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Windows 7 Intermittent Freezing Issues After Upgrading to Windows 7: Seeking Solutions
I used to have windows xp. While using it my computer would occasionally freeze up for a second and then go back to normal. It usually did this about every 10-20 seconds. If I jiggled my hard drive SATA cable the problem would go away and then come back about 1 to 2 weeks later and I would just...- garthbartin
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Windows Vista Installing Vista Basic... Screen goes black after "Completing Installation"
Hello all, I purchased a Dell Inspiron 6400 about a year ago. It had Vista Basic OEM installed on it. The person I purchased the laptop from also gave me the install disk. A few nights ago the system would not boot. I then tried installing a fresh copy of Vista. Everything goes fine until the...- mrzrco
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- ati black screen core 2 duo dell device manager drivers graphics hardware installation laptop oem sata sigmatel sp2 troubleshooting update wifi windows vista windows xp
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Windows 7 Internet Explorer 7 in Windows 7
First i want to say that I tried to search but I am getting a database error when searching so I hope I'm not asking a repeat question. Here is the issue. My sister just got a new laptop last week with Windows 7 Home Premium installed. She was very excited to finally get a new computer to...- smergs
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- browser alternatives chrome compatibility core 2 duo database issues firefox home premium ie7 internet explorer laptop issues processor professional sister's laptop upgrade user experience virtualization windows 7 windows anytime upgrade windows xp work site support
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Windows 7 Windows 7 Help and Support not working
I am running windows 7 home premium 32-bit on a dell inspiron 1525( intel core2duo 2.0Ghz, 3gb ram). when i open help and support from start menu, i get the following screen: Link Removed due to 404 Error. It shows strange content. Additionally,it shows 'no result found' for whatever topic i...- ashwin
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- 32-bit content core 2 duo dell error help home inspiration intel premium ram results screen search solutions support system troubleshooting update windows 7
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Windows 7 Low fps in Prototype
i have low fps on that game 25-30 is my score on any resolution i tried from 1280x900 to 1680x1050 and alway same thing. rest of my pc asus p5kc,4gb ram, core 2 duo e6750, 500 gb hdd windows 7 ultimate 32- ibracadabra
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- asus core 2 duo fps gaming hardware performance prototype ram resolution windows 7
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Windows 7 Windows running very slowly without any programs open
I installed windows seven a month ago it worked good for a few weeks now my computer starts running 80% cpu and 80% ram constintly without any programs open. computer specs asus G51vx Intel(R) COre(TM)2 Duo CPU P7350 @ 2.00GHz 2.00GHz 4 GB ram 64 bit windows 7 home- wootnow
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- asus core 2 duo cpu usage home edition memory usage performance slow pc system specs troubleshooting windows 7
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Windows 7 Media Player Boot Issues
I have just purchased a Toshiba A505 Laptop with Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 w/ 4GB Ram. The issue is that Media Player starts up on Boot up. I have researched several blogs and/or forums and have attempted several fixes to no avail. I have checked the msconfig start and media player is not...- sfout68
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- boot issues core 2 duo fix intel laptop malware media player ram spyware startup support toshiba troubleshooting user help windows
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Windows 7 Windows won't boot after new RAM
I am running windows 7 pro 64bit My hardware is the following... Asus P5Q Motherboard Intel Core2Duo @3.0Ghz GeForce 9500GT graphics card So yesterday, I decided that I wanted to upgrade my ram, so I got 2 sets of 2x2GB ram from the local shop. I put both sets to use up all of the 4 DIMM...- dumspirospero
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- asus p5q bios settings blue screen boot issues compatibility core 2 duo ddr2 ram geforce 9500gt hardware issues hardware upgrade memory slots motherboard ram upgrade system error tech support troubleshooting windows 7
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Windows 7 Dual graphic cards on Win 7: Possible?
I was wondering if anyone was able to get 2 different model graphic cards to work on Windows 7. I have an Asus EN9600GT Silent PCIE card and 1 PNY FX5200 PCI. They work by themselves, but as soon as boot the system with both installed, one shows (fx5200) an error saying that the hardware could...- brazilian1337
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- asus card compatibility core 2 duo dual graphics error code 43 gaming setup gpu graphics driver hardware issues installation pci pcie pentium pny card system performance tech support troubleshooting video card issues windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 7 Ram reported vs usable (more reported than installed)
Running x64 retail on a custom build: Core 2 Duo @ 3.0 ghz 2 gigs crucial ballistix GeForce 9800 GTX+ (512 MB) MSI P43 Neo motherboard Not the issue people are thinking. I have 2 gigs of Ram installed and under system properties is shows Installed Ram 3.0 GB (2.0 usable), DXDIAG shows 3 gigs...- gimpydingo
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- bios compatibility core 2 duo crucial ballistix custom build dxdiag geforce gtx hardware issues memory remap memory settings motherboard nvidia performance ram reported memory system properties troubleshooting usable memory video memory windows
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Windows 7 Upgrading 32 bit vista to 64 bit W7. Possible ?
I currently have a Vista Home premium 32 bit on my Hp laptop. My laptop qualified for the Windows 7 free upgrade scheme. However the upgrade will only let me upgrade to Windows 7 32 bit, where as i wanted to a 64 bit windows ( i have been using that on my desktop and want to use it on my laptop...- kaiser2011
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- 32-bit 64-bit activation core 2 duo graphics hp laptop installation license key os installation ram support upgrade windows 7 windows recovery windows vista
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 7 Problems with games on windows 7
Okay so I have tried playing a large number of the games that I played on vista before I upgraded to Windows 7 professional 64 bit. All the games install fine with no problems but when I actually start them they all start then stop, start and stop over and over again. I can ctrl+alt+delete my...- doomdude009
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- 64-bit compatibility core 2 duo drivers error games gaming graphics hardware l4d memory performance rma rollercoaster tycoon software supcom troubleshooting upgrade ut3 windows 7
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Windows 7 can't upgrade to win7 on a vaio notebook
these is what i did so far, so many hours wasted pls. help tried upgrade to windows7 from a pre-loaded vista but, error will say "can't upgrade, i need to have a service pack 1 running" went to sony website and updated all the progams that needs to be updated but still the same i tried clean...- gumbee555
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- 32-bit 64-bit blu-ray clean install compatibility core 2 duo error graphics driver hardware home premium memory nvidia service pack sony vaio support troubleshooting upgrade windows 7 windows vista
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Windows 7 Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit or 64 bit?
Hi guys, I'm currently studying New Media and Communication Technology. I need to get Windows 7 Ultimate. Now my laptop when I bought it, had Vista Home Premium 32 bit. So my question to you is, do I upgrade to 32 bit or 64 bit? I work with alot of Adobe programs(Photoshop, Dreamweaver,...)...- DanielG
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- 32-bit 64-bit adobe compatibility core 2 duo dreamweaver graphics intel laptop multitasking new media performance photoshop ram sony vaio specifications technology ultimate upgrade windows 7
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Windows 7 Reinstalling Reigstered Windows 7
Hi I'm new, and I need some help. I just finished upgrading my windows XP home 32 bit to windows 7 pro 32bit using the upgrade disk. And I registered the software using the product key that came with it. I was browsing through the forums and saw that it was possible to upgrade from 32bit to...- dumspirospero
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- 32-bit 64-bit asus clean install core 2 duo custom build ddr3 hardware help os upgrade product key registration reinstall upgrade windows 7
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Windows 7 win7 aero random slowdowns
first to say hi to all the forum members this is mine strange problem with win 7: i did a fresh install to win 7 64 bit retail from xp and i have a problem with aero random slowdowns, for example if aero slow down after a restart (the refresh is slow and choppy, windows explorer is slow after...- djenika
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- aero ccc errors compatibility configuration core 2 duo drivers event viewer file explorer gaming gigabyte hyperx intel kingston performance radeon raid slowdown troubleshooting video playback windows 7
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Windows 7 Doesn't make it to installation
Hey guys, Im currently running Windows 7 x84 and would like to upgrade/install Windows 7 x64. I have the disc (Downloaded from MSDN, i am a current member with the correct cd keys and everything) but i place it in the drive, boot from it, it gets just past the Windows is loading setup files or...- Conceit
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- boot cd key core 2 duo gigabyte installation intel memory msdn radeon setup issues support system specs troubleshooting upgrade windows 7 x64 x86
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Windows 7 I need a new windows 7 laptop
Hey, this is my first post and it is about me wanting to buy a new windows 7 laptop... My last laptop i purchased, i researched laptops for several months before buying a new one and it the end it wasn't what i expected and sold it after my first year in college. Reasons why were that it got way...- Tom101725
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- battery life budget college consumer advice core 2 duo education first post hardware laptop macbook overheating performance processor recommendations research screen size technology value for money windows 7
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Windows 7 CPU Bottoming Out
Here's the low-down: Winows 7 Professional 64-bit Intel Core2 Duo 3.00GHz ATI Radeon 3870 512MB MSI P35 mo'bo 3GB RAM After installing the official release of Windows 7, my CPU will bottom out at 0% and the computer will lock up. I know its bottoming out because I have a Logitech G15 keyboard...- Ruemer
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- antivirus ati core 2 duo cpu desktop graphics hard drive intel keyboard lockup memory usage msi performance power settings reboot troubleshooting windows 7 windows vista
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Windows 7 Windows 7 Performance Issues: Desktop Lagging and Freezing with Core 2 Duo and 2GB RAM
Sometimes when i click on multiple windows, it lags and sometimes freezes and doesn't respond and when i go into task manager, it says all the windows are running. Anybody can help? Some info that might help you Processor - Core 2 Duo @ 1.83 GHz 2Gb ram running on Windows 7 x86- msrea
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- core 2 duo desktop freezing lagging memory issues performance software task manager troubleshooting windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support