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    Windows 7 Access to 'Program Files (x86)' Folder

    Hi, Newbie to the forum, here. I write small programs for myself and friends. One of them I have just completed - which works fine on several computers - installs itself in the 'Program Files (x86)' folder. However, on my friend's computer (Win7), when it tries to access and/or create a...
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    Windows 7 What Do You Think of the Win7 "Libraries" Concept?

    I find it an extreme annoyance. I would like to find a file manager that "virtually" strips out the entire roster of about 30+ redundant and unnecessary folders, and simply leaves a minimalist file tree. I can create three or four sub-directories for my particular tasks without the insane...
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    Windows 8 W8-Surface Pro 2-USB 3.0

    I am a bit of a newbie here. I just got Surface Pro 2 (this needs an acronym-SP2) and loaded Adobe PPro CC- works! Incredible! love it! now on holidays and thought I would try edit on the run home movies. Bought a Lacie Rugged USB 3.0 and a DLink 4x USB 3.0 hub to wrangle EOS and Sony AVCHD...
  4. Windows 7 Virual Box vs VMware Player

    Would some please teach this newbie the differences between the 2, and what might be the pros and cons of the 2 mentioned ? Thank you.
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    Windows 7 HELP! I have been infected by "WEB CAKE 3.0"

    Hi HELP! I have been infected by "WEB CAKE 3.0". BACKGROUND I am running Windows7 x64 on 8GB of RAM, and 256GB of SSD. I am using Microsoft Security Essentials for virus protection. I am pretty much a newbie. THE STORY SO FAR: 1. I found it in Control Panel > Programs and Features, and because...
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    Windows 8 Newbie questions Shutdown + left mouse click on touchpad?

    Sorry for newbie questions: Assume I look onto desktop: Where is the "shutdown" button/function? Furthermore I have Samsung notebook with only one touchpad and NO separate mouse keys. How do I simulate a double click on left mouse key? Thx Peter
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    Windows 7 Help needed! Computer constantly freezing! Please help.

    Hello everyone, total newbie when it comes to this stuff, but I desperately need to resolve why our computer keeps freezing frequently. I hope you can help. This is a relatively new computer (just a few months in operation) I have two separate profiles (besides "user" and "guest" which rarely...
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    Windows 8 How to return from tiles section to tiles overview?

    Sorry for this newbie question: Assume Is started a new Win8 system. Then at first the tile/frames overview appear. When I click now on one of the tiles/frames (e.g. fin, news,...) then I jump to the corresponding section. Fine. But how do I return to the tiles/frames overview? I tried ESC...
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    Windows 7 bsod no clue

    Hi to all newb here hope im posting this right well iv had t 2 bsod this month i dl blue screen and i got this pleaae help 112412-23712-01.dmp 11/24/2012 3:46:11 PM MEMORY_MANAGEMENT 0x0000001a 00000000`00000403 fffff680`00037858 98d00002`25a7b867 fffff6fc`806298ba ntoskrnl.exe...
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    Windows 7 How to ghost windows 7 without hiren boot CD

    Hi, i am newbie to this forum i have a question. My computer's DVD disk was broken and now i want to ghost my computer but it require hire boot CD. So anyone know how to ghost without DVD disk ?
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    Windows 7 Help me please :l

    I have been getting this problem a lot lately and I dont know what to do please help im running windows 7. I have had this problem a lot in the past but now its 6 times a day please help a fellow newbie. :( Problem signature: Problem Event Name: BlueScreen OS Version...
  12. Windows 7 how do I change the size of one window/pane

    I have just got a new laptop with w7...everything is fine except all programs are working fine and I can see everything on the screen on all programs....................except one!!!!!!!!!!! that would be a camera program by canon called camrera launcher...the image is so large I cannot get to...
  13. Windows 7 Cant open Google Groups link.

    Hi all, newby poster. I have Windows7 and running Outlook 2010 on a Toshiba I7 system. When I open a GoogleGroup post email and try to open a link to one of the posts I see the topic of the post appear in the box adjacent the URL box at the top of the screen but the file doesn't open on the...
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    Windows 7 pc does not shut down

    hello, newbie here. my problem is a bit different. my desktop pc with windows 7 64 bit does not shut down. when i shut it down, i see the screen which says "shutting down" and then approximately 5 minutes later blue screen of death appears with automatic reboot. here is the error log adding...
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    Windows 7 Duel Monitor problem!

    hey guys! My parents had a comp they were going to put in the loft, so I decided i'd steal the monitor and try both. I connected them with a VGA monitor splitter and they both work. However, one of my screens is 1600 x 900 resolution, and the other is 1024 x 768, and my 'main' monitor (the...
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    Windows 7 Google Update Setup has stopped working

    Hi guys, im a newbie to this win7forum just now ive activated my link to post this first thread. Here is my issue today ive tried to install Google Chrome browser in to my harddisk. But when i tried to click the setup file i got an error "Google setup has stopped working" check online for a...
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    Windows 7 newbie needs help with bsod issues

    i just learned what a bsod is. downloaded blue screen view, repeated problems with: ntoskrnl.exe, usbccgp.sys, and once with AmUstor.sys I don't know what to do from here. plz. I will try to do what ever is asked of me. I still have not figured out how to access the internet on my...
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    Windows 7 IE9 "run file" problem

    Hi, :wave: I am new to this forum. When I try to run a file I in IE9 it downloads the file to some temp folder and when it tries to execute the file it returns an error! When I cleared the C:\Users\xxxxxxx\AppData\Local\Temp folder it worked once but the second time it did not! For details...
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    Windows 7 Newbie Post In Wron Section

    I see a newbie made a post for help and attached a couple minidumps in support Link Removed Joe
  20. Windows 7 HELP. I accidentally dual booted Win 7

    Hello, I used to have ubuntu dual booted with win 7. then i decided i didn't want ubuntu dual booted anymore and wanted my boot up to automatically boot win7. I deleted the ubuntu partition, but then I lost my boot up menu during startup. So I ran the Win 7 Ultimate disk in hopes to...