startup

  1. Windows 8 Win 8.1 "Update" Solution

    This may not apply to everyone but I had the start up looping issue this morning and this is how I resolved it: First I have 2 laptops running 8.1 64x: a) Toshiba and b) HP. The Toshiba had no problem. The HP hung in the start up loop. I powered off the HP that was looping. I then disconnected...
  2. Windows 7 BSOD at startup, win76 64bit, repair doesn't work

    Okay, this past day I have repeatedly had BSOD at startup. I let it try to do a repair/restore, but it tells me it can't repair. Attached are the W7F and CPU-Z output. (RAMMon gave error: Unable to load DirectIO driver.)
  3. Windows 7 RunDLL error

    I have an ASUS laptop that runs Windows 7. Lately, I keep getting 3 error messages every time I start the computer, saying: "RunDLL - There was a problem starting C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON\-1\System\SysMenu.dll" I called Microsoft customer support. They said there was a virus on my pc, but that...
  4. Windows 10 Monitor won't start

    I have been having a problem with my monitor not turning on when computer has been shut down, in hibernate or sleep mode for more than two hours. To get it to work I have to hit the reset button. Once on it will work fine as long as I live the computer on. I have tried to fix it by unplugging...
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    Windows XP Very Intriguing Booting Problem-Looking for simple solution

    Hello, I have a peculiar problem which I would like to solve with the help of software geniuses like u'll on such forums. HP dc7700 Small form factor desktop PC (about 6 yrs old) OS: Win XP Pro SP2 Bios version 02.10 C2D, 2Gigs RAM, Q045 963/965 board, E6600 processor, eSATA 80 GB Hitachi HDD...
  6. Windows 8 And 10: Quickly See Which Apps Are Slowing Down Startup

    Task Manager can’t replace dedicated tools such as Process Manager , but the application has seen incremental improvements with each major Windows update. In 8 and 10, it even includes a new tab, called “Startup”, that lets you see which applications are slowing down the boot process. More »...
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    Windows 7 Verrrry long startup time

    I have SSDs and a well oiled (I think) Windows 7 workstation - 16GB memory and a fast processor. My boot time is extremely slow. I tried booting with everything in MSCONFIG unchecked - but it didn't change my boot time at all. There must be, somewhere, a tutorial or set of steps to follow to...
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    Windows 7 Slow connection time at startup

    Hello. I have Win 7 64 bit SP1 and a hard wired cable to a Netgear WnDR3700v2 router. At startup it takes close to 90 sec. for the internet to be available. I have tried safe mode with networking with no improvement. I have also tried a wireless connection. Still no improvement. The router has...
  9. Windows Vista not able to start Vista while i have win 8 on same computer

    Hello I have a problem with vista start up since more than 2 years. I try many different things with different software but nothing helped me. A two years ago i bought a pc with vista Professional already installed and when Windows 8 was released i download it from Windows website and...
  10. VIDEO Windows 95 Heavy Edition Startup Sound

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    Windows 8.1 3 bangs

    When I turn the computer on I get 3 loud bangs on my Sony 2.1 speakers then they work fine. Any ideas out there???
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    Windows 7 Stuck on starting windows

    My laptop (every time I boot it up) gets stuck on the starting windows screen. It does boot into safe mode . I tried start up repair which can't fix the problem. Any suggestions ?
  13. Windows 7 setting location of favorites and startup folder via registry file

    I have made a reg file that is supposed to change the location of two folders. I execute the reg file, and I checked the registry and my changes are there. But when I start the computer, the programs in the old startup location run instead of the new location, and the IE favorites are also still...
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    Windows 7 Crazy keyboard and mouse!

    Hello all, I apologise for the length of this first post but I want to give as much information as I can. Whilst I would never call myself a nerd I have what I would assess as maybe being an enthusiastic amateur knowledge and experience with computers. This afternoon I wanted to move my...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 freezes often at startup screen on new system

    Hi. I am having a problem with a brand new computer from day one. I ordered a new computer from a reputable manufacturer with an ASUS X99 motherboard, Samsung EVO 850 SSD hard drive, Geforce 980GTX and 16 GB of system memory. After the very first boot which was successful I am experiencing...
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    Windows 8 Windows 7 freezes frequently at Windows starting screen

    Hi. I am having a problem with a brand new computer from day one. I ordered a new computer from a reputable manufacturer with an ASUS X99 motherboard, Samsung EVO 850 SSD hard drive, Geforce 980GTX and 16 MB of system memory. After the very first boot which was successful I am experiencing...
  18. Windows 10 Startup problem

    I booted into safe mode and it is not functioning. So I can't get to msconfig to uncheck safe mode boot. Is there a way to access the advanced boot menu before booting into Windows? Used to be F8 but doesn't seem to work in windows 10. Help please
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    Windows XP Very unusual problem.

    Hello everyone, I'm having a very strange problem (atleast it looks like one for me): when I bootup my computer, only the wallpaper shows. No taskbar, no icons. But the strangest part of this is that when I open up the Task Manager, I can clearly see that there's explorer.exe proccess. If I...
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    Windows 7 Is the Windows fix infallible?

    I have many apps installed in D:\ because of lack of space in my C:\ "SSD" Advantage: If there is a critical error or BSOD the data is there and i don't loose it as it can happen to C:\ and has happened to me before. Disadvantage: Some things, don't work exactly the same as when they are in...