All your PC problems, Volume 2

x42bn6 · 27th September 2008, 21:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by EricaNo7

code 80070002 - it says it has encountered an unexpected error

Quote:

Originally Posted by EricaNo7

hi - got so far then said internal error 87000002 - it's done this before
but thanks anyway

Unfortunately, in computing terms, there's a huge, huge difference between two error numbers.

Try this first: http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...9a75f1033.mspx

Then if that doesn't work, there's some very nasty instructions here: http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/1...date-in-vista/

EricaNo7 · 27th September 2008, 21:07

thanks a lot
fingers crossed

UnitedRed · 27th September 2008, 22:11

Ok, this (different) problem has always existed, so now I'm trying to get it sorted:

Whenever I resume my computer from power-saving, there is a delay until I can effectively use it again (when Vista "hangs").

Normal Resuming Delays:

Hibernate: 30+ seconds
Sleep (not Hyrbid): 30 seconds
Locking: 7 seconds
Closing Lid: 5 seconds

It's the sleep one that's frustrating. It takes about 2-4 seconds for the laptop to actually re-initialise, then as soon as I get to the desktop, it hangs for 30 seconds or so. Looking at the Event Viewer (from Performance Information and Tools), this is typically a 3-step process of symptoms/delays.

1) The Desktop Window Manager is experiencing heavy resource contention.
Scenario : The Desktop Window Manager responsiveness has degraded.

2) The Desktop Window Manager is experiencing heavy resource contention.
Reason : CPU resources are over-utilized.
Diagnosis : A sharp degradation in Desktop Window Manager responsiveness was observed.

[30 seconds or so later]

3) Information about the system performance monitoring event:
Scenario : System Responsiveness
Analysis result : Analysis was unable to find any rootcauses
Incident Time (UTC) : 27/09/2008 21:04:34

Any ideas?

x42bn6 · 27th September 2008, 22:15

Driver problem?

Updating all your drivers should help. Especially video ones.

There's BIOS adjustments you can make too but I don't know about them, as I've never had problems with sending my computer to "sleep".

UnitedRed · 27th September 2008, 23:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by x42bn6

Driver problem?

Updating all your drivers should help. Especially video ones.

There's BIOS adjustments you can make too but I don't know about them, as I've never had problems with sending my computer to "sleep".

What's the best way to update drivers?

Justin · 27th September 2008, 23:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by UnitedRed

What's the best way to update drivers?

Control Panel -> System -> Hardware tab -> Device Manager.

Find the component (Display adapter, or whatever), right click and select Update.

UnitedRed · 27th September 2008, 23:20

Thanks, I'll see what happens

girish · 28th September 2008, 08:32

My computer has been fucked up. And I'm gonna go for a new one and this the cofig that I wrote from scratch. Any flaws? Suggestions ?

Athlon 64 X2 5800+
MSI K9N Ultra (BIOS Version 3.9)
Transcend 2 X DDR2 2GB 800 Mhz
9600 GT 512MB
CoolerMaster RP-600-PCAR Extreme Power 600W

ViewsonicCRT17" Flat

Youngie · 29th September 2008, 16:02

Yesterday I somehow picked up a virus on my Hp laptop (vista) with an out of date Norton internet security running.
Windows defender informs me I have "trojan Downloader:Win32/Renos.Y" but a scan with Norton detected nothing.
Is there a free spyware zapper out there...if so which is the best one to try?
I'm a bit stund concerning computers.
Cheers in advance.

x42bn6 · 29th September 2008, 16:29

Plenty. Ad-aware Free, AVG Anti-spyware...

golden_blunder · 29th September 2008, 16:55

Does this happen to anyone else?

When i click to download a file, any file, even saving a picture, it takes a few seconds for the windows download window to appear. During that time my whole system locks up. As soon as it starts downloading it frees up again. However, when it reaches 100% it freezes again until the download window disappears.

UnitedRed · 29th September 2008, 17:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by golden_blunder

Does this happen to anyone else?

When i click to download a file, any file, even saving a picture, it takes a few seconds for the windows download window to appear. During that time my whole system locks up. As soon as it starts downloading it frees up again. However, when it reaches 100% it freezes again until the download window disappears.

Which browser are you using? Does it happen on all of them (i.e. is it the Windows download window that freezes occur before/after)?

On Vista or not?

Stanley Road · 29th September 2008, 17:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by golden_blunder

Does this happen to anyone else?

When i click to download a file, any file, even saving a picture, it takes a few seconds for the windows download window to appear. During that time my whole system locks up. As soon as it starts downloading it frees up again. However, when it reaches 100% it freezes again until the download window disappears.

It happend to me once when i was acting like a Numpty for a day

Storm · 29th September 2008, 18:55

My mouse is playing up. Sometimes when I click on a link it will download the webpage to my desktop instead of opening it. It's a wireless Logitech optical mouse. Any ideas?

x42bn6 · 29th September 2008, 19:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Storm

My mouse is playing up. Sometimes when I click on a link it will download the webpage to my desktop instead of opening it. It's a wireless Logitech optical mouse. Any ideas?

Nothing to do with your mouse. It's your connection or browser. Specs?

Storm · 29th September 2008, 19:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by x42bn6

Nothing to do with your mouse. It's your connection or browser. Specs?

Firefox 3.0.3
20Mb Virgin broadband.

Redlambs · 29th September 2008, 19:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Storm

Firefox 3.0.3
20Mb Virgin broadband.

Funnily enough, mine sometimes switches functions for the mouse wheel.

Just keep your drivers updated.

x42bn6 · 29th September 2008, 19:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Storm

Firefox 3.0.3
20Mb Virgin broadband.

Do a clean reinstall of Firefox first (backup your bookmarks and stuff beforehand).

http://www.tweakguides.com/Firefox_3.html

golden_blunder · 29th September 2008, 23:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by UnitedRed

Which browser are you using? Does it happen on all of them (i.e. is it the Windows download window that freezes occur before/after)?

On Vista or not?

Using Firefox, good question i havent tested IE. Using XP

Stan, what do you mean?

UnitedRed · 30th September 2008, 20:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by UnitedRed

Ok, this (different) problem has always existed, so now I'm trying to get it sorted:

Whenever I resume my computer from power-saving, there is a delay until I can effectively use it again (when Vista "hangs").

Normal Resuming Delays:

Hibernate: 30+ seconds
Sleep (not Hyrbid): 30 seconds
Locking: 7 seconds
Closing Lid: 5 seconds

It's the sleep one that's frustrating. It takes about 2-4 seconds for the laptop to actually re-initialise, then as soon as I get to the desktop, it hangs for 30 seconds or so. Looking at the Event Viewer (from Performance Information and Tools), this is typically a 3-step process of symptoms/delays.

1) The Desktop Window Manager is experiencing heavy resource contention.
Scenario : The Desktop Window Manager responsiveness has degraded.

2) The Desktop Window Manager is experiencing heavy resource contention.
Reason : CPU resources are over-utilized.
Diagnosis : A sharp degradation in Desktop Window Manager responsiveness was observed.

[30 seconds or so later]

3) Information about the system performance monitoring event:
Scenario : System Responsiveness
Analysis result : Analysis was unable to find any rootcauses
Incident Time (UTC) : 27/09/2008 21:04:34

Any ideas?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Justin

Control Panel -> System -> Hardware tab -> Device Manager.

Find the component (Display adapter, or whatever), right click and select Update.

Quote:

Originally Posted by UnitedRed

Thanks, I'll see what happens

Didn't work

It even happens when I close the lid (which just turns off the screen) or lock the computer, which is frustrating seeing as your not really changing anything - everything should still be running (?)

Never had this issue on XP...

VidaRed · 30th September 2008, 22:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by girish

My computer has been fucked up. And I'm gonna go for a new one and this the cofig that I wrote from scratch. Any flaws? Suggestions ?

Athlon 64 X2 5800+
MSI K9N Ultra (BIOS Version 3.9)
Transcend 2 X DDR2 2GB 800 Mhz
9600 GT 512MB
CoolerMaster RP-600-PCAR Extreme Power 600W

ViewsonicCRT17" Flat

get core 2 quad or core 2 duo
an asus motherboard which runs the latest intel processors
ram is alright...i have the same ones
check out ati msi 3870 512mb card and its the same price as the 9600gt and miles better than it.
i bought the coolermaster 600w but it wasn't compatible with the latest motherboards which need a 8pin cup connector and it didnt have that so i exchanged it for cooler master real power 750w

how much does it cost according to your specs in rs ?

PJ · 1st October 2008, 23:51

less of a problem, more of a query. how secure are files encryped using this? http://www.2brightsparks.com/freeware/freeware-hub.html

ihave some files saved in this format. assuming one could not guess the password, would they still be able to access said files?

golden_blunder · 2nd October 2008, 00:15

UnitedRed, what programs have you got running in your startup folder?

x42bn6 · 2nd October 2008, 01:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by PJ

less of a problem, more of a query. how secure are files encryped using this? http://www.2brightsparks.com/freeware/freeware-hub.html

ihave some files saved in this format. assuming one could not guess the password, would they still be able to access said files?

It's impossible to tell. All keys can be broken but the point of encryption is to make it infeasible. 256-bit AES is very high and for all intents and purposes, is secure enough.

PJ · 2nd October 2008, 01:46

thanks. was just wondering if it was a secure program (i know the blurb says it is, but they're hardly gonna say if it's crap)

UnitedRed · 2nd October 2008, 02:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by golden_blunder

UnitedRed, what programs have you got running in your startup folder?

Well there's nothing in my startup folder for some reason (Vista...

), but I have the following services/apps running on startup:

NVIDIA Driver Helper Service
NVIDIA Compatible Windows 2000 Display driver (

)
NVIDIA Media Centre Library
Synaptics Pointing Device
HP QuickPlay
HP Quicktouch On Screen Display
StartMen Application (not what it sounds like

)
Windows Defender
HP Health Check Scheduler
HP Wireless Assistant
HP Wireless Assistant
Java Platform SE 6 U10
Acrobat
QuickTime
Synaptics Pointing Device Driver
MS Windows OS (x3)
Google Update
Delivery Manager
AVG
AOL Connectivity Manager

It's been happening the entire time I've had the laptop, and I can find the "unresponsive" event in the computers logs, but it refuses to tell me the cause.

Strike · 3rd October 2008, 10:52

I am trying to email someone from my gmail account but keep getting a failure message back saying 'mail quota exceeded' what does this mean?

27th September 2008, 21:07	#1042 (permalink)
EricaNo7 Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: north yorkshire Posts: 2,750	thanks a lot fingers crossed

27th September 2008, 22:11	#1043 (permalink)
UnitedRed KTTAG Winner 2008 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Centre Forward Posts: 2,461	Ok, this (different) problem has always existed, so now I'm trying to get it sorted: Whenever I resume my computer from power-saving, there is a delay until I can effectively use it again (when Vista "hangs"). Normal Resuming Delays: Hibernate: 30+ seconds Sleep (not Hyrbid): 30 seconds Locking: 7 seconds Closing Lid: 5 seconds It's the sleep one that's frustrating. It takes about 2-4 seconds for the laptop to actually re-initialise, then as soon as I get to the desktop, it hangs for 30 seconds or so. Looking at the Event Viewer (from Performance Information and Tools), this is typically a 3-step process of symptoms/delays. 1) The Desktop Window Manager is experiencing heavy resource contention. Scenario : The Desktop Window Manager responsiveness has degraded. 2) The Desktop Window Manager is experiencing heavy resource contention. Reason : CPU resources are over-utilized. Diagnosis : A sharp degradation in Desktop Window Manager responsiveness was observed. [30 seconds or so later] 3) Information about the system performance monitoring event: Scenario : System Responsiveness Analysis result : Analysis was unable to find any rootcauses Incident Time (UTC) : 27/09/2008 21:04:34 Any ideas?

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x42bn6 Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: PMing people with maths homework answers - feel free to ask Posts: 3,519	Driver problem? Updating all your drivers should help. Especially video ones. There's BIOS adjustments you can make too but I don't know about them, as I've never had problems with sending my computer to "sleep".

27th September 2008, 23:20	#1047 (permalink)
UnitedRed KTTAG Winner 2008 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Centre Forward Posts: 2,461	Thanks, I'll see what happens

28th September 2008, 08:32	#1048 (permalink)
girish I too love women...for their shoes. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Kerala,India Posts: 4,199	My computer has been fucked up. And I'm gonna go for a new one and this the cofig that I wrote from scratch. Any flaws? Suggestions ? Athlon 64 X2 5800+ MSI K9N Ultra (BIOS Version 3.9) Transcend 2 X DDR2 2GB 800 Mhz 9600 GT 512MB CoolerMaster RP-600-PCAR Extreme Power 600W ViewsonicCRT17" Flat

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Youngie Reserve Team Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: "Ach..away and print yer Shite!" Posts: 2,863	Yesterday I somehow picked up a virus on my Hp laptop (vista) with an out of date Norton internet security running. Windows defender informs me I have "trojan Downloader:Win32/Renos.Y" but a scan with Norton detected nothing. Is there a free spyware zapper out there...if so which is the best one to try? I'm a bit stund concerning computers. Cheers in advance.

29th September 2008, 16:29	#1050 (permalink)
x42bn6 Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: PMing people with maths homework answers - feel free to ask Posts: 3,519	Plenty. Ad-aware Free, AVG Anti-spyware...

29th September 2008, 16:55	#1051 (permalink)
golden_blunder Manager Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: In the shadows fighting e-crime Posts: 45,540	Does this happen to anyone else? When i click to download a file, any file, even saving a picture, it takes a few seconds for the windows download window to appear. During that time my whole system locks up. As soon as it starts downloading it frees up again. However, when it reaches 100% it freezes again until the download window disappears.

29th September 2008, 18:55	#1054 (permalink)
Storm Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: I've seen your sister naked! Posts: 1,294	My mouse is playing up. Sometimes when I click on a link it will download the webpage to my desktop instead of opening it. It's a wireless Logitech optical mouse. Any ideas?

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PJ Reserve Team Player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: derry/belfast Posts: 2,420	less of a problem, more of a query. how secure are files encryped using this? http://www.2brightsparks.com/freeware/freeware-hub.html ihave some files saved in this format. assuming one could not guess the password, would they still be able to access said files?

2nd October 2008, 00:15	#1063 (permalink)
golden_blunder Manager Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: In the shadows fighting e-crime Posts: 45,540	UnitedRed, what programs have you got running in your startup folder?

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PJ Reserve Team Player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: derry/belfast Posts: 2,420	thanks. was just wondering if it was a secure program (i know the blurb says it is, but they're hardly gonna say if it's crap)

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Strike Reserve Team Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 732	I am trying to email someone from my gmail account but keep getting a failure message back saying 'mail quota exceeded' what does this mean?