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I have a Thinkpad T410i with Windows 7 Pro 64bit. Whenever I close the lid and the laptop tries to go to sleep, it hangs for a few minutes then I get the Blue Screen of Death. The Sleep light does not turn on so I know it crashed. I've used the Windows Debugger to look at the MiniDump...

Hi guys, I have 2 desktop computers (HP Elite Pro 8000 SFF) with Windows 7 Pro 64 bit. Recently I installed a wireless NIC in each of them. This wireless NIC was recommended by HP (FH971AA) and installed using the software on the CD. When I try to login to the network using with the wireless...

I'm having troubles with my system and can't figure out the cause. After a several trials with this system I started up completely from scratch. I'm having an Asus Motherboard M2A VM HDMI, running well and installed the latest BIOS to be sure that this couldn't give me any troubles. 4 Gb...

Like countless others I've have the dreaded "nvlddmkm.sys has stopped responding and has recovered" error. Whilst I dont consider myself a hardcore gamer I got this computer/graphics card so I could game with high quality details. So far I've use it to play solitaire and use the internet - the...

Hi, I'm not sure if this problem is solved by others but I'm just happy mine is so I hope this information will confirm the existing solution if any. Anyway my problem initially was... 1) CPU usage overshoots 50% constantly (mind you 2GB and not running any program). 2) dwm.exe recorded over...

Hello All, I need some help from someone who can read dump files. I'm experiencing the same issue as a number of other Windows 7 users, kernel power restarts. I have attempted a number of "fixes" suggested by others and have come up empty. However, I have come across a few people who's...

I am using a Sony Vaio VGN-SZ650N notebook model. I upgraded the OS to Windows 7 Professional 32-bit recently and got the dreaded "fn key malfunctioning" issue, which I was able to quickly fix by reinstalling drivers from Sony's website in a certain order. Changing the display brightness with...

Since building my PC 2 days ago the clock has always been running way too fast, a minute on the clock passes in a couple of seconds. This affects all Windows uses, double clicking is impossible and animated images cycle way too fast. I have searched online and this seems to be a common problem...

Ok here is what I posted to Gigabyte to see if they have a solution, I thought I'd post here too. Maybe one of you can help me out. I am having some DPC Latency issues with Windows 7 64 bit. I am having a really hard time trying to solve the problem, I have went into device manager to...

The upcoming 6 core Thuban processors will make it’s first appearance in the market somewhere in May 2010 according to OCQ. If the predictions are right, we would see lots of them at the Computex Taipei 2010 show to be held in June 2010. The codenamed Thuban series of processors are hexa core...

Hello. I have been trying for quite some time to get win 7 to install on my computer. I tried the beta when it came out and I couldn't get it to work, so I thought it was just b/c it was beta. I have since built a new computer and purchased the full version of win 7-64 bit and I am having...

Hi guys, i'm really hoping someone can help me out. I recently used the @bios utility from Gigabyte to update my motherboard bios. I've used this plenty of times in the past on Vista 64 bit with no problems. However this is the first time i've used it with Windows 7. It went through the usual...

Version: ¤ Windows 7 Professional (x86) - DVD (English) I got it for free from my college. It seems to not want to work. (Clean install) When I try launching "Setup.exe" by extracting the ISO, I get the following error: So I figure...

Hey everyone, I'm at my wits end with this. I've never had any issues installing an operating system in the past and I'm rather embarrassed it's happened to me with what should be such a simple installation. I have partitioned a 260 gig hard drive. I have windows xp up and running on the first...

Hi, I just installed windows 7 on my laptop and the power options page doesn't display a "dim the display" option, nor do the keyboard commands to dim the display do anything. Is there a way to fix this? I am running a Lenovo G530 machine and there does not seem to be driver support for windows...

In case this helps others: I did a clean install (not upgrade) of Windows 7 Ultimate RTM (32 bit) on a D810 laptop about a month ago. This laptop has been put through the paces by a mobile professional. It is the user's only computer. No problems have surfaced yet. Basic Win7...

Hey all, thanks in advance for any advice you guys have. Ok, so I had an old system with a 2.6 pentium D processor, 4 gigs of memory, running windows 7 pro 64 bit, and it was running fantastic. Well I decided to build a new system anyway and push the performance of windows 7 and the games I'd...

I installed Win 7 Home Premium 32 bit a month ago in place of XP (Home). I had previously checked that everything would be compatible with Win7 before installing it, and it installed with no problems. From the first day, however, I started getting random crashes, often when a picture changed...

Hi. I work for Acer tech support. Lately we have gotten a lot of calls about CD/DVD and Blu-Ray devices not showing up after windows 7 upgrade. We usally recommend BIOS and chipset driver updates first, then a clean install if drivers doesnt take care of the problem. But now the custumers that...

I do realise there are posts already on this forum and many other forums, I have followed all the 'solutions' people have posted, I have not came across a person who said it has solved their problem, nor has any solved mine. I am having the Critical error Kernel-Power 41 (63). Critical...