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    Windows 10 Not exactly the BSOD but Win10's startup is broken.

    This issue is my friend's who has spent many hours building data using non-Microsoft apps. His laptop refuses to start up into Win10. Microsoft agent says the way forward is to do a custom install on the C: drive. There are three other drives that my friend has created on his 1TB HDD. He...
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    Does RAM Slot Order Affect Performance in Dual Channel Systems?

    Does the order of RAM sticks matter? I am new to hardware. if I have 6 slots 1 GB sticks won't natter I guess. But what If the sticks are 1 and 2 GB? My PC appears to be dual channel where two sticks fit in each module(Block with 2 slots).
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    Windows 7 windows 7 old folder

    From my local C drive I want to copy a folder named windows.old.000 to cd or memory stick. But also I want to be able to reinstall the same folder if it need to be. please tell me if it is possible and how to do it? Thank you
  4. Windows 8 This works great!!!

    Hi Prompted by a post by whs, I tried Linux on a stick... https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?cid=475A0A48CA6D4035&resid=475A0A48CA6D4035%211953&app=WordPdf This works much better then the VM ware players for what I'm doing. It gives me a install of Ubuntu that starts at boot loads fast and...
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    Windows 7 memory management bsod ongoing...

    Hi all, I have been battling a bsod since I moved my guts to a larger case and installed a EVGA GPU (which I have since uninstalled and believe I got all the drivers too. I have updated my bios and ran Driver Verifier for 48 hours w/o a bsod. I just disabled it, restarted and 1 hour later a...
  6. Rufus: A Powerful Tool for Creating Bootable USB Drives

    bassfisher6522 submitted a new resource: Rufus - Create bootable USB Read more about this resource...
  7. Windows 7 Where Is the Screen Saver Folder

    Hi, On C:\ drive where do i find the folder that shows me all the screen savers on my OS. I want to copy some to my Memory stick. thx
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    Windows 7 Flash Drives not being allocated drive letter and cannot access

    Hi. I'm hoping someone can help as I've spent many evenings on this problem and getting nowhere! When attaching a flash drive: 1. The autoplay pop up doesn't appear; 2. The device does light up initially; 3. The device doesn't show up in "Computer" 4. The device doesn't show up in Disk...
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    Windows 7 Troubleshooting Random BSODs Linked to ntoskrnl.exe and Graphics Drivers

    Hi all, I'm getting BSODs mostly caused by ntoskrnl.exe, for details see attached minidumps. First I was thinking it is caused by a new installed grapic card. But the BSOD once also occoured in Safe Mode when I was trying to remove the old graphic card driver. I tried Memcheck for 2-3 hours...
  10. Windows 7 Device fails readyboost performance test

    I have a new 8 GB memory stick and it passed the readyboost test - initially. But I wanted to dedicate the device to readyboost so I reformatted to NTFS (was FAT32 initially) and now all I can get is "This device cannot be used with Readyboost". I have tried a command line test that gives me a...
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    Windows 7 Photo's by Month

    I have worked out how to organise pictures by month and in other files, but is it possible to do on Memory sticks? I have searched all over and can't seem to find a solution. Any advice would be appreciated.
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    Windows 7 Wireless from Windows 7 to Windows XP

    Am not sure if this the correct place but here goes: I have wireless on my new laptop with Windows 7 but want to get wireless back on my old desktop with Windows XP. I have both Belkin and Advent network adaptors but apparently I need a driver. Is it possible/safe to download one of these from...
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    Windows 7 AutoPlay dialog box

    I am using Windows 7 Home Premium and would like the AutoPlay dialog box to appear when I plug in my digital camera or a USB memory stick, any suggestions please?
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    Windows 7 ReadyBoot & nvrd32 event errors

    Hi Guys, The two errors are not a real problem, I'm just trying get a clean sheet in the event viewer. They occur at almost the same time. nvrd32 kicks in with ID 11 "The driver detected a controller on" though it never specifies on what. That's followed seconds later by ReadyBoot with ID...
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    Windows 7 How to install a driver for an unknown/unlocated but existing device? Generic procedure?

    I have bought a new notebook and re-installed Win7 with multiple specialized drivers. Most of these drivers have an own setup.exe and were installed successfully. There are however two drivers remaining which do NOT have such a setup.exe. When I right click on the contained *.inf file and...
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    Windows 7 CD/DVD Driver issue during W7 install

    Hi people, I'm trying to install Windows 7 on my Medion Akoya model number MD97620. Doing a boot install from the DVD, I get to the Win 7 welcome screen where I am offered the choice to install, repair or more information or something else I can't remember. When I click on install, it...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 can't recognise USB sticks

    Hi, I recently upgraded my computer from windows xp to windows 7 64 bit. Everything works fine except today when I plugged in my USB stick. It came up with device not recognised and I couldn't access it. I've tried in all USB ports, with no luck. Tried using another device int he ports, which...
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    Windows 7 Memory stick - can't read it if computer already on,,,

    I upgraded to windows 7 a while back and have several issues. One is if my computer is on and I plug in my memory stick Windows does not read it. Only when I reboot will I be able to read the memory stick which is very annoying. Thoughts?
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    Windows 7 Memory stick - can't read it if computer already on,,,

    I upgraded to windows 7 a while back and have several issues. One is if my computer is on and I plug in my memory stick Windows does not read it. Only when I reboot will I be able to read the memory stick which is very annoying. Thoughts?
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    Windows 7 Need Help Navigating HP MediaSmart Photo for Viewing Pictures

    Can someone tell me how to use this? I open my memory stick and double click on the picture, which brings up the HP mediasmart photo and when I try to go to the next picture there is no arrow or anything to go forward or backward. It's probably something really simple...just don't know...