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    Windows 7 Unable to Expand Windows 7 Partition After Upgrade: Need Assistance

    Hi, I had Spyware on my XP, so I made a partition of my spare 10gbs, installed Win7, removed XP and all was good. But then, upgrades and such expanded my Win7 to >9gb, so I wanted to increase the partition size. Couldn't. I go to the regular partition screen, I have 9,7gb of unused space...
  2. Windows 7 Download Free Avast! Home Edition Antivirus - Comprehensive Protection for Windows

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Download FREE antivirus software - avast! Home Edition http://files.avast.com/files/manuals/user-manual-home-eng.pdf ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Complete antivirus software for free All-inclusive and...
  3. Windows 7 BSecure Technologies (Secure Spot- Total Network Security by D-Link)

    This little device (DSO-150) was given to me a while back to try out. This isn't something you're going to want to use if you can't stand wires and cables. Matter of fact, I hesitated using it for that same reason. Actually this is quite nice, none intrusive, easy to install and use. Securespot...
  4. Windows 7 Comprehensive Review of AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition and Its Features

    AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition AVG Forums Avg Reviews - Surf, and search with confidence, while LinkScanner® keeps you safe from harmful sites - Get online and offline protection from viruses, spyware, and other nasties - Enjoy consistently high-speed PC performance with our new...
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    Windows 7 Possible system problem

    Hi I'm using the windows 7 RC build 7100 and just recently my antivirus started picking up what it said was a spyware running using the svchost.exe and at the same time I lost part of the system which allows you to select options for windows and the like. This is what it looks like: Link...
  6. Windows 7 ~ Preparation for upgrade questions...

    ~ I've read a few tutorials in preparation for the upgrade to Windows 7 and it was recommended that I uninstall all unnecessary software from my computer. I've done that, as well as doing a disk-cleanup and defragging. But I was wondering if it would be advisable to also uninstall my...
  7. Windows 7 Worried about Big Brother? Look here....

    Ok this isn't a new program its more just an updated one that many of us may have used for annoying all those big brother places looking over our shoulders over the years, NOTE: this is not a firewall, you'll still need one...what this does is filter and approve traffic flow from a constantly...
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    Windows 7 32bit browsers not working after upgrade to windows 7!

    I just upgraded from Vista 64bit HE to Windows 7 64bit HE and now my 32bit browsers (firefox, IE 32bit, even itunes) are not able to connect to the internet. All were working in Vista. The 64bit version of Internet Explorer will connect however. Any idea why this could be? I've tried...
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    Windows 7 Cannot access old XP-disk via Win7

    Hello boards, Title says it in a nutshell. I had Spyware on my XP and it became inoperable to the point where it wouldn't even boot. I made a partition using Hirens BootCD on which I installed my new Win7, which has been great so far, only problem is my access to my old files is denied. I...
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    Windows 7 Performance Issues in Windows 7 Gaming: Investigating Graphic Lag and Benchmark Results

    I upgraded to Windows 7 when it came out. So far I have been loving it and spent a good bit of last weekend getting everything set up and running properly. However, when I started playing games on the system I noticed a fairly large problem. Namely, that I was getting similar or worse...
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    Windows 7 ask to update raid driver?

    hi my first post ,,i am trying to upgrade to 7 from my vista ultimate and keep a ll my files folders etc but when it comes to the compatibility it stated i had to remove my spy ware to which i did but it keeps telling me to update drivers ite 8212 ata raid ,,but it states i have the latest...
  12. Windows 7 Lavasoft Launches Ad-Aware 8.1.0: New Features and Free Version Available

    Lavasoft has released a new Version 8.1.0 of Ad-Aware anti-spyware, including a free version.
  13. Windows 7 Free ZoneAlarm Pro One Year Subscription Activation License Key Giveaway

    To celebrate 15th anniversary of Check Point Software (since it first started to release Firewall-1), the developer of popular ZoneAlarm security software products is having a totally free promotion to giveaway ZoneAlarm Pro with one year subscription. ZoneAlarm Pro is a security suite that...
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    Windows 7 Random applications starting to lag on new computer

    Hi, A few months ago I got a new computer, its a Core 2 Duo E8400 @3.00ghz, 8GB of Mushkin Ram, Gigabyte mobo, which for the life of me can't remember the name, but I can get it if I need to. It's a very fast computer, and it's working great with most of the programs I'm using. Oh and I'm...
  15. MS Security Essentials released?

    I just got an update to the public beta, bringing me to... Microsoft Security Essentials Version: 1.0.1500.0 Antimalware Client Version: 2.0.6212.0 Engine Version: 1.1.4903.0 Antivirus definitions: 1.63.1637.0 Antispyware definitions: 1.63.1637.0 Is this the stable release?
  16. Windows 7 Microsofts new security freeware

    To check out MS's new anti-virus/malware/spyware scanner click on the link: Link Removed due to 404 Error Remember it's still in beta so be carefull.... Also be aware of limited availability: This beta is available only to customers in the United States, Israel (English only), People's...
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    Windows 7 Free Roadrunner Security Software: Important Tips and Warnings for Windows 7 Users

    This memo is just FYI If you use Roadrunner as your IP you can download their free security system. Computer Associates provides the software. @ the option menu DO NOT install the anti-spywear portion of the program. It will not recognize Windows 7. Pick a different one from the net. I have...
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    Windows 7 Windows Explorer Slow

    I've been running Windows 7 build 7100 (d/l'ed from Microsoft.com) for about three weeks now and generally I'm happy with it. However, I do have one big snag that has been bugging me since I did the upgrade from Vista; anything that uses Explorer.exe is extremely slow to render. If I click on...
  19. Windows 7 What Spyware Software Do You use?

    Just a non-scientific poll on what people are using . Any specific reasons (like when Webroot delisted 180solutions) would be helpful. This does not include HJT, Autoruns, or CWShredder since they should be used by all anyway
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    Windows 7 Image files (.TIB) and failure of Security software

    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...