IT guy, weekend SCCA racer, new Subaru owner, Foursquare SU3, PSU alum, gadget lover, Apple user, all-around regular guy.
OK, so it’s not so much a “solution” to a problem – as it is just a sidestepping of the issue… but I bought a new video card. Problem gone. However that does lead me to two theories… a) The video card really was the issue and I have actually solved my problem. Or b) I still have no idea what the real problem is, but somehow the video card seems to be holding it [...]
It’s been a while since I brought up anything related to my Windows 7 freezing. Mostly that’s because I turned Aero off and it hasn’t frozen since… but also b/c I haven’t bothered to try anything else. That is until earlier this week. At the end of January Microsoft released a optional update for Windows 7. Might as well try it, right? Ya, fail. I installed the update (along with a few other Win7 updates [...]
When Google Chrome first was released I downloaded it and tried it out. It was speedy, but not for me. I rely on too many things with Firefox that I cannot live without. Specifically some of the Firefox Extensions out there like Adblock Plus, Xmarks, etc. I can’t browse the internet with ads anymore thanks to Adblock. It’s ridiculous, the difference. Xmarks is awesome for syncing my bookmarks between systems. I’m currently running Xmarks on [...]
Just under a month ago, I installed Windows 7. The next day I noticed a freezing problem. Ok, so it wasn’t so much “freezing” as it was some sort of graphics issue. Initially tried disabling Windows Defender and EFS. I really had no idea what was causing it. And the few threads I found online didn’t seem to have any more of a clue than I. After taking a few minutes to think about it [...]
I think I was able to cure my Windows 7 freezing issues for good (OK, maybe not cure, but bypass). How? I disabled Aero and went back to Windows Classic. Hasn’t frozen since. In my last post I hinted at a video problem – and I suspect that may have been it. With Classic enabled, the Aero “Peek” and other little things like that are disabled with the Aero package as a whole. And like [...]
Just when I thought I got all of my computer problems straightened out… The “combo drive” (CDRW+DVDROM) in my Macbook decides to shit the bed. OK, so it’s not totally dead – but it makes some awful noises and decides to randomly spit out a disc it’s trying to read. Definitely a drive problem. Does the same thing in Windows. I wasn’t even able to play Starcraft that I installed on it. Just ejects my [...]
Jumping back to my last post…. I may have made some progress in my freezing issues. If you recall, my Windows 7 system would freeze up after being idle for any length of time. I could move the mouse – but do nothing with it. No key combinations would work either. The hard drive activity light would blink regularly but not actually do anything. Eventually the system would start responding again. Sometimes after a couple [...]
I suppose this is a follow up to my Windows 7 install and initial thoughts… I have been having a problem. I initially mentioned it here. Situation is this: After the system has been idle for a period of time (I don’t know, 20-30 min?) and I move the mouse, I’m unable to click or do anything. The mouse moves but that’s it. CTRL+ALT+DEL doesn’t work. CTRL+SHIFT+ESC doesn’t work. I can see a consistent and [...]
As I said last night, so far so good. Sort of anyway. When I woke up this morning and tried to wake my computer (only have the monitor turn off after about 20 min – no screensaver), the monitor came back on and I could move the mouse – but it wouldn’t do anything else. Just kind of sat there. I could see my wallpaper but that was about it. I have my taskbar on [...]
Finally got my replacement hard drive (thank you WD warranty!) and was able to install Windows 7 Professional. So far so good actually. When I ordered Windows, I also ordered up another 2 GB of memory to put me up to 4 total. Don’t know if I REALLY need that much… but I am running the 64 bit version, so why not? All said and done, the install was only about 20 minutes … wait [...]
