Corrupt file Windows - how to run CHKDISK utility?

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• Message: 'Ehtray' under the (x 86) HP program files are corrupted and unreadable, run chkdisk utility

  Original title: corrupt files and running chkdisk utility

  I get a message (with the yellow triangle) that "ehtray' under the (x 86) HP program files are corrupted and unreadable and run chkdisk.  I do not know how to run the chkdsk utility, but by running AVAST on the HP (x 86) program I have ID had two "unreadable" files, but cannot delete them.  It first appeared when I installed Webshots Desktop on my laptop, but when I tried to uninstall it, it wouldn't uninstall.  My PC just guard close after having been just a short time, so I need to figure this out!  Any help would be appreciated!

  Hi mama mia,.

  1. What is the name of the HP program?

  Try these steps and check the result.
  Step 1: Restore the computer to an earlier time when it was working fine
  a. Click Start, type system restore in the search box and then in the list click on the system restore program.
  If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type your password or click on continue.
  b. in the System Restore dialog box, click on choose a different restore point and then click Next.
  c. in the list of restore points, click a restore point created before you started having the problem, and then click Next.
  d. click Finish.
  e. restart the computer and check if the problem persists.

  See What is system restore?

  Step 2: If the problem persists, then reinstall the HP program and check the result.

  You can get in touch with HP Support team for more help on the HP program.

  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• How to run the utility chkdsk to check the corrupt file or directory

  Alert security, stated the following: WMPSHARE.exe - the directory or the file is corrupt (X): Reader \pictures\free_agent (f_ _ _ _ _ _ e\documents\SA_Football_win [1] X) \STAT ATTAQUE Football Demo\Microsoft.VC80.MFC is damaged and unreadable. Run chkdsk.utility. ? In the search box I typed the found disk (1) check link - Scheduler of tasks went to the (X) drive looked up f___e\documents\ [1]------STAT ATTACKFootball Demo\Microsoft.VC80.MFC tried to use the CHKDSK program to no success, prior to Windows does not. in desperation I tried Systen restore not restore to an earlier version, indicating that this file was not located. at the same time (2) windows have been updated are contiguous to run which would have an effect on the problem? at this point, my depression is starting to run.  Please don't advise me to reformat to 'condition of factory oriiginal' ronfirefox PS in the future could you have Mr. Fix IT solve this problem for me I would be very happy.

  Hello

  You can follow below link that can help you to solve your problem:

  Check a drive for errors
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/check-a-drive-for-errors

  Warning of Chkdsk.

  Important: If all data on the hard disk may be lost when running chkdsk, as the chkdsk attempts to repair that affected sector.

• How to restore corrupted files windows vista system (audiosvc, audioendpointbuilder)

  My audio service seems to be corrupted.  When I start in safe mode and stop the sound service, then restart works fine.  When I turn on the audio service then the computer crashes immediately.

  How can I locate audio files windows vista 64 and re-install them.

  Hello

  Make sure you have the latest audio drivers for vista for your computer which you can get your site of card manufacturers sound or computer

  go to their website and look for a driver and software download section

  Enter your model number for the last look drivers vista then download and install

  also run the sfc/scannow command.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929833

  Use the (SFC.exe) System File Checker tool to determine which file is causing the problem and then replace the file. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Open an elevated command prompt. To do this, click Start, click principally madeprograms,Accessories, right-clickguest, and then clickrun as administrator. If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password, or clickallow.
  2. Type the following command and press ENTER:
     sfc/scannow

     The sfc/scannow command analyzes all protected system files and replaces incorrect versions with appropriate Microsoft versions

  If SFC detects the main problems it can't fix you may need to borrow a Microsoft dvd vista not an acer, HP etc. recovery disk and do a repair installation

  read the below tutorial on how to perform a repair installation

  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/88236-repair-install-Vista.html

• sfc/scannow cannot fix corrupted files windows 8. DISM / /restorehealth//cleanup-online image does not work! Any help appreciated.

  Hello

  I can't try to repair the corrupted files on my Sony VAIO laptop to Windows 8. I hope someone can help me solve my problems. I would really like to know how to fix these problems I'm having. It really gets me.  If ever I have similar problems in the future.
  All my drivers are up to date. I'm pretty confident that's not a malware issue. I take care of my line on activities that could infect my computer. Although I'm not 100% that excludes. I use Mcafee security Suite (fully updated and free with my broadband package). No other scanners time real AV are running. I However sometimes use a registry cleaner, after installation and installation of various programs. but I only use the default methods, never the registry COMPLETE cleaning cleaning method. In my view, these could create problems if used files. I also defragment my HARD drive of 1 TB at least once a week.
  DISM / / cleanup-image online /restorehealth/ also is not working error message and log files can be found below!
  I ran sfc/scannow and several times,
  whenever I get the error message stating:
  Windows resource protection found corrupt files but was unsable to correct some
  of them. Details are provided in the cbs.log windir\logs\cbs\cbs.log newspaper.
  For example C:\windows\logs\cbs\cbs.log. Note that iis logging currently not
  supported in offline maintenance scenarios.
  When I reboot win 8 after running sfc/scannow. Windows 8 shows that it is far from my system of up to 100%
  It charges fine. I have run the sfc/scannow, and then he did exactly the same thing. I reboot and it updates my system. but does not not my files corrupted!
  CHKDSK /F also freezes 27%. But when I starts in the my Sony VAIO #1 recovery disk and run diagnostics hardware HARD drive repair tool to try to fix the sectors defective etc on my HARD drive
  which works 100% and says there is NO problem!
  Here are the files of newspapers that I can access. I have to admit, now, that I do not understand them.
  even after much reading online:
  20/07/2013
  sfc/scannow eror message =

  Windows resource protection found corrupt files

  but has been unable to find some

  of them. Details are provided in the CBS.log newspaper

  windir\Logs\CBS\CBS.log for example C:/windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log.

  Note that logging is not currently supported in offline scenarios.

  (ACCESS DENIED) when I try to open the C:/windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log log file.

  DISM / online/cleanup-image /restorehealth/

  21/07/2013 of the log files and error messages

  0x800f081f

  the source file is not found

  Use the source option to specify the location

  the files that are needed to restore the function. To learn more

  information on the specification of a location of the source,

  See http://go.microsoft/fwlink/?linkid=243077

  The DISM log file can be found at C:\windows\Logs\DISM\dism.log
  I hope that I can help to solve the problems of thses
  concerning
  How to run the command "SFC/scannow" at startup or in Windows 8
  Information

  This will show you how the sfc/scannow command to start or in Windows 8 in an attempt to trouble altered or modified system files.

  Tip

  If you get the error that Windows resource protection could not start the Repair Service when you try to run the SFC, then make sure that the Windows Modules Installer service is active and set to Manual.

  Services - Start, Stop and disable in Windows 8

  If SFC is unable to repair the system files corrupted because the Bank (source) is damaged, then you could run the Dism/online/Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth command to set the Windows component store corruption and then then try to re-run the SFC scan.

  OPTION ONE

  To run the SFC/SCANNOW command. at startup

  
  1. open a prompt at startup.

  2 in the command prompt, type diskpart and press ENTER, and then type the size of the list and press ENTER. (see screenshot below)

  
  
  
  3 make Act your boot drive drive letters (ex: 350 MB "System Reserved" partition) and the drive of Windows 8, type Exit , and then press ENTER. (see screenshot above)
  NOTE: If you do not a "system Reserved" partition and are not multi-boot with other operating system, then the boot drive and the drive of Windows 8 may be the same drive letter.

  4 in the command prompt, type the following command and press enter. (see screenshot below)
  NOTE: , You will see a blinking cursor at the prompt to the end. It will take a while to finish running though.

  sfc/scannow damaged = C: \ /offwindir = D:\windows

  Note

  You need to replace the the drive letter of the partition or volume where your Startup system files are stored in the offbootdir = C: part of the order above instead.

  You need to replace the letter of your partition or volume Windows 8 in the offwindir = D: is part of the above command instead.

  
  
  
  5 when the analysis is finished, I hope you will see an everything is ok message as below.
  
  
  
  6 close the command prompt and restart the computer to start Windows 8.
  Note

  If SFC could not fix something, then run the new command to see if it can be able to next time. Sometimes, it can take by running the sfc/scannow command 3 times restart the PC after each time completely fix everything what he is capable of.

  If this isn't the case, then run Dism/online/Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth to repair any corruption component store, restart the PC later and try the sfc/scannow command.

  If still no, then you could do a Refresh of Windows 8, or run a System Restore using a restore point dated before the wrong file system occurred to fix. You may need to repeat doing a restore of the system until you find a restore point that is older that may work.

  If not yet, then you can use the steps in the TIP box in the THREE OPTION section below to manually replace the files SFC could not fix.

  SECOND OPTION

  To run the SFC/scannow command in Windows 8

  
  1. open an elevated command prompt in Windows 8.

  2 in the elevated command prompt, type sfc/scannow , and then press enter. (see screenshot below)
  NOTE: It may take some time to complete the race.

  
  
  
  3 when the analysis is finished, I hope you will see that all is ok message as the screenshot below.
  NOTE: Fortunately CFS was able to repair my files automatically damaged system.
  
  

  

  Note

  If SFC could not fix something, then run the new command to see if it can be able to next time. Sometimes, it can take by running the sfc/scannow command 3 times restart the PC after each time completely fix everything what he is capable of.

  If this isn't the case, then run Dism/online/Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth to repair any corruption component store, restart the PC later and try the sfc/scannow command.

  If still no, then you could do a Refresh of Windows 8, or run a System Restore using a restore point dated before the wrong file occurred to fix. You may need to repeat doing a restore of the system until you find a restore point that is older that may work.

  If not yet, then you can use the steps in the TIP box in the THREE OPTION section below to manually replace the files SFC could not fix.

  OPTION THREE

  How to see and read that only "CFS" Scan results from CBS. JOURNAL

  NOTE: SFC when is running, it records its actions in the C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. The steps of this option will show you how to view only specific SFC entries with the [SR] tags in the CBS.log newspaper. This can be useful to show you what files SFC couldn't fix automatically if you want to try and manually change them.

  1. open an elevated command prompt in Windows 8.

  2 in the elevated command prompt, copy and paste the following command and press enter.
  NOTE: This will place a file sfcdetails.txt on your desktop with only the SFC scan details of the results of the CBS. Log in this.

  Code:

  findstr /c:"[SR]" %windir%\Logs\CBS\CBS.log >%userprofile%\Desktop\sfcdetails.txt
  

  3 close the elevated command prompt.

  4. open the file on your desktop to see the SFC sfcdetails.txt analysis details in convertible bonds. NEWSPAPER.

  5 when you are finished, you can safely remove the sfcdetails.txt file later if you wish.

  Tip

  If you need to replace a corrupted system file that SFC cannot fix, this will show you how to:

  If you have many files are corrupted, then run Dism/online/Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth to repair any component store corruption, restart the PC after and try the sfc/scannow command.

  If you have only a little, then you could manually extract a new copy directly from your installation of Windows 8 DVD or USB thumb drive, or ISO if file in a virtual machine.

  Check out the Windows 7 Installation DVD files

• black screen that says missing or corrupted file windows root\system32\hal.dll

  Original title: Media Center m470n

  I have a Media Center m470n. On startup, I get a black screen that says file missing or corrupt

  (windows root\system32\hal.dll). How can I fix? I have 10 disc that came with the system, what steps should I take just reload this file thanks

  Hi Albt,

  Do you remember any changes made on your computer before the show?

  What is the service pack installed on your computer?

  Follow the steps listed in the links below:

  Error message: "Windows did not start because of a configuration of the disk of the computer problem":http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314477

  "Invalid Boot.ini" or "Windows did not start" error messages when you start your computer:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330184

  With regard to:

  Samhrutha G S - Microsoft technical support.

  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• "Corrupted files windows on a computer".

  Hello. I have a Dell laptop, Inspiron, and told me on the phone to dell support that I corrupted windows files and this is why the computer won't get past the loading screen. I pressed all the options such as windows startup repair, start windows in SafeMode etc and I followed the advice on the dell Web site by pressing F8 and try to restart at an earlier date, but nothing does.

  Dell wants to charge me £40 to tell me how to do it by phone so I guess this isn't a very complicated problem it's just that I'm not at all techies.

  No indication on how to overcome this problem would be greatly appreciated and let me know if you need more information.

  Thank you!

  No guarantee...

  Make a check of the system files. Let him find corrupted files and see if he can fix them.

  Start button > Search box type cmd > look up, do a RIGHT click oncmd.exe > click onRun As Administrator > in this window cmd black and white, type at the prompt flashing sfc/scannow > press the ENTER key.
  Note: there is a space between 'sfc' and ' / '.
  To sit and wait. It will take time.
  When finished, exit the cmd window.
  Reboot (restart your computer)

  For the benefits of others looking for answers, please mark as answer suggestion if it solves your problem.

• SFC/SCANNOW can't fix the corrupted - files windows 7

  SFC/SCANNOW finds corrupted files, but cannot fix them in Windows 7 ultimate.

  I don't have the installation disc.

  Thanks a lot for your help!

  Hi MarkmBha,

  Thank you for visiting Microsoft Community.

  According to the description of the issue scan sfc could not fix corrupted files. I suggest you to refer to the suggestions provided in the below threads and see if it helps you to solve the problem. Make sure that you follow the steps that is marked as answer.

  sfc/scannow detected some files corrupted... unable to fix... What do I do?

  Note: This thread deals with Windows Vista but also applies to Windows 7.

  Keep us.

  Kind regards

• Corrupted file Windows 7?

  My Windows 7 computer daughter portable keeps hanging.  It seems that the problem occurs when a Windows 7 update file is automatically installed in the background.  The file has already been downloaded and begins the installation shortly after startup is complete.  How can I find and delete the update file that has been downloaded so that we can begin the process of updating with a successfully downloaded file?

  Hi JoeSammamish,

  The current user account must be corrupted, and there might be errors on the hard drives.

  Try these steps and check the result and check the result.
  Step 1: Create a new user account
  see create a new user account .
  b. connect on the new user account and check if the problem persists.

  Step 2: Look for disk errors
  a. Insert the DVD into the CD/DVD drive and boot the computer with the Windows 7 DVD.
  b. on the screen to install Windows, select the appropriate language to install, time and
  Currency format and keyboard or input method options and then click Next.
  c. click on repair your computer.
  d. click the installation you want to repair, and then click Next.
  e. click on command prompt.
  f. at the command prompt, type the following command and press ENTER:
  CHKDSK drive: / f/r
  Where drive is the letter of the disk hard for example chkdsk C: /f /r
  g. once the analysis successfully, restart the computer and check if the installation hangs.

  See Installation and reinstallation of Windows 7

  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• Unable to start boot corrupted files Windows Vista Home premium

  Hello all recently I got my hands on an old Toshiba laptop Satellite I'm supposed to have attachment to a friend, however, she doesn't remember the password for the laptop so I searched for ways to circumvent the password and delete it however, I ran into a major problem, according to the wiki site , how you put in a family of Windows Vista installation disc premium, you select your country and all that say before you install is a repair of your computer, but I can't so I thought well maybe if I hit install that it will recognize that there are already Windows Vista on the computer however to my dismay that it did not so I canceled the installation but now the computer does not even boot into Vista at all he'll just do Startup Repair whenever whenever it starts "Windows loading files" I already tried several things the bootrec command using command prompt without success, I tried to restore the master boot record by using the command-line without success either, here are the details as seen from the Startup Repair tool: signature of the problem GREATER TOMBENT AUTO there is also one that says corrupt boot configuration data and who says fix partition table I look it up online that I mean who is the code which is the ID of locale 1033 I looked up the exact problem this forum and he said if there is the disconnect a USB connected the problem with that is there is no USB device connected. To clarify what I said earlier about wiki, how what I tried to do initially was put in the trunk of installation disk from the CD in the environment of the installation, then click on repair your computer so that I could use CMD to reset the password online, I have seen that you can change the keys to self-retaining pull up of CMD by modifying the ease of access button but I thought that it would be easier because I don't have to understand how to fix the ease of access button after I did. So now I am at a loss as to what I could do next to important things to note that this computer doesn't have system restore points stored on it so it is not an option if you do not understand something please let me know and thank you for your suggestions. PS I will try a disk check, now that I think of it.

  Hello all I was able to restore the computer back in working order without password, I did however have download and burn a copy of Vista Home premium at my discretion. But I use the product key legally reactivate Windows Vista Home premium but I have to say that the search for the driver for this laptop has not been easy, especially the pilot Wi - Fi that I had to go

  burn it to a disk, and then install the software in this way. I really don't know not how I got the display driver correct because I downloaded the driver two booster and then the next minute it was display driver just because I checked on the user manual on Toshiba.com and it was the correct an Intel 3000 graphics thank you all so much for your help and I hope this helps someone else :-)

• How to run disk utility see

  need to run the check disk and cannot find out how, please tell me how

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/315265

  http://www.PCTechGuide.com/how-to-maintain-your-hard-disk-drive/hard-disk-maintenance-error-checking-using-Windows-XP-ScanDisk-tools

  UTC/GMT is 15:04 Thursday, September 29, 2011

• 11 items, downloaded said I have a corrupted file. How can I sort this please?

  Downloaded items 11, install. Get error error 135. The DATAL file. CAB required for installation is damaged and cannot be used. Downloaded Adobe then how is a file is damaged and what can I do to install it please

  Luk have you tried to download a new copy installation files?  If this isn't the case, you can download the installation for Photoshop elements 11 to http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/tdrc/index.cfm?product=photoshop_elements&loc=usfiles.

• Corrupt file - Windows Vista

  My laptop HP G7015EA with Windows Vista will not start not, and the system recovery or Recovery Manager works. I have not either the recovery discs.

  I get the following error messge:

  Probsig1 - Autofailover

  Probsig2 - 6.0.6000.16386

  Probsig3 - 6

  Probsig4 - 196611

  Probsig5 - Corrupfile

  Probsig6 - Corrupfile

  Probsig 7-0

  Probsig 8-3

  Probsig 9 - WrpRepair

  Probsig 10-10

  Version of the OS - 6.0.6000.2.0.0.256.1

  Local - 0

  Can someone help me - can I fix it, or is it a restful job!

  When you say Recovery Manager does not work, I guess you try touch F11 immediately after power? This error message does it give you?

  If Recovery Manager fails and you did not have your value recovery disk, contact HP to order one HERE

• How to analyze and clean errors and/or corrupted files that interfere with the operation of the computer

  I have problems with the slow startup and shutdown and the appearance of the desktop with icons of different size with occasional erratic behavior and unexpected reboots which lead me to believe that I probably have a few errors or corrupted files.

  The system is a gateway E6100 recently updated from XP to Vista Home Premium with upgrade software.

  Is there a software out there that I can use to clean the entire system?

  Hello

  What antivirus/antispyware/security products do you have on the machine? Be one you have NEVER
  on this machine, including those you have uninstalled (they leave leftovers behind which can cause
  strange problems).

  ----------------------------------------------------

  Follow these steps:

  Start - type this in the search box-> find COMMAND at the top and RIGHT CLICK – RUN AS ADMIN

  Enter this at the command prompt - sfc/scannow

  How to analyze the log file entries that the Microsoft Windows Resource Checker (SFC.exe) program
  generates in Windows Vista cbs.log
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/928228

  Also run CheckDisk, so we cannot exclude as much as possible of the corruption.

  How to run the check disk at startup in Vista
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/67612-check-disk-Chkdsk.html

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  After the foregoing:

  How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135
  How to troubleshoot performance issues in Windows Vista
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950685

  Optimize the performance of Microsoft Windows Vista
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/959062
  To see everything that is in charge of startup - wait a few minutes with nothing to do - then right-click
  Taskbar - the Task Manager process - take a look at stored by - Services - this is a quick way
  reference (if you have a small box at the bottom left - show for all users, then check that).

  How to check and change Vista startup programs
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/79612-startup-programs-enable-disable.html

  A quick check to see that load method 2 is - using MSCONFIG then put a list of
  those here.
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  Tools that should help you:

  Process Explorer - free - find out which files, key of registry and other objects processes have opened.
  What DLLs they have loaded and more. This exceptionally effective utility will show you even who has
  each process.
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/Sysinternals/bb896653.aspx

  Autoruns - free - see what programs are configured to start automatically when you start your system
  and you log in. Autoruns also shows you the full list of registry and file locations where applications can
  Configure auto-start settings.
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx
  Process Monitor - Free - monitor the system files, registry, process, thread and DLL real-time activity.
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/Sysinternals/bb896645.aspx

  There are many excellent free tools from Sysinternals
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/Sysinternals/default.aspx

  -Free - WhatsInStartUP this utility displays the list of all applications that are loaded automatically
  When Windows starts. For each request, the following information is displayed: Type of startup (registry/Startup folder), Command - Line String, the product name, Version of the file, the name of the company;
  Location in the registry or the file system and more. It allows you to easily disable or remove unwanted
  a program that runs in your Windows startup.
  http://www.NirSoft.NET/utils/what_run_in_startup.html

  There are many excellent free tools to NirSoft
  http://www.NirSoft.NET/utils/index.html

  Window Watcher - free - do you know what is running on your computer? Maybe not. The window
  Watcher says it all, reporting of any window created by running programs, if the window
  is visible or not.
  http://www.KarenWare.com/PowerTools/ptwinwatch.asp

  Many excellent free tools and an excellent newsletter at Karenware
  http://www.KarenWare.com/

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  Vista and Windows 7 updated drivers love then here's how update the most important.

  This is my generic how updates of appropriate driver:

  This utility, it is easy see which versions are loaded:

  -Free - DriverView utility displays the list of all device drivers currently loaded on your system.
  For each driver in the list, additional useful information is displayed: load address of the driver,
  Description, version, product name, company that created the driver and more.
  http://www.NirSoft.NET/utils/DriverView.html

  For drivers, visit manufacturer of emergency system and of the manufacturer of the device that are the most common.
  Control Panel - device - Graphics Manager - note the brand and complete model
  your video card - double - tab of the driver - write version information. Now, click on update
  Driver (this can do nothing as MS is far behind the certification of drivers) - then right-click.
  Uninstall - REBOOT it will refresh the driver stack.

  Repeat this for network - card (NIC), Wifi network, sound, mouse, and keyboard if 3rd party
  with their own software and drivers and all other main drivers that you have.

  Now in the system manufacturer (Dell, HP, Toshiba as examples) site (in a restaurant), peripheral
  Site of the manufacturer (Realtek, Intel, Nvidia, ATI, for example) and get their latest versions. (Look for
  BIOS, Chipset and software updates on the site of the manufacturer of the system here.)

  Download - SAVE - go to where you put them - right click - RUN AD ADMIN - REBOOT after
  each installation.

  Always check in the Device Manager - drivers tab to be sure the version you actually install
  presents itself. This is because some restore drivers before the most recent is installed (sound card drivers
  in particular that) so to install a driver - reboot - check that it is installed and repeat as
  necessary.

  Repeat to the manufacturers - BTW in the DO NOT RUN THEIR SCANNER device - check
  manually by model.

  Look at the sites of the manufacturer for drivers - and the manufacturer of the device manually.
  http://pcsupport.about.com/od/driverssupport/HT/driverdlmfgr.htm

  How to install a device driver in Vista Device Manager
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/193584-Device-Manager-install-driver.html

  If you update the drivers manually, then it's a good idea to disable the facilities of driver under Windows
  Updates, that leaves about Windows updates but it will not install the drivers that will be generally
  older and cause problems. If updates offers a new driver and then HIDE it (right click on it), then
  get new manually if you wish.

  How to disable automatic driver Installation in Windows Vista - drivers
  http://www.AddictiveTips.com/Windows-Tips/how-to-disable-automatic-driver-installation-in-Windows-Vista/
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc730606 (WS.10) .aspx

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  Refer to these discussions because many more excellent advice however don't forget to check your antivirus
  programs, the main drivers and BIOS update and also solve the problems with the cleanboot method
  first.

  Problems with the overall speed of the system and performance
  http://support.Microsoft.com/GP/slow_windows_performance/en-us

  Performance and Maintenance Tips
  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/w7performance/thread/19e5d6c3-BF07-49ac-a2fa-6718c988f125

  Explorer Windows stopped working
  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/w7performance/thread/6ab02526-5071-4DCC-895F-d90202bad8b3

  Hope these helps.

  Rob Brown - MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Bike - Mark Twain said it right.

• Windows Vista is running really slow, how to fix?

  Hello
  Ive been using vista for nearly a year and he works more and more slowly, sometimes it freezes esp when I open a web page.
  I think that maybe its coz my laptop has only 1 GB of memory, but it is like that when I bought it, what can I do? I was wondering if there are ways to make it faster, or I have to change the system to windows xp, if yes, can someone tell me how? IM really bad with computers, thank you very much ~

  Hello

  It would be good to add more memory.

  What antivirus/antispyware/security products do you have on the machine? Be one you have
  EVER had on this machine, including those you have uninstalled (they leave leftovers behind which)
  may cause strange problems).

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  Follow these steps:

  Start - type this in the search box-> find COMMAND at the top and RIGHT CLICK – RUN AS ADMIN

  Enter this at the command prompt - sfc/scannow

  How to analyze the log file entries that the Microsoft Windows Resource Checker (SFC.exe) program
  generates in Windows Vista cbs.log
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/928228

  Also run CheckDisk, so we cannot exclude as much as possible of the corruption.

  How to run the check disk at startup in Vista
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/67612-check-disk-Chkdsk.html

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  After the foregoing:

  How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135
  How to troubleshoot performance issues in Windows Vista
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950685

  Optimize the performance of Microsoft Windows Vista
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/959062
  To see everything that is in charge of startup - wait a few minutes with nothing to do - then right-click
  Taskbar - the Task Manager process - take a look at stored by - Services - this is a quick way
  reference (if you have a small box at the bottom left - show for all users, then check that).

  How to check and change Vista startup programs
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/79612-startup-programs-enable-disable.html

  A quick check to see that load method 2 is - using MSCONFIG then put a list of
  those here.
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  Tools that should help you:

  Process Explorer - free - find out which files, key of registry and other objects processes have opened.
  What DLLs they have loaded and more. This exceptionally effective utility will show you even who has
  each process.
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/Sysinternals/bb896653.aspx

  Autoruns - free - see what programs are configured to start automatically when you start your system
  and you log in. Autoruns also shows you the full list of registry and file locations where applications can
  Configure auto-start settings.
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx
  Process Monitor - Free - monitor the system files, registry, process, thread and DLL real-time activity.
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/Sysinternals/bb896645.aspx

  There are many excellent free tools from Sysinternals
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/Sysinternals/default.aspx

  -Free - WhatsInStartUP this utility displays the list of all applications that are loaded automatically
  When Windows starts. For each request, the following information is displayed: Type of startup (registry/Startup folder), Command - Line String, the product name, Version of the file, the name of the company;
  Location in the registry or the file system and more. It allows you to easily disable or remove unwanted
  a program that runs in your Windows startup.
  http://www.NirSoft.NET/utils/what_run_in_startup.html

  There are many excellent free tools to NirSoft
  http://www.NirSoft.NET/utils/index.html

  Window Watcher - free - do you know what is running on your computer? Maybe not. The window
  Watcher says it all, reporting of any window created by running programs, if the window
  is visible or not.
  http://www.KarenWare.com/PowerTools/ptwinwatch.asp

  Many excellent free tools and an excellent newsletter at Karenware
  http://www.KarenWare.com/

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  Vista and Windows 7 updated drivers love then here's how update the most important.

  This is my generic how updates of appropriate driver:

  This utility, it is easy see which versions are loaded:

  -Free - DriverView utility displays the list of all device drivers currently loaded on your system.
  For each driver in the list, additional useful information is displayed: load address of the driver,
  Description, version, product name, company that created the driver and more.
  http://www.NirSoft.NET/utils/DriverView.html

  For drivers, visit manufacturer of emergency system and of the manufacturer of the device that are the most common.
  Control Panel - device - Graphics Manager - note the brand and complete model
  your video card - double - tab of the driver - write version information. Now, click on update
  Driver (this can do nothing as MS is far behind the certification of drivers) - then right-click.
  Uninstall - REBOOT it will refresh the driver stack.

  Repeat this for network - card (NIC), Wifi network, sound, mouse, and keyboard if 3rd party
  with their own software and drivers and all other main drivers that you have.

  Now in the system manufacturer (Dell, HP, Toshiba as examples) site (in a restaurant), peripheral
  Site of the manufacturer (Realtek, Intel, Nvidia, ATI, for example) and get their latest versions. (Look for
  BIOS, Chipset and software updates on the site of the manufacturer of the system here.)

  Download - SAVE - go to where you put them - right click - RUN AD ADMIN - REBOOT after
  each installation.

  Always check in the Device Manager - drivers tab to be sure the version you actually install
  presents itself. This is because some restore drivers before the most recent is installed (sound card drivers
  in particular that) so to install a driver - reboot - check that it is installed and repeat as
  necessary.

  Repeat to the manufacturers - BTW in the DO NOT RUN THEIR SCANNER device - check
  manually by model.

  Look at the sites of the manufacturer for drivers - and the manufacturer of the device manually.
  http://pcsupport.about.com/od/driverssupport/HT/driverdlmfgr.htm

  How to install a device driver in Vista Device Manager
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/193584-Device-Manager-install-driver.html

  If you update the drivers manually, then it's a good idea to disable the facilities of driver under Windows
  Updates, that leaves about Windows updates but it will not install the drivers that will be generally
  older and cause problems. If updates offers a new driver and then HIDE it (right click on it), then
  get new manually if you wish.

  How to disable automatic driver Installation in Windows Vista - drivers
  http://www.AddictiveTips.com/Windows-Tips/how-to-disable-automatic-driver-installation-in-Windows-Vista/
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc730606 (WS.10) .aspx

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  Be careful that a lot of these programs and services really needs to run and often remove some
  contributes little to the speed of the machine while making the less friendly machine to use.

  It's a little more complicated that you might have a few running services that you can do without.
  Be careful by disabling a service may impact the ability of other agencies to run and cause problems of
  on the road.

  Also some programs add services that might not really need to start automatically. You
  can often put these type to manual services to reduce their impact on performance.

  To view these compare those to start - type in the search box-> find Services just a click right dessu
  RUN AS ADMIN thereon to those of the default in Vista as listed here by BlackViper. Ignore and
  who are on the disabled (which do not run) or manual (which work only on request) - for all
  Automatic or automatic delayed start you can post them here if you need help to decide if
  you will need to run them. Some of these can be assigned to the judgment and manual so that the program calling
  can run them as needed.

  BlackViper made also some improvements to default windows services but I wouldn't
  These unless you really understand the full meaning of change a default service. So use
  It's like a tool to compare.

  Windows Services - list by default.
  http://www.blackviper.com/WinVista/servicecfg.htm

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  ReadyBoost can help, more RAM, and ReadyBoost is even better and RAM is pretty cheap these days.

  The max supported in Vista readyboost drive is 4 GB - if you get a read more than 4 gig, you can
  use the rest for storage.

  You need a very quick drive and bring a lot of attention to the demands of the manufacturers that they are ready for ReadyBoost
  as even some slow readers claim that.

  ReadyBoost does make a difference
  http://www.PCSTATS.com/ArticleView.cfm?articleid=2160

  How to find clues of speed readyboost
  http://www.techcrater.com/2007/04/06/how-to-find-ReadyBoost-speed-rating/

  Flash memory speed list
  http://www.techcrater.com/2007/04/05/ReadyBoost-Flash-memory-speed-list/

  I use a SanDisk titanium and it does pretty well - check speed ratings users get to Techcrater
  to help decide the brand.

  Hope these helps.

  Rob - bicycle - Mark Twain said it is good.