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    Windows 7 windows 7 is being annoying please help safe mode runs fine

    I have windows 7 home premium 64 bit it has been working fine but this morning i went to turn on my computer and it worked for a few minutes then just stopped working. it is fine if i am on chrome or another program for about a minute and a half and then the program just freezes. I try to open...
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    VIDEO Context menu error:windows is stopped working after right click a file

    Hey, everytime i right click on a file my windows explorer is stopped working. With some files it works but 9/10 not. I have already tried: -deleted .reg files. -disable enable context files with autoruns or shellexview -replace explorer.exe -replace shell32.dll -deleted broken .reg files...
  3. Error 0x80070424 occurs when you use Windows Update, Microsoft Update, or Windows Firewall

    Describes several methods to resolve the issue where Windows Update, Microsoft Update, update for Microsoft Security Essentials, or when you start the Windows Firewall, you receive a "0x80070424" error code. More...
  4. Windows 8 List of installed apps that work so far

    This is a list of apps I have installed in Win 8 DP that seem to work so far. Please add apps that you have tried successfully, and those that do not work for you. I think we all understand that some apps that do / do not work for me will / will not work for you due to differences with our...
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    Windows 7 Random, stumped

    Link RemovedLink Removed I'm lost keep getting random Bsods. I can go a whole day without getting them and then sometimes I get 5 or more. Things I've tried: Reinstalled windows (WIPED HD AND STARTED FROM SCRATCH) Different wireless USB card (the usb card I used did the same thing tho)...
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    Windows 7 CD/DVD drive malfunction on recover installation

    Hi, I hope I picked the right forum category. I'm not computer literate so when my 14 month old PC running Windows 7 Home Premium failed to restart I took it to Staples for a recovery installation. Since bringing it home I downloaded Microsoft Security Essentials, then downloaded PC...
  7. Windows 7 black screen on startup with "my computer" open

    hi. i know that this problem is quite common but i still cant find a working solution. i hav been using windows 7 home premium for quite a while already but today suddenly the black screen problem occur. my explorer.exe is already running. i cannot access the internet coz my internet browsers...
  8. Windows 7 File icons appear twice

    For some reason, if I drop an file, any type, on my desktop, the same file appears in my "my music" folder. If I delete the file in either location, they are both deleted. I have scanned my computer with Microsoft Security Essentials as well as Avast, and no viruses have been found. I also...
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    Windows 7 fax utility

    I have a pretty new Win 7 pro 64 bit system. I have set the machine up to use the included fax utility. Usually it works as expected. More often, however, I get a message...as the program is closing...that "the remote fax machine did not respond in time and the call was terminated." Most of...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Slows down (almost hangs) after Harddisk activity. WHY????

    I'm having troubles with my system and can't figure out the cause. After a several trials with this system I started up completely from scratch. I'm having an Asus Motherboard M2A VM HDMI, running well and installed the latest BIOS to be sure that this couldn't give me any troubles. 4 Gb...
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    Windows 7 windows 7 and firewalls antivirus

    Hi all, I have installed windows vista then windows 7 in 64 bits version in order to get my computer memory higher. They work fine ! I had trouble with both system when installing a firewall or internet security third party (my network config : wireless connection through a gateaway, wifi...