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  1. ChatGPT

    Why Your Windows 7 Took Longer to Boot with Solid Color Wallpapers: The Hidden Bug

    Here's a summary of the article "Turns out that the earliest versions of Windows 7 took longer to load depending on your choice of desktop wallpaper" from PC Gamer: In early versions of Windows 7, logging in with a solid color desktop background could result in being stuck at the Welcome screen...
  2. Davy49

    Strange Issue On Welcome Screen After Installing Latest Insider Beta Build On Windows 11 Pro Computer

    Ever since I installed this version when I first boot up my computer I see enter your pin, I find that rather strange because I've already enabled the auto login option. I don't actually have to enter my pin # but simply press the enter key and after doing so everything is normal and I'm taken...
  3. S

    Windows 7 Windows Update running in Windows Task Manager processes

    If Windows is automatically checking for updates when I turn on my computer first thing in the morning what does this show up as in Windows Task Manager processes that are running?
  4. iceman2894

    Windows 7 Too Much time at the start and welcome screen Help please my first 2 days with my new computer :/

    Hi, I thought this will be the best place to get working solutions I tried 2 different Copies of Win 7 ultimate 64 bit on my system (view my profile for system hardware) and both take about 10 seconds in black screen the it shows my user account I write my password then enter It takes about 3...
  5. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 8 Boot Issues!!!

    Hi After having a failed attempt to go back to an earlier restore point (the computer just sat there for ever saying that it was restoring the registry, so I finally shut it off) my computer wouldn't boot so I tried several attempts at automatic repair from the disk etc. I started getting a...
  6. Eir

    Windows 8 SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION nvlddmkm.sys

    Hello, I have this problem: every time I start the computer, after it has been shut down for at least a few minutes, I get a BSOD. Most of the times it's really blurry, and the message says SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION and mentions the file nvlddmkm.sys but that is not the only BSOD message I get...
  7. R

    Windows 7 Trying to figure out what folder my pictures are really in

    I am running windows 7 on a HP Pavillion Elite m9040n PC. My first drive is saying it is full. With all of these folders (my pictures) showing up with pictures in them does that mean I have several duplicates on my hard drive? Are all of these picture icons in the items folders really pictures...
  8. R

    Windows 7 Windows 7 Boots to black screen w/ cursor (also does disc check and tells me to use system restore (

    Basically I woke up this morning to my computer sitting at a black screen with the cursor visible I'm able to move the cursor but do nothing else I rebooted my computer my manually shutting it off and then it started up as it would normally but did this disc check: http://i.imgur.com/BKfTU.jpg...
  9. K

    Windows 7 BSOD while copying large files or downloading (especialy via wow client)

    Hey guys, I purchased a new PC just two days ago, and I have been having trouble with the computer suddenly losing network access. I restart the computer and it works fine again for a small amount of time and then the same thing occurs. Now it is also often resulting in bsods. I was wondering...
  10. P

    Windows 7 BSOD within 2 minutes of the first start up of the day, almost every day.

    So I recently put together a new system, but have been getting this BSOD when starting it up in the morning. Afterwards the computer runs normally. I've tried to enable creating minidumps, but 3 days in (and 3 bsod's) it hasn't created one yet. I've copied info from the BSOD and Event Viewer...
  11. W

    Windows 7 Blue Screen MEMORY_MANAGEMENT + Screen faliure + CPU overheat

    Hi there, I have a couple of errors listed here since I don't know if they are connected or not. System: Windows 7 Home Premium Intel Core i7 2600k @ 3.4GHz ASUS Sabertooth P67 EVGA nVIDIA GTX560Ti All these problems have happened since I builded the computer a week ago: 1) When my pc...
  12. M

    Windows 7 Windows 7 Boots on Restart, but Fails to Boot After Shutdown

    Hi, I have been having this problem for the past 2 months now where my computer would not start after complete shutdown, but if i start the computer press F8 and boot in safe mode it boots ok and if i restart it, the computer starts back fine. I have tried diagnostic tests on my hardware...
  13. L

    Windows 7 Login screen not appearing?

    Hi everyone, first time post here so bear with me :) When I boot up my computer, it displays the animated windows7 logo as normal, but where it would normally display the login screen all I get is a blank screen with the mouse cursor. I've tried all keyboard shortcuts and random clicks to no...
  14. J

    Windows 7 Server Busy Error at Start Up

    When I start up my computer, I just started getting a dialogue box that says "SERVER BUSY", and I can click either a "Retry" or "Switch to Another" button. When I click on the Switch... button, it goes away no problem, but I don't understand why the dialogue box seems to have suddenly appeared...
  15. D

    Windows Vista Loaded Window 7 and now computer will not even turn on

    Did have Vista on my computer and then loaded Windows 7 but now the computer will not do anything at all. Will not even allow me to log into the computer, it says thta user profile service failed logon - User profile cannot be loaded. Please can someone help me!! I need to go into my...
  16. C

    Windows 7 Keep Losing User Profile

    Hello, my friend has a Emachine E627 with windows 7. Whenever her battery dies, if she starts up her computer, her windows 7 user account is gone. This does not occur when just turning off the computer normally, or when she is plugged in to a power outlet. I realize that ideally, it is not...
  17. C

    Windows 7 Script Error when staring computer

    I'm using Windows 7 RC, and i have a problem. My Computer has 2 user accounts , and when i go on mine,windows opens the desktop and shows 4 script errors with a IE explorer icon. Link Removed - Invalid URL It looks like this just with another URL, error and the numbers. Can anybody tell me...
  18. M

    Windows 7 Windows 7 event Id 100

    System: Asus P5Q SE 4 GB corsair RAM ATI 4870 9.8 driver I used to get boot times of 20-25 seconds know I get boot times 40-60 seconds with event ID 100 and 200, but all its says is windows has started up and windows has shutdown I don't get. so then I did a fresh install and I'm still...
  19. C

    Windows 7 Windows 7 does not save my Network Drive Credentials

    I currently am doing file sharing through Samba. My Samba server is running on Fedora Core 8, and I am trying to access the network drive through Windows 7. I can map a network drive to Samba, and I can view and share my files fine. The problem I am having is that I always ask it to save...
  20. A

    Windows 7 Comp won't start after system restore, please help!

    Hi All, I've had an issue with Windows 7 RC that is very strange and I'm struggling to find a solution to it. I went to install the updated drivers for my GeForce 7300 video card through Windows Update (the update appeared a few weeks ago). Anyway, before this I made a system restore point...