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I’m a member of the IT department in a relatively small company. Yesterday morning, one of my users reported a strange error to me. I had never encountered this before. The problem he described is detailed further below. We have several of this model laptop; this is the first one to give us...

I'm not entirely sure what info is required for this request, but I'm on Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit. Whatever else you need, tell me, but my profile has a lot. Anyways, my issue is that Windows Explorer is being really frustrating. I'm pretty good with computers, to the point that even my...

I have the game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on my Windows XP Service Pack 3 system but it doesn't run very smoothly. It jams from time to time. Sometimes it even crashes. I can't understand why this is happening, because I also play GTA: San Andreas on my PC and this one works fine. Vice City...

Hi there! As you will see, English is not my first language (by far :tongue:) Some days ago I noticed after a couple of minutes I start mi PC, my CPU usage goes to a constant 100% , so I checked for viruses and such but MSE gave me nothing and neither Malwarebytes. Here's the weird thing, I...

I ran the DP from mid-September 2011. Messed w/ it sporadically. Since 29/2/12 have been solidly w/ Windows8. To little time to learn it, personalise it. I'm running dual-boot w/ Windows7, both x64. The Start is of little concern... I boot to the Desktop... have customized start but visit it...

What is served by grumbling? Many, may find things fun, easy, convenient, find a few things out over time & find things appealing. But, what is served by grumbling? I've found lots of neat, likable Features, have things arranged is using is comfy, I've discovered some cool paths to things...

This problem has persisted for quite some time now... OS: Win 7 Pro 64 bit MSDNAA product key, all critical updates of course Comp: MSI-171 GX710 Every so often, as in every other boot or every three startups, or as today would have it every single time I boot up until I get fed up enough to...

Fixes an issue in which a handle leak occurs every time that the thread that creates and releases the IGroupPolicyObject interface is called. This issue occurs on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. More...

After my computer has been running for some time (maybe days), it gets really slow. I found a great memory manager that cleans the memory. I was wondering if there was a way to clean the Page File without rebooting. BTW, I use Process Explorer so I know there is nothing running that shouldn't...

I just recently build this computer and since the beginning I get the same BSOD that does the exact same thing every time other then when it randomly happens. My computer first freezes for about 5 seconds then goes into the BSOD. The error code is a 0x000000f4 (0x0000000000000003...

What can I do to lower the Physical Memory Usage in my Laptop? For information, I am using Windows Seven Ultimate (build 7600) with RAM 1 GB, Intel Core i3 M350 @ 2.27 GHz. When I hit task manager, the Physical Memory: Total : 941 Cached : 85 Available : 81...

So, the problem is very simple - when I start the game, my battery won't charge. It only does on loading screens (when I enter or end battle). My laptop is Acer Aspire 8942G, Win 7 with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850. It looks like the game blocks or conflicts with my charger when I play it...

Hi I have installed SharePoint 2010 on my Windows 7 laptop, and it works fine. But all the services that are installed will always start and use a lot of resources, even when I don't use the application. It is possible to only start all the involved services (like SQL Server, IIS etc.)...

Greg Shultz shows you how to use Windows Task Manager to track down detailed information about any process running in Microsoft Windows 7. More...

Hi experts, For the last 2 months I've been experiencing a very regular BSOD on my PC. BSODs occur only on the wake-up or on the start or shortly (up to 5 minutes) after both start/wake-up; sometimes I have to reboot 15-20 times to get the system work. Below 5 zipped minidumps files from...

IMPORTANT NEWS I am pleased to announce that Windows 7 Forums is fully upgrading its hardware capabilities to the maximum possible threshold. We will be increasing our memory, processor, and networking capabilities to an extent that will meet current requirements and exceed future requirements...

Windows Live Essentials 2011 (formerly Wave 4) has RTW-ed (Released To the Web). Download for free at this link: http://download.live.com The 2011 suite includes a tonne of new features including Facebook Chat integration within Messenger Bing Maps integration and improved geo-tagging...

Here is something you can do to keep track of the page file usage with System Monitor. Once completed and running you can analyze the data using the prescribed formula (in the article) to increase or decrease your page file. This is not a downloaded program, it is a Page File Console that you...

Did anyone ever find it useful to change a process priority? I never did. When I encode full HD video in Encore, it takes a lot of CPU power and even if I watch an HD movie on KMplayer, it has a little stutter. I tried lowering the Encore process priority and I also tried raising the...

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