My computer seems to break everything it installs.
- Ever since I have started to have a problem with my iPod-My computer does not recognize my iPod as an iPod, it recognizes it as a mass storage, and there is no way the people at apple have found out how to fix it- and it seems that when I reinstalled iTunes for the 5th time, it doesn't play music and it gets stuck at the 0:00 time in the timer.
I have recently been a little curious because I saw that apple.com said that the iPod needs service pack 3 for vista to work (I was wrong at the time, It said service pack 3 for XP), and I looked for upgrades, I installed the upgrade advisor, and hey guess what! It broke that too...I installed and uninstalled it 3 times and it did not work, so I gave up on it.
Anyone have any idea what is wrong with my computer?...
Or my iPod?
P.S. I recently had a problem with my .dll files being deleted-because of the iPod problem I was deleting stuff in the registry keys and accidentally deleted an important file.- I restored my computer 10 days before it all happened, but my iPod was still unrecognized...
I don't think my computer is 100% fine, but maybe I'm just paranoid.1 person got this answerI do too
Answers
· Go to your Laptop/Computer Manufacturer's website > Drivers and Downloads Section > Key in your Model number > Look for latest Vista Drivers for it > Download/install them.
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http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/help/83ec0ffe-ee04-4d53-8b87-25d1f05c954e1033.mspx
“Optimise Windows for better Performance”
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/1264bc24-72a8-48aa-84e3-a355327139d91033.mspx
“Delete files using Disk Cleanup”
The More Options tab is available when you choose to clean files from all users on the computer. This tab includes two additional ways to free even more disk space:
Programs and Features: Uninstall unwanted Programs.
System restore and Shadow Copies: Delete all but the most recent Restore Point
Above is what you should do as part of normal Computer maintenance.
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Besides using an anti-virus, also scan for Malware/spyware:
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
Malwarebytes is as the name says, a Malware Remover!
Download the Free Version from the link above.
Download, install, update and scan once a fortnight..
How to use Malwarebytes after it is installed and Updated:
1. Open Malwarebytes > Click on the Update Tab across the top> get the latest updates.
2. On the Scanner tab, make sure the the Perform quick scan option is selected and then click on the Scan button to start scanning your computer
3. MBAM will now start scanning your computer for malware. This process can take quite a while.
4. When the scan is finished a message box will appear
5. You should click on the OK button to close the message box and continue with the Malware removal process.
6. You will now be back at the main Scanner screen. At this point you should click on the Show Results button.
7. A screen displaying all the malware that the program found will be shown
8. You should now click on the Remove Selected button to remove all the listed malware. MBAM will now delete all of the files and registry keys and add them to the programs quarantine. When removing the files, MBAM may require a reboot in order to remove some of them. If it displays a message stating that it needs to reboot, please allow it to do so. Once your computer has rebooted, and you are logged in, please continue with the rest of the steps.
9. When MBAM has finished removing the malware, it will open the scan log and display it in Notepad. Review the log as desired, and then close the Notepad window.
10. You can now exit the MBAM program.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Run the Vista System File Checker Tool:
http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/2231/vista_run_system_file_checker/
1. Open a Command Window in Administrator mode:* click Start
* click All Programs, then Accessories
* right click on the Command Prompt option,
* on the drop down menu which appears, click on the Run as Administrator option.* If you haven’t disabled User Account Control (and you shouldn’t!) you will be asked for authorisation. Click the Continue button if you are the administrator or insert the administrator password.
2. Start the System File Checker
* In the Command Prompt window, type: sfc /scannow,
* press Enter.
* You’ll see “the system scan will begin”.The scan may take some time and windows will repair/replace any corrupt or missing files. You will be asked to insert your Vista DVD if it’s needed.
Close the Command Prompt Window when the job is finished.
One caveat: you need a Windows DVD to enable SFC to make more than minor repairs.
Cheers.
Mick Murphy - Microsoft Partner- Marked As Answer byJohnD - Support EngineerModeratorSunday, November 15, 2009 1:08 AM
All Replies
· Go to your Laptop/Computer Manufacturer's website > Drivers and Downloads Section > Key in your Model number > Look for latest Vista Drivers for it > Download/install them.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/help/83ec0ffe-ee04-4d53-8b87-25d1f05c954e1033.mspx
“Optimise Windows for better Performance”
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/1264bc24-72a8-48aa-84e3-a355327139d91033.mspx
“Delete files using Disk Cleanup”
The More Options tab is available when you choose to clean files from all users on the computer. This tab includes two additional ways to free even more disk space:
Programs and Features: Uninstall unwanted Programs.
System restore and Shadow Copies: Delete all but the most recent Restore Point
Above is what you should do as part of normal Computer maintenance.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Besides using an anti-virus, also scan for Malware/spyware:
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
Malwarebytes is as the name says, a Malware Remover!
Download the Free Version from the link above.
Download, install, update and scan once a fortnight..
How to use Malwarebytes after it is installed and Updated:
1. Open Malwarebytes > Click on the Update Tab across the top> get the latest updates.
2. On the Scanner tab, make sure the the Perform quick scan option is selected and then click on the Scan button to start scanning your computer
3. MBAM will now start scanning your computer for malware. This process can take quite a while.
4. When the scan is finished a message box will appear
5. You should click on the OK button to close the message box and continue with the Malware removal process.
6. You will now be back at the main Scanner screen. At this point you should click on the Show Results button.
7. A screen displaying all the malware that the program found will be shown
8. You should now click on the Remove Selected button to remove all the listed malware. MBAM will now delete all of the files and registry keys and add them to the programs quarantine. When removing the files, MBAM may require a reboot in order to remove some of them. If it displays a message stating that it needs to reboot, please allow it to do so. Once your computer has rebooted, and you are logged in, please continue with the rest of the steps.
9. When MBAM has finished removing the malware, it will open the scan log and display it in Notepad. Review the log as desired, and then close the Notepad window.
10. You can now exit the MBAM program.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Run the Vista System File Checker Tool:
http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/2231/vista_run_system_file_checker/
1. Open a Command Window in Administrator mode:* click Start
* click All Programs, then Accessories
* right click on the Command Prompt option,
* on the drop down menu which appears, click on the Run as Administrator option.* If you haven’t disabled User Account Control (and you shouldn’t!) you will be asked for authorisation. Click the Continue button if you are the administrator or insert the administrator password.
2. Start the System File Checker
* In the Command Prompt window, type: sfc /scannow,
* press Enter.
* You’ll see “the system scan will begin”.The scan may take some time and windows will repair/replace any corrupt or missing files. You will be asked to insert your Vista DVD if it’s needed.
Close the Command Prompt Window when the job is finished.
One caveat: you need a Windows DVD to enable SFC to make more than minor repairs.
Cheers.
Mick Murphy - Microsoft Partner- Marked As Answer byJohnD - Support EngineerModeratorSunday, November 15, 2009 1:08 AM
