Pink/Purple/Green Display Monitor
I have no idea what's been going on with my laptop lately. I've had it for 3 years already, it's a hp laptop running on Windows 7. About two days ago my laptop started turning into this pink and purple...
View Articleclean up the garage
m not very good on the computer last night I decided to see what was causing it to run slow so I went to one of those pc sites and they said I had a lot of garage on my computer that needed to be taken...
View ArticleStrange mouse behaviour
Hi, Recently my optical mouse has begun to move jerkily and spasmodically as if the PC is processing something that is resource heavy. I thought the battery might be flat so I changed it for a new one,...
View ArticleUnable to select location for a saving a download
For as long as I can remember I was able to indicate a location to save a file to. Now all of a sudden when I elect to save a file that I am downloading my system just downloads and save to the "My...
View ArticleGot New Computer and Needs an OS
Hey Guys, Im about to get a new computer from a friend thats been used for quite a while. However, he replaced his previous hard drive in a newer computer. So I get a pretty nice desktop with an empty...
View ArticleThe error message of doom
The error message "The action cannot be completed because the other program is busy" happens nearly every time I try to click on the net everything is fine when i first open google and then It...
View ArticleWin 7 Startup Repair Not Working. No boot disk or laptop disk drive.
I have an Alienware M11x with Windows 7. This brand of Alienware laptops "does not" have a disk drive, so a windows 7 boot disk is useless even if I had one, which I don't. I tried to start up this...
View ArticleBad_pool_caller
Hello, So I've received this "bad_pool_caller" error which results in a blue screen of death, twice today and it was only when I booted up. I keep getting this anoying error but 'another' quick reboot...
View ArticleFiles on USB Stick 'hidden'?
I've got two Windows 7 laptops and one USB stick. When I put the stick in one laptop I can see all the files on it, although they are more feint/faint or greyed out than normal files, but they are...
View ArticleMy microsoft home and student 2010 has stopped working
I have tried to access word, powerpoint and excel on my HP notebook (this program was installed when I purchased the computer in 2010) I keep getting the message 'word/xcel/powerpoint cannot open'. I...
View ArticleConstant Freezing High Disk Usage
I run a system I built back in 2009 with the following specs: Tech Support Guy System Info Utility version 1.0.0.2 OS Version: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, Service Pack 1, 64 bit Processor:...
View ArticleSolved: shortcut icon issue
Hi I put a shortcut icon to shutdown my pc when i click on it. I used the following: C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe -s -t 0 After clicking on it and the next time i boot up my PC the shortcut icon is...
View ArticleC:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local....\embird64_temp_.tmp
I ran my Windows Disk cleanup and the problem has lessened still parts of my software will not work. I installed and un installed all day yesterday trying to get a clean install. Only new to me thing...
View ArticleWindows cannot access the specific device, path, or file.
When trying to open up ANY folder in windows explorer or when trying to access Control Panel, I get the error message: Windows cannot access the specific device, path, or file. You may not have the...
View ArticleHave a blue screen with black rectangle
I hit f1 by accident because laptop was freezing up and now I can't log on since that space is covered with a back rectangle. What should I do.
View ArticleSolved: windows7,media center takeover
;)windows 7 media center has taken over on my computer,the media center icon comes up on any search programs file ,trying to uninstall media center the icon comes up and will not let me. I was told...
View ArticleScreen resolution too big!!
hi, i have a desktop running on Windows 7 OS, and for some reason the screen is zoomed in, the taskbar is too big, the resolution is currently on 1024x768, and there are two others, 1280x1024 which is...
View Articlewill not boot right
windows 7 home premium toshiba laptop So if youi boot up the machine it will load up to the point where the users profiles buttons are supposed to come up. At that point the buttons do not load but it...
View ArticleHow to Repair from Recovery Disks
:confused: Hi everyone, I'm using a Toshiba A665 laptop and in the last week Windows 7 fails to start up. I have reviewed my Events log and notice "system rebooted without cleanly shutting down" as a...
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