Trouble 1 :

My pen drive / memory stick gets detected by my pc but does not open. It shows the message "Please insert a disk into drive f". Device status indicates that its functioning properly. Properties on the other hand now show ‘0 bytes’. – Prashanth

Fix:

This kind of problem occurs due to three reasons:

1. Faulty pen drive -  Try use the drive on some other computer to ensure that the drive is not faulty.
2. Drive letter not assigned properly – See this tutorial – How to fix “Please insert a disk onto drive error”

3. Registry Problems – See this tutorial – My Computer Does Not Detect Pen Drives

Trouble 2 :

While playing game on PC, suddenly blue screen of death appear and PC have to be shutdown. – Sahil

Fix:

This looks like a graphics driver or DirectX problem. See this article for details – Flickering Graphics While Playing Games on PC

 Trouble 3 :

I can’t make safely remove pen drive work. If i make safely remove then it shows, the program is in use or use by another program. There are three options given : 1.Cancel  2.Try again 3.Continue. If i give continue then it make safely remove. Pleas give me solution this problem – Sathishkumar

Fix:

Close all the files and programs that are opened from the pen drive and then remove it, it will get removed easily this way. The other thing you can do is to try the un-locker tool suggest in out tutorial – Generic Volume Can Not Be Stopped Right Now

 Trouble 4 :

I have a problem that when I view any videos online, it plays and gets stuck. Same thing happens when i play games. I have installed flash player, directx etc…I even formatted my computer,even formatting didn’t solve it. – Nandu

Fix:

The problem of online videos getting stuck is because of the Slow Internet connection in most of the cases. It can also be because of high CPU usage. As you mentioned that the games also get stuck, so I would advice you to check the CPU usage with task manager and see if some process is taking too much CPU. Follow the below steps :

1. Check and clean some startup tasks, see this tutorial – Computer is too slow at start-up

2. Install latest version of graphics drivers, see this tutorial – Graphics Problem While Watching Movies and Playing Games

3. If there CPU usage it too high, see this tutorial to fix it – CPU usage is 100 % 

If all this does not solve your problem, test your internet speed and upgrade your computer’s RAM

Trouble 5 :

I have performance problems in my laptop. My laptop is very slow, it takes a long time opening applications. – Venkatesh

Fix:

Laptop gets slow when lots of applications are running in background. Check for the Startup processes that run when you start the laptop. See this tutorial – Computer is too slow at start-up

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Trouble 1 :

I have a LG DVD ROM. It only reads a CD but is not able to read a DVD. – Sandesh

Fix:

Looks like the lens of the DVD ROM had gone bad. You can try cleaning the lens of your DVD writer using lens cleaning kit or Lens cleaning disk. See this article for details : Not Able To Play Scratched CD / DVD

Trouble 2 :

I have a assembled PC with GigaByte mother board, inlet dual core processor running on a 1GB RAM. My computer is getting restarted or sometimes it gets hanged. When I run multiple applications the problem can be seen seriously. – Vijay

Fix:

Your Computer seems to be having some heating problems. Check the processor fan and the casing fan. See this article for details : Fix Computer Hang Frequently

Trouble 3 :

I have downloaded file from one site. It plays with VLC Player, but file type is unknown, it is not like avi, mpg. To play in DVD players format is not recognizable- Thakur

Fix:

We have written about determining the file type in this tutorial – Determine the file type of downloaded audio or video file. After you know the file type, you can rename it to that type, and make a video DVD using some DVD burning softwares like WinxDVD or CD Burn XP or Nero etc.

 Trouble 4 :

Whenever I start my Internet Explorer, after few min. "generic host error from win 32"
will appear at screen. When i press "don’t send" after that no pages will open. – Dev

Fix:

See our tutorial – Generic Host Error Removal Tool By Troublefixers

Trouble 5 :

I have mini laptop, so it have no CD or DVD ROM. How can I format the laptop with USB
flash drive and Install windows on it. – Deep

Fix:

Here is our tutorial to Install Windows From a USB Pen Drive

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Trouble 1 :

I have a dvd which i burnt using nero 8. The disk worked great for some day but then the disk stopped working all other dvd work fine its only this one dvd which does not work. I have a feeling it corrupted. How can i make it work or copy the data of it. – Mukesh

Fix:

I would suggest you to put the DVD in a computer having better condition of DVD writer and take the data backup. You can also try cleaning the lens of your DVD writer using lens cleaning kit or Lens cleaning disk. See this article for details : Not Able To Play Scratched CD / DVD

Trouble 2 :

My regedit  and task manager is disabled I have tried some methods but still it is not working. – Ashish

Fix:

We have recently reviewed a very effective tool by Raymond.cc Forums. This tools is very useful and effective in solving the regedit and task manager disabled and many other problems.

See this article for details :

Re-enable Disabled Registry, Task Manager, Command Prompt, Run Prompt, Grayed Folder Options, Disabled System Restore

Trouble 3 :

I have a problem that is I can’t remove the folder in my flash drive namely zhengbo. And I have lost my folder option in my computer. – Htoi

Fix:

This looks like a virus. To remove the virus from your pen drive, you can follow the below articles :

Remove Pen Drive Virus With Smart Virus Remover

Protect Your Computer From Virus In Pen Drives

Remove Virus Using Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool

And For Folder options problem, see the solution below:

Folder Options Disabled By Virus Or Trojan

 Trouble 4 :

For a while now, when I’ve started my computer my screen displays "frequency out of range", I just power off the machine and it boots up fine. Just today, my computer will not boot up at all. It starts to load, and I can hit enter to "start windows normally" but it doesn’t load anything and the screen is black. I’ve checked all my cables and it was running fine for several hours yesterday.  – Josh

Fix:

To fix this problem, see our article : Fix Monitor Out Of Frequency Problem

Trouble 5 :

I formatted my computer after that I installed gigabyte drivers, but the sound device is
not working . No sound is heard for any movie. – Anil

Fix:

From your description of problem, it seems that you have installed the Motherboard and Chipset drivers but the sound drivers are still missing. For that you either need to look for these drivers in your motherboard driver CD or you need to download it from Motherboard manufacturer’s website. See this article for reference : Sound Not Working In Windows

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Trouble 1 : Cannot delete file: Access denied. Make sure that the disk is not full or write protected and that the file is not currently in use. – Srinivas

Fix:

There are two reasons for which this error comes. The reason and Solutions are listed below:

1. File is in use : Unlock Files When Not Able To Delete A File

2. File Access Right Problem: Take Ownership Of a File When “Access is Denied” Error Shows Up

Trouble 2 :

My monitor display out of frequency what can i do? – Sumit

Fix:

Monitor out of Frequency problem is quite common and easily fixable. See our article on : Monitor Goes Out Of Frequency, Does Not Display Anything

Trouble 3 :

I am using a lenovo 3000N100 series laptop and am facing problems with driver installations. The  drivers i have downloaded from the lenovo website fails to resolve my problem. please help me with this. – Srinivas

Fix:

If you are not able to find compatible drivers correctly on the Lenovo website, there might be some hardware changes to the model you purchase. I would suggest you to read the following article: Know Detailed Hardware Configuration Of Your Computer. After you have the detailed configuration at the device level, for example you know that you have a broadcom Ethernet card,now you can search for the broadcom driver for that particular card and so on. Its bit hectic to do it this way, but it will solve your problem.

Alternatively I would suggest you to try this tool : Find Device Drivers For Free

 Trouble 4 :

My desktop icons,fonts and also the screens look too large and horrible. – Divya

Fix:

Looks like the display resolution of your screen is messed up. Try to change the display resolution or change the icon size. These are some helpful article for you to fix your problem:

1. Display Resolution Degraded / Decreased

2. Windows Vista Icons Too Small or Too Large

3. Flickering Graphics Problem In Windows

Trouble 5 :

My pen-drive is detected in my computer but could not open. I found it has memory 0 bytes in the properties.I had tried by changing the option in POLICIES tab in Device manager but cannot solve this problem and also i cannot format it. It is detected and displays please insert Disk into drive. – Ganesh

Fix:

Looks like there is a memory corruption or some hardware fault in your drive. However you may try the below solution which may or may not solve your problem, but its worth a try. If that does not fix it, you must replace it under warranty (if applicable).

1. Please Insert Disk Into Drive

2. Not Able To Format Pen Drive

3. Solutions to Top 10 USB Drive Problems 

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Trouble 1 :

When my pc gets started the desktop shows an error message every time
-"D:/windows/eksplorasi.exe" file is missing.How to get rid of this? – Rajish

Fix:

This problem occurs due to remaining registry entries for missing executable files which are usually viruses removed by your antivirus softwares. You can remove such errors by registry cleaning. See this article for the solution : Windows Can Not Find svchost.exe

Trouble 2 :

Explorer restarts when USB hard drive accessed . – Prateek

Fix:

This kind of problem is faced when there is something wrong with the file system or there is some virus in the pen drive. To fix it, first do scan disk and after this to remove virus, see this article: Computer Restarts On Inserting Pen Drive

Trouble 3 :

I am very badly facing this issue GENERIC HOST FOR WIN32 SERVICES error,and
when i click on Don’t send the internet does not work at all. – Nasir

Fix:

See the solution in this article : Generic Host Process For Win32 Services Has Encountered A Problem And Needs To Close

 Trouble 4 :

I am running windows vista 32bit. My display settings keep changing from 1360×768
pixels to 800×600 pixels on its own . can you please help? – Rodney

Fix:

Screen resolution usually changes when you run an application that needs to change screen resolution. Typically when you play a game or run some display intensive application, the resolution changes. This is a problem with the application you are running. For solving this issue, you need to ensure that the graphics driver and DirectX version is correct.  See the below articles to files the same: Flickering Graphics While Playing Games and Display Resolution Degraded

Trouble 5 :

I am using Windows XP by mistakenly I disables Administrator account. Now i have
only guest account. Please help me to enable admin account. – Rohith

Fix:

You can upgrade your limited account to Administrator account using this article : Get Administrator Rights In Windows Limited Account and Reset Administrator Password In Windows

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Trouble 1 :

My Gmail does not open on my computer, but if i open on another computer than it opens, actually main login page does not opens. – Pinky

Fix:

There can be two reasons for Gmail login page not opening on your computer. There is a fake hosts file entry which is redirecting gmail.com to some local or non existing address. The other reason could be bad cookies or temporary files. See the solutions below for these two problems:

1. A particular website does not open on my computer

2. Gmail Does Not Open On My Computer

Trouble 2 :

There is no search option in my computer.I am using Windows XP. – Shekhar

Fix:

See this article for solution :

Search Option Missing From Windows Start Menu

Trouble 3 :

I upgraded memory to 2 GB on dell dimension 1100. Restarted ok but screen stated to flash and break up,mouse froze had to turn off power button took out memory reinstalled still same – John

Fix:

RAM upgrade seems simple, but most of the time I have tried itself, I have faced some issues. So the best tips for RAM upgrade is be sure that the RAM you bought is absolutely compatible with your computer. Also be carful not to touch the memory chips on the RAM with bare hands if possible, this can damage the RAM chipset because of static electricity charges on skin.

After you fit the RAM in the slot, make sure that the RAM orientation is correct and its securely fixed into the slot. For your case, It seems that the RAM is kind of loose in the slot. Remove and re-insert it properly. See the tips below for RAM upgrade:

1. RAM Upgrade Tips And Tricks

2. Windows Does Not Boot After RAM Upgrade

 Trouble 4 :

system restore wont work,saying there are currently no restore points available any help would be great. – Conan

Fix:

This tutorial explains how you can enable or disable System Restore :

Fix System Restore Not Working In Windows

Trouble 5 :

When i connect my pen-drive my computer hangs. – Rahul

Fix:

The Computer will hang in case it is trying to run some malicious script or virus located in the pen drive or the pen drive has gone faulty. To solve this problem, you need to disable the autoplay for the pen drive on your computer. Secondly, you need to remove any autorun entries in the pen drive. See the below two links for the same:

1. Protect Your Computer By Disabling Autoplay On Removable Drives

2. Remove Suspicious Autorun Entries With Autorun Eater

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Trouble 1 :

I have a problem opening up group policy editor on my laptop running XP home from the run command. – Mark

Fix:

Group policy editor is not available for Home edition of Windows XP. You can use group policy editor by running “gpedit.msc” in professional edition of windows XP.

Trouble 2 :

I recently bought one Acer LCD monitor from our Kuwait local market. My problem is after I connect my Acer LCD to the CPU and just I want to format my computer so i put my Windows Operating system cd (Windows XP professional) in the drive to boot but that time the screen is shows input device not recognized and black screen and its written like "Input Device not Recognized".But if I remove the boot cd from the drive and start the computer its working normally so please suggest a solution to me. – Shan

Fix:

The reason as per what I can figure out is the graphic card to which the monitor has been connected. When you are using an operating system boot CD, that time connect the LCD monitor to the on-board VGA port at the back of the computer casing (which you are calling CPU). This will ensure that the video output is always there even in the absence of the graphics card driver.

After you install Windows XP, install the graphics driver on it, and connect the monitor back to the Graphics card. This should solve your trouble.

Trouble 3 :

I cannot access my registry editor. why ?  – Manas

Fix:

The registry editor gets disabled due to malicious scripts or viruses or trojans. To enable the registry editor, see these two links:

1. Registry Editing has been disabled by Administrator

2. Virus Effect Remover – Remove damages caused to computers by viruses

Trouble 4 :

I have dell laptop with windows xp sp2. Whenever I try to open internet via Internet explorer “send / don’t send error appears”.When i click “send or don’t send” all web page are closed. Please help me to resolve my issue. – Hemant

Fix:

This is a case of Internet Explorer crashing on accessing Internet. Read our article to solve this problem : Internet Explorer crashes with a message “Iexplore.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close”

Alternatively you can try using Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome, both of there are pretty nice browsers.

Trouble 5 :

USB drive is disabled by administrator in LAN based client PCs. how to enable usb drive in client pc though it is disabled/ blocked by administrator? Is there any program or vb script which can enable USB without administrator. – JB Soni

Fix:

Even if you are a not an Administrator, but a user with administrator rights, you can enable the USB. See the article below to enable USB drives : Pen drive blocked-disabled at office or college computer – Unblock it

In case you don’t have administrator rights, see this link, this will help you get admin rights : Get Administrator Rights In Windows Limited Account

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Trouble 1 :

I click on Internet Explorer, it goes to open then immediately closes and the only way I can surf the Internet is with Firefox. Is there a way of fixing this problem?  – Stan

Fix:

Internet Explorer crashes sometimes due to corrupt or malicious add-ons or some other file corruption problems. You can either disable the add ons or Uninstall Internet Explorer and Install it again.

See these articles for detail:

1. Internet Explorer Crashes With Message “Iexplore.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close”

2. Uninstall Internet Explorer Completely

Trouble 2 :

My laptop uses 100% CPU when I try to open any folder.And it does not show any thing. Computer almost hangs. Does not respond to any thing at all. – Gireesh

 

Fix:

This usually happens due to some virus or some other malfunctioning application. See this article to solve the problem : SVCHOST Using 100% CPU and Memory

Trouble 3 :

my pc displays a message windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: <windows root>\system32\hal.dll  – Usha

Fix:

hal.dll is an important file needed for Windows. See this article to solve hal.dll problem –

Hal.dll is Missing or Corrupt in Windows

Trouble 4 :

I have dell d800 latitude laptop and that is protected with the admin password and i don’t know the admin password can you help me how can i removed the admin password ? – Adnan

Fix:

To reset the windows admin password, see our article on : Forgot Windows Password – Reset Windows Password.

Trouble 5 :

When I download a video the video plays but the screen remains dark. I can hear the video but cannot see anything. – Steve

Fix:

The problem seems like either graphics problem or codecs problem. See the two solutions below:

1. Can Not Play Video In Windows Media Player

2. Install Graphics Cards For Windows

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Trouble 1 :

I have Intel 845GL-M motherboard,I have installed Windows XP sp2,but i can not install audio driver because i don’t have that driver software. – Praveen

Fix:

To locate the hardware drivers, you need to know the motherboard brand or hardware chipset.

See the three articles below that will help you in solving your problem related to device drivers:

1. Find / Download Device Drivers For Detected Devices On Your Computer
2. Know Detailed Hardware Configuration of Your Computer

3. Check Details of Device Drivers Installed on Your Computer

Trouble 2 :

During Internet connection when I am surfing or browsing the internet the picture or images are not clear something like blurred images, i use mostly all the browsers but the same  problem remains on all browser. – Sunil

 

Fix:

This can be due to several reasons including:

1. Improper screen resolutions, for this problem, try with different screen resolutions by right clicking the desktop > settings, change screen resolution and try loading images.

2. Improper graphics drivers. Check your graphics drivers and also flash player for dynamic content.

3. Improper browser settings. For this problem, try in different browsers like Google Chrome / Mozilla Firefox / Opera / Safari etc. Try to adjust the browser settings to achieve proper loading of images.

Trouble 3 :

I once installed the Nokia PC suite but now I want to uninstall that but I am able to uninstall that. It displays the error message saying some files or missing. I even reinstalled whole Software again thinking some files have corrupted even then when I uninstall it is displaying same message that some files are missing. – Apache

Fix:

There are certain softwares which create problem during un-installation. To uninstall such softwares, see this article : Fee Un-installer Tools To Remove Un-wanted Programs

Trouble 4 :

I got this virus named pagefile.sys  – Hanafi

Fix:

Pagefile.sys is Windows operating system file which is usually created on C-drive. This is not a virus but an important file needed to run windows properly. To hide this file see this article on hiding system files : How to hide desktop.ini and thumb.db

Trouble 5 :

How to format the pen-drive/flash which says the drive is write protected. – Raj

Fix:

This is one of the most common and annoying problem these days with pen drives. See our article on : Remove Write Protection On USB Pen Drive or Memory Card . The last method in this article, updated on 28th May 2009 lists the utility to format such pen drives.

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Trouble 1 :

Whenever I am trying to format my Pen-drive it keeps showing that windows was
unable to complete the format. – Amal

Fix:

There are several possible reason for which this problem appears. We have already covered it in our article : Problem in formatting pen drive

Trouble 2 :

I get this error with windows media player – Windows Media Player cannot play the file because there is a problem with your sound  device. There may not be a sound device installed on your computer, it may be in use by another program, or it may not be functioning properly. – Noker

 

Fix:

This problem usually occurs due to sound driver issues or some missing audio/video codecs.

For Codecs related problem, see our article: Cannot Play Video Files In Media player

For Sound Driver realted issues, see this article: Audio not working or Problem with sound in Windows

Trouble 3 :

I downloaded firmware for my Netgear router. It was a .chk file which the router would not accept.  – Tim

Fix:

There is a known bug in some of the Netgear routers (including the one I am using) that it will not accept the .chk file using Mozilla Firefox. You can use the same file to upgrade the firmware using Microsoft Internet Explorer. It worked for my router.

Trouble 4 :

I ran the software to remove the WGA notification,it said it was not on my system however, it keeps appearing just as windows opens.How do I get rid of it?  – Tim

Fix:

You can suppress the WGA notification, but this won’t solve the problem. Get the copy of Windows Registered properly to get rid of this warning. Here is a tool for suppressing the warning : How To Remove Windows Is Not Genuine Notification
 

Trouble 5 :

I cant access any Antivirus Website & Microsoft website. Page Can not be displayed error indicates. – Rajoo

Fix:

Not being able to open antivirus websites is a symptopm of virus which is preventing access to search engines and anti-virus update sites so that the virus can protect itself. We have written the solution to the same in our article : Remove Virus Which Redirects to go.google.com | go.google.com Redirect Virus Removal tool for Windows.

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