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    Windows 7 Windows old on Wim7

    Trying to do a back up to a portable HD 250 GB I'm told insufficent room! Looking at Windows I see files Windows Old that is 63 GB and Windows Old 000 that is 36 GB in size - can someone enlighten me on these, what they are they for? are they necessary? and can they be got rid of? :confused:
    • colb
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    • backup computer maintenance data cleanup disk space file management portable hd storage windows windows old
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Cookies gone after power loss

    Hello everyone, So I have been using windows 7 since about memorial day, and really cant complain too much. The only major concern I have so far (besides not being able to delete folders because it claimed they were in use {i think i fixed this}) is that recently, it almost seems like once a...
    • AndyMan
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    • computer maintenance cookies data loss home environment internet explorer power loss reboot issues temp files user sessions windows 7
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Am I missing something?

    I've been running Windows 7 on my laptop since it was released and really like it so far. Never ran Vista as my primary OS but did have it installed on a dedicated gaming desktop for a short period of time. Don't recall having that many issues with it like others have reported but maybe I didn't...
    • Alphanumeric
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    • computer maintenance gaming operating system retail prices support upgrade user experience user machines windows 7 windows xp
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 DVD drive disappears after installing various drivers

    This was a weird one. I did a clean install of RC1. I used my Dell driver CD to reinstall drivers. After installing the sound, chipset, and SATA drivers the DVD drive would disappear at the end of each installation. I rebooted and BIOS did not detect it. I had to power off at the end of each...
    • trippb
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    • bios chipset clean install computer maintenance dell driver conflicts drivers dvd drive firmware hardware issues installation bugs latitide e5400 rebooting sata sound drivers troubleshooting tsstcorp
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Moving 2nd partition onto deleted 1st partition?

    I put 7100 on a second partition on my p.c. so I could test it out since I have had to revert to 7000 paritition on this machine on all builds after 7022 due to internet loss bug. However I have solved the problem and am now ready to move the second partition over onto the first one, which I...
    • gregrocker
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    • boot manager cleanup computer maintenance data migration disk management drive letter file system hard drive installation internet bug os management partition magic partitioning revert secondary partition system partition tech support windows 7 windows 7000 windows 7100
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 is sleep state a + or - on Hardware life

    Probably a simple question but was wondering if constantly putting machine in sleep mode helps or hinders monitor and other hardware throughout the day rather than rebooting.
    • confused
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    • computer maintenance energy saving hardware life monitor performance power management rebooting sleep mode
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
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    Windows Vista scan and fix external hard drive

    I have a Dell Vostron with Vista. Frequently, I get an error box (actually multiple ones) that says "Microsoft Windows" - clicking on the box, it says it wants to "scan and fix" one of my two external hard drives. The "autoplay" box will also be there multiple times. I do not believe...
    • nkorte1
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    • autoplay computer maintenance dell vostro error messages external drives scan and fix storage issues troubleshooting vista windows errors
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows Vista How to Format Dual Boot Windows Vista and XP to Remove Virus?

    :confused: Operating Systems: Windows Vista and xp prem. Types of computers used: Desktop Computer Number of Windows Vista installations: 1 Manufacturer: Other / Not Listed Make & Model: vista home premium build 6000 Processor: 2.67 Gigahertz Intel core 6700 2 duo, 64 kiobyte memory cache,4096...
    • chaz
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    • anti-virus computer maintenance computer specifications desktop computer display adapter dual boot formatting geforce hard drives memory motherboard norton antivirus operating systems processor reinstallation ssd troubleshooting virus removal windows vista windows xp
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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