Recent content by persius

Hi The problem was that my PC was actually at the end of its life cycle. It literally started dying from the inside. I ended up having to buy a new unit which now has Win 10. All problems solved. Thanks for your time.

I backed up all of my data to an external drive. Always do. ;)

Just an update. The problem has been resolved. It turns out that my computer reached the age where it was literally dying. The motherboard had capacitors that were popping and components were ceasing to operate correctly. My solution? I had to purchase a new PC with Win 10.

Yesterday I started to notice some issues when attempting to play movies on my PC and then when I attempted to launch an online game. My screen started to "snow" and the movie froze. I tried various players i.e. media player & VLC etc. and the same static appeared. In fact, my PC froze and I had...

Just a thought (you've probably already done this). Have you updated your video driver? You can set it to automatically update on its own. If not, you will have to do it through the Device Manager. -press the windows key + x -Select "Device Manager" -Locate "Display adaptors" in the list &...

Earlier today I started to notice some issues when attempting to play movies on my PC and then when I attempted to launch an online game. My screen started to "snow" and the movie froze. I tried various players i.e. media player & VLC etc. and the same static appeared. In fact, my PC froze...

A Guy. Thanks for your suggestion. I was very hopeful that this would work but sadly.......... no. I have no idea what is wrong with this file. As always, the reason is "file name is too long". This makes no sense.

Yes I have. I've done everything that has been suggested. One detail I haven't mentioned is that this file is on a external (backup) drive. I have attempted to move it to another location and then delete but no result.

Hi all. I've had a chance to read all of your suggestions and to begin, you're asking the wrong person to start writing codes or dealing with DOS. In fact the last time I used DOS was.......15 years ago at the least. Here is the screenshot of what this file looks like and what options are...

Hi again. I tried both your suggestions and the result is the same. I'm informed that the name of the file is too long and therefore I can't delete it. When I look at the type of file this is, it's listed as: internet shortcut

A Guy: Thanks for your suggestion. I'll give that a try.

Hi Billmcct: Unfortunately that doesn't work for some reason.

This is a new one for me because I've never encountered this problem before. I have a directory with 1 file in it but windows won't allow me to delete it. I've attached a screenshot of the warning that pops up. I have attempted to delete the directory along with the file and just the file...

I have a serious problem that I have never experienced previously so I am posting it here and asking for your thoughts. Not 60 minutes ago I was sitting and reading online when I began to hear a squeaking sound coming out from my PC tower. It sounded like a wheel that needed oiling. I tried...

Thanks for replying. I'll have a look at the software you mentioned.