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    Windows 8 BSOD CRITICAL_STRUCTURE_CURRUPTION (win32k.sys)

    Hello, I recently bought a 120gb OCZ Agility SSD for my desktop build. I installed the SSD into the case and used my $40 promotional Windows 8 64-bit Pro copy on the new SSD. The install and initial setup went fine. Except I could not find the "memory remapping" option in my BIOS anywhere! Nor...
    • Preston Zacharias
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    • ahci bsod configuration critical error desktop build driver issues internal drive memory remapping memtest ocz agility paging file performance tweaks ram sata mode ssd system freeze temp files troubleshooting win32k.sys windows 8
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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    VIDEO Windows 7 Slow Start-up

    Okay so, this started today. My laptop takes forever to load login screen and it shows the Welcome screen for so long. The worse is, when it finally logs in, it takes forever to load the network icon (that lags the whole system). I have no idea what it is, but it never used to do this. And i...
    • Tominko
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    • amd processor boot log drivers hijackthis lag malware network icon optimization performance issues performance tweaks ram registry service pack slow startup software conflict startup system repair troubleshooting windows 7
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Uniblue Products: Commercial-ware vs. Freeware

    Freeware verses crapware: Optimization programs. Hello everyone, Starting today, I’ll be writing a series of articles on the comparisons of freeware, crapware and commercial software, and how freeware often times comes out on top. For my first article, I decided to compare the...
    • Mitchell_A
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    • advertising ccleaner commercial software cost analysis crapware disk cleanup driver update freeware optimization performance performance tweaks power suite recommendations registry cleaner software comparison software review tech tips uniblue user experience windows
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Software
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    Windows 7 CPU at 98% from NT Kernel & System (smss.exe) and SearchFilterHost.exe

    I did a clean install of windows 7 yesterday, and before I had even started installing programs I noticed my system was sluggish. After loading up on my programs and getting my documents in place, it has been basically unusable without tweaking in ways I'd rather not stick to. I've run a...
    • draperc
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    • adaware scan clean install cpu usage driver issues manual settings memory usage nt kernel performance tweaks process search filters services sluggish smss.exe spybot symantec system indexing system performance task manager windows 7
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  5. Windows Vista Tips and Tricks: Enabling Aero Glass without a Supported Graphics Card

    :D Hi!!! Believe it or not, there's a way to cheat Vista into using many of the Aero glass effects even if you don't have a graphics card that supports the full Vista Aero theme. Try out this registry edit instead: 1. From the Start menu, type regedit and open the corresponding application...
    • Celestra
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    • aero glass animation blur effect cheat techniques configuration dwm key dword value graphics card memory management performance tweaks registry system performance taskbar user interface visual customization visual effects windows tips windows vista
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Desktop Customization