While it’s possible that some kind of virus could have caused this it’s more likely that at some stage display software settings were changed. Try pressing CTRL + ALT + (Down/Up Arrow keys) at the same time. If that doesn’t work try adjusting your computers graphic card settings as below:

Right click on the Desktop – Properties – Settings – Advanced. Open the “Rotation Tab” and adjust accordingly.

The only thing to do really is let Windows try fix the bad sector. If it can’t you may be looking at replacing the hard drive.

You can try a windows fix by following the instructions below:

• Double-click My Computer (located on the desktop)
• Right-click on the C: drive
• Click on the Tools tab
• Click on the Check Now button
• Check “Automatically fix file system errors”
• Check “Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors”
• Click Start
• Restart you computer when prompted and the utility will start automatically.

This is a classic sign that your computer can’t handle the resources necessary to run games and movies but since your computer specifications aren’t too bad I’m gonna guess it’s an issue with your Graphics/Video Card or your CPU is overheating. I’d try another video card if possible and if it’s still happening maybe the CPU fan or other internal fan is gone. The CPU might need some more thermal compound on it too.

There’s is also a chance that the power supply could be faulty.

The first thing that springs to my mind is that your computer might not be able to handle the data transfer required to watch Blu Rays so it overheats and shuts down. Is it an old, low spec pc that you recently added a Blu Ray player to?

Another thing could be that your graphics card or monitor can’t handle Blu Ray resolution. Can you try increase the resolution or try another graphics card?

The first thing I would do is upgrade the drivers for the Blu Ray player, Graphics card and Blu Ray player software and see how you go.

This Microsoft article seems to cover the issue but if you can’t access the methods outlined then I’d suggest doing it in Safe mode maybe?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967941

I’d open her up first and have a quick look to see if any cables have been dislodged in transit. Touch the metal case of the pc first to release any static electricity and avoid frying sensitive components. If ti still doesn’t work and there’s no sound coming from the pc at all when switched on (hard drive or fans) I’d look first at the power supply unit PSU. These are cheap enough to replace. If it’s still not working with a new PSU, you may be looking at serious damage to the motherboard or hard drive. Possibly temperature or water damage depending on conditions during transport.

It’s fairly obviously an issue with the graphics card or card drivers so you should start by uninstalling and re-installing the drivers then maybe searching for updated drivers on the card manufacturers website. If that doesn’t work then maybe it’s the card itself overheating or something. Try switching to the onboard/default graphics card if your pc has one. There’s a small chance your CPU might be overheating or your PSU could be faulty.

This article might be of further help - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2665946

Let’s start with the obvious. It’s easy enough to disable wifi on a laptop by hitting key combinations accidentally. A combination of “Fn” and one of the function keys at the top of the keyboard turns wifi on and off so check that it’s enabled.

Your wifi might still be enabled but the connection dropped and was forgotten for some reason so click on the Network symbol on the taskbar bottom right (looks like a mobile signal) and see if any networks are picked up or can be connected to.

Did you install an additional wifi receiver/adapter or software or maybe update wifi software on the laptop? If so, your normal wifi software might have been disabled and need to be re-connected manually. Changing settings on the router can also affect things.

Check the Device Manager to see if the wifi card is listed without errors.

Finally, do a virus scan to make sure viruses havn’t hijacked your network.

If the obvious fixes fail then you may have a hardware issue with your laptop’s wifi card. You can get a new USB adapter for very little these days.

Also, check the BIOS to make sure the system is not set to use a defunct onboard graphics adapter instead of your card.

“Realtek RTL8139(a/b/c/8130) PCI fast ethernet NIC.

This device is disabled because the BIOS for the device did not give it a IRQ (interrupt request) code 29. You must enable the device in the BIOS”

Pretty much as the error message says, you need to boot up into the BIOS/Setup screen (usually by pressing F2 repeatedly on startup) and find the ‘Network’ entry and see if you can enable it there. If not, you could try downloading the latest drivers for your network card.

Worst case scenario, your card might be faulty but new ones are cheap.

PS – Windows 98 is now 14 years old!

answers.microsoft.com

There are many possible reasons for this so not sure where to start. Computers turning off automatically regardless of what you’re doing is normally a sign of an overheating CPU. The CPU turns itself off to avoid damage. It may have started to overheat due to a fan failure, dust build up in the vents or heat sink failure.

Also try resetting settings in your BIOS to default and take out the CMOS batter for a few seconds first. Check your windows install DVD/CD is not scratched or corrupt.

There are so many possible causes for slowing computers. Here’s a few:

• Lack of space on hard drive,
• CPU overheating,
• Viruses,
• Corrupt registry,
• Hardware ageing.

Try some of these fixes:

• Clear unused files and programs,
• Run Disc Cleanup,
• Delete Restore Points,
• Run a virus scan,
• Run a system maintenance utility.

A good virus scanner and registry cleaner is Bullguard Internet Security.

I’m going to presume you’re using Internet Explorer and this error is most common with that browser. Try upgrading to the latest version or try another browser like Firefox or Chrome at least to test.

You can also turn off this script debugging in Internet Explorer. More info HERE.

It kinda sounds obvious to me that your overclocked CPU is struggling to cope and is overheating and turning off the computer to protect itself. It could have been damaged during an overheat too. Other possible issues are the graphics card and power supply so try swapping these out if possible.

To deal with an overheating CPU, you might need to go into the BIOS/Setup screen on boot and revert to default values.

Trying to add the printers again via the Control Panel brought up the error “Print spooler service not running” but when we tried to start that service we got another error “Windows could not start the Print Spooler service on Local Computer”. Typing this into Start – Run fixed the issue and all printers re-appeared magically: “CMD /K SC CONFIG SPOOLER DEPEND= RPCSS”

More info here.

Seemingly, this problem relates to a corrupt file. For detailed instructions on how to try to fix it, see here:

http://www.consideritfixed.com/2009/02/the-dependency.html

To be quicker, you could try un-install/re-install the network card but if that and the above fails you may need to do an “in place upgrade install” or re-install your system completely.

Running the network setup wizard should set everything up properly for you but Windows 7 won’t necessarily connect to computers running different operating systems such as XP. If you’ve done everything correctly and enabled Network Discovery, you could try searching for connected computers by name.

Presuming you’ve connected everything right and leads aren’t loose or faulty, I would say the initial problem may have been the motherboard and not the previous PSU? Or the new PSU may be faulty and may have damaged the motherboard. Sometimes the blinking LED’s can give you a clue as to the issue. If you google blinking codes for your particular computer you may get a clue.

I’d try another PSU first before doing anything with the motherboard.

I’d guess that the computer is in standby or sleep mode and there is some scheduled task set to run at this time, perhaps a virus scan or backup. See what’s running when it starts. Alternatively, the computer may be set to come on in the BIOS/Setup for some reason.

Do a  virus scan to make sure there’s nothing of malice going on.

Beep codes on startup can tell you a lot about what’s going on. Normally 1 beep tells you everything is ok while anything else will give you a clue as to what’s wrong with the PC. Unfortunately all computers beep codes may have different meanings. Yours may mean there is a “System Timer Failure” but google beep codes for your particular PC BIOS version.

This site should help further - http://www.computerhope.com/beep.htm

Obvious things first. Make sure the microphone is in the right socket and the system sound settings are correct in the control panel. For programs like Audacity and Skype, etc, you need to go into the settings and tell the program which port the microphone is connected to.

Failing that, it is of course possible your microphone or card is faulty.

I’d say the computer is loading the default touchpad driver in safe mode but it’s trying to use another faulty driver in normal mode. Try looking for the computer manufacturers website to download updated drivers.

I’d like to tell you that your computer is trying to talk to you in binary but that would be a cruel lie. The obvious answer to me is that there’s a key stuck down on your keyboard, probably the “1″ key! If it’s not that then try attaching a different keyboard and see if everything is ok.

I’m not sure if it’s the dreaded Blue Screen of Death in which you’ll see a load of funny looking text/code followed by an automatic restart or whether it’s a continuous blank blue screen?

However, it may indicate either a faulty piece of hardware in your pc or faulty drivers. The fact your pc works in safe mode might indicate a driver/software issue so try going on to windows update or manufacturers websites and getting updated drivers for all your plugin cards like graphics cards, sound cards etc..

You could also try removing things like graphics cards, RAM sticks etc and see if the problem persists.

“Windows cannot find C:Windows/eksplorasi.pif”

Her anti-virus software is not picking up anything.

First off, it’s a fairly serious virus you have, see here:

http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/Threat/Encyclopedia/Entry.aspx?Name=Worm%3AWin32%2FBrontok.A%40mm

Make sure your virus software is updated and decent! Try run a scan in “Safe Mode”. Google how to start a computer in safe mode for your particular system. You could also try installing and running the following virus cleaner programs:

CC Cleaner
Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware
HiJack This

This is an easy one. Every computer has a small CMOS battery on board that powers the storage of information like date and time, bootup and BIOS settings. Yours is obviously in need of replacement. They only last a few years. It’s not a difficult thing to replace. You’ll find easy step by step instructions in Google.

First of all I’d check that your graphics card supports audio through the HDMI socket. Have a look at the makers website. If you’re sure it does then check your sound settings and maybe set “digital” to be the default sound output. See here:

answers.microsoft.com