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    Windows 10 Where are crash reports?

    Dear all, A program crashed and I wanted to see if there were any crash reports made of it. However, when I looked in event view, despite donig a lot of browsing, I could not find the application name listed, although potentially I am looking in the wrong section. Is there anyway to see in one...
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    Windows 8 Fix for problems caused by Update?

    I recently did two updates (Windows update [manually – I am Windows 8.1] and MS Office 365 update [automatically via ‘Update Now’ within MS Office settings]) that created a host of problems including: -- Office hanging/”Not Responding” -- Office not recognizing printers (despite the fact all...
  3. Automatically diagnose and repair Windows file and folder problems

    Troubleshoots and fixes common issues with file and folder operations in Windows. Continue reading...
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    Windows 10 Daily BSOD crashes.

    I've been getting BSOD crashes increasingly for the past couple of months, it started out as a couple times a month, and now its multiple times a day. Mostly UNEXPECTED_STORE_EXCEPTION and CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED. I don't know if this is relevant, but i replaced my hard drive a couple months back...
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    Windows 7 Blue Screen Of Death (Bsod)

    I need help guys, my pc always go blue screen whenever I do anything in desktop (ex: clicking icons or opening chrome) and same thing happens whenever I reboot the computer, so we decided to take it to a specialist and tested it there and surprisingly, the blue screen did not appear, so we went...
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    Windows 7 Intermittent problem, HP ProBook 6550b (Windows 7, 32 bit)

    Here is my dilemma: my computer intermittently will not start. I will push the power button, the lights come on on the base of the laptop, but the screen does not come on. I have attached an external LCD (via VGA cable) and it does not come on either (when it decides to malfunction). The fan...
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    Windows 10 Occasionally a long delay at the login screen

    Occasionally when I try to log in, there's a long delay before I can type in the password. By long delay, I mean 3-5 minutes. During this delay, the login screen is completely unresponsive. I can't click on anything on the screen. The keyboard appears to be responsive - caps lock/num lock lights...
  8. 7 Ways Your Server is Lying To You | Data Exposed

    OK, not quite 7 on today's show, but close enough! On today's episode of Data Exposed, Scott welcomes the always awesome Tom LaRock. Tom is Head Geek (what an awesome title!) at Solarwinds, an infrastructure monitoring and alerting tools company where he focuses on the database aspect of all...
  9. Windows 8 My laptop is saying "preparing to repair"

    It's giving that message and then it's diagnosing the problem but then goes to a black Screen... I need help a lot of my work is on there.
  10. The WMI Diagnosis Utility -- Version 2.2

    A utility to help system administrators diagnose and repair problems with the WMI service. Link Removed
  11. Windows 7 BSOD happens randomly here and there.

    The most recent BSOD happened on 4/6/2015. However, prior to that it happened on 3/13/2015, 2/13/2015, and 2/12/2015. I'm not a tech savy person at all, but I am worried for my computer. I don't recall exactly what I was doing when the crash happen. But I believe it was just me browsing the web...
  12. Windows 7 Windows starting really slow and no password screen

    Hi, I was on my laptop last night and it was working fine, but I dropped it and now it won't start up. I did a diagnosis with the dell program and it told me that the hard drive wasn't connected, even though windows was trying to load. I tried taking the hard drive out and put it back in and...
  13. Windows 7 Slow Internet After Windows Reinstallation: DNS Server Not Responding Issues

    Recently the internet on my laptop hasbeen slow and now after my dad re-installed windows and the router on his desktop the internet is even slower and when I diagnose it it posts this. I've tried multiple things from other posts on this forum like making sure IPv4 and IPv6 are automatic but the...
  14. Download Android and iOS Mobile Apps for Windows Forums

    For the first time, we are able to provide Apple iPhone and iPad users with access to WindowsForums.com through the iTunes Store. We recognize that not all Windows users run the operating system exclusively, and many individuals, as well as organizations, may need to access the website from a...
  15. When Solid State Hard Drives Fail

    In this video, "When Solid State Hard Drives Fail", Microsoft MVP and 7x Certified Information Technology Professional and Consultant Mike Fara, from Windows 7 Forums (http://windows7forums.com), takes a look at the frustration of identifying a SSD failure, the response from retail outlets, and...
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    Windows 7 MOTU 828MKII FW crashes windows 7 on startup or randomly later

    Hi, i hope you guys can help me. i got a motu 828 mk II FireWire lately and it crashes with BSOD and the following symptoms: 1) windows 7 BSOD on boot right after the windows logo before the login screen with a BSOD if i switch the Motu interface on when switching on the PC. 2) when i switch...
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    Windows 7 Computer crashing alot

    hey my computer keeps crashing for some reason, there's no blue screens just everything completely freezes and the screen goes blank but not completely black and my music still plays but very slowly like stupidly. I have some dump files which i have no clue to find how to open them instantly...
  18. Windows 7 Hard Drive Question

    My question is not how to fix anything, because I have already replaced the drive in question, but how to diagnose some strange behavior, so I can give an objective reason for an RMA. I have been having significant problems with a number of apps in terms of their slowness, and a recent string...
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    Windows 7 terrible and weird internet lag spikes on my computer

    ok this is the whole story, so recently i have been having some troubles with my computer about the internet, i get random lag spikes both while browsing and playing online, at first my internet was fast but recently is been a nightmare for me (my internet provider is called "claro", now the...
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    Windows 8 Windows not using all RAM even though no limit?

    Hello everyone, I seem to have a problem at least i think i have a problem with my computer. The picture below is a picture of my computers information WHILE rendering a 3D-text object. I have done some research and cant seem to find a answer or im not sure what to do but i have gathered the...