Recent content by JeffO

cisvc.exe What is Cisvc.exe and why does it slow down my computer - TECH.BLORGE.com Windows is probably rebuilding search indexes. Ironically, desktop search engines, and even the built-in Windows search indexer are meant to speed up searches, while slowing you down overall because of the...

The images are very tiny on my screen, and when I expand them, they're blurry, but I think I'm reading them correctly anyway. They look like different versions or patch-levels. There's .NetFramework 1.1, 2.2, 3.0, 3.5, plus each has patches and service packs, so it's not unusual to see multiple...

I have seen this situation several times. A repair-install of Windows might fix it, but not likely. You could try that first. Second, if you have another computer to work from, download one of the free PE-based rescue CDs and either burn the CD or set up a bootable USB stick with the image. Then...

If you mean just for one person/one machine, with no one helping, I think this might be the best and only "generic" way. Windows doesn't have a built-in way that always works. In Windows XP, you can edit and save the file in the System32\drivers\etc location, but the file is set to read-only...

You don't say anything about POST. I'm assuming you can't even see the BIOS click off? This is maybe a stupid suggestion, but is your monitor set to the correct input (analog/DisplayPort/DVI/etc.)? It sounds like everything might be working and hooked up - just not displaying.

Incredible. Lots of effort involved so that cursory inspection fails to notice. I'm betting this happened in-transit, with a bulk swap. Not Newegg's fault, and probably not the manufacturer's fault (probably made in China). Trying to track down where it happened will probably not be easy...

I live in Colorado where it's extremely dry, so the kind of "caking" you're talking about never happens except in someone's kitchen, but I still see wads of pet hair and other horrors. I've also seen "carpets" that have formed over PSU vents. Dry air causes bigger static problems, though...

If all your problems began with the power outage, then I don't see how anything inside your case besides the power supply could be bad. If it was more than a power outage, like a lightening strike, then it could jump all sorts of places. But going off what you said, I'd say the PSU is the...

SYSTEM (Windows Registry hive) is where all your hardware and drivers are registered. Your software should be okay - otherwise you'd have to reinstall everything. But you might have to reinstall many drivers after the repair. Since your SYSTEM hive is corrupted or orphaned, this could be...

Do you have any external drives (USB or eSATA)? Some computers (in spite of the BIOS set to boot off internal drives 1st) will sometimes try to boot off external drives. If hitting reset always fixes it, then you have a timing/sequence issue with enumeration and BIOS where it sees external...

There is a way to do it right. First, you'd have to query the type of OS installed (single-license or volume). If it's volume-license, it could be handled differently. Maybe they could broadcast an SOS? The AV server could listen for any SOS. (Switches would have to be configured to allow the...

Ten months ago, I was visiting a friend in Phoenix. My friend, and other friends at a BBQ, all worked at Intel. One was a Chinese immigrant. Another was a Chinese national visiting and working at Intel. I never really understood the capacity of this arrangement. We talked about the major viral...

There really wasn't much info in your post that anyone could really tell for sure. There's a long list of possibilities. Have you been to Microsoft Updates and done a "custom" update - choosing all hardware and optional updates (except for toys like Windows Live, Windows Search)? Did you install...

Not sure what internet service you have, but could some of this be caused by extra Superbowl traffic, plus Olympics? I watch a lot of internet TV and other streaming content. Neighborhoods are serviced in blocks. if your service-block is using extra amounts of bandwidth, the entire area bogs...

Yes, there are multiple rays in one drive.