Fix error » windows 7 http://www.fixerror.net Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:00:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Fix BSOD in Windows 7 http://www.fixerror.net/2010/01/fix-bsod-in-windows-7/ http://www.fixerror.net/2010/01/fix-bsod-in-windows-7/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:19:13 +0000 Ezu http://www.fixerror.net/?p=859 While you play a game, or install a new software, or upgrade a driver, or restart your computer, or…..in Windows 7, appear a BSOD(Black Screen of Death) or a BSOD(Blue Screen of Death). In this article you can find the solution to solve these screens of death for Windows 7.

Among the many errors that occur in Windows and which can be solved here, at least a part of them, this error occurred which cannot be neglected.

Most times the BSOD(Black Screen of Death) in Windows 7 appear when you logging on, and it seems that this error occurs after the latest Microsoft security updates released on November 25th, have caused problems for some Windows 7 users creating a BSOD(Black Screen of Death).

To solve the Black Screen Of Death(BSOD) in Windows 7 you can follow the next steps to fix the BSOD screen, but these are available in case that the BSOD not appear everytime.

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If appear the BSOD(Black Screen of Death) screen in Windows 7, follow these steps to fix this error:

Step 1: Restart your computer;

Step 2: Logon into your account, or into account that appear this BSOD;

Step 3: After the BSOD screen appear, make sure that your computer is connected to the Internet;

Step 4: Press the CTRL, ALT and DEL keys simultaneously;

Step 5: When prompted, click Start Task Manager;

Step 6: In Task Manager click on the Application Tab;

Step 7: Next click New Task;

Step 8:Now enter the command: “C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe”
“http://info.prevx.com/download.asp?GRAB=BLACKSCREENFIX”

Note: this command assumes that you are using internet explorer as your browser, if not substitute your browser path and file details for those of iexplore.exe or use the Browser option of Task manager to locate it;

Step 9: Click OK and your browser should start up and begin the download process;

Step 10: When prompted for the download click Run, the black screen fix program will download and run to automatically fix the issue;

Step 11: Restart your computer;

In case that appear the BSOD(Blue screen of death), this error may occur from different causes, causes like a new installation of software, new driver, an upgrade of a driver, compatible problem between the components, and these are not too all.

A solution to solve this error is to start your computer in Safe Mode, and then to restore your computer to an earlier date. Next you can read the steps to restore your computer to an earlier date.

How to restore your computer to an earlier date in Windows 7

Step 1: Go to Start, and type restore in the Search form;

Step 2: Click on System Restore at the top of the start menu;

Step 3: At this step should appear a Restore system files and settings screen;

Step 4: Select Recommended restore and then click Next button, or you can select Choose a different restore point and will see a list with restore points that you can choose from;

Info: For example if you make an antivirus installation last time and after that the BSOD occurs, choose the restored point old that the last installation of software.

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In this article you can find the steps to create a restores point to an earlier date, and this can help you when you have problem with your computer, because you can restore your computer to an earlier date when your computer has worked well.

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Steps to create a restored point for Windows 7

Step 1: Go to Start Menu and right-click on Computer and then click on Properties;

Step 2: On Control Panel click on System Protection;

Step 3: On System Properties windows go to System Protection tab;

Step 4: Click on Create button;

Step 5: Type a description that can be easily identify later;

Step 6: Click the Create button, and then the system will create the restore point;

Step 7: When the process is finished, you’ll get a message saying it’s completed successfully;

]]> http://www.fixerror.net/2010/01/create-a-restored-point-for-windows-7/feed/ 1 How to open a file if I get an access denied message http://www.fixerror.net/2010/01/how-to-open-a-file-if-i-get-an-access-denied-message/ http://www.fixerror.net/2010/01/how-to-open-a-file-if-i-get-an-access-denied-message/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:11:26 +0000 Ezu http://www.fixerror.net/?p=853 If you try to open a file and you receive an access denied messages, you should verify two option: first you should see if you have permissions to access the file, or you should check if the file is encrypted or not.

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How to check the permissions of the file or of the folder

Step 1: Right click on the file or folder, and then click Properties;

Step 2: Click the Security tab;

Step 3: Under Group or user names, click your name to see the permissions you have;

How to check if the file is encrypted

Step 1: Right click the file, and then click Properties;

Step 2: Click the General tab, and then click Advanced;

If the Encrypt contents to secure data check box is selected, you need the certificate that was used to encrypt the file to open it.

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]]> http://www.fixerror.net/2010/01/how-to-open-a-file-if-i-get-an-access-denied-message/feed/ 0 How To Reclaim Some Storage Space In Windows 7 and Vista http://www.fixerror.net/2009/12/how-to-reclaim-some-storage-space-in-windows-7-and-vista/ http://www.fixerror.net/2009/12/how-to-reclaim-some-storage-space-in-windows-7-and-vista/#comments Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:24:37 +0000 Ezu http://www.fixerror.net/?p=849 If you need space, if you do not have a hard disk with a capacity of 1 terabyte hard drives, is much cheaper than the following steps to adjust your memory, this just in case you need more space, and this you can do through disable hibernation.

Hibernation basically writes your current system state to a non-volatile memory source, such as your primary HDD or SSD, allowing you to turn off your system and restore your progress at a later date.

This feature of the calculator is beneficial in the sense that when you start the computer in a state of hibernation, the latter starts faster than normal when you start.

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How to Disable Hibernation in Windows 7 and Windows Vista

Step 1: Go to Start, then type cmd in the Start menu;

Step 2: Type powercfg.exe -h off and the press Enter key;

How to Disable Hibernation in Windows XP

In Windows XP you cannot disable the hibernation from cmd, and to disable the hibernation you should follow the next steps:

Step 1: Go to Control Panel -> Performance and Maintenance -> Power Options -> Hibernate;

Step 2: Uncheck ‘Enable hibernation‘;

]]> http://www.fixerror.net/2009/12/how-to-reclaim-some-storage-space-in-windows-7-and-vista/feed/ 0 How to download and install Windows XP Mode http://www.fixerror.net/2009/12/how-to-download-and-install-windows-xp-mode/ http://www.fixerror.net/2009/12/how-to-download-and-install-windows-xp-mode/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:22:59 +0000 Ezu http://www.fixerror.net/?p=845 In the last article I wrote about how to install programs that work in Windows XP mode. We can say that this article is the continuation of the last article, and in this article we describe how you can download and install Windows XP Mode.

How to download and install Windows XP Mode

Step 1: Go to Start, All Programs, click Windows Virtual PC, and then click Windows XP Mode;

Step 2: In the Windows XP Mode dialog box, click Download to go back to the Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC webpage;

Step 3: In the Windows 7 system type drop-down list, click 32-bit or 64-bit depending on what version of Windows 7 you’re currently running. In the Windows XP Mode language drop-down list, click the language you want to use, and then click Download Windows XP Mode;

Step 4: Click Open to install the program immediately; or click Save to save the installation file to your computer, and then double-click the file;

Step 5: In the Welcome to Setup for Windows XP Mode dialog box, click Next;

Step 6: Choose the location for the virtual hard disk file that Windows XP Mode uses, or accept the default location, and then click Next;

Step 7: On the Setup Completed screen, select the Launch Windows XP Mode check box, and then click Finish;

Step 8: If you accept the license terms, click I accept the license terms, and then click Next;

Step 9: On the Installation folder and credentials page, accept the default location where Windows XP Mode files will be stored, or enter a new location;

Step 10: Enter a password, enter it again to confirm it, and then click Next;

Step 11: On the Help protect your computer screen, choose whether you want to protect your computer by turning on automatic updates, and then click Start Setup;

After setup is complete, Windows XP Mode opens in a separate window.

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Hopefully Windows 7 allows a certain program installed in Windows XP mode, this is very useful for many users, especially for users who want to aibe programs installed on their computers which unfortunately are not compatible with Windows 7.

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Steps to install a program in Windows XP mode

Step 1: Go to Start, click All Programs, click Windows Virtual PC, and then click Windows XP Mode;

Step 2: In Windows XP Mode, insert the program’s installation disc into your computer’s CD/DVD drive; or browse to the program’s installation file, open the file, and follow the instructions to install the program;

Step 3: Click the Close button at the top of the Windows XP Mode window;

Step 4: In Windows 7, click the Start button, click Windows Virtual PC, click Windows XP Mode Applications, and then click the program you want to open;

]]> http://www.fixerror.net/2009/12/how-to-install-and-use-a-program-in-windows-xp-mode/feed/ 3 How to remove all the temporary Internet-related files http://www.fixerror.net/2009/12/how-to-remove-all-the-temporary-internet-related-files/ http://www.fixerror.net/2009/12/how-to-remove-all-the-temporary-internet-related-files/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:52:47 +0000 Ezu http://www.fixerror.net/?p=821 At each viewing of a site that you do, in your computers are stored data on these sites, data such as a local copy of the site, a copy that is made in the temporary file.

Considering that the size of the files increases with time browsing, the more temporary file size is greater the more likely to have trouble opening web pages. A good solution which is to avoid such problems is to delete at a certain period of time the temporary file.

In this article you can read about how you can remove all the temporary Internet-related for Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Explorer 7.

How to remove the temporary Internet-related files from your computer when you use Internet Explorer 6

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Step 1: Start your Internet Explorer 6;

Step 2: Go to Tools -> then press on Internet Options;

Step 3: Click the General tab;

Step 4: Under Temporary Internet files, click Settings;

Step 5: Click Delete Files, and then click OK;

Step 6: Click Delete Cookies, and then click OK;

Step 7: Under History, click Clear History, and then click Yes;

Step 8: Click OK;

How to remove the temporary Internet-related files from your computer when you use Internet Explorer 7

Step 1: Start your Internet Explorer 7;

Step 2: Go to Tools -> then press on Internet Options;

Step 3: Click the General tab;

Step 4: Under Browsing History, click Delete, and when you are prompted, click Yes to confirm;

Step 5: In the Delete Browsing History dialog box, under Temporary Internet Files, click Delete Files, and when you are prompted, click Yes to confirm;

Step 6: Under Cookies, click Delete Cookies, and when you are prompted, click Yes to confirm;

Step 7: Under History, click Delete History, and when you are prompted, click Yes to confirm;

Step 8: Click Close, and then click OK to close the Internet Options dialog box;

]]> http://www.fixerror.net/2009/12/how-to-remove-all-the-temporary-internet-related-files/feed/ 1 Back up your programs, system settings, and files in Windows 7 http://www.fixerror.net/2009/12/back-up-your-programs-system-settings-and-files-in-windows-7/ http://www.fixerror.net/2009/12/back-up-your-programs-system-settings-and-files-in-windows-7/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:54:36 +0000 Ezu http://www.fixerror.net/?p=788 It is not easy to keep your computer away from attacks or to certain programs or drivers that often harms us our computer. A reliable method to protect us from these attacks on our computers is to have a back up for programs, files and system settings.

In this article you can read about how you can make a back up for your programs, system settings, and files in Windows 7.

In this case you can create a system image with your files, programs and settings, a system image which contains a copy of Windows.

This image can be used to restore your computer files, programs and settings, and the image is stored into another location from the original programs, settings, and files.

Every time when you make a new system image, the old version of the system image will be deleted when the drive runs out of space. To help conserve disk space, you can manually delete older system images.

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Steps to back up your programs, settings and files

Step 1: Go to Start -> Control Panel, clicking System and Maintenance, and then clicking Backup and Restore;

Step 2: In the left pane, click Create a system image, and then follow the steps in the wizard;

If you’re saving your system images in a network location, you can only keep the most current system image for each computer. System images are saved in the format of drive\WindowsImageBackup\computer name\. If you have an existing system image for a computer and are creating a new one for the same computer, the new system image will overwrite the existing one. If you want to keep the existing system image, you can copy it to a different location before creating the new system image by following these steps:

Step 1. Navigate to the location of the system image;

Step 2. Copy the WindowsImageBackup folder to a new location;

]]> http://www.fixerror.net/2009/12/back-up-your-programs-system-settings-and-files-in-windows-7/feed/ 1 How to install Java in Internet Explorer http://www.fixerror.net/2009/12/how-to-install-java-in-internet-explorer/ http://www.fixerror.net/2009/12/how-to-install-java-in-internet-explorer/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:02:00 +0000 Ezu http://www.fixerror.net/?p=801 Lately Flash technology is used increasingly more interactive applications on the Internet, interactive applications like games or financial applications. But the latter is not the only technology used in applications from the Internet, another technology is a Java technology.

To run Java programs in Internet Explorer, however, you must install special Java software. Java programs are downloaded automatically to your computer when you use them and don’t usually require special installation.

How to install Java in Internet Explorer

Step 1: Open Internet Explorer;

Step 2: Go to http://www.java.com/en/;

Step 3: Click on the blue button Free Java Download;

Step 4: If a yellow Information bar appears (warning you that the website requires an ActiveX control or add-on from Sun Microsystems), click the yellow bar and then click Install ActiveX Control or Install Add-on. When a Security Warning dialog box appears, click Install;

Step 5: In the Welcome dialog box, click the View License Agreement button to read about the agreement, and then click Accept if you want to install Java;

Step 6: When you see the successful completion dialog box, click Finish. Java does not require any additional settings or restarts;

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To check whether or not a particular program is compatible with Windows 7, people from Microsoft have made available the Windows 7 which uses a program called the Program Compatibility.

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The necessary steps to check a program compatibility in Windows 7

Step 1: Go to Start and then go to Control Panel;

Step 2: In the search box, type troubleshooter, and then click Troubleshooting;

Step 3: Under Programs, click Run programs made for previous versions of Windows;

A list of some of the programs compatible with Windows 7

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Security Software

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0.175 (NOTE: works fine although Resident Shield keeps turning itself off for some reason)
ESET NOD32 Anti-Virus
Avira Anti-virus Primium
Avast! Anti-Virus
AdAware
Norton 360 2.0 (NOTE: Change the compatibility to Vista and run the exe file as Administrator)

Utility Software

ImgBurn
WinRAR
Universal Extractor 1.6
PowerISO
CCleaner
Auslogics Disk Defrag
FileZilla
SmartFTP
Grabit
uTorrent
EasyBCD
Techsmith Snagit
Notepad++
Combined Community Codec Pack
Virtual PC 2007 SP1 (NOTE: Warms that there is known compatibility issues but appears to work fine)
Ashampoo Burning Studio
Orbit Downloader
Nero 9 Express
Restorator 2007
Usefull Utilities Disk Studio 3.0

Web and Communication Software

Windows Live Wave 3 Suite Beta Applications
ooVoo
Google Talk
Skype 3.8 Version 3.8.0.180
Windows Live FolderShare Beta
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.3 & 3.1 Beta 1
Steam
Apple Safari
Opera
Miranda IM 0.7.10
Twhirl
TeamViewer
LogMeIn
Cerberus FTP Server 2.4.8.0 (NOTE: Works fine in “Personal Usage” mode although every time it’s launched it shows the first start wizard. Cancel the wizard to continue.

Office Software

Microsoft Office 2003 Professional SP3
Microsoft Project Professional 2003
Microsoft Office 2007 SP1
Adobe Reader 9.0
Foxit Reader

Sound & Video Capturing/Editing Software

VLC Media Player
Zoom Player
Media Player Classic
Apple Quicktime
Audacity
Foobar 2000 0.9.6
Winamp
WinDVD
PowerDVD

Coding Software

Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (Professional, Standard & Team System)
Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 (Professional, Standard & Team System)
Visual Basic.NET 2005 Express
Visual Basic.NET 2008 Express
Visual C++ 2005 Express
Visual C++ 2008 Express
Visual C# 2005 Express
Visual C# 2008 Express
Visual Web Developer 2005 Express
Visual Web Developer 2008 Express
Microsoft Visual Studio 6 (NOTE: Works but warns of Compatibility issues)
Visual Basic 6 (NOTE: Works fine if Aero is turned off)

Works 64-bit

Security Software

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0.175
ESET NOD32 Anti-Virus
Spybot Search & Destroy 1.6 (Teatimer not running or tested)
Spywareblaster 4.1

Utility Software

ImgBurn
WinRAR
Universal Extractor 1.6
PowerISO
CCleaner
Auslogics Disk Defrag
FileZilla
SmartFTP
Grabit
uTorrent
EasyBCD
Techsmith Snagit
Notepad++
Combined Community Codec Pack
Virtual PC 2007 SP1 (NOTE: Warms that there is known compatibility issues but appears to work fine)
Ashampoo Burning Studio
Nero 9 Express
Restorator 2007
Infrarecorder 0.46 64 bit
Defraggler
Foxit Reader
HD Tune 2.55
Picasa 3
NTCore CFF Explorer
Orbit Downloader
Tune Up Utilities 2009 (NOTE: Gave 3 errors during installation but appeared to work fine)

Web and Communication Software

Windows Live Wave 3 Suite Beta Applications
ooVoo
Google Talk
Skype 4.0 Beta 2 Version 4.0.0.169
Windows Live FolderShare Beta
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.3 & 3.1 Beta 1
Apple Safari
Opera
Steam
Winamp
Twhirl
TeamViewer
LogMeIn
Mediamonkey 3.0
Java 6 Update 10
Google Earth 4.3 (in DX mode only)
Maxthon Classic 1.6 (likes to forget added skins on occasion, but otherwise fine)
Maxthon 2.0
Teamspeak 2

Office Software

Microsoft Office 2003 Professional SP3
Microsoft Project Professional 2003
Microsoft Office 2007 SP1
Adobe Reader 9.0
Foxit Reader
Openoffice 3.0

Sound & Video Capturing/Editing Software

VLC Media Player
Zoom Player
Media Player Classic
Apple Quicktime
Quicktime Lite 2.7.0
Audacity
WinDVD
PowerDVD

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