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    Windows 7 Change windows resolution to see more content

    Hi, I have a 1680x1050 lg monitor. Using nvidia custom resolution I can get 1920x1080 (haven't tried the possibly dangerous resolutions, yet) The quality isn't important, but I only get a more or less 3% of extra content with 1920x1080 Can windows generate a for example, 2560x1600 output to be...
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    Windows 7 Problems caused by recent Windows 7 updates

    I don't now if this is the right community, but I hope that somebody can help me with the host of problems that recent upgrades have caused to my Win 7 Home Premium x64 SP1 installation on my Sony Vaio All-in-1 computer. I returned from a recent vacation to find a whole list of updates...
  3. Windows 7 Non Responsive programs on Sleep

    Everytime I leave my house with my computer on, and I return most of my programs end up NOT RESPONDING How can I figure out what is causing this issue so my programs dont hang like this? Is there a log file I can view to see when and what causes issues, it seems to be happening a lot on my...
  4. Windows 7 Windows refreshing constantly..please help

    Im using 64 bit home premium and it used to work fine till a month or two ago. The computer constantly refreshes ever 1 - 2 minutes, as a result whatever program im using at the time refreshes too. This stops me typing on Word, it causes whatever game i might be playing to crash to the taskbar...
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    Windows 7 "Run as administrator" has stopped working

    My computer is not running any programs as administrator. I am logged in as Admin User but when I try to run a program as administrator, nothing happens even though the program itself will run. It was working fine when i turned on my computer for an hour or so, after that i noticed that none of...
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    Windows 8 Help With Registry!

    Hi Im just going to jump right in. so i was editing the registry to try to fix all of my downloads going to my ssd instead of my hdd and now to cant download anything because it says path not specified and i cannot open certain programs (even the registry itself!) I cannot find anything on how...
  7. Windows 8 Very Disappointed with Windows 8.1

    HI I just want to say how disappointed I was with Windows 8.1. after a few weeks I. have removed it and gone back to windows 7. One thing I noticed after using cloud and getting a Microsoft account, the amount of junk email that I got almost trebled over night and even having gone back to 7 it...
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    Windows 7 Missing Programs that were there but have disappeared in the programs and features?

    When I go to Start-My Computer-Programs and Features, Loads of programs that were there have disappeared. Help? Previously all the software was there and now when I got to look at all of it, they have disappeared and I don't really want to do a system restore. Please help
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    Windows 7 Deleting Win 7 but keeping other programs

    I was using Win7 on an HD with all the programs like Excel. Recently, I installed Win 8.1 on a new SSD and disconnected the HD with Win7 on it. Can I, and if yes, how do I uninstall Win7 from the HD without affecting other program on the disk which I would like to use with Win8.1? Thanks.
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    Windows 7 java, javascript, windows media player, .....

    HI there, I have no idea what programs I need, which are the same, help--- I have- adobe flash player 12, activex, plugin, adobe shockwave 11.6, HPmedia smart, quick time, realtek hi def audio driver, vio player version 1.o.1 HELP I have no idea what these programs are for and if I...
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    Windows XP .net framework files missing?

    On xp media centre edition, tried factory restore from F10 boot menu but there's no .net framework files, will i have to download these individually? Or can i retrieve them somehow? Also after the factory restore, all the files, data and shortucts from games and programs i had previously are...
  12. Windows 7 2 programs not loading correctly

    I have 2 programs that don't load and don't run anymore. They are an e-mail client and a Blue ray program. They both work fine in safe mode but not when I run windows 7 normally. I have run all types of scans and nothing comes up wrong. It's not a virus. I have looked at settings using msconfig...
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    Windows 8 Windows 8 desktop doesnt open up, neither do tiles / programs

    I installed programs called vaultClient by SourceGear, Mumble (a chat client) on my machine, needed to do a reboot. After rebooting, the Start interface show up with all the tiles and what have you, but clicking into Desktop rendered nothing, clicking any of the program tiles, nothing. Going...
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    Windows XP Windows XP restarting when I download something from the internet.

    Hello, Whenever I try to download something from the internet on my hp mini 1010 nr, the computer will suddenly restart without warning the moment when the download is initiated. How can I fix this problem so that I can download things from the internet without my computer restarting? P.S...
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    Windows 7 Unwanted highlighting in start menu

    I have two relatively minor issues with the way that some apps treat the start menu in Win7. I have the Start | Programs submenu organized into various sub-submenus according to certain categories. The first problem is that some programs cause the sub-submenu in which the shortcut for that...
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    Windows 7 Can't install some programs

    All my units run W7. I have an old ACT! 6 program which installs and works on all but one machine. When I try to install it on this machine I get the UAC then a 'working' orb for about 5-10 sec then nothing. I recently reinstalled W7 on this machine and have many programs installed. No error...
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    Windows 7 Migrating from E drive to G drive

    I just installed a new hd and I would like to migrate all my programs on a usb external hd to my new drive. The usb drive is really slow. I know just copying the files won't work. Any software I can use to do this?
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    Windows 8 Backup-system backup question from a Win8.1 rookie

    I would like to do a complete system backup including the OS system since I have all my programs installed and working the way I like them. Looking around there is the Dell backup/restore, Win 8.1 in control panel under file history, and the provided software on my new Seagate external 3 TB-HD...
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    Windows 7 sort taskbar running programs alphabetically

    I have Win7 x64 SP1 with Classic Shell 4.0.2 I have ~ 70 firefox windows opened (minimized) Is there a way to sort these windows in the taskbar alphabetically by window title ?
  20. Fix Video Playback Issues in Windows 7: Slow Motion Playback Troubleshooting

    BobbyB submitted a new resource: MiniTollBox - Windows Diagnostic Tool Read more about this resource...