hardware compatibility

On the 7100 build I was having issues where the network would just simply stop working. This same hardware worked perfectly with xp, vista, server 2K3 and 2K8. What happened was I would still be associated to the router but I'd get the little exclamation mark on the signal strength task bar...

Hi there. Recently I encountered problem with my wireless Network Adapter Edimax EW-7128g (with Ralink RT61 chipset). The problem started when i upgraded my PC with new RAM memory (from 2gb to 4gb). When I browse internet Windows suddenly freeze and only thing that helps is restart, I can't...

My system P4 - 1.8GHz 2 GB memory nVidia GeForce 6200 w/512MB Windows 7 RC (32-bit) When I installed the RC, Win7 went out and found a nVidia 6200 driver. Then I got the following message Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43) I...

My 7 installation is crashing to blue screen at random intervals. I haven't noticed any activity that causes it to happen more than anything else. It will crash even when it's in sleep mode. The only consistency is a BCCode 50 (page fault in non-paged memory I believe). I have a Vista...

I should have listened to myself and kept Win 7 running, But I listened to MS about the but they discovered where some folders had the wrong security Etc Etc. So I downloaded a new copy from MS burned the DVD and now just like before it is a puzzle to get running again. Here is what I have and I...

Hi there, New to Windows 7 and these fora, just hoping someone could help me out with my annoying crash problem. I recently installed Windows 7 RC (clean install, empty partition), but whenever I shutdown or restart, after installing updates and the "Shutting down..." screen it crashes to a...

Hey Guys, I installed Windows 7 x64 today and when i opened the system information tool, it shows 3.25GB usable. So, i checked with task manager and it shows the same 3326(3.25) to my surprise. How is this possible on a x64 OS? Memory mapping is on 32 bit if i am not wrong... Have been...

I recently bought a maxtor 500 gb external hdd and i just cant get it to work with windows 7, i got a computer at home where i want to keep it that has windows 7 rc , I have tryed everything i can think of to make it work but nothing does, I cant see it in my computer or with the explorer, but I...

So here's the problem. W7 recognizes my KWorld Connext PCI Capture card and even installs a driver for it. The problem is that anything that goes to use the capture cards says it isn't working, so I can't use it to record or stream, etc. Anybody know if its possible to use a virtual xp...

I'm using Windows 7 build 7077 and suffer from BSODs when connected to my home network. I connect using a Belkin USB Wireless G Adaptor and aslong as I'm not connected to the network, it's fine but once I connect I get Blue Screens. The driver is installed all the time so I'm not sure if it is...

Using Build 7068 of 64-bit Windows 7, I cannot get a GeForce 9500 GT card to show anything but 640X480 and Code 43. I started w/the GeForce driver for 64-bit Win. 7, fiddled with the video settings in Bios, reflashed the Bios to the latest, etc. Video card worked fine in the last Win. 7...

I'm having a lot of Blue screen of deaths and i's really pissing me off because every time I shutdown my computer after a BSOD I'm having a BIOS error that tells me "You have a disk error press control alt delete to reboot. and I must unplug the PC to get in in W7 seven back again. Anyone knows...

Hello I'm enjoying the beta version of win 7 (build 7000) , but since the beginning I've had a problem when I try to browse one of my drives. In explorer, a progression bar appears on top when I click on the drive letter. This bar never fills up, even after several minutes. In other programs...

W7 64 Gigabyte P35-DS3R v1.0 with beta F13 BIOS 6GB RAM 8600GTS video I have a Canon 8600 scanner. The question is, is this error a Windoz problem or a Canon driver problem??????? Upon first instance of error, I uninstalled the Canon software and drivers and purge anything left in the...

Hi! Testing windows 7 build 7048 x86 on Lenovo R500 laptop. After installation on clean windows after setup soundcard E-MU 1616m CardBus(PCMCIA) drivers there are BSOD. after many tests it won't work (i am try to reinstall it, update chipset drivers, ....) On build 7022 everything ok. Drivers...

Alright so I get sound and drivers for the card installs just fine. I install the software the CD has on it like graphics equalizers,EAX settings and all kinds of other sound adjustment stuff. Everything seems to be fine for a few days but after awhile I get error pop ups that say (The audio...

Hi guys After testing different Windows OS'es -- I still have to say that Windows XP PRO 64 Bit edition with SP2 stiill rules the roost in speed etc by quite a large margin. Using asus P5QL -CM Mobo with 8GB RAM and Intel Quad Q9400 2.66 GHZ. Using built in video driver (Intel G45 / G43...

Hi All, Here's the issue: after upgrading from 2.5gb of RAM to 4GB, Windows 7 (x86) bombs: BSOD style. I make it to the "starting Windows" screen, minus the cool animation. DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_NOT_EQUAL STOP 0X000000D1 (0XFFFFFFFE, 0X000000FF, 0X00000001) The hardware: DDR2 PC2-5300 2gb...

Further to my ongoing problems, windows 7 is proving to be a complete and utter waste of time. first probelm, is the mouse/cursor responds incredibly erraticly and stutters all over the screen, despite downloading windows 7 beta drivers from microsoft, likewise for the keyboard, hich is...

I recently installed Windows 7 onto my PC at home.. It seemed to install ok but shortly after startup it blue screens, dumping the memory and restarting the computer. Originally I thought this could be a problem with my HD, I had to use Partition Magic in order to dual boot XP and 7 and I...