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    Windows 7 Transfering pic, video, and documents from w7 64 bit to w7 32 bit.

    I have a hp laptop w/ w7 64 bit and I just bought an MSI all in one pc w/ w7 32 bit. Tried the easy transfer with a flash drive and was told could not transfer 64 bit to 32 bit files :(. Some tips said that this could be done manually but I'm not sure what that means. Is that w/ a data line? and...
  2. Windows 7 Macrium Reflect

    I looked at this & I like this method for making a complete backup of my entire system. I use about 120GB of 400GB total on my x64 HP laptop and it has Windows 7 Home Premium installed. I am leaning towards a external device other than CD's so what would you recommend for this. If you don't mind...
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    Windows 7 Startup repair failure

    Hi there, As a first note (I want to stress this), this problem didn't happen "once", but this is the 8-10th time it happened. I own a pretty decent HP laptop, "elitebook 8530w" with (apart from the HDD, which is 250 GB) the most high end options. First my computer seemingly becomes...
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    Windows 7 Backup and Restore

    In the past, my backup strategy consisted of periodically copying user document folders to CDs or DVDs. I recently acquired a new HP laptop running Windows 7 and thought maybe I should try using the Backup/Restore utility that came with it. I ran backup but I have some serious reservations...
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    Windows 7 Unidentified Network persists after System Recovery??

    Hello. I'm completely new to this forum and I feel terrible for posting issues right away, but I'm so desperate and frustrated with this issue that I'm about to throw my laptop out the window. I also apologize because I'm fairly aware that this problem has been posted several times on this forum...
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    Windows 7 Warcraft 3: Frozen Throne random lag spikes online and offline,

    I recently bought a HP Laptop. And installed Warcraft ROC and Warcraft FT. Sincec I installed it, I usually receive random intervals of lag spikes while in game. I usually play at battle.net, or just in garena. Still having these lag spikes whenever I play online or offline. I already updated my...
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    Windows 7 my photos and videos disappeared suddenly

    hi guys i just bought HP laptop DV6 , windows7 , i took all the videos and pictures from my old pc and put them in my new laptop i installed programs like photoshop , illustrator and coral painter after a few days suddenly i found my picture and video folder are empty !!!!!!am so...
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    Windows 7 Using bandwidth monitors (BWMeter, Networx, DUMeter etc.) disconnects wireless adapter from Internet

    I have a strange problem from past few days. I use an HP laptop with Intel Pro Wireless 3945ABG network adapter. I also use VPN connection (VyprVPN) over the internet. The moment I install and run any network monitor like BWMeter, Networx or DUMeter, the wireless connection disconnects...
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    Windows 7 Windows sometimes forgets settings

    Recently my Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit HP Laptop computer forgets all of the desktop settings and boots up like it is brand new. All my files and stuff are still there on disk but it has the initial background and desktop settings. If I turn it off and reboot it usually boots up right. This...
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    Windows 7 New computer won't see or dectect year old external hard drive

    I recently bought a new HP laptop with Windows 7 and went to plug in my ComStar external hard drive and nothing showed up. It still works on my old laptop with windows vista. I check device manager, my computer, and drive manager and it doesn't seem to be seen at all. The hard drive is a usb...
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    Windows 7 64 bit Internet Explorer for Windows 7

    I bought my son a new HP laptop - it has IE 8 64 bit version, so I thought I would install on my system. I can't seem to find it on the Microsoft site. I downloaded the Vista 64 version, but it will not install, says wrong operating system. Does a 64 bit IE 8 exist for Win 7? thanks dan
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 upgrade from Vista fails at 2nd stage

    I purchased the Win 7 upgrade (Home Premium). I'm running Vista (64 bit) on my 2 years old HP laptop. I have opted for the custom install to clean up. I've saved all the docs/pics/mp3 etc and I have the programs I need to reinstall. I've uninstalled my anti-virus (AVG) as it seemed reluctant...
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    Windows 7 Unable to boot windows 7.........please help

    I am using windows 7 32 bit. Hp dv5 1050ei,core 2 duo, 3gb ram 2ghz. it was before vista on my laptopand i clean installed windows 7 and from last 2 months it was working fine but tonight when i was starting my laptop it doesnt started and it was black screen completely. i tried many times but...
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    Windows 7 Win7 Pro Upgrade Activation Limits

    Hi all, I just bought a new HP laptop and Win7Pro upgrade disk is available with the purchase. I'm a new Win7 user and still playing around with it. I successfully activated the key. A question came to mind though, I know the upgrade disk only allows a few times (3?) activation using my...
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    Windows 7 Constant Disconects

    Ok I have a 3 month old HP Laptop -http://www.qvc.com/qic/qvcapp.aspx/view.2/app.detail/params.tpl.csweb.cm_scid.cswb.item.E07869 I recently updated to Windows 7 Home Premium and now I can only stay connected to the internet for a few minutes or sometimes a few hours at a time... Often times...
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    Windows 7 explorer.exe won't allow shutdown

    I have a brand new HP laptop for a month now that came with Windows 7. The past 2 days when I try and shut it down I get an error the says explorer.exe is still running and I have to force quit the application to get the laptop to shut down. No browsers are open. Any ideas how to get rid of...
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    Windows 7 New Computer getting file system check

    Approximately three weeks ago I purchased a new hp laptop that came with Windows 7 installed. This morning when I turned it on and stepped out of the room I was greeted by the following message: checking file system on C: The type of the file system is NTFS. One of your disks needs to be...
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    Windows Vista Connection in one room but not in another

    I just got a new HP laptop with windows 7 home and I get excellent connection in my living room (where my desktop is located) but as soon as i go into my room i still am connected but get 'no network access'. Then in a minute it totally disconnects. On an older laptop that is windows XP works...
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    Windows 7 Printers disappear

    I have Windows 7 Ultimate installed on an HP laptop. It was an upgrade from Vista Home Premium. I have just encountered a problem that I have not seen before. This occurred when printing from one of the map programs (happened with both Google maps and Mapquest). When I print directions and...
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    Windows 7 How to Lock Page Zoom Settings in Windows 7 Pro

    How can I lock the page size so it remembers my current setting without having to use the "page zoom " each time i start it . win 7 pro on new h/p laptop