Strange Computer Problem

#26
#26
Get rid of all your Dooley posts and images... you got bamboo sprouts clogging things up.
 
#27
#27
Jax_Vol said:
How old is the computer?
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It's older(6 years maybe older), but this particular problem is strange and kind of suddenly presented itself.

g8terh8ter_eric said:
Try running Hitmanpro just for the heck of it.
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g8terh8ter_eric said:
Also, run GSmartControl to check and see if there are any hard drive problems.
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Tried both of those. Hitmanpro only found a handful of tracking cookies but no real threats and nothing came up out of the ordinary on GSmartControl.

I put 10 on it and as I'm typing this I haven't been able to recreate the same problem so far. My best guesses as to what it could have been is a driver issue that wasn't being reported, a windows system file problem that wasn't detected by SFC or some other scans, video driver issue or a couple sites suggested the network driver could have also cause that. Sadly I'll probably never know the real reason.
 
#28
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Coug said:
It's older(6 years maybe older), but this particular problem is strange and kind of suddenly presented itself.





Tried both of those. Hitmanpro only found a handful of tracking cookies but no real threats and nothing came up out of the ordinary on GSmartControl.

I put 10 on it and as I'm typing this I haven't been able to recreate the same problem so far. My best guesses as to what it could have been is a driver issue that wasn't being reported, a windows system file problem that wasn't detected by SFC or some other scans, video driver issue or a couple sites suggested the network driver could have also cause that. Sadly I'll probably never know the real reason.
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Sadly, I've been in your shoes MANY times. It sucks to not be able to find/fix a problem, but sometimes a good old format/reinstall is about the only fix. I've been running Zorin OS 6 for a little over 2 years now, and never had many problems I couldn't identify and work around. I currently am running Windows 10 Pro inside of Virtualbox, to test things out, but I really doubt a Microsoft product will ever truly be my primary operating system again, except at work anyways.
 
#29
#29
I had same problem on 5-6 year old computer. Total elimination of Chrome and all things related to Chrome fixed the problem. Do not reinstall a new version of Chrome.

Even when you are using Explorer, Chrome must be running something in background to stress older microprocessor / CPU or RAM capabilities.
 
#30
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Jax_Vol said:
I had same problem on 5-6 year old computer. Total elimination of Chrome and all things related to Chrome fixed the problem. Do not reinstall a new version of Chrome.

Even when you are using Explorer, Chrome must be running something in background to stress older microprocessor / CPU or RAM capabilities.
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Are you advocating IE over chrome??
 
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utvolpj said:
Are you advocating IE over chrome??
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No. On new computers, I prefer Chrome. However, on an old, low-end, Dell laptop, Chrome seemed to perhaps be too much software for the capabilities of the hardware. Merely passing along one experience which would be easy for Coug to try. :rock:
 
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Jax_Vol said:
I had same problem on 5-6 year old computer. Total elimination of Chrome and all things related to Chrome fixed the problem. Do not reinstall a new version of Chrome.

Even when you are using Explorer, Chrome must be running something in background to stress older microprocessor / CPU or RAM capabilities.
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Jax_Vol said:
No. On new computers, I prefer Chrome. However, on an old, low-end, Dell laptop, Chrome seemed to perhaps be too much software for the capabilities of the hardware. Merely passing along one experience which would be easy for Coug to try. :rock:
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I've heard some shady things coming from the Chrome development team. A particular team leader(who's name I can't think of) doesn't care about Chrome users and their feedback. Instead he forces what he thinks people should have on their Chrome UI, such as the Google Profile Button nobody wants on their Chrome browser. You used to be able to easily disable that feature if you didn't want it. they found out it can be removed and proceeded to remove the feature that allowed you to turn it off. They also ditched the standalone Adobe flash player and decided to implement their own flash player called Pepperflash. If it weren't for some really helpful extensions that can be added to Chrome I'd have little reason to run it.
 
#34
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Coug said:
I've heard some shady things coming from the Chrome development team. A particular team leader(who's name I can't think of) doesn't care about Chrome users and their feedback. Instead he forces what he thinks people should have on their Chrome UI, such as the Google Profile Button nobody wants on their Chrome browser. You used to be able to easily disable that feature if you didn't want it. they found out it can be removed and proceeded to remove the feature that allowed you to turn it off. They also ditched the standalone Adobe flash player and decided to implement their own flash player called Pepperflash. If it weren't for some really helpful extensions that can be added to Chrome I'd have little reason to run it.
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Yes, Chrome is like a high maintenance woman; takes a lot of hardware to handle it all. Wait, that anology will get me in trouble...

How bout, IE is like a good ole 1998 Honda Accord with dents that always gets you there. Chrome is a sparkling new fancy sports car with loads of bells and whistles. However, on the old Dell, I can't get Chrome out of my steep driveway.

That's not a good analogy either, but you get the idea.
 
#35
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Jax_Vol said:
Yes, Chrome is like a high maintenance woman; takes a lot of hardware to handle it all. Wait, that anology will get me in trouble...

How bout, IE is like a good ole 1998 Honda Accord with dents that always gets you there. Chrome is a sparkling new fancy sports car with loads of bells and whistles. However, on the old Dell, I can't get Chrome out of my steep driveway.

That's not a good analogy either, but you get the idea.
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I had actually been using chrome for years on that computer, it wasn't up until recently that particular problem started. Some change was implemented or a file got corrupted I guess along the way and it created that debacle.
 
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Coug said:
I had actually been using chrome for years on that computer, it wasn't up until recently that particular problem started. Some change was implemented or a file got corrupted I guess along the way and it created that debacle.
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That is a difference in our stories. Mine came with IE and I introduced chrome to the picture much later
 
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So for the record the computer did in fact begin displaying the same issue while browsing with Windows 10 installed on it, interesting. It may very well be a failing hardware issue then again it wasn't a clean install of windows 10 as they won't let you do that. At least not easily. Everything I've read online says you HAVE to upgrade to windows 10 from your previous OS to be able to activate windows. Only after that can you format the drive and do a fresh install of windows 10.
 
#41
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Coug said:
So for the record the computer did in fact begin displaying the same issue while browsing with Windows 10 installed on it, interesting. It may very well be a failing hardware issue then again it wasn't a clean install of windows 10 as they won't let you do that. At least not easily. Everything I've read online says you HAVE to upgrade to windows 10 from your previous OS to be able to activate windows. Only after that can you format the drive and do a fresh install of windows 10.
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Try downloading this.....

OpenHardwareMonitor

It could be overheating, and you may not know it.
 
#42
#42
anybody know how I can delete a folder that won't let me delete? it's a microsoft Office folder.

I downloaded a 30day trial on my new computer, but then tried to install office that I bought using a discount. it wouldn't let me install (I think I wanted to install the 64 bit, and the trial was 32 bit). I tried to uninstall the MS office trial software, but it wouldn't let me

also have been trying other methods with no success. anybody know of any software I can use to remove the folder?
 

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