software bugs

Hi all. I was recently having some bad video driver issues (getting frequent BSODs after updating to the latest drivers for my 560 Ti), so I did a system restore. After the restore, I'm not having any problems with that, but a new one has popped up: opening any photo or video file in Windows...

All Thank you for any assistance. I'm pretty familiar with Windows 7, computers in general. I have a weird issue with trying to associate file extensions to .torrent files and to .xls, .doc and other microsoft office file associations. I have recently installed Office 2007. Issue is that I...

I installed MGI Photosuite III Platinum and I'm running Windows 7 in compatibility mode. It ran just fine for awhile, and I was especially pleased to see that some fonts that didn't work in XP were fine with 7. But when I reopened a document (.pzp) created with the program, it wouldn't...

I'm tasked with fixing this laptop with Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Build 7600 because of issues with it 'crashing'. Found it to be freezing randomly. I would log in, do nothing and let the system sit there and it would freeze eventually, I would be able to move the cursor but I could not...

Hello all, I'm currently running Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit with all the updates, etc. My issue is that when I turn on my computer, when I get to my desktop, if I use my keyboard to, say, delete an icon, explorer freezes up. If I go into notepad and try to type, it freezes up. If I go into...

For all of us who feel only the deepest love and affection for the way computers have enhanced our lives, read on. At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated, 'If Ford had kept up with technology like the...

Late last week I had an issue pop-up. I couldn't get Yahoo Messenger, Google Chrome/Earth, and also The Weather Channel Desktop to open - let alone run. I was thinking a bug had somehow infected my system - but after running tree diffrent anti-virus's, and even uninstalling/reinstalling above...

Some 30 minutes ago I performed an update threw Windows Update, everything installed fine and I continued to use the computer normally. I shut down the PC to watch some TV, and after turning it on again, all kinds of things stopped working. Windows Update won't open after clicking it; Right...

Greetings all, I have been looking for a few hours now and have not found anything relating to the issue im experiancing. I work for an enginering software company and we are finding some issues relating to saving files in windows 7. Some of our clients are finding that when they save...

All hoping some one can help me out ?? I would do a search but not knowing the tech terms, im at a lose. I have windows 7 x64 on my mac book pro set up via boot camp and it works like a dream. The only problem i have sometimes is when I launch a program it loads up and appears on the...

When I try to run an exe from the option that appears in the download dialog instead of saving it, after it finishes downloading the exe isn't ran and the download box closes, leaving me having to redownload it and forcing to save it in order to run it. I am posting this here, just incase...

Windows 7: programs stop responding-then respond repeatly I have windows 7 professional. Dell Latitude 5500, hard drive is only 40% full. All programs - including Microsoft Office 2007, Firefox, Windows explorer - stop responding, some times for seconds- other times minutes. This is starting...

I am having problems with Windows 7 Home Premium where it seems that the entire screen looks the same but I can't click on anything. It isn't frozen up it is acting as if it is not the active program even though it is. It will happen in any program. Once this happens I also can't click the start...

Hey, whenever i type something into the search bar on the top right in window explorer, nothing happens. It usually gives a bunch of files that has something related to what i typed in the box. Now nothing happens when i type it in. Even when i do enter. Please help

Hello, I have a program to simulate things like logic electronics which gives a result of the signal. (logicworks 5) Everything works fine except that I can't copy and paste the result, I'm unable to select the results. The result are graphical 1 / 0 signal lines. I can copy all the components...

Here is my problem, I am getting locks appearing on my folders. Before you say its a sharing issue, please read carefully. I'm using an animation program (Newtek's Lightwave). When I go to save a file I like to create folders to save them in for better organization purposes. So, I click...

I have a problem that seems to only effect the 32 bit version of my IE. When I run it, it automatically creates a file on the desktop. This file is unknown to windows and is differently named each time. Currently the example I have for you now is IÛt. The names that it creates are usually close...

I have a Dell 1747 laptop running Windows 7. All of a sudden Internet Explorer randomly pops up on my screen a half a dozen times a day. This happens even when I am not online.

I'm running a new version of Windows 7 on a new Packard Bell Quad Core PC (it's about 2 months old). The problem is that Firefox and Windows Explorer keep crashing -- well not 'crashing' exactly, they just stop working. They disappear with no warning and I get a report box saying 'Windows...

I apologize in advance if I post a question that has already been posted - but I'm kinda guessing that this problem has not solved yet but I'm hoping anyways.. [ My start menu bar - jump list tasks ] has been having problems recently. I've tried reinstalling (clean) windows and the problem came...