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Hi all! I recently installed Windows 8. I noticed that at some point the media tags stopped displaying in Windows Explorer for media files such as mp3 and m4b. I am talking about such tags as "title" , "bitrate" and "length" for audio files, for example. Previously this data always displayed...

Okay, So it all started with m computer giving me this: Windows failed to start. A recent hardware of software change might be the cause. To fix the problem: 1.Insert your Windows installation disc and restart the computer. 2.Choose your language settings, and then click "Next". 3.Click...

Okay, So it all started with m computer giving me this: Windows failed to start. A recent hardware of software change might be the cause. To fix the problem: 1.Insert your Windows installation disc and restart the computer. 2.Choose your language settings, and then click "Next". 3.Click...

Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone can give me some help on this problem I'm having. I'm doing a favor for a friend and fixing her computer. The problem is that as soon as windows boots up it starts up in Startup Repair. Startup repair does not fix the computer, it gives an error that...

Found a few instances close, but not exactly matching my situation. For the instances which are close, none of the already suggested solutions seem to work. Here's the specifics. Have 4 "new" computers (bought in the last year). I would love to be able to "homegroup" them. Each one runs...

COD WaW runs perfectly fine. Of course punkbuster doesn't recognize the OS, just like with the Windows 7 beta.

Hey guys, I have an issue with my computer and Window 7 that I was hoping you could provide insight on how to fix. Recently I have noticed that Windows 7 doesn't want to shut down. Heck, it doesn't even restart and Hibernate. When I go to Shut down the only option it provides is Log Off. You...

I have Windows 7 64 bit OS. Presently I am using IE8 and many of the sites (but not all) does not show the popup asking if you want to save the User name and password. The ones that do work fine and the login information is retained but most of the guitar and bass forums I have been on for years...

I have Dell Inspiron 580s, which is 5 months old. I recovered the factory setting using the recovery CD i had created after the purchase. Now i am only able to see the C drive which has the OS and other partition (which has the data which I don't want to lose) is not shown. When I go to disk...

I have a very odd problem that happened out of the blue. W7 Home Premium 32 bit, no viruses or recently installed programs. As you can see in the screenshots, theres that "icon" that says the OS doesn't recognize the program. MANY of them. What can be causing this, any help would be appreciated...

My rig is just a few weeks old and I've been getting BSODs. Reinstalled my OS once and still getting some. Any help from you experts would be greatly appreciated :)

I Upgraded My Windows7 Starter To Ultimate Recently And Everything Was Going Fine, But I Wasn't Happy With The Disk Space Because I Had Ubuntu As Second OS And I Wanted More Space For Win7. ( Ubuntu Was In The same Partition As Win7 C: ). I Searched For Ways Of Increasing The Size Of The...

Hi I just purchased Dell Inspiron n4010 laptop without OS... I am trying to install Windows 7 enterprise edition but every time i get the error BOOTMGR IS MISSING Press CTRL....... I have changed the default boot options to dvd from hard disk...but the error persists I also tried to install...

I just have to say it, my Windows 7 experience has been less then great... In fact its been horrid. I have built my first computer just recently from the ground up with my own choices in hardware, nothing is defective and yet Windows 7 has been giving me nothing but issues. I honestly dont see...

HI, im having some problems installing windows 7. i had vista home premium but it started going very slow so i decided to install win 7 ultimate as i use it at work and its alot nicer tbh. I reformatted my partition and started the install tis gets to 10% usally can get up to 16% and then it...

Hey guys, first of all thanks for clicking on the thread and I'll be very informative so give me a hand here please :p I am encountering a very strange issue under Windows 7 Professional RTM installed on my netbook. At completely random times, the screen will go into what I can only describe...

Here's my problem. I downloaded Windows 7 from a special college deal for $30 I upgraded from vista, but it screwed up my computer. I would get blue screens at random times while I was using it. I decided to clean install instead, but then I realized the stupid file they gave me only works for...

If you have a laptop and are considering adopting a "Windows 7 OS" right now. It might be more prudent to hold off. Windows 7 has been labeled the biggest blood sucker of Lithium Batteries than any other "OS" that proceeded it. There have been many complaints that Windows 7 effectively kills...

My buddy came home from Christmas vacation to find his desktop suffering from the Black Screen of Death, but it's acting a bit differently from most people's experience. Same black background with only mouse response, but he never gets to the log in screen He can't launch Task Manager...

[Solved] HELP, .exe file association is locked to Notepad Hello everyone, I am a computer fool who has just jumped on the Win7 bandwagon because i was tired of XP clogging my machine up ( not to mention infested with bugs). I had wanted to run a .exe/.exc file and somehow, windows determined...