Jzero
Member
Yes.
If you can't find it you could download the clean/untouched torrent of the suite and just use your key that you purchased.
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Tech Support GAF Thread: No Case Too Big, No Case Too Small
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Bumblebeetuna
Member
My mother in law brought her computer over today and apparently cannot get it to boot up. I tried and it says "bootmgr is compressed" and the only option is to restart, which loops it right back to the same screen. Apparently she used one of those speed boost programs and it compressed her entire drive. It's a crappy HP slimline desktop computer and I cannot get it into safe mode. Booting to recovery somehow doesn't work either. All I can boot into is setup and diagnostics, neither of which will do anything for me.
It came with Vista installed on it but she has no disc. I found a Vista disc laying around but booting with it in the drive just tries to get me to install another copy of Vista. I figured I could repair the installation with the disc but apparently not. I have researched trying to fix this without being able to boot into safe mode and without a Vista disc but haven't found anything. What kind of disc do I need to repair the installation, or repair the bootup files? Does anyone know where I can get a (preferably free) repair disc that will work? Or some nifty program that can expand the file?
It came with Vista installed on it but she has no disc. I found a Vista disc laying around but booting with it in the drive just tries to get me to install another copy of Vista. I figured I could repair the installation with the disc but apparently not. I have researched trying to fix this without being able to boot into safe mode and without a Vista disc but haven't found anything. What kind of disc do I need to repair the installation, or repair the bootup files? Does anyone know where I can get a (preferably free) repair disc that will work? Or some nifty program that can expand the file?
Jzero
Member
Edit: Never mind just do what Cloudius said
Brianemone
Member
Dear Techno-GAF
I downloaded some episodes of breaking bad to watch on my TV (via usb dongle) and plugged it in to find that there is no sound. Other than trying to faf around with codec's,reencoding,downloading another file with a different sound codec is there any way of getting this to work?
TV is Samsung D8000 plasma
Chur
I downloaded some episodes of breaking bad to watch on my TV (via usb dongle) and plugged it in to find that there is no sound. Other than trying to faf around with codec's,reencoding,downloading another file with a different sound codec is there any way of getting this to work?
TV is Samsung D8000 plasma
Chur
Cloudius12
Member
or one of these methods.
http://www.cybervaldez.com/how-to-fix-bootmgr-is-compressed-error/2009/
Hopefully you can use the Vista disc you had lying around to do this.
Aesius
Member
Would an old/failing PSU cause random reboots in a desktop?
I've got a Thermaltake Purepower 500W that's probably going on 5 years old or so without much hooked up to it (7850, 2 HDDs, mobo, 2 120mm fans), and I'm getting random reboots every few minutes-every few days. Like I said, really random.
This morning I played Metro 2033 for hours with no problems, but I just got two reboots in a row right after booting into Windows.
I've got a Thermaltake Purepower 500W that's probably going on 5 years old or so without much hooked up to it (7850, 2 HDDs, mobo, 2 120mm fans), and I'm getting random reboots every few minutes-every few days. Like I said, really random.
This morning I played Metro 2033 for hours with no problems, but I just got two reboots in a row right after booting into Windows.
goldenticket
Member
bump
Femmeworth
Banned
Thanks.
The Lamonster
Member
My G key stopped working on my keyboard. Used canned air, rebooted, replugged USB cord, doesn't work in safe mode...still not working.
Am I screwed or are there more ways to troubleshoot this? I am not able to remove the key. It's an otherwise nice keyboard.
Am I screwed or are there more ways to troubleshoot this? I am not able to remove the key. It's an otherwise nice keyboard.
It has now been almost a month and the anomalies persist. I've tried different units with HDMI output in the same HDMI jack on the TV, and they all work. I've tried at least three different HDMI cables and everyone gave the same result - a blank screen with no signal. I've tried the same cable and same xbox on several other screens now and it has worked perfectly.
I'm thinking about calling an exorcist because this must be supernatural.
Femmeworth
Banned
I have another question, if someone doesn't mind. My ISP sent me a new modem to replace the old one (new ISP bought my area from the old ISP) and it's a router/modem, which seems to be the standard these days. Is there a way I can use it soley as a modem? I really like my current router, it's an ASUS that I installed Tomato on.
It should be in the folder where Chrome saves the downloads to.
It is not in there. The only option Chrome gives me is to "remove from list". I can not double click on it or open it.
Wuthering_Heights
Banned
What's a fellow need to do to see actual Asian characters of the various languages instead of にしよう」ではなく?
Femmeworth
Banned
I thought of that, but wouldn't all of the overhead processes (firewall, etc.) of the router still function? The router/modem is a Netgear and I already set it up, since my old modem was disabled. The firmware is terrible, you can't even change the DNS servers unless you stop DHCP. :\ I guess I could always buy a modem.
Jzero
Member
You're right , you would have to change a lot of settings.
The_Inquisitor
Member
Yes, you should be able to disable the "router" portion of the modem and pass through to your other router. People do it all the time. What's the model of your combo?
Femmeworth
Banned
Netgear CGD24G.
I don't think they have modified the firmware, judging by the manual.
Jzero
Member
just try it out but remember to change the IP's so they're not the same. If that doesn't work you can always go back. I'm going to try it when my new router gets delivered.
I never thought about this before since I was always told you needed it, but what exactly does Java do? My dad told me the latest 7 version has a massive security flaw (I'm still on 6 update 33 for some reason, yay auto update failing to work!) which made me think what used it. As far as I know the only thing I've ever seen make java pop up was when I use nvidia's driver scanner to let me know what version I have and what's the current one.
If it's fairly useless then I'd just like to ax it and never worry about it again.
If it's fairly useless then I'd just like to ax it and never worry about it again.
Well, Java (that is usually the JRE, including the Java Virtual Machine) is required to run Java Applications such as Netbeans or Eclipse. Or as a browser plugin to run applets. If you don't use either of them, then you can maybe uninstall it. However there can be applications that are written in Java and use the JRE without you knowing it (because they may not look like a typical Java app) which then would fail to load.
If you decide to keep it, I would definitely recommend updating (and keeping it up to date) and maybe uninstalling all previous versions, since if it is installed in another folder, application may still use the older version.
Well the newest one is supposed to have some huge security hole right now so I'm holding off on doing that. I don't really know what that stuff is that you listed so I guess I can get away with disabling it in chrome for a while and seeing if my day to day browsing is affected at all by it being off?
wolfmat
Confirmed Asshole
Minecraft and Wurm Online. If you're not playing those, then you either have some app that's important to your work, or you're a student or a tools programmer that uses it, or you don't need it at all.
Once you need it, you can just install it again.
The older ones have also security holes. But you should be fine anyway if you don't routinely surf on sites or download files that distribute malware and have an up-to-date anti-virus scanner.
Disabling the browser plugin or running it on demand is definitely and option and should prevent the usage of exploits in the browser plugin.
I don't play those and don't really use my PC for anything other than games (almost always Steam) and using Chrome. Unless Norton uses it or some other program I have active like d3doverrider then I don't think I need it so I uninstalled it for now. At the very least just to see if anything will pop up and let me know I need it.
Oracle released an Update (Java 7 Update 7) to adress the security holes you mentioned, upgrading seems to be very highly recommended.
Download: http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp
It would be probably a good idea to also upgrade the JDK, if one uses it.
Download: http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp
It would be probably a good idea to also upgrade the JDK, if one uses it.
Wafflecakes
Member
Posted this in New PC thread but then realized this would probably be the more appropriate topic to post it in.
So I am shopping for a UPS battery for my gaming PC. I am constantly tripping the breakers so I would like some protection. A couple questions for those in the know. (Forgive me if I say something stupid.....I know nothing about this.)
1. Would a 500 watt UPS be ok for a gaming PC that has a 700w power supply or do I really need to match them?
2. Generally how long does their power last?
3. Is it possible it will help average out my power intake to limit how often I blow my breaker?
Here are a couple I was looking at.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16842106115
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16842102070
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16842102082
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3260287&CatId=234
So I am shopping for a UPS battery for my gaming PC. I am constantly tripping the breakers so I would like some protection. A couple questions for those in the know. (Forgive me if I say something stupid.....I know nothing about this.)
1. Would a 500 watt UPS be ok for a gaming PC that has a 700w power supply or do I really need to match them?
2. Generally how long does their power last?
3. Is it possible it will help average out my power intake to limit how often I blow my breaker?
Here are a couple I was looking at.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16842106115
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16842102070
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16842102082
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3260287&CatId=234
Thanks but I uninstalled it earlier and so far it doesn't seem to be interrupting anything, so I guess I didn't really need it. That is unless it helped speed up website loading or if Steam uses it in some way, because both seem a little slower after getting rid of it. It's probably just my imagination though.
wolfmat
Confirmed Asshole
Yeah.
user friendly
Member
Will I be able to use this monitor with my PS3 with a DVI to HDMI adaptor/cable? Or will I have HDCP issues?
Thanks.
Thanks.
Discovered my computer would not reset if I only had ram in 2 of my 4 slots. That lasted for ... about 5 days. Now it started resetting itself again. It's not the RAM, it has to be something with the motherboard.
It's annoying that everything seemed fixed, just to have it taken away from me. My 360 broke last week, so it's like there's a conspiracy against me.
It's annoying that everything seemed fixed, just to have it taken away from me. My 360 broke last week, so it's like there's a conspiracy against me.
SuicideUZI
Member
I am having a strange problem. I had few spare parts (motherboard, CPU, video card, HDD) and decided recently to buy the rest of the components i needed to build a fully working computer to try to sell.
I got everything built and running, but I was experiencing some stability issues so I started testing the RAM. At first I thought that was the culprit because it was failing MemTest as well as the windows built in memory diagnostic tool, so I had the RAM replaced.
I got the new RAM and started doing tests again and discovered that for some reason when the computer is on its side it passes the tests no problems, I ran 2 full windows memory tests without a single error as well as 2 full MemTest without a single error, but when I stand the case upright and try to run them again they will not even make it to 5% before I start getting errors and usually the whole system just shuts off.
I have no idea what is happening when the computer is standing upright that would cause memory failures. My only guess is that the heatsink/fan, which i didn't install, isnt seated properly and its causing the CPU pins to mess up somehow when the computer is standing upright, but I could be way off.
Does anyone have any idea what the problem could be?
btw its an:
athlon 64 X2 @ 3.1Ghz no overclocking
2GB DDR2 800
ati 4800 series GPU
I got everything built and running, but I was experiencing some stability issues so I started testing the RAM. At first I thought that was the culprit because it was failing MemTest as well as the windows built in memory diagnostic tool, so I had the RAM replaced.
I got the new RAM and started doing tests again and discovered that for some reason when the computer is on its side it passes the tests no problems, I ran 2 full windows memory tests without a single error as well as 2 full MemTest without a single error, but when I stand the case upright and try to run them again they will not even make it to 5% before I start getting errors and usually the whole system just shuts off.
I have no idea what is happening when the computer is standing upright that would cause memory failures. My only guess is that the heatsink/fan, which i didn't install, isnt seated properly and its causing the CPU pins to mess up somehow when the computer is standing upright, but I could be way off.
Does anyone have any idea what the problem could be?
btw its an:
athlon 64 X2 @ 3.1Ghz no overclocking
2GB DDR2 800
ati 4800 series GPU
Hey GAF, I'm going to build a new computer as mine is beginning to die. I'm a noob so can anyone tell me if this motherboard would fit in my existing case?
Motherboard
http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/motherboards/intel1155z77chipsetmotherboards/p8z77-vle.html
Case
http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/cases/cases/galaxy3.html
Thanks
Motherboard
http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/motherboards/intel1155z77chipsetmotherboards/p8z77-vle.html
Case
http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/cases/cases/galaxy3.html
Thanks
Try this:
Re-install Silverlight
Video players sometimes contain corrupted files that need to be deleted. Please follow the steps below to fully remove Silverlight from your computer and to reinstall it:
Close your Internet browser.
Uninstall/delete your Microsoft Silverlight plugin:
Mac OS X:
Double-click the Hard Driveicon on your desktop.
Navigate to your Internet Plug-Insdirectory: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/.
Drag any of the following files you may see into your trash bin:
Silverlight.plugin
WPFe.plugin
Open your Internet browser.
Go to http://www.microsoft.com/getsilverlight/and follow instructions to reinstall latest version of Microsoft Silverlight.
Close and restart your Internet browser.
Return to the video page and retry the video that gave you the error message.
Enabling Microsoft Silverlight DRM Support
Open your Silverlight Configuration Tool.
Mac OS X:
Navigate to the Applicationsfolder on your Mac hard drive.
Double-click the Microsoft Silverlightshortcut to open the configuration tool.
Choose the Playbacktab.
Click Enable download and updates to components required for protected content playback.
Close the menu and reopen your Internet browser.
Return to the video page and retry the video.
Repairing your Microsoft Silverlight DRM Hardware Configuration
If you encountered an error message that told you have a bad DRM Hardware Configuration file while trying to watch a video, follow the steps below.
Close all browser windows and completely exit your Internet browser.
Locate and delete the MS Silverlight DRM Configuration file on your hard drive.
Mac OS X:
Use the spotlight utility to find the file mspr.hdsor navigate to the following location:
[main hard drive]/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/PlayReady/mspr.hds
Delete the file mspr.hds.
Reopen your Internet browser.
Return to the video page and retry the video.
Re-install Silverlight
Video players sometimes contain corrupted files that need to be deleted. Please follow the steps below to fully remove Silverlight from your computer and to reinstall it:
Close your Internet browser.
Uninstall/delete your Microsoft Silverlight plugin:
Mac OS X:
Double-click the Hard Driveicon on your desktop.
Navigate to your Internet Plug-Insdirectory: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/.
Drag any of the following files you may see into your trash bin:
Silverlight.plugin
WPFe.plugin
Open your Internet browser.
Go to http://www.microsoft.com/getsilverlight/and follow instructions to reinstall latest version of Microsoft Silverlight.
Close and restart your Internet browser.
Return to the video page and retry the video that gave you the error message.
Enabling Microsoft Silverlight DRM Support
Open your Silverlight Configuration Tool.
Mac OS X:
Navigate to the Applicationsfolder on your Mac hard drive.
Double-click the Microsoft Silverlightshortcut to open the configuration tool.
Choose the Playbacktab.
Click Enable download and updates to components required for protected content playback.
Close the menu and reopen your Internet browser.
Return to the video page and retry the video.
Repairing your Microsoft Silverlight DRM Hardware Configuration
If you encountered an error message that told you have a bad DRM Hardware Configuration file while trying to watch a video, follow the steps below.
Close all browser windows and completely exit your Internet browser.
Locate and delete the MS Silverlight DRM Configuration file on your hard drive.
Mac OS X:
Use the spotlight utility to find the file mspr.hdsor navigate to the following location:
[main hard drive]/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/PlayReady/mspr.hds
Delete the file mspr.hds.
Reopen your Internet browser.
Return to the video page and retry the video.
SuicideUZI
Member
turns out my hunch was correct. the monstrosity of an after-market cooler they had on it wasn't seated properly and was losing contact with the CPU when the case was standing upright. I took it off, cleaned the CPU and put on a standard AMD cooler, everything seems to be working fine now
metsallica
Member
Kind of an odd question, but does anyone lurking or posting in this thread work for Time Warner Cable? I've had 16 cumulative days of Internet outages in the past three weeks and am at my wits' end... I have no confidence that anyone in their employ can fix the problem; have had two techs out, equipment replaced both inside and outside my home, "plant" checked my building, I've spoken to at least 15 people. It's a blast having to explain myself to their national help desk in the Philippines on a near-daily basis, not to mention the hour + hold times. Wondering if any employees can tell me a trick to speak with someone who can actually do something or give me any recourse.
EDIT: Oh, and for the lulz... Posting this from my iPhone which is currently being throttled by AT&T because I used too much data on my "unlimited" plan during my TWC outages. Of which I'm currently in the midst of the 4th.
EDIT: Oh, and for the lulz... Posting this from my iPhone which is currently being throttled by AT&T because I used too much data on my "unlimited" plan during my TWC outages. Of which I'm currently in the midst of the 4th.
Jzero
Member
You are just going to have to keep on trying. I had the same problem with Verizon and i had to wait so long until they were finally able to fix my intermittent connection. My problem wasn't a hardware problem though. I think it had something to do with the wiring in my apartment.
Hi I have a recovery problem.
I brought my external usb to work in order to give some files over to my boss. Gave him the files and everything was fine. Needed to give those files to my co worker as well but her anti virus popped up saying that mostly everything on my drive was a virus and cleaned it but cleaning it took away my files. I had a lot of my dvds on there but they are all gone now as the folders are deleted but when I check the properties of my drive to see the amount of space left, those files are still there. Is there any free way to recover these files?
I brought my external usb to work in order to give some files over to my boss. Gave him the files and everything was fine. Needed to give those files to my co worker as well but her anti virus popped up saying that mostly everything on my drive was a virus and cleaned it but cleaning it took away my files. I had a lot of my dvds on there but they are all gone now as the folders are deleted but when I check the properties of my drive to see the amount of space left, those files are still there. Is there any free way to recover these files?
infiniteloop
Member
What's the recommend Windows spyware/ad ware remover nowadays? have to clean my mother in laws XP machine.
If it is already infected, Malwarebyte Anti-Malware to remove the stuff and Microsoft Security Essentials as realtime protection.
Hey guys,
So my computer used to be a server for my PS3 through PS3 Media Server - it worked fine less than a month ago.
Now, my PS3 can't detect anything that it used to, i.e. Orb, Windows Media Player, PS3MS.
My 360 can no longer connect to my computer either.
Computer has wired connection, consoles are both wireless. I've tried restarting the router, computer, consoles, nothing works.
This is rather strange since I did not ostensibly change any network settings or add any new hardware, and I can connect to the home computer through Orb at my office, and my phone through Air Video Server
HALP!
So my computer used to be a server for my PS3 through PS3 Media Server - it worked fine less than a month ago.
Now, my PS3 can't detect anything that it used to, i.e. Orb, Windows Media Player, PS3MS.
My 360 can no longer connect to my computer either.
Computer has wired connection, consoles are both wireless. I've tried restarting the router, computer, consoles, nothing works.
This is rather strange since I did not ostensibly change any network settings or add any new hardware, and I can connect to the home computer through Orb at my office, and my phone through Air Video Server
HALP!
Jzero
Member
Alright, I have a question that's been stumping me and I'm really pissed off by it.
In Chrome, some sites will have a randomly bolded font that seems to also be missing characters. These same sites won't have that problem in Firefox though. I've uploaded an image to show you what I mean.
The incorrect font is on the left in Chrome, the correct font is on the right in Firefox.
Can TechSupportGAF help me out? I really don't want to go back to using FF and I'm sure it's a simple fix. I tried deleting any custom fonts I have and that didn't work, I uninstalled Chrome and deleted all traces of it from my computer then reinstalled and the problem was still there. I did a malware scan and it came up negative.
I really don't know what's going on.
In Chrome, some sites will have a randomly bolded font that seems to also be missing characters. These same sites won't have that problem in Firefox though. I've uploaded an image to show you what I mean.
The incorrect font is on the left in Chrome, the correct font is on the right in Firefox.
Can TechSupportGAF help me out? I really don't want to go back to using FF and I'm sure it's a simple fix. I tried deleting any custom fonts I have and that didn't work, I uninstalled Chrome and deleted all traces of it from my computer then reinstalled and the problem was still there. I did a malware scan and it came up negative.
I really don't know what's going on.
Nevermind, fixed it. Kind of. Apparently Windows has a hard time rendering the Helvetica Neue font properly, so I installed a script that replaces all Helvetica Neue based sites with Arial. I think Firefox natively does that.
Jzero
Member
The font looks normal for me but some people are saying they are having the same problem. Are you on Stable?