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    Windows 7 Windows 7 64 Slow Internet / Connection Timeouts

    I just purchased a Dell E6500 with Windows 7 64 bit. Everything works great EXCEPT for Internet Browsing. I tried everything I can think of and also tried some of the recommendations on the forums with no luck, includeing disabling the "Function Discovery Resource Publication". I then downloaded...
  2. kemical

    Google DNS Service

    Google has launched a free Public DNS service. Using this DNS service may provide improved browsing performance and security. Full instructions on how to switch to this DNS service on your machine are provided here.
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    Windows 7 Internet google and browsing issues

    I have just got original Windows 7(64) trough MSDNA . All working fine but if I wanna browse the net several issues pop up/ 1.Explorer is totaly off os aint working. i have tried multiple browsers like google chrome FF opera now im using(or tring to use) FF. There are some websites like...
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    Windows 7 A couple Windows 7 niggles - looking for solutions

    Well, I'm slowly getting through the really big problems, and now looking for ways to solve smaller stuff... 1. WHERE is my free space on Windows Explorer status bar? I've seen a bunch of complaints that it's gone, but none telling me how to get it back....... It's REALLY annoying to have...
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    Windows 7 WMC 7 - slow browsing and connection failure on Xbox 360

    FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Scroll to bottom for fix info....... ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Hi all, first post here. Seems like a forum I should be signed up to as I've...
  6. Aman1238

    Windows 7 (x64)Internet disconnects after doing anything online

    Ok, so I just got Windows 7 64 bit on my computer and everything went fine. But the network keeps disconnecting. Any load on the internet (downloading, browsing, chatting etc) disconnects the entire PC from the network. When I download or browse the web, it gives me a exclamation mark on the...
  7. reghakr

    Windows 7 Free ZoneAlarm Pro One Year Subscription Activation License Key Giveaway

    To celebrate 15th anniversary of Check Point Software (since it first started to release Firewall-1), the developer of popular ZoneAlarm security software products is having a totally free promotion to giveaway ZoneAlarm Pro with one year subscription. ZoneAlarm Pro is a security suite that...
  8. J

    Windows 7 W7 X-64 IE8 Google Chrome plugin -- don't do it yet

    Hi all You might have seen various references to performance improvements in browsing if you add the google chrome plugin to IE8. My experience with W7 X-64 RTM (legal downloaded from Technet and Clean install) is that this plug in causes random " IE8 has stopped working" messages as well as...
  9. gavin19

    Browser speed comparison - help!

    I don't think I've ever deliberately used IE unless I had to so I'm not including it here. I have used Opera, Firefox and Chrome/Chromium on a pretty much equal basis over the past year or so, with Chrome probably taking the lead. What I've found is that published browser speed comparisons...
  10. D

    Windows 7 IE8 vs Firefox

    I am running W7 RC1 and find it a definate improvement over Vista. The only niggle I have is that IE8 runs slowly as compared to Firefox 3. I have read that IE8 has greater security than Firefox. My question is: Are the security issues great enough for me to put up with the slow browsing? DanaW
  11. hbailla

    Windows 7 Windows 7 browsing performance

    Link Removed Betanews testers have revealed some interesting insights about windows 7 browsing performance . they have used five major browsers (Opera , Mozilla , Google chrome , safari and Inernet explorer ), testers claim that Windows xp is 13 percent faster than Windows 7 . What do you...
  12. A

    Windows 7 Right click to set a picture as cover (folder.jpg)

    If you have a large media library this tweak will be very useful. I have a large media library and I like to organize it for faster browsing with a covers, ablum art, poster ...etc I tend to rename pictures (only jpg files) to folder.jpg a lot this tweak will add an option to rename it to...
  13. L

    Windows 7 Computer privacy problem?

    Hi All, Do you have such kind of problems? Everyone can see your computer activities and I think that is a big problem - my computers are full of information. What kind of software do you use to remove all wanted files and to hide the tracks from internet browsing?
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    Windows 7 Can I downgrade from 64-Bit to 32-Bit?

    Here are my system specs: Intel Core 2 Quad 8200 Gigabyte EP43-UD3L mobo 2GB DDR2 Corsair memory sticks WD 160 GB SATA HD EVGA GeForce GTX 285 1GB with GPU Apevia 680w PSU and P4 12v ATX adaptor for CPU Sony DVD Drive and CD ROM that are on the same IDE cable but jumpers might be wrong So...
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    Windows 7 Linksys WMP54G - 64bit compatible Wifi card

    Hello, all. I was having problems using my U.S. Robotics USB wifi dongle with Windows 7. After some googling I found that the drivers weren't compatible with the 64bit version of Windows 7 (and Vista, for that matter). Futher googling revealed some candidates for compatible PCI cards (since I...
  16. TehHerb

    Windows Vista Windows 7 64-bit painfully slow internet browsing

    I installed windows 7 64-bit the other day and i've noticed that browsing the internet is VERY difficult. Sometimes pages will only half load (missing graphics etc) or not load at all. I have tried chrome, IE and firefox and they all have the same issues. As another example, no youtube videos...
  17. A

    Windows 7 Two taskbars in one

    I really love the new taskbar and being able to pin items to it. And I've noticed that if you have too many items pinned you will get a scrollbar that enables you to switch between the two sets of icons. I thought that it was pretty cool and figured that I should make one set of taskbar icons...
  18. U

    Windows 7 Weird internet browsing issue...

    Hey guys, I'm having a problem with my windows 7 installation on my work computer. I'm having a problem accessing isoHunt - the BitTorrent and P2P search engine, and only in windows 7 (I run a dual boot alongside xp, xp connects fine). I have tried Firefox, IE8, and Chrome, neither of which...
  19. D

    Windows 7 Win7 and internet browsing(only) failure

    Hello, I am running win7 64 bit on: GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel using the onboard nic LAN: Realtek 8111D Here is my problem. I can get to the internet with limited (to almost none) connectivity, However I can get onto world-of-warcraft and get 60 fps for hours on end...
  20. U

    Windows 7 Display driver stopped responding and has recovered

    i have the x64 version installed. at first i had the 8400gs pci express 2.0 card running on a dual monitor setup. my main screen using a dvi cable would flash black for a second or two and then flicker back on. it would keep doing that randomly. the flickering seemed to have gone away when i...
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