Posts by TarkaK9

... Well, things got abit more rogered (by my admitted stupidity) and no desktop in safe mode, so going to factory settings, was going to do that a couple of evenings ago but other things got in the way so going to start after...

Well, I wouldn't go as far to mention emergency, nor casualty, for that matter. But, it certainly made things more enjoyable....

... I've found the best solution for any computer problem usually is locating RoyalLochNager.drm or Bunnahabhain.drm and downloading it straight to your system....    

Saugen, thanks for the reply. I tend to store my vital files on an external drive and don't really keep much on the HD other than applications programs or files which I'm prepared to sacrifice per se.  Obviously hoping there is...

Thanks for the quick reply Djembe.  The OS was preinstalled on the laptop and btmk, it didn't come with b/u discs.  I'm just getting soo frustrated at this and banging my head against the wall!!

Acer Aspire 5734z Win 7 Long story, short (as possible).  I have been dealing with BSOD and have removed the malware BUT, I still don't have an operable screen. The registry Winlogin shell states explorer.exe but, upon reviewing...

Aspire 5734Z   So, battery 100% fine and then next bootup its not charging and says its at 4-6%.  Reading thus far has indicated its a Win 7 issue but nothing has seemed to work so far to resolve - even (as I found on one...

... it took a couple of attempts but it seemed to have done the trick, thanks, qhn!  It did get stuck on the chkdsk but somehow, the next attempt did it.  Don't know what happened in the first place but glad its performing as...

Grrrr.  Basically, my touchpad and scroll keys don't work!!   I was running P'Shop and had F'fox in the background and both of them stop responding.  I got into taskmanager and was able to close F'fox but P'Shop...