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    Windows 7 Win 7 Upgrade from Vista- Question re SP1

    Can I upgrade from Vista to Win 7 without installing Vista SP1 first? Whn I ran Win 7 Upgrade Advisor it said I needed to install Vista SP1 first. Problem is that I had to uninstall Vista SP1 after I installed it to begin with when it first came out because it caused a myriad of problems which...
  2. Windows Vista Slow internet

    Hi all, newbie to the forum. Just upgraded from vista to 7 and now have a very slow internet / loading pages. Have installed it twice now just in case of an install problem, was clean installs both times. Have done full scan with norton 2010 and spybot (all clean), cleaned with CCleaner and...
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    Windows 7 Network disconnects after going to myyearbook.com

    I've been on the phone with Norton, Microsoft and my ISP (Cogeco) about this issue and have ruled out that Norton Internet Security Suite 2010 and Cogeco are not the issue. Microsoft have been calling me in these recent days to figure this issue out and to help me solve it. My issue is when...
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    Windows 7 driver and application uninstall

    I am a complete newbie to Windows 7 RC. I am running Windows 7 Build 7100 which I thought was the final RC before release? Well, I am having allot of issues with it and older software working together. I thought that was one of the major things they were going to fix? I tried installing an older...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 "Solve PC Issues" issue

    I just installed Windows 7 Ultimate 2 days ago and now the "Solve PC Issues" on the bottom right hand corner of the screen says that my Virus Protection and Fire wall are not on. I made sure my Norton is working and on but it keeps saying it is off. Any solutions?
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    Windows 7 Security Suites for windows 7

    Over the past six months I"ve had a chance to try most all the company security suites. Here's my opinion. ON a windows 7 duo core machine with 2 gb of memory: Norton 2010: Excellent graphics with the 3d doesn't take up any memory doing scans installs real fast. An excellent program...
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    Windows 7 Security upgrade 8/30 kills internet use

    It didn't kill it but it makes the computer useleess for internet access. I have win7 ultimate 617100 7100 HP pavilion x64 1 week old intel2 quad CPU Norton is embeded with automatic ugrades If this security upgrade is not a rootkit virus it acts like one. Active X disabled and will not...
  8. Windows Vista Avg 8.5 (Should I Monitor This??)

    I have my AVG 8.5 set to automatic scan (Not Fast) Here's what I get: I do have other processes going, it never bothered "Norton" that much..... This is what I get in the Task Manager without AVG running:
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 slow boot time compared to Vista

    Hello! I recently upgraded from Vista Home Premium 64-bit to Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (Build 7100) and noticed that it seems to boot much slower compared to Vista. The only two items I see that start at start up are "VMware Workstation" and "Microsoft Windows Operating System". I also have...
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    Windows 7 SmartHeap Issue with W7

    I have an old tool, Norton Navigator, that I still use. Yeah, I know it's ancient, but it still does some very useful things for me. It has previously worked fine in all versions of windows. However in W7 I get SmartHeap Library - MEM_BAD_POINTER errors on a somewhat random basis. Google...
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    Windows 7 Can't update Windows...Included some screenshots...

    Hey guys, I have not been able to update my RC of Win7 I ran Norton and made sure all is well and unfortunately is not. I attatched some screen shots of what happens when Itry to update: Link Removed due to 404 Error Link Removed due to 404 Error I tried restarting and get nothing...
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    Windows 7 HDD locked

    Yo. So I had a trial of norton 360 installed on a computer with the windows 7 RC, and once the subscription ran out and I found that I hated norton 360, I uninstalled it. I THINK this is when my HDD became totally locked, because next time I rebooted I noticed I was denied access to the drive...
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    Windows 7 Software that IS working

    I see you guys have a thread on what doesn't work, but what about what does work. I know a lot of you are using the same thing but I thought I would tell you guys about a few that are working. I installed Logon Studio Vista to change the login screen and that works. Corel paint shop pro photo...
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    Windows Vista Verisoft vs Norton Identity Safe

    I have Verisoft Access Manager installed and running on my HP Vista laptop. Also have Norton Intenet Security installed. At times, a popdown Norton ID Safe wants me to set that up. Has anybody compared Verisoft to Norton ID Safe? Presently, Verisoft works fine and dandy for me, as I only...
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    Windows 7 what antivirus do you use w/ w7

    i have been using norton 360 but my free trial has expired i have been able to renew it a couple times but not anymore .are there any free av that works w/ w7
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    Windows Vista Advice OnTweaking McAfee Security

    I finally got rid of the Norton Security suite (the hard way). Actually I was having some other issues with my new HP Vista machine mainly from not knowing what I was doing on the initial setup, so I did a complete system recovery and started from scratch. this time when Norton tried to...
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    Windows 7 anti-virus problems

    Ok Im running win7 build 7057 x32 for a week now, I started with Norton internet security 09. I had to restart my computer after i ran the liveUpdate thing. The computer boots and shows the Win7 splash screen but then goes blank like it ususally does then comes back up with the mouse only. Does...
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    Windows Vista Security Questions

    I'm new to Vista (just got a new HP Pavilion Slimline with Vista Home Premium after using Win98 for 10 years!!). I have a couple of questions regarding security software. The computer came loaded with a 60 day trial version of Norton Internet Security 10.0.0.125 with firewall, anti-virus and...
  19. Windows 7 3 Official Beta Antiviruses for windows 7 (legal + free) Norton + Kaspersky + AVG

    well this is for anyone that doese not know about this. if you are using windows 7 there are already anti viruses from the bigger companies made specificlly for windows 7 and they end when the beta is over. so they are free for you to use fully and legally. Norton 360 v3 Win7 : Link Removed...