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Windows 7 Dell Inspiron 545: Persistent Freezing and Low Memory Issues After 3 Years of Use
Hi, I have a Dell Inspiron 545 64-bit system. I have 6.00 GB of RAM. A couple days ago, my computer suddenly became unresponsive. I left it alone for awhile to see if it was just a lag, but it remained unresponsive for 4+ hours, so I performed a hard restart. I logged into my profile as normal...- RipJeff
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- chrome computer issues dell disk space external drive malwarebytes memory memory issues music video ram restart system freeze system performance troubleshooting unresponsive virtual memory windows help
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Windows 7 Windows not responding
My computer often freezes and becomes unresponsive. I can move the mouse and the UI is responsive to varying degrees, but even if anything loads, it takes ages. I usually have to resort to forced shutdown. I do not think it is a hardware issue, since Linux runs flawlessly. I checked the event...- Doors7
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- antivirus blue screen chkdsk device timeout error event viewer freezing hardware hdd intel lenovo linux not responding performance ram safe mode software storage devices unresponsive windows
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Windows 7 Really slow since windows update
I changed the windows theme by unpatching. And the laptop usually pops up the message that bitmap fails to load every time I start up windows. Ever since I let the laptop update on shutdown, window's been running really slowly. It takes a long time for the start menu, folders, and programs to...- Ailiniel
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- antivirus bitmap error browser issues defrag disk cleanup laptop issues pc performance performance issues repair tools restart safe mode sfc scan startup issues theme change unresponsive usage issues windows settings windows themes windows update
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Windows 7 Skype Sign-In and Print Screen Button Freeze Computer
Using the Print Screen button on my Logitech K120 wired keyboard totally locks up the computer. This problem has also occurred in Safe Mode as well. I've tried uninstalling and re installing all relevant drivers, but the problem persists. The On-Screen Keyboard works just as it should. Signing...- ballista14
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- computer drivers keyboard lockup print screen reinstall safe mode skype uninstall unresponsive
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Windows 7 Windows 7 crashes on Restart/Shut Down
Hello Link Removed - Invalid URL About a year ago, I purchased a Toshiba Satellite Pro which had Windows 7 Home Premium pre-installed from the retailer. It worked perfectly, and I had no problems. However, about 4 days ago, the hard drive failed, and I lost everything. This isn't the problem...- Elmarco
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- configuration crash error event viewer hard drive home premium installation laptop malware performance reinstall restart security shutdown support toshiba troubleshooting unresponsive update windows 7
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Windows 7 Laptop Unresponsive Mouse Problem
Hi, I have a problem with my computer mouse. I am asking this on this forum even though I'm sure there are similar cases like this, mine is too specific to search for. The mouse that I'm using suddenly stopped responding when I was watching a video. The mouse was connected and showed me this...- Douglas Hsieh
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- connection hardware laptop mouse ports problem reset troubleshooting unresponsive video
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Windows 7 Windows explorer crashing when clicking on a specific file. Not caused by thumbnails or DivX related
I recently opened up an external hard drive of mine and attempted to open a specific file that contains video files. I don't know what type of files are contained within this folder, I just know that they are videos of some sort. My issue here is that when I click on the folder windows explorer...- Blubberytexas
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- antivirus crash explorer external drive file issues home premium thumbnails unresponsive video files windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Iscsicpl.exe process stops responding when you try to reconnect a storage device to a computer that
Fixes an issue in which the iscsicpl.exe process stops responding in Windows Vista, in Windows Server 2008, in Windows 7, or in Windows Server 2008 R2. This issue occurs when you try to reconnect a storage device to a computer. More...- News
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- iscsi issue fix process reconnect storage troubleshooting unresponsive windows 7 windows server windows vista
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- Forum: Knowledge Base (KB)
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System may become unresponsive during Daylight Saving Time (DST) changeover if RealTimeIsUniversal i
Discusses that the operating system may become unresponsive during the Daylight Saving Time (DST) changeover if the RealTimeIsUniversal registry entry is set to any value other than 0. Link Removed- News
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- daylight saving time dst realtimeisuniversal registry unresponsive
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System may be unresponsive around Daylight Saving Time (DST) change when RealTimeIsUniversal is Set
Microsoft is aware of a potential system unresponsiveness issue using the RealTimeIsUniversal registry entry on Daylight Saving Time (DST) change over. Link Removed- News
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- daylight saving time issues microsoft realtimeisuniversal registry system time change unresponsive
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Windows 7 Unresponsive desktop icons
Recently I have had a problem of the Windows 7 desktop icons being unresponsive to the mouse pointer. They don't highlight when the pointer hovers over them, and they don't respond to any mouse buttons. This problem occurs with a wireless AND a wired USB Mouse. It is only the desktop icons...- droberts34
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- desktop icons mouse reboot tray troubleshooting unresponsive usb windows 7 wireless
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Windows 7 Windows 7 "Blackout" (Sleep mode?)
My computer goes all black and doesn't respond, then it says it's on sleep mode. However I can't "wake" it up. And this happens VERY often... I'd appreciate any help given, cheers.- Oskar
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- blackout computer help performance power management sleep mode tech support troubleshooting unresponsive windows 7
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The wireless keyboard and mouse become unresponsive for a while after you try to resume a Windows Vi
Describes an issue that may occur on computers that are running Windows Vista SP2 or Windows 7. The wireless keyboard and mouse become unresponsive for more than 20 seconds when the user tries to wake up the computer from sleep. More...- News
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- computer keyboard mouse sleep mode sp2 support troubleshooting unresponsive windows 7 windows vista
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Windows 7 Taskbar Unresponsive Upon Boot, other oddities x64
I am about to tear my hair out. :mad: A a little bit of background information. Parts were ordered and my system was put together by a friend and I back in May 2009. It has never run properly since the beginning. I started with Windows Vista Ultimate x64 and got occasional random BSOD that were...- ThatOneGuy9
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- bios boot bsod clean install clunkiness drivers event viewer gaming hardware memory test mouse issues mumble performance sata system information troubleshooting unresponsive voice chat windows 7
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FIX: A .NET Framework 3.5-based application becomes unresponsive when a time-out issue occurs on a r
Fixes an issue that occurs when the HttpWebRequest.Abort method is called in a .NET Framework 3.5-based application. The request to a service that uses the SSL protocol waits for a long time. More...- News
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- application issues error resolution httpwebrequest long wait net framework ssl protocol support timeout unresponsive windows apps
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Windows 7 Windows Explorer Stops Responding
I havent figured out why this happens since I reinstalled Windows 7. This only happens when I am going through the control panel. Here is what happens: If I have to uninstall a program, I will go to programs and features and click programs and features and explorer will just freeze then if I...- rahikumar
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- control panel explorer freezes reinstall software features system troubleshooting unresponsive windows 7
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Windows 7 Visual Studio Toolbox: Reporting Performance Issues with PerfWatson
Have you ever run into a scenario where a long running task causes the Visual Studio UI thread to hang or become unresponsive? The PerfWatson extension logs these issues and automatically and anonymously reports back to Microsoft. In this episode, we are joined by Cameron McColl, who explains...- News
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- cameron mccoll data collection extensions performance perfwatson report unresponsive user interface visual studio
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Windows 7 Intermittent System Unresponsiveness and Explorer Errors After Fresh Install
Ok, i had this problem before & didnt get much help but i didnt really give much info about it & i decided to do a repair install which messed everything up n did a fresh install, anyways its been like 2-3 weeks since then & now the problems back & i have more info to give you...- VsUK
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- defrag error explorer firefox installation maintenance network performance process reboot remote procedure call repair software startup system troubleshooting unresponsive utilities windows 7
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Windows 7 No Icons or Start Menu On Start Up
I have an Acer Aspire M5811 running Windows 7 - 64 bit. When I tried to start my pc tonight I ended up with just the desktop wallpaper with no icons or start menu. I tried to reboot in safe mode but the pc became unresponsive. I also tried using the system restore disc but again nothing...- Stuart Cole
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- acer desktop error icons safe mode system restore troubleshooting unresponsive windows 7
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Windows 7 Windows' "brain aneurysms".
I honestly can't think of another way to describe these. What happens is that I'll be using Firefox, and then it stops responding. So then I'll type something on MSN and that stops responding. Then I drop to the desktop and try to right-click, and the desktop stops responding. I then click the...- The Frederick
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- cpu usage desktop firefox memory usage msn performance unresponsive windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support