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I Finally Solved My Vista Freezes Up On My Computer

For 6 months my laptop with Vista would work ok for a while and then the screen would freeze on either Internet Explorer or Foxfire. I tried everything. Nothing worked. I must have had to use my...

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Wireless Internet access only on one computer

I have a Dell Studio XPS desktop. I am running Windows 7. I have cable Motorola Modem and a Netgear Router wndr3400 Right now my Desktop gets internet; however if I leave the computer on and I come...

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Transferring RAM

I have an old basically dead Dell Dimension 4600 series with 256MB RAM. I have another same machine and model with 1536MB. Can I take the 256MB from the old machine and install it in the other machne?

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Laptop almost unusable...So slow and unresponsive. Has a mind of its own!

Hi my laptop is becoming more and more unusable as the days go on. It takes almost a full 5 minutes to boot up when i switch it on. Everything and i mean EVERYTHING i do on it is such a slow and...

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Keyboard Failure

A friend's house was hit by lightning. The only thing that seem to be effected was his computer. It has no charring on the MB and no caps popped. When it boots it goes to the boot screen and F1 to...

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wifi

Hello Home wifi is fine, I no longer can connect to wifi at other places, it was working now its not. Its not the switch, its not a reboot issue.

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upgrade

I want to upgrade to windows 7 from my vista no i need to backup all my info can i do it to a flash drive all at once or how do i backup my stuff to a flash drive :confused:

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Windows XP PC with HP w2207 Flat Panel Monitor "Going to Sleep" forever!

I have a old Compaq Computer which runs with Windows XP system. I have a w2207 Flat panel monitor hooked up on it. The computer and monitor were safe kept in boxes for about three years, or so. This...

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Diagnosing Random Freezes

Okay, so I bought this computer about 2 months ago, and so far, 3 different problems, I'm super unlucky. Anyways, my PC has been giving me random freezes for about a month now, at first it was few and...

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OK To Sell Discounted MS Office?

I came across a guy advertising for help on Craigslist. He says he has a friend that works at Microsoft. Through this friend he is able to get MS Office at huge discount. He has then been selling it at...

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Icons change to inline images

I downloaded a number of icons to my gmail “drafts” to use with my email. For some reason, the icons have all reverted to little black boxes with a white “x” and are labeled “inline images”. Can anyone...

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Samsung 5 Ultra type jumping

I bought a Samsung Series 5 Ultra several months ago and it's driving me crazy because, as I'm typing, something happens and the letters jump to an earlier point in my text. This happens whether I'm...

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Epson 545 won't print or scan from PC

I've just been in tears for a week. I have some work I need to get done (ihave been sick since my husband was murdered and have NO money) And this damn printer won't work. I moved verything into...

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Solved: ISScript Outdated

I've been trying to install the Macromedia Flash 8 trial, but on every attempt I get the message "1: the InstallScript engine on this machine is older than the version required to run this setup. If...

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hdd reallocated sectors count caution !

Hello, I have a 250 GB seagate sata hdd. Few days ago i had a serious problem of registry errors. Checked event viewer and got the msg- Log Name: Application Source: Microsoft-Windows-User Profiles...

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Computer Won't Boot Up???

Well I have a Compaq Presario CQ62-231NR notebook with windows 7, when I try to start it up it will beep loudly, then pull up a blue bar that says *please enter administrator password* I don't know why...

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Windows Update Errors

I wanted to download and install the Windows Essentials 2012 so that I can get the movie maker on my Windows 8 desktop. Unfortunately, It doesn't install...I get an error 0x80070643. I looked this up...

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Corroded battery compartment

I was given a vintage boombox that can either be plugged in or run from batteries. I am hoping the cassette player works, but the pinch roller is hard so... :( Anyways, when I took the cover off the...

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When trying to install Windows XP, not able to see my drive.

I'm just going to give the extended version of this problem here since I don't know where along the line I caused the problem. My laptop had Windows 7 on it, but was starting to run slowly. I wanted to...

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PC freezing, monitor going to standby.

Hi, SYSTEM; Win 7 64x - Latest updates GB P67A-UD3 mobo i5-2500k HD6950 XMS3 4gig Corsair 750W PSU All stock. Drivers up to date for most part. My PC has recently developed a problem. When playing...

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