<![CDATA[Real Geek Forums - Windows Vista Performance & Maintenance]]> http://www.realgeek.com/forums en Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:37:38 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.realgeek.com/forums/mpedia/misc/rss.jpg <![CDATA[Real Geek Forums - Windows Vista Performance & Maintenance]]> http://www.realgeek.com/forums Disk Management - Shrink volume http://www.realgeek.com/forums/disk-management-shrink-volume-475300-new-post.html Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:27:27 GMT wrote: ---Quote--- >I have a laptop with a 90GB hard disk. There is 60GB free and I'm trying to >use the...]]> "Paul" <paul_townsend@telefonica.net> wrote:
Quote:
>I have a laptop with a 90GB hard disk. There is 60GB free and I'm trying to
>use the Shrink volume option in Disk Management to make the main partition
>smaller. After I want to create an additional partition so I can dual boot.
>
>The problem lies with Shrink Volume. Even though I have 60GB free it's only
>offering me the chance to shrink by 14GB.I've turned off system restore and
>hibernate. I've also used a number of defrag tools including Auslogic and
>SysInternals.
>
>Does anyone know how I can get Shrink volume to recognise the big chunk of
>free space I have?
Third multi-post. Answered in first, crossposting explained in
second...
]]> Paul http://www.realgeek.com/forums/disk-management-shrink-volume-475300.html Strange Behaviour for Menu Items http://www.realgeek.com/forums/strange-behaviour-for-menu-items-475299-new-post.html Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:21:01 GMT hello, i have ms windows vista home premium x64 sp1. sometimes when i start my windows session, the right menu items are blinking when i am hovering... hello,
i have ms windows vista home premium x64 sp1.
sometimes when i start my windows session, the right menu items are blinking
when i am hovering them with my mouse-cursor. ( even tabs - task manager )

to have the normal "settings" i have to log off and log-on again or to
restart my machine.
this is happening in a random way...

i don't know why...
i run from cmd - sfc /scannow and the system is saying that my "os
integrity" is ok.

can you help me with this "issue" ? how can i "kill" it?

thank you!
]]> BogdanF http://www.realgeek.com/forums/strange-behaviour-for-menu-items-475299.html Boot issue http://www.realgeek.com/forums/boot-issue-475191-new-post.html Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:27:57 GMT Did you completely format the hard drive or you did a paralel re-insall -- tanuj_chadh Tanuj History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as...
Did you completely format the hard drive or you did a paralel
re-insall

--
tanuj_chadh

Tanuj

History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce. - Kar
Marx :geek:
]]> cyberbot http://www.realgeek.com/forums/boot-issue-475191.html MST, SQLITE files in Temp folder http://www.realgeek.com/forums/mst-sqlite-files-in-temp-folder-475190-new-post.html Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:41:01 GMT Remembering what I do now and then in XP, I went to Vista's Windows TEMP
folder to clear it out and saw a lot of files ending in extension MST (59
files, 14+ MB) and many times that number of files (over 400) whose names
began with SQLITE. What are these?

]]> Scoot http://www.realgeek.com/forums/mst-sqlite-files-in-temp-folder-475190.html Shortcut icons on desktop changed... http://www.realgeek.com/forums/shortcut-icons-on-desktop-changed-475189-new-post.html Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:25:44 GMT
I have a problem with the shortcut icons on the desktop, as the
suddenly changed to this icon that indicates that windows doesn'
recognize the type of the file although the programs work normally

Any ideas

[image: http://www.geocities.com/mazen_zone/untitled.jpg

--
janor
]]> janor http://www.realgeek.com/forums/shortcut-icons-on-desktop-changed-475189.html <![CDATA[BSOD's]]> http://www.realgeek.com/forums/bsods-475188-new-post.html Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:18:08 GMT This is almost always a driver: IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL This bug check is issued if paged memory (or invalid memory) is accessed when the IRQL is too... This is almost always a driver:
IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
This bug check is issued if paged memory (or invalid memory) is accessed
when the IRQL is too high. The error that generates this bug check usually
occurs after the installation of a faulty device driver, system service, or
BIOS. If you encounter bug check 0xA while upgrading to a later version of
Windows, this error might be caused by a device driver, a system service, a
virus scanner, or a backup tool that is incompatible with the new version.

DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
A driver tried to access an address that is pageable (or that is completely
invalid) while the IRQL was too high.
This bug check is usually caused by drivers that have used improper
addresses.
If the first parameter has the same value as the fourth parameter, and the
third parameter indicates an execute operation, this bug check was likely
caused by a driver that was trying to execute code when the code itself was
paged out. Possible causes for the page fault include the following:
The function was marked as pageable and was running at an elevated IRQL
(which includes obtaining a lock).
The function call was made to a function in another driver, and that
driver was unloaded.
The function was called by using a function pointer that was an invalid
pointer.





But here are a couple of items noticed in your write-up:
Current BIOS is revision F5, 11/6/2008 (You are two behind. Not recommended
unless you're having hardware problems which you are.)

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/M...ProductID=2889
This motherboard has dualBIOS. Not sure how that works, but if it means
there are actually two BIOS chips, are they setup the same?
Is Easy Energy Saver enabled? It needs to be the latest revision: ET6

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/M...ProductID=2889
In the BIOS, set Init Display to Onboard VGA instead of PCI (Default.)
Is the keyboard or mouse a USB device?
Is the BIOS set to enabled for the keyboard or mouse if a USB device?
Is the onboard LAN disabled in BIOS?
Is HPET Mode set correctly for the OS installed?
Disable any overclocking features.
Disable onboard audio to verify audio driver is not conflicting.
Make sure you have the motherboard drivers loaded for the OS installed:

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/M...ProductID=2889
I will assume you mean the Celeron D 3.06GHz with 533 FSB support.
Is the memory rated for 533, 667 or 800? Multiple sticks? All the same?

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/FileList/...-g31m-es2l.pdf





"tommy2k8" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
news:41c0afcb05e4bfa508ac47763bd3ce76@nntp-gateway.com...
Quote:
>
> As I have posted before, since last summer, my client has been getting
> random BSOD's, mostly pointing to memory corruption.
>
> After eliminating everything else (memory, power supply, disk, swapping
> memory between slots), a new motherboard (the oher was a ASRock ConRoe
> 1333-D667).
>
> The morning after the new motherboard was fitted I got a BSOD
> IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL, and yesterday DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL.
>
> System specs
>
> Intel 3.00GHz Celeron D Processor
> 250GB Hard drive
> 2GB memory
> Gigabyte G31M-ES2L motherboard
> BIOS: 14/8/2008
> DVD-RW Optiarc drive
> Intel G333/G331 Express Chipset Family (Display)
> RealTek RTL8168B/8111B Family PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC
>
> (the date is wrong on the filename on the dump of the 17th)
>
>
> +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
> |Filename: BSOD analysis -200109.TXT |
> |Download: http://www.vistax64.com/attachment.p...achmentid=9668 |
> +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
>
> --
> tommy2k8

]]> tommy2k8 http://www.realgeek.com/forums/bsods-475188.html I keep losing restore points! http://www.realgeek.com/forums/i-keep-losing-restore-points-475187-new-post.html Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:21:27 GMT wrote: ---Quote--- >what I was left with was full >factory recovery or recovery with automatic data backup,and I...]]> TGL <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote:
Quote:
>what I was left with was full
>factory recovery or recovery with automatic data backup,and I chose
>recovery with automatic data backup even though Gateway told me to
>choose full factory recovery because I had never backed up any of my
>files prior to my computer failing,so I had no choice and nothing to
>lose. If I would have chose full factory recovery,I would have lost
>everything.
And all the problems you had since then probably would not have
happened.
]]> TGL http://www.realgeek.com/forums/i-keep-losing-restore-points-475187.html driver updates ? http://www.realgeek.com/forums/driver-updates-474994-new-post.html Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:47:23 GMT wrote in...]]> Sounds good to me. Thank you.
t-4-2

"Josh White" <pjwhite@noemail.net> wrote in message
news:1b7bn4pfenitua5j6i8lpospsn6840jvvo@4ax.com...
Quote:
> On Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:47:23 -0500, "t-4-2" <dhuang1@cogeco.ca> wrote:
>
Quote:
>>Dell Inspiron 1420 laptop, Vista Home Premium 32-bit SP1, WLM 14v.
>>I have never done this since day one. I've read about NOT to download
>>driver
>>updates from Windows Update Center.
>>So, where do I go to get drivers updated ? My machine is by Dell, I
>>suppose
>>I should go to Dell website ? How do I ask for updates when I get there ?
>>I
>>had tried, got no where. Thank you.
>
> I believe Dell has its own update utility. If not, check with the
> Dell website occasionally if you think you actually need an update.
> You can normally find it in the "support" area.
>
> The best rule to live by is "If it ain't broke, don't fix it".
>
> PJ White
]]> t-4-2 http://www.realgeek.com/forums/driver-updates-474994.html 64 on laptop http://www.realgeek.com/forums/64-on-laptop-474993-new-post.html Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:11:17 GMT Please refer to responses you recieved in the .general group.

In the future, please don't post the same message separately to multiple
groups (multi-post). Instead, cross-post to relevant groups by including all
groups in the address line. When you multi-post, you create separate threads
of the same subject in different groups, and those accessing the groups see
each one as a new message and separate thread. Those trying to help may
repeat what's already been told, and some (like me) may read and reread the
same issue multiple times. When you cross-post, you create a single thread
where all responses can be seen in all groups that were originally
addressed, thus creating less work as others can see what's already been
suggested elsewhere.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Mark G." <askmefirst@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:evX2jZteJHA.3776@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
Quote:
>I am going to buy a new laptop and for the most part, especially the ones I
>am interested in, my only option for an OS is MS Vista Home Premium 64bit.
>Now my laptop purchase isn't meant to replace my desktop machines at all,
>but I am purchasing it because I am going back to school and because from
>time to time, it would be nice to do some things like messing with my music
>library and pictures from the comfort of my couch. Anyhow, on the the
>'concerns'. With the 64bit being pretty much my option for my new laptop, I
>have some concerns on software that I will want to use and install. Some I
>know won't have an issue like Adobe CS4 and whatnot, but other items, I am
>wondering how they will fare? Being that I have never used Vista for
>anything production wise, I have not familiarized myself with what it can
>and cannot do. Being that most programs out there are 32bit, what is one to
>do with this 64bit operating system for as I understand, it doesn't have
>backward compatability from 64 to 32. I believe this was for software and
>hardware. Am I wrong? Am I stressing over this when in fact I should have
>no issues whatsoever? My initial thoughts were to just downgrade the laptop
>to XP Pro, but with laptops these days, it ain't as simple as it sounds
>since you have to find "ALL" the drivers and what not if you want any of
>the original functionality of the laptop. I know my way around computers
>pretty good and plan on picking up this laptop tomorrow I hope. Going for
>the HP dv7-1245dx from Best Buy. Anyhow, sorry for the long read and if
>some of you could please take the time to ease my fears of issues with
>someware, especially older stuff and it's functionality, I would much
>appreciate it. Thanks for the assistance!
>
]]> Mark G. http://www.realgeek.com/forums/64-on-laptop-474993.html Switch User http://www.realgeek.com/forums/switch-user-474992-new-post.html Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:05:51 GMT Hi Shawn > > Top Stuff (as always) > > Many Thanks]]>
You're welcome Pat

Pat Garard;945303 Wrote:
Quote:
> Hi Shawn
>
> Top Stuff (as always)
>
> Many Thanks
>
> Pa
>
> "Brink" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in messag
> news:f92b3ab88ab1ec56b2abb26189b01f9e@xxxxxx-gateway.com...> > >
Quote:
> >
Quote:
> > > Hello Pat
> >
Quote:
> > > This may be able to help you restore "Switch User" to the Start Menu
> >> >
Quote:
> > > You may find this useful as well
> >
> >
> > http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/13...p-shortcut.htm
> >
Quote:
> > > Hope this helps
> > > Shaw
> >
Quote:
> > > Pat Garard;944829 Wrote:> > > > >
> > > >> G'Day All
> > > >
> > > >> I have been using Vista HP for about 4 months
> > > >
> > > >> When first installed, there was an option 'Switch User' on th
> > > >> 'Shutdown/Lo
> > > >> Off/Restart.... etc.' Menu
> > > >
> > > >> This option has now disappeared
> > > >
> > > >> How may I restore it
> > > >> -
> > > >> Regards
> > > >> Pat Garar
> > > >> Melbourne, Australi
> > > >> _______________________> > > >
> >
> >
Quote:
> > > -
> > > Brin
> >
Quote:
> > > *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not as
> > > them.
> > > '*Windows 7 Forums*
> > > ('Windows 7 Forums' (http://www.sevenforums.com/)) *and
> > '*::Vista Forums::*
Quote:
> > > (http://www.vistax64.com
> > > *Please post feedback to help others.* >
--
Brin

*There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not as
them.*
'*Windows 7 Forums*
(http://www.sevenforums.com/) *and* '*::Vista Forums::*
(http://www.vistax64.com)
*Please post feedback to help others.*
]]> Pat Garard http://www.realgeek.com/forums/switch-user-474992.html inter partition large file transfer problem http://www.realgeek.com/forums/inter-partition-large-file-transfer-problem-474722-new-post.html Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:46:51 GMT 300MB from one location say Local Disk:D to Local Disk:E the computer freezes. So as to tackle the problem i tried to...]]>
When i try to copy a file >300MB from one location say Local Disk:D
to Local Disk:E the computer freezes.

So as to tackle the problem i tried to analyze the disk writing
characteristic by looking at resource monitor.
i have Windows vista OS. during the transfer it transfers certain
amount of data then the orange light indicating the harddisk level in
the CPU stop to blink ie it remains glowing. then the computer doesnt
respond.

the page.sys located in the Local Disk:C shows the high characteristic
of writing during transfer before freezing.

please save me from reinstalling the vista....
]]> deblocked@googlemail.com http://www.realgeek.com/forums/inter-partition-large-file-transfer-problem-474722.html Vista 64 Ultimate slow bootup http://www.realgeek.com/forums/vista-64-ultimate-slow-bootup-474609-new-post.html Mon, 19 Jan 2009 07:38:01 GMT Could be on any of them, try "everything" or File/Find and search on the
executable.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Tim_Ver" <TimVer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AB35F5FD-2BAA-4238-933F-BF35FB213ED7@microsoft.com...
Quote:
>I do not see it in the logon tab, should it not be here?
>
> Thanks
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>
Quote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Try using autoruns to locate and disable where they are running from,
>> niether should be loading at boot:
>> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s.../bb963902.aspx
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>
>> "Tim_Ver" <TimVer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:481DB7AA-2EF0-4E14-8A13-E2FAFA7658BE@microsoft.com...
Quote:
>> >
>> >
>> > I have a pc that has been booting slow and I checked in the
>> > performance
>> > area and found two issues effecting the system.
>> >
>> > One is for slow startup, and it gives me three programs that are doing
>> > this.
>> > I see one I will not be able to do anything with and two I should. They
>> > are:
>> >
>> > 1.) Symantec ( 67.7 seconds) ccSvchst.exe
>> > 2.) Acrobat Distiller (51.1 seconds) acrodist.exe
>> > 3.) Windows Mail (28.4 seconds) WinMail.exe
>> >
>> > I went to find the programs and get them to stop loading "#2 and #3)
>> > but
>> > they still load up. How do I stop them from loading on startup?
>> >
>> > Also on the other issue for visual settings. I tried to goto basic
>> > vista
>> > display but still get this Performance issue coming up in the Advanced
>> > tools
>> > area.
>> >
>> > Ideas?
>>
>>
]]> Tim_Ver http://www.realgeek.com/forums/vista-64-ultimate-slow-bootup-474609.html New Shutting Off Problem http://www.realgeek.com/forums/new-shutting-off-problem-474596-new-post.html Mon, 19 Jan 2009 07:10:14 GMT Hello, I have read at least 20 articles about random shutdowna but cant seem to find the right solution. I am running Vista 64 (Ultimate on a toshiba...
Hello, I have read at least 20 articles about random shutdowna but
cant seem to find the right solution. I am running Vista 64 (Ultimate
on a toshiba laptop and i can do anything on the computer with n
problem, play games, run multiple apps, the only time i get the proble
is when i let it idle. I recently upgraded from 32 bit (as in like
days ago) and it never had this problem. I have disabled all powe
management options so that it should stay on when i close the lid. i
will run idle for anywhere from 1-30 minutes or so. then without warnin
the power turns off, it doesnt go through shutdown b/c everytime i tur
it back on it gives me the windows was shutdown improperly screen. It i
not a power supply problem, and it is not overheating, and i am runnin
SP1.

What follows is the log from the event viewer and all logs at the tim
of shutoff have an error code of 200 followed by varying program
running at the timem and all 200 codes are followed shortly by 10
codes. The same thing happens in safe mode

*-* *System*

*-* *Provider*

[ *Name*] Microsoft-Windows-Diagnostics-Performance

[ *Guid*] {cfc18ec0-96b1-4eba-961b-622caee05b0a


*EventID* 100

*Version* 1

*Level* 1

*Task* 4002

*Opcode* 34

*Keywords* 0x8000000000010000

*-* *TimeCreated*

[ *SystemTime*] 2009-01-19T04:52:19.484


*EventRecordID* 192

*-* *Correlation*

[ *ActivityID*] {00000001-0000-0000-F411-882CF179C901

*-* *Execution*

[ *ProcessID*] 1584

[ *ThreadID*] 222


*Channel* Microsoft-Windows-Diagnostics-Performance/Operational

*Computer* Ringer-Laptop

*-* *Security*

[ *UserID*] S-1-5-1

*-* *EventData*

*BootTsVersion* 2

*BootStartTime* 2009-01-19T04:48:29.796Z

*BootEndTime* 2009-01-19T04:52:15.347Z

*SystemBootInstance* 27

*UserBootInstance* 21

*BootTime* 164526

*MainPathBootTime* 86992

*BootKernelInitTime* 26

*BootDriverInitTime* 22094

*BootDevicesInitTime* 8081

*BootPrefetchInitTime* 47345

*BootPrefetchBytes* 402460672

*BootAutoChkTime* 0

*BootSmssInitTime* 15587

*BootCriticalServicesInitTime* 1176

*BootUserProfileProcessingTime* 4562

*BootMachineProfileProcessingTime* 331

*BootExplorerInitTime* 14500

*BootNumStartupApps* 2

*BootPostBootTime* 77534

*BootIsRebootAfterInstall* false

*BootRootCauseStepImprovementBits* 0

*BootRootCauseGradualImprovementBits* 4194304

*BootRootCauseStepDegradationBits* 4

*BootRootCauseGradualDegradationBits* 4

*BootIsDegradation* false

*BootIsStepDegradation* false

*BootIsGradualDegradation* false

*BootImprovementDelta* 0

*BootDegradationDelta* 0

*BootIsRootCauseIdentified* tru

--
ringnutz
]]> ringnutz http://www.realgeek.com/forums/new-shutting-off-problem-474596.html Unexpected Shutdowns http://www.realgeek.com/forums/unexpected-shutdowns-474595-new-post.html Mon, 19 Jan 2009 05:41:13 GMT
Hi! I'm new to this forum and I'm currently having some problems with m
system

I'm currently using a Dell Inspiron 1521. I've grown sick o
Hibernation mode (my computer would take seven minutes to come out o
hibernate), and I looked online for a solution. I found a website tha
advised me to enter command prompt as administrator and type powercfg -
off. I did so. Now whenever I close the lid and open it later, one o
two things happen

Either the computer immediately goes back to how it was, as if it cam
out of sleep/standby mode

Or, the computer goes to a black and white screen informing me that th
computer has suffered an unexpected shutdown. I am then offered th
option to start it in normal mode of in safe mode

I've tried going back into command prompt and entering powercfg -H o
to no avail. I've tried fiddling with the power options and specifyin
what happens when the lid is closed. Nothing

I keep losing work because of this. If anyone has any ideas o
suggestions, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

--
MURPHYCHACHO
]]> MURPHYCHACHO http://www.realgeek.com/forums/unexpected-shutdowns-474595.html mcupdate hogging all my resources http://www.realgeek.com/forums/mcupdate-hogging-all-my-resources-474486-new-post.html Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:47:37 GMT How do I stop this. Running Vista Ultimate. Says this is update for media center store. Almost constantly running. Never use this. Can it be disabled? How do I stop this. Running Vista Ultimate. Says this is update for
media center store. Almost constantly running. Never use this. Can it
be disabled?
]]> August@yahoo.net http://www.realgeek.com/forums/mcupdate-hogging-all-my-resources-474486.html