Screen fuzzy on startup, requires multiple reboot

HiMy Probook 4540s has recently had a major screen problem. On startup, it is so fuzzy it's not possible to see the text/log on menu etc. This has happened twice now and requires multiple re-starts to get it right. The laptop hasn't fallen or suffered any type of damage. It's only about 1,5 years old.

Apple seems to still be replacing 2600XTs, and therein is your real problem, your graphic card needs to be replaced. Most users had taken it upon themselves to upgrade to a ATI 5770 or better but lately last week two people I think got Apple to replace their 2600s.

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Having issues with patches that require multiple reboots in a task sequence?

Are you guys having issues doing a build and capture or deployment, while including the recent patches ?
It looks like another patch is requiring multiple reboots which breaks the task sequence...
Long story short... the last time I created a .Wim file was in June (with ZTIWindowsUpdate) - it included all the patches as of June 2014. This image has been deployed since then with no problem. All the other monthly patches (07/08/09/10/11/12/01) can be
installed successfully through the deployment task sequence with no problem.
Then last week, I decided to create a new .Wim file to include all the patches as of January 2015. In my build and capture step, it exits because one of the updates requires multiple reboot. I checked on the following website and it has not been updated
since October 22nd : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2894518
Do any of you experiences issues with a WSUS that requires multiple reboot recently ?
Thanks!

As mentioned, the MDT offline updates task will do it. Add it to your build and capture and it will do the work for you using the updates in an update package that you've previously created. Alternatively, use a stand-alone instance of MDT to create your
image (using a build and capture TS of course) -- this can then use a stand-alone instance of WSUS to install the updates into your image which you then import into ConfigMgr.
Jason | http://blog.configmgrftw.com | @jasonsandys

Updates that require multiple reboots - any additions to KB2894518?

Hi there,
I have more than one cusotmer that deploy Software Updates as part of their BaC and OSD task sequences in SCCM. In these cases I make sure to exclude the updates listed in
KB2894518. In addition I am excluding KB2871690 and KS2920189 as mentioned in
this post by Nash Pherson over at myITforum.
Now I am suspecting that there are more updates requiring double reboots as the customers TS seems to be breaking after the installation of updates by way of a double reboot.
Do you know of any more updates that causes the TS to break?
Thanks,
Terje

Yes, but I am not confident that any of the Aug. 12th updates is the culprit.
Make sure you have excluded all the updates listed in the posts I like to above. Watch the screen while the Task Sequence reboots your client after the SUP stage. When the client is booting, you will see "configuring updates" and then a "spontaneous" boot
outside of SCCMs control.
We are working on some systematic testing to narrows down which update(s) it might be, but that takes a fair amount of time. Hope to get to the bottom of it this week.

HP ENVY Phoenix h9-1420t CT slows down 100x after 30 minutes of startup, requires constant reboot

Windows 8, now Windows 8.1 does the same. After about 30 minutes everything is so slow.
For example: at first start, start up Control Panel is less than 1 second. After 30 minutres, Control panel takes 1Min 45 seconds to open. A Internet Explorer search goes from 1 second to over 1 minute.
Control Panel shows less than 3% total CPU and only a fraction of the total RAM is used. There are no strange applications running.
Running Paid version of Kaspersky. Run Microsoft Defender - no virus or registry errors.
Twice HP support instantly determines (with no facts) that it is a "virus" and had me install the Windows 8 OS from scratch. This didn't change anything either time. I am a little upset at all that time wasted because it requires installing all of the updates, then MS Office 2013. That is all we are trying to use on this machine. It is not a gaming or web surfing machine. We can't use it for MS Office because it failes to respond after about 30 minutes.
I have updated all the November drivers for motherboard, drive and others listed.
I manage over a dozen computers, this is a problem for the HP Envy Phoenix since day 1.
We are holding off on ordering any more HP in 1 qtr 2014 if this can't be fixed.
We won't accept it has a virus again unless HP can at least provide some proof or reasonable instructions.
We are very open to getting this fixec, but have spent over 100 hours of time and lost huge productvity. Our employee is working on an XP machine so they can stay more productive.

Hi Tesla3D,
One item of possible interest in your post is running both Kaspersky and Windows Defender.
You should turn off Defender in Control Panel.
That could be what is slowing down your system.
Note to self, check date of post!
Jaco
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Blue Screen Crash Running Windows Update on Reboot

I installed Windows 7 and Boot Camp Support Software. Installation went smoothly and no problems. When I run Windows Update, it requires a system reboot; however, each time I boot into the Windows partition, I get the dreaded blue screen of death. Then on reboot, Windows runs startup repair and restores the last installation. I think the problem might be that I am installing too many updates at a single time but not sure if it's something to do with the Boot Camp partition. I deleted the Windows partition and reinstalled Boot Camp but the problem persists. Windows 7 works fine, but can't seem to install updates.

Did you get the Apple drivers installed off your OS X DVD?
Is that what you mean by "reinstalled Boot Camp" ?
Did you get Apple Software Update (in Windows of course) up to Boot Camp 3.2?
Try getting those installed before Windows updates more.
No need to 'delete' Windows partition, just do a custom clean format and install what you meant?
No need to deal with Boot Camp Assistant again, all that does is set aside and create a partition to begin with.

"Desktop & Screen Saver" settings not saving upon reboot.

"Desktop & Screen Saver" settings not saving upon reboot. Settings are always set back to factory default upon computer startup. Need help! Please!

Back up all data.
This procedure will unlock all your user files (not system files) and reset their ownership and access-control lists to the default. If you've set special values for those attributes on any of your files, they will be reverted. In that case, either stop here, or be prepared to recreate the settings if necessary. Do so only after verifying that those settings didn't cause the problem. If none of this is meaningful to you, you don't need to worry about it.
Step 1
If you have more than one user account, and the one in question is not an administrator account, then temporarily promote it to administrator status in the Users & Groups preference pane. You can demote it back to standard status when this step has been completed.
Triple-click the following line to select it. Copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C):
sudo chflags -R nouchg,nouappnd ~ $TMPDIR.. ; sudo chown -R $UID:20 ~ $_ ; chmod -R -N ~ $_ 2> /dev/null
Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window (command-V). You'll be prompted for your login password, which won't be displayed when you type it. You may get a one-time warning not to screw up. If you don’t have a login password, you’ll need to set one before you can run the command. If you see a message that your username "is not in the sudoers file," then you're not logged in as an administrator.
The command will take a noticeable amount of time to run. Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign (“$”) to appear, then quit Terminal.
Step 2
Boot into Recovery by holding down the key combination command-R at startup. Release the keys when you see a gray screen with a spinning dial.
When the OS X Utilities screen appears, select
Utilities ▹ Terminal
from the menu bar. A Terminal window will open.
In the Terminal window, type this:
resetpassword
That's one word, all lower case, with no spaces. Then press return. A Reset Password window will open. You’renot going to reset a password.
Select your boot volume ("Macintosh HD," unless you gave it a different name) if not already selected.
Select your username from the menu labeled Select the user account if not already selected.
Under Reset Home Directory Permissions and ACLs, click the Reset button.
Select
 ▹ Restart
from the menu bar.

MBP has gray screen on start up, won't reboot

I bought a used MBP (early 2011) with OS X 10.6.8. It's been running just fine, but last night moving files the screen suddenly went black. I rebooted and it will come up to a gray screen and then sit there. The fans start revving up and it gets really really hot. Of course I haven't done a backup recently, so I need the information on the computer. I am hesitant to return it (under warranty) for fear of not recovering my data. Help!

Mac OS X: Gray screen appears during startup
Check the warranty status just in case > Apple - Support - Check Your Service and Support Coverage
You will need the serial number > How to find the serial number of your Apple hardware product

Unable to update any software that requires a reboot.

When my old mbp broke down I migrated all my files using Time Machine. At first I had some issues with multiple accounts but since that was resolved everything has been running smoothly. Recently though, I discovered that when I tried to update Safari to 5.1.2, it appeared as if the installation went all right but when the system had rebooted the application was still on my software update list. On that list were also several firmware updates as well as minor updates for applications like iTunes. In fact, I could see that no automatic updates had gone through as planned since I bought my new computer last spring. The list was empty.
I tried to install all updates that didn't require a rebooting of the mbp and this went very well. However, when I tried to install the updates for firmware and Safari, my computer didn't even ask me for my password but skipped immediately to rebooting. When it fired up again, none of the updates had been installed but were still on the list for available updates.
Another thing that I've discovered while googling for a solution to my problem is that my disk permissions are corrupted in some way. I've tried to use Disk Utility to repair my disk permissions and it changes the permissions of about a dozen of files. Immediately after having been repaired though, if I run another verification scan, these same files will show up again as having the incorrect permissions.
Are these problems related? Does anyone know how to fix either of them? I'm thankful for any help at all.
edit: It might be helpful to know that I'm on a 13" mbp (early 2011) running OS X v. 10.6.8

Another thing that I've discovered while googling for a solution to my problem is that my disk permissions are corrupted in some way. I've tried to use Disk Utility to repair my disk permissions and it changes the permissions of about a dozen of files. Immediately after having been repaired though, if I run another verification scan, these same files will show up again as having the incorrect permissions.
Nothing to worry about. And no need to keep repairing Permissions. Once is enough.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1448?viewlocale=en_US
For Software Update, try moving these files to the Trash (don't empty yet.)
In your home folder library
/Users/yourusername/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate.******** *******.plist
/Users/yourusername/Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate.plist
/Users/yourusername/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate********* **************.plist
/Users/yourusername/Library/Caches/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate
Asterisks replace string of numbers or characters and numbers. Trash any others you find "By Host."
In the next level HD Library
/Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate.plist
This one will ask for your admin pword.

Can I force new startup disk at reboot?

I'm running Tiger on an old G4 iBook. I tried upgrading to Leopard, but after lots of churning I got the message that I couldn't do this because I don't have enough RAM. Problem is, when I try to switch startup disk back to the local disk from the installation disk, the optical drive churns and churns and ultimately the system freezes up before I can consummate the switch. I therefore have to do a hard reboot, which starts the installation process again. Is there a way of forcing a switch in the startup disk while rebooting? Some combination of option key and other key?

Here's the *Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard installation system requirements*
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24950
Were you using a black, retail Leopard DVD installer or a gray installer from another model Mac (won't work)?
 Cheers, Tom

Screen Grays,System Freezes, Requires Restart.

During "Finalize Project" Screen Grays,System Freezes, Requires Restart. What's up.

Run Disk Utility. The startup disk may need repairing.
Using Disk Utility to verify or repair disks

My phone is stuck on apple screen and i've tried to reboot it and connect it to my computer many times but it doesn't work. Can anybody help me?

My phone is stuck on apple screen and i've tried to reboot it and connect it to my computer many times but it doesn't work. Can anybody help me?

This is covered in the basics section of the manual:
iPhone User Guide (For iOS 5.0 Software)

My new at Christmas iPad air requires a reboot at least once a day sometimes more. Is this normal?

My new iPad air requires a reboot at least once a day, sometimes more . Is this normal?

That type of error could indicate a WiFi network problem. That type of error can usually be gotten around by simply turning off/on WiFi in the Control Panel or Settings. There may or may not be any problem with your iPad Air. It won't hurt to have it checked out. You could also test your iPad on some other WiFi networks to see if it has any problems there. If it doesn't you might want to take a closer look at your network.

My ipod touch is only partially functional, requiring multiple taps to do anything, with apps crashing. I performed all Apple troubleshooting steps, including reset and restore, but no change in symptoms. What should I do now?

My iPod Touch (4G, 8Gb) is only partially functioning, requiring multiple taps on icons to do anything, and apps are crashing often. There is a thin white border that appears around icons when tapped once, then I must tap twice to activate. (that's 3 taps for what used to take 1) I successfully completed all the Apple troubleshooting page steps, including reset and restore, but there was no change to its condition. What can I do now?

Now that I think aboput it further, You may have an Accessibilty feature turned on.
- Try triple clicking the Home button to see if that will allow access to the iPod so you can go to Settings>General>Restrictions to turn off all the Accessibilty features.
- If not then connect the iPod to your computer and turn off the features. See:
iTunes 10 for Windows: Accessibility features for iPod, iPhone, and iPadApplewill exchange broken iPod for a refurbished one for this price:
Apple - Support - iPod - Repair pricing

My phone when attached to the charger boots up reaches the password screen, i enter my password and it goes to home screen then shuts itself off and reboots. is my phone possessed or how can i fix it? can i get the data off of it even if the phone is gone

my phone when attached to the charger boots up reaches the password screen, i enter my password and it goes to home screen then shuts itself off and reboots. is my phone possessed or how can i fix it? can i get the data off of it even if the phone is not salvageable? thank you so much in advance for your help!

Make sure you have the Current Version of iTunes Installed on your computer
iTunes free download from www.itunes.com/download
Then see Here > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
You may need to try this More than Once... Be sure to Follow ALL the Steps...
Take your time... Pay particular attention to Steps 3 and 4.
After you have Recovered your Device...
Re-Sync your Content or Restore from the most recent Backup...
Restore from Backup > http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766
Note. Once the Device is asking to be Restored with iTunes... it is too late to save anything... and you must continue with the Recovery...

Not used my G5 Powermac (late 2004) for ages. Only boots in with Installation disk, but colour dots on white screen and message comes up to reboot machine. Nothing happens.

Not used my G5 Powermac (late 2004) for about 2 years. Was going to set it up for the lads to do school work.
However it only boots in with Installation disk, but colour dots on white screen and message comes up to reboot machine. However nothing happens apart from me keep trying. Also the numerous fans get louder and louder and louder.....
Any ideas folks

Can you please provide details on the exact model?
For a start, the PRAM battery is likely dead. PRAM tells the computer which drive to start with, other basic information. Still, you can usually get the computer to start, though bad PRAM is unpredictable and could be stopping that.
Some computer models use software to control cooling fans. If there's no software commands they automatically go into high speed to prevent overheating. Your software obviously isn't loading, so runaway fans.

Screen fuzzy on startup, requires multiple reboot

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