Eh... When you open the commend prompt, it'll stay open till when you close it. When you hit the Enter key after typing the command, the command...
Nothing specific, but you'll see some good CPU usage (with a lot of kernel time - if you have switched the display of Kernel time on in Task Manager).
I never run ay programs to heck for drivers, specially not the free ones. If you been running without anti-virus, that's where you should start.
That command can also be run from the Safe Mode with Command Prompt (press F8 while restarting the PC to get to the Advanced Boot Options).
Make sure you are not overclocking any components. Make sure you are no infected. Update your hardware drivers.
The Dell driver lists 7/12/2007, so it could be that it I actually a 2006 driver. No, I'd leave it as-is.
Which edition? As indicated by Pete, you'll need Pro.
I don't think FSS is compatible with Windows 8 yet. On my system with defender running FSS claims: But you do have defender disabled in the...
You could upgrade to Windows 7. Run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor.
Some info here: RAM, virtual memory, pagefile, and memory management in Windows More than you ever wanted to know: Pushing the Limits of Windows
You can run this command from a command prompt: Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks It can take 10 to 15 minutes for idle tasks to...
If you search on some of the errors show in your log, you'll see (at least in the few that I checked) that there's no cause/solution. I'd...
In msconfig, on the General tab select diagnostic Startup. Restart the system and see the if the folder still opens.
Have a look at this article: How to uninstall an instance of SQL Server 2008
I found the latest version (1.3.37.0) and put it on the web site (linked from the article). I tested it, and it works fine. Yes, in the old...
I haven't used it in many years, but check out this old article of mine: Improve Boot Performance
Have a look here: Windows Explorer Starts When You Start Your Computer
Sounds like either a graphics problem, or a resource problem.
You can use PsShutdown instead.
Yes, you can. That'll let you confirm if it is the hard drive that died (or not).
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