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    Windows Vista Certain programs won't access the internet

    Upgraded from Vista 64-bit to Windows 7 64-bit Home Edition. Google Chrome and Internet Explorer have internet access but pretty much nothing else will connect to the internet. Itunes store, AIM, Trillian, any gaming clients that require patching...etc. My attempts at troubleshooting: I have...
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    Windows 7 Catastrophic system behavior

    Hi everybody. Before I start, I would like to say that I am not being lazy, I really have tried to solve this problem. I have also searched this and other forums, and though there are several threads about 'the application has stopped working' for specific programs, I can't find any info about...
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    Windows 7 Boot time with windows Home Premium 64 - bit

    Hi, I have a Toshiba p205-s6287, intel duo processors, 4gb RAM. I am running Home Premium 64-bit. After doing some minor tweaks, my boot time is ranging between 67 and 87 seconds, as measured by the events view log. I am only running a few programs on startup, ie, carbonite, roboform, MSS...
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    Windows 7 Uninstalling Windows Mobile Device Center

    My friend was having trouble getting WMDC to work on his Mac, so I installed it on my PC (running win7 x64 pro) and let him use it to get what he needed done. Of course, no longer needing the program, I uninstalled it. However, I still noticed a process running at startup under the description...
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    Windows 7 OS disc drives inaccessible

    OS disc drives inaccessible (not solved, but fixed) i have been running windows 7, build 7100, just fine for quite a while on my desktop. i recently restarted my system. upon boot both drives on the disc the os is installed on became completely inaccessible. the os boots fine. the system...
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    Windows 7 How do I show more power options?

    I am using Windows 7 on my laptop, and I generally switch between High Performance (when the power cable is in) and Power Saver (when the power cable is not in). When I switch between power modes, I click the battery icon, and that brings up a list of the available power schemes. However, it...
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    Windows Vista Program will not open

    I am using Vista Home Premium. One of the programs I am using will only open as far as the intital screen and will not go any farther. I have used two Registry fix programs & they didn't help. I also have shut down all programs at startup except the MS programs and that didn't work. What can I...
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    Windows 7 Where is Software Explorer?

    Sorry if someone has already asked this - can't believe no-one has! - but I've searched the forums and can't find anything... Where is the Software Explorer tool from Windows Defender? Particularly the tool to manage Startup programs? I agree in Vista it was awkwardly positioned since you...