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Many thanks for yr help. I wasn't aware of this change - I can see both defrag & dfrgui in the system32 folder. Unfortunately trying to run dfrgui, does what defrag does, ie nothing. Doing a search as you suggested, did not come up with the options as per yr post, all I got was defraggler...

I have a slow win 8/64 system (not 8.1) with one 500gb GPT hdd. When I went to optimise it, no drive was listed, further when I tried the cmd prompt (as admin) defrag c: /a /u /v - it just said optimise and went straight to the basic c:\ prompt, ie didn't do anything. I am using defrag now...

Reading other posts, my learning curve is moving albeit at a low trajectory; I have done a reagentc /info of both drives, they appear identical, both the one that works and the one that doesn't (see below). As I did a sector by sector clone, might the error imply that the recovery partition is...

i have an 18 month old Asus desktop with Win 8/64. Blank screen on booting, was able to do a F9 repair so the system boots. However chkdsk shows 4 bad sectors. Also sytem is not stable (eg upgrade to 8.1 failed) So decided to replace the hdd with an identical model. Note the Asus...

Many thanks for yr suggestion (I forgot to mention that I had run memtest which reported no errors over 2 passes). However trying with different ram cards removed is something I will try - the set up ddr3 4GB + 2GB. 2GB removed, running 4GB in bottom slot, then top slot - still as slow. 4GB...

Lenovo z580 I5 6gb ram, 1tb GFT hdd win 8/64 - 18 months old. System is excruciatingly slow, all works but not in a manner that is usable. I have exhausted my knowledge as to what the issue is. What I have tried: Usual safe boot, remove AV, Java, combofix, rootkit checks, chkdsk, sfc...

Thanks... No, I went to 8.1 to try and fix problem, but the problem was the same on both 8 & 8.1. Yes I did do a couple of passes with Memtest - clean. I can temporarily fix, but just reverts, not clear what can trigger the problem. I am now attempting a clean install, having reformatted the...

Thanks, but as I said in the original post sfc was run and reported no errors

Many thanks again for yr reply. As I inititially said all start up items had been removed. Since I last posted, I have done an in-place rebuild. However the problem continued. I have found, notwithstanding Seatools said all was well, that if I remove the hibernation and pagefile files and...

very very slow qin 8 & 8.1 Thank you. I agree but not 15 minutes to boot!!! Also I did uninstall and re-install Avast - the difference as negligible, and is certainly not the cause. Further test, I ran the long version of Seatools, confirms the drive has no probs. Any other ideas before I...

Hi, I am one of many experiencing very slow speeds on booting, opening programs (word) etc. Boot time can take 15 minutes. I have a standard Lenovo z580 (i5, 6gb ram, partitioned gpd 1tb hdd). No odd programs just standard AVast, office 2007, internet via ie11, all updates upto date What we...

Thank you. The fact that he can't remember the password (there is no hint) means that even if there was a MS account, we are in no position to provide any details that would satisfy resetting via MS. Thats the reason why we tried the external reset. Are you implying that the external reset...

Unable to reset password on Acer E1-572 The first 5 options assume that you are in WIndows 8/8.1 (or you have a MS ID) which in all probability will not be the problem. The last solution didn't work for me as the utility could not find the system. I have a problem in that my uncle has...

I have an asus t100ta transformer with win 8.1 bog standard, all updates current, no device manager errors, using windows firewall. I have tried changing the registry fix (6.3 to 6.2). Bluetooth Support Service set to automatic. I have also tried updating the drivers, but it says current...

Importing CSV files into WLM in win8 problem The issue of restoring the dbstore for WLM (especially when dealing with a system rebuild) remains; specifically when dealing with email other than hotmail/livemail etc. However I have found the error in the CSV export/import. The export from XP...

I have tried exporting the contacts in WLM in win XP using CSV format and importing into WLM in win 8. The result was a real mess, missing data, sometimes 3 entries made for the same contact, it was horrendous. There should be a better way to transfer from one DBstore to another, in the same...

Many thanks for your contribution, much appreciated. Of course there is no back button if the last signed on used doesn't have a password. So rather than get involved with the hassle of changing permissions etc, we have added a password to the kids account, so that we do have access to the...

mulpiple users no sign on option Windows 8/64 HPremium I appreciate that this is an "old" post, but I see the same issue with 2 users, the last user on a restart/coldstart is opened automatically when the PC is started/restarted. I can get back by signing out of the last user, but this is...

Thank you very much for this, I appreciate the info provided. The synaptics software that comes with the Lenovo Z580 has a different interface, but the key point here is the registry key ConfigFlags and the value 140. I have resolved the problem now a different way - the latest Synaptics...

I fail to understand why on a laptop (which has no touchscreen) why you would want to have the swipe gestures? Surely most folks don't look at the touchpad in use, so it is often that one starts off to the right (especially when the pad is off centre), and it is natural to move to the left to...