windows 7 VERY unstable after installing HUD Apocalypse please help

**Dani1989** · October 1st, 2012 11:43 PM

Hello!
so i installed the wonderful skin " HUD apocalypse " and just love it. however! i have serious problems installing programs/shutting down computer/running CMD as administrator.. all this give me the error c:\windows\system32\file in this case Cmd.exe " a device attached to the system is not functioning. please help me i have looked all over the internet for several hours for a solution but couldent find any that worked couse most required to run CMD as administrator wich i cant. Also i cant seem to shut down, restart computer from windows, have to press on the computer to do so. button dont seem to work. hope i postet this the right place, if not im realy sorry.

thanks alot in advance
Dani1989

**deviantdon** · October 2nd, 2012 12:27 AM

not at all sure on what to tell you about this brother,but i taged some very good and helpful people for you so you should get some help soon...good luck my friend and welcome to vc....

**Dani1989** · October 2nd, 2012 12:45 AM

thanks alot deviant, realy epriciate it =)

**YourNumbr1Fan** · October 2nd, 2012 01:10 AM

Not sure why the computer won't shut down, but the command prompt issue sounds like the path in your environmental variables has been erased.....

To fix that type in 'advanced' in your start-menu search, then open "view advanced system settings"....click Environment Variables, then add a new system variable by clicking the 'New' tab....in the next box, type "PATH" for the variable name, then enter "C:\windows\system32;C:\windows\;" for the variable value. BOTH LINES WITHOUT THE QUOTATION MARKS.
Also, before adding this path, make sure it's not there already, and, if your main-drive is different than C, adjust the codes I gave you to whatever the drive-letter your drive is. Most are C, but some people rename them with another letter....
See if that helps mate.

**Dani1989** · October 2nd, 2012 08:06 AM

Originally Posted by YourNumbr1Fan

Not sure why the computer won't shut down, but the command prompt issue sounds like the path in your environmental variables has been erased.....

To fix that type in 'advanced' in your start-menu search, then open "view advanced system settings"....click Environment Variables, then add a new system variable by clicking the 'New' tab....in the next box, type "PATH" for the variable name, then enter "C:\windows\system32;C:\windows\;" for the variable value. BOTH LINES WITHOUT THE QUOTATION MARKS.
Also, before adding this path, make sure it's not there already, and, if your main-drive is different than C, adjust the codes I gave you to whatever the drive-letter your drive is. Most are C, but some people rename them with another letter....
See if that helps mate.

i can not do this, i cant open anything on the computer if it require me to be Administrator then i get the error

**Dani1989** · October 9th, 2012 12:13 AM

alright, 5 days have past since i got the excellent help from the members of this community, and fixed my HUD apocalypse skin.
Im here to report back how its been since the fix.
its working realy good! i haven't got any extreme issues with windows, and non i can relate to this skin anyway. the issues can be anything realy but im gonna post them anyway just so if there is alot of reports with the issue im having it might be the skin...

alright i have experienced some problems with the sound icon. and sound in general the icon wont show, i restart a few times and sudently its back in the taskbar. i even went to properties and it shows as if it was not there ( but i can enter it from sound in control panel )

then i have a little problem with the speed it loads programs ( i know... ofcause its abit slower since its modded but the reason i add this is because it varies alot. im talking in general mostly about games but might be "steam" i dont know.. only thing i know is that i cant remember i had theese issues before. my rig is good and should be able to handle it so i dont know.. but its no big issue at all. in game its not a problem only on start up) ^^

again to point out non of theese issues is proved to be related to the skin and icons im using, so you can safely download the theeme and try it out for yourself! thank you

and thanks once again for the help i got fixing this