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Dustin Metzgar works on our performance team and recently wrote a very cool Link Removed about a performance problem he was troubleshooting with WCF. In this episode, Dustin shares the problem and solution, as well as the tools and techniques he uses to figure these types of things out. Ron...

I am trying to run the "character map" program that is a standard part of Windows. I get an error..."C:\windows\system32\GetUName.dll is either not designed to run on Windows or it contains an error". Is there a safe place to download a new copy of the dll and once downloaded, how do I replace...

I have Windows 7 ultimate on my computer.I tried to make a Ms-Dos floppy disk from the menu format on my floppy drive.But when I start my computer with this floppy on my drive it went on Ms-Dos mode.Then when I typed C: for my hard disk drive or E: (ms-dos command) to change drives it didn't...

I have a printer showing up in my printers folder. Not sure where it came from or how it got there. But would really appreciate some help in getting rid of it. Cannot delete it using any method that I'm familar with. Just keeps saying "Needs Troubleshooting" which when run produces no solutions...

I would like to thank Adamsappleone for his answer to my problem with IE 9. Deleted the program and did a re-install and problem fixed. Except I had 2 IE 9 icons, one which gave me the problem and the other being fine. Could not reply to him through the link as that brought up the old problem...

Hello Team BSOD, I have recently had several crash dump files appear in c:\windows\minidump. However, I cannot specify what the causes of these problems may be. It is windows 7 running in my new musical keyboard/computer. Any suggestions of a possible solution...

Please can someone explain and give solution that multiple pcs on the SAME LAN can give DIFFERENT values of "Internet Time" yet all are synchronized with "time.windows.com"? Even machines with the same operating system will differ! The time differences observed may be many tens of seconds; -...

New copy shop opened up. Problem is the 'File Edit View Tools Help' toolbar is missing. Also right click does not give 'cut & paste' on menu. Shop owner seems to know less about Windows 7 than I do (I taught myself internet on public computers, using XP Pro, about two years ago). Anyway, without...

I'm hoping someone from Redmond sees this message and will open a defect ticket. This needs to be addressed promptly. Brand new HP 600q TouchSmart system running Windows 7 64-bit. Everything works normally until Windows Media Center is started, especially when it is started in maximized...

Occasionally (but not always) I observe a really curious behavior of Win7 (64bit). I can NOT install well known, wide spread programs from a folder on partition D: (e.g. from dir D:\tmp). When I start the installation from partition C: (e.g. from C:\tmp) it works fine. On both...

As i said, when programs start, i can't reach their top window frame, so the windows are unmovable. thats the problem. They can't be minimized, or their file menu accessed because they get hidden behind the taskbar. I could of course choose to hide the taskbar when not used, but that's not the...

Today I downloaded a screensaver, and when I tried to install it, a message popped up saying something like "this screensaver cannot function with the latest version of Macromedia Flash Player" and then it will close in about 3 seconds. Does anyone have a solution for this?:confused:

I have been dealing with this issue for months and finally I have solved my wireless connection setting problem. For those of you who continue to set your wireless properties to automatically connect, but the settings will not save and you are constantly having to manually connect to your...

alright i have a dell inspiron 7010 6gb ram 600gb hard drive windows 7 ultimate and for a while now i have been having a problem were the screen turns black because of power saver and when i move the mouse the back light comes on but there isn't any picture anyone have any solutions

I have the BSOD almost every time i try to play a game (like 1 per 6 minutes) and i also get some random ones. I recently got win7 and i hoped i would have no problems. After pc restarts it has a message for solution, but it doesnt work. This is the message : Problem signature: Problem Event...

Hi guys..i need your help on this. Ive read several threads showing that there's a compatability issue with Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter to win7 64-bit. because my lapto's wireless connection aint normal. is it true? if yes, can you suggest any solution for this?

When I mouse over something in my taskbar, it does it's usual mouse over thing, highlight the icon, maybe make the color of active items move with my mouse, the usual stuff. But when I move my mouse away from the taskbar, it still behaves as if the mouse is over whatever icon. A log out and a...

Hello - my inverted commas key and the "@" key are transposed. I have done the obvious: gone into Regions and Language to check that the settings are not US English (they are English (Ireland)). Having trawled the Internet I cannot find any other solution to the problem. Any help greatly...

I want to remove (not hide) favorites so they don't come back. I have googled all morning trying to find a solution (besides spending a day in IE8 removing favorites one by one). I have found a couple references to editing the registry to make the name of the favorites links folder invisible...

I cant believe that Canon have made a Windows 7 64-bit compatible version of the 'CD-LabelPrint' software for all its other IP models but not the IP5000. So is this it? Is my Printer useless on Windows 7? Check the link to see the list of printers that have been updated, why leave out the...