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    Windows 7 Start Menu Items Missing after Clean Install

    The problem with the start menu is related to the version of Windows 7 that Dell provided on their system "re-installation" disk. The original installation of Windows 7 that came on the machines did not exhibit the start menu problem, so I assume it was installed (imaged) from a different...
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    Windows 7 DVD drive can't read or write disks

    Even though your computer is new, did you see if there is an updated driver from the computer manufacturer (if the drive came with your computer) or Sony? Your problem sounds like a corrupt driver, so reload it from the corresponding Web site (not the disk that came with the drive), reboot, and...
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    Windows 7 windows 7 startup loop

    From my experience, this will be a difficult problem to resolve in a pleasant way and may have only one (unfortunate) solution. To cursively see if you have a hardware problem, try to boot from an emergency start-up disk (did you happen to make one? If not, you can easily make one from another...
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    Windows 7 Limited Access Wireless? Cannot Connect to internet on only one machine!

    I assume that you have tried the previous suggestions without success. If so, try this and let us know what you find. Go to the "Network and Internet" control panel category. From there (Network Connections), see if you can find your network devices. Right-click on your network devices in...
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    Windows 7 Start Menu Items Missing after Clean Install

    I'm aware that there are other old posts about this issue, but I need to throw it into the forum again as it seems to be unresolved. After a new (clean) install of Windows 7, the start menu is empty - all installed programs and other items usually posted by the installer are missing. Is there...
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