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  1. Windows 7 Random BSOD During Idle and Browser Use After Windows Update

    I get a random bsod when my computer is idle, or when I sometimes plug in a usb flash drive but mostly when I am just surfing the internet on any browser. I can play a resource heavy game like Civilization V for hours and there is no problem. I used memtest, and seatools for my harddrive...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 32bit BSOD problem

    Experiencing random BSOD especially during cold start up Examples are: when computer turned off during day and turned on after work random sometimes when computer on idle My Computer Specification: MB:Gigabyte X58A-UD3R rev 2.0 Bios FB CPU: i7 920 VIDEO CARD: Ati 5870
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    Windows 7 Need Help! BSOD appears when computer idles for a period.

    I've been getting BSODs more frequent now, some when the computer idles for a period of time and I've gotten one or two just going through daily business. I've included the minidump. files if anyone could take a look. As always thanks for any help.
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 uses WAYY too much RAM! 3gb/4gb!! (Used 1gb at idle before)

    Wierd problem here guys Quick specs Phenom II x4 3.2ghz 4gb DDR2 800 PC use to run flawless. Very fast. During idle it would use only 1gb/4gb of ram which is normal Now it uses 3gb at idle! At startup it will be at 1gb, but after I run a memory intense application (Starcraft 2 which uses 2gb...
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    Windows 7 NEW PC - Windows7 64bit Memory Management (x1a) BSOD

    Since ive purchased my PC about once a day on average i get a BSOD, normally while playing a game but its happened browsing, i think maybe even just sitting idle as well. Details are listed below and dumb files attached as well as a .nfo file if you need more details about my set up. Any help...
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    Windows 7 Unable to boot message after computer is in idle for a while.

    I started having a problem less than a week ago. When my Laptop is in idol for a period of time i will come back to a black screen with white text reading, I can then just power off the laptop and then power it up and it boots fine. I called Dell and they updated the bios, and the propblem...
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    Windows 7 high memory usage on idle xc

    my computer uses 29 percent on idle my phsical memory is at i have a 32 bit system 3GB RAM and 5 GB page file but why is the usage so high and it climb to 35 percent if i have it on for a couple of hours but it used to stay at 17 percent on idle i use cleanmem they all start when i changed my...
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    Windows 7 Win7 Reboot after shutdown, hangs on sleep.

    A couple days ago, my computer hung after going into an idle induced sleep. It would not wake up. I had to power off. This problem continues. Another symptom is it will not shutdown or hybernate. It starts back up again. Things I've already done: Uninstall Roxio Turn off Wakeup on Lan...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Processes

    On starting my computer this morning I have noticed the CPU cooling fans running a little harder than I'm used to hearing when just using Firefox. On looking at the task manager I have noticed that rather than sitting at the normal 0% CPU usage when idle a process labelled NTVDM.exe is...
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    Windows 7 Applications Closing after Idle time

    Why are my applicatons closing automatically? I leave for the day with several applications running only to find them all shutdown in the morning. I see no evidence in eventvwr or Windows Update logs that the PC restarted. Windows 7 Professional Joined to AD Domain - nothing changed using...
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    Windows 7 Question about Win 7' power management

    I like win7's power management compare to Windows Vista. When I left the computer idle for a while the system gone to sleep. My question is I have 2 External Hard Drive one USB and the other SATA the USB does not have power switch but the SATA has power switch. The USB brand is SEAGATE but...
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    Windows 7 Win 7 64 Bit Freezes after sitting idle.

    Hi I have a Dell 730 XPS and it is a dual boot system. I have a QX9650 extreme chip 8 gigs of corsair dominator ram, 2-GTX 280 video cards, sli off, Nvidia 790sli mobo. I have a dual boot setup 2 500 gig hard drives, one with vista 32 and the other with Win 7 64. As long as your on and doing...
  13. Windows 7 Window Color Glitch after Computer Left Idle

    I experienced this problem soon after upgrading from vista to windows 7. When i leave the computer until it goes into screen saver and then come back a few minutes later, my personalized window color will change into a pale blue color soon after waking the computer from the screen saver. The...
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    Windows 7 High RAM usage while idle

    I just upgraded from Vista to Windows 7 a few days ago and ever since then, my RAM will jump from 39% to 99% within 1 1/2 hours and becomes sluggesh to the point where I cant hardly do anything. I never had this problem with Vista. I've searched and search and saw all types of topics related to...
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    Windows 7 How to remove user logon screen

    I recently installed Windows 7 home premium upgrade on my laptop. For the first week or so everything seemed to work ok. Then about a week ago the screen began to change to user logon after setting idle for 15 or 20 minutes. I checked my personalization settings and it shows the user logon on...
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    Windows 7 Removing User Login Screen

    I recently installed Windows 7 home premium. Since the installation, when the computer sets idle for any length of time, the screen goes to user logon. I have tried everthing to remove this, but no luck. I tried unchecking the logon on resume box in personalization but it won't let me uncheck...
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    Windows 7 Auto Dim levels?

    I've searched several forums, but can't find an answer, so I'll ask here. I like the auto-dim feature in Windows 7 when the computer is idle, however I'd like it to dim more than it does. I can adjust the brightness while I'm using it, but I can't find a setting to allow me adjust the level...
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    Windows 7 Random Freezes and Sophos Anti-Virus 7.6.13 (?)

    Hi everyone, I'm running Windows 7 Pro x64 on a Dell XPS M1530, and I've been having issues with the system locking up intermittently. The lockups occur at random and seem to be independent of how many and what programs I am running. Lockups have occured both when the computer is idle and when...
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    Windows 7 How to Enable Standby Mode in Windows 7 Like Windows XP

    Hi, I had Win XP and I configured the "sleep" button in my Microsoft's keyboard to get computer into Stanby mode, which means the computer is set off, but the memory is on and when I click the mouse button the computer starts and show me the state I was before the standby mode (S3). I...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Sleep Issues

    I have a few issues with sleep on my desktop machine that is running Windows 7 RTM. My machine consists of the following: [DFI JR X58-T3H6] [i7 920 D0] [12GB OCZ OCZ3B2000C9LV6GK] [Corsair CMPSU-750TX] [Windows 7 (64bit)] [EVGA 280 GTX][OCZ Vertex 30GB x 3 in RAID0] I'll start with the most...