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    Windows 7 Windows update does not start downloading, just hangs

    I got a message that there are updates available (Win 7 Pro). However the update does not start downloading. It seems it doesn't find the site, even though I can go to any other site with no problem. Tried IE8 and Firefox, same problem.
  2. Windows 7 Windows 7 hangs when installing ANYTHING

    Installed windows 7 fresh couple months back and installing everything for the first time was a real drag. Installing anything from winrar to steam would cause most running windows to "not respond" until the install finished and would more often then not drop active skype calls. I figured it was...
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    Windows 7 Windows Update does not download/install...

    Windows 7 ver 6.1 build 7600 shows windows updates available in the system tray but does not download/install any. It just hangs. Services.msc- Windows Update is set to Automatic. It was working but something obviously changed. Last successful UPDATE Was Optional on May 1, 2010. Important...
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    Windows 7 Random black screen hangs during POST on computer restart.

    Hi everyone.This is a long post so bear with me please. Thanks. My problem is somewhat weird. I've searched and searched for a solution but none was like mine. So sometimes (actually most times) after i do the smallest change like stop/start a service , or set the number of drives in daemon...
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    Windows 7 Very poor performance, drivers issue?

    Hi all My system: Windows 7 ultimate 64BIT Intel Q6600 2.4GHz Asus P5KR (Intel P35) Two HD in RAID mirror 8GB RAM Nvidia 8800GT I'm experiencing very poor performance, tons of hangs lags and system Busy. Applications gets into "Not Responding" for a few seconds all the time. System...
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    Windows Vista Windows Explorer Hangs with some Internet Browsers

    Hello all, this is my first post, hence apologies for whatever rules I may have violated because of my lack of familiarity. Now, to get to the point: I have been using W7 quite nicely until I realised my Windows Explorer hangs occasionally when I am running Chrome, IE or Safari (I first...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 error message on startup and hangs

    Help I just bought a new computer with windows 7 , but when i start it up i get an error message "the computer restarted unexpectedly or encounted an unexpected error. Windows installation cannot proceed. to install windows clickOK to restartr the computer and restart the installation" I have...
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    Windows 7 XP 32 to 7 64 Hangs at "finalizing"

    I have been through this three times and have to reinstall XP after installation fails every time. I am trying to upgrade using a student version Win 7 64 Ultimate DVD, the XP is home version. I boot from DVD and do the custom bit and it starts to install. It hangs during preparing to...
  9. Windows 7 Windows 7 first ok, later hangs on startup

    Hi, i recently did a clean installation of windows 7 on a laptop which worked fine. Then I did two things and after that it won't restart. On Startup the Windows 7 logo animation apperas, than it stops without message and has no further disk activity. I can't boot into safe mode and the windows...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Upgrade Installation Hangs

    Any solutions for Windows 7 installation when it hangs at the 62% level of transferring files, settings and programs? This install has stopped responding at 386478 of 511332 files transferred. the only option, and it is a bad option, is to force power off to the computer. Does anyone have a way...
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    Windows 7 Hangs at "Setup is starting..."

    I am trying install Windows 7 Ultimate. I tried various times but it keeps hanging in there. i7 920 5870 Crossfire EVGA X58 Classified E760 G.Skill DDR3 6GB 1866 9-9-9-24
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    Windows 7 Windows essential will not load

    I am trying to load some items i.e. Photo Gallery est. the installer starts and when it gets to 67% it hangs, any ideas how to resolve this problem.
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    Windows 7 Installation hangs at start

    Hi all, Apologies if this has been mentioned already but I could not find an answer. I am running Vista Home Premium SP2 and am trying to upgrade to Windows 7 but having no luck. It starts to install but then hangs at the first stage "collecting information" with a box on the screen saying...
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    Windows 7 Programs Refuse to Run. Explorer Hangs on any interaction.

    I installed windows 7 3 days ago and its been working fantastically as a replacement for windows vista. Today however windows 7 starts misbehaving. The toolbar, windows anything managed by "explorer.exe" refuses to work. It hangs for about 10-20 minutes before doing the action you requested...
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    Windows 7 Win7 64-bit installation hangs

    [SOLVED] Win7 64-bit installation hangs I have a problem. Whenever I try to install Windows 7 Pro it always freezes at some points - these seem random but usually at Expanding Windows files. I tried installing from a dvd at first but went on to a usb stick so it is not a disc problem. I read...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 network hangs, works ok in safe mode

    My portable is a Targa Traveller 826T with a AMD Turion64 1.8 GHz, 2GB RAM with Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC and Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG. It worked well under all 32 and 64 bit versions of Windows XP and Vista. The problems started with the release of Vista SP1. And exactly...
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    Windows 7 Win7 x64 now hangs on boot...

    Hi all, I have the 64-bit RC dual booting on my PC along with XP Pro SP3. Win7 has worked great for a few weeks now, but today a big issue cropped up. I was working on a CAD file (I'm a Civil Designer), when my PC spontaneously rebooted, as though I have pressed the reset key. There was no error...
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    Windows 7 Problems installing

    I"m using win 7 7127. It often takes several attempts to install anything. The program appears to unpack ok, but when the installer actually gets to the install part, it either hangs (most of the time) or pauses for a minute or two and then installs.
  19. Windows 7 Problems with DirectX, monitor hangs

    Hello everyone Im new to this forum and hope I get some help. My problem is as follow: After installing the RC of Windows 7 the monitor hangs (U know like a tv without signal) allways when a program use DirectX. The monitor hangs also when I try too run dxdiag form cmd. I have downloaded the...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 RC hangs every couple seconds for ~2 seconds

    Pretty much the title here. Except sometimes it will work just fine if I'm not doing too much. The startup also hangs after the splash logo to the login screen for about 10 seconds. In build 7000, there was no lag at all. Any ideas? Driver suggestions? Not sure....