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    Windows 7 Genuine Windows software.

    This was recently posted on another site, by a colleague. I think it is worth repeating verbatim ""Over recent days, there has been an increase in reports of blue screens and startup malfunction. I made a reference to this problem some time ago, but, as a reminder, this is worthwhile reading...
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    Windows 7 Why did my CPU temperature suddenly rise? Win 7 related?

    Ok, I'm not so sure if this is a Windows 7 related issue, but thought I'd post to see what people think anyway. Couldn't find any good answers out there anyway. My CPU now sits around 50-53 degrees Celcius on startup. Heck I caught it at 70C so I dusted it like mad. Last time I checked which...
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    Windows 7 7 running horribly slow

    As the title says, I just got done installing 7 64bit (after like a 5 hour install) and now the OS is slow to respond to anything I request of it. XP ran perfectly on this rig My specs: Harddrive: WD Caviar Blue Sound: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusc 7.1 CPU: Pentium D 940 Presler...
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    Windows 7 Loosing Internet after switching connection

    Hi, I have a wierd problem with my Windows 7 laptop x64 RTM. After I switch from using my wired network connection to wireless or vice versa, the Internet connection is dropped after around 15 minutes (time varies) of usage eventhough I can still access resources on the local network, but...
  5. Windows 7 Looking for New Dual Wallpaper Sources in 2560x1024 Resolution

    Anyone know of a good source for dual walls? I like abstract myself but I haven't seen any new walls in a long time. And no Satrdock doesn't have a dual wall section much to my dismay. My res is 2560x1024. Help me Obi Wan, you're my only hope.
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    Windows 7 Enhance Windows 7 - make Windows 7 stable, fast and heathy

    Windows 7 is coming, thus, we can find the information about Win 7 is full of the Web these days. And the most popular question I heard are: is Windows 7 safe? Is it stable and fast? However, as most media says, Windows 7 is much better than Windows Vista, windows 7 runs much faster than...
  7. Windows 7 I saw the AVG 9 thing and...

    since it was closed I couldn't comment. Why not just do it right to begin with and get NOD32. There is no better antivirus out there that uses less resources than that one. yes, it's English, but we can forgive them for their birthplace. :p
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    Windows 7 svchost.exe and MsMpEng.exe Hogging Resources

    Hello, I hope you are doing well. Whenever I check my Windows Task Manager's Processes tab, it looks like svchost.exe and MsMpEng.exe are hogging my system's resources. On average, each of those programs are using approximately 50k to 60k of memory. I know that they are both Windows-related...
  9. Windows 7 Lower game FPS in Vista or 7, but works ok on XP?

    I would imagine the cause of that is because Vista/7 use more resources. But yet, some games manage to run faster. I don't quite understand....
  10. Windows 7 Win7 firewall vs Comodo Firewall - hardware resources

    Hi guys, I have no idea how to measure how much resources does win7 built in firewall consume. On my PC I use comodo (it takes less than 2MB of RAM) - note that I use it without the defence+ module (it's annoying and I'm an experienced pc user so UAC is enough). The thing is that I've...
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    Windows 7 Graphics Card Error Code 12 on Windows 7: Seeking Solutions and Advice

    Hi All, Running the Windows 7 Ultimate now and only one issue to do with my graphics card. I've seen similar posts here but no resolution yet. Here's my setup: Windows 7 Ultimate (32 bit) running on a Shuttle ST20G5. I've flashed to the latest BIOS (but that was released in 2006!) GeForce...
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    Windows 7 Problems With NVIDIA 7600 GT

    I installed the Pre-release Driver for my NVIDIA 7600 GT video card, and restarted my computer. It said it had successfully installed, but i cannot seem to be able to display the native resolution of 1440 x 990 for my 19 inch widescreen monitor and on Device manager I get the following message -...
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    Windows 7 Video card issue (not enough resorces)

    Hi All Haveing problems with geting my second vc working.device manager says not enough resorses for the second card but xp has no problem Running every thing and in sli.HELP!! Athlon 64x2 3800+ two nvidia 7600gs's 3g ddr2 800 gigabyte m59-sli s4 wd 320g hdd windows 7 build 7100 latest...
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    Windows 7 Which fonts are needed?

    Greetings.... I've been using the RC for several weeks now and have not had any issues with it... I believe that Vista was the real beta... and now maybe Microsoft has come up an equal to XP. My question is how do I tell which fonts are needed by the system & software? I have 423 fonts...
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    Windows 7 CPU 20% after idle

    After leaving the PC idle for a few hours, the CPU usage increases to 20%. This is a very large increase from the CPU usage after starting up (and a few hour later while using the PC) were the usage is approximately 3%. Notes: CPU: Core I7 920 (2.8 quad core) Mother board: MSI X58 Platinum 3GB...
  16. Windows 7 Itunes 64 is NOT.

    Just like the title says. I installed Itunes today and NOT ONLY watched both cores go to 90 percent and vary sporadically between 25 and 50 - but then I checked task manager. There is a little asterisk (*32) next to Itunes.exe. What gives, apple?
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    Assigning Resources to a Specific Task

    Hi All, I am wondering if it is possible to assign system resources to a specific task. The example that spawned this is that I am trying to extract a very large compressed file which is taking quite a while, and I'm not even touching my available system power (my rig has an i7 920, 12 gb of...
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    Windows 7 High RAM usage?

    Is this normal on windows 7 64bit?? Link Removed due to 404 Error
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    Windows 7 This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use. (Code 12)

    I'm getting this message for my second video card. I'm using 2 8600gt video cards, they're not hooked in Sli. They worked fine on XP. I'm not sure what to do.
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    Windows 7 Flash, Aka the devil

    Hey, I am currently using windows 7 RC 7000 and have been having problems with flash since day one. Whenever flash runs anything it can't get enough resources to support itself. Games/video lag and sputter (and dont even ask me about full screen video). Has anyone else experienced this...