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    Windows 7 DVD drive can't read or write disks

    OK so since I have installed a fresh copy of Windows 7 on this computer ( it is the first operating system installed on it) I can not write any DVDs .A strange fact is that I can write and read CDs and also read DVDs, but not every time.I got an original CD Album and it's still not recognized by...
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    Windows 7 BSoD on brand new computer

    I got a new computer built a while ago (just over a month ago I think) and since I've had it, I've been getting a lot of blue screens of death. it became too much so I took it to a computer repair shop and they decided the only way to fix it was to reformat it, and I got it back today but since...
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    Windows 7 DVD/RW Drive Missing.

    Yesterday, I made the mistake of letting my sister-in-law use my computer (the one I use for work) to burn a CD. I thought she said burn a DVD, which is something I do all the time. However, apparently she downloaded a CD ripping program called CDEX (very legitimate -- doubtful of any...
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    Windows 7 Computer does not shut down, restart or log off.

    I have just bought a new PC, installed windows 7 64bit and it doesnt seem to want to shut down or restart, when i press shut down i have a blue screen appear and when i try to restart nothing happens. I have tried doing the same in 'safe mode' and still the same problem. Any help with this would...
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    Windows 7 BSODs in a new computer

    I had probably three BSODs at the day I got my computer so I decided to re-install windows and after that I've been getting BSOD approximately once in a week. The computer is about a month old and it was build in a local shop. Hope you guys could help me.
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    Windows 7 Trouble installing on my new Windows 7

    I just purchased my new computer from dell a couple of weeks ago. I've downloaded a program from the company ToonTrack and I cannot get the patches to install. When I run patch it starts to install then i get the 1636 error message. I am running as admin. and I've googled and tried everything...
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    Windows 7 Win 7 64 bit is hand at starting windows "configuration 15%"

    I have new computer with new Win7. Only after hard-restart and safe mode it was fixed. It happened twice. what should I do about?
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    Windows 7 Windows Update Error

    Hello experts, First and foremost, I hope this is where I should be asking these questions and if not, please forgive me as this is my first time using this forum. I have a brand new Dell Studio xps 1645 with windows 7 64bit. As customary when I get a new computer, I try to do a windows...
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    Windows 7 Frequent BSOD driving me insane on new year's eve :(

    So this BSOD happens everytime I try and boot up my computer (Like 3 out of every 4 times), this computer is three months old but it never happened before like.. last wednesday here are the files you ask for Is Windows 7 . . . - x86 (32-bit) or x64 ? 64bit - the original installed...
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    Windows 7 Freezing on Welcome Screen

    Hi everyone, I just got a new computer which is great except it keeps freezing on the Welcome screen when I start it up. Sometimes I just reboot and it'll work but sometimes I have to leave it for a few hours and come back and it'll work. Any ideas? My specs are: Gigabyte GA-P55-USCB3...
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    Windows 7 I'm getting a BSOD on startup

    Hey everyone! I just bought this new computer and built it myself. It worked perfectly for 2 weeks and then suddenly I started getting BSODs. Either on boot, after 20 minutes of messing around in W7 or a few hours later, there doesnt seem to be something specific that I'm doing. I've been...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Setup hang problems

    Hi guys, I have a problem with Windows 7 Ultimate x64 setup and it's quite frustrating. Before I explain what is happening let me give you my system specifications CPU: Intel Core i7 870 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4 rev 2.0 Ram: Excelram 2x2GB Red Culvert 1600 mhz Disk: Seagate Barracuda...
  13. Windows 7 BSOD on new computer

    I have several problems with my new computer. I have uninstalled Avast and Firebug (plugin to Firefox) but it did not help.. :( I sure would like to have Firebug installed but that would not work? Thanks in advance!
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    Mirror Image on Two Computers

    Is it possible to transfer everything from an old computer to a new one so it is like a mirror image? For example if I was using an Acer and wanted it to mirror image everything onto a Dell? Thanks in advance.
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    Windows 7 Active Title Bar Personalization

    I've seen a few people with personalization issues, but none that are the same as mine. In my case, I'm trying to change the size of the "active title bar" from 40 point to 24 point. When I save the change, no problem. When I reboot, no problem. When I reboot a second time, it's back to 40...
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    Windows 7 Can't get this program to run

    I recently got a new computer with Windows 7, 64-bit. There is a program that worked fine on my previous XP Home machine. It was a program that I wrote in QB and compiled into an .exe file. It refuses to run on this 64-bit machine. Is there anything I can try? Mel
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    Windows 7 Problem with graphics card on newly built computer

    Well, I had posted a thread in the installation forum a little while ago where I had trouble installing Windows 7 on a computer I built, and now a few days later while that problem has been solved the rig has been giving me grief in a different way. I've exhausted my own troubleshooting skills...
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    Windows 7 Trouble installing Windows 7 on new computer

    Problem description: I've just built myself a new computer. It was my first time ever building a computer from scratch, although I have played around with the innards of my old one and replaced most things aside from the motherboard and cpu so I had a pretty good idea of what I was doing. I got...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 becomes unresponsive after a f ew hours of doing nothing.

    Before i describe my problem id like to say ive spent some time searching past threads and can only come up with variations of sleep problems occuring. My current settings have sleep turned off, monitor on always. So i doubt these apply to me. I have a new computer that was built for me by a...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7, program error, new computer

    Hi, I just (two days ago) purchased a new HP touschsmart (pa tm2 1090eo). Everything seemed to be working out fine but then I encountered one specific, but very annoying problem. Since the computer has a touch screen, a program namned Corel Paint it! touch is included with the purchase...