I have a laptop running windows vista home premium 32bit. I've been having trouble with freezing problems where everything will freeze up except my mouse. I can move the mouse pointer around but i can't click on anything and bringing up the task manager using ctrl-alt-delete or ctrl-shift-escape doesn't work either. I have to do a forced shut down.
This happens at random times. I could be browsing the internet, word processing, listening to music, or anything. It happens both on a clean vista install and regular manufacturer (sony) os. I have all the updated drivers. What could be the problem?
My old mouse is dieing so i got a new one, i installed it as i was told to but it does not work. When i plug it in saying it was installed ok and there is power getting to the mouse as it all lights up, but the laser never turns on. I collected all the working mouses i had avalible and found that none of them work but if i plug my old mouse in it works right away.
I have Windows Vista Home Premium, Sony Vaio Model PCG-384L, 1.8 GHz, 2.00 Gb of Ram and it is a 32 bit operating system. I have been having troubles with my Vaio since a couple months after i got it. The main problem i am having with it now is sometimes when i will be playing a game it will either kill the game... it will crash, or i will get a "blue screen of death." No death has happened yet... but anyways...Now, randomely, if i stop using my laptop for an extended period of time it will freeze at whatever screen it was at before it froze. If a screensaver came on and you move the mouse it will actually cancel the screensaver like its supposed to... and yes MY MOUSE WORKS!? I don't understand what is going on, it is not overheating... its quite cool just after it happened when i caught it the one time. Anyone have anything similar or any clue what to do? (i have downloaded all of the possible updates... )
This problem started a few monts ago. It is a simple MS wired (through USB) Scrolling Optical Mouse. It only works intermittently. I am using Vista Business on my ThinkPad T61.
For some reason my computer keep freezing for no reason. It has been working fine before. I am running windows vista 32 bit. When it freezes. I cant move my mouse or do anything so i have to turn it off from the mains and turn it back on. Currently i am using safe mode with networking. I tryed the system restore to restore it back to the last windows update which i thought might have been the problem since the computer was working fine until i installed it. But it didn't do anything, it says that the restore was successful but my computer still froze about 5-10 mins after startup.
It's weird, my mouse randomly freezes for about half a second to about 5 seconds from time to time. Sometimes it get stuck permanently, but will work if I unplug it from the USB port and plug it back in. Everything continues to function normally, so it doesn't appear as if other things are freezing up in any way. I have unplugged most of my peripherals in hopes of finding a cure, but it hasn't happened yet. I've tried a different mouse (both optical.) I've tried different USB ports. The problem only started a couple of months ago...I don't know if it started after an update or something.
booted up my PC, typed in user name and password. Went on to Mozilla Firefox, about 10 or 15 minutes.... my laptop freezes. My mouse pointer cannot move, neither the programs. The only thing I could do, was the Windows Flip 3D (Win+Tab). My indicators (Power, Battery and Hard Drive) looked fine. So I shut down my PC.
I booted the PC, somehow... it failed. It had "Microsoft Corporation" and the loading bar, it was like that forever. I shut down my PC again and decided to go to Startup Repair and System Restore. It fixed the booting error, but my computer still freezes. This problem always goes on forever and ever. The worse place is to go is logging in as Administrator. But it does the same thing, except it also had blue screen of death. (KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR). I booted in Safe Mode, and it does the same thing. I did chkdsk /f , startup repair and system restore. I haven't thought about restoring my PC to factory settings.
My HDD activity indicator lights up for 20 minutes and even mouse cursor freezes some times. This is because of uTorrent 1.8.3 and video conversion activity I guess. Will increasing of RAM from 2gb to 6gb help? Can I combine 2x1gb 800mhz installed modules with new 2x2gb 1066mhz modules? Page file is on G: HDD already, not C:. Windows Vista is x64.
A friend has word processor files with the extension .wps created in Works 4 in Win95. He has bought a new computer with Vista loaded. He says he's unable to get Vista (I think he said Works 9) to read these old files.How can he convert them
I've an Asus f5sl laptop with Vista Home Premium (32bit) but it's been freezing on me lately. When I boot up, it gets to the black screen with the green bar but after a few seconds, the green bar freezes and I can't log in. Occasionally it boots up after around half an hour but then Vista periodically freezes for a few seconds before resuming (which is annoying when trying to write out something etc)
I don't see any problems in Safe Mode so is possibly a driver? I've updated all my drivers, completely updated using WIndows Update, ran antispyware, used System Restore etc. Only problem is; I've moved to a new country, and like a fool, I left my Vista start up disk back home. Which I would otherwise have tried.
I have an old Logitech but fully functional mouse (cordless optical).
When I ran Vista x86 Ultimate, I installed a small program that allowed me to double-click with middle mouse button. Now, with Vista x64 Ultimate, it doesn't work anymore.
Do someone know another small program to allow me that?
after using works word processing to construct a Resume and coverletter, once sent as an email attachment, the recipents could not open them. They had XP systems and I had the same problem when sending to a computer on the network. Do I have to have a converter system (works to Excel) or something of that type.
Right now I'm using Vista Ultimate 32-bit. I've 3gb of ram and I have all drivers for 64-bit. Is it reasonable to go for 64-bit? And, will all 32-bit software work in 64-bit OS?
I have Diskeeper 2008 which does NOT work on large drives (over 1TB). The new Diskeeper does, but I don't want to pay their ridiculous prices again, now with add-ons. (yes, I have a lot of files on my Vista box) So, I need:
1. Vista compat. 2. Works with over 1TB
Is there ANYTHING good out there? Please don't tell me to use MS defragmenter.
firefox or ie 32 bit does not work, it wont connect to the internet, neither will aim. however i can go on websites with ie x64 bit version. but i cant go to Internet and such because flash doesnt work with the 64 bit version.
I have an Acer Laptop with Windows Vista Home Premium installed. how bluetooth works? I am trying to understand how to connect it with other devices like my mobile (Nokia 6131). Please notice that i am just now trying to understand what bluetooth means.
Why does a VPN connection setup with an XP computer so easy and it fails when I try to set up the connection with a VISTA Ultimate computer. Since Microsoft knows the default settings within XP to create the VPN connections why not have MS make available the necessary changes to the default settings in VISTA in order to make this connection work from VISTA. Have had to add an XP box at the office for on connection. And more money for MS software.
I have just started to learn C and need some software to write my source. I have tried Turbo C++, Borland C++, just to name a few and they will not work with Vista 64 bit. I get errors that says to check with the software manufacture. Does anyone know of a C IDE with GUI that works with vista 64?
Most posts want advice on how to resolve an issue with existing hardware or software. I'm asking for advice on what to buy to avoid any issues. I need a SATA DVD burner for my new x64 build. So far I just have the case, power supply, and processor. In my wish list is the RAM, MB, HD, and OS. Each has been verified to at least "work" with x64 Vista according to the MS compatibility list. Now I'm looking for a DVD burner that some of you existing x64 users have installed and like.
I have been using Windows Mail with my ATT/SBC Global account for well over a year. I get this message when I try to send/receive (and ATT cannot help me):
An unknown error has occurred. Account: 'pop.att.yahoo.com', Server:
I have had this problem for a long time, but i'm beginning to get really sick and tired of it.
First and foremost, let me quickly explain the issue:
- Autorun NEVER works - When i insert a disc or USB device, nothing happens - When i go to My Computer and double click on the drive, Vista asks me if i want to format the CD/DVD - Vista thinks that every CD/DVD i insert is blank... This includes mounting an ISO via Daemon tools........
I have the CD of vista and when i try format the pc it doesnt works. I put the CD, after I restart the pc and it runs like the CD isnt there. It dont say nathing like: "Press any key", or something like that. The computer is new.
Just thought I'd pass along some info I came across after setting up my newest 64 bit machine and connecting an older but definitely not outdated Epson Perfection scanner. I really love this scanner and it's auto-restoration features for older photos, so I was not willing to give it up. I found the following website with instructions for finding the correct drivers. Nafcom's Crap Blog!: Epson Perfection 2480 Photo: Vista X64 drivers work in Windows XP X64!
Apparently, Epson built support for x64, but hid the drivers within the installer for 32 bit systems. No search on any version of their support website shows driver downloads under 64 bit. I did what was described in that article, and have my scanner working beautifully on Vista x64. I can say that I downloaded drivers both from the European site as well as the U.S. site. The driver file each installs is no different, but the scan utility is a slightly different version. I went with the U.S. version in the end, it being what looks like a higher version number (3.04a instead of 3.0u... hard to tell if there's any real difference, as there was no language issues or anything).
I'm running Home Premium x64. The build is only ~1month old and previously the sidebar was working fine. Apparently I've fouled something up. The sidebar loads fine, runs fine, looks fine. Here is the problem; Gadgets like Pro Weather, or Hermes, where the user has the option of opening up a larger screen to the left of the gadget.. those screens are unresponsive.
For example in the weather app, I click the little arrow to expand the gadget, it brings up the larger window with options to view the radar, or nightly forecasts, or moon phases etc, but my clicking ANYWHERE on that screen is unresponsive.. it just doesn't work. I thought maybe it was the weather app, but then noticed the same thing on Hermes. Hermes is a news ticker. When you hover over a story it brings up the full story in a pane to the left, with clickable links for the actual web story. Again, all mouse input in this pane seems to be restricted, and the links do not work.
I don't recall the exact moment when I lost control of this. Over the past few weeks I have installed / uninstalled Norton AV, and used a utility called 'Vista Manager'. Currently I am running no AV. The Vista Manager program is pretty neat actually. I didn't make any kind of drastic changes with it, but thats not to say it isn't someone related. Maybe it stopped a required service or something? Who Knows.
I recently installed Vista Ultimate x64, and I'm puzzled at how sleep mode works. It went into sleep mode, and neither keyboard nor mouse could wake it up again. I pressed sleep button again on keyboard, and computer went to hibernation, then tried to wake it up again but nothing. I finally had to push reset on the case itself.
