1. SteveMann

    Windows 7 File association problem

    Win 7 Premium, 64-bit, HP Pavilion Quad-core, Sony Vegas, .veg files. The file type association with Sony Vegas (vegas110.exe) is broken. When I go into the Control Panel to select the default program (Sony Vegas) for the type (.veg), I select "vegas110.exe" as the application to start for...
  2. P

    Windows 7 How to give (pdf) printer spooler higher process priority?

    When I print a document or web page into a *.pdf file then it lasts occasionally minutes until the page is printed. It seems to me that the printer spooler (or printer driver ?) has a lower process priority than other processes. Especially when there is additional work to do (compiling...
  3. E

    Windows 7 Constant disk activity on new laptop slowing EVERYTHING down

    Just got a new Acer aspire laptop for christmas. Everything works fine except that every time I turn it on or wake it up, there's about a 10 minute period of non-stop disk activity that causes every other application to come to a grinding hault. I downloaded process monitor and checked it out...
  4. K

    Windows 7 XBOX 360 as extender crashes computer

    I have my XBOX 360 connected via ethernet cable and often times when I attempt to view Live TV or play a recorded show through the XBOX, it crashes the computer. I have 64 Bit Windows 7, 4 GB RAM, 2.8 GHz quad core, 1 GB XFX Radeon HD 5670, and use the AVerMedia A188 PCIe Pure ATSC TV Tuner...
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    Windows 7 Bootmgr is missing. Please help!

    Hi all. First timer, so please go easy. Computer Spec: Intel Quad Core 2.87Ghz 2 x 2GB DDR2 RAM ASUS STRIKER II FORMULA ACPI BIOS REVISION 2402 1 64GB SSD drive (my C drive - operating system is installed on this) 2 x 1TB SATA hard drives. Problem: I've done a fresh install of Windows 7...
  6. News

    Microsoft Rebound stops responding on a multitouch computer that is running Windows 7

    Fixes an issue in Microsoft Rebound on Windows 7-based multitouch computers that are using a quad-core processor. Link Removed
  7. N

    Windows 7 HELP !! BSOD Continuously Crashing

    Hello :smile: I have a Intel Quad Core HP elite Desktop M8190a everything is as manufactured except i upgraded the ram to 4GB. Originally running Vista .. Last week while playing a mp3 file from an external HDD a loud "ticking" occured then the computer crashed. Restarted automatically then...
  8. M

    Windows 8 Post Your WEI Scores, Hardware Specs

    Hello everyone, I'll start off by posting my WEI scores in Windows 8 build 7989 vs. Windows 7 SP1 and my hardware. Hardware: AMD Phenom II N970 quad core 4 GB of DDR3 Radeon HD6470m (mobility) 5400 RPM 640 GB WD hard drive. Windows 7: Link Removed Windows 8: Link Removed
  9. julio99

    Windows 7 Core I5 430M

    Please clue me in so I know what I have. My laptop is an Acer 8943g with a Intel Core I5 430M Proccessor with 4gb RAM and 1gb Video Memory. Where I'm confused is at the i5processor. I thought it was a dual core, but when I view a couple of different prgrams they say that the Core i5 is a single...
  10. Mike

    Windows 8 All About ARM: What's In It For Windows 8?

    Many people have likely heard that Windows 8 is also being designed for ARM. Many such people have likely asked themselves what is ARM? ARM processors power today's modern mobile computing devices. Whether we're talking about iPhones, iPads, Google Android phones, Android Pads, Windows Smart...
  11. News

    Windows 8 Of Quad Core Tablets and Windows 8

    By Paul Thurrott Rarely do Microsoft appearances at TechEd New Zealand generate this much excitement. But this week, when Microsoft principal architect Patrick Hevesi carted out a prototype quad core tablet aimed at next year’s release of Windows 8, the rumor mill went into overdrive. Here’s...
  12. J

    Windows 7 WIFI-adapter stuck on disable, LAN-adapter does not receive any packets WIN7 64 bit

    Hi, About a year ago I installed a WIN7-pro 64 bit version on my PC. (4gig ram, quadcore processor, asus motherboard, geforce 8800GT) This worked fine for about a year. Then all of a suddon last week I dont have a network connection as i booted my pc. I went and reset my router, thinking would...
  13. cookie3

    Windows 7 BSOD 'Memory Management' Error During Windows 7 Installation on EVGA 790 Ultra SLI

    EVGA 790 ultra sli q6600 Quad core OZC DDR3 PC6400 x 2 4gb windows 7 64bit BSOD before complete install, error "memory management", could not copy the rest. Tried to install twice same error message. Help please?
  14. K

    Windows 7 Win7x64 - BSODs happening, recently even more frequent

    Hey, Since i have installed my Win7x64 from MSDNAA, i have experienced multiple BSODs which occured rather scarcely. The problem is that today I have encountered 2 BSODs in a span of 2 hours, which is really annoying. What is more, i have recently uninstalled ArcaBit antivirus. CPU: Core2Quad...
  15. C

    Windows 7 Problem with Supreme FX audio on ASUS P5N32-E SLI motherboard

    Hi, first time posting, and this problem is a doozy. I just got a desktop from my boss, with the following specs: ASUS P5N32-E SLI mboard 6g ram 2.4 ghz intel quad core 2 nvidia gtx 260 I am unable to get the onboard sound (Supreme FX) to work with any drivers. I have tried Realtek, I have...
  16. P

    Server Build CPU question

    G'Day! I am hoping someone could help with my questions. I have a spare gygbyte MOBO and I am going to build a 64-bit system that I will use for self training on Windows server 2008. As part of this server slef training I am going to installl an elvaution copy of MS exchange 2010 on it and...
  17. Chuck83

    Windows 7 BSOD with "ntoskrnl.exe" as the main reason...

    BSOD with "ntoskrnl.exe" as the main reason... Upgraded from Win 7 Pro (32bit) to Win 7 Pro (64bit) due to upgrading from 3GB to 6GB RAM. BSOD mainly happens after a few hours of inactivity. Sleep, hybrid sleep and hibernate are all disabled. Dell Dimension 9200 (XPS 410) Intel Core...
  18. A

    Windows 7 Hardware Upgrading... Is Windows 7 32 bit Enough For Heavy Gaming?

    I'm upgrading my silly hardware computer to a good hardware computer (I don't have the specs, but it will be quad core with a good graphics card, motherboard, and 4gb ram), however I want to know if I can play intense games like Crysis, Bulletstorm, etc. with a Windows 32 bit OS. I'd like to...
  19. A

    Windows 7 Identifying Root Causes of Sporadic BSODs on Windows 7 System

    Hi everyone my brothers Win7 system is getting BSOD sporadically. I captured the minidumps andstarted to look at them via BlueScreenView.exe. In the "Caused By Driver" field it shows four different files. ntoskrnl.exe discache.sys Ntfs.sys fltmgr.sys Would any one know what the root...
  20. News

    Qualcomm adds Windows 8 support to dual/quad-core chips

    Qualcomm has announced that it is collaborating with Microsoft on the next version of Windows. The coming line of Snapdragon MSM8960 processors with integrated 3G/LTE modems will be designed from the ground up to run Windows 8. Qualcomm will offer processors in dual-core and quad-core versions...