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Came across this link at Microsoft that people may find useful in troubleshooting crashes in Outlook 2007: Link Removed The link also includes several automated tools to diagnose product instability and configuration issues. The Office Configuration Analyzer Tool (OffCAT) actually deals with...

Google Chrome Beta for Windows 33.0.1750.91 Link Removed Google Chrome's development is high-paced and here's their latest beta. Download notes: * Alternatively you can download the latest non-beta version of this software. How to get the new version? If you don't have Google Chrome...

Gd Day all, My Pc mysteriously reboots/BSODs every morning. So far i've runned chkdsk with some file problems but no bad sectors and Memtest86+ twice. First time 640 errors, second time no errors at all. Curious thing it only crashes/BSODs early morning, rest of the day it runs completely...

I am looking at making a little cluster of servers for class and as a practice area for working with servers. Even though it is not for production I want it to be able to work as if it where. This question is about what you as individuals have to say, not really a right or wrong or concrete...

The used motherboard that I ordered arrived today, and the BIOS version it contains is one of the oldest for this board (703). Therefore I want to update, but am not certain which one to choose, because the two latest versions are marked as betas, and the newest is marked as ONLY being for...

This gentleman has gone through Windows 8.1 Preview and completely found every possible inkling wrong with it. For the most part, I have looked forward to the technical changes in 8.1 that, perhaps, might increase the stability of the kernel when interacting with rogue drivers. You know...

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I've always gone by the adage of "if it's not broke, don't fix it", but that doesn't stop me from wondering. My motherboard has had two BIOS updates released since the one I have installed. The first one is only for changing from AM3 to AM3+, which I don't need since I just have the AMD 1090T...

Hi guys, I'm experiencing slight freezes every once in a while. Computer is getting slower and slower by day and I have no idea what is causing this. Was multi-tasking yesterday and suddenly my computer froze completely with a BSOD as a result. I have no idea what the exact problem was, but...

Hi, I hope someone can help. I have put together data in hopes that someone could tell me why i keep on getting BSOD on my new build. All the parts i am using are quality. The hard drives are in good health. I have tried many things to try and figure out what the source of the problem is but...

I'm thinking about getting some new RAM, not because I usually don't have enough, but occasionally for reasons unknown to me, RAM usage will spike and cause the system to freeze. It doesn't even have to hit 100%, because when it exceeds 80% it may freeze or at least cause things to become...

My computer has been getting BSODs for about about a month now. When it first started happening a month ago, my motherboard died and I got a new motherboard, CPU, RAM, and graphics card. However, I continued to get the same problems with my new components. Since buying the new components, I've...

Good Morning, I started getting BSOD after a Microsoft update a couple of weeks ago. The BSOD says it is taking a dump but when I go to windows/minidump there is nothing there. It got to the point where the system would only stay up for a few minutes. I ended up taking 2 gig out of my ram...

Hello everyone. Before I' get into more detail I'll just put the .dmp files first, I know that's what your probably interested in. Anyways, I've been having a lot of trouble keeping my computer stable. Not matter what driver I am on, stock, new, or old I will always receive a BSOD. It's almost...

3DMark 11 version 1.0.4 released 3DMark 11 has been updated to version 1.0.4 and is now fully compatible with Windows 8. This update addresses compatibility issues and a few uncommon bugs. Benchmark scores are not affected and scores from this new version can be compared with scores from the...

Can you tell me... why does my Windows 8 do everything I want or need, do it well, quickly and easily? Why does it accept every piece of software or hardware I throw @ it? Does anyone know why my Windows 8 is so stable, smooth, fast and problem free? Thanks to Microsoft, I am being tied down...

In another forum someone asked what people felt about Windows 8. This is what I had to say: Ok, well, to the OP I will offer my comments & promise to not be overly techy. Many folks who have spent a bit of time @ this forum, already, know my feelings but, that's ok... I have been using...

Hey guys, I have a problem with my system that started around the time I switched to a Intel 520 SSD. Not sure if that is the issue, but some whacky things started around that time. Could be coincidence. At first my system would only crash when it was not in use (3-4 am) while running things...

Please let me know if drivers designed for windows 7 are 100% compatible with windows 8. I have laptop Samsung NP3530EC-AOCDX with windows 7, and I am tempted to upgrade it to windows 8. The only drivers available on Samsung product page are dedicated for windows 7. Link Removed Please let...

My two weeks with two Windows 8 computers - one computer and one laptop. It's my very short story about Windows 8. Three months ago, I purchased a new computer with Windows 7 for my work . It has Intel Core i7-3770 and 8.0 GB RAM. During those months, I had ZERO issues with my computer...