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I keep getting this message every time I turn on my computer, I have reinstalled Windows 7, googled this messaged, and I got nothing. Additionally internet explorer will open then will have to close, then looking for solutions, then just keeps repeating such. I went into safe mode with...

Hi everyone, I'm new here, looking forward to speaking with you all. Hopefully I'm posting in the right area! :) I help my mom with most of her computer issues, and I'm usually able to troubleshoot most of them without much difficulty, but today I've encountered a real whopper that I just...

Hello, So this is a bit of an interesting situation that is a tad long and I think it is best to start from the beginning. It started when I received this error when running with my Seagate HDD: Link Removed I got a new 1TB WD Black and used Acronis True Image to clone my Seagate on to my new...

Ok, i think i really screwed up. I ran a disk check and when it was about 27% i thought it was stuck because it wouldn't move from there, so i hard shut it down. (i should mention that it installed 11 updates when i restarted). When it restarted the prompt telling me to press any key to bypass...

:mad: I just loaded Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. The problem is that it is telling me that I don't have permission to open some folders and/or files and when I select large icons they don't display the picture. Also when I try to click a link in my email I get a message that the operation has...

I have an old Dell PC running Windows 7. I just bought a new Samsung PC with Windows 8 loaded. Both have Charter Security Suite loaded. Both access the internet via my WAN connection. I have three browsers loaded: IE, FF, & Chrome. On all three browsers, my old W7 PC loads pages faster. On the...

Sorry I don't know much about computers so I'll try to give you all the info I know. Basically I tried downloading SIMS 2 off utorrent and did so successfully. (I somehow downloaded some program/application thing called privitizeVNN too??) Anyway, all of a sudden I can't open any browsers. I...

Had a couple of BSODs, the PC would not boot after the blue screen, I had to do system repair to boot the PC. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I have a Gateway DX4870 UB305 running Windows 8. On shut downor restart it sometimes has the DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE BSOD. Windows Debug shows: DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE (9f) A driver has failed to complete a power IRP within a specific time (usually 10 minutes). Arguments: Arg1...

Hello everyone, I have noticed over time that when I log on to Windows 7 Home Premium, it says, "welcome" and the loading circle stays for a minute or two. Then, I often have to wait about 4 to 5 minutes for the windows desktop and task bar along with the icons to load. While I am waiting for...

I've had my Windows 8 computer for several months... it's been working really well, absolutely no problems. But today... when I turned on my computer... I signed into my account like always (the only admin account on the computer)... and it keeps signing me into a temporary profile instead. A...

I just purchased a new computer with windows 8. so far i\'m not liking it. too hard to understand all the small thiings to know. My BIGGEST QUESTION RIGHT NOW,,,,,,,,,, SHOULD I DO A BACKUP AND SHOULD I DO IT ON A EXTERNAL HARDDRIVE, OR SHOULD I DO IT ON DISKS,,,,,, AND BY DOING THIS WILL I...

So, after 3 days of frustration to get the Tux for TF2, I very stupidly uninstalled Ubuntu incorrectly, the result was no longer being able to boot Windows 7. I receive a BSOD after the Starting Windows screen. After some googling, it appeared my Master Boot Record was corrupt. I followed all...

Ok so i had a dualboot setup with windows 7 and ubuntu. I decided to remove the ubuntu partition to install windows 8 instead. I used Easybcd to change the bootloader from grub to windows 7 bootloader, and i then deleted the ubuntu partition. I also deleted my windows 7 recovery partition to...

Hello, I just installed an All-in-one USB 2.0 Card reader.. But after booting up the computer, it shows up to be an unknown device... I think it's driver related.. I lost the CD though... Does anyone know how to fix this? This picture below looks exactly like it.. Link Removed The site says...

Hi all I'm new to the forum and wanted to know if anyone could help me with this BSOD. I am nearly in tears! It has been happening for a few months now and its doing my head in. It happens when under load be it playing games or running handbrake. Ran tourture test with prime95 twice and it...

Hola Everyone, Strange problems with my computer lately, and it has me completely stumped. For about the past 2 weeks my computer has been becoming slower and slower on startup, and just general usage. And so today I decided to take some actions to try to make it startup faster and just run...

Help please. I'm using Malware Bytes and every restart it quarantines this trojan as svchost.exe How can I remove it completely?

I have been trying (without success) to transfer my e-mail folder files from my old computer (Dell Inspiron 530 using Vista) to my new computer (Sony Vaio using Windows 8). The transfer is from Windows Mail to Windows Live Mail. The recommended method on the old machine using a flash drive is...

Has anybody encountered after upgrading to windows 8 pro the red, green, blue screen? I get this, however if I let the computer set for awhile it stops and I can touch the mouse and windows 8 appears. Any help would be great. By the way new to this forum. Thanks