Windows Problems

Quite some people have faced this problem. The solution I’ve read on many sites seems to be :

1. Uninstall AVG (if installed). Reboot.

2. Uninstall VC++ Redistributable in Control Panel – Programs and Features (If 2 copies, uninstall both). Reboot.

3. Install Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package again from : Click Here

4. Reboot and check if you still get the error.

Follow the above steps and hopefully the error should be gone.

Error : Svchost.exe seems to be eating up unnecessary bandwidth and also consumes memory.

Solution : Disabling the BITS (Microsoft Background Intelligent Transfer Service) service should help.

Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) is a component of modern Microsoft Windows operating systems that facilitates prioritized, throttled, and asynchronous transfer of files between machines using idle network bandwidth.

To disable, Open Msconfig > Service and Disable from there.

Filenames or Foldernames are hidden in Thumnail view in Windows Vista when you press Shift+Ctrl and change the View Type.

Do the following :

Keep holding Shift + Ctrl and click on View and change views multiple times. You should get back your Foldernames.

Even if that didn’t work for you. Perform a Scan of the Drive wherein this anomaly occurs. To do that goto My Computer > Right Click on the Drive > Properties > Tools > Check now. Restart your System.

Windows 7 has finally been released for Consumers. As with every Windows there are 2 versions of Windows 7 namely 32Bit and 64Bit.

Most people are skeptical about switching over the the x64 version and I too am of the opinion that the market is just not ready for 64-Bit.

The most biggest advantage of x64 architecture was that it supported more than 4Gb of Physical Memory.

But now this limitation can be circumvented and a Patch is available which allows you to use more than 4Gb of RAM in the 32Bit version of Windows 7.

This Patch Supports the RTM build of Windows 7 – 7600 so it should support the Final version which is out now. It’s been created by a Russian Group which explains the Non-English language.

Download the Patch from : Click Here

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You might get this Error during Startup in Vista.

How to Fix “Could Not Connect to the System Event Notification Service” Error

1- Login to Windows. Ignore the Error.

2- Press Windows Key+R (Win+R) to open up Run. Type in “cmd” and press Enter.

3- Navigate to C:WindowsSystem32

4- To do that follow the screenshot below and Enter commands line by line as shown.

5- Type “netsh” and press Enter. The prompt will change to netsh>

6- Type “Winsock reset“. Press Enter once more.

7- Reboot your PC.

As seen from the above image, the Tabs size is too small.

Soluton :

Follow these steps :

1. Open registry editor. Start > Run > Type “regedit”

2. Navigate to the following key : HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics

3. Now on the Right hand side you’ll see a String value called “MinWidth”.

4. Now you can either Delete that String or just Modify its value to say 180.

Problem :

Writing Speed of your DVD\CD Writer is stuck at 2x inspite of having a high speed Drive.

Cause :

This problem is caused when the Transfer Mode of IDE is changed from DMA to PIO.

Solution :

Change the Transfer Mode of the IDE Device.

Download the following File : resetdma.vbs

Right Click on Link and click ‘Save As‘ then open it from Windows.

This will reset your Drive Mode to DMA and allow you to utilize full speed.

Cause :

This type of problem normally occurs because some virus called ‘PET32.exe’  which makes unauthorized changes to the registry.

Solution :

1. Open Start >> Run or (Window Key + R) , this will open the Run Prompt.

2. Type “regedit” ( without quotes ) and press Enter.

3. Navigate to key

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell

4. Double the registry key named Default and set the value to none.

This should pretty much restore normal functionality, but if it doesn’t follow below :

If search opens when you double click on any windows drive, then try this

1. Open Start >> Run or press Window key + r

2. Type “regsvr32 /i shell32.dll” ( without quotes ) and press Enter

After the command run successfully, you will see a message saying DllRegisterServer and DllInstall in Shell32.dll succeeded.

• Folder opens in a new window
• Windows Login Screen changed to Classic Logon Box
• Disable Annoying IE8 Welcome Screen
• hal.dll Missing error
• NTLDR is missing error
• My Documents opens automatically at Windows Startup
• New folder.exe Removal
• Task Manager has been Disabled
• Registry Editing Disabled
• Folder Options Disabled
• Double Clicking on Drives opens Search Window
• Cannot find copy.exe
• CD Writing Speed Stuck at 2x
• Chrome Application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000005)
• Taskbar Tabs Size too Small
• “Could Not Connect to the System Event Notification Service” Error Fix
• Use more than 4Gb RAM in Windows 7 32 Bit
• Missing File and Folder Names in Windows Vista
• Svchost.exe is eating Bandwidth
• Side by side configuration error in Windows 7

This problem is same as Newfolder.exe. Your system has been infected with a Virus. Follow the post below to remove this Virus and solve the problem :

http://www.windowsproblems.org/2009/04/26/new-folderexe-removal/