technical issue

Hi everyone.. I'm fairly technical and was a network and tech Director for a few years so have some familiarity with prior Windows versions but Win 7 is a bit new to me. I went to login today, and my login picture had been changed. Looking in Windows Event Viewer under Security, I can see it...

Hi. My problem is the following : I've got 2 computers connected to a DIR-600 router.One is a PC with WIN XP and one is a laptop with WIN 7. Sometimes i'm playing a MMO game and if i play it on the PC everything's ok,no disconnect for hours-days and when it does dc me it's because of the game's...

Hi. I have Win 7 installed on a laptop with a standard English (United States)-US keyboard. As I need to use other languages, I installed the English (United States) United States-International keyboard. Until recently it was working fine, but for the past week or so, some of the keys started...

Well I installed Avira antivirus, updated it and then restarted my pc. Then I got a BSOD on the windows logo. Happens everytime. I installed Avira about a week ago on the same pc and then the same problem occured (I didn't realize it was Avira untill now) I formatted it, but my DVD rom does...

Hello, Every now and then while I play a game in full screen, I get this very annoying search box thingy (see screenshot). I'm guessing I'm pressing some sort of key combinaison for this thing to appears? It's so annoying, I don't know what to do. Say I'm playing Battlefield Bad Company 2 in...

So there i was listening to music on msn etc... and suddenly i get a pop up in the corner telling me that i need to activate my version of windows i found this odd because it has been activated for some time i tried to enter the product key from the side of my pc and its no longer valid...

Hi. I've had this weird problem ever since i reinstalled Windows 7 some weeks ago. If I search after a program in the start menu search bar, it'll find anything but program-files. E.g. searching for "notepad" will bring back pictures with notepad in name, readme-files, logfiles from messenger...

I upgraded Vista Ultimate to Windows 7 Ultimate with no problems - except for an annoying problem that the window size and location is not remembered for an app on the desktop when I restart the program. Even when I simply minimize the program, e.g. IE or Outlook, when I restore the program...

I recently bought a new laptop with Win 7 preinstalled. When using my hotmail account on the laptop, I'm unable to attach photos to emails using the usual photo uploader tool. Instead I'm only given the option of attaching a file to my email, which is very slow. I'm wondering whether it's a Win...

Hello, Firstly, I'll tell you what I've tried: -Run without SP1 or 2 - No success -Run in compatibility mode and as admin - no success -Reinstalled numerous times. The game will freeze for 5-10 seconds before saying "Microsoft Flight Simulator X Has encountered a fatal error, windows is...

hello ! I have White Box on my Desktop In the middle of my screen that I cannot delete or otherwise remove, the box is there on the desktop when I run my PC and pops in about every 10 mins when I am working on somthing else. I am using windows 7 and MacFee anti-virus, can someone help and...

So in every game when i take a screenshot without fraps are completly black is there any fix for it? thx for any answer and sorry for my bad english ;)

Hi, I have an Acer TravelMate C200 which I just installed Windows 7 on it. In Windows XP Tablet Edition, I could change the orientation of the screen just by tilting it the way I wanted. I would have the lid closed and prop it up and the orientation would change. Ableit it would BSOD me half the...

[RESOLUTE] Technical issue for one program and one game. Hello all a have a technical issue. i didn't exactly know where i must post my threat cause i have got a game problem (Battlefield bad company 2) and a program problem (Logitech G-serie key profiler). When i push on server browser, or...

Okay. My friend bought a laptop Windows 7 home Premium. (HP) After playing with it instaling few stuf. We got this. (im only writing down the Technical code) *** STOP: 0x000000F4 (0x0000000000000003 , 0xFFFFFA80055E7B30 , 0xFFFFFA80055E7E10 , XFFFFF80002D8D240 If anymore info is needed plese...

I'm running windows 7 (Release candidate) and I have a usb that is requesting a format and certain occurred as a result of the usb getting an electric shock. How? I had the usb plugged into my laptop while it was switched on and I plugged in an ethernet cable to the laptop. It happened as I...

Hello, I thought, maybe you can help me with my problem here. Well, at first, I have ASUS K50AB and I recently installed Windows 7 Ultimate. My problem is, that when I press the Fn+F7 (it turns off the monitor) and then press that combination again for the monitor to reapear, my taskbar is...

W7 x 64 user here. My 8 year old was messing about on my computer and suddenly I cannot see any of my libraries, my favourites and even the link to My Documents has vanished from the Explorer. My sticky notes have also vanished. I am the only user on the computer. However when I go to...

I need help with Media Player 12 in Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit. I have albums in my Library containing mp3 and wav files that have come from my tapes recorded on my Revox B77. I have always been able to paste my own albumart to the Album icons in earlier players without any trouble. Here are...

Hi, i had posted earlier, turns out requesting 64 bit from the Hp is useless. Plus they charge you 20 pounds for shipping. Where as i just found students can buy the upgrade windows just for 30 pounds. I still however have a question. Just to clear it out so i dont end up blowing my cash. (...