pc troubleshooting

Hi, Just recently I have been getting a black screen upon returning to my computer after sleep mode and more recently if I turn my monitor off for a longer period of time. The monitor signals that it is on (LG Flatron wide screen - light is blue = on) and shows the logo of the monitor turning...

Hi, I have upgraded to Windows 7 and now when I start the PC I have to chose which OS to start with. However when I enter the msconfig file in the Boot tab only the windows7 is listed! Any idea how I avoid the need to chose during PC startup which OS to run? Thanks

Hello, I have 64-bit Windows 7 Professional. I had the beta recently and encountered BSoDs to, but that was very rare. After buying it and installing a clean Windows 7 Professional installation, the bluescreens have gotten worse and I cannot pinpoint why they are occuring. It can appear a...

Hey people, I've installed an original genuine version of windows7 on a formatted disk. It worked fine for a few hours, but when I shutted down my PC, and tried to turn it on an hour later, it didn't work. When I turn on my PC, the screen stays as black as it is when my PC is turned off. I...

I have limited tech knowledge but here's the issue: I had a motherboard crash on a laptop running XP Home and wound up buying a new Gateway w/Windows 7. My backup data was on an external drive that was 3 years old, backed up using the NTBACKUP command. Windows 7 will not run NTBACKUP, so I...

it's a bit of a long story, but I have been battling the blue screen of death for months now on my machine. My system specs are: Dell Deminsion 8400 (really just the case and mobo are Dell OEM) Antec 650w psu Geforce 9600GT 512mb western digital harddrive 4GB Crucial ballistix ram Pentium 4...

Hey! I bought W7 Ultimate edition a few days ago, and i tried to install it. after facing a lot of problems with the instalation ( had to take out all usb cables, also 2gb of ram so i have 1 left inside, in order to finish the instalation.) and now, finally, the instalation is finished...

Ok here goes i have recently purchased a new motherbaord and upgraded to windows 7 professional all specs of system are in my profile the trouble i have is with the onboard ethernet everytime i turn of my pc i have to uninstall the ethernet controler to be able to conect to the internet after...

Hi All I've been using Win 7 RC for a few months now and this morning I turned on my pc but it won't boot up passed the login type screen. Will try and attatch a pic. It's the screen that has the "Ease of access button" on the left and the Stutdown/restart/sleep button on the right. I think...

When i put a flash video or a game to full screen my computer turns itselfe off suddenly. This means i can't play any games on my PC which is why i bought it. This started the moment i installed windows 7. Also when i boot windows 7 it takes a very long time to show the windows welcome...

My problem is that I now have a PC which is totally unusable because after doing a system recovery it stalls when trying to instal Windows and it ‘can’t instal Vista in Safe Mode..’. Consequently, I can’t use the PC at all, particularly to uninstall the suspected...

Hey guys I was fiddling around with my pc trying to replace the start orb with the PS button (playstation) by using reshack. So I saved the original .bmp edited it in PS and saved it as a .bmp I then editied the registry to use my newly created psexplorer.exe. I then ended my original explorer...

Hi guys I've been using Windows 7 for a few days now and its turning out to be pretty great. I am having a recurring problem though. For some reason, after i install a program, sometimes a few days later it will no longer be on the computer. The entry still exists in the start menu and in...

Every time I boot up my PC it tells me invalid system disk, please insert system disk and try again. I always have to use the windows 7 DVD to repair my OS. Does any one know the cause of this?

I'm a graphic designer and have been through many iterations of Windows over the years and Arial Narrow font has always been available in all programs...Photoshop, Pagemaker, In Design, Word, etc. However, after a recent major crash of my Win XP Pro system that affected the motherboard, I was...

hi guys I have a wierd problem with my new PC my MB is intel DP45S and when i update my bios to new version I can't install vista with crack all of vista cracks is with hackin bios and when i install the crack from boot I have a error code and windows never boot please help me if u can or help...

Hi everyone I have a dell inspiron 1525 with windows vista home premium.its in good standings,almost brand new,since i have like 4 months already with it.The prblem is the following. All of sudden when i restart my laptop it restarts fine,but when it goes to the desktop,it has a blank...

I'm running Vista Ultimate RC1 on my pc and just purchased the Xbox Live web camera for my Xbox 360 and I can also use it on my pc however I can't get the necessary hardware to install for it using Windows Update or device manager. This is the code I get when using Windows Update 80070103. Can...

sorry for not registering but i thought id help a few beta testers out being one my self and using a nvidia gforce 6800ultra you can use the older 77,xx drivers available here , please note that using these drivers disables the glass effect, they are better than the alpha drivers from the...