error handling

I ended processes such as lsm.exe and a prompt came up telling me what Windows has encountered a critical problem and that it will restart in one minute. Even though the process has ended (and remains closed), Windows OPERATES PERFECTLY FINE AND NORMALLY. Why does Windows have to shut down...

When you try to open the “Check Disk” dialog box on systems where User Account Control (UAC) is enabled, the "Check Disk" dialog box may randomly stop responding for a short period of time after being opened. The user is unable to move the dialog box or... Link Removed

Hi all, I reinstalled Windows 7 Professional 64-bit last week and after going through the process of installing drivers, letting Windows Update check for and install updates, I'm getting crashes. The specific problem is related to programs that use Visual Studio 2005 C++, I'm getting a...

OK this is a topic for the pure speculative enjoyment of it, if you are a practical type just skip this post. If someone knows of any modern OS worse then this please let me know.e couple of friends of mine are contemplating the design of an interface for a jail broken PCM from a 2001 Ford...

My VB6.0 application process does not Exit under Windows 7 but it exits properly on Win XP. After exiting the application process VB6 Exe remains running in Task Manager. So every time I need to manually end that process. Any way to release all resources held by VB6.0 Exe & VC++ Dlls on Win 7...

I have got an issue with Windows 7 Sp1 (v 6.1.7601). This code display a console window with "dir" result. It work well on Windows 7 but not with SP1. BOOL RunCommand(LPCTSTR szCommand) { TCHAR szComSpec[MAX_PATH]; TCHAR szCmd[2048]; STARTUPINFO...

No matter what compiler I elect to use (I have tried codeblocks, bloodshed dev C++, visual studio c++ express 2005, visual studio 2008 & 2010 and eclipe [java]) when i attempt to rebuild a project after executing it once, it will link and compile, but and error will appear stating that the...

Hello to everyone! :D I am writing in the hope of finding a solution to a serious problem I'm experiencing, certainly not tied to a software problem but one that I hope we can find a work around by software. My laptop (an HP DV3-2350EL i3 330m cpu and ATI Radeon HD4550 discrete graphics) has...

Hello, I have an application which a pc in the newtork runs a VBS script to another pc and executes some actions. It works fine in physical/Virtual machines of Windows XP and Physical machines of WIN7 but the script is not executing in Virtual Machines with WIN7. Do you have any idea what is...

Fixes an issue in which you may receive Stop Error 0000007E (Error 0x7E) (SYSTEM THREAD EXCEPTION NOT HANDLED), or Stop Error 00000050 (Error 0x50) (PAGE FAULT IN NONPAGED AREA) in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 More...

Hi! First I would kindly ask forum admins to transfer my topic to more suitable subfolder, I really don't know here to post my problem. Thanks. Now to the problem. I have Asus N55SF laptop, with Windows 7 SP1 64 bit. Also, I have 2 external hard drives. One with USB 3.0, and one USB 2.0...

Hi, Wasn't sure where to put this thread. Why are we not allowed to put the words : Dri-ver and er-ror in our posts, they are visible when editing, but are not once posted. Is There a Legal Reason For this? It's annoying when trying to diagnose a problem and the word you need...

I just got a new Hp Pavilion dv7 laptop with a finger print scanner. Its pretty nice, except that when I get to the login page for windows, it shows a picture of a finger print instead of my user pic. i found out that the image for the fingerprint scanner is part of a file called...

Describes a problem in which you run an .exe file and the file starts a different program. A resolution is provided. More...

Ever bang your head against a wall trying to figure out what's wrong with your data binding XAML? If so, then you will love the new data binding debugging features in Silverlight 5. In this episode of Silverlight TV, Jason Shaver joins John to discuss the data binding debugging features in...

When in a VDI environment with virtual desktop pools and connecting via RD Web Access, if you click the 'X' on the Connection Bar and then click 'Cancel', the session disconnects regardless. Link Removed

Windows 7 has a number of tools such as Disk Cleanup to help keep your system running smoothly, and it also includes a System Maintenance troubleshooter. Link Removed due to 404 Error

The Application Compatibility Toolkit version 5.6 log processing server does not process logs gathered from Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 machines with Service Pack 1 installed. These logs are moved to the Failed folder on the log share and the... Link Removed

In this episode of The Full Stack, Jesse and Jon hook up client-server data synchronization and discuss some interesting problems they run into along the way. Highlights: Jesse walks through the Windows Phone side, explaining how synchronization works when saving a new contact. Jesse explains...

Susan shares her insights on how to do quick and dirty UX testing to help your application be more successful. Susan (who works with great people on the UX team, including Corrina Black, Tsitsi Gora, and Arturo Toledo) has a lot of experience working on usability and spends a lot of time working...