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    Windows 7 Blue Screen error 0x70860002

    Not sure what to do everytime i start windows screen pops up, then resets, plus repeats i can access safe mode sometimes, like 1 in 10 tries safe mode with command works Anyone have any ideas what to do it is a tosiba qosmio and about 3 months old. last thing installed on nov.25 (according...
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    Windows 7 DVD drive intermittently works

    I have an asus G50V refurb that was working fine fine for about a month, then the dvd drive started to mess up on me. The dvd drive only works about 1/3 of the time after rebooting now. The green light on the cd tray blinks during startup, but doesn't always actually open or read cds/dvds for...
    • frigg
    • Thread
    • asus g50v bios settings cd/dvd reading device issues device manager dvd drive file explorer hardware issues intermittent malfunction refurbished startup issues system hang system restore tech support troubleshooting user experience windows boot windows bugs
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
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    Windows 7 User Account Disappearing from logon & control panel

    Ok, about two weeks ago I seemed to have gotten a virus that we believed to have been some how related to the google toolbar. We could not open the anti-virus, or do to much from my user account, but everything works fine on my moms user account, so she ran the anti-virus and what not. With no...
    • MetalMulisha
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    • access denied antivirus control panel data recovery malware profile issues repair mode system administration system repair toolbar troubleshooting virus removal windows 10 windows boot windows issues windows security
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Getting BSOD on cold starts...

    I got this computer back in June of this year... Ever since I get Blue Screens (even in initial setup - which I was able to complete sucessfully!) on cold start up. It usually happens about 1-2 minutes after logging on and running any program. Originally thought it was a memory problem -...
    • wlegrow
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    • blue screen bsod cold start configuration error analysis factory reset gateway support hardware issues memory outlook pc health check support system issues system stability temperature monitoring troubleshooter troubleshooting windows 7 windows boot windows setup
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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    Windows 7 Hard drive load maxed out for about 2 minutes after boot - no applications launch etc.

    Everytime I start Windows, for almost 2 minutes after login, the hard drive read-writes are completed maxed out. MSE and what not starts before then, but Messenger, browsers etc can't be started until the load drops off some. I've attached my bootlog and system info, as requested by TorrentG...
    • Mitchell_A
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    • application autorun boot issues disk usage hard drive mse performance system information troubleshooting windows boot
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Problem with Chkdsk

    Hello, I've read through several forums trying to fix my chkdsk issue to no avail. Here is my situation and what I've done so far: When I would start my computer a black screen saying that my hard drive was going to fail soon would load before start up. When windows loaded I was in C...
    • jigglybellly
    • Thread
    • boot issues chkdsk command prompt disk check error checking hard drive registry system freeze system repair windows boot
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  7. Windows 7 Bootmgr and Boot Folder on partition...[How to change that...?]

    Hello there, my bootmgr and my Boot folder is on my partition where I use to save my files for a format...They are on F:/ How can I move them to C:/ (Primary System partition)? (BCDEDIT can do that?) Will it be better to move them to C:/ or not? what if I format C:/? they will still stay in...
    • ExTaCy
    • Thread
    • bcdedit boot files bootmgr c drive f drive file management formatting partition primary system windows boot
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 windows will not boot because of a virtual drive

    hello. i mounted an unbootable iso image via power iso and forgot about it when i rebooted my computer now when i try to boot into windows i cannot boot up because of a screen that sais "boot from cd_" failed solutions: pressing f8 to get to the safe mode options loading optimized defaults...
    • dvicemuse
    • Thread
    • bios settings boot drive boot issues boot menu command prompt computer help data access failed solutions hard drive iso phoenix bios poweriso recovery options safe mode tech support troubleshooting unbootable iso virtual drive windows boot
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Virtualization
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    Windows 7 AHCI and No DVD drive on browser

    Hello folks, I have a easyNote LJ61 with SB700 chipset. The cdrom Slimtype DVD A DS8A3S ATA does not display on my computer browser. When I insert a cd then the drive then it will be shows on the browser but after several second the cdrom drive disappeared again. I think there is a...
    • itmgoer
    • Thread
    • ahci bios boot issues cdrom access chipset configuration controller error device management device not ready driver issues dvd drive error message event log hardware issues ide native laptop issues phoenix bios slimtype dvd troubleshooting windows boot
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Hardware

  10. Windows 7 Editing BCD when it can't be found?

    I can display my BCD with: bcdedit /enum /store c:\boot\bcd But then how do I edit that file, or better still, how do I get bcdedit.exe to find it without specifying the location?
    • Stilby
    • Thread
    • bcd bcdedit boot command line configuration editing file system system utilities troubleshooting windows boot
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 accidentally deleted PATH variable

    I was trying to edit my PATH environment variable and accidentally deleted it. Is there any way to recover it? If not, is there anyone out there who can tell me what the default path variable should be? I'm afraid to turn off my computer without fixing this as I'm not sure if it will be able...
    • Odel555q
    • Thread
    • accidental deletion configuration default path environment variables path recovery windows boot
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  12. Windows 7 Windows 7 and memory issues

    I have another issue. Before I got windows 7, I was this current setup: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 4 x 1GB Kingston Value ram DDR2800 running in dual channel (While the model number is the same, 2 sticks are low profile the other are normal height) Biostar TA690G-AM2 motherboard ATI-Radeon HD4830...
    • cor-master
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    • amd processor bios settings blue screen computer setup ddr2 dual channel memory compatibility memory issues memory settings motherboard radeon ram system stability troubleshooting upgrade costs value ram windows 7 windows boot windows ultimate
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  13. Windows 7 Bootloader and Icons.

    I got two these I want to chat about with you guys. Right when I start my pc, the bootloader comes up where you pick which os you want to go into, since I dont use Vista anymore or Ubuntu ones that I installed with Wubi, I want to delete them, but I dont know how can someone tell me how to...
    • Davd
    • Thread
    • boot time bootloader computer tips icon size icons os management performance tuning remove vista speed optimization superbar taskbar user interface user preferences windows 10 windows boot windows customization windows settings wubi
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  14. Windows 7 Any chance of repairing these corrupt files?

    I was using GParted to grow a partition and about 5% into the grow process I canceled it, because it was taking an amazingly long time to do 30+ estimated hours for a 140gb grow...seemed ridiculous to me. Anyways after I restarted chkdsk ran and went through the HD and finished and then windows...
    • Kylethedarkn
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    • chkdsk corrupted files data loss data recovery file recovery file repair gparted hard drive resize partition windows boot
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
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    Windows 7 Assistance Needed: Missing Bootmsg File Causing Boot Errors

    i am getting some boot errors saying that some file were missing :eek: bootmsg file cannot be found please help me
    • aveezs
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    • boot issues corrupted files error message help missing files system restore troubleshooting windows boot
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows News