Archive for 'Error message'
My TV’s DVD player can’t display my CD’s photos!
Q: I am trying to copy digital photos from my computer to a compact disc to play on my TV’s Panasonic DVD player. But even when I tell Windows 7 to create a CD using the “With a cd/dvd player” option, my DVD player can’t display the photos. The DVD player just says, “Cannot open […]
Posted: August 15th, 2011 under Error message, Windows 7.
Tags: Cannot open files, DVD player can't play computer's CD, DVD player won't show CD's photos, With a cd/dvd player
Comments: 7
Windows won’t let me save files to my USB flash drive!
Q: I’m the only user of my Windows computer. I have a USB flash drive where I keep personal pictures and emails from friends. My old Windows XP computer let me save pictures or emails on the drive. But when I try to save files on the drive with a newer version of Windows, I […]
Posted: July 25th, 2011 under Error message, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP.
Tags: "Contact the administrator to obtain permission", "You don’t have permission to save in this location", Error message, flash drive, kb931277, root folder, saving files, security
Comments: 2
How do I close all currently running programs?
Q: I was reading a manual on a printer I received recently. One of the installation steps was “Close all currently running programs.” I’m not sure how to do this. What do I do? Help! A: Whether you’re reading steps from a printer’s manual or installing a new program, you’ll almost certainly spot this phrase: […]
Posted: February 7th, 2011 under Error message, Software, Windows 7, Windows 98, Windows Vista, Windows XP.
Tags: close all currently running programs, closing all programs, It is recommended that you close all other applications before starting Setup
Comments: 5
Fixing those Low on Virtual Memory messages
Q: What is virtual memory? Windows XP keeps sending me messages that my virtual memory is low. Also, what does it mean when my computer says that I don’t have enough storage on my computer? A: Windows uses memory to run the programs you see on your screen. When Windows asks for more memory than […]
Posted: November 8th, 2010 under Error message, Hardware, Upgrading and Fixing Computers Do-It-Yourself For Dummies, Windows XP.
Tags: system process -- out of virtual memory, virtual memory paging file, windows virtual memory minimum too low, Your system is low on virtual memory, your system is running low on virtual memory
Comments: 5
Fixing pesky Windows Updates that refuse to install
Q: Windows Update says three important updates are available. But the downloads always fail, leaving an error code of 646. I’m frustrated. Can I simply delete those updates? If they never install, what’s the point of my computer continually reminding me that they are available for downloading? What do you recommend? A: Some updates not […]
Posted: September 13th, 2010 under Error message, Windows 7, Windows Vista.
Tags: 0x80070646, Code 646 Windows Update encountered an unknown error, error code 646, failed updates, fix-it, manually installing updates, Microsoft Office, windows update
Comments: 2