Archive for August, 2007

I Can’t See The Run Command

If you can’t see the run com­mand under the start option try....

Right click­ing” the “Task Bar”, choose “Prop­er­ties”, click the “Start Menu” tab, click the “Cus­tomize” but­ton, click the “Advanced Tab”, then scroll down to “Run com­mand” and check the box. If its checked, un-check it, apply, and re-check it. If this doesn’t help, tell me, and I’ll help you resolve the issue. Thanks for help­ing the knowl­edge base :)

Vista Black Screen, aka. Black Screen Of Death

Recently I replied to a post for help on TechNet.com, about the “BSOD” aka “Black Screen of Death”. I had come across a few com­put­ers in this con­di­tion. My ini­tial thought was Virus Infec­tion, or a “LNBTW” aka. “Lose nut Behind The Wheel”. But after a good deal of research, I came to the real­iza­tion that it was a sig­nif­i­cant update, or hard­ware change caus­ing these issues. It appears that Microsofts New Anti-Piracy tech­nol­ogy is inter­fer­ing with basic com­puter updates. Sig­nif­i­cant updates to RAM, Hard Dri­ves, or power sup­plies, are caus­ing issues with the new Microsoft Vista OS. (more...)