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How do I get to the root cause of high Deferred Procedure Calls?
I've got a Dual core processor, and one of the two is constantly at 100%. Looking in ProcessExplorer shows me that it's Deferred Procedure Calls. Reading around the net seems to give me tons of ...
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Why is usable RAM less than total RAM?
My girlfriend bought a laptop last week. It's a core 2 duo with 4 GB
We installed vista 64bit, and one of the first things we did was right click on "My computer" to see gthe properties. Immediately ...
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Why do I get a Blank Page between each Content Page on my HP Network Printer?
The problem: I have an HP printer, networked over CAT 6. It prints, but every other page is a blank page.
No, I do not have this option turned on under Printer settings on windows. I know it's not a ...
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Why does Aero switch off for no real reason?
Lately (past few weeks), whenever I play a video game, then quit, Aero doesn't seem to like sticking around anymore!
For example, I was playing something an hour or so ago, and just now when I was ...
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Unable to progress on Windows XP to Vista upgrade
I'm trying to upgrade Windows XP Pro to Vista Ultimate, and I don't want to do a clean install. The upgrade gets most of the way through the last step in the list of tasks (after about two hours) and ...
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What is causing my wireless problems?
I have a Dell XPS M1330, since I moved to my new house, the wireless barely works on it, my housemates report no problems, so I guess it's something to do with my laptop. It's eratic in normal mode, ...
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How can I solve Canon MX870 printer only printing blank pages?
I have a Canon MX870 printer which I have connected to a Windows Vista laptop via a USB connection. Whether I print or copy, the result is the same: blank pages.
The result is the same when I use a ...
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Troubleshooting "Verifying DMI pool data" hang
Last night after resolving a hijacked hosts file issue on my Vista desktop, I got a bluescreen (that I couldn't catch the details of) and my machine rebooted. Recently I've been having "Display driver ...
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Not able to see Videos in Windows Vista
I can run all different formats of videos in all different players but i dont get to see video in any, i can just hear the audio. Is it because of some codec or some missing driver?
Also, i can see ...
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Windows vista stuck at the logon "please wait" screen
So, I got hit by a virus and it seems while I was trying to clean it, I removed something essential from the list of startup programs.
So, when windows starts, it gets stuck at the "please wait" ...
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.NET applications stopped working on Vista
It all started this morning when I tried to open a C# solution I'm working on for quite some time now. Right after loading the solution I got the error: "vhost.exe has stopped working". Since then I'...
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Vista: Improving troubleshoot approach skills
I'm not a Windows SuperUser, but neither just the regular user. I don't mind browsing the Registry, using Process Explorer, reading the Event logs, (un)installing new drivers and so on, but all this ...
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Trying to get to the command prompt through recovery disk
I'm trying to reach the command prompt through a vista recovery disk I have, and it boots from the disk and gets to the point where it asks which installation I want to repair and then says the disk ...
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I am receiving an IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL BSOD
I've been trying to fix this myself, but I would like to yield some results and this blue screen doesn't come up unless I'm playing a game and right now I'm exhausted... I updated my Nvidia 880GTS ...
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Vista pc hidden from XP?
I have a Vista-based media center, and two XP-based desktop computers, all on a simple home WLAN network (DSL/WLAN router). The Vista computer can see all other computers and transfer/modify files ...
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