That's what my grandson calls it. He's got 8GB of RAM and a 1TB hard drive in an Asus PC. System info is attached here as a .pdf file. 95% of his activity is Minecraft, but even before that comes into play, the OS is slow to load and if he should enter an erroneous password at the start...
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ram
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softwareconflict
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windows 8.1
To save confusion, I'm going to refer to the two programs as X and Y. When I have program X running, it all works fine and I can open any program alongside it. However, if I try and open program Y while X is running, X crashes without warning or an error message and Y opens up as normal. I've...
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version 1.2.3.0
windows
windows apps
We have 4 2012r2 terminal servers in a farm and users are having random issues with pdf readers not printing, or saying no printers installed (printers are loaded as local printers on each server)
Sometimes one reader will work and another wont and this morning opening a pdf in any reader would...
adobe reader
error troubleshooting
foxit reader
freezing
ie issues
local printer
nitro reader
pdf reader
printing
rdp sessions
remote desktop
server 2012
softwareconflict
system stability
terminal server
user issues
windows server
Have an interesting issue with explorer.exe locking up when I try to close photo viewer within several minutes, but only if I open the picture file from the desktop. Opening photos from within a folder anywhere else on the system it opens and closes fine (no need to wait).
If I let it sit for...
apphangb1
application error
desktop issues
error
explorer.exe
file management
gallery app
help request
image opening
maintenance
non-microsoft services
performance issues
photo viewer
repair install
softwareconflict
system lockup
troubleshooting
user support
windows 7
windows pro
hi, windows search has 2 tasks that eats 40% of my cpu. can i put this service in non automatic mode, or completely disable it without any bad effect? Or should i wait? i have win 10 64bit. maybe some blocking with other software?
thanks
Hello
I installled spyhunter and i cant use vnc to this computer.... seems
spyhunter blocks vnc. HOw can that be fixed?
I unintstalled spyhunter but i can still not vnc TO the computer only
from it,,
Any ideas?
Hi All, I hope this is the correct forum to post this question. I have a Windows 7 computer. I use Internet explorer browser. I am on webcam video website chatting to my friend. For whatever reason, when I go to type it freezes. I push the button hard on my keyboard but I have to wait an...
add-ons
browser issues
community advice
flash player
freezing
input delay
internet explorer
keyboard
latency
performance
softwareconflict
system hang
tech support
troubleshooting
typing
update
user experience
video chat
webcam
windows 7
Just had my 1st bsod in over 2 years. Happened after I restarted Windows 10 Pro x64 after getting a update from the store for the Xbox app. Only other new software on pc is Bitdefender Internet Security 2016. That's been on my pc since Friday after removing BIS 2015 before installing BIS 2016...
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bitdefender
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dump files
error analysis
error reporting
minidump
network security
pc maintenance
performance
pro version
restart
security softwaresoftwareconflict
troubleshooting
update
user support
windows 10
xbox app
When I right click in certain areas on my computer, I get a Not Responding error. This happens with my mouse and trackpad when I right click, so it's my computer and not mouse. For example:
Applies to:
- Desktop folders/icons/files. When my desktop stops responding, it flashes white, refreshes...
chrome
desktop
error
files
folders
help
icons
mouse
not responding
refresh
right click
softwareconflict
solutions
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third-party tools
trackpad
troubleshooting
user experience
white space
windows issues
Hi
Okay so if my heading isn't clear, what my DVD drive is doing is it's managing to read the disk but is really noisy and slow. It sounds like the laser is moving back and forth constantly (as if two or more programs were trying to access different parts of the disk at the same time but it...
Hi guys,
I've a HP All-in-one Model no: 23-K315na; Win8.1; Fully patched; All Drivers up-2-date;
16GB Ram; 1TB Hard Disk; Free Space 635GB; Pictures folder has 159GB (I'm an amateur Photographer!)
Eset Smart Security v8; scanned clean; also scanned with MWB clean
PROBLEM:
When I open the...
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community advice
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drivers
eset
file explorer
folder options
free space
hp all-in-one
malwarebytes
performance issues
photographer
pictures folder
problem solving
scrolling
softwareconflict
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thumbnails
user support
windows 8.1
Hello,
I'm new to my office, since I started working here I'm getting this constants BSODs, but checking the windows logs it seems like it started happening long ago.
A week ago I unnistalled several drivers and software (including avastt and daemon tools) and it stopped crashing, but it was...
I know, installing a windows 8.1 Explorer extension on windows 10 probably wasn't a good idea.
Still, after installing "StartIsBack+", my windows Explorer does not function without it. Upon installing, the extension creates a DLL and some resource files. When I delete the DLL, my windows...
autorun
dll
explorer
extensions
infection
performance
regsvr32
removal
resource files
softwareconflict
startisback
system issues
troubleshooting
user experience
windows 10
windows 8.1
windows update
Recently I have been having troubles, whenever I login theres a blank blue screen that stays for like 45 minutes and then I can finally use it. I some ways I found on the internet but none of them worked, if I can get some opinions that'll be great. Thanks.
fyi: This is not the BSOD and it only...
Long Story short:
I installed Windows on last summer or last 5 months from the past, Then My dad installed for me the D-Link because EZ driver was damaged, I thought I was installing Mozilla, Posting on Tom's Hardware where it causes the problems, I uninstalled Win8 Transform Pack, and I'm...
Hey, everyone.
My first BSOD occurred about 10 days ago, randomly and frequently. I'd done SFC /scannow and 'Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth', nothing wrong. Then several rounds driver verifier, uninstalled some programs with drivers that triggered BSOD, drivers indicated by...
It began late last week. Outlook Express takes a very long time to show its GUI at all, a long time after that to become responsive, and when it does become responsive it is intolerably slow. Prior to this Outlook Express has functioned very well for me. I greatly prefer it to Windows Live Mail...
avg
dell
desktop support
email program
graphics driver
hardware configuration
installation issues
memory issues
outlook
pc maintenance
pentium
performance
sluggish
softwareconflict
system restore
troubleshooting
tuneup utilities
user experience
windows xp
1. Keys do not work in Any of the Internet Browsers. Even the on-screen keyboard does not help.
2. Every time I double click a file, A pop-up "Do you want xyz to make changes to the computer ?" is welcoming me!
3, I click on any of the icons in the task-bar and a new window is opening. For...