Category: PC Crash

Bootmgr is missing in Windows 7 »

Few days ago I helped my friend install Windows 7 Ultimate. Since he bought a brand new 1TB Sata hard drive, he had to do a clean install. The Windows installation completed quickly and without any problems. All the drivers were installed and everything worked correctly. However, some new partition settings caused a problem and […]

BSOD in Windows 7 – PFN_LIST_CORRUPT »

Few days ago I experienced my first Windows 7 problem. My dad’s Toshiba L300 laptop, which was upgraded from Windows Vista to Windows 7 recently, suddenly started showing the Blue Screen Of Death. It appeared randomly and all I could see before the laptop restarted was the PFN_LIST_CORRUPT message. The error code that followed was 0×0000004E. I could see […]

Computer Shutting Down Unexpectedly »

I already wrote a post about possible solutions for laptops shutting down unexpectedly, but this one is specifically for desktop computers. If your PC turns off shortly after it boots up and it doesn’t let you do any work, you might want to try some of these possible solutions: 1. Boot into Safe Mode with […]

Cannot load user profile in Windows Vista/7 »

Update 2013: this also applies to windows 7. I came across a new problem in Windows Vista: the laptop I was given to repair wouldn’t load a user profile and no one could log on. Every time I typed the logon password, it would display this message: ”The User Profile Service failed the logon and […]

Best Backup Software »

One of the most important tasks for all PC users should be to regularly back up data in their computer. By not planning ahead for a disaster such as hardware failure, virus attack or an own mistake, they risk losing important files and information forever. I’ve seen such disasters happen: One day my 80GB hard […]