software compatibility

I have recently got my Sony Vaio VPCSB19GG which runs i7-2620M Memory4Gb with Solid State Drive 256GB which comes with Windows7 Professional (64-bit). i have been using it for around 2 weeks and from the first day i had divided my SSD into 2 partitions C and D, and recently this problem occur...

I had to do a re-install today with Windows 7. After the re-install it set up a drive labeled "System K" and I also have a folder called "Windows old". Now I did have back up disc that I made in June that I used after the re-install. That gave me back about 97% of my important info for my apps...

Hello. I just did a complete restoration of my hard drive. I have Win7 64. I'm having problems with Adobe Flash Player on IE 9. It works on some web pages like youtube, but not on some others. I have the local news channel's weather page, and where the weather map is suppose to be, it tries...

BSOD I recently upgraded my pc and installed Windows 7 but It constantly crashes. I think this happens when I use a USB device. Can you please help? Here is the Bugcheck Analysis Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger Version 6.12.0002.633 AMD64 Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights...

The latest video release showcasing Microsoft Windows 8 benchmarks, and a quick press release by Emily Wilson at Microsoft, shows that Windows 8’s boot time capability will be superior to Windows 7. No, the system was not in hibernation; otherwise we would have seen the restore from hibernation...

Hi Win 7 users. Questions please; not sure if this has been asked in a previous life.... Is there a problem with the Windows 7 software and the i7 chip? Does it make it work too hard and overheat? I ask because I have a Tosh i7 A660 Satellite with Ultimate Windows 7 and Office 2007 32-bit...

Ok, thank you for finding and reading this with a view to a simple solution? I bought this Toshiba A660 series Dynabook about four months ago in Japan (where I live). After a very painful upgrade with Windows 7 ULTIMATE for the ENGLISH LANGUAGE OPTION; I got the thing working in about 80%...

Hi, I have XP mode running well for several programs in Windows 7. Dreamweaver 8.02 installed fine but I cannot get a connection to the internet. Windows Explorer works fine and I can download files from within XP mode. I have the identical FTP settings that I had before on another...

Hello. I just recently upgraded my Lenovo Ideapad Y530 to Windows Seven Home Premium. After the update, I got on the Internet and tried to type in a number but it entered a letter instead and when I tried to do a shift symbol such as an exclamation point, my computer types a letter as well...

Most of us try and keep our machines cleaned periodically from dust and all that. I just retired last year as a heavy machinist where a lot of the work is cast iron. They used a lot of low end Windows NT and 95 desktops and some lasted for 10-15 years with no maintenance. They were always on and...

Recently I've been having issues with the way text is displayed on my computer. Everything had been working fine until a few weeks ago, and I've had this install of windows running for over a year now with no issues. Anyways, the problem is that a lot of text looks glitchy and is very difficult...

I have Windows 7, Office 10 both Home Premium and use Incredimail for emails on both my laptop and my PC. Why when my accountant sends me a snip image it arrives in my inbox perfectly on my Laptop and in my PC it is just an embedded formula (url) not a snip image. Similarly some pdf files...

I have windows7 on a acer notebook and able to use my HP 5610xi w/no problem. I recently bought an acer desktop emachine el1352g and cannot use my hp or some other software. It says that product cannot be installed with operating system. The only difference i can see is that the emachine...

Rewritable Compact Disks (CDs) written by certain CD-writing software show an empty folder on Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows PE. Such CDs show all the data on the disk when read on a Windows XP machine. The issue happens only when the CDs have... Link Removed

i play cabal online and i use Ventrilo but has to be an open window to work how can i make it work while minimized

Hi Everyone... I've just been advised to remove Avira and ZoneAlarm off of my PC because of regular BSOD problems. See link Link Removed As an alternative was advised to Install MS Security Essentials.. Since these actions, the PC has been running great :-) I am however...

Microsoft's new browser, Internet Explorer 10 (IE10), will not run on Windows Vista, either now in its developer preview form or when the software ships. Link Removed

I have 3 HP Multi-media keyboards. On my Vista system the programs for the multi-media keys are displayed in a grid in the Control Panel section Keyboard. In the Windows 7 Control panel Keyhoard the grid is there, but is blank and there seems to be no way to change any thing. It appears to me...

My system has been crashing lately with a "tcpip.sys" error. I have recently installed acrobat X pro and the new flash player 10.2. It only seems to crash after I have opened acrobat X. I had installed an additional 2gb ram module but I removed it thinking it might not be compatible but it...

I use an old XP app (JetToolbar - available at JetToolBar - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com) and do not want to change but I cant make it work on Windows 7. The application installs and starts up just fine but it is not possible to drag icons/programs/files to...