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Windows 7 vista to 7 help
I have a HP laptop,running vista, with a Pentium (R) dual-core processor, memory is 3.00 GB, 32 bit, base score of 3.4, would it be worth it to install windows 7 , then upgrade to windows 10 on this computer, windows adviser says it will work, or do you think the processor will be to slow,,I...- seph10
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- 32-bit browser issues compatibility email hp laptop memory online shopping os upgrade performance processor tech help upgrade user experience windows 10 windows 7 windows vista
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Replace my case! (poll for chasis replacement)
Okay so my birthday is coming this September and well after replacing my motherboard and processor i think its time for a new case as my old one is sadly falling apart, my front face plate barely latches on now with pieces snapped off due to long term wear and tear. My old case is a In Win...- Ralph Bromley
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- aesthetics budget case replacement chassis cooling corsair design enermax feedback form factors h97 motherboard in win motherboard pc build personalization processor side panel clearance usb3 ports zalman
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- Forum: General Computing
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Windows 7 Mixing memory card brands, dun dun duuun!
So recently I had to get new hardware for my rig. My old motherboard sadly died so new processor, new motherboard. Switched from a AMD Phenom II X6 1055T to a Intel Core i5 4460 and only had an issue due to my motherboard using AHCI and my setup was for IDE but no blue screens after I changed my...- Ralph Bromley
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- ahci amd bios blue screen brands catastrophe compatibility ddr3 demons error hardware ide intel memory motherboard pc build processor rig upgrade windows
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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June 2015 microcode update for Intel processors in Windows
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- 2015 intel microcode processor update windows
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- Forum: Knowledge Base (KB)
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HP announces new devices for back to school and its first commercial tablet
Today, HP announced its latest generation of Pavilion x2 detachable PC and ENVY notebooks for back to school and its first commercial tablet. The new platforms are designed with Windows 10 in mind and are eligible for a free upgrade when Windows 10 becomes available beginning July 29. Link...- News
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- audio battery life cortana detachable pc durability envy gaming graphics hd display mobility notebook pavilion processor productivity retail tablet upgrade usb-c windows 10
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VIDEO AMD designs new PC
This looks interesting although specs are scant: ref: http://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/amd-unveils-project-quantum-ultra-small-pc-with-ultra-high-performance/- kemical
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- amd cooling design graphics performance processor quantum radeon technology
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- Forum: General Computing
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June 2015 microcode update for Intel processors in Windows
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- 2015 intel microcode processor security update windows
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Windows 8 Win8.1 constant BSOD, need help!
Hello all. I have been wanting to post on the forums for the longest time but had some issues generating the logs needed to begin troubleshooting. Finally today I was able to fix my one .NET 3.x issue that was plaguing me for the longest time and now I've attached the logs for anyone to look and...- DynomiteJ78
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- bsod diagnostics driver issues error logs exception handling graphics card hardware change kernel error liquid cooling performance processor software issues ssd upgrade system crash system stability tech support troubleshooting windows 8.1 windows installation
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- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 10 It says that there will be issues with my display, however...
On my Windows 8.1 64-bit computer, my graphics card is AMD Radeon HD 7560D, and according to the system requirements for Windows 10 on the website, I meet all the criteria. I have DirectX 11, I have WDDM 1.3, my resolution is 1600 x 900, my processer has 3.2~ GHz, I have 6~ GBs of ram and I have...- lemons
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- 64-bit amd compatibility directx 11 display issues graphics card hard drive pc check performance processor ram resolution system requirements terabyte troubleshooting wddm windows 10 windows 8.1
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 External drive deletes files randomly
Dear everyone, I've tried to explain my problem as good as I could, please do not be afraid of asking for more informations :) I hope you guys can somehow help me out. TLDR My external harddrive randomly removes files after installing new motherboard + processor. Some of the files can be...- Sp34k
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- data integrity data loss disk management disk space easeus error checking external drive file recovery file system file types hard drive hardware upgrade hidden files motherboard processor recycle bin sata drive system issues troubleshooting windows installation
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 7 Core 2 Quad On Dell Optiplex 755
Wasn't sure if this is really the forum to be asking this on (As this forum is really geared towards Windows in general) but I thought "What the hell." since there are so many knowledgeable and friendly people here. Anyhow, I am interested in upgrading from my Core 2 Duo E6550 to a Core 2 Quad...- Inception
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- compatibility dell e6550 graphics card msi optiplex performance power supply processor quad core upgrade
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Windows 7 SLAPL E8400 Core 2 Duo in a LGA775 MB
My processor died on my desktop LGA775 motherboard. I have a Intel SLAPL E8400 core 2 Duo processor from a old Laptop. Can anyone tell me if I can put it in the Desktop LGA775 motherboard and use it without damaging the processor? Thanks- keland
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- compatibility core 2 duo desktop hardware intel lga775 motherboard processor slapl e8400 upgrade
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Windows 7 Verrrry long startup time
I have SSDs and a well oiled (I think) Windows 7 workstation - 16GB memory and a fast processor. My boot time is extremely slow. I tried booting with everything in MSCONFIG unchecked - but it didn't change my boot time at all. There must be, somewhere, a tutorial or set of steps to follow to...- Nisko
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- memory msconfig performance processor slow boot ssd startup sysinternals troubleshooting windows 7
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Windows 7 Any disadvantages when buying an Intel core i5 ****T processor for 4K monitors?
For a new mainboard based on Z87 chipset I have to buy an Intel CPU. So my considerations so far are: I want to use later a full 4K monitor with 60Hz and with integrated iGPU Graphic. On the other side I want to use a CPU with minimum Thermal DP Watt. As far as I can see a core i5 4th...- pstein
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- 4k display core i7 cpu variants hd 4600 integrated graphics intel non-gaming processor thermal design power windows 7 z87 chipset
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- Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
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Windows 7 Power management options
Hi everybody, I use my computer for video editing which is a heavy computational task and can take hours to complete. What power options should be selected for this kind of a task? As far as I understand, sleeping and hibernation should be disabled completely. But what about Hard Disk and...- Leo
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- computational tasks hard drive hibernation performance power management power saving processor recommendations settings video editing
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Windows 7 same BSOD daily
I have a HP Pavilion DV6 laptop with windows 7 64 bit installed. Everytime I login and after a few minutes a BSOD error comes up saying "A clock interrupt was not received on a secondary processor within the allocated time interval". It also gives me an error code of 0x00000101, I have searched...- Martin Hickie
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- bsod crash error hp pavilion laptop minidump processor troubleshooting windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 7 Kernal Data Error BSOD
Hi, new user here. I had a windows update auto install earlier on today and since then most my games have been getting BSOD on launch (these games were working as recently as yesterday). Any help fixing this would be appreciated (it should be noted I have within the last 2 weeks received my...- mrdnra
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- bsod error games kernal laptop motherboard processor troubleshooting update windows
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- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 10 Windows 10 VM Outperforms 8.1 Host in Speed Tests and Overall Performance
Maybe, some will find this interesting. I am running Windows 10 on a 2 processor, 4GB RAM, VM Host is i7 w/ 8GB RAM. Boot after entering P/W is basically instant. General operation speed is mostly a matter of can I click fast enough to keep pace w/ it, as in WHOOOOSH! Anyway, here's the...- Drew
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- boot time download speed host internet speed performance processor ram speed test upload speed virtual machine windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Troubleshooting Random BSOD Issues on Recently Acquired PC During Gaming Sessions
Hello world! My name is Andrew, and I will try to describe my problem as thorough as possible. I've got this computer I currently use for about two weeks now from an old friend. The BSODs have started yesterday, durring a LAN gaming session. The first was just the screen going black and the...- screwie
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- bluescreenview bsod cleaning computer diagnostics freezes gaming graphics card logs mainboard old computer processor psu ram reinstall sound testing troubleshooting windows
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 10 Significant Performance Boost After Upgrading VM Hardware: A Personal Experience
Bumped my Windows 10 x64 VM up from 1 processor & 2Gb RAM to 2 processors & 4Gb RAM. WOW, what a difference!! Immediately a very, noticeable, performance improvement. Cheers, Drew- Drew
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- hardware performance processor ram upgrade virtual machine windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support