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I am running Windows 7. After "exactly 60 seconds", when I search using Windows Explorer search box, I get the following message: "Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library. This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. Please contact the application's support team for...

A few days ago my system began crashing with a video tdr error. The screen would go to black, and a few seconds later the system rebooted. I ran WhoCrashed and was told that the crashes were related to nvlddmkm.sys and dxgkrnl.sys. I began to troubleshoot these issues. I first removed the...

Problem Description After booting, the computer freezes at the welcome screen after logging in as any of the users. Sometimes it will restart automatically, other times it has to be "hard shut down". It freezes at the same time, consistently. Occasionally, through an unknown set of steps, I...

[SOLVED] Temporary unresponsiveness after startup Hi all, I recently bought a refurbished laptop and after fixing most of the problems I've encountered, this one doesn't seem to want to go away. For a quick run down of specs, I'm running Win7 Home premium 64-bit on an Advent Roma 4001...

After doing a clean boot in an attempt to use my Adobe PS5-64 software (successful), I have been unable to use my networked online, audio, tablet and other needed drivers. Restore is no longer accessable. I do have the Window's 7 Restore Disc but I do not know if it would solve this problem...

I have: Win7 Home Premium (since October '09), 64bit Dell Inspiron 518, ASUS 24" monitor. I use Avast! "protection" For about 4 days, I've not been able to invoke any screensaver, display OFF or SLEEP. I've changed all settings for these actions and changed back. I've started up (with) Clean...

I am trying to upgrade from Vista Home Premium to Win 7 Ultimate using a DVD bought at retail. The upgrade process hangs while Gathering programs and settings, always at the 86% mark. Yesterday it hung at 6:00 PM and I let it run overnight -- at 9:00 AM next day it was still hung. No error...

I bought a HP desktop computer with Windows 7 x64 installed on it a few months ago for the kids. Yes, it has the Nvidia video chipset built in. I am using a Linksys WUSB600N WiFi adapter since that is what the HP website suggested. The computer connects to my Linksys WRT300N router on start...

Hello all, I just found your site and figured I would give it a try to solve some problems I am having with Windows 7 Home Premium. So I recently tried to open up the gadgets menu on the desktop when and error message appeared stating: "Settings.ini is being used by another process. Close...

Hi, using above mentioned tools playing music causes Windows 7 after 2-5 to crash with a blue screen (Memory_management). This behaviour is reproducible and happens whatever palyer is running. -I tried to run pc in clean boot environment the same is happening - i tried sfc /Scannow utility (some...

Every time I attempt to enter something into the Windows Explorer search bar in the start menu or when browsing folders I get an error stating "This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. Please contact the application's support team for more information." A...

I have an unusual situation. On a clean boot my ATI Remote Wonder works just fine, BUT alfter about 10 minutes, it stops working for some reason and without notice. It is like the transmitter just got pulled out of the USB. A reboot fixes the problem and again 10 minutes later, same thing. Any...

I have Vista on a Dell computer thats 2 years old. I bought the Vista upgrade to 7 version at Best Buy. I ran the upgrade advisor and it never would complete it's run. I saw from the Windows Community Forum that I should do a clean boot and then rerun the upgrade advisor. I did that, found...

I know this is a touchy subject, but..... i cant get my dell mini (16gb ssd, 2 gb ram) to install a clean boot of RC1 7100. It sticks at cd/dvd driver missing. what gives with this? does anyone really have an answer? i have verified the hash, burned at 1x, 2x, 4x, run from a bootable flash...

I am having a problem with Windows 7 RC 7100 taking forever to boot up. 10 minutes is not unusual, neither is getting stuck in a loop and never booting. I have tried the clean boot with no difference. On occassion it will boot up in less than 2 minutes, which I believe should be the standard...

Recently built new PC. Installed Windows 7 RC build 7100 64bit. Issue 1: Sometimes boot takes 10+ minutes. Sometimes won't boot past "Windows is Starting Up" screen. Sometimes boots in under 30 seconds. Issue 2: Sometimes takes 10+ minutes to shut down. Sometimes Won't shut down past...

Every time I try running a game that uses gameguard, such as Gunbound Revolution, Maplestory, Grand Chase, etc, I get the Blue Screen of death. (Note that GunboundWC works though). Don't know why I get the problem, and when I asked about it on a windows 7 support forum they responded "Scan your...