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    Windows 7 Windows 7 wont load with gpt drive plugged in

    I got a 5tb drive, and since I wanted it to be one large partition I used gpt. Windows recognized the disk, formatted it, and let me copy files. But when I restarted windows it froze on the "starting windows" screen. I figured out after some messing around that unplugging the drive lets windows...
    • HyperionN
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    • 5tb drive bios settings boot issues compatibility disk access drive format external drive file copying formatting gpt drive large partition loading issues operating system partitioning startup problems system freeze troubleshooting ultimate edition usb drive windows 7
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Combined Hard Drives

    I have two 1TB HDD"s combined into one for my D:\ totaling 1.81 TB. I have 88GB free space left. What would happen if I uncombined this drive or would it allow me to at all? I can deal with a few problems like it not knowing where a program is. I just don't want the drives to crash and need...
    • DigDugFighter
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    • 1tb backup combined drives data loss disk management drive format drive space file system free space hard drives hdd partitioning storage storage issues technical support uncombine windows
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
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    Windows 7 my computer has been taken over

    hi everyone, I'm new to this forum. I am desperate About 6 months ago I bought an Acer Win 7 computer. at this point. I am not a computer newbie, I have been around them for almost 25 yrs. I have been in a battle with my computer for several months now. I have Avast Internet Security...
    • smurfy4096
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    • access denied acer antivirus backup backup image command prompt creator owner data recovery drive format external drives file permissions internet security malware partitioning reinstallation security spyware system restore windows 7
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Can't Encrypt Additional Partition with BitLocker

    My setup: Windows 7 Ultimate x64 on ThinkPad T510. 1HD, two partitions (C and D). I just reinstalled my system and encrypted C; however, there is absolutely no option to encrypt D. I've tried accessing the drive from admin account and still nothing. When I open BitLocker management, it only...
    • Excelsius
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    • acronis backup bitlocker data recovery disk management drive format drive issues encryption fresh install hard drive os installation partition system reserved t510 thinkpad windows 7
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Blue Screen Appears then says "Operating System Not Found" - Acer Laptop

    I dont remember doing anything wrong on my computer then browsing youtube, the web, messenger, watching videos and doing my homework on word. My acer has 500 GB HDD and 4 GB memory. All of the sudden while I was working, my computer starts being slow and not responding to my actions quickly...
    • kowsikan
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    • acer laptop bios settings blue screen boot issues cd recovery computer issues data recovery drive format error messages hard drive laptop problems operating system recovery cd reinstall windows slow performance technical support troubleshooting user help windows installation
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Reinstall windows on bitlocker protected partition

    Hi, I want to do a reinstall of my windows 7 installation and I currently have bitlocker with usb key authentication(no tpm). So I'm wondering if I will run into any troubles if I just reinstall over the old windows as I would rather not have to format the drive. What will happen. Will...

  7. Windows 7 Disk Management - Not functioning correctly

    Hi. I have 5 hard disks on my computer (four SATA internal + one external). I was able to get disk management in W7 to work one time. It reported one of my hard disks incorrectly, telling me I have a 2 Teribyte drive when I do not have it. I attempted a reformat (NTFS, default). Anyway, after...
    • jimc52
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    • computer management data recovery disk issue disk management drive detection drive format error message external drive hard disk ntfs performance reboot sata storage devices system services technical issue troubleshooting virtual disk service volume reporting windows 7
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  8. Windows 7 Win 7 install OK, want to install XP on another drive

    I have installed Windows 7-64 and it is running fine. Some of my very old programs will not work in Win 7. Can I install Win XP on another drive in the system and use it for older software? Do I need to do a special format of the other drive, like maybe Fat-32 only or install an even older ver...
    • weetoots
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    • bios drive format dual boot fat32 installation legacy software multi-operating system old programs windows 7 windows xp
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 error after expanding windows files

    I have windows 7 downloaded, i have burnt it to a bootable disc, and tryed installing it. Everytime it finishes expanding windows files, it restarts and just goes to BSOD with a STOP: 0x0000004e (0x00000099, 0x0004d3ff, 0x00000005, 0x00000001) message it says PFN_LIST_CORRUPT I have tried...
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    Windows 7 Ntfs ??

    I'm just curious but for those of you who setup Windows 7 on a new drive and did a drive format and install did Windows 7 use NTFS file system? I read somewhere that there was going to be a new file system again, WinFS I believe.