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    Windows 7 problem with program icons

    I have a dell vostro 1720. It came with XP with a 7 upgrade. I did the upgrade per windows/dell instructions. the issue I had was that every icon I clicked (didnt matter what program it was) took me to windows media center. I tried messing around with it (first mistake) and all of the icons...
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    Windows 7 No Sound After Windows 7 Upgrade on Dell Vostro 1400

    I am currently running Windows 7 32-bit on a Dell Vostro 1400. I upgraded from Vista Pro. After upgrading, I too have had the joy of not being able to have any sound come out of my speakers. If I plug headphones into the headphone jack I can hear sound. If I click the volume icon on my...
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    Windows 7 Dell Vostro a840/860 Bluetooth drivers?

    Hey again, I have got myself a Dell Vostro a840/860 laptop, like it very much! The laptop came with Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, but of course I flushed the HDD and installed Windows 7 on it the first day. No issues, everything works OTB, except Bluetooth. Device manager sees it as a device, but it did...
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    Windows 7 Help before i destroy my Notebook

    Hello i am new here PLZ HELP I am having issues with RDP externally EG: if i am at the office i can RDP in my servers locally with ease however i cannot remote out to a nother site, but if i use my co-workers machine i have no problems at all externally What i have done so far is: -checked...
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    Windows 7 Sync with windows mobile PDA

    I use an ipaq 114 windows mobile based PDA on a Dell Vostro 1710, recently moved from Vista Pro to 7 pro First synchro after updated to 7 was OK Now, it is impossible, the status is as follow - When I plug the ipaq, it is displayed in the "computer" tree structure - When I check on the PDA, it...
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    Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor

    Upgrade Advisor will not run on my laptop. I get a message that says an unexpected error has occurred and I should reinstall Upgrade Advisor. Reinstalling does not help. I think the laptop should be a candidate for upgrade. It's a Dell Vostro 1700 a little over a year old, running the latest...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 screen flashing

    I've been using Windows 7 build 7100 happily for the past 6 months. But recently it develops a weird problem: The application window (like IE, firefox, outlook, explorer) flash quickly. I can see "Not responding" displayed in the title in between the each flash. I have Quad proc + 6GB memory...
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    Windows 7 NIC disabled after no activiti for > 15 mins

    I have RTM version of Windows 7 (RAS-in and installed from Control Panel) installed on Dell Vostro 400. The Network connection will be lost if no activitie is going on > 15 mins. But If RAS into corpnet, the network won't get lost even with no activities.... The only thing to keep the network...
  9. Windows 7 Solution to missing Stereo Mix for some laptops

    I have a DELL Vostro 1000 with the 32bit version of Windows 7 RC (Build 7100) installed. I too ran into the problem of the missing recording devices. The onboard sound chipset is the Sigmatel chipset. I found my solution by hunting through the many Vista and Windows 7 forums. I downloaded the...
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    Windows 7 swap disk drives

    Background: Windows 7 RC patched, new Dell Vostro 220 2GB RAM, 75GB HDD C:, 250GB HDD I:, 80 GB external HDD, optical (CD/DVD-RW) drives, floppy drive, lovely new Kodak ESP5 All-in-One inkjet printer, etc. Because the C: drive has everything on it, it is quite crowded. (It contains W7, W2K Pro...
  11. Windows 7 Mass Storage Controller

    Hi, First of all, Great Os Windows 7. I have it running on my htpc with a Sempron 2800+ with only 756mb ram and it runs smooth as ever. Got it on my Dell Vostro 1510 as well, Only problem is it cannot detect the Mass Storage Controller. I have seen this problem on other forums as...
  12. 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...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Install Fails on Dell Vostro 220

    This is my first post on this forum. Thank you for your time and help. I have the Windows 7 Beta disc and I am trying to create a partition and install it on my Dell Vostro 220 (see my profile for full PC details). I have 3 partitions: FAT16 - Primary - 70MB FAT16 - 0xDE (EISA Configuration)...
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    Windows 7 Blue Screen on Internet connection

    Hi! The problem occurs only when connected to the internet (Broadband). Here it goes..... While surfing or especially when downloading something the system suddenly enters the blue screen and restarts automatically. Also, sometimes the internet connection drops (Reason not known) and does...