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How to
Uninstalling Avast 8 with its uninstall utility

How to Uninstall Avast 8 Beta from your Computer

February 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu 3 Comments
Uninstalling Avast 8 with its uninstall utility

Few users of XP reported on Avast forums that yesterday released Avast 8 beta version causing their system to slow down, if you’re facing any issues with this right now you can easily uninstall Avast 8 beta and reinstall Avast

Posted in: How to, Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting

Download Uninstall Tool for Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition

January 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

If you’re not able to uninstall Bitdefender Antivirus free edition from your Computer don’t  worry! Bitdefender is offering uninstall tool for the same. We’ve already covered how to uninstall recently released Bitdefender Antivirus free edition, that method as usual involves

Posted in: Troubleshooting
News
Disable ActiveX filtering that may resolve flash issues

Fix Flash Issues in Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 8

January 1, 2013 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Disable ActiveX filtering that may resolve flash issues

If you’re not able to play rich media content through Flash Player that has been embedded or integrated into Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 8, follow these steps. How to Fix issues with embedded Flash Player in Windows 8 FYI

Posted in: News, Troubleshooting
How to

How to Fix Internet Explorer 10 Installation Issues in Windows 7 SP1

November 14, 2012 by Venkat Eswarlu

What to do if installation of Internet Explorer 10 hangs and fails in the middle on Windows 7 at downloading required updates stage? We’ve covered … [Read more…]

Posted in: How to, Internet Explorer, Troubleshooting Tagged: Internet Explorer 10, Windows 7
How to

How to Fix AVG’s “Driver Installation Failed” Setup Error?

September 13, 2012 by Venkat Eswarlu

Recently, I installed AVG 2013 (we’ve reviewed it here, you may want to read) and started using it, today, when I tried to uninstall … [Read more…]

Posted in: How to, Troubleshooting Tagged: AVG
Google Chrome
Google Chrome settings and Google search open in Chrome on a Windows laptop

Fix to “Installation failed: the Google Chrome installer failed to start”

August 15, 2012 by Venkat Eswarlu
Google Chrome settings and Google search open in Chrome on a Windows laptop

Some Windows users who download Chrome get no browser at all. Instead, the small setup program shows “Installation failed. The Google Chrome installer failed … [Read more…]

Posted in: Google Chrome, Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting

Workaround for “Your PC’s CPU isn’t Compatible with Windows 8” Error Message

June 15, 2012 by Venkat Eswarlu

Some users using Windows 8 CP reported on the Microsoft Answers forum that they’re getting a warning message from Upgrade Assistant when they try … [Read more…]

Posted in: Troubleshooting Tagged: Windows 8, Windows 8 Release Preview
Troubleshooting
Windows Security guide: Defender, firewall, BitLocker and malware removal

Avast Releases An Utility to Fix Corrupted Avast 6/7 Installations

February 29, 2012 by Venkat Eswarlu
Windows Security guide: Defender, firewall, BitLocker and malware removal

We’ve covered the release of Avast 7 Beta -we’ve not updated you on final release of this version, sorry for that. If you’ve installed … [Read more…]

Posted in: Troubleshooting
Tips and Tricks

What is IEMonitor.exe? How to disable it from Running in the Task Manager

March 25, 2011 by Venkat Eswarlu

Still a lot of people use the browser’s built-in downloader to download files from the internet, on the other hand, Free Download Manager and Internet … [Read more…]

Posted in: Tips and Tricks, Troubleshooting Tagged: disable, disable IEMonitor.exe, IDM, IEMonitor.exe, process, Task Manager
How to

How to Fix Windows 7 SP1’s “Installation Was not Successful “ Error

February 24, 2011 by Venkat Eswarlu

Having Microsoft released/made available Windows 7 Service Pack 1 via automatic updates and through its download site, if you get “Installation was not successful” … [Read more…]

Posted in: How to, Troubleshooting Tagged: Installation was not successful, Service Pack, SP1, Windows 7, Windows 7 Service pack 1
Troubleshooting

Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware’s Run-time error ‘0’ and Run-time error ‘440’ Automation error [Fix]

October 10, 2010 by Venkat Eswarlu

If you try to run Malwarebytes Anti-malware you may get Run-time error ‘0’ followed by Run-time error ‘440’ and Malwarebytes won’t run from then … [Read more…]

Posted in: Troubleshooting Tagged: Automation error, Malwarebytes anti-malware, Run-time error '0', Run-time error '440'
Troubleshooting

What is mscorsvw.exe? How to disable its high CPU usage on Windows 10

August 8, 2010 by Venkat Eswarlu

After installing the Microsoft .NET framework on your computer, you may notice the mscorsvw.exe process running in the background in the Task Manager. Sometimes, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Troubleshooting Tagged: disable mscorsvw.exe, mscorsvw.exe, remove mscorsvw.exe, stop mscorsvw.exe
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