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    Windows 10 Boot record messed up.

    This Dell XPS 8700 started out at Windows 8.1. Before I even started using it, I used Paragon's Migrate OS to SSD 4.0 to move the C: partition to an SSD and be able to boot to it. Prior to doing that I shrunk down the original C: to basically match the SSD size and created another data partition...
    • IrvSp
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    • backup bcdedit bios issues boot configuration boot menu boot record data recovery dell xps disk management dual boot easybcd error resolution paragon migrate partition management ssd upgrade troubleshooting uefi windows 10 windows 8.1 windows upgrade
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 8 Can Panasonic Smart TV work as PC monitor?

    Connected Win 8 PC to TX-L42E6B TV using HDMI cable. BIOS screen shows then it goes black when the OS loads. Added a dumb monitor on VGA. That stays black during initial boot, but becomes the monitor as soon as Windows starts. Going into Screen resolution only shows one screen (the old...
    • Mr C
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    • bios issues hdmi monitor setup panasonic pc monitor screen resolution smart tv troubleshooting video playback windows 8
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  3. seekermeister

    Windows 7 Erasing A Drive

    The drive in my HTPC failed and I'm going to RMA it. Nothing unusual about that, but with this one I can't find a way to access it for data erasure prior to shipping, and that bothers me. The system partition doesn't contain anything too sensitive...that I remember, but it does have additional...
    • seekermeister
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    • bios issues data elimination data recovery data security degaussing disk management disk utilities diy methods drive erasure drive failure hardware issues home solutions htpc i/o error magnet strength partitioning rma process sensitive data uninitialized drive warranty
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  4. M

    Windows 7 graphics drivers conflicting and/or startup application causing problems at startup.

    Hi folks. My system specs are - Compaq Presario SG3470IL Desktop PC windows 7 ultimate service pack 1 32-bit intel core 2 duo @2.60 ghz 4gb ddr2 ram sapphire radeon hd 6450 1gb ddr3 dx11 graphics card motherboard - msi boston 7525/775 LGA socket PCI-Ex 1.0 chipset - p35/g33/g31...
    • Maxi Mays
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    • 32-bit application errors ati radeon bios issues compaq presario driver conflicts error logs firefox issues graphics drivers intel core 2 duo kaspersky malware bytes performance issues startup problems system conflicts task manager troubleshooting video card windows 7 windows error reporting
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
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    Windows 7 NDIS.SYS consuming 20+% CPU, going nuts trying to resolve this problem.

    I've been having this problem off and on since I installed W7 that my CPU is spiking during low network use (e.g. 2-3mbit/sec). My setup is W7 (32), Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4 ghz, Asus P5E-VMDO, 8gb memory. Network Adapter is an embedded Intel 82566DM-2 Gigabit. No other network adapters are...
    • michaelronson
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    • asus p5e-vmdo bios issues computer performance core 2 quad cpu usage driver update embedded network high cpu intel adapter ndis.sys network driver network settings packet handling performance issues resource management system stutter tech support troubleshooting windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Networking
  6. DemonTraitor

    Windows 7 Reverting from Windows 7 to Windows XP Pro (With SPANNED HARD DISKS)...

    Hi. I have an evaluation version of W7Pro on my server, which has expired. The system comprises of a single 100GB HD, which has the OS installed, and 2 x 500GB SPANNED IDE HD's holding data. I need to revert back to XP Pro while keeping the SPANNED disks intact - is this possible? I...
    • DemonTraitor
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    • bios issues compatibility data backup data recovery disk management dual boot file system hard drive ide installation os migration revert server spanned disks storage tech support windows 7 windows xp
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Only 1 Core Showing

    I have an HP Pavilion dv2000 laptop with a AMD Turion 64 x2 processor. I used to have Windows XP Home and then I installed Windows 7 beta. CPU-Z is showing only one core and thread. Device manager shows "ACPI x64 - based pc" under Computer. Under processors it shows "AMD Turion(tm) 64" and...
    • calicheese23
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    • acpi amd turion bios issues chipset drivers cpu-z device manager hal detection hp pavilion laptop support multicore performance task manager windows 7
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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