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grannyshairnet

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hello there

as many of you guys probably already know many people using windows Vista have been having the (not responding) sign popup next to the program name therefore i will have to close or wait for program to respond. If i click wait for program to respond it will just sit there twidderling its thumbs. It does this for a number of programs....

Windows explorer
many of the games i have
steam (which is a program where you buy games from)
control panel
my computer
and even my computers screen saver :(

i have had this problem for about a week now, and only had my computer for about 3 weeks here is the spec......

Manufacturer: Acer
Model: Aspire M7300
Rating: 5.7
Processor: ADM Phenom(tm) II X3 710 Processor 2.60GHz
Memory (RAM): 6.00 GB
System type: 64-bit Operating System

now i dont have many programs that start up when windows starts ( if you would like to see i will print screen) on next comment

thanks for your help. many thanks for anyones comments
 

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System One

We will check one thing at a time.

Go to search by start button

Type memory diagnostics. Then take that test. Report back
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
How did you get Vista? Did it come preinstalled on your computer?

Did you do a clean install?

Did you do an upgrade?

If you did an upgrade, you did not have to reinatall all of your programs.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
@grannyshairnet,

I had that problem also, but it was limited to when I tried to print a .doc or .docx., it would still print a rich text doc from desktop notepad or test page. I found that it was from some 3rd party apps installed. What I do now is when I install an app, is go call up a Word 2007 document and use print function that allows me to select printer. If that window opens then I know all is good and hit cancel. If it won't open then I uninstall program, reboot and check again to verify if it was in fact that particular program that caused the not responding problem. Have had to uninstall 3 add on programs so far. Took me the longest time and many trials and tribulations to figure this out. There are apparantly other factors that can cause this problem also but this is what caused mine.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Build
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4 Ghz LGA 775 Quad
    Motherboard
    Foxconn P45A-S LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX
    Memory
    OCZ2VU80016GQ 16GB (4x4GB) DDR2 800Mhz Vista Dual Channel
    Graphics card(s)
    2- Sapphire 10022SL Radeon HD 3850 PCI-e in Crossfire mode
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer H213H 21.5" Widescreen Full HD 1080P LCD
    Hard Drives
    2- Seagate ST3160023AS HD 500GB 2- Seagate ST31000333AS HD 1TB 1- Seagate ST310005FJA105-RK Freeagent Desk 1TB
    PSU
    Enermax EG701AX 600W Switching Power Supply
    Case
    Lian Li PC-70 Ext/ATX
    Cooling
    Artic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro for Intel CPU
    Mouse
    Intellimouse Optical
    Keyboard
    MS Keyboard Pro
    Internet Speed
    3766.5Kbits 470.8KBytes
    Other Info
    2- Incessa IN-811 removable drive bays and 8- removable drive bay caddies.
Hello grannyshairnet,
Install and run these free apps.

Malwarebytes.org

CCleaner - Download "make sure you don't let it install Yahoo toolbar"

Run Malwarebytes, then run CCleaner. (Backup Registry When Prompted).

After you have done that follow this tutorial.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/66978-system-files-sfc-command.html

When you have done that go to > Start > Run > in the box type "msconfig" (no quotes), press OK and again at the UAC.
Now go to Startup and see what programs are running, you can disable any that are not needed by Vista. (any program can be started manually when needed).

After you have done all this you will know that your file system is in good order and that there is no malware in your system.
Good luck and post your results.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Build
    CPU
    QX9650 (black box) [email protected]
    Motherboard
    Asus P5Q Premium
    Memory
    8GB-4x2GB Corsair Dominator DDR 2-1066
    Graphics card(s)
    2 x ASUS EAH 4870 X 2 (Quad)
    Sound Card
    Supreme FX 2
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Fujitsu Siemens 22inch flat screen
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    150 Gig WD Raptor 300 Gig Maxtor 300 Gig Maxtor, (External)
    PSU
    CoolerMaster 1000
    Case
    CoolerMaster N-Vidia stacker 830
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-U12P x 1x120mm fan, 6x120mm case fans
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Internet Speed
    20Mbps
    Other Info
    Audio FX Pro 5+1 gaming head set
richc46 said:
How did you get Vista? Did it come preinstalled on your computer?

Did you do a clean install?

Did you do an upgrade?

If you did an upgrade, you did not have to reinatall all of your programs.
Click to expand...

my pc came preinstalled on my pc
yes i did a clean install
if by upgrade you mean the service pack then i have service pack 2 but that was when i install windows other than that nothing


thanks
 

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cwl7454 said:
@grannyshairnet,

I had that problem also, but it was limited to when I tried to print a .doc or .docx., it would still print a rich text doc from desktop notepad or test page. I found that it was from some 3rd party apps installed. What I do now is when I install an app, is go call up a Word 2007 document and use print function that allows me to select printer. If that window opens then I know all is good and hit cancel. If it won't open then I uninstall program, reboot and check again to verify if it was in fact that particular program that caused the not responding problem. Have had to uninstall 3 add on programs so far. Took me the longest time and many trials and tribulations to figure this out. There are apparantly other factors that can cause this problem also but this is what caused mine.
Click to expand...

thanks for the post
hope you get it all fixed
 

My Computer

System One

stoneys-nutz said:
Hello grannyshairnet,
Install and run these free apps.

Malwarebytes.org

CCleaner - Download "make sure you don't let it install Yahoo toolbar"

Run Malwarebytes, then run CCleaner. (Backup Registry When Prompted).

After you have done that follow this tutorial.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/66978-system-files-sfc-command.html

When you have done that go to > Start > Run > in the box type "msconfig" (no quotes), press OK and again at the UAC.
Now go to Startup and see what programs are running, you can disable any that are not needed by Vista. (any program can be started manually when needed).

After you have done all this you will know that your file system is in good order and that there is no malware in your system.
Good luck and post your results.
Click to expand...


Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6002]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Windows\system32>sfc /scannow
Beginning system scan. This process will take some time.
Beginning verification phase of system scan.
Verification 100% complete.
Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix some of
them.
Details are included in the CBS.Log windir\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. For example
C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log
C:\Windows\system32>sfc /scanfile=c:\Windows\Logs\cbs\CBS.Log

Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested operation.
C:\Windows\system32>



so this is what happend anymore help
 

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You appear to have some corruption in some of your system files.
Reboot into the bios and set the boot order to boot from DVD/CD first.
Insert Vista disk and reboot, use the repair option on the DVD/CD to try and repair the files.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Build
    CPU
    QX9650 (black box) [email protected]
    Motherboard
    Asus P5Q Premium
    Memory
    8GB-4x2GB Corsair Dominator DDR 2-1066
    Graphics card(s)
    2 x ASUS EAH 4870 X 2 (Quad)
    Sound Card
    Supreme FX 2
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Fujitsu Siemens 22inch flat screen
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    150 Gig WD Raptor 300 Gig Maxtor 300 Gig Maxtor, (External)
    PSU
    CoolerMaster 1000
    Case
    CoolerMaster N-Vidia stacker 830
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-U12P x 1x120mm fan, 6x120mm case fans
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Internet Speed
    20Mbps
    Other Info
    Audio FX Pro 5+1 gaming head set
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