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Garnet
Vietnam9012 Posts
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Cyro
United Kingdom20276 Posts
On January 28 2014 15:42 TheRabidDeer wrote: Not entirely sure it is simple, but I will ask here anyway. My computer randomly shuts off and restarts. No warning, no crash log, no event in the reliability monitor, no obvious sign of doing something to shut it off. It seems to mostly happen overnight when I am not using it or when the computer is idle (can't remember it happening while playing a game). I can confirm it isnt a windows update or anything though because it just happened when I was writing something and I had paused to think of what to type next. Is there any way to figure out what is happening? You see nothing in event viewer? | ||
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TheRabidDeer
United States3806 Posts
Just checked again, I had only checked the reliability monitor which apparently doesn't update all the time. It now shows a "Windows was not properly shut down" error. Looking at the event viewer I see "Crash dump initialization failed!" for something called volmgr as the shutdown happened (or shortly after it happened). I also apparently get this error every 8 minutes "Unable to collect System Pagefile performance data. The first four bytes (DWORD) of the Data section contains the status code." from PerfOS | ||
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billy5000
United States865 Posts
So I'm still using a basic phone since it's only like 10 bucks for unlimited talk and text, and I'm usually carrying a laptop around on campus so I've never really considered getting a smartphone. But I've recently got into mobile app development, and I could really use one. I figure buying an unlocked phone while still using my basic phone may be the best option. I can also change it to my permanent phone in the future if I choose to do so. Anyway, will I still be able to use the unlocked Nexus 5 as if it were under a carrier, just without the calling/texting/data plan usage? | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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Craton
United States17234 Posts
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billy5000
United States865 Posts
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Ropid
Germany3557 Posts
On January 29 2014 05:05 TheRabidDeer wrote: Just checked again, I had only checked the reliability monitor which apparently doesn't update all the time. It now shows a "Windows was not properly shut down" error. Looking at the event viewer I see "Crash dump initialization failed!" for something called volmgr as the shutdown happened (or shortly after it happened). I also apparently get this error every 8 minutes "Unable to collect System Pagefile performance data. The first four bytes (DWORD) of the Data section contains the status code." from PerfOS So, the good news is that you apparently do have a BSOD, instead of the PC crashing without any explanation, but there's something going on with your page file. The Windows kernel can't create a record of the BSOD without the page file. Here's how to first create the page file, and second how to make sure the BSOD gets recorded: Page file settings: http://i.imgur.com/KIryBrY.png (at the top you select the drive it's on, you can manually create something very small, at least 16MB, or let the system take care of it which will be an 8GB file or something) Do this to get a record to investigate the BSOD: http://i.imgur.com/pZn2nHd.png Those settings look very similar on Windows 7 and 8. After you get a BSOD, a program to investigate is called "BlueScreenView": http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/blue_screen_view.html BlueScreenView will highlight the kernel modules that were active when the BSOD happened. Those can be drivers if you are lucky. Type the file names into a web search to get a hint on what it's about. | ||
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Zeller
United States1109 Posts
You got your Norton's, Mcafee's, Kaspersky, etc. What's really worth my dollar to keep my PC safe? | ||
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z0rz
United States350 Posts
I've been running AVG (free) + Microsoft Security Essentials (free) + Windows Firewall (free) + the occasional Malwarebytes scan (free) for the last 6+ years and haven't had any problems. Aside from Malwarebytes, I'm probably not even using "the best" stuff out there. Works just fine. | ||
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[MD]Frostbite
Canada292 Posts
Not a mac user btw x) | ||
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OsaX Nymloth
Poland3244 Posts
as z0rz mentioned, not doing stupid things is the best defense tool you can get. Almost any of the free antivirus programs is fine - for the paid ones, I personally use Eset NOD32 for years. It's quite light on resources, blocks dangerous content on sites before I even know there were there, scans quickly and is just doing it's job without constantly being on my face like many other anti-viruses. If you want to pay for it, you can try it, I believe there's a trial version available. | ||
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QuanticHawk
United States32028 Posts
I was updating so that I can use the 8.1 system image my friend gave to wipe my comp since it has been running like shit even after several av and malware scans, checking windows for errors and then refreshing. Is this just a stupid way of trying to fix this | ||
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Ropid
Germany3557 Posts
What this means concretely is, you do a web search for those generic 8.1 keys everyone uses to install 8.1. It will install fine using those, but it will not activate. After installation is done and you are inside Windows, you type "change product key" on the Start screen. The search results will lead you to a screen that has a button to change the key. You type in your current Windows 8 key and Windows 8.1 will accept it and activate. | ||
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Cyro
United Kingdom20276 Posts
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
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Terranist
United States2496 Posts
On January 31 2014 22:32 Cyro wrote: My keycaps turn shiny/slippery easily, heard this was a thing with certain type of them and would maybe like to get ~2-6 keycaps for a few problem keys (z-x for osu, maybe WASD), is there quick/basic info on this without doing much research? What type to get, etc. Pretty sure i've seen it mentioned before, ty if any easy info (lazy )edit: ofc cherry mx http://deskthority.net/wiki/Keycap_construction in truth, a keycap is a keycap. it really is just molded plastic. they really aren't all that much different unless you plan on hitting them with a hammer or lighting them on fire. | ||
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nonsequitur
384 Posts
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Ropid
Germany3557 Posts
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IMKR
United States378 Posts
or this for example http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816124064 i almost bought it thinking it was a wifi adapter for PC, but then i realized it wasnt, than i got curious of what it is. the wiki definition doesnt make sense to me. | ||
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