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    Windows 7 WD MyBook External hdd Very Slow to be Recognized by Win7

    I use a My Book Essential 250 GB external hdd to store system images made using Acronis True Image. I only attach the drive once the computers are up and running and then disconnect it once I've made a backup/image. When I plug the drive into a USB port it takes a long time (2 minutes or so)...
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    Windows 7 How to obtain full system specs.

    System Information Viewer is a good program that shows loads of info about your system. You can download it here: Link Removed - Invalid URL Everest Home Edition is also a good one. You can download it here: Link Removed - Invalid URL Enjoy.
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    Windows 7 Crackling/ static sound from audio? Tried diff drivers/ soundcards..

    On my Dell there was a setting in the BIOS to turn the onboard sound on or off. No other settings, just on and off. As Basher suggested maybe there is a BIOS update you could do as well. I suppose you could also temporarily remove your other sound card and try the on board sound to see if the...
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    Windows 7 Crackling/ static sound from audio? Tried diff drivers/ soundcards..

    Do you have a sound card built in to your mother board as well? I had the same issue once where the on board sound and the sound card were fighting/conflicting and creating the static too. It happened with a change of BIOS or resetting the BIOS or something like that. I turned off the on board...
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    Windows 7 Nvidia GeForce Go 6800

    I had a similar issue with our Dell laptop and an ATI Radeon Mobility X1400 driver. WIndows installed and only used a standard VGA driver. There are no drivers at ATI nor at Dell for Windows 7 yet Windows compatibility said it was okay. I also tried to find new hardware and that didn't work...
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    Windows 7 Smaller footprint upgrading over Vista or must I clean install?

    I upgraded 2 computers from Vista Home Premium 32 bit to Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit doing the in place upgrade. Both upgrades went smoothly. Both computers have around 4 GB more disc space available after the upgrade. Only a couple of minor issues that were easy to deal with (a couple of...
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