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  1. Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems (KB3083710)

    Install this update to resolve issues in Windows. Link Removed
  2. Update for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems (KB2999226)

    Install this update to resolve issues in Windows. Link Removed
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    Software fix for DVD-ROM I/O drive error?

    Well, the Toshiba Satellite laptop that I have had for six or seven years could not be booted up, and so I thought the hard drive had finally failed. I considered replacing the hard drive with an even larger one but was advised, due to the age of the laptop, simply to get a newer laptop. I...
  4. Windows 8 My Windows Update Quit working

    I need help. My windows update says it has never run an update check. I ran the troubleshooter, but still when I try to run it I just get nothing. I have searched for a fix for this, but I need help from pro's. What do I do? I'm on a Gateway laptop, and have Windows 8.
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    Windows 7 Error message

    I keep getting this box pop up when ever i try to open up word 2007 and when i try to download some programs from the net. Can you help me fix it? I've tried system restore but it didn't work. Link Removed
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    Windows 7 How to Fix 'Open With' Settings Affecting All Applications on Windows

    So, one day, I was fiddling with my computer, and I pressed 'Open With' on A torrent application called Bitlord. Then I stupidly pressed open with Google Chrome as it's default way to open. But that didn't effect Bitlord only. It affected all programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Paint...
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    Windows 7 windows vista solitaire problem

    the windows vista solitaire program keeps asking me if I want to continue my saved game. I have no saved games but cannot stop the dialog box each time I start the program. Can this be fixed? If not where can I downoad a new version to replace the one on my computer?
  8. Cannot print from Internet Explorer 9 using some Canon printers

    Fixes an issue in which you cannot print from Internet Explorer 9 by using a Canon printer on a Windows-based computer. The XPS Print API is involved in this issue. More...
  9. Windows 7 Double-keypress "bug" with Remote Wonder?

    I first discovered how to get my old ATI Remote Wonder (RF remote control) to work with 64bit Windows 7 back when I was still Beta testing Win7 in 2009. Works great, and I'm thrilled I didn't have to throw away something so useful. It does have one minor problem though that I only just figured...
  10. How to fix speech recognition on Windows 7

    What to do if speech recogntion just won't work QUESTION Speech recognition will no longer load on my Windows 7 PC. Unless I first switch off User Account Control, I get the error message: ‘C:\Windows\Speech\Common\sapisvr.exe. A referral was returned from the server’. According to my online...
  11. Windows 7 Bootup / HDD issue

    My computer was stuck at the logging off (while shutting down) screen a few days ago, so I had to do a forced power off (pressed power button for 4sec). When I tried to turn the computer back on, it would now stuck on the Windows 7 loading screen, without HDD activity. After several tries...
  12. Windows 7 Thank you Windows 7...

    Hi I posted here in the past about not being able to get my Epson Scanner to work in Windows 7 64 bit. I tried everything I could think of the several days, no luck. I did finally get it to work in a way using 3rd party software but not from Photoshop with all the options I was used to. But...
  13. Windows 7 ODBC32.dll Problem. Can't use important system processes.

    So one day I decided to open up paint to paste a screenshot I took and got an error about ODBC32.dll not working. I just ignored it. Then today I realize that important things like msconfig, and Computer Management also use this dll file, so stupidly I tried replacing it with a copy from another...
  14. Latest Microsoft patches cause black screen of death

    IDG News Service - Microsoft's latest round of security patches appears to be causing some PCs to seize up and display a black screen, rendering the computer useless. The problem affects Microsoft products including Windows 7, Vista and XP operating systems, said Mel Morris , the CEO and CTO for...
  15. Windows 7 Help C/C++ Graphics in Windows 7

    Hello friends , I am a student of Computer Engineering and am having C/C++ graphics subject in my curriculum this year . I have WIndows 7 Ultimate on my system . But it doesn't run the graphics in Turbo C. What do I do ? I don't want to switch back to XP ( though I'm using Microsoft Virtual PC...
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    Windows 7 Pinnacle pctv 320CX pci express card works fine

    Hi all Pinnacle PCTV 320CX pci express card analog / digital TV card works absolutely 100% fine on W7. I'm glad this works as it saves using a USB slot on the laptop. The composite Video (you can feed it Audio / Video from Sat receiver etc) also works fine. I wasn't sure about Laptop Pci...
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    Windows 7 Possible solution to the COM Surrogate problem

    Introduction I've been struggling with the COM Surrogate dllhost.exe error messages for a while now. These errors always appeared in a window that had thumbnails (NOT video thumbnails, just the thumbnail view, with icons, e.g., Control Panel). Investigation and Findings I think I have it all...