Computer issues, Viruses, trojans, crashes, install problems etc Options

[haute ecole rider]

Btw, are there graphics cards now that you can just USB, like sound cards? That would be snassy!

I doubt very much that you can USB graphics cards the way you can sound cards - I believe graphics still require wider bandwidth for data transmission than can be achieved via USB. The only eGPU’s I’m aware of require Thunderbolt 3 or the PC equivalent, and those provide up to 40 GIGABYTES per second of data transfer. In fact, the only usable eGPU’s I”m aware of require thunderbolt 3 connections, so if you don’t have a thunderbolt 3 (NOT a USB-C) port, you’re out of luck.

[mirocu]

Guess then I should focus on acquiring more RAM. Thanks for the info though, Rider

This post has been edited by mirocu: Apr 5 2020, 05:00 PM

[mALX]

Okay, well = continuing with the issue of my PC; I happened to notice in tiny print (which is probably why I didn't see it originally) that in my Device Manager/Display Drivers/Nvidia GPU = it said "Windows has shut down this device due to error 43.

I looked that up; and it says that usually happens after either a Windows Update changes a driver so it is no longer recognized; or if you have installed some software recently that conflicts with your Nvidia card.

The last time I was on the PC, I was most def able to access the internet through Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. For some reason Mozilla is no longer showing anywhere on my desktop now; and Google Chrome is showing but nothing happens anymore when I click on the icon.

So now I'm stuck getting online via Internet Explorer, urgh. So, in trying to resolve my PC issues myself I followed the advice on some website that was attacking the Nvidia Error 43 issue. They said to make sure the computer booted in safe mode; and make sure all the Windows Updates were taken.

So I did. Grrrrrr. Well, Windows Updates can't install without access to the processes that are shut off in Safe Mode; but won't stop trying to install. So now my PC is stuck in a loop every time it tries to boot up/can't due to Safe Mode; restarts; tries to boot up; can't due to Safe Mode; etc. etc. etc.

Grrrrrr.

Computers used to have a way to get into DOS and bypass Windows to give commands = I might have been able to get into msconfig that way and change the command from safe mode to normal boot = maybe. But the only two things I can access now are the BIOS and the shell.

The BIOS boot options does give me the option of booting via either a USB or disk (I don't have any boot disk or thumb drive boot program; but a computer repair shop might)

I don't know how to work the shell; but I got the feeling it might be the way to either stall the Windows Update long enough to boot into Safe Mode or possibly command it to boot up in normal mode = I don't know.

Does anyone know if there is a way to stop that looping of the Windows Update vs. Safe Mode without a boot disk?

[mirocu]

Yesterday I took the time to properly set up my backup Win7 when it comes to internet.

I activated it on the computer and went online to update Windows Defender and Firefox as well as install my favourite extensions like Adblock, Privacy Badger etc. I also set up links to the forums, youtube and UESP. Everything to keep me going if need be without too much headache. I also copied over the very latest FO3 and Oblivion saves. Not that it was really needed but it doesn't hurt

[mALX]

Yesterday I took the time to properly set up my backup Win7 when it comes to internet.

I activated it on the computer and went online to update Windows Defender and Firefox as well as install my favourite extensions like Adblock, Privacy Badger etc. I also set up links to the forums, youtube and UESP. Everything to keep me going if need be without too much headache. I also copied over the very latest FO3 and Oblivion saves. Not that it was really needed but it doesn't hurt

Wow, you accomplished a whole lot in one day!!!


** On my PC issues = PC is in the shop. It is the graphics card. They are going to attempt to fix it; but said I'll probably need a new one. It was a relatively new card! (just five years old).

[mirocu]

Wow, you accomplished a whole lot in one day!!!

Well, everything went smoothly so it was done pretty quick

** On my PC issues = PC is in the shop. It is the graphics card. They are going to attempt to fix it; but said I'll probably need a new one. It was a relatively new card! (just five years old).

That's no bueno. A five year old graphics card already busted? And a Nvidia to boot?

Hope the computer shop can fix it!

[mALX]

Wow, you accomplished a whole lot in one day!!!

Well, everything went smoothly so it was done pretty quick

** On my PC issues = PC is in the shop. It is the graphics card. They are going to attempt to fix it; but said I'll probably need a new one. It was a relatively new card! (just five years old).

That's no bueno. A five year old graphics card already busted? And a Nvidia to boot?

Hope the computer shop can fix it!

That was my feelings exactly. How can something so expensive only last 5 years? And if it can be built; it should be able to be repaired. NVidia should extend the warranty on them if they are that faulty; and let us send them in for free repairs (like XBox did over the RROD!)

[mALX]

Well, if I thought I was going to be able to play the old games on my laptop until my PC was fixed; I was wrong. My laptop is not handling Oblivion or Fallout 3 for more than about five minutes at a time before the fan starts racing and it shuts down. (and that is just playing it through Steam; not inserting a disk in the laptop or anything!) This is the laptop I used to game on, what happened to it?

The only games it seems to handle for more than a few minutes is the ones built into it when I bought it = solitaire, etc.

[ghastley]

Well, if I thought I was going to be able to play the old games on my laptop until my PC was fixed; I was wrong. My laptop is not handling Oblivion or Fallout 3 for more than about five minutes at a time before the fan starts racing and it shuts down. (and that is just playing it through Steam; not inserting a disk in the laptop or anything!) This is the laptop I used to game on, what happened to it?

The only games it seems to handle for more than a few minutes is the ones built into it when I bought it = solitaire, etc.

Did it get "upgraded" to Windows 10? There appears to be an unacknowledged bug in that which makes it spend all its CPU resources trying to find new Windows Updates. Turning off Windows Update stops it, but it also prevents you getting updates you need.

I gave the laptop infected with Win 10 to my mother, who does not have internet, so she can safely turn that off.

[mirocu]

Turning off Windows Update stops it, but it also prevents you getting updates you need.

I've always wondered about these Windows updates one "needs". I disabled it first thing eleven years ago and I'm still wondering what those important updates are.

I do update Essentials, Advanced Systemcare and Firefox though as none of those updates seem to fudge up my computer.

[mALX]

Well, if I thought I was going to be able to play the old games on my laptop until my PC was fixed; I was wrong. My laptop is not handling Oblivion or Fallout 3 for more than about five minutes at a time before the fan starts racing and it shuts down. (and that is just playing it through Steam; not inserting a disk in the laptop or anything!) This is the laptop I used to game on, what happened to it?

The only games it seems to handle for more than a few minutes is the ones built into it when I bought it = solitaire, etc.

Did it get "upgraded" to Windows 10? There appears to be an unacknowledged bug in that which makes it spend all its CPU resources trying to find new Windows Updates. Turning off Windows Update stops it, but it also prevents you getting updates you need.

I gave the laptop infected with Win 10 to my mother, who does not have internet, so she can safely turn that off.

No, everything I own is still in Windows 7. I never update the OS's until they become stable options because I am just not technically savvy enough to work through all the issues.

Bill Gates making their OS's obsolete every couple years just really makes me not want to keep using Microsoft products; but...I know them; so they are easier to figure out for me.

Turning off Windows Update stops it, but it also prevents you getting updates you need.

I've always wondered about these Windows updates one "needs". I disabled it first thing eleven years ago and I'm still wondering what those important updates are.

I do update Essentials, Advanced Systemcare and Firefox though as none of those updates seem to fudge up my computer.

I ALWAYS shut off the automatic updates; and then just pick when I want to update them after making sure there are no issues with them. That "Windows Critical Update" that installed itself right before my PC broke actually bypassed my settings and installed despite them.

[haute ecole rider]

Bill Gates making their OS's obsolete every couple years just really makes me not want to keep using Microsoft products; but...I know them; so they are easier to figure out for me.

That is one of the reasons I love the MacOS - it's upgraded every year, true, but each upgrade is FREE. Also, you can continue using older OS on older 'puters even after Apple stops supporting them. My previous Mac shipped with 10.5, I was able to upgrade the OS all the way to 10.11, which is something I haven't yet seen on Windows machines.

I know, many people say they can't game on Macs, and that isn't necessarily true, but I get it. There are not as many options available for Mac users, but I've been happy to run Win7 under BootCamp on that old Mac, and it was the best PC I've ever used. The only thing I didn't like about it was the amount of babysitting I had to do to keep Win7 running smoothly, and that was the BEST version of Windows I've ever used!

Not trying to start a Mac vs. PC war here - I talk to people every day and they love their Windows machines, even though they prefer iPhones to everything else out there. So I respect their choices.

[mALX]

The verdict is in from the computer repair shop. My Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 Ti is officially declared dead; they said they can't repair it. My new Daughter-in-Law just happened to have bought a new PC recently that had a junky card in it that she didn't want; so she gave it to me. I am hugely grateful to her; despite it is an enormous step down in rendering = it will have to do.

The new card is a GTX 1650. I should have my PC back in a few days. It will be good to have my PC back; I have really missed it.

[Grits]

I'm glad you'll have your PC back soon!

[Acadian]

That is good news indeed, mALX. At least you can play and enjoy ESO, even as you strive toward an better graphics card. Woot!

[mALX]

It was so sweet of her to give me that card; and I really needed help if I wanted to play again anytime soon = so greatly appreciate it! I'm just still mourning my 780 Ti. It was the best GPU I ever had.

Really hoping this one will at least play ESO and Fallout 4. The benchmarks on it don't promise much.






This post has been edited by mALX: Apr 15 2020, 01:06 AM

[treydog]

Don't know how it compares--- but I have an MSI N750 Ti-2GD5/OC that I am not using....?

[ghastley]

It was so sweet of her to give me that card; and I really needed help if I wanted to play again anytime soon = so greatly appreciate it! I'm just still mourning my 780 Ti. It was the best GPU I ever had.

Really hoping this one will at least play ESO and Fallout 4. The benchmarks on it don't promise much.

It may not be that bad. The newer cards tend to get extra VRAM to keep up with newer monitor resolution, and the processor speeds and numbers of core also keep pace. That card is several generations later than your 780, and the reviews will be comparing it to its contemporaries, not the older cards, and likely with a higher resolution screen than you have.

I'm still running two GTX680's in mine for the triple-monitor setup, and I notice a bit of frame rate droop, but it's quite acceptable. I'd expect your results on a single monitor to be decent with a newish card.

[mALX]

Don't know how it compares--- but I have an MSI N750 Ti-2GD5/OC that I am not using....?

Aw, thanks Treydoggie! I can't use it; they have already put my Daughter-in-Law's card in; but thank you so very much for the offer!

It was so sweet of her to give me that card; and I really needed help if I wanted to play again anytime soon = so greatly appreciate it! I'm just still mourning my 780 Ti. It was the best GPU I ever had.

Really hoping this one will at least play ESO and Fallout 4. The benchmarks on it don't promise much.

It may not be that bad. The newer cards tend to get extra VRAM to keep up with newer monitor resolution, and the processor speeds and numbers of core also keep pace. That card is several generations later than your 780, and the reviews will be comparing it to its contemporaries, not the older cards, and likely with a higher resolution screen than you have.

I'm still running two GTX680's in mine for the triple-monitor setup, and I notice a bit of frame rate droop, but it's quite acceptable. I'd expect your results on a single monitor to be decent with a newish card.

Oh, I so hope you are right! Yes, my monitor is an old one = an HP I bought in 2005; so really not sure if it will help or hinder.

On the 1650 = I spent some time the other day looking at Fallout 4 vids of the GTX 1650 in action on both "High" and "Ultra" (couldn't find any playing ESO at all) = it didn't impress at all. I don't know how the rest of my PC stacked up against what rigs they were playing on; but ... really hope mine is good enough to play better than what I saw on there.

[mALX]

Picked up the PC on Friday. I have been able to play ESO; (though with VERY reduced graphics settings). The game froze up after a couple hours gameplay; and I got a Windows warning message saying the computer had slowed down; and did I want to change the color scheme to "Windows 7 Basic?"

What would cause that?