1. K

    Windows Vista Computer lock ups, need help. At wits end.

    I have had this issue for a few months now (around November) and I have tried almost everything i can possibly think of to try and resolve it, but to no avail. I have replaced almost every piece of hardware in my PC except RAM and Hard drive itself (under warranty), did a system recovery to...
  2. seekermeister

    Windows 7 Hard Drive Hassle

    I just received a replacement drive for a WD5001AALS 500GB Black that had some bad sectors. The "new" drive is a WD1001FALS white label 1000GB. While I'm not very pleased about the label, I thought that the size difference sort equaled things out, but I wasn't sure how it would effect my...
  3. D

    Windows 7 Driver powers state failure BSOD after long shutdown

    Hi, as you can see I'm new here but I decided to join and share my problem in hope of finally finding a solution. I searched the web and this forum about this particular BSOD event but none was like mine and solutions mentioned were very complicated to follow so I decided to open my own thread...
  4. D

    Windows 7 Video Hardware Error

    Hello I returned home earlier to find my computer in a very laggy state, and I wasn't able to play any of my games. An action center scan revealed a 'video hardware error'. The files that describe the problem are two xml files and a dmp, they are attached. I am only a teen, and at the moment...
  5. C

    Windows 7 Windows update now no Internet PC world said delete hard drive.

    Hello this being my first post so a BIG hello. A couple of weeks ago my laptop installed windows 7 up dates then shut down and restarted only to find there is no Internet connection. my laptop come with a warranty from PC world so after hours of trying to resolve the problem I took it to PC...
  6. G

    Windows 7 Is important to register yout product?

    Hi there, I hope that my question isn't trivial, but i would like to ask you if there is any advantage gained when i register a hardware product? For example a keyboard, a mouse or a printer...
  7. J

    Windows 7 How do I clean my screen monitor?

    Hi, my new laptop's screen has a weird stain at the bottom, I can't get rid of it can you guys tell me what is it and how can I fix it myself? I still got the warranty but I don't want to send the laptop to repair because It's too much trouble there must be a way I can fix it myself so...
  8. A

    Windows 7 Annoying BSOD! Please HELP!

    Hello, I get bluescreen many times when I shut down my computer and I thought that somebody can help me.... It's not a rule but its annoing. Firstly I thought that it was because of overheating of some of my pc components because this error seems to appear when I use the computer for many...
  9. J

    Windows 7 Intel Corporation Desktop Boards & Windows 7 vs. USB3

    Hi, I'm certain the subject of the USB3 channel on the latest motherboards and their problems in Windows 7 have been discussed many times already, and I'm certain all discussions are not the same. So here goes my version: At the time of this discussion I'm on my third Intel Desktop board...
  10. A

    Windows 7 BSOD halmacpi.dll, ntkrnlpa.exe ERROR KERNEL_MODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED,IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

    Hii am facing a regular BSOD problem from past few days.actually everytime when i play high graphics games or do multi tasking and use much of RAM size.Then everytime my gets restart, sometimes long time use of pc also makes my pc restart.so i entered msconfig, and there i disabled some start up...
  11. Z

    Windows 7 Windows will not boot even with clean install, Windows repairs fail, Repair disc wont work. HELP!!!

    I have a Sony Vaio VGN-NW270F 15" laptop with Windows 7 (64 bit) Home Premium. 320 gb. Oh i'm also out of warranty. Problem: Computer always freezes at the point where it says "starting windows" and stays frozen. I even left it for alone for 24 hrs and it stayed on that screen. Things I've...
  12. M

    Windows 7 New Warranty Replacement MOBO - can only use remote desktop w/IP address

    I have a desktop machine that I built and the ASUS motherboard died. ASUS sent me a replacement under warranty (exact same model). This machine is running Windows 7 Professional. I used to be able to access remote desktop from my other PCs using the DNS friendly name. Now I can only access...
  13. O

    Windows 7 Win7 won't start

    Win7 64 wont start on a Sony Vaio. It will sometimes get to the desktop and seconds later it shuts down. No logout, just a black screen total shutoff. when restarted the black screen popped up again but this time it was with the message "windows failed to start" and the options were either...
  14. T

    Windows 7 Bsod Issues - Assistance required please!

    Hi, i just recently got this refurb dell inspirion n5110 but am having some major issues. I thought i'd ask around a little before i activate my warranty. I've had many different bsods in the last half a day or so, some of which include kernal power, irql_not_less_or_equal and a few system...
  15. grapher

    Windows 7 Bad sectors and BSOD events

    I have for several weeks recently been plagued by BSOD's which randomly attributed the cause to different culprits. Early in the events the graphics driver was fingered and I spent good money on returning my costly graphics card under warranty for checking. It came back with a clean bill of...
  16. N

    Windows 7 Laptop N55sf 1060V Fails to Hibernate: Power State Failure BSOD Issue

    Today i have bought a new laptop N55sf 1060V , and everything is perfect , runs smoothly and it's really fast! the only problem is that when i tried to send it to hibernation / suspension it gets stuck : the screen turns black as it should be but the fan keeps running and it doesn't shut...
  17. O

    Windows 7 Seemingly Random BSODS for as long as I can remember...

    Hey guys. I bought my computer from ARBICO in the UK and since day one its been getting blue screens. I first told ARBICO about it and they were no help at all. I attached the 4 latest minidump files (plenty more where they came from). I get different error messages often, its rarely the same...
  18. S

    Windows 7 BSOD Recently Started All Required files attached

    To give you a little background I bought the computer about 4 months ago from IBUYPOWER. Up until about a week I had one BSOD in October but at the end of November it started to happen more and more frequently. I am not new to computers but I am in no means an expert so I ask for your help...
  19. B

    Windows 7 Acer Aspire One Netbook Issues After Windows 7 Upgrade: Seeking Help

    In August 2009 i purchased an Acer Aspire one Netbook. The unit came preinstalled with WinXP. I subsequently upgraded to Win7. The Unit has worked well until about 1 week ago. Keyboard is malfuntioning...trackpad doesn't work until i hit the Fn+F7 keys...the screen began stuttering (if that's...
  20. mcmonkey

    Windows 7 Harddrives Apparently Corrupted after attempted to install a second harddrive

    Everything I did recently that might contribute to the problem- I was hoping to make a dualboot comp by adding windows XP to a new partition. I created the new partition with 20gb. (From the 500 of my actual harddrive) But before I actually installed on that, I got distracted with a second...