If this windows install has been active for over a year I think it's time for a windows reinstall. You could try restoring to a previous system restore point

Ok, so i was a dumbass and decided to do a system recovery. i backed it all up, saved important files to an external disk, and did the recovery. After the recovery, it restarted a couple of times as...

i believe it is a psu issue, give us more info in the hardware forum.

leo laporte suggests you remove flash, shockwave, and all other plug ins and addons, then reinstall. just a quick check before doing the other stuff. this may be a pain in the ****, but better than...

I know this is a silly thing to be complaining about, but i have this little problem with vista when it comes to recycle bin. when i delete a program, i am used to hitting delete on my keyboard. but,...

windows vista repair can be done via a vista home premium disc. no you do not need to buy it and no, you will not lose all ur data if you end up doing a repair. the disk can be borrowed from anyone,...

Hi, i know this is your first time posting here, but to get the most customized help, start a new thread with your issue so we don't confuse you with the person who originally had a problem. If vista...

it was probably due to a graphics card update. it can reset your resolution back to basic. just up it to the native and you'll be alright. nothing to worry about. happens to everyone all the time.

change your resolution from 800*600 (or whatever vista chose to use) to your native resolution (dependent upon your display).

Most likely one of the following:

1024*768
1280*1024
1600*1200...

windows.old can hog up your drive sometimes. who came up with the stupid idea of windows.old anyway. it should be made optional. just delete it via disk cleanup should you ever reinstall windows...

sorry to hear about your problem. ok, here is what to do:

1. run a repair installation of vista. it is most likely a software issue that is causing the problem.

2. before doing the above, hit...

remember people, if ie7 doesn't work, don't kiss microsoft's @$$ by using their products and wasting time trying to repair it. use firefox, opera, safari, he11, even netscape would work as well.

This is a bad problem. Here is what you should do:

repair internet explorer
repair windows vista
reinstall vista (read suggestion below first before doing this)

USE FIREFOX!!!!!!!


To get...

i lied about the skull trail, i had changed the scores from the xml files. also, i never tested a skull trail server to begin with.

5.2 on my new pc i built

2.53ghz core 2 duo e7200 at stock clock (5.2)
2gb ddr2-800 (5.9)
HIS radeon hd2600pro iceQ (5.2/5.9)
120gb 7200rpm hard drive (5.3)

my pc that had a 5.9 had some...

10.0

on my new pc i built

Whenever I go to arcadestreet.com and play traffic slam, it would work for a bit, then after a couple of games, it would crash. When i right click the game window, and hit restart, I get a message...

dual boot vista and xp

From what i heard, it is better to leave prefetch and super fetch alone, as they have their benefits. Now, to help me with this issue, i put my pc in sleep mode, and restart it once or twice a week,...

I've done that already several times. I even removed ie7, and reinstalled it. I even upgraded to ie8 beta and had the same problem, even with ie7 emulation mode enabled. I guess i got addicted to...

Ok, my computer used to work fine until recently, ie7 began crashing (and mysteriously "auto recovering" tab sessions in a few seconds. I get this dialog box that says something about ie crashing,...

thanks, it works great, i now use aus logics reg. defrag

been there, done that

I've done that a long time ago. i ve reinstalled windows, and am planing on buying a 7200rpm hard drive to fix the problem. the bar goes around 8-9 times due to the install. thanks to those who...

if you can, try to remove the hard drive, wait a bit, then reinsert it back into the machine. another option would be to zero fill or low level format the drive. if push comes to shove, and none will...

the other 15+ gb goes to the $#** microsoft puts in their products. probably a time bomb to destroy you files after a couple of years!! LOL!!!

no, i dont use yahoo much, but i'll try the above suggestion

but strip it down to the basics and cut that number in half!!

same here, vista doesn't work well with yahoo chat.

vista can be installed on a 20gb hard drive with a few gigs left. Installed on my 20gb virtual pc well and i still had 9gb left as free space.

video card model is nvidia geforce 8600m gs

this problem happens with ALL ota channels (both hd and sd)

cable and satellite work just fine

also, what the heck is this mpeg codec your talking...

I have an hp dv9535nr laptop with a tv tuner, that is capable of displaying over the air hdtv. When i go to watch tv, i notice that the frames lag pretty badly, and the OTA tv is unwatchable. The...

the last few drivers that you installed should be reinstalled by doing the f8 thing and selecting safe mode, then go into device manager (in start menu, type "device manager" without the quotes in...

do the F8 thing i said earlier, bash6656.

when the pc restarts, hit f8 repeatedly. then select "disable restart on system failure", or something like that. Then you should be able to see what the...

I know this is old, but why care about 2 gigs of disk space for whatever, when you have a large hard drive with lots of space left? Common sense people, maybe these two gigs are needed.

his f8 when booting, then choose "disable restart on system crash" or something like that, then record what the Blue Screen Of Death says, then maybe we can help you better.

vista is crazy :(

mine went up to 9.98, but my pc got a virus and erased all the data. i had to run a recovery, so i can't show my score.

what rating are u talkin about

come on now, isn't anyone else willing to update their score, or is mine to high for them!!