win should remember the state of any prog at closing. eg - max it, close it and it should open MAXed next time. least this works for all progs i...
shot in the dark = printer properties/advanced and set 'print directly to printer' if u'r basica program is outputting to a specific printer...
what sound card and type? and, if slotted, where is it? i've seen many issues w/ soundblasters cards where the card needed to be moved to the...
i hear ya. i don't OC much either ;) hehe ... some MBs have some intricate 'resets' and it pays to read the docs since they can vary. anways ......
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ok ... click start, then run and type in MSCONFIG. then hit enter. once u do that, see the 'startup' tab. then list everything there here ;)...
are there any FW/driver updates for the FW port(s) or MB level driver updates? i'd also check the CAM maker's site for anything 'new' in terms...
reset CMOS on the MB per their instructions. that should get u bootable again unless the MB is bad or some part maybe. if u can't get bootable...
curious as to how u'r opening them? just hitting F1? or the Help Menu thru said prog? or directly?
what's in startup? i'd suspect something here is the problem but ... just a guess really. best bet to diag startup issues is: 1) boot...
is this a clean install? updates applied? do u have anything in startup that shouldn't be there or have u installed any of the powertoys for...
is this on-board audio or card? name the names here if u can. my $ sez if it passes diags, it's not the HW. how is bios setup to handle PnP?...
boot in safe mode /w networking ... test
based on u'r search, unless it's a hidden/system file, i'd say it's not there. but u CAN append /AHS to u'r DIR commands to make it 'see' hidden...
148 formatted on a 160 gig drive is probably right. drives are usually rated as 'unformatted capacity'. there is overhead in formatting so u'll...
command looks right. if u got 'file not found' ... it's not there or it's not on c:. do u have other drive letters assigned? if so, repeat the dir...
define 'junk' more or less. program installers 'set' the icon and it's the maker's choice more or less. u can change em manually as u've...
ROM = 'read only memory' so ... i'm not sure where that plays here but ... my guess on what's eating u'r HD space = win's swap file along w/...
curious if u ran the DIR \filename.ext /s? IF the file is on the system, this command should locate it ;) ... the location may yield some info...
check u'r search criteria. if it's in prefetch, it's on the system elsewhere for the most part. u can also do: start/run CMD dir...
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