Need help with W7

[learninmypc]

I'll clear it, thank you

 

[learninmypc]

DirectX 11 is part of Win7, you can run Dxdiag.exe (DirectX Diagnostic Tool), which is also part of Windows, and see what it says.{

Here is what it shows now.

 

[Rabbit01]

Dxdiag.exe is what you want to run.

 

[learninmypc]

 

[cliffordcooley]

What does running dxdiag.exe tell you?

Edit:
Have you chosen to turn Windows Aero off?

 

[DelJo63]

can I go to the Google Earth folder, C:\Program files (x86)\Google\Google Earth delete its contents & put the contents from the XP folder in there?

NEVER place application data in the \Program Files area.
First, you would have to change the permissions to make that work, but in doing so, would also make it easier for a virus
to succeed.

• Rule 1: user data always goes into the user area %userprofile% which is in the \user\{yourLoginId}
• Rule 2: only applications install into \Program files or \Program files (x86)
• Rule3: only the system stores or modifies \Windows\*
• Rule4: ALWAY login to a UAC account
• You will be much happier and all those zeros and ones on your disk will thank you.

 

[learninmypc]

What does running dxdiag.exe tell you?

Edit:
Have you chosen to turn Windows Aero off?

I copy/pasted dxdiag.exe in the search program files area & the above screen shot is what showed up.
I don't know if Windows Aero is off or on.

 

[learninmypc]

NEVER place application data in the \Program Files area.
First, you would have to change the permissions to make that work, but in doing so, would also make it easier for a virus
to succeed.

• Rule 1: user data always goes into the user area %userprofile% which is in the \user\{yourLoginId}
• Rule 2: only applications install into \Program files or \Program files (x86)
• Rule3: only the system stores or modifies \Windows\*
• Rule4: ALWAY login to a UAC account
• You will be much happier and all those zeros and ones on your disk will thank you.

Ok, thanks.

 

[cliffordcooley]

I copy/pasted dxdiag.exe in the search program files area & the above screen shot is what showed up.

Thats only searching for the dxdiag.exe. Click on dxdiag.exe and run the program for a report of directx functionality.

I don't know if Windows Aero is off or on.

If Windows Aero was turned on your window borders would be translucent. I can tell by your screenshot that Windows Aero is not enabled. I was wondering if you had chosen to disable Aero for some reason.

 

[learninmypc]

Thats only searching for the dxdiag.exe. Click on dxdiag.exe and run the program for a report of directx functionality.

If Windows Aero was turned on your window borders would be translucent. I can tell by your screenshot that Windows Aero is not enabled. I was wondering if you had chosen to disable Aero for some reason.

Thanks for explaining that. I was wondering why my FF wasn't like other W7 pc's I've seen.
When you say Click on dxdiag.exe and run program, where do I go to do such
Is this what you're looking for?

 

[Rabbit01]

Click on the display tab and see the notes section at the bottom, if there are problems, it should report those there. I've never encounter errors w/ either mine or my parents' computer so I don't know how specific those error messages will be.

 

[learninmypc]

Ok, I think this is the good news

 

[learninmypc]

I just tried to use google earth again & got a similiar pop up like in post #23. I was only able to get a glimpse of it before it vanished.
I'm really angry at myself for screwing it up when I tried to change the font. If I knew what I did, I'd reverse it.

 

[Rabbit01]

Do you have these on your computer? You can check by going to Control Panel > Programs & Features. Not definite, but if you're missing something then maybe try downloading it from MS and see whether that fixes your problem.

 

[learninmypc]

I do believe I have them .

 

[learninmypc]

I'm now beginning to think Secunia PSI aint as good as its thought to be. In post #24, it shows 5 updates & VLC. It now shows JUST VLC as being in need of updating. Could it of updated them by its self?
"Edit"Secunia now shows me as 100% updated.

 

[Rabbit01]

Don't know about Secunia PSI, never used 3rd party updater program before. Just rely on each program's own updater.

 

[learninmypc]

Rabbit01, sounds like a good idea to me. I had it on my XP but it was too slow. Think I'll dump it. Thanks.

 

[learninmypc]

Everything was going fine till I tried to use google earth again & this came up

Is it time to give up or ?? The path C:\Users\THOMAS~1\AppData\Local\Temp\Google_Earth_7.0.2.8415_131101-143810_1.dmp

don't exist
Is there any truth to this http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/earth/c-xkoJAvoBc

 

[cliffordcooley]

C:\Users\THOMAS~1\AppData\Local\Temp\Google_Earth_7.0.2.8415_131101-143810_1.dmp

Is that the way you typed it out because the image says[FONT=mceinline] 130101 not 131101?[/FONT]

"C:\Users\THOMAS~1\AppData\Local\Temp\Google_Earth_7.0.2.8415_130101-143810_1.dmp"

 

[learninmypc]

Is that the way you typed it out because the image says[FONT=mceinline] 130101 not 131101?[/FONT]

"C:\Users\THOMAS~1\AppData\Local\Temp\Google_Earth_7.0.2.8415_130101-143810_1.dmp"

The image is correct. Thank you for correcting it. Had a looong sober day yesterday.

 

[Rabbit01]

Don't know how big the dmp file is, but if it's small, maybe attach that to your post and hopefully someone can decipher and let you know what the problem is.

 

[learninmypc]

Don't know how big the dmp file is, but if it's small, maybe attach that to your post and hopefully someone can decipher and let you know what the problem is.

Rabbot01, as I said in that post #44, the path don't exist. I've tried following it. IF I leave out "THOMAS~1", then go from AppData it still only goes to "Local & nothing after than.

 

[Rabbit01]

Oh, I see it now, I missed it. So just to confirm, "show hidden files, folders, and drives" is selected in Folder Options?

 

[learninmypc]

Ya got me. I will have to undo that. my bad. Hope I remember how to.
Got this