pc performance

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...

I've just started to encounter a problem with Win7. My PC is fine until I connect to the net using wireless. I use a dongle and can connect it to the PC without issue and everything works correctly. However when I connect to the internet my pc freezes and thats it I need to...

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Hello guys!! I have experiencing a BSOD the other day after overclocking my system and downloading a couple of programs, im only getting BSOD when i play BFBC2, i overclocked my i7 950 from 3.06 to 4.2 and set it to default after my system crashed a couple of times, im not sure if overclocking...

I've had my computer since September. It was a custom build but the guy who did it knows his stuff. Started off ok, but I soon started getting occasional BSOD. These became increasingly frequent and now it's so bad I'm lucky if I can go 5 minutes without a crash. Some blue-screens restart the...

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Power Supply Settings. I have a HP Pavilion Elite m9040n and Win 7 64-bit. with Super-Anti-Spyware professional and Microsoft Security Essentials. I would like the Super-Anti-Spyware to run a daily scan starting at 2:00 AM and MSE to run a weekly scan on Sunday at 2:00 AM. My power supply is...

Hi, I have an issue with random BSoD, these are totally random in that it can happen, then not happen for several days, or it can happen the next day or as in 1 case 5 minutes later. I have attached the minidump, and to further enable anyone here is further information. CPU: Intel Quad...

i have windows 7 64bit, and i7 processor, and a hd 5830 graphics with 3gb of triple channel ram.... the problem is that when i turn my pc on, the windows welcome screen comes on, after its done what it does, my screen goes black with the cursor showing for 5-10 seconds, then my desktop...

Build a system to last the test of time. In this demonstration, I show you how to install an Intel Core i7 on a Gigabyte GA-X58-A UD5 (Socket LGA1366) with 8GB DDR3 RAM using a CoolerMaster Centurion 534, CoolerMaster 600W Power Supply (PSU), and Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 120MM Heatpipe...

This has been an issue for a few days now. It seems to only happen when my PC comes out of hibernation. It does not do it when I'm actually using the PC, only at random during PC hibernation. I will post my most recent Minidump file. I have an HP e9150t with 6GB RAM, Windows 7 64-bit, Nvidia...

CPU processor: intel 3.2 gb dual core graphics:nvidia 8800gt DDR:4gb OS:win 7 Ok so i ofund this problem while watching a movie. Video had a feedback, sound was repeating the same thing over and over...this lasted for 5 seconds and after it went back to normal.I thought nothing serious had...