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Link Removed - Invalid URL Microsoft has released an update to the backward compatibility feature in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2 that increases the compatibility of programs in specific scenarios. We all know that the backward compatibility feature can set the dynamic context of...

Hi Guys. I hope this is in the right Forum. Briefly. I tried to reformat my dads hard drive to reinstall windows 7. It was in 2 partitions, so i ran the windows 7 disc and it ran through the motions, i formatted the c to re-install windows and it wouldn't let me. I went into dos under...

I have just installed a set of PERL programs that are invoked from batch files and the are passed a parameter line from the the batch script. They worked fine under XP but it appears altho the perl scripts work - they do not get the parameters. Has win7 changed the way batch files work?

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All, I support a large population users on XP. We are working on rolling out Win7 Pro to all users. We are not performing in-place upgrade but providing new machine to users ( new image and hardware). We have a standard image with few 3rd party software on the image. Issue: We have...

Issue with Windows 7 32/64 bit and Windows 2008 R2 environments Hi Friends, I am facing issue when I am trying of open OSK.EXE (On-Screen Keyboard) through ShellExecute() in both Windows 7 32/64 bit and Windows 2008 R2 environments. OSK is not getting popped up after executing the command. My...

Hi everyone, I have a small problem. I have tried linux and I don't know how but it created some files with names like "00:01:36,889". I decided to stay on windows so I deleted linux but now I don't see a way how to delete this files with windows. I tried to delete them with explorer even in...

Hello folks! I am using the windows 7 usb dvd tool to attempt my next install from my flash drive The problem is when I guide the tool to my windows 7 ISO image it claims the ISO is invalid How can I put my 7 on a flash drive?

I have been trying to install an HP 1300 printer on my network at work and cannot seem to get the driver to install. I have followed the advice at: Laserjet 1300 Driver for Windows 7 64 Bits - HP Support Forum and was able to get the printer to work if it is directly attached to my computer...

I keep receiving this error on my machine, running Win7 64 bit, what should I do? Thanks for your help in advance. Unhandled exception has occurred in your application. String was not recognized as a valid Date Time. And the following appears in details for this error: See the end of this...

I just got a brand new Dell Studio XPS laptop yesterday, with Windows 7 installed on it, and already, it refuses to boot. I've run startup system repair from both the hard disk, as well as the cd/dvd, to no avail. It will say it's loading, will search for the problems, but cannot repair them...

Hi all I'm very excited about Windows 7, it's the best MS OS ever in my opinion. However, I've been experiencing some problems with Windows Startup Repair. Where we live we suffer lots of power outages. I have a UPS, but I sent it in for repairs after it got some lightning damage. So now...

I have an exe I wrote which works fine on 32 bit OSes. However my users who run 64 bit windows 7 tell me that it's only able to read files under the directory where the exe is installed. If they use the exe to read a file anywhere else on the file system is throws an error. I am assuming this...

hello i had windows 7 ready to install into my C drive and over vista, but had not enough space required for the install and couldnt remove any files/programs etc because the major space factor on c drive was mainly in the winxsx file which i understand should NOT be touched! so the only...

Hi everybody, I'm having a problem with a new computer I bought with Windows 7 (64bit) installed. At seemingly random points in time it will crash on me completely. I've managed to find out from a dumpfile that the likely cause of this problem is something called Rdyboost.sys I've managed to...

Hello! All games that I installed before worked on my Win7 good, but I just bought Need For Speed SHIFT, and it is not working. Installation went smooth, but when I opened the game it showed some kind a loading screen with text Need For Speed SHIFT and when loading progress bar was somewhere in...

I'm trying to copy DVD's and other large files from one win7 pc where I process and them over to my vista based mediacentre box. I have a Win7 box (source) and a Vista SP2 box (dest). I also have a QNAP TS-209 NAS box on the same network (which is gigabit). Source has a Realtelk PCIe GBE...

saving NTUSER.DAT is easy, but how to restore it into current user account without restarting computer and having to create another account, login into that another account as administrator and copy file to that other account i am trying to restore NTUSER.DAT for ? There must be easier way to...

Link Removed Windows 7 introduces improvements to printing in Windows that provide increased performance and reliability for print users. For IT administrators who remotely manage network print resources, these enhancements provide more flexibility and better management overall. What are the...

I have been having this problem with my Windows 7 x64 Professional install. Whenever I delete a file to the recycling bin, and then drag it out (to the desktop usually) to restore, the file is renamed to what it would be like in the temp folder. Is this the expected action of Windows 7 and...