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What program do you use the most?

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Besides your browser, what program do you use the most?

Is there an actual fix to the 80070002 update error?

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I've tried the Microsoft fixes, browsed here and at Microsoft, had 2 Microsoft techs take over my computer, and still no good. I had another drive and clean installed Win 7 SP 1, same problem. I checked for viruses, Avast and Malwarebytes, nothing found. My PC is a homebrew, Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3, Intel Pentium G3258, not OC'd, 16 Mb PNY PC3-28000 RAM. My software is legit. Originally my...

Removed dual boot now windows isn't booting

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I have a Toshiba satellite laptop running Windows 7 ultimate alongside Linux Mint 17.2 dual boot. Dual booting was removed now I am only getting grub rescue> on boot. Windows 7 installation removable drive is starting but it will not allow upgrade neither will it allow me to custom install. It doesn't matter to me if I must clean install or fix to dual boot again. I've redownloaded win7...

IRQL_NOT_LESS_NOR_EQUAL BSOD into Failed Booting.

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Hello, the problem I have with my computer is that it wont sucesfully boot.I did ''Boot with last known good configuration(how i'm typing this now)'' I'm not sure if it will be a permanent fix. So my computer started to BSOD with IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL about a week ago, and I took my ram out the socket and installed it and it was working, today I had the same error, I rebooted and afte a few...

dual monitor panaramic wallpapers

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trying to get this to work but when I download the wallpaper I want when go to open it. I get some sort of message that more or less there is no program to open the pic???

Trouble getting Windows 7 to properly work on Lenovo laptop

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Hi guys. I bought a refurb Lenovo laptop and while I like it a lot, I wonder if the hardware is not really playing nicely with Windows 7. It's a T420 laptop Intel® Core™ i5 processor i5-2520M with dual-core Intel Centrino® Advanced-N 6205 4GB Ram Installed my own SSD (Samsung 240GB). I am basically having svchost high CPU usage and RAM. Since this has 4 threads, it seems to be hogging...

Windows won't Successfully boot

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This happened to me just a few minutes ago. So I was turning on my computer, then waited for a few minutes for it to boot. But then, it was stuck in the 'Starting Windows' screen. There's a 'Starting Windows' text below, but no logo animation came up (You know, the one with the little orbs turning to logo of Windows). I tried to restart it a few times, but then the same screen appeared, only...

BSOD whenever I plug new monitor in

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Hello, I purchased an Acer monitor today to use as my second monitor. Whenever I plug the Acer monitor in I get a BSOD right away. I have tried to boot up my PC with just the new monitor plugged in and not my original, and I get the BSOD immidiately after I sign into my PC account. I have tried updating my drivers and restarting many times, no installation CD came with it so I'm not sure if I...

BSOD after new USB headset.

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Its a long and complicated process i've been through, but i started getting a lot of BSOD's (all having to do with page fault or drivers) in the past few days, after downloading a driver from Corsair for their Void headset (wired usb), i tried to fix it and ended up reverting to windows 7, and now i just got another page fault in non paged area BSOD, so i am here with the logs hoping someone can...

Looking the way to lock use of 3g usb modems

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I'm looking a simple way to prevent users in my network to use 3g usb modems (mobile phones and usb sticks that act like a modem) and so navigating bypassing network gateway and firewall. Users are not local admin (now) but preventing installation isn't enough, some user could have configured the modem in the past. I can't lock usb ports at all (external drives and removable devices should be...

A successful reflow using cigarette lighter in my Compaq CQ42 laptop

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Hi all ! Just want to share a successful reflow using cigarette lighter. I used to do oven reflows before, it gave my old geForce 9700 almost 3 years of life extension.. until it had its fourth reflow, of which I mis-set the oven temp and it went down in a blaze of glory. Maybe this will help those with limited resources like me; after all, a heat gun is not that cheap, and if you're not an...

BSOD -- Bitdefender Antivirus 2016 desktop PC

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Please help me ! I get this BSOD two weeks now, even after making Bitdefender inactive. Thanks a lot !

Solved atikmpag.sys 0x116/0x119 BSOD, apparently solved by reflowing

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Hi all ! Just want to share a successful reflow using cigarette lighter. I used to do oven reflows before, it gave my old geForce 9700 almost 3 years of life extension.. until it had its fourth reflow, of which I mis-set the oven temp and it went down in a blaze of glory. Maybe this will help those with limited resources like me; after all, a heat gun is not that cheap, and if you're not an...

Lost access to 'Favorites' - Missing 'Links' folder

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Today when I logged on I have noticed that in Windows Explorer I have lost all my Favorites. I tried to add them again manually but no luck I continue to get the red circle with a line through it. I have spent a lot of time looking at all sorts of threads and forums to others who have had similar issues. I have gone through the *regedit* things to with making sure permissions are there, and...

System restore points are created but missing if i check the same

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Hi, It is a peculiar problem faced by me. I could create SR points and i do not know, whether the SR polints are created by the system. It was creating before. Whenever an uninstall , takes place, it the revo uninstaller creates a restore point, and likewise, some programs if changed or uninstalled create SR points, and it is not showing any error message. But to my...

Xmarks popup box locked internet

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I was looking for a thread category "Weird," but I guess this one will. Setup a new computer, have Firefox and Safari. Had Xmarks on old machine and suddenly, up pops the attached message that I can't exit from and can't access Firefox or Safari. It literally jumps around like a demented graphic. How can I delete this? I've copies all programs from external disk to new Program Files, it's...

Windows Update still hangs at 0KB of 0% after many attempts to fix

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This looks like a duplicate, but I've tried everything I can find, and Windows Update just hangs. It is Windows 7 running on an Acer/Intel Atom/2Gb memory. So far, 1. Checked for Viruses (Malawarebytes and Essentials: none) 2. sfc /scannow 3. Ran FixIt for Windows Update 4. Checked BITS and Windows Update services are running (delayed start) 5. cleared the Distribution folder/subfolders...

Solved can windows 7 be installed on asus A series notebook A555LA?

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Asus A555LA A Series XX2064D 90NB0652-M32310 Core i3 (5th Gen) - (4 GB DDR3/1 TB HDD/Free DOS) Notebook order placed. product will be received shortly. the asus website is listing only windows 10 64 bit and windows 8.1 64 bit, for driver downloads. so can windows 7 be installed on this notebook? if it can be installed, where should i get the drivers from?

Partition types ?

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I have just shrunk the C: partition (with bootable MiniTools) on my new Lenovo from 400+ GB to 100 GB ... :party: Attachment 383133 (http://www.sevenforums.com/attachments/virtualization/383133-partition-types-disk_management.png) My experience and knowledge of partition types is minimal other than ... max 4 primary partions on any HDD I would like to create these new partitions . . . 1. a virtual drive Win-7 for...

FCC proposing monthly broadband subsidies for low-income households

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---Quote--- The FCC has fine-tuned its plan to offer broadband to the poor. The Federal Communications Commission will submit a proposal to approve a new broadband subsidy for low-income households across the country, a first in what the organization says is a program to narrow what it believes is a technological divide. The New York Times reports the subsidy proposed will be $9.25 a...
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