software problems

Ok, so i'll write the whole message again.... got a message saying the message was too short although i doubt it was... Well here it goes. Whenever i install some games like Mirror's Edge and Saints Row 2 my whole computer freezes. Everything except the music,progessbar and the mouse pointer...

Please accept my apology ahead of time for any breach of protocol I may unknowingly commit. I'm a newby to the forum and didn't want to wait any longer than necessary before posting this thread for help with a problem I've just encountered. The first thing I did after installing Windows 7...

I decided to try out the beta and put it on my sons computer since he was needing a format anyway. It is an AMD 64 bit processor with a Seafate 75 gig IDE 2 gigs of ram and an ATI 1950pro. Ran Vista fine. Anyway, I did a reformat of a the hard drive and all goes well it copys files and then...

Every time I run Windows Update in my 7 install, I get the the same 80072EE2 error and have no clue how to fix it. It seems to be effected by some sort of firewall, but I've tried using just windows, just mcafee, and nothing, but have had no success. It's also effecting a few of my other...

Hello, So this is my dilemma. A friend and I built my computer a little over 8 months ago. It has been running great for the most part, but not until recently (past month or two) it has been severely acting up. I don't recall doing any major driver updates that would cause these severe errors...

i used an acronis bootable flash drive to help partition and set up my windows 7 partition and when i did this without realizing (please tell me if this is even a problem) i made the partition logical instead of primary and it is not set as active. this partition is about 30gb along with an...

hello all a couple of weeks ago i bought an hp laptop with vista home premium pre installed on it. so far, i have had to reinstall the factory settings 3 times and have done countless systems restores. i have used different windows OSs for the past 15 years and never have i had such a nightmare...

I've had this computer since december, and have only ever had Vista on it. I got a new hard drive thats about a month old. Its been working fine as my storage, but when I try to use the search feature, no files show up. I'm computer literate, and know I am searching correctly. I also check to...

I havent been able to successfully install a Windows update for a year now. When I search for updates, I get the error code: 800700C1. Also, I have been trying to install updates for my Norton Internet Security, and suprise, I havent been able to do that either. WHen I try to uninstall the...

Hi There I have recently tried to install SP1 for vista and got this message, and SP1 will not install. Does anyone know what this message means as i cannot find any reference to it under any searches, and wondering if it is related to other errors and blue screens i get on a far too regular...

I can't seem to install ANY update to Vista. It appears to start downloading them but nothing at all happens -- not even an error code. Could it be that it will only install with IE and not Mozilla as browser?

http://blogs.technet.com/ewan/archive/2007/10/10/dell-s-anti-crapware-initiative-doesn-t-go-far-enough.aspx Well, I think this is why many people have issues with Windows, and one reason that Mac's don't have that much problems.

Having gone through the process four times (2 x upgrade and 2 x clean install) of the OEM Ulimate Disk, the message "the upgrade (or install) was unsuccessful and your original windows is being reinstalled". Upgrade advisor tells me that my system is compatable - any similar problems that...

Hi guys! Since buying my new PC and upgrading to Windows Vista, I've been experiencing some nasty problems. The main one is that some applications start having problems with closing. When an app stop's responding I CANNOT kill it just by using the taskmanager. Its window stays open forever (not...

So I just exchanged my copy of Vista for a new one in hopes that this problem wouldn't happen again, but it has. I am stuck in the "Collecting Information" part of installation where I enter in the product key. When I enter in the product key and click next, nothing happens...the installation...