PC Help Forum http://www.pchelpforum.com Tech support with pc help and related computer help for all levels of user around the World en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:25:50 GMT vBulletin 1 http://www.pchelpforum.com/images/styles/pchelpforum/misc/rss.jpg PC Help Forum http://www.pchelpforum.com Open: Continual Rebooting and Misc.errors,checkpt. http://www.pchelpforum.com/windows-xp-2000/80985-continual-rebooting-misc-errors-checkpt.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:41:11 GMT Hello to all and thank you for your time! I have a Dell Dimension 3000 with Windows XP. I had a voltage problem in my house, which has been there... Hello to all and thank you for your time!

I have a Dell Dimension 3000 with Windows XP. I had a voltage problem in my house, which has been there for years, but thought maybe it could be part of the problem. I've pretty much ruled that out.
My computer continuously just turns off, then reboots directly to Windows. In the past 2 months, I have been receiving error codes, such as
Checkpoint: POKE
Checkpoint: SIZE
Once when rebooting, this came up two times before it completed booting:
"Installing update 1 of 1. Do not turn off computer. It will automatically turn off".
I have to recover my desktop each time.
I lost half of my custom "sounds" for the computer.
I have had my icons come up double on the desktop.
When windows starts, a balloon pops up every single time and says "Computer must be restarted before installation can continue. Would you like to restart the computer now".

The things I have done, among a lot of research is:
Run Registry Mechanic a zillion times. It always, always finds at least 1 error. One error it keeps finding and can't seem to repair is \Temp~DFF95A.tmp. But the rest seem to be random each time.
I ran SpyBot, found errors and repaired. Many times.
I have ESET Nod and have scanned many times with it.
I ran error check in C: drive. When I came back in the room, it was finished, and windows was up.
I ran SFC /scannow several times, but it gets to 37%, and my computer reboots.
I ran Windows File Protection several times. Each time it would get halfway thru, then reboot.
I downloaded new definitions for windows defender, installed and ran, then nothing.
Other than having to get into the reg.check and removing programs, I'm at a loss at what to do! It is just not usable the way it is now. I never know when it is going to reboot, which is every 10-40 minutes it seems.
Keep in mind, I am only a beginner, but I'm a fast learner if anyone would be inclined to help.
Oh - one last thing...I turned off all power, unplugged all USB's, pushed the power button on the computer for 30 seconds, then plugged power back in, powered the system on, and that one took me half a day to finally get the computer to even boot up!
Things like this are probably a no-brainer - if you know what you're doing!
So thanks in advance for your patience. And if I don't answer quickly, you will know why. I will persevere! ]]> Windows XP/2000 skizi http://www.pchelpforum.com/windows-xp-2000/80985-continual-rebooting-misc-errors-checkpt.html Need new cooling fan help on easy 1 http://www.pchelpforum.com/processor-cpu/80984-need-new-cooling-fan-help-easy-1-a.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:43:59 GMT My brother recommended me to this site. i have a pentium D processor and need a cooling fan which is easy to fit on. my one is broken. i dont want to... My brother recommended me to this site. i have a pentium D processor and need a cooling fan which is easy to fit on. my one is broken. i dont want to spend alot

thank u all for help in advance. ]]> Processor/CPU muby_7 http://www.pchelpforum.com/processor-cpu/80984-need-new-cooling-fan-help-easy-1-a.html BSOD Error http://www.pchelpforum.com/blue-screen-errors/80983-blue-screen-death-error.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:36:32 GMT I just built my first PC these past couple weeks and I got it up and running about 3 days ago. Since then, I've had at least 1 BSOD error a day. Nothing today though. I did a memtest, and it didn't find any errors. Other than that, I don't know what else the problem could be. I usually get them after running any computer games.

I'm attaching the last 3 .dmp files.

Thanks in advance... And I apologize, this is all a learning experience for me, as this is the first time I've ever built my own system.

-Michelle
Attached Files
File Type: dmp 111809-24819-01.dmp (268.4 KB)
File Type: dmp 111909-20467-01.dmp (268.4 KB)
File Type: dmp 111909-21621-01.dmp (268.4 KB)
]]> Blue Screen Errors ImmortalMortal http://www.pchelpforum.com/blue-screen-errors/80983-blue-screen-death-error.html Vista Slowing Down http://www.pchelpforum.com/windows-vista-7/80982-vista-slowing-down.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:00:37 GMT Hi there I am new to this website and am having problems with something not sure what, my pc is using 100% cpu usage alot of the time and my email... Hi there
I am new to this website and am having problems with something not sure what, my pc is using 100% cpu usage alot of the time and my email program (yahoo) when writing will take a long time to display the letter written, it is like a lag time very annoying, pages dont want to respond when I scroll down, I have been thru the tips and tricks and turned off windows features run a defrag scanned for spyware, turned off windows defender and firewall and have avast, also have turned that off as well, but am still getting delayed response from my PC also having problems with internet speed really slow at times, contacted clearwire about problem and went thru troubleshooting, to some avail, but page load time is slow and delayed response in typing can you help??? I have run a HJ log and also a DDS where do I post this to get it analyzed?
running vista basic w/ 80gig 45 free 2gigs ram also everytime I boot my Bios has to be reset, changed the battery and that did not help???
not sure what or how to delete personal info but if this could be kept priavate would sure appreciate it
Attached Files
File Type: zip hijackthislog2.zip (1.5 KB)
File Type: zip DDS.zip (3.5 KB)
File Type: zip mbam-log-2009-11-20 (09-37-55).zip (486 Bytes)
]]> reesemay http://www.pchelpforum.com/windows-vista-7/80982-vista-slowing-down.html wading through mud http://www.pchelpforum.com/new-hijackthis-logs/80981-wading-through-mud.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:49:44 GMT Hi, everyone, especially experts! I'm a translator, based outside Madrid, and I spend up to 12 hours a day working at my PC, which is nearly 6 years old and is used almost exclusively for work. It is a Pentium 4 - 3MHz with 1024MB RAM. As I suppose is normal, it has been getting slower and slower over the last year or so (I don't think it is due to any specific hard/software I might have installed, as that would surely have caused a sudden deterioration) and I have downloaded many programmes and utilities over the last few months, some of them in an attempt to speed up the PC, clean the registry, smarten up the RAM, etc., others, such as alternative e-mail clients, in an attempt to rid myself of increasingly quirky behaviour from Eudora, etc. I run XP SP2 (SP3 caused serious problems) and I changed from Norton to Kaspersky IS last December which reduced start-up time and generally made the computer faster. However, I have recently noticed in Task Manager that a large quantity of RAM is taken up with avp.exe, svchost.exe and a load of other stuff, far surpassing what appears to be used by my staple programmes (Eudora, FileMaker Pro, Word, even Firefox).
I submitted a similar, if less detailed, message to another forum a couple of weeks ago but after the initial response I've heard nothing, despite a renewed plea a couple of days back. I'm aware that I should not submit to more than one help forum and I beg forgiveness if I have contravened any rules, but I really need fairly urgent help to free up my computer, RAM, registry, or whatever is dragging it down. As the evening draws on, it is more and more like wading through mud.

I have downloaded HiJackThis, DDS, Security Check, etc. But I await your instructions. Many thanks in advance for your help.

Regards, MadWill ]]> madwill http://www.pchelpforum.com/new-hijackthis-logs/80981-wading-through-mud.html Slow Network http://www.pchelpforum.com/new-hijackthis-logs/80980-slow-network.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:09:11 GMT i have been having trouble with a very slow network. I have been told to run Hijack This to help figure out what the problem could be. If anyone... i have been having trouble with a very slow network. I have been told to run Hijack This to help figure out what the problem could be. If anyone could help it would be greatly appreciated. Here is the log from hijack this

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 9:58:12 AM, on 11/20/2009
Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18702)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus\Smc.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSvcHst.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\IBM\IBM Rapid Restore Ultra\rrpcsb.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus\Rtvscan.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WLIDSVC.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\SearchIndexer.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WLIDSvcM.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus\SmcGui.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\dla\tfswctrl.exe
C:\IBMTOOLS\UTILS\ibmprc.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccApp.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\RUNDLL32.EXE
C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\isuspm.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\OUTLOOK.EXE
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\WINWORD.EXE
C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Office Live\OfficeLiveSignIn.exe
C:\Program Files\AutoCAD 2008\acad.exe
C:\DOCUME~1\IBMUSE~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\AdskCleanup.000 1
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\Service\AdskScSrv.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\WSCommCntr1.exe
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe
C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = MSN.com
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = Bing
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = Bing
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = MSN.com
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Int ernet Settings,ProxyOverride = *.local
O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: DriveLetterAccess - {5CA3D70E-1895-11CF-8E15-001234567890} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\dla\tfswshx.dll
O2 - BHO: Windows Live ID Sign-in Helper - {9030D464-4C02-4ABF-8ECC-5164760863C6} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WindowsLiveLogin.dll
O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Conversion Toolbar Helper - {AE7CD045-E861-484f-8273-0445EE161910} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll
O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper - {DBC80044-A445-435b-BC74-9C25C1C588A9} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jp2ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: JQSIEStartDetectorImpl - {E7E6F031-17CE-4C07-BC86-EABFE594F69C} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\lib\deploy\jqs\ie\jqs_plugin.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Adobe PDF - {47833539-D0C5-4125-9FA8-0819E2EAAC93} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SiSPower] Rundll32.exe SiSPower.dll,ModeAgent
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [dla] C:\WINDOWS\system32\dla\tfswctrl.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ISUSPM Startup] C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\UPDATE~1\isuspm.exe -startup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ISUSScheduler] "c:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\issch.exe" -start
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IBMPRC] C:\IBMTOOLS\UTILS\ibmprc.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Photo Downloader] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Album Starter Edition\3.0\Apps\apdproxy.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Symantec NetDriver Monitor] C:\PROGRA~1\SYMNET~1\SNDMon.exe /Enterprise
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PPort11reminder] "C:\Program Files\ScanSoft\PaperPort\Ereg\Ereg.exe" -r "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\ScanSoft\PaperPort\11\Config\Ereg\Ereg.ini
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ccApp] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccApp.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Synchronization Manager] %SystemRoot%\system32\mobsync.exe /logon
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe /install
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvMediaCenter] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ISUSPM] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\isuspm.exe" -scheduler
O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Reader Speed Launch.lnk = C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\reader_sl.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: Append to existing PDF - res://C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIEAppend.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert link target to Adobe PDF - res://C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIECapture.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert link target to existing PDF - res://C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIEAppend.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert selected links to Adobe PDF - res://C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIECaptureSelLinks.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert selected links to existing PDF - res://C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIEAppendSelLinks.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert selection to Adobe PDF - res://C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIECapture.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert selection to existing PDF - res://C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIEAppend.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert to Adobe PDF - res://C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIECapture.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O11 - Options group: [JAVA_IBM] Java (IBM)
O16 - DPF: {6E32070A-766D-4EE6-879C-DC1FA91D2FC3} (MUWebControl Class) - http://www.update.microsoft.com/micr...?1211922380490
O16 - DPF: {74FFE28D-2378-11D5-990C-006094235084} (IBM Access Support) - http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/IbmEgath.cab
O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - http://fpdownload2.macromedia.com/ge...sh/swflash.cab
O16 - DPF: {E87F6C8E-16C0-11D3-BEF7-009027438003} (Persits Software XUpload) - http://www.mswalkerincprojects.com/P...ad/XUpload.ocx
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: Domain = tvmhq.local
O17 - HKLM\Software\..\Telephony: DomainName = tvmhq.local
O17 - HKLM\System\CS1\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: Domain = tvmhq.local
O17 - HKLM\System\CS2\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: Domain = tvmhq.local
O23 - Service: Apple Mobile Device - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
O23 - Service: Autodesk Licensing Service - Autodesk - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\Service\AdskScSrv.exe
O23 - Service: Bonjour Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Event Manager (ccEvtMgr) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSvcHst.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Settings Manager (ccSetMgr) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSvcHst.exe
O23 - Service: FLEXnet Licensing Service - Macrovision Europe Ltd. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Macrovision Shared\FLEXnet Publisher\FNPLicensingService.exe
O23 - Service: IBM Rapid Restore Ultra Service - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\IBM\IBM Rapid Restore Ultra\rrpcsb.exe
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\1050\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: iPod Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
O23 - Service: Java Quick Starter (JavaQuickStarterService) - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe
O23 - Service: LiveUpdate - Symantec Corporation - C:\PROGRA~1\Symantec\LIVEUP~1\LUCOMS~1.EXE
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
O23 - Service: IBM PSA Access Driver Control (PsaSrv) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\PsaSrv.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: Symantec Management Client (SmcService) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus\Smc.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Network Access Control (SNAC) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus\SNAC.EXE
O23 - Service: Symantec Endpoint Protection (Symantec AntiVirus) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus\Rtvscan.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec RemoteAssist - Symantec, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\Support Controls\ssrc.exe

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thank you ]]> mcelroy44 http://www.pchelpforum.com/new-hijackthis-logs/80980-slow-network.html Open: black screen with cursor http://www.pchelpforum.com/windows-xp-2000/80979-black-screen-cursor.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:03:43 GMT hi, i need some help. i have a dell dimension 8300. when i boot up my PC i get a black screen with the mouse cursor on. I can move the cursor but... hi,
i need some help.
i have a dell dimension 8300. when i boot up my PC i get a black screen with the mouse cursor on. I can move the cursor but nothing else comes up. this happens after the windows xp loading screen.
before this started happening i was getting a message every time i booted up saying system battery voltage low. then this problem started.
i have replaced the cmos battery and resetted my bios settings, but to no avail.
i have tried changing the order the drives boot up in, and putting the cd drive to boot first, so i can use my xp cd to do a repair install, but this didnt work either, the cd sounds like its booting but i still just get the black screen.
it won't even boot windows in safe mode, i get a black screen still with safe mode written in all four corners.
Ctrl Alt Del doesn't work and neither does pressing shift 5 times.
someone please help!! ]]> Windows XP/2000 polishdrumsticks http://www.pchelpforum.com/windows-xp-2000/80979-black-screen-cursor.html Fixed: Screen turns Black http://www.pchelpforum.com/windows-xp-2000/80978-screen-turns-black.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:14:18 GMT Hi, i wasn't sure where to put this, so if it is in the wrong area I do apologize. This should be an "easy one" for you. When i step away from my computer for a long time, my screen turns black. Once i come back and move the mouse the screen "shows" again. Can you please tell me how to keep the screen "on" while I'm away for long periods of time. Does it have something to do with "screen saver" ? I've set it for 250 minutes. ]]> Windows XP/2000 garybrian http://www.pchelpforum.com/windows-xp-2000/80978-screen-turns-black.html DVD burning menus http://www.pchelpforum.com/general-software/80977-dvd-burning-menus.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:04:29 GMT ok so i downloaded a really old tv show season. and its been downloaded and works ok and i can burn it but my question is how cna i burn it in a way... ok so i downloaded a really old tv show season. and its been downloaded and works ok and i can burn it but my question is how cna i burn it in a way that lets me play it on my TV like i would a store bought DVD. i dont mean i want advertisments and previews and intros lol. but more im refering to a menu option. where i can select which episode i wish to watch and it will play. instead of endless back to back playing of episode 1-45.
id like to say play episode 22 then it plays it and im happy. i dont wann ahve to sit thru episodes 1-21 to get to 22. . so id like a play all feature with space between episodes and a menu to select a specific episode .

im fairly sure this can be done im just un aware of how to do it .
i know when you burn a cd you can tell it how long to wait between songs id like that for the shows so someone not payig attention can tell when the episode ended and when the next is starting.

anyone have any ideas???
im not looking to take up advanced programming or anything like that. i just wanna put it on a dvd the right way and get to watching it as soon as possible. ]]> General Software josh7272 http://www.pchelpforum.com/general-software/80977-dvd-burning-menus.html Open: TrueCrypt hangs at booting http://www.pchelpforum.com/general-software/80975-truecrypt-hangs-booting.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:05:39 GMT Hi, I was testing TrueCrypt until it asked me to test the bootloader, so I did But whenever I enter the password it will hang I had a look at... Hi, I was testing TrueCrypt until it asked me to test the bootloader, so I did
But whenever I enter the password it will hang

I had a look at the troubleshooting-forum, and I updated my bios to the latest version, but that didn't fix it as well

TrueCrypt - Free Open-Source Disk Encryption - Documentation - Troubleshooting


Any suggestions will be appreciated, Thanks in advance!
Peter ]]> General Software ImAPC http://www.pchelpforum.com/general-software/80975-truecrypt-hangs-booting.html boot up http://www.pchelpforum.com/all-other-hardware/80974-boot-up.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:05:16 GMT When my PC tries to Boot up it automatically switches OFF and ON the power supply. Is this a software or a hardware problem? I have tried everything... When my PC tries to Boot up it automatically switches OFF and ON the power supply. Is this a software or a hardware problem? I have tried everything I can but there seems no way round it. Any ideas? ]]> All other Hardware spike islander http://www.pchelpforum.com/all-other-hardware/80974-boot-up.html Dual Boot Win7 and XP http://www.pchelpforum.com/windows-vista-7/80973-dual-boot-win7-xp.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:52:20 GMT I'm having an issue that I was hoping some wise folk here could help me with.

I'll point form the synopsis and everything should make sense:
2 drives (several partitions each)
I had XP installed/working on the first partition of drive 0 and everything else was games/storage/etc.

I bought and installed windows 7 (home premium x64) on the first partition of drive 1 and everything worked great.

I'd boot up and get a menu for loading "windows 7" or "older version of windows"

When i'd boot windows 7 the drive 1 partition would be C: and the partition from xp would become D:

When i'd boot to XP the drive 0 partition would be C: and the windows 7 partition would become D:

exactly as I wanted it. I could boot back to xp and have everything the way it was and I can play around in windows 7 without affecting it.

It has been going well for about a week. (windows 7 has very few problems even with older games and it makes all my games run much smoother).

Today I rebooted after a minor video issue (set resolution wrong and my screen wouldn't work) and now there's no menu for starting XP.

If i set it to boot from drive 0 it just goes into an endless cycle of reboot (which seems to happen JUST before the boot menu appears)
I can set it to treat Drive 1 as the boot drive and then it will just boot to windows 7 without going to a boot menu.

Nothing was installed or changed. since yesterday when it booted fine.

any ideas? ]]> Lem0ns http://www.pchelpforum.com/windows-vista-7/80973-dual-boot-win7-xp.html Tech and Gameing Site http://www.pchelpforum.com/promote-your-website/80972-tech-gameing-site.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:21:13 GMT A very new tech and gameing site now up and runing soon to be on google http://thepc-techhelper.freehostia.com/phpbb3/... A very new tech and gameing site now up and runing
soon to be on google

http://thepc-techhelper.freehostia.com/phpbb3/ ]]> Promote Your Website onas http://www.pchelpforum.com/promote-your-website/80972-tech-gameing-site.html Resolved: Maximum memory http://www.pchelpforum.com/windows-vista-7/80971-maximum-memory.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:54:24 GMT I am trying to understand the memory in my PC as I don't think I'm using it all.
I did a system check using a freeware called System Information for Windows (SIW) and this is what I found:

System Summary
Physical Memory 3183 MB Total, 1052 MB Free

Memory Summary
Maximum Capacity 1024 MBytes
Maximum Memory Module Size 2048 MBytes

Slot 1 Capacity 2048 MBytes
Slot 2 Capacity 2048 MBytes

Belarc also suggests
3184 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory

This is where I keep going round in circles.

Usable Installed Memory or Physical Memory 3183 MB Total suggests to me that this is the total amount that the system will use even though it recognizes 4096 MBytes are installed? Is this a true statement.

Someone once suggested that the rest is taken in overhead but I tend not to agree as we are talking about Physical Memory not Allocated/Unallocated Memory.

3184mb is about the total that a 32bit system can use but I have a 64bit system and that leads me to think I'm not getting the full potential.

I would appreciate some input on this

 ]]> lucianp http://www.pchelpforum.com/windows-vista-7/80971-maximum-memory.html Random BS errors http://www.pchelpforum.com/blue-screen-errors/80970-random-bs-errors.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:17:58 GMT Hello there. First post here. :)

Well, I've been getting random blue screens for some time now. I'm baffled, as I cannot find out what could be causing them. I've ran memtest, stressed out cpu and graphics card, and nothing. I assume it would be a hardware related problem, as I had Win XP installed and was already getting the blue screens (I have now Windows 7). I'm including the latest 3 minidumps.

Thanks in advance.
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