After installing Vista SP1, with no apparent problems, I keep getting this message when AVG Free Ed. runs its daily check. No virus has been found, or spy/malware either. kernel32.dll, wsock32.dll, user32.dll, shell32.dll,and ntoskrnl.exe are listed every time as changed. When I do a chkdsk on C:, it says there are errors, and I tell it to run and repair the file on the next boot, but the...

I have read so many different forums and have not found the answer to my problem. Your help would be greatly appreciated. Every time I click on the desktop to open an application or go to my computer explorer.exe crashes and I get the following: *problem signatu* problem event name: appcrash application name: explorer.exe application version: 6.0.6000.16549

other than using Task Manager, how can I tell what programs might be hidden and still running on my computer....keeping it from shutting down? thanks!

Greetings, Some months ago I installed Vista Ultimate 32bit over XP. It has been working OK since then however just a few days ago, the Sony DVD drives (a DVD-rw and DVD-r) ceased being identified by their model numbers to be labeled as generic 'cd drives". I have tried a few things in 'System" such as forcing a new identification through Scan for Hardware Changes and Driver Update but the...

lease help ME!!! After windows vista ultimate upgrade from my windows xp 32-bit, i get a Blue Screen of Death right after the vista boot screen. The instalation everything was successful. I ran the upgrade advisor and it said that i was ready. But as soon as windows boots, after the vista boot screen loads, a blue screen appears and my system keeps restarting. I did the startup scan thing...

As a relative old-timer (going back to Win95) I've learned a few rules I've followed in the past and I'm not sure whether they still apply in Vista, but I suspect they do. This has to do with old vs. new methods of driver installations and updates. Back in the old days, drivers could be installed using the "Add Hardware Wizard" but I've noticed a warning on Vista's wizard that this is only...

i have DFS folder on windows 2003 server on root domain...the shared resource accessed by all the windows Os except vista..vista sp1 was updated even though i am unable to access DFS resource. please help me out if any one knows the solution...

for some reason that is totally beyond me, chkdsk will not perform scheduled disk checks on one of my disk drives. I have 2 drives: C: (internal) and J: (external USB) (there are reasons for this, I promise). Scheduling a chkdsk on C: works every time. Scheduling one on J: never works. I booted up in safe mode to avoid J: being opened, and managed to run chkdsk. It found a cross linked...

Machine usually "died" within a few minutes of turning on. It went from normal working to a frozen state in which keys and mouse had no effect, and sidebar gadget showed zero CPU usage. Only solution was to hold power button down, and then restart in Safe Mode, whereupon everything (that works in Safe Mode) was fine. Didn't always happen, about one time in five the machine worked properly...

Hi I'm getting bombarded with Side by Side error 33 in my event log immediately after install of two updates: Vista Service Pack 1 and update for MS XML Services 4.0 Svc Pack 2 . It says to use systrace.exe to diagnose problem futher, but it is too complicated for me. There are no performance issues yet. No worries?

I don't have to explain why, because I'm positive you have heard ( or should be "seen" ) enough to understand my sentiment. Will some one please show me how, if possible , to "reborn" my pc to factory condition ? My laptop is Dell inspiron 1420, home premium 32 bit. It's about 5 months old. It came with :- 1.) OS reinstallment DVD 2.) Dell Drivers and Utilities disk 3.) Microsoft Works 8.5...

Can someone please help me. I'm at my wits end and tempted to throw my computer out a window. I'll start at the beginning. I own an XPS 410 desktop computer from DELL with a Core 2 duo. I ordered it the same week they started pushing Vista. I wanted XP but they were not allowing that at that time. So I JUMPED from windows 98 right up to VISTA. Massive changes you know. anyway, recently...

I use a Microsoft Wireless Desktop Elite keyboard and Intellitype Pro 6.2 After installing SP1, three of the keyboard buttons must be disabled in order to work properly...Web/Home, Mail and Calculator. If they are not disabled, they will run two instances of the program. For example, two calculators will appear. I tried uninstalling Intellitype Pro. The results were that all buttons...

I am running vista home premium and for some reason for the last 2 days it wont remember my appearance settings. Everytime i switch on my laptop it has changed from windows aero to windows classic. I did a system restore to back to one week ago and its still doing it. Ive even cleaned out the registry and done a virus check but it keeps doing it. Its really frustrating now that everytime i...

Okay so far everyone who asked a question about disk defragmenter not running has been told it actually is running in the background, well mine isn't! I open disk defragmenter from the options menu and get the screen and it tells me that performance could be improved by defragmenting, so I click the defragment now button, select the drive I want defragmented and then okay. The screen says...

Hello, I'm helping a friend get her new Vista Home Premium computer set up. She wants the resident games uninstalled. Two issues with this: 1) AntiVir is finding virus signatures in at least one of the games, and 2) the computer is freezing up every time I try to uninstall - don't know if it's related to the actual uninstall, or AntiVir finding signatures. When it freezes, it's a total freeze -...

Hi, I installed SP1 on 22-03-08 and 3.5 .net framework and Microsoft Silverlight .. Since that time I'm being bombarded with error messages. I uninstalled SP1 and 3.5 .net framework but the problems continued, I reinstalled SP1 again yesterday (not 3.5 .net framework). I want to tell you before installing I did not had any such errors specially the HTTP event and Terminal Services. The errors...

I was trying to open a program which had been working previously and am now getting the follwing message. "Run time error 429, Active X component cant create object". This problem occcured after talking to a help desk person in the Phillipines , who a had me connected to her so she could see my system and would be able to help. The program was installed several months ago and I had no...

I am trying to enhance my PC, but when i go to the Performance Information and Tools section and click on...i get a blank page that states "page failed to load" in a large white window. it is as if the program is gone from my computer. I have a Dell Vostro with windows vista ultimate loaded at the factory. i am not possitive it was there from the begining but i thought it might have...

Before I updated windows(using windows update), the intervals between the desktop fading and the allow/cancel interface was just between 1-3 seconds, after I updated windows, the screen goes blank for 10 seconds then the faded desktop appears, after I click allow/cancel on the interface, it takes another 10 seconds for me to get back to the desktop.... anyone experienced this or has a...