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Windows 7 Need help with HDD installation
Hi there, I'm currently running windows xp sp3 and I'm going to install Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit on Monday when my WD caviar black HDD arrives. Now my XP is running on a 70 gb raptor and I'd like to know what's a good way to wipe my data because I plan to replace it with the caviar black. I...- Alboracer
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- backup caviar black data wiping hdd installation installation guide replacement sector check storage windows 7 windows xp
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 7’s biggest rival: Windows XP SP3
From: The Windows Club July 25, 2010 Thanks to sales of the new Link Removed - Invalid URL operating system, revenue in Microsoft’s Windows division jumped 44% to $4.55 billion from $3.17 billion a year earlier as the recent fiscal fourth Link Removed - Invalid URL indicated. While there...- Nibiru2012
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- computer consumer opinions cost issues enterprise fragmentation legacy applications market share microsoft migration replacement security service pack spending support lifecycle survey upgrade user adoption windows 7 windows xp
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- Forum: Windows News
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Windows 7 Bad Video Card?
I think the video card on my main PC a HP d5000t bit the dust last night the card is NVDIA GeForce 9800 GT. It shows an error code 43 in device manager. I tried deleting driver and reinstalling and no luck. It was strange when It happened. I booted up the PC and it froze and mouse cursor...- Joe S
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- bsod device manager display issues driver issues error geforce graphics card hardware hardware issues installation nvidia pc build pc performance reboot issues replacement system freeze troubleshooting
- Replies: 11
- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 7 Laptop battery purchase
Hello, I had purchased LenovoG410 laptop a year before,and now,it can no longer hold charge.I am trying to purchase a new battery for the same laptop,but need help finiding out the manufacture date of laptop battery.How can we find the manufacture date?I searched my old battery all the...- babughar
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- battery charging g410 laptop lenovo manufacture date purchase replacement suggestions support
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 7 Looking for a Simple News Reader for Windows 7
Hi, I just got my first Windows 7 PC then down loaded Windows Live hoping to find a simple news reader. I really don't want to learn Live right now. Where can I find a simple news reader to replace Outlook Express. Thanks- zipp
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- news newsreader outlook replacement software user request windows 7 windows live
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- Forum: Windows Software
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~what happened to water cooler?
what happened to the water cooler forum? does this replace it?- nehoma
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- community discussion forum replacement water cooler
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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Windows Vista Important Message To Laptop Vista Users Thinking Of Switching To Win 7
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...- Celestra
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- adoption batteries battery issues battery life bios complaints debugging firmware hardware laptop lithium microsoft notifications os issues replacement update windows 7 windows vista
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- Forum: Live RSS Feeds
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Windows 7 Folder Size Utility gone.
Hi, Upgraded from XP Pro to Win 7 Pro and mostly good. Badly miss the little utility that added features to the top bar in Windows Explorer, 'Folder Size' for photos etc. Anyone know of a replacement?- Derekfoxes
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- file explorer folder size photos replacement upgrade utility windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Software
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Windows 7 Trabsferring full retail version to new machine
Hi Dell are going to replace my laptop on which I have installed a full retail version of Windows 7. Is there anything I need to do on the old machine to make sure I can install and activate the operating system on the new machine? The replacement will actually be 'exactly the same' model...- kevvyb
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- activation dell installation laptop replacement retail version transfer windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 My Battery is dead (i think)
About three days ago my Windows 7 told me I need to consider replacing my laptops battery. "There is a problem with your battery, so your computer might shut down suddenly". I did the energy report thing and it said my battery's full charge was 37%. The weird thing is, overnight my laptop...- Soulja Pixii
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- as07b51 battery energy report laptop lithium-ion power issues replacement shutdown tech support windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 7 HD Crashed/Windows 7 Installed Only 4 Days
What now....I bought windows 7 family pack and my hard drive crashed on my apple cumputers virtual drive. The HD is being replaced. Do I need to contact microsoft for a different product Key? What do I need to do? :frown:- n0meq
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- apple crash hard drive installation microsoft product key replacement support virtual drive windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 7 Seeking Compatibility List for Wireless Adapters and Recommendations for Windows 7
Is there a compatability list for windows 7 somewhere or what because i'm haveing a problem with my internet and my ISP says it's got to be a driver issue but all my drivers for my Wireless addapter are updated and still the problem presists i have a TRENDnet TEW-623PI. And if that ends up...- Malthore
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- compatibility drivers hardware internet isp replacement tew-623pi trendnet windows 7 wireless adapter
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Windows 7 windows 7 pro oem replacement disk
I purchased the windows 7 pro 64 bit OEM version ,installed it and everything is fine. I then misplaced the win 7 disk or it has found legs and left ,i also thought i would be smart and stick the purchase receipt in the Cd case,so this to is gone. I did though, remove the license and stuck it...- labbats
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- bootable disk i386 installation iso license microsoft oem receipts replacement self-build support troubleshooting windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Software
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Windows 7 Install disc just spins
Tried the 32bit disc and it went right to setup for install but the 64bit disc just grinds away in the drive. I tried a few other discs and they work fine, how do I get a replacement for this thing? Or is there a work-around for this? Running 64bit vista currently with no problems.- Xett
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- 64-bit disc installation problem replacement setup windows vista workaround
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 7 Battery Drain Issues
Hi. New to the forums, and had an interesting problem I hope you all can help me with. First off System Specs: Laptop: Dell Precision M4300 OS: Windows 7 RC 64 Bit CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 2.20 GHz Display: NVidia Quadro FX 360M Ram: 4 GHz (don't know clock cycles) Alright, now the...- SCWolf8609
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- battery charging dell drain error issues laptop power replacement windows 7
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Windows 7 How to Set a Different Text Editor as Default Instead of Notepad in Windows 7
Does anybody know how to replace notepad in Win7? I want to use a different notepad.- edbro
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- custom notepad replacement software text editor windows 7
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Windows 7 Error when replacing file .exe
Has anyone met this error report: I'm programing with MS Visual C# And when I was trying to debug my program, Window prevented Visual Studio from replacing the .exe file on the bin directory and display that message. But If I try to wait 2 or 3 minutes and do nothing, I can debug again. And if...- laroche
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- c sharp debugging directory error exe file access files programming replacement software development visual c# visual studio windows
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- Forum: Programming and Scripting
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Windows Vista Plugged in, not charging.
I have a 4 Months old laptop with Vista Home Permium. After 100% charged, After 1 or todays if working in AC Power, Battery Meter shows 98%, plugged in not charging. Even replaced the battery with a new one. Still the same problem. Any solution? Thanx in adv.- Unregistered
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- ac power battery charging hardware laptop power replacement technician troubleshooting windows vista
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Optical drive replacement: An observation.
When I originally built my current system, for the DVD RW, I opted for a 'LiteOn'. This was because I'd always found them to be good at what they did and firmware updating was a doddle. Unfortunately this particular drive was not so good. To be fair to LiteOn, I think it was just a case of...- kemical
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- component failure disk read dvd-rw firmware gaming hardware hellgate installation lite-on noise optical drive replacement rma samsung software system performance system stability tech support testing user experience
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 7 Troubleshooting Bad RAM: RMA Process and Future Concerns
For those of you that has followed my PSU and MoBo issues then this will come to no surprise, I have also found 3 bad sticks of RAM. When I bought this RAM last Apr it was about $440 for 2 Gb and can now be bought at newegg for $109 after rebate. :eek: Any way I've filled out the RMA form at...- 03hdfatboy
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- corsair hardware mobo newegg psu ram replacement rma troubleshooting upgrade
- Replies: 22
- Forum: Windows Hardware