I am having a problem with a scrambled display in Vista. Here's what's happening: If the computer has been idle long enough for the display to go into standby mode, once it is reawakened, everything seems normal. That is, until you do something that requires UAC, or a 3D game. When the UAC screen dimms, the screen becomes totally scrambled. The same if you start a 3D game like Doom. ...

simply that, my cousins computer won't turn on, just the screen. is it broken or what. i did notice that there was a lot of dust.

simply, the computer won't turn on. the screen works fine, but the computer will not turn on what soever

I get this message in the Problem Reports and Solutions window:- The problem was caused by Windows Vista, which was created by Microsoft Corporation. You are running a beta version of Windows Vista, which is no longer supported by Microsoft Corporation. I've clicked on the website to upgrade which is what it tells me to do but it just takes me to a page to buy an upgrade - is this right?

Since I intalled Windows Vista Business 64-Bits in my Acer Aspire 5630-6091 I can hear a strange noise (I think from processor). The laptop config is an Intel Core-2-Duo with 1Gb RAM. With Windows XP I didn't have this problem. This is my second laptop with this problem and with the same behavior: only in normal use of Windows. The most stange is when I start Windows Vista in secure mode: the...

Hello I use Windows Backup weekly to back up music, pictures, video, documents, email, etc. It runs automaticaly and I pretty much ignore it. However, I just noticed that the total used space on my external drive is 56 gig and the used space on my C deive is only about 45 gig. Is that normal? I thought that Windows Backup for Vista only added new or changed files to the backups. It seems...

Is there a way to get my Toshiba laptop to automatically select Power Saver plan when running on batteries, and High Performance (or some other plan) when plugged in?

Good day. I have an HP dv9000 laptop running Vista premium SP1. Both before and after installation of the service pack I have been getting occasional complete lockups, with the mouse, and keyboard both inactive and the disk access light off. The only way out is the power button. The system is about six months old, has no malware on it, has the latest BIOS installed and passes memtest. I...

How do I clear the instant search box? In XP I'd just highlight then press delete. It won't work in Vista, the word just stays there. Neither can I highlight then right click to select delete. I don't like having a list of things that I'll only have needed once. Thanks, Margaret

Several months ago when I first set Vista Ultimate up my SPID config gave me the correct number of speakers for my 5 channel Logitech Z-5400 Digital speakers. It also had a headphones selection. Now, all I can get is stereo and there is no option for more speakers. I can find no adjustment to change the setting Can anyone help, please? AnophelesOz

Hi Everyone, I was doing a routine check on things today and I noticed that My RaptorX 150gb hard drive only has a maximum transfer rate of 9mb/sec...according to vistas Reliability and Performance monitor. This is the result when saving a large file in Photoshop ( 1.5gb ). Can this be right? I haven't installed any drivers for the Raptors as I just let Vista

All of a sudden in the last 48 hours I have a problem with unwanted Windows desktop search windows repeatedly popping up. Almost anything can trigger them: clicking on a navigation button in Windows Internet Explorer, moving my mouse, clicking on my desktop, hitting the space bar! I probably get 4 or 5 a minute and I can't figure out how to disable them. I haven't added anything new to my...

This might sound silly, but I can't seem to find the way to wake my laptop up after putting it into the Sleep Mode. I just got a new laptop, Toshiba Satellite A200-12V, and I tried the Sleep Mode once and I couldn't turn it back on. I pressed the Power button, and the power sign was on, but the monitor stayed off and the laptop was unresponsive. I had to turn it off forcefully and restart...

Once I log back in, after my computer restarts from an error, I get "Windows has recovered from an unexpected shutdown." It always happens when I'm away for a little while, so I don't see what happens right before it restarts, but it doesn't matter what programs are open, if any. Please help. I have no idea what to do. I already did a system restore to before it started happening and changed...

i tried sending this once, but it seemed like it i got an error msg and im not sure it went through, so im sending again...sorry if its a repeat... my wife bought a compaq impresario pc a few weeks ago (intel pentium dual core desktop processor e2160; windows vista home premium with/avec service pack 1.) my 3 yr old was goofing around on it, pushing buttons on the keyboard and such, and now...

Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event" - System Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Diagnostics-Performance" Guid="{cfc18ec0-96b1-4eba-961b-622caee05b0a}" / EventID100/EventID Version1/Version Level2/Level Task4002/Task Opcode34/Opcode Keywords0x8000000000010000/Keywords

I went into taskbar properties and checked the notifications area and they are all grayed out except for the clock one. I can't turn them back on. Tis has all happened since installing vista sp1. Not sure if it has anything to do with it or not. Anyone know how to enable these so I can turn them back on??

I got a new Gateway Laptop and I want to remove AOL. I do not think it has been installed yet. When I go to "Add and Remove Programs" and select remove it seems to want to install it. Can I just use Windows Explorer and delete the folder ??? Drew

How do I find the time since last boot or the "uptime" of my Vista Home Premium system?

‘From Windows Vista Inside and Out’: Apparently it’s a nice performance tweak to move your Page file form the hard drive with Windows on it to your other internal drive. Is this just a cut from c: to paste to d: job? Assuming a normal letter configuration here. It goes on to say “Using multiple page files split over two or more physical disks is an even better idea.� That made me...