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Windows 8 Downgrade caused major speed problems
So I got the computer I have, a Dell Inspiron 15, and it came with Windows 8. I wasn't a fan, but I kept it anyway. Then suddenly after 3 years of ownership, the thing forcibly updates itself to Windows 10. I downgraded it after trying the new Windows for a few days, even though it did not have...- Kio5853
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- disk issues downgrade optimization slow why god windows 10 windows 8
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Error on one of four drives, cannot format or read
I'm having weird problems with a small SSD drive, F: (120GB). C:\Users\Administrator>chkdsk f: The type of the file system is RAW. CHKDSK is not available for RAW drives. Server management shows F: drive as healthy status, yet I was unable to create a text file in that drive in...- Chad Abizeid
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- 120gb drive chkdsk data recovery disk issues disk utility drive issues error rectification file explorer file system formatting healthy status raw file system server management ssd storage issues tech support text file user guide windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Server Forums
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Windows 7 Check for ONE File (!) if NTFS structure + hard disk sectors ok?
Obviously the user can check the consistency of a FULL, whole NTFS hard disk by performing a "chkdsk" command and run in addition one of the well known tools (like MiniTool Partition Wizard) a surface test to check whether all sectors of a hard disk are ok. But what if I don't want to check the...- pstein
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- chkdsk data recovery defective file disk check disk issues disk management file check file integrity file system hard drive minitool ntfs partition tool sectors storage surface test system file checker system utilities windows 10 windows tools
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Code Integrity determined that the page hashes of an image file are not valid
I have been logging a security audit error since Sep 2015, on my desktop Asus P9X79-E-WS (Xeon E5-1650 v2) running Windows 7 Ultimate (x64) Service Pack 1 (build 7601). Only recently - one week maybe - I have been experiencing my mouse hesitating and a beep when the mouse stops momentarily...- cherrio
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- asus audit failure code integrity desktop disk issues error analysis event viewer file integrity hardware ie11 intel xeon mouse issues performance issues security service pack sxs.dll system files tech support troubleshooting windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Software
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Windows 8 8.1 Crashed and I reinstalled. But now, . . .
I have a Toshiba Satellite P875-S7102 Laptop that began operating very peculiar because the Windows 8.1 operating system s-l-o-w-e-d down. Click an Icon to initiate a web browser (or anything else) and go make a pot of coffee while you wait for for the icon to acknowledge you even clicked it...- budparker
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- disk issues hard drive hardware issues internet explorer laptop pc troubleshooting performance issues reinstall repair startup issues system crash system issues tech support toshiba user help windows 8.1 windows repair
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Need help installing a OS
I have removed all the partitions on my hard drive(which was probably stupid) so that i could start from scratch. The problem i have is that when i try and use the windows 7 installation disk i get a message saying that my hard drive needs a partition. I have a created a ntfs partition with...- Firebeast
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- boot data loss disk issues formatting gparted hard drive help installation laptop linux ntfs partition recovery reinstall screen issue troubleshooting ubuntu windows 7
- Replies: 41
- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 7 DVD RW laser address location eratic
Hi Okay so if my heading isn't clear, what my DVD drive is doing is it's managing to read the disk but is really noisy and slow. It sounds like the laser is moving back and forth constantly (as if two or more programs were trying to access different parts of the disk at the same time but it...- Peter15788
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- access issues corrupted driver device manager disk issues driver reinstall dvd drive error hardware issues laser noisy drive optical drive performance issues software conflict system restore troubleshooting uninstall drivers windows 7 windows xp
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 7 Windows 7 Pro reinstalled
I have Windows 7 pro on my desktop PC and I didn't get the message to upgrade to Windows 10. My desktop is running slow and I need to do a fresh install but I don't have the disk . The disk was an upgrade for my system a few years back. I found the location on Microsoft website on how download...- suewatters1
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- activation key clean install desktop disk issues english version installation microsoft performance issues reinstall software upgrade support system restore tech help troubleshooting upgrade upgrade path user experience windows 10 windows 7
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 7 Finding Deleted Files
Hello again, No matter which undelete programme I try, not one of them will ever find a deleted file. I copy a file to a directory on C: or D:, delete it and then empty the Recycle Bin. Whatever application I care to use, the file, which is very unlikely to have been overwritten, can not...- Cheemag
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- backup data loss disk issues file deletion file management file recovery file system home premium kaspersky recovery recycle bin security software issues system settings tech support undelete user experience windows 7 xp compatibility
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Operating system wasn't found
so i was installing windows 8 from my bootable usb,but when i was installing, i restarted my pc.. Now it shows "An operating system wasn't found try disconnecting any drivers that don't contain an operating system. Press ctrl+alt+del to restart"...i can still bring up the boot drivers by...- Blackwidows
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- bootable drivers bootable usb computer issues disk issues installation restart troubleshooting windows 8
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 One of my Hard Drive went missing.
Hi there guys. I have Asus G750js laptop. Today when i started my laptop everything was fine. Then after sometime i restarted my laptop my second HD is not showing anymore take a look When i select MBR error appears The disk is not being displayed in Bios also. Is there any hope to bring...- amirzubair
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- asus bios data recovery disk issues hard drive laptop mbr missing drive storage troubleshooting
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows Vista Troubleshooting Windows.old Program Recovery After Installation Disk Repair
Using the repair program on the installation disk , the ALL PROGRAMS list on the the Open display was placed on the hard drive in a program Windows.old. Tried to recover with no cuccess. Any ideas?- underwire
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- data recovery disk issues hard drive installation programs recovery repair troubleshooting windows windows.old
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 The computer restarted unexpectedly or encountered an unexpected error. Windows installation cannot
I have been running my window 7 laptop for a few months with no problems then one day I switched it on and to restore to factory settings , got this message............. The computer restarted unexpectedly or encountered an unexpected error. Windows installation cannot proceed To install...- paul kuriak
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- disk issues error factory reset installation restart safe mode system restore troubleshooting windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 windows media player
I can only burn about 73-74 minutes to a 80 min.cdr. Anything over that bumps it to cd no.2. Shouldn't I be able to burn up to 80 min. Occasionally I can burn up to 79 min and over, but after the disc finishes burning it won't play and it's listed as an unknown disc- effing chris
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- audio formats burn limit cd burning cd drive cd ripping disk issues file size media player multimedia playback issues
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Confused and Frustrated
So i bought a 1T Western Digital hard drive from Best Buy today and copied the contents of my old hard drive onto my new one using Acronis Disk Director. It was running fantastic afterward, so I decided to add another partition to dual boot on. After coping the data and restarting the drive it...- Jeremy Wolfe
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- acronis bcm boot issues data recovery disk issues dual boot hard drive linux live disk mounting partition redundancy error unallocated space usb western digital windows installation
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 8 Windows 8.1 hangs at preparing automatic repair Toshiba Laptop
I have a Toshiba satellite laptop, and I had been having trouble with my laptop.When I load up my laptop it stuck at preparing automatic repair, and this is really getting annoying. I was wondering if anyone could help me thanks :) Things I tried: Using window 8 disc to fix, it doesn't work...- Supply
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- automatic repair bios password black screen disk issues error laptop safe mode startup repair system restore toshiba troubleshooting user help windows 8.1 windows vista
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Understanding Data Access and Write Operations in a Raid 5 Setup with Failed Hard Drive
My question is I have 3 hard disk and configured with raid 5 if one hard disk fails will data be continue to written on other two hard disk and. will user be able to access or retrieve old data until we put the new hard disk.- premchn
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- data access data integrity data recovery disk issues hard drive raid raid configuration redundancy storage user rights
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Windows Server Forums
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BitLocker Encryption Paused: Risks of Restarting Server with Half-Encrypted OS Drive
Hi All, Bit of help, as I am banging my head here! We've recently had a demand to use BitLocker to encrypt the one and only server we have. This is the file server, the DC, DHCP, DNS etc. Half way through encrypting the OS (Server 2008 R2) C: drive, it threw up an error message: This put...- ade1982
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- bitlocker chkdsk disk issues encryption file server raid server 2008 troubleshooting
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- Forum: Windows Server Forums
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Windows 7 Windows starting then crashing and now...
When I went to start the computer today, it would start but before it could load I got a blue scree, this happened several times, finally I got to the screen that asks if you want to start windows normally, or repair, so I tried to choose repair, but couldn't access it. I put in the disc...- alaskaferret
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- blue screen boot issues crash disk issues hardware installation repair software windows windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 computer cant find disk
ok so for some reason my computer cant find this game when i try to play it. its Command&Conquer The First Decade. i HAVE played it on the my computer before so its not that it cant run it and when i look for it under the computer folder it shows up so im pretty sure the computer know the disk...- crossfire
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- application error cd-rom command and conquer disk issues game installation game not found pc games reinstall issues tech support troubleshooting
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Windows Games