Ok, so what you have is an update that is "stuck". I still don't know why this happens, but there is a fix for it in the Microsoft database, here somewhere: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949358
there's heaps more helpout there, too, but this is a good start. Get back to us and we shall see if we can help
Nope, that's perfectly normal and expected behaviour. Windows runs in something called virtualised memory now, as do most apps inside it. basically each app is almost sandboxed to protect them from each other when they crash. once upon a time (XP) if one app locked up the whole PC locked up until you closed the offending one or rebooted, now (generally) you can keep using the other apps, even start a new instance of the problematic one, around it. All of these technologies require RAM overheads. Thus the results you are seeing.
The biggest culprits tend to be web browsers, each tab can be in a separate session, and thus chew huge amounts of RAM very quickly. If they "leak" they can continue to grow in size in the RAM constantly, even though they aren't really 'doing' anything. only waty to fix is to close and re-open the offending app.
When you say "I plan to", that's fine. but the answers to the following would be handy;
why? is it a 'my computer is slow on W7', or 'I know and therefore prefer XP', or something else. Just a thought, tech keeps moving right along. Official support for the XP platform is due to expire soon. Windows updates, support patches, etc are all due to stop.
Do you have an instllation meduim for WXP? eg installation disk, etc? 3.Do you have a Lic code for the same version of XP (either Home or pro) - else the install will fail, usually.
are you sure that you can get driver support for XP for the computer you want to downgrade? many new PC's don't even support XP at all.
is this your only computer? if all else fails, can you get W7 back on it?
If you do go ahead, please make sure you get all the drivers for your new OS first, ESPECIALLY the networking ones, so you can get back online with the computer.
Do you need to back up W7, do you have personal file on it, or was it a clean install?
Is there any way you could get in touch with someone who know how to use a multimeter? it could be that your power supply has stopped working, I would check that first, most "nice guy" repair shops would check that for you for free/next to nothing.
This is an interesting question, and I understand the thread is old, but I do have some insights on the topic.
1a. I'm amazed no one has mentioned this: Some operating systems are limited to the max ram they can see. 32bit OS's can only see a theoretical maximum of around 3.5 GB of RAM, so adding more VIA any means is a pointless excersize.
1b. even some x64 bit OS are limited. Some OS, such as Win7Home, are purposly limited by M$ to max out at 8gb RAm, even if you have all the RAM in the world, the software refuses to use it.
1c. Motherboard limitations; Many chipsets, although x64bit are limited to a maximum of 8gb RAM. I have seen motherboards that have 4x ram slots, and can accept 4gb RAM cards in each slot, but can only run a maximum of eithr 4x2gb cards or 2x4gb cards, so a maximum of 8gb of RAM, even though you can install 4x4gb cards (16gb) and the mobo can support a 4gb card. I hope that one makes sense.
yes, caperjack is correct, all RAM should underclock to the lowest stick of RAM in a config, but keep in mind that it will then generally disable dual channel benefits. But usually, that's no biggie unless you are a top-end user, and if you were you'd be buying 4x matched RAM sticks.
If that happened to me, it woudl become a 160gb doorstop. you can buy new 500gb hdd for less than $100, would you really trust you data on a sub-par drive? Just my 2 cents, and I have been burned with this issue 2x. Never again...
It's most likely the one thing that you haven't looked at. The first thing that I would do is replace the POWER SUPPLY UNIT, if yo uhave one lying around to swap it out with.
I have had 3 computers do the same thing to me... they were all partial swap-out builds, and after a good long time I realised they had a common thread... the PSU.
Funny, I just fixed a client computer the other day with the exact same issue, sometimes it was fine, sometimes not. swappd it out, and hey presto... HOPEFULLY it's an easy one for you to test and rectify.
But yes, it has to be a hardware issue. You could also do a little bit of looking around to see if there is a firmware update for the motherboard. thee might be an issue there, too.
as it boots up., press F8 continously until it comes up with an advanced versio of the "would you like to boot to safe mode" screen. look for the one that says "load last known good configuration", and try that first.
My first thought would be to go to the device's manufacturer's pages and download any applicable drivers (IDE, SATA, RAID, USB, HOST CONTROLLER, ACHPI, CHIPSET DRIVERS), and also to see if there are any firmaware updates for the motherboard, both on the computer's driver support site and on the actual motherboard manufacturer's site.
It's surprising how often a driver update installed from Windows' automatic updates feature can break a perfectly fine computer.
in the meantime, you could try putting it into another machine and see if the issue persists.
Hi there. HP Pavillion DV6 are REALLy well known for doing this. there is a big law suit against HP about the design flaw. the heat-sinc isn't sufficient for the CPU and GpU, and the GpU (graphics card) dies.
Overheating issue Many notebook owners experience hardware failure in various Pavilion models due to overheating. The first symptom is usually a disappearing Wifi. Later failure of the graphics system and booting problems. HP does acknowledge this as a "hardware issue with certain HP Pavilion dv2000/dv6000/dv9000" notebooks, which is eligible for free repair.[7] Other users recommend a "resoldering" of the nVidia GPU on the motherboard.
control panel - hardware - power options - change power saving settings - change (current) plan settings - change advanced power settings.
or you might have a third party utility that does it for you (eg such as a built in utility like HP power manager or something installed by the manufacturer). I used to have a Fujitsu laptop that had that on it.
Is there any light at all coming from the backlight in the laptop? can you see anything if you turn all the lights out in a dark room?
else it's likely to be a GpU failure, or hopefully an inverter issue, and that could be more time consuming and expensive to fix.
hi there, happy to help you with this, and yes, I know all the bits you are talking about. I need to go back a step first: What are you trying to achieve, and by the sounds of it, you've never had this computer running before.
basically what you are loking at (pxe-e61 media test failure:) is this: the computer tries to boot off all of the different types of devices in the order set out in the BIOS/CMOS: usually it's set to CD/DVD first, then Hard drives (HDD), Then Network drives (for corporate installations). IDE and SATA are the two types of hard drive available on the market. IDE has a wide flat ribbon with about 20 strands in it that connets the HDD to to motherboard, and SATA is (usually) a 'red' cable about the same size as a usb type cable. (I just realised you said laptop, so forget that bit about the cables)
the HDD is password protected in the BIOS/CMOS, therefore the computer cannot access it to try and load the operating system (windows/linux/whatever you have)
silent boot hides the diagnostic screen at startup (all the lines of code the computer spits out before it starts windows). FDD is 1.44" Floppy drive. you can disable that. Network or PXE boot, you can disable that. CD/DVD is used when installing windows on a computer the first time, or for running repair utilities - all for a CD when windows won't boot. With …
I Just wanted to say the same thing. I didn't realise that was that icon's purpose - could it possible have aTextual Tag added to it, so we know what it's for in the future?
I was coming here to post the EXACT same thing, on the same spammer - but thank you for the ino, Davey.
"It will only work in safe mode" - what I mean is you can only apply the changes if you are in safe mode, as the files will be locked and in use if you are in normal mode.
Once the changes are made, it will also make changes in the normal mode too, not just in safe mode.
The .reg is probably more imprtant than the .dll, as it is the registry that tells explorer what to do once you have clicked the button - unless the .dll was missing, and then that would be the problem and you may not need to import the .reg
Do you suppose that it would ok to put HD back in the external enclosure and use it for backup storage?
Throw it out.
It is good that you have run CHKDSK on it, this can help, but slow load times (seek) on a HDD mean only one thing. Impending HDD failure.
It might be interesting to download a trial copy of this program, http://disk-monitor.com/ and see what it thinks of the drive, but the truth is, your HDD is dying. If it was mine, I wouldn't use it again.
1. If you are on XP, make sure you have Service Pack 3, plus any other updates for your system. 2. Test your RAM (although usually, RAM problems result in Blue Screen Of Death) 3. gotto start-Run, type regsvr32 vbscript.dll press enter.
4. Uninstall Java Control panel->Add or remove programs
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management Value Name: PoolTag Data Type: REG_DWORD Data: Pool tag mask | Allocation size mask | 0 (sourced from here for a more complete rundown on this)
Fair enough. http://www.arduino.cc/ I have seen it before, but was over my head at the time that I started messing with bots. Actually, it might just suit you, because it has it's own language and boards that you can either buy preconfigured or make yourself.
It also has a highly active user base and forum, and if you used arduino, you would have all the help you would ever need over there.
I didn't think about it, but CJ is right. I have seen some huge screwups, especially with "fix you computer automatically" software like CCleaner, RegCleanNow, GlarySoft, etc. in fact, there is a thread dedicated to ripping them somewhere in the geeks lounge.
A couple of little recommends though: some of my clients quite like the folowwing bits of software: iobit (only use the defrag and gamebooster utils, and I haven't looked at any of the other tools for a while, because they were in early dev at the time, and not very good. Maybe worth a revisit now. I use ESET SS for my AV products, yes I am affiliated with ESET as a Qualified Vendor, Reseller, and Certified Admin/Deployment. But only because I believe in the product. Just to clear up any confusion.) Stardock's Fences
As far as messing with a PC is concerned, if you wanted to be really safe, you could always give it a go in a Virtual Machine like Virtualbox or Windows VPC (by M$) to test it first, before implementing it in the real world.
this is planned to be a project for school with a group of friends, and our ""computer engineering teacher""
i think he/she should have all the answers as to what you need .
most of my teachers had answers for me/us when we asked ,whether we wanted to hear them or not .lol
We seem to be following a lot of the same posts, CJ. I was actually thinking that it was interesting that a computer engineering student didn't know that a usb with one end cut off doesn't do much...
I like the whether we wanted or not bit. That is a mark of a good teacher.
I ran my av program after rebooting in safe mode and I still have the same problem. When you say nuke the folder do you mean the whole "my pictures" folder or just certain folders in "my pictures"
What is your AV program? Either: (oldschool option) go back into safe mode, and reopen the folder
any other hidden files that look like they are not photos
- (hidden files come up looking more pale in colour in explorer)
Or: (the faster option)
download a file manager such as explorer++ and navigate to the folder using that, then delete the same files as above.
The reasoning: I am thinking at this point that the problem may be malicious code. If correct, that code is attempting to run itself by embedding itself inside files that explorer would normally open along with the folder. It uses these special hidden files to do things like display special icons for the folder, generate thumbnails of images, and other superflourious information.
the desktop.ini file, if opened should say something like:
From what I gather, everything you want to do, has been done, if you wanted to buy a commercial app. But i guess the whole point here is you want to demonstrate writing your own app.
You need to have a board that understands the commands that you send to it. Do you intend to build that yourself, too? Else there are 1000's at places like RadioShack, Jaycar, or any othe hobbyist store. Either that, or as an electrical engineer to build something for you.
What you then need, is something that catches the signal and converts it into something the board understands. whether that be an RF, or WiFi, or what - again, there is stuff out there, or go ask someone to build it. (beyond me, I pay people to do that for me when I need it.) worst case scenario is a miniPC with a custom Distro, whether Linux or TinyXP (install a full retail key -> else TinyXP is illegal) or whatever you use.
then you need your prog to be able to send that signal over the RF/WiFi/etc. That is also beyond me. i guess this is the part that you are looking for. Again, I would hire a dev.
Don't think I can help you any further than that. Everything that you want is already available out of the box, but that defeats the point of the project.
that's another option. It is designed to control all kinds of things for a robot. It's kind of ultimate, you can use it to detect obsticles, holes, vanishing points, count simialr.patterened objects, even follow paths/roads (literally) and about a thousand other things.
It prettymuch requires a mainframe to do the processing and a miniPC on the bot to send information/relayinstructions on the bot.
IF you want something else, then you really are going to have to step up your posts and tell us EXACTLY what is is that you are wanting to achieve. The entire project outline.
