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    Windows 7 XPS document writer / fax how to disable

    so i was wondering , in the past iv had problems with my pc defaulting to the above and as soon as i removed the fax/xps the problem went away thing is simply " remove device" they end up reterning when i reboot so yea just wonderig how to put them to sleep good and proper also my IP is for ever...
  2. Windows 8 problem involving uefi, bios, win8/win7 dual boot!

    In a nutshell - got a new Samsung ultra laptop, don't like the way the disk is structured and lack of facility for creating recovery disks so wiped the 500gb hard drive which is formatted to gpt, repartitioned to give me a 50gb partition for win8, 50gb partition for win7 and the rest reserved...
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    Windows XP clone Win XP internal drive and upgrade to Win 7

    Maybe there are threads and posts that explain this exactly but I haven't found them yet. Here is what I need to do as simply as possible. Have a Dell Latitude D620 laptop - I'd like to clone the internal drive with a Windows XP Pro installation. I'd like to clone it to an external USB hard...
  4. Windows 7 Change Win7 from English to Japanese

    On my computer there is a clean installed win 7 ulti in English. I need to change this to Japanese, I have already downloaded the Japanese language pack. How do I change the language? Or, where do I find the instructions? My search did not result in anything useful... Thanks
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    Windows 7 3-4x Daily BSOD

    I have been getting BSOD at random times I can't seem to narrow down to where the problem stems from. I can say that it is apparently totally random, seems to be no correlation between what programs are processes are running. I've blown away the system twice just to be sure it wasn't an...
  6. How to Install the Windows 8 Consumer Preview

    This video tutorial demonstrates how to clean install the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, which was released to the public on February 29, 2012 and expires on January 15, 2013. The Windows 8 Consumer Preview is an open beta test presentation of Microsoft Windows 8, the successor to Windows 7 and...
  7. Windows 7 How to Disable Windows Updates for Windows Defender Installation

    I don't install Windows Defender. I uncheck the box when it wants to install it. Windows Update keeps wanting to install Winodws Defender. How do I stop Windows from notifying me to install updates I don't want? Thank you.
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    Windows 7 Microsoft Fixit Program for Windows 7

    How can I install Microsoft Fixit Program to Install/Uninstall files so that the Fixit Program does not have to be downloaded each time it is used?
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    Windows 8 How to install driver for ATI RV530 video

    How to install driver for ATI RV530 video [solved] I'm re installing windows 8 and it needs the driver for my ATI RV530 video. I've installed the driver before but I can't find the link. Does anyone know where I can download the drivers for ATI RV530 video?
  10. How to troubleshoot problems when you install or uninstall programs on a Windows-based computer

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  11. Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Preview now available.

    Hot off the press.. 8.1 Preview is now available via Technet and MSDN. https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/securedownloads/hh442904 https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/subscriptions/securedownloads/hh442898 To enable the Store download visit the site below...
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    Windows 7 dell optiplex 745 xp to 7 OS and usb ports stopped working

    hello everyone, i have a dell optiplex 745 that i had running with xp. i recieved a new harddrive that had been loaded with windows 7 and tried to get that installed and running. everythign worked like a charm! infact it even started and finished downloading the new updates for the oS that were...
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    Windows 8 Unable to do clean install of Windows 8 64bit

    Hello i could use some help. Ive been trying to install Windows 8 on a secondary computer for a few days now from a bootable USB drive and i cant get it too install. It just gets stuck on the purple screen saying Setup Files loading. Im trying to install it on a older motherboard (Asus Rampage 2...
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    Windows 7 Another question about partitions

    I\'ve just had to do a fresh install of Windows 7 on my Dell laptop and my hard drive is 298GB. After the reinstall that\'s divided as follows 100 MB OEM partition (from original setup) 9.77 GB Recovery partition (from original setup) 100 MB System Reserved (System, Active, Primary partition)...
  15. Windows 8 Windows Updates, or Not?

    Hi I've noticed this several times, I get the message when I boot up that says "Windows Updates, sign in and install updates". If I open Metro type updates I get several choices, one is for Windows Updates, when I click that, I get a screen and a message that says no new updates. If I close...
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    Windows 7 Problem with install Shockwave

    Hi, I want install shockwave but i can't :( Please see the attach picture
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    Windows 7 Win 7 - Instal - Dreaded 0x80070570 error

    Hi Everyone. I am trying to re-instal a fresh copy of Win 7 64 bit on my comp. I am currently running Win 7 64 bit, which seems corrupt. It has the following problems Control Panel right click doesn't work any more Windows update doesn't work any more Unable to upgrade IE 9 to IE 10 Net...
  18. Windows 8 BSOD at random moments with different reasons every time...

    Okay, well here is my new issue. In Windows 8 I started just getting BSOD's for random reasons, meaning the cause or error code, whatever that thing is called is always something different. I'v been trying to find the root of the cause for sometime now but I can't narrow it down. Here are my...
  19. Update for Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP2 (KB2828185)

    Install this update to resolve issues in Windows. Source: Link Removed
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    Windows 8 windows xp

    Ok I know this is a windows 8 forum, but cannot find windows xp. I am trying to get my Dads laptop with windows xp on it back up and running. We do not have the windows xp disk, I do have the key, and we are getting the error unmountable boot error. Any help would greatly appreciated. thanks