PC Shuts down-Vista

Hi I have Vista and for an unknown reason the pc shuts itself down, sometimes after 45 mins, 30 mins, sometimes after 10 mins. This has only been happening since we cleaned the dust out of the base unit which we did do carefully. I have tried system restore, downloaded windows updates, updated norton and done a full scan (of which took several hours and the pc stayed on) all fans seem to be working. Nothing seems to trigger it in particular and timings are different. Any ideas would be welcome. Thankyou

Finger pointing device problem

I reciently purchased a laptop with good specs in hope it would handle more multitasking. Every so often the laptop forgets about the finger pointing device (the thing that replaces the mouse) and that arrow becomes perminantly stuck. It sometimes happens with the keyboard also, sometimes both at once. It's like it crashes but everything else is still working. Is this normal?! 2Ghz Intel Centrino Core2Duo 800Mhz Fast Bus, 3GB DDR3, 320 GB Adam

Ready Boost

I put a 8gb cruzer flash drive in the flash drive properties window opened so I clicked ready boost ,use this device,slid space to max cilcked ok. Later in one of my dumer moments I removed the flash drive....Now I have put it back and the properties window didnt open .Have I messed it up ? Is it ok? (This is what i have inspiron 1502 windows vista home prem 32bit ) Thanks

"New Appointments" and "New Tasks" are greyed out.

OS: Windows Vista - Home Premium SP2 Problem: When opening the calendar, "New Appointments" and "New Tasks" are greyed out. Tried Gogling and everything else I could think of, but can not fix this. Any suggestions? Thanks a lot!

UAC prompts started today for no reason (after windows updates)

I've had UAC disabled on my Vista SP1 machine for years without problem. Today, 2/26/2010, after 4 automatic windows updates were installed, UAC prompts started appearing again for some programs, and some of my start up programs are blocked. ControlPanel User still shows UAC disabled, and I've tried disabling it again in msconfig, but nothing fixes the problem. Is anyone else having issues like these since the recent updates? Any suggestions?

card reader and errors

Toshiba a305-6905 3gb laptop. 1.5 years. All of a sudden I stick a Sony memory stick and a I tried a filled sd card to ensure it wasn't one of the either and regardless I get an error. Shows up when inserted on my computer but no pics will be displayed because it says the media card needs to be formatted first even with pics on it. So I played along and let the computer tried to format the card and it computer is unable to format. Storage on portable media is not in the lock position. Pics will show up on camera and printer so I know this is computer related only. Shows up on de

Notification Area System Icons Have Disappeared

When I go to the Notification Area properties, only the "Clock" option is checked. The "Volume", "Network", and "Power" options are un-checked AND grayed-out so I can't check them. How do I get these system icons back? (I'm running Vista Home Premium-SP2, and the only recent changes have been "Windows Updates" - critical updates only.) Thanks. -- Bob C.

red recovery drive folder

So I got a virus on my computer a month ago and I had a friend from geek squad come over and restart it with a recovery disk that Dell had sent me (I have a dell) after it was restored and the virus was gone my recovery folder was red and switched to my C: drive, and my os is now D: drive. When I asked him about the recovery drive being red he just told me that "its a good thing" but now when I go to download things for school onto my computer they wont stay, they download but stop right before its finished and I can't find it anywhere. I really need my computer properly fixed but I

host file

Hi all, A virus delete one entry in HOSTS file and now I can't connet to internet. I modified HOSTS file to restore entry "127.0.0.1 localhost", however I can't save it even though I run notepad as administrator. Any ideas?? My computer runs windows vista home premiun SP1. TIA

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Recovery Drive Gone

Hi-- After some major problems with my system, I had to perform a complete reinstall of Vista. The folks from Dell talked me through it. But now, in my My Computer window, where it used to show my 2 hard drives plus the Recovery Drive, it no longer shows the Recovery Drive. I was relatively sure that space was partitioned off of my C drive, but it's not showing up. there's a possibility that a technician hid it while remotely accessing my system. Is there a way for me to check? And if there is no Recovery Drive, how much should I worry (it sure didn't help me LAST time the computer

Explorer.exe stopped working and no longer works.

Hi, im having an issue here. one day my explorer.exe stopped working and would not load. Even task manger wont launch. When I go to Windows\exeplorer.exe and launch it manualy it starts but crashes immedialty. Even after reboot it crashes upon startup. Ive checked the regedit and the shell area says explorer.exe like it should. I dont know whats going on but its fustrating so far im able to use the comandprompt to do things like taskkill, msconfig, and regedit. Also when i click a link after using google search, the listings all redirect me to a random ad site. So im assuming all thi

Error Code 800736B2 - I can't install ANY updates

I have a relatively new laptop with Vista, and I cannot install any updates. I receive an error code 800736B2. Lots on the web about removing Kaspersky Internet Security, but I don't seem to have this software. What can I do to update my laptop?

8 GB Ram with PAE

A Windows Seven system, with PAE enable, can manage up to 8 GB Ram? Thanks in advance. Luis

need helping restoring data made with backup/restore program

HP pavillion laptop on vista 64 (purchased 8/09) system hosed so HP did a reformat back to factory settings I used vista backup & restore file management program instead of straight copy and paste. I have a backup set on my external that the restore file does not want to recognize and says location in unavailble. if there any other programs that an read the vista global cat file and restore my data? really interested in restoreing outlook file that is splitt accorss five zip files -- backupdisater

How To Delete Duploicate Files??

There are 6.8Gig of duplicates files scattered around my hard-drive, 38,158 files in 13, 936 duplicate/triplicate groups. CCcleaner, Easy Cleaner and other file finders find the files, but don't erase the useless duplicates. That must be done manually, but which ones whould be removed?? Am using Win-7 clean installed couple months ago. What program can be trusted to safely/reliably delete the unecessary duplicates?? Frank

Vista major problem

hey i have a big problem with my computer... most of the times i open a program i get a error... like missing .dll or application error. please i need help really fast. i am on vista 32 bit. some of the problems are.. when i open control pannel, my computer or anything with windows explorer. it just closes and windows explorer crashes. i have tried to run chkdsk and errors appeared but i couldnt fix them. any advice is really great plz help :( -- kingcoolryan

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Win32/PSW.Lineage.DN/ PWS-Lineage virus Message

I was hoping that someone could either answer this question or direct me to a place where I could find an answer in another forum. I thought this was a good place to start. I have a PC game called Air Conflicts on my Dell Inspiron 1501 running Vista Home Premium. There have been a couple of times recently when my MS Calendar interrupted the game by popping up an event reminder. Then, I get the following message: --------------------------------------- Remove the Win32/PSW.Lineage.DN/ PWS-Lineage virus from your computer This problem was caused by Win32/PSW.Lineage.DN/ PWS-L

Wi Fi

I have a laptop and would like to be able to use it at Starbucks or Panera Bread. I don't understand how it works. Is there a charge and more importantly, how do I connect? Will all laptops connect or do I need a particular software? At home I use a router from my desktop.

damn toshiba please help

Hello, i need help with partitioning my drive first here's the specs toshiba satellite LG355D vista home premium 350 gig HDD w/100.3 gigs free... I am wanting to install linux mint 8 but when i try to shrink, all it alots me is 49Mb unallocated space which is no where near enough:mad:... soo I am stuck, I am wanting to allocate at least 10GB...... please help!! this is the only computer i have ever ran into this with thanks -- lordfucus01

desktop freezing when idle

I have Vista Home Premium 32bit. When my PC becomes idle for different periods of time, my desktop freezes. The little blue circle doesn't move, mouse doesn't work, Ctrl, Alt, Delete doesn't work. I have to turn it off and on again to get it to work. As long as the system stays busy with something in motion, everything is terrific. This has been going on for a couple of weeks & getting worse. H E L P! -- djfergy

Set Association

New to the forums~ Hope this is good enough explanation.. I've had my external harddrive for about a year now and had never had problems with it and vista.. A few days ago I turned both on but when I tried accessing my external harddive (J:\) I get this message.. J:\ This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Set Association control panel. I went to the control panel, but was at a complete loss as to what to do.. -- KemikalQueen

Cursor constantly flashing loading sign...

-(Moved from incorrect thread)- This problem has been going on for about three weeks now. I don't really know why. CPU usage is normal, fluctuates between 0 and 25. The flash is super distracting. Any help would be appreciated. I cant figure this one out for the life of me... I don't have any viruses or rogue processes running that I can see. It does not occur in safe mode but still does even when I use game booster (IOBIT program that safely stops many running processes to use cpu power for game being played). I'm stumped! It happens as soon as I get to the desktop, and is no

Computer freezes immediately after login

I am trying to fix my daughter's PC which runs Vista SP2. The computer boots up fine but when you click on a user (either an administrator or limited user) you get to the welcome screen and then nothing happens. Pressing ctrl alt delete twice gives you the task manager and then it is possible to cancel and then everything works ok after that. I have run a virus check and also for spyware. Please can you suggest a possible cause or what I need to look for. Thanks

file assoiation.

lately when I try to open a file in windows mail movie, picture, PowerPoint or any attachment. I get a message there is no association for this and to make one. I have went to control panel to set an association but they are already associated with the programs. Wonder what has happened. Any suggestions? Hal Pryor

Resurrect the ReadyBoost Cache Delete on Reboot Thread

After reading several threads regarding this issue from 2008, and seeing no real solutions, I felt I had little choice but to resurrect it for my own sake. It's now 2010, and apparently I have the same issue with the same lack of solution. I have ReadyBoost enabled on a brand new, ReadyBoost-compatible 8GB OCZ Rally2 USB flash disk. However, upon every reboot, the cache file is completely deleted and recreated from scratch. That is to say, it doesn't just write it to disk and re-cache it after the reboot: it removes it completely and starts caching on-the-fly once again. This is c

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WRENCH ICON NOT SHOWING FOR TOGGLING ANALOG CLOCK & OTHER GADGETS'

I have an ACER 1410 Netbook running Vista Home Premium--other users whose desktops I've viewed have a wrench icon that appears when holding the pointer over the analog clock face (or other gadgets)...I only have a caret pointing down and an "x" to close the gadget...why can't I see the wrench and left- and right-pointing "arrows" that allow enhanced toggling of features in the gadgets? I appreciate any help with this annoying issue. THANK YOU. -- ALL ABOUT ME/goobmeister -- ALL ABOUT ME/goobmeister

A performance/progress question on Defrag

I located an old hard drive stored on a shelf the other day and connected it to my Vista machine with a USB dongle. I decided to defrag it (350Gb). Now, I already know that Vista's defrag provides NO indication of progress other than that pretty lame statement that "this may take a few minutes to a few hours". I've seen mention of other defraggers here in this NG and am wondering if any of them provide visual progress indications. Previous OS's used either marching colored blocks, or slowly moving vertical bands in a window. Vista's, on the other hand, simply does nothing

Vista Home Premium Freezes

Inspiron 1420 Laptop Windows Vista Home Premium Internet Explorer 8 Anti-Virus Webroot PC Utility Inc. Error Fix Startup/Shutdown- 5 to 7 minutes When booted, three different blank (green screens) pop up. The third, and last green screen closes after about 3 minutes Once bootup is complete, icons may not work If icons work, once initial program is closed, other icons wont work. Programs in use may freeze or error messages says "X program is not working. Program is closing." I've done everything that has been suggested, including the "Error Fix" program (which always finds an

Windows Explorer not responding

My Windows Explorer (NOT Internet Explorer) keeps freezing with a title bar error message 'Not Responding'. I t may or may not resolve itself after about 10 minutes - more often not! I am usually given the option to restart it but then the desktop is refreshed and I lose about half my app tray icons! I had read the (similar) threads here but they date back to 2007 and none offer a solution. This is happening on a desktop (not a laptop that most of the threads refer to) and happens immediately after a clean install (fdone to try to overcome this annoying issue) with NOTHING

System Restore Will Not Restore

I've posted vast detail about this problem at the link below. I wonder if anyone here has an answer. http://forums.techguy.org/windows-vista/889274-system-restore-will-not-restore.html

Lexmark icon Missing in Notification Area

I'm running Vista Home Premium SP2 with 2 GB of RAM, all WU's, Firefox, MBAM, SuperAntiSpywareProfessional, CCleaner, Spybot, CA Security Suite, and WLM. The machine's running just great but after the last restart (to complete the uninstall of Ad-Aware) my little Lexmark All-In-One printer icon is missing from the notification area. It's usually placed right next to my network icon. I've tried restarting the service (an app called `lxcz_device') using `services.msc' but to no avail. The printer works just fine. Can anyone advise how to get that icon back again without doing another r

CPU Performance Problems

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Cannot charge my laptop

(dun flame i really dunno where to post this to..) - Hello.. I am using a toshiba satalite laptop, model no L310-s414. Its os is vista home basic 32bit. - 1 or 2 weeks ago i was using the laptop when sudenly the screen suddenly became darker, indicating that the power from the wall point had been lost.. i tried reconnecting it but the power light would come on followed by the battery charging light then both would turn off after 1 or 2 secs. i changed wall points but the same thing would happen.. After a few tries the laptop could charge.. - However the prob came

Won't read CDs, occasionally

I have a Toshiba Satellite U405-S2856 with Vista Home Premium 32bit. It's not even a year old and I've already begun having several problems with it... One of the most annoying is this: I pop in my Age of Empires 3 CD, run the game, and it tells me "Please insert AoE3 Disk 1", even though it's already in. Several times I've tried to restart my laptop following that message, and when it begins starting up again, it stalls. If I pop out the disk, it continues to start up, and at that time I pop the disk back in; that is the only way I can get it (the game) to run (by pushing it in duri

On-Screen Keyboard is HUGE!

I've tried everything to try to reduce my on-screen KB to it's default size, including 'system restore (4 times), which failed for some reason, shutting the whole thing off, restarts, etc. I have no idea what I did & it currently falls off the 18" x 20" screen so that I can hardly find the menu to 'exit'! Please, anyone have any idea? Thanks, much appreciated... -- I hate Vista

Text color

Hi All, When I open windows explorer and click on any word or folder way on the left , it is highlited in a very light blue, how can I change that color to say like dark blue like windows classic . Thank you. Carl G

Network Icon Missing

I've got an Acer Desktop running Vista Home Premium (SP2) with 2 GB of RAM. All WU's are current. I'm Running CA (California Associates) Security Suite software with no conflict issues. Also have MBAM malware software, CCleaner and SuperAntiSpywareProfessional. I use Windows defender and Windows firewall. As far as I know I have no Malware/Spyware, AV issues. I use Firefox for browsing. I got a blue screen the other day while surfing on my Powere Utility Service sites. Upon reboot my desktop came up minus the little Network icon in the Notification area of the taskbar. Also mi

My On-Screen Keyboard IS HUGE!

I don't recall what I did, but now my on-screen KB fills the entire 18" X 20" screen. I even had trouble finding the "exit" button to click on to get rid of it, as it was off the screen. The on-screen KB is about the only thing I like about Vista but it is not usable in its current size. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks. -- I hate Vista

the computer locks instead of hibernating

Hello! I am running running Windows Vista Business 32-bit in a Fujitsu-Siemens LIFEBOOK P8020 notebook. I also have a SuSe Linux Boot Loader installed because it also runs openSUSE 11.2 When I select hibernate from the shut down menu, the screen turns dark and then a message appears: "Locking computer...". After that the login-screen pops up. The computer never enters hibernation; the command is to hibernate, but it simply locks the computer, even when it reaches the critical battery level. I am not sure if this behaviour is due to the installation of the latest Microsoft

Hidden

Can you tell me how to change Windows Explorer so it's not hidden? I need to back up a hidden file. AW

Can't uninstall a download

I mistakenly downloaded MS Winter Fun Pack 2004 for XP on my Vista computer, I didn't see that it said for XP when I downloaded and installed it. Using the uninstall in Control panel, I tried to uninstall. I got back an error (1713) message that say's 'can't install'. Please help me get this program uninstalled. Thank you.

Registry

I have a vista machine (quad-core 500gb hdd) that's a couple years old. The registry is now 30.2 GB! So from time to time it goes out to lunch when it is doing shadow copy or restore point creation. I just can't begin to imagine what could be stored in the registry that is 30 Gig. The registry is supposed to be for settings AFASIK but I've seen blob chunks in there that are quite large and I guess that's how this is happening. Any advice on reducing the size, future prevention of this, or other registry management advice would be appreciated! Thanks.

Performance problem in Vista Windows explorer if /SWAPRUN:NET is set on an executable.

I have rather big executables (about 25-35 MB). Because I want my users to easily execute my application, I don't want them to install a bunch of DLL's, just xcopy-install is OK for me (and my customers). Because my software is often run from a network drive, and my customers' networks are not always reliable, I link my executables using the /SWAPRUN:NET option. This guarantees that the whole EXE is loaded in memory before the application starts, and prevents crashes if the network connection is dropped while my application is running. This worked fine so far, BUT ... under Windows Vis

Something may be wrong with my Ram,motherboard,hard drive or whatnot? Help me =[

Alright when i start up my laptop it goes into the HP invent screen and shows the F keys at the bottom. Than after a little bit it goes onto the screen that has the blinking underscore (the blinking _ sign" than it just stays there... It makes these loud beeping noises than stops after a little bit. I don't know what to do and I REALLY don't want to take it to a professional for reasons i don't wish to say. Edit: I don't think that I have my system restore CD's as well, and I would love to keep my files. -- Aizen