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Windows 7 problem with cd rom drive disabling itself
Operating system: Windows 2.6.0.6001 (SP 1) CPU type: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P7350 @ 2.00GHz CPU Speed (GHz): 2.02 System memory (GB): 3.998 Graphics card model: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M Graphics card driver: nvd3dum.dll Desktop resolution: 1366x768 Hard disk size (GB): 285.397 Hard...- wootnow
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- asus automatic disabling cd burning cd drive computer issues core duo device manager driver update dvd drive free space graphics driver hardware issues intel nvidia resolution system memory troubleshooting user help windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows Vista Inexplicably full Local Disk (C:)
Pretty much overnight, the amount of free space in my local disk (C:) drive went from almost empty to almost full. I have a feeling I have a virus, though virus scan does not reveal anything out of the ordinary. Any suggestions?- Rjones
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- disk cleanup file management free space local disk malware storage system performance troubleshooting virus scan windows issues
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Windows 7 Hard Drive size ridiculously far off, Disk Management shows full drive size
Ok, I've searched all over every forum I can think of and I can't find anything anywhere. I apologize if this has been answered on this site; I couldn't find it. My C: drive has been displaying a size of around 60 gb with 40 free even though it's a 300 gb drive. I thought the issue would...- muskamj
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- clean install computer help data recovery disk issues disk management drive size error resolution file system free space hard drive paragon partition software issues storage storage issues system restore tech support troubleshooting ubuntu windows
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 7 A couple Windows 7 niggles - looking for solutions
Well, I'm slowly getting through the really big problems, and now looking for ways to solve smaller stuff... 1. WHERE is my free space on Windows Explorer status bar? I've seen a bunch of complaints that it's gone, but none telling me how to get it back....... It's REALLY annoying to have...- dkperez
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- aero glass agent ransack customization explorer file selection free space functionality instructions internet explorer performance properties search engine settings support troubleshooting user interface web browsing windows 7 windows features
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Installations, on D and C. Help get rid of one.
Mistakenly installed Win7 on free space on D: Installed a second time on C: Now I can't tell which one is booting and I cannot delete Windows files on D; due to permissions. Is there a way to get my space back on D: and be sure that I'm booting from C:?- Benellard
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- boot issues c drive d drive disk management dual boot free space installation storage windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 7 Minimu size to shrink for c-partition
I got a new Dell Win7 computer with 640 GB hard drive. But free space for C-Partition in the new computer is now 555gb. For my XP computers, the size of C-partition is about 60 GB. So I tried to shrink 555 gb size to 60 gb in the Disk Managment. I could not shrink to that low but only...- hummer7
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- c partition dell disk management free space hard drive shrink partition storage unallocated space windows 7 windows xp
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Windows 7 Recovery drive c full
How do I free up my C drive which is almost full?- vbcavman
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- c drive disk cleanup file management free space optimization partition recovery storage windows windows tools
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Windows 7 How to Free Up Space on Your Recovery Drive for Downloads
How do I empty my recovery drive in order to free space for downloads?- vbcavman
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- download drive free space maintenance management recovery storage system utility windows
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 7 Device Stage Coding Help
I am trying to create a Device Stage for my cell phone that is not supported. I only want basic features but would love free space and battery information if possible. I have followed tutorials and everything I can find from Microsoft as well as an old tutorial I found online but I am unable to...- THHT
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- 32-bit battery blackberry coding device stage free space guid hardware id icons installation packageinfo recognition support test mode troubleshooting tutorial ultimate usb windows 7
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- Forum: Programming and Scripting
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Windows 7 Constant HDD Access by System PID 4
This process is constantly accessing and writing to my HD. It will write to the NTFS: Free Space, volume log and MFT. Is this normal activity? I am running Win 7 on a Lenovo X61 Tablet PC. OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Version 6.1.7600 Build 7600 Other OS Description...- mjmontario
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- bios core duo free space hardware issues hdd access intel lenovo memory usage mft ntfs page file performance system information system pid tablet troubleshooting virtual memory volume log windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Even after clean install, still don't have free space?
I have a 320gb hard drive, and just installed Windows 7 Professional to what I thought was a clean install, but to my suprise I still have the same amount of free space as I did with Vista. I booted from CD and did a custom install which I thought would clear off everything. I'm not sure the...- Austin
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- clean install custom install disk management free space hard drive installation issues storage troubleshooting windows 7 windows vista
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Windows 7 Large folder deleted, space not free
Sooo I've never seen this problem and I don't really know where to start with it. I have two hard drives, Windows on the C and media on S, I decided to clear some space on S, as it was 4/5 full, and deleted a folder that was about 80 gigabytes. The weird thing is it went to the recycle bin...- Andromanche
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- chkdsk data recovery disk cleanup disk issues external storage file deletion file system folder size free space hard drive maintenance media storage partition management recycle bin storage troubleshooting windows
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Windows 7 where is my space gone?
this happened with two hard disk drives. ill only talk about the one im using right now. i installed windows and some programs. i right clicked on the C partition where the OS is installed then properties. 97.9 space used 11.1 space available. Total size is 109 as you can see. thats right. I...- wildheart25c
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- c drive cleanup configuration data loss defrag disk space disk usage file system free space hard drive hidden files os installation partition partition management shadow copy storage windows windows 7 windows xp
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Windows 7 Error Code: 0x80070490 ("Setup cannot find a location to store temporary installation
I downloaded Windows 7 Professional 64-bit online and ran the executable (I am running inside of Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit RC version) . It created the expandedSetup folder and opened the install window. The only options I have are 'Install' and 'What to know before installing Windows'. If I...- Silahtar
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- 64-bit boot drive configuration disk management download error executable free space installation partition sdt setup issues storage temporary files troubleshooting upgrade windows 7 windows ultimate
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 7 Doesn't Contain the required space????
well ... i've created a new partition in NTFS format but when i want to install the windows 7 on this drive it says that => Setup was unable to use the existing system partition because it doesn't contain the required free space" that's how i have 36gb freespace in that partition !!! what...- screambestir
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- disk management free space installation issues ntfs partition setup storage issues system partition troubleshooting windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 7 cant disk cleanup c drive
hi guys my problem is that my 55gb hard drive is still full (about 3 gb spare) after installing windows 7... i do a disk cleanup, then then in the pop up window it says i can save 20mb, so i click the clean system files button, and it says i can free up 35gb.. thats right 35gb...so i click ok...- justindesigns
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- data management disk cleanup file deletion free space hard drive maintenance storage issues system files tech support windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 UpgradeHelp "Windows could not retrieve information about the disks on this computer"
Hey guys im running a completley fine version of Vista 64 but i want to upgrade to Windows 7 64 since i tried it out on my laptop and i preferred it to Vista. Anyway I have 1 Hard Drive split into 2 partitions, one been 70gb - 10gb free space (Windows Vista) and the other is 300gb - 60gb free...- Umbrella420
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- boot cd installation compatibility computer disk issues free space hard drive installation migration partition software tech support troubleshooting upgrade upgrade advisor virtual drive windows 7 windows vista
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 7 7100 updating to 7229 fails at 21% of extracting files
Hi W7 teams! I have two computers running 7100 build. Yesterday I have upgraded without any issue one of them to 7229, however the other one which is notebok Lenovo T61 at usual setup has problems to upgrade. All passes ok until installation reaches 21% of extracting files (3rd installation...- x.para
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- build 7100 build 7229 community help computer issues disk cleanup error file extraction free space installation lenovo notebook reboot setup troubleshooting update upgrade user experience windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 7 Removing readyboost issue
I put Readyboost on my memory stick, didnt notice the slightest bit of difference, now i want to take it off, BUT When i went to Computer-Right Click-Properties There wasnt a readyboost option, when i look at the volume, it says 0Bytes free 0bytes available HELP PLEASE- mellor
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- computer free space help issues memory stick performance readyboost storage volume management windows
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Windows 7 can't play live tv with media center - harddisk full error
I'me trying to play live tv with media center but when i start live tv it says harddisk full, but i have 200gb free. what can i do, this is bug and i don't know how to solve it. hope someone help me thanks- guimenez
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- bug error free space hard drive live tv media center troubleshooting windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support