software bugs

  1. Windows 7 Windows Screwed Up AGAIN! Relocation of Music Folder BOTCHED and FUBAR!

    I just installed a 750 GB internal SSD and migrated many gigabytes of data to that drive after initializing and formatting, and as part of this process I used Microsoft's "Relocate" option of the Music folder properties. This was a very bad decision. The interface options did NOT correlate to...
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    Windows 7 Random BSOD's limited internet access

    What drivers do i need? Crash dump directory: C:\Windows\Minidump Crash dumps are enabled on your computer. On Sun 1/6/2013 5:31:51 PM GMT your computer crashed crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\010613-13696-01.dmp This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe (nt+0x7EFC0)...
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    Windows 7 Photoshop CS hangs everytime I try to close it

    Hello. I'm new here, I hope is okay to post on this folder. Anyway, I've used Photoshop CS (8) for years now and always with Win XP. About a month ago I formatted my HD and installed Windows 7. Then I installed a few programs that I usually use, including Photoshop CS. Now, my problem is this...
  4. Windows 7 Windows 7 is crashing all the time :-( Help me please..

    Hi guys, First of all, I'm new. The reason why I've joined this forum is simply: I have got some real issues with my Windows 7 pc. Since the purchase of my MOTU external soundcard, the MOTU UltraLite mk3 hybrid USB/Firewire. My PC keeps crashing all the time. But the last week, it even crashed...
  5. Windows 8 "Windows 7 File Recovery" in Windows 8? MS forgot to rename this feature or what?

    This has been bugging me for quite a while now. Since the developer preview, I have been noticing "Windows 7 File Recovery" to be sitting in the control panel. At first, I thought it's just there because it's in the testing phase. But now, it's still there in the RTM build (Build 9200). What...
  6. Some analytic or debug event logs cannot be displayed correctly in Event Viewer

    Consider the following scenario. You enable one specific analytic or debug event log by using the Event Viewer tool, and the events are generated as expected. However, these events might not be parsed by the Event Viewer tool correctly. Instead a... Link Removed
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    Windows 7 Here's an awesome story

    Working on school project all night when windows update pops up. I postpone for four hours. Four hours later I postpone again for four hours. Go to sleep for six hours. Start working on project without ever turning off computer. Work for 3 hours. Windows update shuts down computer without...
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    Windows 7 Certain programs loading files very slowly

    Hi all. I was recently having some bad video driver issues (getting frequent BSODs after updating to the latest drivers for my 560 Ti), so I did a system restore. After the restore, I'm not having any problems with that, but a new one has popped up: opening any photo or video file in Windows...
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    Windows 7 File extension dis-association issue

    All Thank you for any assistance. I'm pretty familiar with Windows 7, computers in general. I have a weird issue with trying to associate file extensions to .torrent files and to .xls, .doc and other microsoft office file associations. I have recently installed Office 2007. Issue is that I...
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    Windows 7 fonts disappearing in MGI Photosuite

    I installed MGI Photosuite III Platinum and I'm running Windows 7 in compatibility mode. It ran just fine for awhile, and I was especially pleased to see that some fonts that didn't work in XP were fine with 7. But when I reopened a document (.pzp) created with the program, it wouldn't...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit Freezes every chance it can get

    I'm tasked with fixing this laptop with Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Build 7600 because of issues with it 'crashing'. Found it to be freezing randomly. I would log in, do nothing and let the system sit there and it would freeze eventually, I would be able to move the cursor but I could not...
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    Windows 7 Standard Windows apps crash when I type

    Hello all, I'm currently running Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit with all the updates, etc. My issue is that when I turn on my computer, when I get to my desktop, if I use my keyboard to, say, delete an icon, explorer freezes up. If I go into notepad and try to type, it freezes up. If I go into...
  13. Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated,

    For all of us who feel only the deepest love and affection for the way computers have enhanced our lives, read on. At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated, 'If Ford had kept up with technology like the...
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    Windows 7 A Bad Issue

    Late last week I had an issue pop-up. I couldn't get Yahoo Messenger, Google Chrome/Earth, and also The Weather Channel Desktop to open - let alone run. I was thinking a bug had somehow infected my system - but after running tree diffrent anti-virus's, and even uninstalling/reinstalling above...
  15. Windows 7 Lots of problems after last update.

    Some 30 minutes ago I performed an update threw Windows Update, everything installed fine and I continued to use the computer normally. I shut down the PC to watch some TV, and after turning it on again, all kinds of things stopped working. Windows Update won't open after clicking it; Right...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 saves blank file

    Greetings all, I have been looking for a few hours now and have not found anything relating to the issue im experiancing. I work for an enginering software company and we are finding some issues relating to saving files in windows 7. Some of our clients are finding that when they save...
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    Windows 7 Program keep closing down after loading ?

    All hoping some one can help me out ?? I would do a search but not knowing the tech terms, im at a lose. I have windows 7 x64 on my mac book pro set up via boot camp and it works like a dream. The only problem i have sometimes is when I launch a program it loads up and appears on the...
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    Windows 7 Internet Explorer run option for downloaded exes failes silently

    When I try to run an exe from the option that appears in the download dialog instead of saving it, after it finishes downloading the exe isn't ran and the download box closes, leaving me having to redownload it and forcing to save it in order to run it. I am posting this here, just incase...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7: programs stop responding-then respond repeatly

    Windows 7: programs stop responding-then respond repeatly I have windows 7 professional. Dell Latitude 5500, hard drive is only 40% full. All programs - including Microsoft Office 2007, Firefox, Windows explorer - stop responding, some times for seconds- other times minutes. This is starting...
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    Windows 7 Can't click anywhere on page until I alt tab and reselect the program

    I am having problems with Windows 7 Home Premium where it seems that the entire screen looks the same but I can't click on anything. It isn't frozen up it is acting as if it is not the active program even though it is. It will happen in any program. Once this happens I also can't click the start...