restoration

Somehow, the 'Computer'/'My Computer' location is missing from my computer. I can browse to any subfolders of 'Computer' (like program files, removable drives, other partitions) and everything is fine: Link Removed due to 404 Error However, when I click on the 'Computer ' button in the...

I bought the Windows 7 professional 32 bit, done step by step guide to change from XP. Installation went well in the custom installation-message appeared for the computer to restart to complete installation. Windows 7 screen appears and the thoughts are that it had installed. "The computer...

I installed a Nvidia Force 8500GT in an E-Machine which previously had an older Nvidia nForce 6100. All was fine, until I went to Windows Update in Vista. I choose a couple optional updates relating the the Nvidia ATA controller and Network Adapter I did not select the update for the Nvidia...

First time posting a problem. i couldn't restore some minimized programs such as Warcraft3 and FootBallmanager 2010. there wasn't any problems running it if i didn't minimized it at all when i started it up. is it due to a wrong properties allocation? i ran it with compatability on windows vista.

I just installed Windows 7 Ultimate. I also installed Firefox. I went looking for the Internet Explorer icon as well as any option on the Start menu and I cannot seem to find it anywhere. How do I get it back?

Im sure this has been a common problem, however this is what i noticed: After I installed Windows 7 home premuim, I proceeded to reinstall a few of my apps (navyfield, ventrilo, teamspeak, and firefox). every thing worked fine except for one freeze :S I then got to dorm room and tried to...

hi my win 7 been running great,but i have noticed some of my desktop icons have changed to mmm! a white page with the top right hand corner folded down with a sqare box in the centre 3 little coulured icons that are to small to read. how do i get my original back oh this is on the desktop and...

I installed windows 7 3 days ago and its been working fantastically as a replacement for windows vista. Today however windows 7 starts misbehaving. The toolbar, windows anything managed by "explorer.exe" refuses to work. It hangs for about 10-20 minutes before doing the action you requested...

Hi, I'm using Win 7 Ultimate and I recently created a system image that I now want to restore it. I have 1 HDD that has been partioned into 2 drives and when I system imaged, it believe it only imaged my C: which has Win 7 on it. Now, I just want to make sure before I restore the image that...

frequently, when in wmc in win7, mc will crash, it seems to mostly happen when i hit the back button on remote. the only other time it's crashed on me is while copying files in ReiserFS back to NTFS. it's a pretty old program, and i accidentally, thinking i was in another window, tried to open...

Hey guys and gals, newbie question coming up :razz: How do i get Vista back :confused: I did backed up from vista when i download the Windows 7 RC but have some how managed to loss the folder where i kept it, but i have still got the windows.old folder. Can i do anything with this ...

What exactly is a backup image for windows 7. I hear it being talked about. Is it like a huge backup so not just files but the whole system. So like i could take a image of my laptop and put that image on a completly new laptop. Does it like copy the whole hard drive?

Hi all This to me seems a HUGE HUGE vulnerability in some current AV packages. I've got an ISOLATED machine which I use sometimes for specific AV testing. Anyway I decided to "Infect it" deliberately with some spyware and a key stroke trojan and then take an image of the system with...

Hey, you know how when you install Windows 7, there are default items on the taskbar? Well, the libraries button has disappeared, and I cannot get it back. If i right-click on libraries, the pin to taskbar option does not exist, and if I right click on a shortcut, the option still does not show...

I decided to upgrade from build 7048 to 7057 using the upgrade option. Everything went well, but now I can't seem to find the option to send feedback anywhere. Any ideas on how to go about doing that, or was that removed for build 7057?:confused:

The ear phone jack has stopped working on GW laptop M6307 running VHP. I have run every test available to me and restored to a date when I know it was working...No dice. When plugging in the jack the speakers still play with no sound in the phones. There are no signs of a loose or bad...

Hey there Windows7 Forums, Today I decided I was going to modify my computer which involved chiefly, the manipulation of .dll's in the system32 folder. The .dll's I know I manipulated were themeservice.dll , themeui.dll, and uxtheme.dll. In order to do this, I had to change ownership of the...

I really need this question answered, not because I am going to downgrade from Windows 7 right now, I just want to be prepared come late July. My Original OS was Windows Vista w/ SP1. I downloaded and installed Windows 7 on my laptop using a Upgrade installation because I have no other way...

I really liked the desktop pictures (themes) when I first installed 7, but since its beta and we're supposed to be trying to break it....I mean we're s'posed to be trying our favorites softwares on it I tried a registry cleaning tool from uniblue. It "cleaned" up all those themes and how! Now I...

hi, i have windows vista home premmy and my computer is a custome built hp(hewwit packard or what ever) and one of the fetures on my computer is when i reboot the computer i have a option to restore it to factory condition it is a full wipe im not sure if it has to do with the partitions but my...