It is a window that pops up = so far it only happens while I am playing ESO; which is a resource-eating game.

I also wondered if it could have been some virus because I wondered if it was like sending out info while I was gaming or something. I checked the Task Manager; but it was after I had shut down the game. The biggest resources being used when I checked were from LibreOffice and Steam = both of them were shut off at the time; and I was in Full Screen mode so nothing should have been running. (I keep Steam in "Offline" mode all the time).

The computer repair shop is the same guy I have used for two decades for all my computers. He is an older man that has been repairing computers since Windows 3.11 and has two employees that assist him on his repairs and the front counter. One of them is an avid gamer; so I usually go straight to him when I go in.

In all the years I have been bringing my computers and laptops to this man; this is the first time I've ever had anything not working after I picked it up from him.

I know the kid tested the new GPU after putting it in; he made me wait an extra day to pick it up to make sure it was tested; and he tested it against another resource intensive game (Fallout 4). So I really don't know what is going on with it to cause this. It has 16 gig of ram installed; and that graphics card is supposed to have 4 gig dedicated.






This post has been edited by mALX: Apr 25 2020, 07:56 PM

Here is a copy of the exact message I keep getting:

https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/upload...c7934f49efe.jpg


and then when I click on it, I get this:


https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/upload...c78dc554b96.jpg



This article is discussing the same issue someone (who also has Windows 7 Pro 64 bit) was also having:


https://www.howtogeek.com/131059/how-can-i-...mance-warnings/






This post has been edited by mALX: Apr 25 2020, 10:23 PM

Well, I did discover one thing wrong = the new NVidia card was set up differently than my previous card. I expected my settings to remain unchanged; but they were changed from my preference being fully on "Performance" to fully on "Quality." I fixed that; will see if that fixes the issue.

I seem to recall that you can turn off the "Aero" setting on your windows to improve graphics performance - it controls the transparency of your desktop windows as I recall correctly. I can't remember where you would find it - under Display in your settings?

Don't know if that would help, but that's what came to mind when I saw your screenshot of the error message.

I haven't found a way to turn it off yet; will keep looking. Changing the setting to full "Performance" last night helped some; I was able to play for a couple hours (on the lowest settings) before it crashed. I am really sick and scared that I might not be able to afford to get another computer that will run ESO and Fallout 4 if I can't get this one fixed. My laptop can't play either one; and can barely handle Fallout 3 & New Vegas.

Anyone having issues with YouTube videos? Since returning home from hospital testing yesterday (9 Jun 2020) whenever I click on a video thumbnail, that video at first doesn't load. I get a vague text message in the video view window instead. All I need to do is refresh the page and the video plays normally without fail. So it's not a showstopping issue. But it is an annoyance. To my knowledge, I did nothing whatever to trigger this odd behavior. Nor do I recall either Windows are any other software updating itself within the timeframe in question. (There is always the chance of a stealth update, I suppose.)

If it is YouTube it is more likely that THEY updated something on their end. If it is them asking you if you want a "free trial" or to sign up now for a YouTube membership = I've been getting that message for well over a year every time I try to watch a video. I used to be able to just escape it away; now I have to full screen the vid just to be able to see it because nothing else works to get rid of it anymore.

I think this is exactly what Photobucket did before they locked everything behind a pay wall.

Crikey! Don't scare me like that!


Just checked though and I don't have an issue as of yet.

@mALX
I get those 'membership' / trial messages too. This seems different, though you might be right that it a forewarning of something sinister. Let's hope it's just a fluke, either on their end or mine.

This post has been edited by Decrepit: Jun 10 2020, 05:36 PM

I get the trial messages on my phone. That's it. I haven't noticed any oddities on the computer on youtube.

What I have noticed, that's annoying, is that Skyrim doesn't detect my graphics card so the settings are set to low and keep resetting to low. -_-

Disk crash volume 2 yesterday.

Just like the first time it was imminent with me being unable to store / copy over any files on my own. A warning popped up on screen and that's it, the laptop shut down on its own.

Fortunately, my friend to which I brought my laptop, managed to save some data - he rescued all my personal stuff, but I don't yet know, how much of gaming stuff was rescued, for instance I don't know if save files were rescued or not. I have some backup files but they go way back. I'm not concerned about pics, because all of them are on Imgur as well. So let's hope for the best. I'm supposed to get the laptop back today or tomorrow.

The first disk crash was on my previous Dell laptop, when it was 7 or 8 years old. This one was on a 2yrs old Lenovo laptop.

This post has been edited by Lopov: Jun 11 2020, 11:26 AM

Yikes, Lopov! I hope your little puter comes back okay.

Yikes indeed.

Here's hoping it gets fixed!

Good luck, Lopov! Let's hope you get those save files and that you remember to back them up more frequently from here on out...

Everything's been saved, I only need to reinstall the games.

Phew.

Sweet!

So... maybe back them up now..?

Phew is right. Great news!

*Mr Burns* Excellent.

And use a trusted, reliable method of recording, like clay tablets, or knotted string. Lasts for thousands of years, although you may have problems with unit capacity.

Lol ghastley