Windows XP freezes, audio has disappeared and returned, system hangs on shutdown...my PC has suddenly taken a turn for the worse, and nothing I've tried seems to be helping. So...help? [more inside]
posted by ZsigE on Dec 12, 2009 - 6 answers

What is the origin of the phrase "getting the hang" of something? What did it mean, originally, to "get the hang" of something?
posted by RedEmma on Oct 9, 2008 - 17 answers

Server/network/IT-Filter? Windows Vista keeps, or more specifically explorer.exe drops my network transfers, how can I fix this or what is the best Explorer replacement? Also, how can I make Windows Server 2008 more useful on the small scale (more inside of course) ... [more inside]
posted by cgomez on Apr 17, 2008 - 4 answers

My mac hangs at login, showing only the blue desktop pattern and the spotlight icon in the upper right, but no menus, no icons on the desktop. [more inside]
posted by Wild_Eep on Nov 7, 2007 - 10 answers

I want to tie up my kinky girlfriend, so I need to install a strong hook of some kind in my ceiling. Help me make sure it doesn't fall down. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 1, 2007 - 33 answers

MacFilter: Diagnosing a spinning-beach-ball of Death on a Mac. [more inside]
posted by vacapinta on Sep 13, 2007 - 6 answers

I'm going to China next year to study for 12 months. I am concerned about getting sick over there, particularly, contracting Avian Influenza (bird flu). My question is, how concerned should I be? [more inside]
posted by gttommy on Dec 19, 2006 - 12 answers

How can I trouble a system that intermittently hangs before the POST? [more inside]
posted by srboisvert on Jun 16, 2006 - 10 answers

QuickTime, (and QuickTimeAlternative) can't play sound correctly and hangs after any interaction. [more inside]
posted by NinjaTadpole on Apr 19, 2006 - 5 answers

I have run into an unpleasant Apache concurrency problem, whereby the ongoing download of a large file spontaneously and silently hangs ~90 seconds after another request to the server is made. Error logging set at the highest level reveals nothing. Any idea what may be causing this? (Apache/2.0.52, Win2K Professional) [more inside]
posted by Danelope on Mar 10, 2005 - 16 answers

A USB 2.0 card reader is causing my Windows 2000 laptop to completely hang up. [mi] [more inside]
posted by alidarbac on Aug 16, 2004 - 1 answer

Whenever I right-click in a folder window, Windows Explorer hangs for about 30 seconds. Same thing if I select a file and hit the delete key. The right-click keyboard key: same thing. Eventually, I do get my right-click menu and can use it, but the lag is making me insane. I've done my Google homework and there's [more inside]. [more inside]
posted by scarabic on Jan 7, 2004 - 14 answers