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Everything Else / Office Suite

« on: May 19, 2014, 06:21:01 pm »

Hey Bud,

    I am re-installing windows for my grandparents and they cant find their Microsoft office suite key. What is the best free alternative?


Chris

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General Computer Support / Re: Volume shadow copy service

« on: May 05, 2014, 11:56:41 am »

Once I uninstalled the stand alone version and set the schedule through reg back in the all in one it works fine. It's working so that's how I'll leave it. By the way, is there anyway to maybe install one version of this. I have just about all of your programs and almost all of them come with the reg back up program. Is there any way I can install just one reg back tool..lol!


Any idea why vss is open so long? And if there is a reg setting to change timeout for it?


Chris

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General Computer Support / Re: Volume shadow copy service

« on: May 05, 2014, 11:36:19 am »

System Account.   Scratch that, it is user.

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General Computer Support / Re: Volume shadow copy service

« on: May 05, 2014, 11:01:13 am »

after rechecking, it does shutdown, it takes hours though for it, to not minutes. The reason I found it is because I have the registry back up set to run at mid night every day. When I got up in the morning, just looking around I noticed it was running. So i ran the reg back program from the task scheduler ( Click on task and choose run) it would fail. So I open the program and ran it manually and ran fine. I deleted the schedule then reset it and I got the same problem. I then uninstalled the reg back up program, Opened windows repair all in one and set the schedule for reg back up from there and it works fine. So was there a hick up with the stand alone reg back up program which caused my vss to keep going (it still stays open for hours now before it times out like it should). Is there a reg setting for time out on this?


Chris

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General Computer Support / Volume shadow copy service

« on: May 04, 2014, 09:57:42 am »

I thought this service was supposed to shut down after inactivity?. The service is set to manual and it starts with windows. My back ups work fine and so does my registry back ups. I did a fresh install of windows 7. On my old install, it would shutdown after back ups were done. Which way is it supposed to be? I ran the windows repair program for it.


Chris

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General Computer Support / Re: Super Slow Computer

« on: April 23, 2014, 06:54:34 pm »

Shane's program is laid out in a step by step fashion to help get your friend's system back in good running shape. Keep in mind there is always the possibility that things could be so messed up, that only a fresh install will fix it. Usually his program can fix most problems though. So give it a shot, and let people now about Tweaking.com programs.


Chris

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General Computer Support / Can a blown motherboard also take out the cpu?

« on: January 23, 2014, 11:22:35 am »

Hey Bud,

   Here is my problem. I was stress testing my amd 8320 on my asrock 990fx extreme 9 and the system shut down...then I could smell something metalic.. crap!!!  ooppss So my first guess was the PSU as my system would not boot (nothing from the motherboard, not lights, nothing). Pulled out the PSU and tested it and it works (hooked up fans to and it runs). So I figured I would order a new motherboard (the one that blew up smelled bad right around he VRM's but no sign's of burning or bulging capacitors, obviously the motherboard took a crap ). So I ordered the Asus crosshair V formula z. Hooked everything up with old power supply and old CPU, the motherboard boots with lights and fans spining  but will not post with error code FF (nothing specific about it in the manual). However the led on the motherboard indicates a cpu problem. So I didn't trust it, went and bought another PSU and same results. My question after this long winded speech is. When the asrock blew could it have taken the CPU with it? Oh, also tried different RAM in the new motherboard as well, same result.
  What could have caused this motherboard to fail? It's only 6 months old (I know anything can happen). It is supposed to be thier top of the line board for the FX furnace/power hungry waffer.
   I have just order the 8350 and hope it works with the new motherboard.

Chris

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General Computer Support / Re: My computer boots, but after repeated strain of hard drive and monitor windows 7

« on: January 09, 2014, 05:18:24 pm »

That's exactly what you doooooo!

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Feedback & Suggestions / Re: Registry Backup is much faster with ssd drive!

« on: January 09, 2014, 11:12:02 am »

SSD's are the way to go man! Shane's programs fly on them LOL!

Chris

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General Computer Support / Re: My computer boots, but after repeated strain of hard drive and monitor windows 7

« on: January 08, 2014, 07:49:55 pm »

Hey!

   I had a problem the other day with my ups back up (causing my system to shutdown under load). The battery was bad. I moved to a bigger ups back up...problem solved.


Chris

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General Computer Support / Re: explorer crash

« on: January 04, 2014, 07:48:58 am »

Have you performed a chdsk and sfc scan from the windows repair program here at tweaking.com? If you can run them.


Chris

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General Computer Support / Re: My computer boots, but after repeated strain of hard drive and monitor windows 7

« on: January 03, 2014, 05:51:07 pm »

I would run chkdsk then move on to other hardware checks.

Chris

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Everything Else / Re: Merry Christmas

« on: December 24, 2013, 05:38:47 pm »

Hey Congrats and good luck! Hopefully no c section. All my children were c section and now we are hoping for natural birth. fingers crossed lol!

Chris

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Everything Else / Re: Merry Christmas

« on: December 24, 2013, 05:30:06 pm »

Well mine is too. as a matter of fact my wife has been having contractions!

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Everything Else / Merry Christmas

« on: December 24, 2013, 12:23:20 pm »

Merry Christmas to Shane and everyone here at the forum! I hope you all have a happy and safe new year as well. Take care.


Chris

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: System Restore & Registry Back up

« on: December 16, 2013, 12:40:44 pm »

My old lap top doesn't have any files on it I care about. My desk top does and I do use the reg back up and back up software, but I have never used system restore on it. So I can keep system restore disabled on my lap top as well  Thanks, I needed to know I was on the right track and you have done that for me.



Chris

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / System Restore & Registry Back up

« on: December 15, 2013, 04:17:46 pm »

Hey Bud,

    I currently have system restore enabled on my old lap top. Would the registry back up program suffice instead of system restore? I'm leaning toward yes. Looking for validation though.


Chris

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Everything Else / Re: Thunderbird

« on: December 12, 2013, 09:19:45 pm »

Got it working. Had to change Condstore setting to false in config.



Chris

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Everything Else / Re: Thunderbird

« on: December 12, 2013, 01:49:05 pm »

Hey Man,

     I have my hotmail and gmail accountes connected to thunderbird. Hotmail is my primary and I get new mail notifications in the system tray. It doesn't give me new mail notifications for the gmail account. How do I set up thunderbird to notify me of new emails for both accounts?


Chris

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Everything Else / Thunderbird

« on: December 11, 2013, 01:45:33 pm »

Hey Bud,

    Well I'm ditching outlook 2010. Hotmail connector doesn't work right anymore and wont synce with my gmail right anymore either. I have moved to thunderbird! Any add-ons you might recommend and are there any add-ons for syncing folders in hotmail?


Chris

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Everything Else / Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit Beta

« on: December 10, 2013, 02:41:40 pm »

Hey,

   What do you think this anti-rootkit from Malwarebytes? Is it a good toll to have or stick with Tdsskiller?



Chris

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Everything Else / Re: Avast Start up item

« on: December 09, 2013, 05:24:10 pm »

Thanks, I just made the move myself as avast was bugging me as well.


Chris

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Everything Else / Re: Avast Start up item

« on: December 09, 2013, 04:47:47 pm »

Are you using MS Yourself?


Chris

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Everything Else / Avast Start up item

« on: December 07, 2013, 02:52:47 pm »

Hi Guys,

    Have you seen this in msconfig for avast(now avast has two start up items). Looks like it's part of the new avast, but no one seems to know exactly what it does. Any ideas as to what it does.



Chris

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General Computer Support / Re: Tired of BSODs.

« on: October 28, 2013, 04:53:56 pm »

Yeah  That was going to be my next suggestion. I was trying to hope for the best LOL!


Chris