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    Windows 7 Cannot access jpgs or movs from 2nd drive encrypted

    I am hoping there is some small chance here. In anticipation for installing Windows 7 on my main drive I installed my new 1TB SATA drive as secondary under XP, formatted it and moved files to it. I had no problems accessing anything so I didn't think there would be any problem when I tried the...
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    Windows 7 Access denied to all HDD! All work arounds fail.

    I have been running build 7100 x86 for a while now. This morning it started announcing "access denied" to both my hard drives and all their partitions. I had not made any changes to settings of any kind recently nor installed any hardware or software recently. The only account on the PC is set...
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    Windows 7 ActiveX-objects missing 2 in Windows Live Messenger

    Yea yea I know I should get a decent chat program instead of WLM but I dont wanna. so you just gotta help me :) every time I start ANY game in WLM the same error message appears. I've tried chaning the IE security settings but to no avail. Donwnloading ActiveX objects is simply impossible. try...
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    Windows 7 1800+ Unknown computers in home network

    Hi, I installed windows 7 rc a couple days ago, everything's great except now I tried to copy some files across my home network I have 1827 computers listed when I go to computer -> network from the start menu. The other home computers are listed along with a couple thousand other computers...
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    Windows 7 open file security warning

    i get this message when i open sisoft, and u torr and couple others, just started happening out the blue. Wondering if theres a security setting i can over ride to remove the issue thanks for your help
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    Windows 7 Drives C+D GONE, not accessible, but boots...permissions

    Bizarre, running new RC Build 7100 for ~2 weeks, then this... On reboot after windows update, June 8 2009, notebook drives C+D are visible but not accessible! Notebook boots to win7, but impossible to install things from desktop or drill down through folders past desktop. re non existant disks...
  7. Windows 7 Reduce Attack Surface with Group Policy

    Start -> Run -> gpedit.msc Computer Configuration Security Settings Security Options: Accounts: Rename administrator account = Enter a name other than "Administrator" Accounts: Guest Account status: Disabled Accounts: Rename guest account = Enter a name other than "Guest" Interactive Logon...
  8. Windows 7 Help - I have lost access to my external hard drive

    I have brought my external hard drive from my home to my son's house. Once connected, I tried to view a folder in the root of the drive. I get the pop-up message "You don't currently have permission to access this folder. Click continue to permanently get access to this folder." After I click...
  9. Windows 7 Homegroup and Eset Firewall.

    I'm having problems with my Eset Smart Security that comes with a firewall. I'm sharing my 2 laptops with Windows 7 RC1 and trying to connect thru Homegroup. My first laptop uses Eset Smart Security and the other one uses Windows Firewall. When I try to connect both with Homegroup, I cannot...
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    Windows 7 Fix - Access Deny Driver when finish install

    Hello every one ! I can't access other driver when install finish Windows 7 build 7077, and i was fix it, now i can access that driver Step 1: Click-R to Driver, choice Properties \ Security Step 2: Click Edit button, Edit Permission List - Add user in used, Remove Administrators Hope everyone...
  11. Windows 7 Program Icons Missing in All Programs Menu

    Hi, I did an upgrade from Vista Ultimate to 7077 ultimate..Everything went smoothly with only one or two uncompatible programs. Unfortunately when I click on Start | All Programs every one of my installed programs icons are missing. I have to search for the program to start it and pin it to the...
  12. Windows 7 Dual boot and sharing files problem

    I have added Win7 in a separate partition to my Vista system. Win7 is thus on a separate drive in a shared file system. Dual boot gives me the option to choose OS. Everything is running fine. However, when I open files in W7 from the drive with Vista it turns out security setting give me only...
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    Windows 7 build 7068 administrator rights to install software

    hi! i just installed the new build 7068x86. So i started installing software like firefox, opera, filezilla, skype, ... and nearly at every installation i get a screen like this: Link Removed due to 404 Error so this popup doesnt allowe blank passwords and of course the standard...
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    Windows 7 USPS Click-n-Ship fails

    Label does not appear in Adobe Acrobat. Unable to print shipping label. Frustrating. Not an entirely new problem. The system crashed during Christmas season, and problems with Vista were reported. Click-n-ship can be a little flaky sometimes. EDIT: So I found the (two-part) solution: 1...
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    Windows 7 Vlited Win7022 1.27g idles at 208mb ram!

    I have successfully Vlited Win7022 to the size of 1.27g so that it can run fast on my old laptop with 528 ram. Following is the vlite log of items removed, mostly Media Center, languages, drivers (I have my own)). To avoid having to download the huge MS add-on to vlite, simply install the old...
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    Windows 7 Home Networking Win 7 computer to Vista computer

    Hello folks, I could do with a bit of help here. I have two computers connected by ethernet LAN through a router. Both computers can see each other and I can access files on the Win 7 computer from the Vista computer, but athough the Win 7 computer sees Vista it won't let me connect. It...
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    Windows 7 Administrator - Run as Administrator Issues

    I am not sure where to post this but will try here. As an XP user who is now trying the Win 7 Beta, I have found most things work well and software installation and configuration has worked for most applications. I set up Win 7 as a clean install on a second hard drive, thus creating a dual...
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    Windows 7 Network Problem

    Hi, I’m running Windows 7-64 Bits and I’m very happy so far :razz: I have other 3 PCs (Windows 7-32 and XP), all connected through my wired home network. My problem is: I can access and modify files and folders from the PC with Win 7-64, but I can’t access this PC from the...
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    Windows 7 Downloading from Firefox and IE

    Ok this just happend today and I have tried the Installer fix error that people were getting installer errors but this problem seems to be alittle differnt and really really annyoing and I can not find a fix anywhere yet. What is going on is When I download something in firefox the download...
  20. Windows 7 GTA IV and a patched Windows 7 install

    OK, so I tried patching 7 to remove the watermarks and stuff, and after that, I tried installing GTA IV, which ended up in a "not compatible" error. Tried the XP SP2 compatibility mode, but it displays a "setup has stopped working" message. A guy in this forum stated that reinstalling 7 to...