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Hows it going guys? I recently just had windows xp service pack 3 32bit on my PC but then I chose to upgrade last second, literally, to Windows 7 64 bit build 7100.0.090421. I downloaded it straight from Microsoft using their downloader, burnt it using a dvd-r writer and imgburn @ 4x speed. And...

Hi I have installed CpuZ and SIW on my PC running Win7 RC Bld 7100 and both programmes when run show my CPU Speed as 1349.5Ghz at 6.75 multiplier. My PC is as per my signature. I also have Win XP Pro installed on a separate HDD and both these programs installed and they show the correct speed...

I just installed a Linux distro based on Ubuntu 9.04. It is very user friendly. I don't like the Start Menu, but that's easily changed by choosing the Gnome Desktop. I used a program called [URL=http://unetbootin.sourceforge.netUnbooten[/URL] to install on my flash drive. You need to check...

Hi everyone, I've recently built my first system and installed Windows 7. I wonder if any of you experts could kindly assist? I'm having frequent 0x00000124 BSODs and I'm trying to go through all the possibilities. The system usually crashes under load (GTA4) but sometimes just for no...

for all thoes people who are experiencing this problem, i have a few tips that worked for me. Solving Windows freeze on startup....(this can happen when even booting from the startup disk, it has nothing to do with any drivers or software related issues) If you have sprung upon this problem...

Hey guys...wonder if some one could help me. I'm running win7 x64, V 7100, and I have 6GB of DDR3, of which sys properties says I have 4GB usable. See my picture below for how my memory is reported in my system. I have heard that I need to enable remapping in my bios, but I cannot see it...

I'd just like to check whether I've got everything right here - it's been a long time since I built a PC! Here are the key elements: ASUS ATI RADEON HD 4350 512MB DDR2 TV-OUT/DUAL DVI/HDMI AMD PHENOM II X4 QUAD CORE 940 BLACK EDITION 3.0GHZ SOCKET AM2 BIOSTAR TA790GX 128M AMD 790GX...

Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone could point out something I am doing wrong, I would appreciate any help what so ever. I just made a new desktop here are the specs: E8400 stock Gigabyte GA-EP43-UD3L 775 P43 EVGA Nvidia 9800 GT 4 GB Corsair ddr2 ram used WD Raptor 150 GB 64 bit iso directly...

Immediately after POST the screen goes black and flickers a little. It's an intermittent problem, once in a while I can get the computer to power on completely with no problems, but it's very rare. If it does power on completely, it has no problems after that, I've completely reinstalled windows...

I just did a fresh installl of windows 7 RC on my HTPC. All is well except for when I set wmc to record a tv show and it wakes up and records it the pc does not go back to sleep. It displays the logon screen (I have disabled the UAC). Am I missing a setting somewhere. My bios is set for S3 & S4...

Hi, I had everything running great in win 7 rc, then I decided to add in a new HD and win 7 would not boot. So I put everything back the way it was, and win 7 still won't boot. I have 2 500GB SATA Intel Matrix RAID set I created when I first installed win 7. The RAID set comprises 2...

here are my specs; C2Duo 3.0Ghz Wolfdale, EVGA 750i SLI FTW, 4GB DDR2 Crucial Balistix, 1x 1TB WD Caviar Black FALS HDD, 2x 500GB Seagate SATA2 HDD, 1x LG DVD SATA Drive, Corsair HX1000 PSU, 2x EVGA GTX275 in SLI., Case HAF932. Keyboard (G15) and mouse (G9) are USB from Logitech I installed...

So my USB ports just stopped working recently and I have tried everything to get them working I have uninstalled the drivers and reinstalled them but It says "USB device is not recognized" From researching I have heard you can update something in the BIOS for the USB ports but when I go into the...

hi guys, i need help. i am not sure it's windwos 7 problem or my configurations i tried to install windows 7 RC on the below setup (all new), but failed 1. SATA harddisk, WD Cavier 1T 2. mobo, Gigebyte GA-GM-785-S2H 3. SATA optical drive. LG-GGC... the last two components work fine if i...

I am running win7rc 64 on a home build, asus m2a-vm mb, ati hd4670, 4 gig OCZ ram. All drivers are current win 7 or latest Vista64 drivers. Away device is disabled. Symptoms: when my computer is in use it performs as advertised, no problems with booting lockups or anything. after my machine...

I might have missed this somewhere so bare with me and I will tell you what I have done so far. I have win 7 x64, which I have installed on my old hp laptop with no problems whatsoever. I have tried several things to get it to work on my gigabyte ga-ma78gm-2sh motherboard. I am using an IDE...

Hi all I've followed the tutorial on creating a bootable install USB for Windows 7 -- works great However there is a very slight problem -- there's no prompt for example "Press Any Key to boot from the CD". The prompt is actually very useful as during an install your computer might re-boot...

I've done a lot of googling and I have been unable to find a solution to my problem. At 8:00 AM yesterday, I had a power failure. My desktop was suspended in sleep mode while the outage occurred and successfully booted up once after the power failure. I noticed there was no sound so I tried...

I should have listened to myself and kept Win 7 running, But I listened to MS about the but they discovered where some folders had the wrong security Etc Etc. So I downloaded a new copy from MS burned the DVD and now just like before it is a puzzle to get running again. Here is what I have and I...

I've never had this problem before, and as they've done away with boot.ini I'm not sure how to approach it. In BIOS the order was CD>Hard Disk>etc as I installed it. Then after the first reboot I changed it to Hard Disk>CD>etc, and removed the install disc. Saved settings, reboot, post, and...