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    Windows 7 Running a Dell Studio 1555-win 7 Pro 64b- intermittant lockups-no cbs log

    This laptop has some boot issues about once every week or so and also locks up. I ran the usual virus and malware scans with very few results. I did a chkdsk /r and it found no problem. I then ran sfc /scannow and this is the message I received: "Windows resource protection found corrupt...
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    Windows 10 system locks up

    ok I loaded windows 10 and all was working fine then I received an update and every time I want to play a game or surf the internet the computer locks up and the only way to recover is to hit the reset button. this got so bad that I fully removed windows 10 and reinstalled windows 8 to get rid...
  3. How To: Recover from Windows 10 Start Screen Lockups

    If your Windows 10 Start Screen locks up on you, use this method to reset it. read more Continue reading...
  4. Windows 10 DX 10 Game playing as DX 9

    Since Kemical's comments about the DX 12 situation, I have been doing some checking. I realized Borderlands 2 is playing as DX 9 and 32 bit, which is its normal configuration. But I downloaded Borderlands Pre-Sequel which is a DX 10 version and it is still playing in DX 9 (32 bit). I also...
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    Windows 7 Media player causing lockups

    Guys - I am not a technical user so this description will lack some detail, I ran into a problem and thought I would post here for suggestions. My machine recently started locking up when browsing. (Toshiba laptop running windows 7 that I have owned for about a year since new) I ran all...
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    Windows Vista Computer lock ups, need help. At wits end.

    I have had this issue for a few months now (around November) and I have tried almost everything i can possibly think of to try and resolve it, but to no avail. I have replaced almost every piece of hardware in my PC except RAM and Hard drive itself (under warranty), did a system recovery to...
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    Windows 7 BSODs, freezing, etc; tried reinstalling Win7, can't fix problems

    I'm experiencing periods of weeks where I won't have a problem and then I can't got 2 mins without my computer going BSOD or freezing/locking up. Tried everything (I can think of) including updating the BIOS, reinstalling Win7, trying to troubleshoot different hardware components, nothing seems...
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    Windows 7 Lots of crashes after I sent back one bad motherboard. I want to make sure the motherboard is still

    I had my first motherboard for about a year before it started crashing, BSOD, locking up, USB ports going out until reboot, and finally not booting past POST. I RMAd the board back to ASUS and also picked up another 2 x 2gb of ram (I got a gift card to newegg). Everything was fine for about 3...
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    Windows 7 Constant full lockups windows 7 home premium asus m2n-mx se

    Hi i am wanting to purchase windows 7 64 bit and i am using a 30 day trial version to test out on my pc but i am having problems with constant full lockups.Ihave an asus m2n-mx se with an nvidia gt210 card and 2gb geil ram and amd athlon 5200 cpu.I have installed latest nvidia drivers from the...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 x64 SP1 - unending crashes

    I've been using Win 7 64-bit since the beta and no issues at all - until I installed SP1. Now I get constant lockups and it seems to be related to the video driver about 50% of the time. I've done a clean install of the latest driver, tried removing SP1, done a system restore to before SP1...
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    Windows 7 Random Freezes

    Hey, I have been having some problems with my Windows 7 Professional x64 on an Asus N71Jq (bought 2 months ago or so). (with an Atheros AR9285, Driver 8.0.0.351, Running Symantec Endpoint Protection) Like a month ago I encountered several random lockups/freezes where my screen freezes. Meaning...
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    Safari 5.01 Lockups

    Safari 5.01 on Macbook Pro 2010 13.3 with 10.6.4. This one locks up several times a day with no reason to be seen so far anyway. Yes Safari 5 locked up really nice but, not anywhere as bad as 5.01. Just doing normal net cruising I guess and there it goes locked up, spinning beach ball and...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Freezing?

    Okay, I know there's already a forum for this, but I need to know what needs to be done with my computer alone to better understand how to fix this problem. I just upgraded to Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit from Windows Vista 64 bit. Ever since I upgraded, my computer will randomly lock up. It...
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    Windows 7 Random lock ups on windows startup

    Ok I've had this weird problem for about 9 months now when starting up, on the window loading screen ( where it shows the windows logo on screen) my comp could just lock up on it randomly. this has been happening from windows xp to now windows 7. at first i was told it was caused by my video...
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    Windows 7 s3 sleep

    hello guys i was wanting to know if anyone has had any problems with s3 sleep with windows 7 . somtimes when i put my pc into sleep mode and then resume it it starts up ok then after about a minute it locks up and then goes into a blue screen of death the internet icon on the taskbar has a...
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    Windows 7 Seemingly ranomd lock ups

    Hello, I've installed Windows 7 build 7600 (32 bit) and within a couple seconds to a half hour the computer will freeze up and require a hard reset. It doesn't matter what I'm doing. I could just leave it alone and it eventually locks up. Running programs doesn't seem to make it freeze any...
  17. Windows 7 Programs freezing while using "Save" feature - Please help

    Hi Hopefully a quick one This happens in any program - Over the last day or 2 I have been experiencing lockups on all programs while trying to save an image or document. This happens whether I am using Internet Explorer, Windows Live Messenger, or Microsoft Office 2007. It varies between...
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    Windows Vista Vista Home Basic Crashing: Potential Causes and Solutions

    I'm running Vista Home Basic 32 on a computer not even a year old. When I log in (Safe mode w/|w/o networking, and regular) it works for about 5-20 minutes then freezes. Windows installer doesn't work as I tried to install Kaspersky to check for viruses, it got to the install point and crashed...
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    Windows 7 New System, Unexplained Lockups (no visible error)

    I'm running: Windows 7 RC 7100 64 Bit EVGA x58 SLI Motherboard Intel i7 920 @ 2.6Ghz (Stock) 6GB OCZ DD3 1600 @ stock timings BFGTech NVidia GTX275 @ Stock Clock SATA 750GB HD, forgot brand SB XFI Fatality Sound Card Antec True Power 2.0 PSU @ 530 Watts, 36 Amp Max 12v1 + 12v2. Now...
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    Windows 7 Desktop freezes when idle

    I am running win7rc 64 on a home build, asus m2a-vm mb, ati hd4670, 4 gig OCZ ram. All drivers are current win 7 or latest Vista64 drivers. Away device is disabled. Symptoms: when my computer is in use it performs as advertised, no problems with booting lockups or anything. after my machine...