Toshiba Satellite P505-S8980
Turns on with a message: Smart Failure predicted on HD 0: Toshiba .... Warning: Immediately back-up your data and replaceyour HDD. A failure may be imminent. Press F1 to cont.. Next i press F1 and the...
View ArticleWant to restore utilman.exe
I couldn't remember my windows 7 password and so I initiated the process outlined here: Remove the Boot Media & Press Restart (Step 8 of 18) which worked just fine. However, when I went back to...
View ArticlePackard Pav80 - Win 7 - Not loading from boot
Hey guys, in a bit of a pickle here... I was using my laptop the other day and it froze and made a loud buzzing noise (lucky my headphones were in). so naturally i turned it off as it has happened...
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Limited User Account Shutdowns
Consider this scenario for Windows 7 Ultimate: I'm using the PC administrator account. My family siblings are using their own limited accounts. Sometimes I leave my account logged on (but switched) and...
View Article32 vs. 64-bit?
Would upgrading my Windows 7 32-bit OS to a 64-bit architecture prove to be advantages for this build: CPU: AMD A6-3670 Mainboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. F1A55-M LE R2.0 (FM1) Memory: 4.00GB DDR3 @...
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IE 11 new tab glitched
So long story short when i open new tab this shows up Browsing works fine, but that is annoying, is there a known quick fix for this? Thank you very much!!
View ArticleUpdate problems
Windows seems to be refusing to update Security Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB2847927) Installation date: 14/02/2014 6:58 AM Installation status: Failed Error details: Code 80070005...
View ArticleMinimum column width in Windows Explorer
When I am using Windows Explorer in Win 7, I often have columns of data that have only have 3 or 4 characters in them. I'd like to reduce the column width so I can see other data, but it will only go...
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Active X Controls Pop-up
I keep getting this message despite closing it each time: I tried both methods in this article but it didn't fix the issue. I found a thread that has plenty of users saying the encolsed suggestion...
View Articledllhost.exe 32 com surrogate
I see numerous instances of the dllhost.exe 32 com surrogate service running in task manager. These instances are consuming a lot of memory and cpu to the point where my laptop is almost unusable. I've...
View Articlereplace hdd for reinstall OS
Hi, My current setup is: Asus P6T Deluxe V2 2x 32GB SSD (RAID0 - using the onboard RAID controller) - Boot Drive (C:\) 1x 500GB - Data (D:\, E:\) On the boot drive i have a dual boot install of windows...
View ArticleBoot sector partition corrupt
Hi I've been having trouble booting up and this morning it wouldn't boot at all. A "notice" came up suggesting a repair on the boot system and the result was "Boot Sector for system disk partition is...
View ArticleBlack screen with blinking cursor.
I just recently did a windows update due to it said it was critical. So it did the update and after it restarted i noticed my computer was running slow after i did and adobe flash update. Then when i...
View ArticleUnlocking 'resistant' files
I have tried in vain, all the methods googling suggested, for removing the lock image from the icons for certain batch files in Win7-Ultimate-32bit. There are very few of these where the lock persists,...
View ArticleA few small "problems" after I got a new hard drive
A while ago my hard drive died, so I recently bought and installed a new one. I reinstalled Windows Vista and everything was pretty much the way it was supposed to be. However, I'm currently...
View ArticleOnline monitoring of changes in the registry_utility.
I'm sure other places addressed this question. I haven't found an appropriate answer. Seeking a way/sw to control program changes to the Windows7 registry. I tried ExamDiff or Regshot that I do not...
View ArticleWrong temp-map
When trying to install or updating I get à message like "Invalid temp map". If I move the exe-file to C:/Temp it often works. What is the problem?
View ArticleI can't associate portable program as default program
I am trying to associate kmplayer.exe for these 3 file types - avi,mp4,flv. But whatever i try Window 7 is just refusing to recognize the kmplayer.exe file. I tried to use Default Programs from Control...
View ArticleBrowsers not showing content
I wonder if anyone can tell me what I am doing wrong please? I have tried to post a question and plea for help to other forum users for several days now and no matter which browser I use, whenever I...
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White Box Appearing on DeskTop
I get this white rectangular box in the top left hand corner of the desktop, if I hit the show desktop button at the very bottom right next to the time and date it goes away. As soon as I click on...
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