http://www.windowsproblems.org ...solutions to the most common Windows problems. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:47:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://www.windowsproblems.org/2010/01/04/side-by-side-configuration-error-in-windows-7/ 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 ... http://www.windowsproblems.org/2009/11/03/svchost-exe-is-eating-bandwidth/ 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 ... http://www.windowsproblems.org/2009/10/30/missing-file-and-folder-names-in-windows-vista/ 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 ... http://www.windowsproblems.org/2009/10/27/use-more-than-4gb-ram-in-windows-7-32-bit/ 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 ... http://www.windowsproblems.org/2009/10/03/could-not-connect-to-the-system-event-notification-service-error-fix/ 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 ... http://www.windowsproblems.org/2009/10/03/taskbar-tab-size-too-small/ Solution : The best way to fix this probem is to modify it and run Chrome without Sandbox. 1. Right Click on Chrome Shortcut > Properties. 2. In the Target field, put a space after Chrome.exe and paste this text "--no-sandbox" http://www.windowsproblems.org/2009/10/03/chrome-application-was-unable-to-start-correctly-0xc0000005/ 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 ... http://www.windowsproblems.org/2009/10/02/cd-writing-speed-stuck-at-2x/ Problem: Cannot find copy.exe. Make sure you have typed the name correctly and then try again. Solution : This Problem is caused due to a Virus which Modifies your Autorun.inf file. The best solution is to Cleanup your PC using Microsoft Security Essentials. Download it from : http://www.microsoft.com/Security_essentials/ Alternatively you can also remove it using ... http://www.windowsproblems.org/2009/10/01/cannot-find-copyexe/ 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 ... http://www.windowsproblems.org/2009/10/01/double-clicking-on-drives-opens-search-window/