Questions tagged [troubleshooting]
DO NOT USE. Burnination [status-planned] (go to tag info / Meta for details) Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving that uses logical, systematic steps to solve the problem.
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jEdit slow on Linux
Jedit is a great text editor, and I love that it is truly cross-platform. I usually use it on windows and just recently spent a long while working on some stuff on my linux box and noticed a large ...
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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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When I open Google Chrome on Windows 10, it crashes the system almost instantly, why? [duplicate]
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When I open Google Chrome on Windows 10, it crashes the system almost instantly.
In detail: My laptop stops responding (freezes) and I can hear louder cooling (supposedly higher CPU usage due ...
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Windows 7 freezes with high disk activity
I have a Windows 7 computer that I use almost exclusively for streaming video (Hulu in Internet Explorer, or recorded or live broadcast TV with Windows Media Center). Often the computer freezes for a ...
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Windows XP consuming drive letters
This one's a bit of a stumper. I'm running XP SP3, current with all fixes, etc. My problem is that I can assign a drive letter to a container file (explained below), it works just fine. But once I ...
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cannot access network shares on domain - export all network settings in windows 7 for troubleshooting
I am on a domain computer running Windows 7 Enterprise. I am having trouble accessing network drives and network shares (including network printers). I am able to access the internet fine.
I have ...
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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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Pinned Taskbar Icons are there, but not showing
As you can see in the screengrab, my icon for Word is not present, although the link still works. I've tried a couple of suggestions from 'the internet' but none work. For example, I've deleted the ...
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Windows Store cache may be damaged
How to fix this error in windows 10 64 bit Home edition: Windows Store cache may be damaged.
"Reset and open Windows Store"
I have tried but nothing worked.
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Wi-Fi extender randomly loses connection
I own a TP-Link repeater (TL-WA850RE) which connects via Wi-Fi to my main device (router & AP) and extends the range of my Wi-Fi to rooms that can't be reached by the AP of the main device. The ...
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Why does my computer vibrate on a cold boot?
I don't know why but every morning when I turn on the computer, it makes a vibrating sound. Like its case is attached to a vibrator.
But when I turn it off and turn on again using the power button (...
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Troubleshooting Application Hangs on Mac OS X
I've been getting a lot of spinning beach balls recently in different apps on OSX. They seem to happen with great frequency when right clicking, but this is not restricted to a single app. It happens ...
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How to diagnose local NIC (wired) losing packets?
My onboard Realtek RTL8168B/8111B Family Gigabit Ethernet is losing packets (about 8% when pinging any other device on the LAN).
There are no events in the Windows event logs relating to TCPIP/ICMP ...
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Fresh install of Win7 x64 - constant BSODS - minidumps analyze needed
Looking for merciful soul that would help me analyze few BSOD minidumps :)
I have updated the BIOS, have latest NVIDIA drivers and all works OK even under load testing. But from time to time (1-3h) ...
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Why is 32bytes the default ping size? Is it okay to use less?
I have a very large number of addresses I need to ping on a company network. I want to be as unobtrusive as possible. Would using ping 1.1.1.1 -l 1 reduce the strain on the network? Is the difference ...
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Computer doesn't keep time even though on and connected to Internet
Recently my Windows 8.1 computer has not been keeping time. At first I thought it was the CMOS battery but since my computer is always on and set to update with the internet it should be able to keep ...
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Printer toner doesn't adhere well to the paper anymore
We've had the Samsung SL-M2825DW for about 2 years now, and printed a total of 5345 pages (according to the configuration report).
Recently, I've noticed that the toner doesn't always adhere well to ...
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Why does /sbin/route take a couple of seconds to run?
I seem to have some kind of problem on my local network,
for some reason /sbin/route takes a couple of seconds to run.
The first 2 lines takes approximately 0.1s before they show on the screen,
but ...
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Computer began freezing after lightning storm. Replaced most of it, and still getting random freezes. What next?
My machine started freezing (no blue screens, no warnings) after about 30 minutes to two hours of use after a bad lightning storm that also knocked out my router. I've replaced the motherboard, RAM, ...
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Mac OS X Leopard Kernel Panics getting absurd
Today Mac OS X kernel panicked twice on me.
The first time, I got this log.
The second time, I got this log.
A few minutes ago, iTunes started sounding blocky, after quitting FireFox everything went ...
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Why is Windows 10 freezing for a second everytime the background changes?
I have my Windows 10 laptop set to change my desktop background every minute by using the built-in Windows feature to set it to a slideshow of a folder. It also changes the accent color accordingly. ...
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Weird mouse problems. Accidental double-clicking, selection, drag-n-drop problems
My mouse has started to double click or not keep a selection. Middle click works on the 2nd-3rd try, it ruins drag-and-drops and confuses selecting with opening things. It feels like little "refreshes"...
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Why does my monitor have a black screen but the power light is blinking green?
I have a ViewSonic VA912b 19" display I use as a secondary monitor. When I turn it on, the power light is green for a few seconds, and then switches to blinking green. The display stays black.
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Why do some PDFs lag in Adobe Acrobat?
I have a handful of PDFs open. One of them in particular is extremely laggy, almost to the point of being unreadable. When I scroll through its pages, it's almost like an extreme version of v-sync ...
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What debugger is preventing my application from further execution?
I have an auto-run application that says:
So, I go on and debug it and see:
(df0.c2c): Access violation - code c0000005 (first chance)
First chance exceptions are reported before any exception ...
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What is an XPerf alternative for Linux and Mac OS X?
XPerf is a tool that allows you to take a detailed trace of various system activity like CPU, I/O and more...
Because of it's detail you can see stack trace counts, disk position offset graphs, ...
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Macbook shutting off randomly with battery still full?
I have an aluminum unibody Macbook from about a year and a half ago. Recently, it has started shutting itself off as if the battery had died at random, still full percentages. At say, 75 percent, ...
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Tips for approaching a hanging computer? [duplicate]
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How do I troubleshoot hardware issues related to a computer freeze/crash?
I built a gaming computer last summer and it has been working just great until now.
It has started ...
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My EEEPc 900HA won't turn on/boot. Can it be fixed or does it need to be sent in?
My EEEPc 900HA stopped booting up out of nowhere. It went to sleep and when I went to wake it up, it wouldn't wake up. I powered down and went to power back up, but no go. The power light comes on ...
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Laptop shuts down instead of going into sleep mode when I send it to sleep
I'm using an Asus laptop. It's more than a year old. This has been going on for maybe a month. I've looked into all the basic settings but can't find what's causing the problem. Here are the settings: ...
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Windows 7 BSOD 0x7A after every 1-2 hour
My computer is BSOD'ing after every 1-2 hour. It is doing BSOD randomly. When I check for solutions no solution came up. Even the xml file is not readable.
I'll try to take an screenshot of the BSOD ...
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How can I be sure that the motherboard is dead and it's not another issue?
I have and old computer with an Intel D101GGC motherboard and a Pentium 4 CPU and Award BIOS, with a long repeating beep and not passing POST.
I tried:
RAM checking, they are good and working on ...
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Motherboard failure after jamming in a PCI card while computer was on
I tried to insert a PCI card when my VIA EPIA C3 server was powered on. The result is that my PC seems to have died. If I power it on, the processor gets "hot".
I think some components are "broken" ...
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Diagnosing computer freezes
Background:
New system build, new components, Windows 7. Detail build below.
Symptoms:
Complete system freeze/lock - no mouse movement, no keyboard lights, everything on-screen freezes - no blue ...
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This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use. (Code 12)
My audio card won't work from this morning.
Problem: This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use. (Code 12)
What can I do?
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Why does my account keeps getting locked? What does the log Event 4648 means?
I have this problem I just cant seem to find the source.
My AD account keeps getting locked.
Using lockout status and looking at the netlogon log i figured out which PC it is.
I know which process is ...
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Is Comcast blocking my SSH on a high port?
I am having trouble getting SSH to work. I am using a non-standard port (9876). I verified my server's IP address both by using an external whatismyip type site, and by using curl ifconfig.me, both ...
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Constant Adobe Flash, browser and laptop crashes - reason?
For the last two days I have had constant problems with my browser and laptop, as both crash pretty fast (every 30-45 minutes) and regularly. Now I don't think it is a browser issue, even though I use ...
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Losing 1/3 of my download speed with my new router, any ideas on how to fix?
I recently replaced a dying D-Link router with a Cisco/Linksys RSV4000. I'm really happy with the device but it seems when my cable modem is plugged in to it I lose 1/3 of my download speed. When I ...
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Columns of green pixels always on after screen replacement
So I just replaced the LCD panel on my Thinkpad T420, after I slipped on some very icy stairs last week while it was in my backpack and cracked the screen. After installing the new screen, whole ...
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Wifi network undetectable on a Lenovo G470
I have a WPA2 secured network with a visible SSID at home that works perfectly fine with a Dell laptop,a HP netbook and sundry mobile phones. When I try connecting my sister's Lenovo G470, it refuses ...
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How do I configure my Linksys WRT160N to be a wireless access point?
I'm trying to set up a Linksys WRT160N wireless router as an access point in order to extend the effective range of a working Belkin wireless router that has internet access.
I don't know the model ...
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How can I stop Windows 7 from moving my apps back to the main monitor after power save?
I'm having an issue where my Windows 7 machine at work likes to move all of my opened applications to the primary monitor.
This happens whenever bringing the monitors back from "power save" mode. My ...
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What is error 324? Is it related to Google Chrome? Or Verizon Webmail?
My in-laws are having trouble with signing into their Verizon Webmail account at webmail.verizon.net, only when they are on their wireless network.
When they try to log in from wireless they get "...
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When windows 10 build 1903 and 1909 gets into a boot loop, how do you recover when boot repair does not work?
My system is stuck in an unbootable state, the thing we used to know as "Safe mode" no longer really exists in a meaningful way in Windows 10 build 1909.
I have reason to believe that windows ...
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How to set Windows Sound default settings for a device?
In Windows Sound settings, is it possible to set the default settings for a sound playback device, such as the speaker configuration (7.1 vs Stereo) and the "Default Format" (e.g., 24 bit 48000Hz)?
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Minecraft (Java) frequently loosing connection on Windows 7
Minecraft, a Java client application, is frequently losing connection with the message "Internal exception: java.net.SocketException: Software caused connection abort: socket write error" or the ...
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Driver choice for addressing ubuntu wireless card issues
this should be a relatively simple question.
I'm attempting to get my windows wireless card to work with ubuntu, booted from my portable hard drive.
This is the guide I'm attempting to follow is ...
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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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Windows 10 hangs for 1 second while typing
My laptop recently started having an unusual issue: whenever I'm typing, it will randomly freeze for about 0.5 to 2 seconds, after that, it will resume working and also catch up on all the text I've ...
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