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Hello, Yesterday I installed Windows 7 on my brother's PC. He had been using Vista previously. Upon booting to the installer, the "Starting Windows" screen would appear with the animated windows logo. This screen took 20 minutes of waiting to get past, so for ages I thought it wasn't going to...

I've been having this problem off and on since I installed W7 that my CPU is spiking during low network use (e.g. 2-3mbit/sec). My setup is W7 (32), Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4 ghz, Asus P5E-VMDO, 8gb memory. Network Adapter is an embedded Intel 82566DM-2 Gigabit. No other network adapters are...

Hello, Having major problems with the "Windows 7 Upgrade for Home Premium 64 bit." I'm upgrading from Vista 64 bit and everytime I go through the installation process, I get to the last stage of Process 2 which i think is called "Transferring Files" or what not. At this point, i get Please...

Sorry if there's another old post already exactly like this one; I took a look around and didn't see any problem *quite* like mine. I'm installing Windows 7 64-bit on a completely clean install; I ran into some issues upgrading, and because of the major issues, I decided to take the scenic...

How can I extract the yellowish color? It should turn this way: The same thing happens in Photoshop, One sees as the first image, but save as the last image. Has someone some idea to fix it? I have a LCD monitor Samsung, Nvidia Geforce 8500 Gt video, Core 2 quad, 4Gb ram.

I will buy a new computer with windows 7 .Do you think it necessary to update the bios on the motherboard to run the windows and newer games without problems. Which considered buying the Windows version 32 or 64 for games The specifications of my new computer is 4 gig of ram, processor core 2...

I have Virtual Pool 3 DL. It ran ok on the Win 7 RC 64 bit but now I have installed the Retail version of Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit the program starts but once the game choices are mad it goes to "Loading" and then the computer freezes. I am working on it but if anyone can advise me I woiuld be...

Hi, Just wondering if someone can explain this to me? If I open up system info my CPU info reads as follows Intel (R) Core (TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83Ghz 2.79Ghz Why is there two different speeds listed? Is there a problem with my CPU or something? Help! Many thanks Andrew

Hi guys. So yesterday I went out and bought a new Hard drive for my computer. Installed my windows 7 RTM, started loading all my programs up...then I ran into Steam. Now here's where my problem is, error message came up around the lines of "Do not run steam in compatibility mode, please turn off...

Hi fellow Windows 7 users! Well so I've been using Windows 7 64 bit, Ultimate, for a couple months now, started on the RC and am loving it. Recently a couple weeks ago I took a step and got a technet sub and am currently using the RTM which is 6.1.7600 Build 7600. Problem I'm having now though...

Hey everyone, I've done a clean install of Windows RC 7 (64-bit), and at the point where the install says "determining video settings" (or something similar) my monitor will go into standby mode and nothing will wake it up. After rebooting, I can get to the part where it wants me to enter the...

hello guys..i am about to install windwos 7 but b4 i do that i want to make sure of somthing.. i am interested in installing the 64 BIT this is my Specs.. Processor Type Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 / 2.4 GHz Multi-Core processor technology Quad-Core 64-bit processor Yes Installed Qty 1.0 Max...

Just installed windows 7 pro, everythings fine but im haveing an issue with my ADSL2+ connection - where it drops out (doesnt actually disconnect, but stops sending / receiving packets) every few hours, causing anything im downloading or any games i might be playing to timeout and disconnect.In...

when i do a switch user and log back in to my profile, some of my desktop icons change position, the "Notes" gadget moves position, the ObjectDock dock is now on my left monitor, and other things happen. i'm running a dual-monitor setup. Core 2 Quad Q6600 4 GB RAM NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT Vista...

i'm having trouble installing this network adapter. so far i've tried the following methods: 1) using the most up to date driver from the netgear site and following the directions -failed 2) used the XP driver and tried installing by using "run as administer" -failed 3) used the XP driver...

I can't get this to run at all. I get an hourglass and then nothing. The app shows running in taskmanager but that's all. I have other games, particularly steam apps that work fine. GTA IV, Left 4 Dead and Lord of the Rings Online. They all work fine, Rainbow Six Vegas 2 is the only one so far...

Hello. I'm using the 64 bit and cannot "Rate This Computer". So far everything else works well, except IE8 is slow to open new tabs. I'm running Core 2 Quad Q9550@2.83GHz, 8GB RAM, and an Nvidia GeForce GTX 280. Any ideas? Thanks in advance! Nice OS, by the way!:) Trouble with the typing...

What exatly makes the Intel Core 2 Extreme stand out in performance above say a Core 2 Quad. I have a Core 2 Quad Q9300 so if i fitted a QX9650 what differences would i see apart from the price!!! I know my mobo will accept this processor but the price is putting me off. :eek: :eek: :eek:

Occasionally i get the dreaded blue screen when usung Vista Ultimate 64bit This can happen at any time and not during running anything specific. The message is MEMORY_MANAGEMENT. My system specs are as follows as someone may know the cure!!! Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit with SP1 Gigabyte...

I just did my first from scratch build based around a Core 2 Quad Q6600. I got some programs to watch the core usage, and I do not get ANY action on any cores but core 1. I got Vista Ultimate 32-bit for free from a conference.. (not what I wanted, butI figured why buy when I already have?)...