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If Windows is automatically checking for updates when I turn on my computer first thing in the morning what does this show up as in Windows Task Manager processes that are running?

Hi, I thought this will be the best place to get working solutions I tried 2 different Copies of Win 7 ultimate 64 bit on my system (view my profile for system hardware) and both take about 10 seconds in black screen the it shows my user account I write my password then enter It takes about 3...

Hi After having a failed attempt to go back to an earlier restore point (the computer just sat there for ever saying that it was restoring the registry, so I finally shut it off) my computer wouldn't boot so I tried several attempts at automatic repair from the disk etc. I started getting a...

Hello, I have this problem: every time I start the computer, after it has been shut down for at least a few minutes, I get a BSOD. Most of the times it's really blurry, and the message says SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION and mentions the file nvlddmkm.sys but that is not the only BSOD message I get...

I am running windows 7 on a HP Pavillion Elite m9040n PC. My first drive is saying it is full. With all of these folders (my pictures) showing up with pictures in them does that mean I have several duplicates on my hard drive? Are all of these picture icons in the items folders really pictures...

Basically I woke up this morning to my computer sitting at a black screen with the cursor visible I'm able to move the cursor but do nothing else I rebooted my computer my manually shutting it off and then it started up as it would normally but did this disc check: http://i.imgur.com/BKfTU.jpg...

Hey guys, I purchased a new PC just two days ago, and I have been having trouble with the computer suddenly losing network access. I restart the computer and it works fine again for a small amount of time and then the same thing occurs. Now it is also often resulting in bsods. I was wondering...

So I recently put together a new system, but have been getting this BSOD when starting it up in the morning. Afterwards the computer runs normally. I've tried to enable creating minidumps, but 3 days in (and 3 bsod's) it hasn't created one yet. I've copied info from the BSOD and Event Viewer...

Hi there, I have a couple of errors listed here since I don't know if they are connected or not. System: Windows 7 Home Premium Intel Core i7 2600k @ 3.4GHz ASUS Sabertooth P67 EVGA nVIDIA GTX560Ti All these problems have happened since I builded the computer a week ago: 1) When my pc...

Hi, I have been having this problem for the past 2 months now where my computer would not start after complete shutdown, but if i start the computer press F8 and boot in safe mode it boots ok and if i restart it, the computer starts back fine. I have tried diagnostic tests on my hardware...

Hi everyone, first time post here so bear with me :) When I boot up my computer, it displays the animated windows7 logo as normal, but where it would normally display the login screen all I get is a blank screen with the mouse cursor. I've tried all keyboard shortcuts and random clicks to no...

When I start up my computer, I just started getting a dialogue box that says "SERVER BUSY", and I can click either a "Retry" or "Switch to Another" button. When I click on the Switch... button, it goes away no problem, but I don't understand why the dialogue box seems to have suddenly appeared...

Did have Vista on my computer and then loaded Windows 7 but now the computer will not do anything at all. Will not even allow me to log into the computer, it says thta user profile service failed logon - User profile cannot be loaded. Please can someone help me!! I need to go into my...

Hello, my friend has a Emachine E627 with windows 7. Whenever her battery dies, if she starts up her computer, her windows 7 user account is gone. This does not occur when just turning off the computer normally, or when she is plugged in to a power outlet. I realize that ideally, it is not...

I'm using Windows 7 RC, and i have a problem. My Computer has 2 user accounts , and when i go on mine,windows opens the desktop and shows 4 script errors with a IE explorer icon. Link Removed - Invalid URL It looks like this just with another URL, error and the numbers. Can anybody tell me...

System: Asus P5Q SE 4 GB corsair RAM ATI 4870 9.8 driver I used to get boot times of 20-25 seconds know I get boot times 40-60 seconds with event ID 100 and 200, but all its says is windows has started up and windows has shutdown I don't get. so then I did a fresh install and I'm still...

I currently am doing file sharing through Samba. My Samba server is running on Fedora Core 8, and I am trying to access the network drive through Windows 7. I can map a network drive to Samba, and I can view and share my files fine. The problem I am having is that I always ask it to save...

Hi All, I've had an issue with Windows 7 RC that is very strange and I'm struggling to find a solution to it. I went to install the updated drivers for my GeForce 7300 video card through Windows Update (the update appeared a few weeks ago). Anyway, before this I made a system restore point...

OK, I doubt this will have a solution that isn't really traumatic. But oh well. I was having a problem with some devices that were supposed to be 100% fully compatible with Vista Home Premium on My Dell Inspiron Desktop. Namely a SONY Camcorder that was being incorrectly identified and hence...

well, when i started my computer today, my desktop was not there... odd? yeah, i tried dragging some things to it and they moved from the previous folder, but didnt show up on the desktop, i even created a new text document, with no problems. but i cannot see my desktop my recycle bin or...