Running an old but reliable HP dc7100.
Installed Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit. Runs fine, no hardware issues at all except needed to install a graphics card to get Aero effects to work & had to change the sound drivers to get the sound working.
However since the original install the restart option...
I have an Abit QuadGT IX38 mobo, latest BIOS, but they are out of the mobo business and I don't expect any new BIOS revisions. Can't even find their US support site any longer. Anyway, the trouble is, I can put the pc to sleep apparently fine the first time, but after waking it up, it will not...
Problem:
My computer fails to go into Sleep mode, and it also will automatically restart about 1-2 seconds after shutting down.
This issue initially arose when I had the RC installed. During that time, I had been able to Sleep the computer just fine, but one time it seemed to randomly fail...
auto-restart
bios
clean install
computer hardware
custom pc
drivers
graphics card
intel core2 duo
lan
malware
memory
motherboard
nvidia
power settings
shutdownissues
sleep mode
system restore
technical support
troubleshooting
windows 7
Hello there, folks!
Been running build 7600 of Windows 7 for a while and it kind of crapped out on me last night. Here are all the problems that started last night
It wont shut down ( sat on "Shutting down..." screen for 12 hours today)
The Notification Area only loads a couple of icons, no...
battery indicator
build 7600
itunes
notification area
performance
shutdownissues
software issues
system freeze
troubleshooting
uninstall programs
updates
user support
wifi problems
windows 7
windows explorer
I upgraded from Vista to Windows 7 last night and ended up with two control panel icons on my task bar. I called Microsoft and worked with them for 2 1/2 to three hours and I still have the icons and now my machine takes for ever to shut down and everytime it reboots I get and error that it...
boot problems
control panel
dual core
error message
hp machine
memory issues
microsoft support
pentium e5200
shutdownissues
task bar
tech support
upgrade
user experience
windows 7
windows vista
A friend installed W7 RC on my son's computer and it is now suddenly shutting down. I read some posts online that point to Windows 7 being sensitive to Video card heat so whenever he watches a movie on his computer his video card heats up and windows shuts down.
He never had that problem with XP...
I installed windows 7 7100 x32 on my laptop (Acer Aspire 5535) and my experience has been great, is just 2 of the most important features are not working or taking lots of time:
1- The computer is not shutting down: When is going down stucks on the shutting down message and never goes down...
when i tried to uninstall AVG Free in favor of Zonealarm (i got the vista version working through compatibility), i got bluescreened twice. this then led to the following issues.
1) whenever i start up my computer, the gadgets take forever to load and take up 100% of my processor. i have to...
When I boot into windows 7 it is as usual. You get icons, destkop, start menu, and all that stuff. When I try to open absolutely anything, The Start Menu, A folder on the desktop, task manager, an icon on the desktop, open the windows clock, absolutely anything windows screams at me and says...
I have a PC that I bought a little over a year ago, I have Vista home premium on the computer and I have recently been receiving a message that the computer is predicting a hard disk failure. I have backed-up my files onto an external hard drive and I have tried to do a chkdsk scan but it is...