computer performance

I have about 12 updates that are taking way too long to install. Right now they're at 65%, tomorrow they might be at 68%, or even 72%. But the point is that they never completely install. Normally I shut my computer off at the end of the work day but nothing updates before the computer shuts all...

I recently published a commentary/news video listed here about Windows 8 boot times. People have been arguing ever since. One guy even claims he hasn't updated his computer ever since installing Windows 7 to improve his boot time. Too bad he has missed out on stability and reliability...

Hello, About 2 months ago, I purchased the Academic Upgrade of Windows 7 professional. I upgraded my computer from Windows Vista to Windows 7 by purchasing the update from Microsoft's webpage and downloaded the update. I did not choose the option to purchase windows on a CD...

I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit with 6 Gigs of Ram. I have all the latest drivers and all the latest updates. Sometimes I turn on my computer and everything running perfectly. Other times I turn it on and almost nothing will work. The first thing I notice is that Aero isn't working...

Hey pplz, im getting a driver_power_failure (or somthing) BSOD.. it goes off screen too fast! Ive had it twice in 8 days. Both occured on a Sunday at 7:36 (about 2 seconds.. and one week apart!) I checked this with BLUESCREENVIEW which pointed to ntoskrnl.exe but i understand that that is not...

Hello there. About 2 months ago, my computer has gotten some strange issues lately. When I'm just minding my own business, wither it'd be chatting with some buds on MSN or browsing Youtube, basically anything that I can possibly do internet wise, suddenly, from out of nowhere, the system lags...

It wasnt used to be like this, and it only happened recently when I plugged in my ipod touch(which im sure isnt related at all). This would happen Link Removed due to 404 Error Dell dock would stop working (not responding), the bar down there cant be used at all. I can't right click on...

I just got an e-mail that Windows 7 Service Pack 1 is now available for download in Release Candidate form. I'm a big fan of Beta Testing I did Windows 7 and a lot of games but this time I find I'm kind of reluctant to jump in. My computer is running so good I hate to mess with it. I'm...

i have a dell inspiron n4030 core i3 under the display adapter tab 2 devices are listed intel(r)946gz express chipset family (microsoft corporation-wddm1.0) intel hd graphics the first device (946gz) says location pci bus 0 device 22 function 0 windows has stopped this device because...

I dislike Internet Explorer browser. It is so slow and backwards in the world of software compared to browsers like Flock and Google Chrome which are far more advanced and better than IE. which a lot of people including my self dislike it enough to want it gone from their computer completely...

The problem came out of nowhere, I noticed my computer didn't animate when minimizing, opening, or closing a window. The "animate windows when minimizing and maximizing" option is enabled. When I restart my computer, it will still show that it is enabled when I bring up that window but it won't...

I reinstalled over the original to fix the thumbnail problem now the BSD is back memory problem I have upgraded the Video card driver and the printer The problems when I get up grades from microsoft for w7 they install and within a short time BRD memory management on some bootup it stall on...

So last night I couldn't sleep and decided to log back onto my Acer to surf the web when I found 32-bit IE didn't work. It locks up instantly and can only be closed by ending the process from the process list in the task manager. 64-bit IE still works. Firefox and Opera both don't work. I'd be...

I've been having this problem off and on since I installed W7 that my CPU is spiking during low network use (e.g. 2-3mbit/sec). My setup is W7 (32), Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4 ghz, Asus P5E-VMDO, 8gb memory. Network Adapter is an embedded Intel 82566DM-2 Gigabit. No other network adapters are...

Hello, I'd like to thank you all in advance for analyzing my problem. All help is appreciated :D. On a Windows 7 Professional (64-bit) machine I am running, I randomly lost the ability to copy, paste, and move data. When I try to copy and paste data, I get that restricting "ding" sound and...

Tonight, after unplugging my mouse from the USB port and while re-positioning my laptop, I noticed some pop-ups that suggested I get a higher performance power adapter (my laptop was plugged in and 100% charged). The popup appeared and disappeared 5-6 times, then I noticed the flag in the...

I've got a Windows 7 Pro 64 bit system (6.1.7600.16385) with a bit of an issue. It's a high end, RAID 1 (hardware configured) system. Quad core Xeon and 8GB ram... I need this system to stay running until I tell it otherwise..... but it's not. I always disable Windows updates, just for this...

This morning I became unable to switch the focus of my window. When I am in Mozilla, I can use the mouse as normal but I cannot use my taskbar, start button or another program (with the mouse) even if I alt-tab into it. If I close mozilla, then sometimes I can access my desktop with the mouse...

Okay, I'm stumped. When I go under "Uninstall a Program", most of my programs aren't even there. At all. It shows 25 of them, when I have much, much more. I can still use all of my programs (I'm pretty sure!), so what's up with THAT? Secondly, I can't use ReadyBoost on my flash drive anymore...

Hi, I have recently adquired a Dell laptop with Core 2 processor and Windows 7 Home Edition (64 bits) installed. Its seems to work pretty fine except for a little detail: sometimes Windows Explorer crashed a lot of times (it then restart and nothing else ugly happens but it is annoying:mad:) The...