download SP 1 . I get a variety of error messages. I am sick of it and yesterday I reinstalled W 7, thinking that I would get rid of the dreaded Vista ............ It seems not. Can anyone WALK me through the procedure of properly formating the HD? Is it really necessary??Did you upgrade from vista to 7?
To (quick) format the HDD, use the 7 boot disk, delete all partitions, and then create new partitions as you wish.EXACTLY how did you install Windows 7?Most likely your problem was not the operating system.

You should not have any problem  installing  Windows 7. However, many people have Toshiba laptops with Vista and do not have problems.  More likely scenario is that something happened ed to your laptop that is not typical and is not due to weakness of them Operating System.

If the Toshiba began to fail inside the warranty period, you shoddily have reported it to the manufacture. Even now, getting help from them is your first option to investigate.

If another PC is available, of if a friend will help, you can get a memory diagnostic software to test the memory. And there are other tools ti test the hard drive. Motherboard failures will also show up in either memory or hard drive tests.
The point being made is is this: There r is no evidence that euros on Toshiba
laptops are caused by the Vista OS. You assumption was, apparently,  wrong.

As to formatting the hard drive, that is a carry over from about TEN  years ago.Back then it was used to 'repair' failing  drives. Noways It is done to mainly to remove unwanted files from the files system. The quick format option does this.
Thank you all

Geek ??

I think that your summation is probably correct - The Vista OS is not the cause of the problem.

However I have reinstalled W7 and have to go through all the pain of installing programs.

Do you advise me to carry on, or do a full format first or take your advise and carry on?

I live a long way from a Toshiba agent so will follow up on the hardware checks on the internet

I await your response. Thanks
The full format should not be needed. But, if your system can go through a full format without a crash, that wound be encouraging. That would lead you to think it was a 'glitch' that went away. Maybe a hole in the ozone layer, or something like that.
Suggestion. Do not try to format the whole thing. format less than half the drive, or a minimum if 12 GB for Windows 7. It will go faster, less likely to fail. Later use the remaining area for a data partition(s) as you like. You know that My Documents can go on another partition.
If it turns out that the hard drive is failing, using smaller partitions is none workaround I have used. Sometimes you may have to skip the first 500 MB of a drive if the bad sectors are in that area. But based on my own observations, laptop drives, when the go bad, go really bad.
Now it it is the hard drive, that is GOOD news. A replacement drive for a Toshiba is a fraction of the price of the machine when it was new. A new hard drive does wonders for a laptop. Make sure you get one that is a very close replacement. I believe you can use the same caddy(tray) for a new hard drive.
Thanks Mr (Prodigy) Geek

It was really good to be to actually get a response to one of my questions.

I will stop meddling and move on.

I have other issues that I need to learn about, so will be back to the site again.

Bye the way, I have tried various free security systems..... Found Avg not to0 intrusive but felt that the changing form one to another left remants behind which caused conflict. This time, I downloaded MSE. It seems a little slow. What do you advise??

Regards

JohnI am using MSE now. I ,had my doubts, so I just did two scans using bookable AV software. Both scans turned up noting. So MSE appears to be on the job. some tings SEEM slow, but that is to be expected for a vigilant AV program. It does not affect my ability to watch full screen movies, and my graphics a not so great. This is my Dell laptop I use in t the house. After summer is over, I will move back out to the barn where I have two desktops.
I have had good results with AWG, Avast, Alvira and even PCTools. This is the first time I have used MSE and am surprised that it does the job  well. I mean, how could anything good come from a city named Redmond.   The only question here is if your laptop is upgradeable to win 7 and the drivers are available once OS is installed. Quote from: jason2074 on August 12, 2011, 12:39:06 AM

The only question here is if your laptop is upgradeable to win 7 and the drivers are available once OS is installed.

I have a issue i can connect to the IIS ftp service on my Local Network 192.168.x.xx but if i TRY to connect to it externally 80.xxx.xxx.xxx (through internet) i get the 425 error i'm using a 2xxx portinstead of the port 21 normally used for ftp(security reasons) added the exception to Zone Alarm(might have done it incorrectly) AND to my router (portforward) but all have no effect. turning ZA of prevents me from even connected to the ftp locally but if its turned on locally atleast works tried passive and active client SETTINGS using fireftp and android app called"fileExpert"both WORK locally but not over the internet...http://support.microsoft.com/kb/129395That did not really help at allFTP error 425 is a socket error. This means that the client can't OPEN a data connection. You have a FIREWALL problem which is not letting the client open the 2nd port needed for FTP to transfer the data. This gives your client a 425 error.

Try to make sure your firewall is setup for port 21 and the client is using pasv mode.

Microsoft doesn't like non-standard ports. If you want a FTP server to work with another port number you need to look at another FTP server software.

FileZilla works good and its free....
http://filezilla-project.org/

Hi
I need to convert address book file from .mab format to LDIF,.TAB,.CSV or .txt format.

Can anyone helpThere is a utility called Dawn which converts mab to LDIF

http://mysite.verizon.net/zakharin/software/Dawn/



Thanks Mr. Trout

Worked like a bomb. Am I relieved.

If you are familiar with MOZILLA Thunderbird, PERHAPS you have am idea of how to intergrate SAVED emails, form the roaming file, to the the newly reinstalled thunderbird programWhy didn't you just type "convert mab file" into Google? (Like I did!)
I did try Google but cannot remember the result.

Thanks all the same Mr. Trout

Its been bugging me for a while...The icon for MagicISO in the open with list shows windows DEFAULT icon for some reason...the exe file does have icons embedded i believe because i've tried iconchanger and gconvert...searched all over windows registry but can't seem to find where to manually DIRECT windows to USE an ICO file or the icons in the exe for the 'open with' context menu list

can anybody help fix this problem or direct any hints how windows handle icons in the 'open with list'?



Right-click on the .exe file (or the shortcut icon, whichever you use) - Properties - CHANGE Icon

Hello guys

I am confinced this model has a built-in MICROPHONE, this is for a FRIEND of mine so i don't have the actual laptop here yet.

But, she cannot even find it, LET alone use it.
So if it does have one, would it be in "device manager" and i would have to ENABLE the device, so she could use this.

At the moment, she is using a head-set, but she would also like to use the built in microphone.
The default microphone is the headset at the moment, which is the only one showing up when you right click the speaker icon, and click on recording.

Windows vista home basic...right click on the speaker in the bottom right corner, select Recording Devices, If it is not listed there, right click in a blank spot and select Show Disabled Devices, Right click on it if it shows up and click EnableThanks cruisin702

I'll try that later on, i take it this laptop has a built in microphone, i done a search about it, and it should have one, this friend of mine has been using the laptop for a year now thinking it doesen't have one.

Selecting "show disabled devices"  if nothing shows up, does this mean it does not have a built in microphone.I believe it should have one, I cant say for sure if it does or doesn't.The Dell website mentions absolutely nothing about a built in MIKE on this model....it does mention a mic jack and speaker out jack... Quote from: patio on December 31, 2009, 08:45:59 AM

The Dell website mentions absolutely nothing about a built in mike on this model....it does mention a mic jack and speaker out jack...

Bring a plug-in mike....

I'm using a brand new Dell Inspiron 1545 windows 7 LAP top. Frequently, while I'm using it the screen flashes on and off and my windows open and close, then I get a POP up in the bottom RIGHT corner that says "display driver has stopped responding but has recovered." Sometimes the issue resolves itself, and i can continue using it after a few seconds (5-10) of flashing. Other times, My computer freezes and I have to reboot. A lot of times the issue happens right when i log in. The issue also happens while im using my computer. ANy help would be appreciated. Thank youIt MAYBE a problem with video chip itself.
Since it's a laptop, it could be a serious issue, since it can't be cheaply replaced.

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I'm using a brand new Dell

I have successfully installed Win 7 Hm Premium on a 3 yr old Gateway 564GE, with on board graphics only.  Of course, this is a relatively new Intel Chipset.  I installed the same O/S on a 5 yr old Dell 2400, with absolutely no difficulties of any kind - until i began running certain programs.  The only screen resolution I can employ is 640 x 480, 16 bit color.  The resolution of course is not great, but generally adequate for routine, noncritical graphical purposes.  The problem is that, in the case of certain applications, the screen display characters and graphics are so large that required access to necessary buttons and controls is impossible.  I have 3 available PCI slots, and I can easily find a video card sufficient to give me the required resolution (I believe I could get by with 1024 x768).  However, all the cards I have located require a power supply rated at least 250 to 350 watts, and of course, the Dell has a romping, stomping 200 watts.  I'm reluctant to replace the PSU in such an aging machine, out of concern for unforeseen problems/conflicts with the motherboard after such a replacement.  Is there any external fix for this - such as an externally powered graphics card?  It's not absolutely necessary that I upgrade this old machine to Win 7, but it runs so well on the machine (except for the graphics), that I'd like to do it if economically feasible. 

Any suggestions will be appreciated.I'm afraid on a Dell 2400, what you see is what you get...
Post the full specs...but i doubt it'll get much better...especially if it's a Celeron...Thanks for contributing to the cause, PATIO.  I wouldn't spend a second trying to upgrade any Celeron powered PC.  This is a 2.66 mhz P4, with 1.5 gb RAM, and new, midsize (320 gb) Hd Drv.  For an old unit, it's okay.  I really don't mind getting an inexpensive ($40 to $60) video card.  But as stated above, I'm hesitant to undertake replacement of the PSU.  Since the PSU is so underpowered, I haven't come up with an alternate route.Unfortunately adding a vid card will require a new PSU...perhaps you'll find some happy medium there...Will a standard ATX power supply fit in that Dell?  If so, here's a low cost PSU that might interest you:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171046

And, a video card suggestion:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16814187042Soybean:

Thanks so much for both suggestions.  I'll check them out.Especially for Soybean & Patio (but also for any others who may be interested):

After thinking about this, and exploring all options, I remembered that I had an old, unused Compaq XP machine which USES an NVIDIA GX 5200 PCI card.  This is not the more recent GX FX 5200 card.  It is probably 5 or 6 years old.  I took the card out of the Compaq, installed it in the Dell 2400, and it gives me all the resolution I need - up to 1440 x 900.  So far, it appears that the power supply is not being overtaxed, but time will tell.  I have tried (unsuccessfully) to find documentation on this card in order to verify PSU requirements - so I'm just keeping my fingers crossed.

Again, thanks for all the helpful suggestions.A good low-cost solution...well done !

Tried to install Nod32 ANTIVIRUS; had to remove preloaded Norton antivirus trial; when Norton was uninstalled, we lost internet connection.  DSL coming in does work on a separate laptop we tried.  Seems to be a problem within the computer.  Tried system restore - didn't work.  Tried to have computer diagnose the problem - could not resolve problem.  Under network and sharing center, there is a red "X" before the globe.  Any ideas?  Did you use the Norton Removal Tool ? ?I followed the uninstall instructions on the NOD32 download.  Then I WENT to the Norton site under "Programs" and clicked "uninstall".Run the removal tool and re-boot.Since I uninstalled Norton, I can't run anything for Norton.  Since I don't have the internet connection, I can't get the Norton removal tool.  Seems to be a MUCH bigger problem - somehow the computer is not reading the connection to the internet.  I have made some calls to have an "expert"who is gonna take the computer and to try to fix it.  Thanks for trying to help me out of this mess.Make sure you have uninstalled all the security software and try to connect to a different Inet connection if possible. if it works, it just the SETTINGS for your DSL provider you have missed. could be set to a specific IP.  DO NOT connect to the internet after removing all security software - that is terrible advice.you can try unistalling the NIC (network interface card) and rebooting you system. the driver will reinstall after the reboot

I run Vista and when I start up my computer it gives a message(Before I enter my code for running Windows V.) It says;"exception EAccess Violation in module ntdll.dll at 00048B02.Access violation at adress 775A8B02 in module "ntdll.dll"write off adress 0000000C....
I don`t have a clue what to do.. ..My computer specs are on my profile...
My brouwser is M.Firefox...

                         PLEASE HELP.

                                                  GREETINGS Eric....

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(Before I enter my code for running Windows V.)

OK first i have a dell 1525 laptop....when i boot y laptop up i take it over into my computer room where i have my dsl modem with the ethernet cord......i plug my ethernet cord into my laptop the computer thing connects it says currently connected unidentified network local only.....then i click on my internet explore icon and it says cannot connect to internet.....then i i connect to a ROUTER off my wifi then it works and its hella SLOW/...i DONT get why i cant just plug my ethernet cord in and the internet is fast and WORKING....when i turn off the wifi it doesntwork at all...someone PLEASE helpNo need to Double Post.
This will not speed things up.

I've had my computer now for several weeks, and it is running fine, except I haven't gotten an update for Windows 7 since DECEMBER 9th! I've run the update manager from the control panel several times, and it keeps saying that there are no NEW updates!
 I'm running AVG security and Windows 7 x64 Home Premium.You should be fine...
Patch TUESDAY as it's called is usually the 2nd Tues. of each month... Thanks man, I guess I was just freaking out, REMEMBERING how Vista used to have updates every other day it seemed.No, regular updates have always been monthly except for "emergency" updates.All RIGHT, thanks guys!

Last night in the midst of trying to open a document to send to a friend, I get a pop up saying the above. I click it off, and it goes away....for a few seconds, then pops back up, over and over. I'm currently on the guest account, stuck with trying to figure out how to fix this. I've tried a system restore, which unfortunately did not work, my task manager is not working for me, and I've restarted my laptop countless times. I'm just wondering what I would need to do to get this message to keep from looping all the time? Have you tried booting into safe mode? Usually this is done by pressing F8 REPEATEDLY during boot-up until you are given a choice of what you want to boot into. CHOOSES Safe-Mode and see if the crash persists.So the PROBLEM does not occur in the guest account? What happened just before the problem arose (NEW sw, error, virus, etc)?I've tried to boot it in safe mode, but every time I do, it pops up and goes away like the message i'm having problems with. I haven't had any recent problems, i've done multiple virus scans, so I'm not sure what could have caused it.So you can boot to a guest account but not to safe mode? Now that's odd. Have you RUN a scan with MalwareBytes and / or Super AntiSpyware in addition to your av?

hello everyone,
I was arranging my icons on my taskbar and deleted them. I thought no big problem, I'll just drag them back from my desktop. I have the taskbar unlocked, and when I click on the handle to drag it to the right to make room for the icons it doesn't move. In the taskbar start menu, the quick launch doesn't stay checked. When I right click on the taskbar>tools> quick launch, I can't check the quick launch. I'm not having any issues. I did a system restore to no avail. That seldom works for anyone, but it seems we always do it. Obviously, I must have done something wrong, because when I deleted them, I deleted them all at once. Any suggestions would be most appreciated.
Best Regards,
Gil777t

USE the search box and search for "Quick Launch" (Use the quotation marks).It should be
 C:\users\(your username)\appdata\roaming\microsoft\internet explorer\quick launch
This is the folder your shortcuts NEED to be in, drag them there, maybe that will help.

Edit: No need to drag them there, I just REALIZED if you right click on a shorcut on your desktop there is an option to "Add to Quick Launch" . Just check to make sure you have the folder.thanks Cruisin 702,
The problem is I can't move the handle in the taskbar to allow them to be ADDED. As stated in my post, I can't keep the quick launch checked in taskbar properties. But thank you for your reply. If you think of anything else, please post. I'm adept at security issues and never paid attention to software app. I wish I had. Got to go out and shovel snow. I hope it's warm where your at. Here it's 4 degree's
Best Regards,
gil777tDid you check to see if you have the quick launch folder still there? If not it can be copied from C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch]Try Here...Hi PATIO,
Happy New Year!
I think once again you have helped saved the day. I'm posting on the link you provided and I'm sure they will be able to help. I'm going to mark this closed thanks to you. This was one of those little annoyances that was driving me nuts. Once again Patio, thank you very much.
Best Regards,
Gil777t

My machine is an HP Presario C700 running 32 bit Vista. I upgraded to 2G ram last year.

The problem started around Thanks giving when I un-installed a recently installed weather channel application. On the advice of another I downloaded Revo un-installer and tried again.(I like the Revo tool better than window's deal).
The problem persists. Every fifteen minutes or so error message 126 pops up with;

" Unable to load library wfxw.dll. Attempted to load C:\Program Files\The Weather Channel FW\Screensaver\wxfw.dll. Error code: 126".

There is no icon in either un-install app so I tried Malwarebytes anti malware tool and FOUND some problems, unfortunately not "the" problem. 

I Peeked around in DOS a little but can barely find my way around.

Any thoughts are appreciated.  It is just a little bug that I would prefer to live without.

Sincere regards   
MK  If everything else files, try this.
Install the weather channel thing again.
Next UNINSTALL it using the windows method.
Might work.you could also try the windows uninstaller. It sometimes PICKS up on things left behind with uninstalls.

http://download.microsoft.com/download/e/9/d/e9d80355-7ab4-45


to read more about it please see the link below.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301Remove it from your screensaver list in settings...Remove it from settings! Wow, I couldn't see the forest for the trees. That was THE tip. Thanks patio <((;>No Problem...STOP by anytime !Apologies I do not understand exactly what you mean patio.  Remove it from what screensaver list in what group of settings?  Thanks in advance.Right-click the desktop and choose 'Settings' or 'Personalize' on NEWER operating systems. In the window that pops up, there should be a tab for screensavers, where you can remove the problematic one.

I GOT an IGT Slots Texas Tea game that I am trying to INSTALL on my computer. It says it INSTALLS sucessfully but it will not open. I am going to list the games REQUIRMENTS and then what type of system i have. Can someone tell me if the game is not compatible to my computer.

Game requirments:                                           My Computer

Windows 7/vista/xp                                          Windows Vista Home Prem
Pentium 4 or faster processer                           Intel (r) Celeron CPU E1200 1.60 GHZ
256 MB Ram                                                       Memory 1.00 GB
700 MB free disk space

I was wandering is my Intel compatible to the Pentium.. THanks in advance with help with this Celeron should be better than Pentium 4. Your problem might be that you are not running the program as administrator. Right-click on the .exe file and choose 'Run as Administrator' and SEE if it works.

When I turn on computer it starts with 6 windows LOGOS and continues loading them and I can click with any of them because there are 6 pointers also. When I try to restore or any thing I cannot because I can't move the norton 360 PAGE to get to the select button. RRRrrrrrrr. Please help me. I am on my desktop right now because I cannot do anything on my laptop.Have you tried safe MODE? Yes. Same thing happensIf I were you I'd go to the Malware section of this forum and follow the INSTRUCTIONS at the top of that page

i have a toshiba laptop with vista WINDOWS.. i can download and save downloads, no PROB... but if i try to open a program or game disk.. it says 'the system cannot find the enviroment option that was enterd', please help, any suggestions?Did this just start? If so, what is different since things worked properly (new hw, SW, virus, error, did you delete something, etc)?Certainly doesn't sound like a COMMON error message...Post the entire message.I HAVENT DONE ANYTHING, IVE TRIED DOWNLOADIG MOVIES ONLY..UMM, I DELETE THE COOKIES ALOT, O.. I CHANGED THE ADMINSTRATIVE SETTINGS BUT CANT GET TO THEM NOW.. I EVEN PURCHASED THE DISK TO RETRIEVE PASSWORDS TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS CORRECT, BUT IT WONT LET ME RUN THE DISC... I BOUGHT THIS COMP FROM A FRIEND A YR AGO, ITS BEEN FINE UNTIL LAST WEEK?You changed the administrative settings? EXACTLY what did you do? And please stop posting in CAPS
Yeah, Zavalaf, we don't like being yelled at, don't do that.o, im sorry, i didnt realize that, my wife just explained what that meant..sorryi just changed the name, that was it.You changed WHAT name?the administrator name.. i also just went to "change enviroment variables" i right clicked 'my computer'-properties 'advanced tab', when i hit advanced tab it says, windows cannot find %windir%//systempropertiesadvanced.exe. make sure you type the name correctly, and then try again.... it says that to alot of things also.How did you change the admin name? And why?

And obviously this is the cause of your problem - why didn't you tell us about it in your first post?Tell us the "alot" of things part so we can determine what exactly you have done...Nothing's new except the year

how do i ARRANGE FILES by type in the same folder? could do it in XP, but i cant seem to FIGURE out how in 7

thanks    Don't understand - just sort on "type". Of course you need to make sure "hide extensions for known file types" isn't checked.well then i must be really missing SOMETHING. i see no 'sort' option    Just click on "type" at the top of that column. It's exactly the same as every other version of Windows. Or right-click and choose "sort by..."well that answer led me to look again. you can only do that if the folder is set to 'details'. i had it on medium icons, and that option is not available.

thanks for the lead. can sort now.

 Sorry - I ALWAYS use "details" and never thought you'd be doing otherwise In other views, you can right click a blank area of the folder and select sort by->Item type.

I get to 96% and get a fatail ERROR mesage. then it finishes to a 100% but it DOSE not have all components in the HP solution center. have done a leave 3 UNINSTALL but get same results.Try cleaning the CD with a soft lint-free cloth....and/or DLoad a fresh copy of the SOFTWARE.

I have noticed since installing windows 7 all my html pages for my websites seem locked, I cannot change them at all in ORDER to update my pages.
I used to just right click view source update then save to UPLOAD etc.
I also noticed now there are line numbers down the left side and there are many different coloured fonts does anyone know what would cause this?.
Not sure if it is windows 7 related/ bug related or because I have transferred these files from my other computer.

Help really appreciated.
MarkI think its a IE8 THING. To change the source view..
Open IE
Click on Tools
Click on Developer Tools
Click on File
Click on Customize IE View Source
Change from default to notepad Thanks a lot, fixed the problem in 10 minutes after a month or so of frustration.

Very much appreciated, how it got changed from notepad I don`t know. I love easy fixes. The view you was seeing is the default viewer for IE 8. Quote from: markuspd on December 31, 2009, 04:13:50 AM

I also noticed now there are line numbers down the left side and there are many different coloured fonts does anyone know what would cause this?.

I am thinking of upgrading my RAM to 4gb from the 2gb that I am using now, and want to upgrade to 64-bit OS to optimize system performance.  I am having second thoughts because most of my games and apps will not run as speculated. How would I know and make sure if my games and apps will run in 64-bit environment?  any patch or software that I could run to make sure that all my software that are currently running in 32-bit will run in 64-bit.What software/games are you running now?Games: Crysis, Mass Effect, Assasin's Creed 1, GTR, Tiberium Wars, Arkham Asylum, Call of Duty 2, World of Goo, Guitar Hero, Hawx, Larry's Apartment, 7 Sins, and Far Cry. These are the games that would really matter. Paid a FORTUNE for these games and could not bare to think that I couldn't play them anymore with Win 7 64-bit. They say that running at 64-bit is faster than 32. Is that true? That's what I am really opting and upgrading my Ram, as well.
Applications: Adobe CS3, Nero 9, MS Office 7 and Maya. These are the apps that I just wanna make sure it would run in 64.
I really appreciate the assistance. 
Oh, add Adobe After Effects. tnxOnly one I could concieve to be a problem would be Office 7, but I assume you don't actually mean Office 7 (that is, before office 95) but actually Office 2007.

None of those should have issues running on 64-bit; the only thing that stops working period on 64-bit is the 16-bit emulation for older windows 3.1 and early win95 programs; 32-bit is now done using the same Windows On Windows (WOW64) architecture that was being used for 16-bit programs, it doesn't boost the performance of 32-bit applications, but you still get the benefit of 64-bit for other apps and the 32-bit programs don't run slower then they do a 32-bit OS.

You might need to reinstall a few of those games; for EXAMPLE, Crysis has a 64-bit executable that vastly improves speed; I'm sure some of those other games do as well. They might install it even on a 32-bit system; you might want to check their install folders.Office 2007 works fine on x64.  It's a 32-bit app, so it will be running in WOW64, but for the end-user, it works.

Office 2010 will actually have a native 64-bit version as well as a 32-bit version.  Both betas work in x64 (the 32-bit in WOW64, of course).

To the TC: The main benefit for 64-bit is being able to use 4 GB of RAM or more without running into the native 32-bit 4 GB ceiling. Quote from: killerb255 on December 29, 2009, 08:28:49 AM

Office 2007 works fine on x64.  It's a 32-bit app, so it will be running in WOW64, but for the end-user, it works.

Office 2010 will actually have a native 64-bit version as well as a 32-bit version.  Both betas work in x64 (the 32-bit in WOW64, of course).

To the TC: The main benefit for 64-bit is being able to use 4 GB of RAM or more without running into the native 32-bit 4 GB ceiling.

One last thing. How about driver??? Do I need to look for 64-bit drivers??? Are all components have 64 ver now?
I really appreciate the help.

what do mean artificial???

Either way, this does not resolve is the 2 GB limit on an application thread (or 3 GB if /3GB is used and the app is aware of it).

the 2GB limit is per process , not thread.

Also, I don't think /3GB is used after NT4/Windows 2000; I think they changed it to /MAXMEM or something. personally I'd never tinker with the allocated address space per process anyway, especially since applications need to be flagged using a compiler option to use the extra 1GB anyway.

will print WORD documents but not web pagesTell us, How are you trkying to print a web page?
Printing of web pages is not always PRACTICAL. Too MANY elements.
If the printer can print the STANDARD test page, it is WORKING properly.

So today I was having trouble connecting to a wireless internet network and decided to restart my computer. In the process, it was taking a long time so I turned it off USING the POWER button. When I turned it back on, everything went on as usual (except for the screen at the start telling me the computer had not been shut off properly; I chose to start windows as normal). After I came to the log in screen and entered my password to login, the screen turned black but I could still move around the mouse. I left it alone for a while but nothing had happened. How can I fix this?

I'm on Windows Vista Home Premium.

Thank you!Let's get the obvious out of the way first - I assume you've tried rebooting again, yes? If so, boot to the Vists disk and try the repair options. In the future, you might consider using a disk imaging utility on a REGULAR basis. MAKES it a lot easier to recover from major problems.Sorry I'm kinda lacking in the technology department. If by rebooting you mean turning the computer back off and on again then yeah I've tried that. What do you mean by booting to the Vists disk though?MAKE sure the cd drive is at the top of the boot order in bios, insert the Vista cd, and reboot.Would restoring the system work instead?You can try it...but you need to be in Windows 1st.
If you mean restoring Windows from the CD ALL your data and apps will be gone and the machine will be back to Day 1 status...

I have Vaio VGN-FE670G, a used laptop BOUGHT from my buddy a few months ago.
Although it should using Windows XP for the OS, recently i trying to use Windows 7.

And here is the problem...
My Hard Drive have a hidden partition contain all driver for this computer, but it can only explored using Partition Magic under Windows XP which uncompatible with my Windows 7. So i cant use those drivers.
(in Windows 7 several drivers are not up to date)

Any suggestion please..

Thanks before



[Saving space, attachment deleted by admin]here is the driver page for the computer. doesn't look like any 7 drivers u might look at the drivers and go to each makers site and see if they have the drivers. also did you use the windows 7 upgrade adivsor before upgrading to determine if your hardware was compatible?i have try to download those driver in http://esupport.sony.com with "Sony Download TAXI" preserve by this site.

At first ATTEMPT, i could download some drivers but as the internet connection interrupted, it stalled while there are some other drivers not downloaded yet.

At second attempt, i couldnt use the "Taxi" anymore.

I'm sure these drivers are in the hidden partition, i can see it but i can't explore/ use it in windows 7.

[Saving space, attachment deleted by admin]the SYSTEM partition is ONLY used during a system recovery and has no immediately user-installable drivers that can be installed in a existing Operating system install.

The only way to install the drivers is to boot to that partition, and it wipes your entire operating system et al.

Since it came with XP, that means the system partition WOULD install XP. XP Drivers will not work with Windows 7, and the Windows 7 drivers most certainly are NOT on that partition.

I have upgraded from a 32 bit/Windows Vista XP to a 64 bit Windows 7 laptop.  I have an important program for my business that does not run on 64 bit.  I have contacted the company and the upgrade from the company may or may not happen.  Currently, my program (Design-a-Knit 7) does not work on my new computer. Is there an easy way to install a 32 bit card or something on my new computer so I can use my old program?  Or, do I have to find an old 32 bit/windows Vista computer to keep operating.  Frustrated but not giving up!  You can dual boot, but I went from 64 to 32 for just that reason - some old, custom apps that would not run under a 64 bit OS.You can try the following:
In the Program folder find the .exe for tha app...
Right click it and select create shortcut.
Drag the shortcut to the Desktop.
Re-boot.
Right click the shortcut and select Properties then check "run in compatibility mode"...Alternatively, you can also install Windows XP Mode in Windows 7, as long as you're using Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx

...and no, that's not a typo above: the Virtual PC page leads to the download for XP Mode, as XP Mode runs in Virtual PC. As long as their CPU supports it...not all of them do.
VMWare workstation may not be free, but it's "Unity" mode is a lot better then XP mode. you can have Windows 2000, windows 98, and windows NT4 as well as Windows XP applications on the same desktop. Personally though I find it far more sensible to have the windows from each VM within, you know, their own VM window, to prevent confusion. Additionally, as far as I'm concerned; I think XP mode is really just a gimmick. "ooh! Look, This program runs perfectly fine under windows Vista and 7, but, *censored*, it looks like it's running under XP when we use "XP mode"! Look! RED X BUTTONS! OMG! LIKE SRSLY OMFG IT'S LIKE ALL RETRO D00D!

Meanwhile, everybody else is either A:) running the program normally with no changes under Windows 7, using the NORMAL compatibility mode (you know, the one that doesn't start a full-blown VM?) Or using software that is written by programmers who don't CONSTANTLY do the exact opposite of the MSDN documentation. "Oh, well, golly gee, it accepts a 32-bit integer, but only uses the lower 16-bits, I know! I'll SHOVE random crap into the upper 16-bits!

"Why the *censored* doesn't my app work with NT anymore?"

One purported benefit of XP mode is that INTERNET Explorer can be "sandboxed" in it. That's wonderful. But it still doesn't FIX internet explorer. here is the Internet Explorer timeline:

IE1: Not free. ok, a little less powerful then the competition, but hey, that's life.

IE2: OK, NOW we have a TOOLBAR! Sure, the toolbar doesn't have icons, but I mean, who needs icons? We'll never need icons.

IE3: alright, we added icons to the toolbar. Oh, and we added this really super awesome feature, you can embed and use ActiveX Controls in your web pages, and if you use the CODEBASE tag you can get IE to automatically download and install your activeX Component, it's super awesome! Yeah Binary executable code downloaded without a prompt straight to the client computer and executed! hooray!

IE4: Ok, we seriously could have never predicted that people would *GASP* write and force them to download using Internet Explorer! How could people do this to us! But it's ok, we added authenticode, and there is no way they can sign their code without feeling guilty.

IE5: What? They are still signing their activeX Controls? What is wrong with them? Don't they realize that they aren't ALLOWED TO DO THAT! It's against the EULA of the signing tool! Ok, now we are putting up a warning to the user, who will probably click OK anyway. Oh, and we are putting this cute little picture that looks like a certificate! bob scanned in his high-school diploma for that one. Anyway, no need to worry about security! We have CSS behaviours! yippee! Screw w3c, we'll make up our own standards as we go along, I mean, hey, netscape got to invent the blink tag, it's only fair that we make the relatively harmless HTML markup language into a dangerous powerful programming environment! INSTALL VISUAL INTERDEV TODAY!

IE6: YAY! the new version! GET IT NOW! it has new features, like... err, well, it looks a little different. Oh, and when there's an error on your web page, it will prompt you for every single one, even though the user is unlikely to know *censored* a javascript error is or what to do about it. However it will ensure that the user has nightmares about variables being null or undefined. Oh yeah, we TOTALLY redid the whole security thing, we replace that whole certificate prompt with a little information bar, and it makes a cute beep-boop sound, too! hooray! coolness!

IE7: Why are ppl using firefox! It must be the tabs, so we added tabs to IE7! everybody use IE7 becuz it is cool! We didn't really change a whole lot else, pah, bugs can wait! UI features first!

IE8: OK, we truly wrote everything over, the rendering engine is I SWEAR! 100% W3c compatible. Oh, except pages now need to have a totally non w3c header that says they can be rendered by IE8. yeah, life sucks that way. otherwise we'll use our UBER COOL HTML renderer. It's cool because it supports CSS BEHAVIOURS, and you can embed super cool little activeX controls, and when you load them, they make this neat-o "beep-boop" sound! it's cool!"

From this, I have concluded Microsoft's real design goal: make as many beep-boop type ornamental sounds as possible. That is why they made UAC! yet another reason toe beep-boop! it's a conspiracy I tells ya!
Sorry, someone else was talking to me. Could you please repeat that         Quote from: Allan on December 28, 2009, 03:17:33 PM

Sorry, someone else was talking to me. Could you please repeat that        

As long as their CPU supports it...not all of them do.

Good point.

...and BC_Programmer has good points as well, tl:dr aside.

My personal favorite VM software is Sun VirtualBox.

Yeah, XP Mode is a gimmick, but at least you get a legal XP license for free to use with it for that purpose.  I'm sure you can mount the XP Mode VM in VMWare or VirtualBox, but Microsoft might call that a violation of their licensing agreement...

the software BOX, in those circumstances where a box is acquired, is subject to treatment under paragraph 17-A of this agreement, which binds the End-User to very specific conduct when in the visual range of the box. The box must be placed on a raised surface, such as a bookshelf or other pedestal. When approaching the box, end users must recite the Microsoft prayer:

Quote from: the book of microsoft

Oh holy software, made my MS themselves
people say that you have bugs
and to keep you on the shelf.
but those people are just jealous
it's PLAIN and easy to see.
Because they know that you
will always protect me.

chorus * 5:
THIS
Feature is
BY DESIGN!
(background: "there's a KB article about that!")

WARNING: the box must never be bent, twisted, spindled, spat on, sat on, crumpled, ingested, have it's volume taken mathematically, cut, have license details inferred from it's text, copied, duplicated, inserted rectally, involved in a scandal, or within earshot of a giant earthworm or it's accompanying Rubben Studdard. These actions constitute a breach of this agreement and will be followed by strict punishment, involving horsewhipping and or legal action.

THIS AGREEMENT DOES NOT CIRCUMVENT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AS AFFORDED BY YOUR COUNTRIES CONSTITUTION OR CHARTER, AND WHERE THIS AGREEMENT CONFLICTS WITH THEM THIS AGREEMENT IS MORE IMPORTANT AND SHOULD BE FOLLOWED EVEN AT THE EXPENSE OF YOUR LIFE.

Microsoft (c) 1998. "where do you want to go today?"

I must first thank anyone who takes the time to read and answer my list of problems occuring on my computer.
My computer is a Gateway, model #GT5428, with Windows VISTA. My monitor is an FPD1775WTFT LCD flat screen. My computer itself has Intel Pentium D Processor 935, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950, Optical Drive, Hard Drive of 250GB, AND Memory(1024 MB DDR2). I hope this is ENOUGH information on my computer to HELP anyone who can help.
Now, onto the list of problems.
My first problem is that I had recently taken my computer to a guy to repair it, needless to say he did not do a good job, and before I took it to him I uninstalled most of my programs that were just games and the likes. I had uninstalled all of my Sims2 games, so when I got my computer back I tried to reinstall them, but when I did my computer would not recognize my disk, so I thought it was the disk so I bought a completely new disk and tried it. The new disk was not recognized either. I then put in an expansion pack disk, and my computer accepted it. I also recently just got the Sims3 game and my computer will not accept that disk either. I have no idea what is causing this.
Another problem is that I have a Sansa Mp3 player that I had used on my computer before I sent it for repairs. When I got the computer back it would charge my mp3 player but would not recognize it enough for me to delete or add songs to it. I found the disk for my mp3 player and tried to reinstall the disk, and my computer will not install the disk.
Also, I have a Kodak camera, model #M1033, that I commonly take photos and video with. My computer will accept and load the photos, but it will not play the videos.
My last problem that I can remember is that I have some songs I got from friends and such that were on my computer that I moved to an external hard drive when my computer went to get repaired, well now my computer will not play the music when taken off the external hard drive.

Thank you to anyone who can help me. I believe the 1st 2 issues point to a CD/DVD drive/burner on it's way out...
Easiest way to test this is to borrow a known good ONE and swap it in there overnight.
Try all the offending CD/DVD's on it...if they work then it's the drive.
Fortunately they are inexpensive right now and it's something you can replace yourself without heading back to the shop...

With the Kodak issue try transferring the movies to your hard drive and playing them that way...did this ever work BTW ? ?

Not sure about the last one...when you say taken off the external how exactly was this done ? ?I'll have to look into finding someone who will let me borrow their CD/DVD driver/burner. If it works with the disks that aren't currently working, then I will have to look for an inexpensive one.

I believe it has worked before, though I can not be 100% sure without going through all of my past videos to see which camera I used them on. They generally work if I use my other camera that I unfortunately have MISPLACED somewhere in my home. How exactly would I transfer it to my harddrive? Through the use of a USB cord? To get my photos and video into the computer I simply place my memory card into my computer and do it that way.

To get my music off the external I connect it through the USB, then I go to my music folder in the external harddrive and click to play the music. That doesn't work. I'm not sure how else to get the music transferred.To copy the movies to your PC insert the card ...same as you do for pics...
Make a Movie folder...you can name it what you like....
Then right clik a movie file and select Copy to...and point it to the new folder.
NOTE: These will take longer to transfer than your pics so be patient.

As far as the external move the music files in the same manner...or they can be played while still being on the external simply by double-cliking on a music file.

A friend of mine wanted to load windows 7 on our acer (aspire 5000) and told my it would not load because there was not enough memory he SAID something about moving memory around to try and get it in.He then INSTALLED his newer version of xp ,when i got back i could not connect to the internet.i tried to turn on the ethernet port light  on this laptop,but nothing seem to work ,so not having his disk i tried to install my older copy of xp it turned off right after it asked for the administrator pass word. it gets better LOL!!! i then tried windows 98 the original disk the unit came with,it stopped at a fatal exception 0E has occurred 0028:ff02847b.When i turn on the laptop I HIT f12 and follow the instructions .HELP!!!Absolutely, positively no idea what you're talking about....
You tried to turn on the ethernet port light?
Moving memory around?
Installed his newer version of XP? Over what?
You tried to install an OLDER copy of XP?
You then tried Windows 98?

I honestly have no idea what you've done (or why) or what is currently on your system.I reloaded windows 98 then used the 4 recovery disks some how I have the newer version of xp that my friend put in,also, now i have the enthernet port light back on ,and everything is working again.??Happy ending We need clear information.
You have a version of XP that was working good on this Laptop?
Next you went to install Windows 7 over it and it failed?

Did you use the recommended method of doing a fresh install of putting Windows XP onto a laptop that had Vista or Win7.

Microsoft and this forum have warned users that an install of Windos XP on a Hard Drive that had Vista or Win 7 will fail. Unless you follow the specific instructions.

Here are the general instructions that should work in most cases. (Some details will not apply.)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313348

If you did that and it failed, please note the error, if any, and come back here.

 

I have been encountering sporadic crashes with Windows 7 64 bit since I got my NEW computer. I can't find a PATTERN to the crashes, but when the FIRST crash happens, almost any operation will trigger another crash (closing a window, OPENING a new window, right-clicking the desktop...) I opened event viewer to find the problem, and it looks like two files are at fault:

 The first and most prevalent error is this:

Faulting application name: Explorer.EXE, version: 6.1.7600.16404, time stamp: 0x4a765771
Faulting module name: ntdll.dll, version: 6.1.7600.16385, time stamp: 0x4a5be02b
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x0000000000051da0
Faulting process id: 0x2110
Faulting application start time: 0x01ca85886c8e2a1f
Faulting application path: C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
Report Id: e6e8d8f1-f17b-11de-a511-0025648c86e8


But, it also has these errors:
Faulting application name: Explorer.EXE, version: 6.1.7600.16404, time stamp: 0x4a765771
Faulting module name: msvcrt.dll, version: 7.0.7600.16385, time stamp: 0x4a5bdfbe
Exception code: 0xc000041d
Fault offset: 0x000000000000120b
Faulting process id: 0x1df0
Faulting application start time: 0x01ca858a259d16d8
Faulting application path: C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
Report Id: 87d88813-f17d-11de-a511-0025648c86e8

I have no idea what the problem could be, so any help would be great. Let me know if more info is needed...
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since I got my new computer

OK frist of all thanks for looking...just need a little help ..
couple of days ago i completely deleted my win xp and did a clean install of windows 7 then after few days of using decided to go back to XP...[win 7 doesnt know the words equalizer or subwoofer?thats why..]
anyway i tried installing windows xp but the install failed it said something like ..error acces denied blah blah blah thats not really the problem though,after win xp install failed i installed windows 7 again it didnt really take long time and in the HDD selection i chose my main HDD and instead of something that said "System" i Chose Allocated or UNALLOCATED space cant remember something like that..right now im using windows 7 again but.. instead of 1 HDD i have 2 now? i only have 1.. but in my computer it says 2.. i believe that on each HDD theres windows 7 installed ..and when i boot i get to choose between 3 OS one is Older Windows..and then there are 2 windows 7 options..i need to uninstall one windows 7 and get my 2 hdd back into one..and i dont really know what to do
oh i forgot to add that i just tried to play MW2 and every time a mission loads it says i need at least 5MB on my game drive ? and there should be at least 60GB free space on each HDD i think that has something to do with the 1 hdd make 2 hdd filesBased on your post(s) it's impossible to know what you did for sure, but apparently you have multiple instances of Windows installed. If I were you I'd boot to the Windows 7 DVD and do a reinstall, deleting all partitions and recreating just the system partition first.yeah. you partitioned your HDD and instead of reinstalling Win 7 you installed another one, not to mention, the unfinished Win XP installation created an option on the OS menu prior boot. do an OSRI either XP or Win 7, but got to delete all partitions. this would delete all files in the HDD and get a clean OSRI. regarding the equalizer and/or subwoofer settings, you could install a driver with an application to have setting options. i think you could download that through OEM website of your soundcard. if you have Win 7, no reason to back to XP. if you have more than 3.2gb of RAM, you must use a 64-bit Win 7 to optimize system performance. the only problem there is that not all software and/or drivers are compatible with 64-bit yet. it is very TEDIOUS to look for drivers if the drivers you have currently wouldnt run in 64-bit environment and limits the software that could be use if theyre wont run in 64-bit.What are you talking about?just explaining entirely the whole issue for clarifications. why?correct me if I am wrong Allan, just don't make derogatory comments. just wanna help. this is what the forum is all about, right. quote: "If you have some solutions, register and help others.  Unlike many "Help Boards", we welcome input from well informed and well experienced members, not just moderators." a bullet in the forum 'read me.' I am open for other suggestions. again, forum. open. let us learn. I will be glad to learn from everyone especially tenured members. Quote from: zabyer on December 28, 2009, 10:49:39 AM

correct me if I am wrong Allan, just don't make derogatory comments. just wanna help. this is what the forum is all about, right. quote: "If you have some solutions, register and help others.  Unlike many "Help Boards", we welcome input from well informed and well experienced members, not just moderators." a bullet in the forum 'read me.' I am open for other suggestions. again, forum. open. let us learn. I will be glad to learn from everyone especially tenured members.

yeah. you partitioned your HDD and instead of reinstalling Win 7 you installed another one, not to mention, the unfinished Win XP installation created an option on the OS menu prior boot.

do an OSRI either XP or Win 7, but got to delete all partitions. this would delete all files in the HDD and get a clean OSRI.

regarding the equalizer and/or subwoofer settings, you could install a driver with an application to have setting options. i think you could download that through OEM website of your soundcard. if you have Win 7, no reason to back to XP.

if you have more than 3.2gb of RAM, you must use a 64-bit Win 7 to optimize system performance.

the only problem there is that not all software and/or drivers are compatible with 64-bit yet.

I've been trying without any success for weeks trying to change My windows color scheme to a very specific and unique color unattainable in "windows color and appearance" in the "personalization" WINDOW.
I somehow did I once a long time ago but did not save the tutorial because I wasn't expecting to ever do that again (I took about 50 hours of tedious setting changes to do that- about 100 STEPS that must be done in a very specific order, one error and it must be again from the beginning) My roommate did the high contrast prank on me and rest the windows colors to default again. I have been UNABLE to find that tutorial, I'm hoping someone here can tell me how to do this again.

For some reason I cannot create my own color scheme in Vista, like how I could in Windows XP. the only thing I can change from the appearance settings (personalization->windows color and appearance->aero->advanced appearance) is fonts used by windows no matter what color of the windows I select in that windows it isn't applied in vista. Its very frustrating and the settings I attempted cannot be saved from the window. Is there away to EITHER save my settings that I create (there isn't a save button) or some kind of workaround?

-thanksControl Panel->Appearance:




click "show color mixer"...




Use the controls to change window color.

if the Color mixer is not available, update to SP1 or SP2.

Ok.
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Windows started normally until i logged on and there was a black screen (not black screen virus) And there was a window stating that there was a worm on my computer that takes passwords and personal infomation i TRIED using task manager But a another window came up stating that windows task maneger has stoped working i closed the window then restarted my computer and went into Safe Mode with networking I then downloaded Spyware DOCTOR onto the computer and BOUGHT the full version it scan the conputer telling me i had 471 infections i then clicked fixed problem after that was compleated i restarted the computer again and went into regular mode but the problem was still not fixed . I searched on the computer what to do and it told me to System restore i did that on safemode and it still did not work .Rebooting is not an option because i dont have a cd and i do not believe it would work anyway. the only way i am able to get on the internet on normal mode is to Press shift 5 times to activate sticky key (what does sticky keys have to do with it you may ask) there is a link on the sticky keys window that states (Go to the ease access center to disable the keybosrd shortcut)i clicked on that which opened a windows internet explore PLEASE HELP ME IT WAS A CHRITMAS PREZENTWhy purchas Spyware Doctor ? ?
There are plenty of Free apps out there that offer the same protection.
You need 1st a good ANTI-Virus app...

Then add:
MalwareBytes
Super Anti Spyware

That should do for starters.
Update them all, run the scans. and see if the issue goes away...if not visit our Virus and Spyware Section.Can I do This on Safe mode nor mall mode wont allow me to to this every time i attempt to do something a little windows pp up telling me that it is not working for example (Windows Is Not Working) (Task Manager Is Not Working) (Adobe is not Working) . and the list goes on and on
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