High load when idle
I've been scouting around for an answer to my problem for a few days now, but to no avail. I'll try and describe my problem as simply as I can. After about 2-3 minutes, my computers cores start working...
View ArticleTrying to delete filefolder: c889be485818fcaf41
Hi, first post here. I need help/advice on what to do with this file folder that is hanging out in my C: drive. I'll give a little background about my laptops life. A couple years ago, my computer got...
View Article[SOLVED] Logon issues after removing FBI virus
After removing the FBI virus from a friend's PC, he gets a black screen and a command window saying "h38dbh38db.exe is not a recognized a program or batch file." No other user is affected. There is...
View ArticleProximity sensor to keep session active
I am looking at a PCI compensating control to keep a workstation session active if staff are located in very close proximity to the workstation. I was told that there may be a proximity sensor device...
View ArticleFresh Install windows 7 pro sp1 pc at 100% cpu usage even w/ no programs...
I did a clean install of Win7 sp1 and now the pc runs at 100% cpu all the time. For 2days its been running like this. And its extremely slow now. Cant run any 2 programs at the same time. Can Barely...
View ArticleWireless mouse will not work.
I am using a Microsoft wireless mouse that was working today, but when windows was installing an update for the keyboard/mouse it stopped working. I restarted my computer and it still does not worked....
View ArticleWhat happened?
I was playing a legally acquired game in dosbox. When I quit the game and it went back to the desktop, the start button and the entire taskbar were gone. I tried control-alt-delete, nothing happened....
View ArticleWindows 7 installs on wrong hard drive
I don't know if this is a W7 problem or a BIOS problem, but here goes: I was reinstalling W7 on a box with four hard drives. For reasons we don't need to talk about, the operating system ended up on...
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How do I remove this virus?
Hey, I was wondering if anyone here knows how to delete this virus... I went into CMD and tried this, rd /s %systemdrive%\$Recycle.bin Only to get this, C:\$Recycle.bin\S-1-5-~2\$34999~1 - The...
View ArticleSfc /Scannow
Had issues that it said a few of which it could not repair. Computer's been having freeze up issues/stutter when typing or running apps it's not a straight up freeze just it locks up for 1-3 seconds...
View ArticleUSB 3 to USB 2.
Hi, Recently I've got a new case for my computer. Which came with a USB 3 port. Looking at my mainboard, there is no connection for it... Is there a way to connect the USB 3 to my mainboard?
View ArticleBurning a DVD simple question(s)
Ive got a simple question. I recently got a laptop with windows 7. It has a dvd rw. It also , of course, has windows media center, windows dvd maker, etc. I would like to burn some movies (.avi, maybe...
View Article0x80070002 when trying to update Microsoft Security Essentials
i recently formatted my hard drive and reinstalled my OS and then installed Microsoft Security Essentials. Everything was working very well, I was able to install Windows Updates etc, but then started...
View ArticleNeed to change primary email in google
When I was creating my gmail account, I accidentally changed the primary email address on our shared computer account. It's a shared law firm computer and had appointments that we can't lose. HELP
View ArticleHelp with Multiple Monitors
Hey guys, I have an Asus G75V laptop. I have two additional monitors that are connected to my laptop, one with a VGA connection and the other with a HDMI connection. My question is: How do I set my...
View Articlepop up stating driver manager stopped working
several times a pop up states my driver manager has stopped working... i am not a computer person and know nothing about computers... i need to know what this means and a step by step easy (step by...
View ArticleC Drive shows less space than total size of all files
I have a HP Pavillion dm4 laptop with 2 GB RAM running Windows 7 and I am facing this problem. I have partioned the hard disk drive into C and D , C for Operating system files and D for Documents. I...
View ArticleHp pavillion
Hi, I have hp pavillion a6317c pc, I :sad::sad:unpluged it for 8 months, now it wont boot, power led stays on, green light on the back stays on, fans on, no signal to the monitor, try to turn it off...
View ArticleAlienware x51 i5 boot up problem
I have the Alien ware x51 i5 and it is the family computer so I don't know much about that one but if needed I can provide information. Basically I am having a Windows error recovery loop where it will...
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