testing

Valley Benchmark | Unigine: real-time 3D engine (game, simulation, visualization and VR)

Futuremark has released a new version of the Link Removed graphical benchmark. It contains DirectX 9, 10 and 11-based benchmarks, and requires Windows Vista, 7 or 8 to run. There is a free Basic Edition of 3DMark available. Link Removed

Hey there, a bit new to these forums but trying to figure out what exactly is going on. About 2 weeks ago I installed a Wireless card into my PC, I started getting very random and odd blue screens. I attributed them to the Wireless card and removed it. About 1 week ago I decided to re-install...

I have a computer that did work so I change the CPU and video card and now it don’t work. The CPU is compatible with the motherboard, I check and the Video card works on another computer so does everything else. So everything works and has been tested except the new AMD 965 CPU. I can’t get any...

On behalf of all of us here at Microsoft, I’d like to wish everyone a very happy New Year! With 2013 starting on a Tuesday, our monthly bulletin release is upon us a bit earlier than usual. Next Tuesday we’ll release seven bulletins; two Critical and five Important, which address...

Virtual Machines can be useful for certain functions, and to solve problems without risking your main OS. But there is fundamentally, no saving of HD space. If, however, it is only the intention to run a bare OS for problem solving then, of course, without any third party add-ons, it is a...

Hi everyone, I have been using INSTALLWATCH from Epsilon squared to summarisize installation changes right from Win 98 days. It interfaced beautifully/seamlessly with XP , and also WIN 7 x64 till last week. From last week onwards I have been stuck at a certain key...

Asus P6T-DV2 12G RAM Windows 7X64 Have had this configuration for nearly three years and it has run fine. Then recently BSODs started. I had not knowingly made any changes. System either freezes or the monitors go black. Windows says hardware 124 error but am not convinced. I have done...

I'm going to post this in efforts to help prevent individuals from getting a possible Virus. I've known this for a while now, and the fact is, Digital Signatures may not all be legit. Therefore, not all are to be trusted. It is possible to modify a file and append junk data to EOF of a file...

Here's a demonstration and benchmark test I did on allocating to the stack vs. allocating on the heap. I combined both allocation and retrieval into each method for each allocation destination, and the results are below. Note: There are benefits of each, although for speed, allocation on the...

This morning I spent 2 hours, that's right... 2 hours, installing Win 8 Pro. Win 7 takes about 30 minutes... and that's a full install from scratch. Anyway, after downgrading my laptop from Win 7 to 8 I re-ran the Windows Experience Index test. Not only did all of my scores drop by 0.1, but I...

Hi, computer: Motherboard: P5Q SE / R Processor: Pentium dual core E3300 Memory: 2GB DDR2 dual Drive: Seagate 250 GB SATA I upgraded system with an assistant to the version Windows 8 The update was successful but the system is no longer stable. Freezes during games, web browsing, file...

Hello, I have had this issue for a couple months now and I still cannot figure out the cause. I believe it to be hardware related but cannot get error returns from any program I've tested with, so is it software...? I can play games that run direct x in full screen and never see an issue...

Hello there, I know this is an old computer, but if I don't have to buy a new one, that's always nice. I've got random bsod's, en sometimes just freezes. It's hard for me to get into windows, and I have no idea how long it will run before it freezes again. I had 3x 1024 DDR2 memory in the...

I have been playing around with the Secure Boot feature to see if I could tell what properties it might show. Currently, to enable the full Secure Boot feature, I have to use the on board graphics, since my Graphics card does not have a UEFI Op Rom. So far, I know Windows 7 will not boot on...

I received my first crash a few days ago while playing a game. Since then I have been crashing during the startup process nearly every time. I was able to salvage the minidumps. I've tried startup recovery, system recovery and memory testing. Thanks for any help! Link Removed

Today, we’re providing advance notification for six bulletins to help protect customers against 19 CVEs. The four Critical-rated updates will address 13 vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer and the .NET Framework. One bulletin rated Important will address four...

Hi! Me and my friend have developed a game and published it on Windows Store. We need feed people testing which can give us feedback. The game is named WordRoom. If you play it, please write feedback in this thread.

I'm sorry, I can't find a better place to post this topic (if you find one, please relocate it so I'll know next time :) ). In the downloads tab, under "Utilites", there are a few things (in my opinion) that would be helpful to people if they were there: Prime 95 Free Software - GIMPS for...

First I just want to say, I am NOT developing malware. However, what I am trying to do is be able to run any malware/virus, regardless of how deadly it is in a protected environment so I can trace what it does (well, tries to do) to my system. At the same time it would block and log all...