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    Windows 7 Can virus's inject into legitimate process's ? (One for all you tech wizards out there)

    (This pertains to windows 7) As title really, is it possible for a threat loaded from something like a web page or something else, to inject malicious dll's into existing legitimate windows processes ? And when i say existing processes i mean the processes and type of stuff that most people...
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    Windows 7 start menu writing win 7 + pic

    Hi Guys how ru?:) (windows 7 ultime, X32) well I have this problem on my laptop. my laptop is on 24\7, at night I just put it to sleep, then in morning I turn it on again. well, my problem is the start menu writing! after sometime it becomes really blur or even sometimes u can't even see the...
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    Windows 7 slow start up/wake up...

    honestly this thing is a monster but it seems crippled lately.. heres the specs OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Version 6.1.7600 Build 7600 Other OS Description Not Available OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation System Name JUAN-PC System Manufacturer To Be Filled By O.E.M...
  4. Windows 7 Work PC (XP) Faster than Home Desktop (Win 7 x64)

    Work PC: Windows XP, Dual Core E5200 2.5Ghz, 2GB RAM Home Desktop: see Link Removed The PC at work, although much slower than my desktop, seems to launch basic programmes like Google Chrome and MS Word much faster than my faster home desktop. I have no idea why. Originally, I thought it was...
  5. Windows 7 Running games at peak performance

    Make your games running at peak performance with Link Removed - Invalid URL. Designed to help optimize your PC for smoother, more responsive game play in the latest PC games with the touch of a button, Game Booster helps achieve the performance edge previously only available to highly...
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    Windows 7 An instance already running?

    I have just started receiving an error message which I had not previously encountered on boot up. It says, 'There is already an instance of Pidgin running'. Pidgin is my IM program and I have placed it into my Startup folder. I also run WinPatrol which shows that there are two instances of...
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    Windows 7 Bandwidth or Traffic Shaping

    Hola, For Win XP Pro I was using Traffic Shaper XP, its free and as long as installed on each individual machine and setup properly I can limit each PC on my networks bandwidth usage at any given time. It just runs in the background. Dont get me wrong I have like a T2 Down stream and a T1...
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    Windows 7 Sleep/Wake not an answered question

    Hello, I just updated from Vista 64 bit to Windows 7 64 bit. Everything worked fine for the first couple of weeks and then things began to act funny. I'm not a computer wizard so I'm turning to you for help. Here is my situation. I normally leave my computer on and only turn it off when it...
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    Windows 7 Windows Live Messenger Lag issue

    Hey Guy's I'm hoping someone here will be able to help me out with this issue Build OS: Windows 7 Pro 64 Bit Laptop Model: Gateway p-7811 FXCPU: Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz RAM: 4GB DDR3 Viedo Card: NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS Problem After about 30 min of running Window live...
  10. Windows 7 I finally got Win 7 up and running...

    I tried 5 installs(upgrades) and nothing seemed to work. My first attempt I ran the upgrade adviser and was told to uninstall iTunes. I did that and the install froze (black screen) after a reboot after "installing devices and files". I then had to re-install VISTA. I then did some research and...
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    Windows 7 startup Win7 & CPU stress

    Hay Question: I have Win 7 (ultimate x64) on my laptop (HP Pavilion). When I start the Win. something is “burdeningâ€Â￾ the system and because of that the computer is loud (cooler). Whole thing comes down in appx.4 min. and than computer runes smoothly – quietly. What could be...
  12. Windows 7 email prog where? & processes running...

    I just installed Win7-RC to my new Intel SSD. It went well. BUT, where the heck is the email program? I can't find it...DUH. And, for now I'm using Cox webmail...YUCK... Also, here is a 'HighjackThis' logfile of my startup items.... what's up w/ some of these? I want as few things running...
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    Windows 7 ArchiCAD V12 vs Adobe Acrobat 8 Pro

    Just raising this for other ArchiCAD users. Freezing Issue, but work around after The stats first ArchiCAD V12 (2675 AUS FULL) Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional 8.1.6 (I know 9 avail, but waiting till next time I have excess money in pocket) Windows 7 Eval Build 7100 Intel Q9400 2.66GHz Quad Core...
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    Windows Vista Vista not running right after Skype Install

    I installed Skype the other day for a class I'm taking, and now my laptop isnt running right. While I work, I like to open new internet explorer windows instead of using tabs... and sometimes if I'm busy, I can get as many as 18-20 different instances of the browser running. This has never been...