computer problems

So, I recently began receiving this problem which disallows me (although I'm admin, and the only user account on the computer) from creating, moving, or accessing anything within the hard drive. I am also unable to download anything. I'm still able to access stuff outside of the hard drive, but...

Found a few instances close, but not exactly matching my situation. For the instances which are close, none of the already suggested solutions seem to work. Here's the specifics. Have 4 "new" computers (bought in the last year). I would love to be able to "homegroup" them. Each one runs...

When i want to download files with jdownload or in any of the browsers or from any of the sites that work like rapidshare or so i dont get the popup with Q "where do you want to safe this file?" after the click so i can start download but after the file was downloaded in some temp location that...

Hi ! Another 'lost' soul found his way to the forums. Pleased to meet you. So, Im doing a clean windows 7 install. Here are the facts: Disk is 2TB, partitioned into 3 (in this order): 1480GB, 300GB & 105GB. (Partitions also show in this order @ the point where you select what disk to install...

My previous sony vaio(almost new)started to get bsod *fact> that this one got a replacement memory before it was a 4gb memory now its 6gb. Soo they did a system restore because sony couldn't find anything in software problems. So after the recovery it still had bsod, they changed the hard...

Hello. My computer hibernates on random times, I don't have ANY idea why. Some years ago, my laptop was running vista fine. No problems or whatsoever. Then I did an upgrade to Windows 7 and after a few years it was starting randomly hibernate. I didn't managed to get Windows working properly...

Fixes an issue in which a Windows 7-based computer does not enter sleep mode. This issue occurs after you finish playing audio files through a USB headset or a USB audio device. More...

Hi, I bought and downloaded about a year ago, Windows 7 Anytime Upgrade to install the new OS on a computer that was bought with a Vista system already installed. Now I have some problems with the computer and I'd like to perform a clean reinstallation of Windows 7. Is it possible to do so...

I have an odd problem with my Windows 7 installation. The computer I'm trying to install it on is running Windows XP, and any time I try to boot from the disk (I have it set to be first in the boot sequence), it seems to just skip over the disk altogether and run boot from the hard drive (into...

Link RemovedI have a felling it's a driver, but I haven't a clue as to which one, or how to fix this situation.....I'm hoping this forum is my way to get help.

Hi, i have windows 7 64 bit sp1, and when i check for updates it checks for updates with no results. I have let it run overnight and still nothing. It says checking for updates with the green line going back and forth, but never gets any results. Can someone help me with this it is very frustrating.

This started, that I noticed, maybe four weeks ago. I select shutdown from the start menu. Desktop starts closing down. Get the waiting for programs screen. Monitor blacks out, All fans stop. Silence. Sounds good, unless I move the mouse, then everything starts up again. It hasn't actually...

Hello. I have installed new windows 7,on my previous windows 7. Till that, i have saved my important files in Local disc D. Windows is installed on local disc C.But previous windows version moved moved to D disk. And my files, that were in D disk, have lost.What can I do for moving back my...

Hello, I have had my rig since March, and it has been a very off and on experience with it, but I am finally to the point where I am reaching a boiling point with it. It was custom built by the guys at ibuypower.com. I have ran thorough RAM and hard disk tests to check for errors, neither...

Fixes a problem in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2 where various Stop errors occur when you try to resume a computer that has a large SATA hard disk. More...

I have a Dell Inspiron One 19. Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller. I was minding my own business, and rebooted after doing an update to AVG Antivirus, and when the PC came up, it said that the Realtek NIC driver did not install properly. I uninstalled my antivirus and firewall, and ran a...

Describes a problem in which Windows 7 reports that the usable memory is less than the installed memory. More...

Hi, I have been on the edge of chucking my computer out the window for hours, and the only support I get from colleagues in my masters program is "Get a mac!" Anyway, yesterday I was working on something in CodeBlocks and when I went to build my project, I got stuck in a loop of "this project...

I'm having a problem getting Windows Media Player to connect with my new Archos 43 so that I can sync my playlists onto the device. When I mount my Archos 43 to My Computer, using a USB port, it is listed under 'Devices with Removable Storage' as 'A43 (M:)' and 'Removable Disk (L:)' with 'L'...

Hello everybody, I've been having a recurring problem with my Dell Latitude D620. I bought it around four years ago with Windows Vista, then I downgraded to XP with few problems.* Around half a year ago, I upgraded to Windows 7, and everything was going ok until my computer started mysteriously...