pc performance

Im having a frequent BSOD everytime I play a game or even just surfing the web it says IRQ_NOT_EQUAL_OR_LESS. I run Mem test and Chkdsk and theres no errors or problems.. Theres no overheating issue coz my GPU is at 54 when gaming and 40 on CPU.. Please help.. I attached the zip file for info...

I am having a problem with splwow64.exe hanging up my PC, but only once per day. I routinely start a process in the morning, it can be Snagit, Notepad, Word, Textpad, Excel - really anything that might print. It doesn't matter. The application appears "hung". I then open the Resource Monitor...

Hi all, heres a quick run down of my problem. about a month ago my pc started having errors at bootup. it would get as far as the desktop, then freeze the desktop, allowing me to still use my mouse but i couldnt select anything and the system would hang. After restarting on average about...

Hello, I've encountered numerous crashes while gaming, watching videos and just plain web-surfing. Tried updating all my hardware drivers, uninstalling Avast Internet Security and the problem still persists and I hope someone in this forum could help me with this problem. I have more than 30...

I am visiting my grand daughter at my other daughter's house. Of course my grand daughter says, "Grandpa, can you look at my PC. It keeps going to sleep when I'm working on it. It has been working fine until I arrived here" Some may recall this is a new PC (approx. 7 months ago) that I bought as...

Does anybody use this utility cleaner ? Wise Care 365 Link Removed I tried it on my PC and it actually made it run better :) It's free and cleaned more than CCleaner. :)

i got a new cpu assembled about 15 days ago intel core i5 2320 3.00 ghz 8 gb of ram saphire amd radeon hd 5450 2 gb ddr3 graphics card yesterday after i shut down the computer i got a dark blue screen which dissapeared suddenly the first or second line read that windows has detected a serious...

Hi all i'm running Windows 7 Professional x64 and i'm having some trouble with my SSD. When i boot up my PC, windows 7 boots and everything is fine. After a few minutes i see the disk usage led permanently ON and the PC blocks, so i can't use it. This continues for about 3-4 minutes, then...

Ok, before telling anything, I am going to tell my computer specs . Please tell me if i need to attach some files. Windows 7 Ultimate Service Pack 1 Intel Core 2nd Generation i5 2400 processor 8 GB ram (But I have 32 bit system, so only 3,49 GB usable) Nvidia GeForce 550 ti graphics card So the...

Hello, I just received two BSODs this afternoon, both times had different errors. First was Pool_header, the second was Pool_caller. I don't know much about computers, but I am capable of figuring out how to fix things. Here is my PC: Newegg.com - iBUYPOWER Gamer Extreme 560D3 Desktop PC Phenom...

My PC is pretty new ( 6 month ) and I got a blue screen problem. It appear randomly and when it appear, my pc shot down after the blue screen. When I reboot my pc and it open correctly after a blue screen.... I got this error message : Problem signature : Problem event name : BlueScreen...

I've always wondered if background tasks continue to run while the PC is in sleep mode or hibernation. Are there actions that I can take to wake it up? What happens if I'm running a scan and the PC goes into hibernation or sleep mode? Please help me out........

Alright, so I just got my new computer. And whenever I turn my computer on, it goes past the "Post Screen" and then continues to the point where it should boot. But, this is exactly what happens: This screen, also called the "Black Screen of Death" continues to blink for hours. I'm not...

Hi, my PC has recently started crashing when i play games. i dont think i installed something that may have altered the registry state or something, but i used to play games without any problems before. A couple of times even crashed while viewing a movie on VLC!! the blue screen doesnt say...

This started, that I noticed, maybe four weeks ago. I select shutdown from the start menu. Desktop starts closing down. Get the waiting for programs screen. Monitor blacks out, All fans stop. Silence. Sounds good, unless I move the mouse, then everything starts up again. It hasn't actually...

Strange problem about a month ago maybe once every 4 to 10 days the PC boots up and all the characters are strange, instead of the usual alpabet they are spercial characters. I do a system restore and all is fine. If anyone has any thoughts on this as how to solve this short of reloading...

Hola Win7 world! For some reason, I have a problem with my computer's display brightness. Sometimes whenever I start up the computer, or change to another's profile (either the admin who is me or the other two normal users I have), the brightness goes a little dimmer. All three of us are used...

For several months I have had problems each day when asked to install "Windows Updates", some days I get 4 or 5 updates or more, for a long time it installed all except one. This has now expanded so I have three updates that will not install for some reason. It creates a restore point then tries...

My pc keeps freezing, crashing, and experiencing BSOD. It would freeze on the very first screen on the monitor, the screen with F10, F11, F9, F12, and Esc options; it would freeze at the next screen, the screen with "Starting Windows," and its animation; it would feeze after I typed in my...

Hi All I recently purchased a Samsung Laptop, everything worked well for the first 3 days. Yesterday I installed Avast Internet Security Version 6.0 (I had a free license available) Also right before shutting off the pc (for the last time it worked correctly) Windows 7 installed 61 updates...