I've been trying to figure our what is causing an HP Vista laptop (dual core AMD) to hang during operation. Sometimes it will work for hours, sometimes barely minutes. The hangs usually shows when you try to do something, and the cursor will show the "busy" rolling circle. It seems like the harddisc will initially be cycleing continuously (LED flashing) for a while, then finally it will just...

On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:44:09 -0800 (PST), kavor wrote: i changed the ram to a different properly paired 1gb system and a properly paired 2gb system nothing works Maybe there is a clue here. Have you done a memory test?

I just became aware of "TrueCrypt" - Disk Encryption Software.... http://www.truecrypt.org/ Anyone tried this? Opinions? -- =========== Tecknomage =========== Computer Systems Specialist

Ok, in all versions of Windows prior to Vista I could open the mixer and turn on audio input so that the sound coming from my stereo via a line out was heard in my pc speakers after taking caution adjusting the proper input level. How the **** you do this in Vista. Damn mixer is basically ****ing useless!!! I can just imagine it gets even more obscene in Win7 as they continue to try and...

Ok, newer pc been using so finally decide to move email over to it from laptop running XP to this pc running Vista and Windows Mail. Can't set it up to access my Hotmail account like could in XP, e.g. same as isp's email server, e.g. POP3 and SMTP. What f'ing crap!!! What the hell was wrong with leaving it in and why if I can't do what I want with this the included email program (Win Mail)...

Hi. I'm using a java application in both windows xp and in windows vista. In windows xp, when the java application spawns a new window, it appears on screen and I can continue working in another application without the need to do anything about the new window. In windows vista however, when a new window is being spawned, the title bar is blinking and the task bar (that I usually have hidden from...

hi ther have been getting error 1935 .... when installing adobe reader, windows update also hangs during the first update. at the same time as the error i get a message saying "windows installer modules has stopped work and was closed" part of me says this may be DEP issue or something along these lines, i have tryed using another admin user to no effect i am using ultimate 64 bit --

Hi there, I seem to have multiple ntuser files ALL under my username directory. ntuser.dat ntuser.dat.log1 ntuser.dat.log2 ntuser.dat{2a9700f8-230c-11e1-af09-001e33dfd1d5}.TM.blf ntuser.dat{2a9700f8-230c-11e1-af09-001e33dfd1d5}.TMContainer00000000000000000001.regtrans-ms ntuser.dat{2a9700f8-230c-11e1-af09-001e33dfd1d5}.TMContainer00000000000000000002.regtrans-ms

Hi, On my Vista notebook everything has been dumped into one large partition which I want to shrink to make room for other partitions. What tool do I use to re-size the NTFS file system on Vista 64-bit? Preferably something free. Thank you.

many web pages are taking 5 to 10 seconds, some even longer, to load. Programs don't open quickly, either. I have a DSL connection. The OS is Windows Vista, 6.0.6002 SP 2. per the System info available under Accessories - System Tools - System Information The only program open when I wrote this was Notepad. I opened Firefox, version 7.0.1,, copied and pasted this in here. ESET NOD 32 is...

I am trying to allow external access to my computer so I can access it remotely. Several sites list a procedure that says to right click "Computer" on the start menu, choose Properties, click Remote settings, click on the Remote tab and click on "Allow users to remotely connect to this computer". On my Windows Vista Home Premium system, I follow the above steps but the only option I see...

I have a desktop computer HP model A6200N with 2942 mb ram, I want to set my virtual memory what would be the most practical numbers to enter in the initial and maximum size. Chet specs on my computer are HP Pavilion A6200N Desktop PC (AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 5000+, 3 GB RAM, 360 GB Hard Drive, Vista Premium)

Hi, On an up-to-date Vista box (Compaq Presario CQ60) the Synaptics TouchPad keeps asking for the admin account password. The TouchPad is disabled, both using a button above it and in Device Manager. This is on all standard user accounts. How do I stop this?

Hi I am under VISTA home premium and have been having a problem for a few days: while trying to install or remove certain applications, the install stops and indicates that 'Windows installer service could not be accessed...'. In some software it indicates that the error code is 1601 I have tried several things after searching that problem on google, but none worked out. On microsoft's...

Am having really annoying time with my Asus M70V. When I got it, the wireless NIC was totally non-functional. I tried everything, updating the OS, updating the Atheros 928 driver on the Azureware card, rebooting uninstalling reinstalling booting again and every conceivable permutation of the same Finally after diagnosing a dead card, I put a linux CD into it and restarted and let it configured...

Hi Guys , I require a lot of help, I was given a Compact lap top computer by one of my Drs, it has a cracked screen but have have been using it with a another monitor, the computer frooze a couple of weeks ago so I was in a hurry and turned off the power , it has not worked correctly since. Currently a friend burned a Linox Live disc operating system, only with this disc I cannot upload pictures...

Hi, On Vista Home Premium. Sometimes all users vanish when I click a user name to log-in, forcing me to remove the battery from the notebook to reboot. Is there a way to fix it? How? If relevant, this is on a HP Compaq Presario CQ60 Thank you.

HP Pavilion G60 laptop Vista Home Premium Out of nowhere, my keyboard has literally gone crazy. Almost every key stroke results in either a different letter, or a random series of letters/numbers/actions. I actually had to connect an external USB keyboard just to enter the sfc /scannow command (the Enter key was whacked out, too). Finally, I just gave up and did a System Recovery. When it...

I am so so tired of trying to get any version of Linux working under VPC 2007 running Vista. This is more for you Linux lovers. Why, why, why, when you've know now for numerous versions that VPC does not do 24 bit color depth you continue to insist on that being the default during detection hence making actually even checking it out nothing but a frustrating garbled screen that seems...

Does anyone know how to fix this? At startup I get this USB over current error! Below that it directs me to Press F1 to continue,F2 to enter SETUP. This is a Dell Inspiron 530s desktop computer: 150GB HDD 2GB Ram Processor Intel Celeron CPU 2.00GHZ