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    Windows 7 Empty Folder that has size to it

    Hey all. I just reinstalled windows 7(32bit) and my windows.old file, which doesn't contain anything in it except for empty folders, still has size to it. Does anyone know what the deal is with this? Never had this happen to me. The show hidden files/folders option is ticked and still shows...
  2. Windows 7 .NET Framework 3.5 SP1...

    Hey guys, have a problem and need your help, any help...I just purchased GreenPrint Home Premimum and need to have Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 installed for the program to work, their site also specifies you have Windows Installer befor the Service Pack can be downloaded...When I try to...
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    Windows 7 Drive C showing red color.

    In My computer C Drive is showing red color. But there is enough free space. Please find the attachment.Link Removed
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    Windows 7 External HDD recognised only as 8Gb

    I have a 1 Tb external SATA HDD in a powered enclosure. Connection is by USB or eSATA. Win 7 disk management recognises the existence of the disk as basic online but thinks it is only 8 Gb. The disk does not appear in 'My Computer' and I cannot format it as a 1Tb disk or write to it...
  5. Windows 7 system error code 8

    every 2 days i get this irritating message: "system error code 8, not enouge storage...." this happens when i try to close programs , when i try to open a program or even to open a browser. therefore, i need to restart my computer everytime and then it works fine for a day or two..... i have...
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    Windows 7 Files from nowhere?

    Recently added Crucial SSD 256GB to my system after hard drive crash and burn. At present have the following set up. C:/(primary drive) Crucial SSD, D:/(photographic storage) WD Raptor, E:/ (storage) external Apricorn 750 GB SATA II, F:/ (backup) WD Caviar Black 1TB. I originally had to install...
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    Windows 7 free space in c: not real free space

    hi, i have big problem if i right click on partition windows and see free disk space see free 8 m.b but if i show all hide file and hideing system files and select all file in Partition C and right click properties see totoal space 38 Gigabyte and size partition windows is 49 gigia meaning it...
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    Windows 7 Curious AppData problem

    My AppData folder is about 1.7 Gb and has the usual three subfolders (Local, LocalLow and Roaming). I sometimes copy the whole or part of it for backup reasons. However, I cannot do so now because when I try to take a copy, it says the move will be only 345MB, and that is what it copies...
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    Windows 7 I can see my HDD but can't open it

    Hi, i used to have ubuntu on my pc but as a gamer i allways use windows too,i have 2 maxtor 250gb and one 500gb WD which i want to use only for data,so first i installed ubuntu 10.04LTS on one maxtor i formated the WD as "FAT(Visible to windows)" - that's what ubuntu said.. and then i...
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    Windows 7 explorer.exe using 98 of CPU

    i am using win7 ultimate (32-bit) with core i-3 well the problem is that i have downloaded some videos form youtube and other video hosting site and now when i open the folder of these "explorer.exe" certainly start using 96-99 of CPU and almost hang all the other programs. I also tried to del...
  11. Windows 7 My Drive E (Hard Disk's second partition) is lost

    My Drive E just lost from my computer! I don't know how did it happen. I try to search through google but I can't find a solution. Can any guru in here help me???? Thanks in advance! This is what I see in the device manager.
  12. Windows 7 WD 250 GB Powered External hard drive is NOT read by Windows 7!!! What the...

    WD 250 GB Powered External hard drive is NOT read by Windows 7!!! What the... Yeah, so I recently bought a new computer and stored all my old info on an external hard rive and windows 7 will NOT read the external drive! What is the problem here? Please help asap!!! -Jeff
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    Windows 7 LaCie External disk drive not visible

    Hello, I am experiencing the following issue on my system and have been unable to find a solution so far. I have connected a LaCie 1TB External Disk drive on my system and the disk randomly disappears from my system and is no more visible and accessible. Depending on the connection type the...
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    Windows 7 Problem with my 2nd harddrive [HELP NEEDED]

    Ok, I built this computer myself half a year ago, and it has been working perfectly since, except for my 2nd harddrive and I figured out that it was time to fix it. You see, I got two identical harddrives (WD Caviar Green 1 TB) but only onw of them is showing up in "My Computer" Spec: I am...
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    Windows 7 Hard Drive size ridiculously far off, Disk Management shows full drive size

    Ok, I've searched all over every forum I can think of and I can't find anything anywhere. I apologize if this has been answered on this site; I couldn't find it. My C: drive has been displaying a size of around 60 gb with 40 free even though it's a 300 gb drive. I thought the issue would...
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    Windows 7 Missing 19.6 GB?

    I installed Windows 7 Ult 64 bit trough Windows XP, but I installed on my non primary HDD to back up files. Once the files were copied to the new HDD I re-formatted my HDD. I have an issue with My Computer recording the space usage. It says I have used 553.GB of my 111GB Drive Link Removed Link...
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    Windows 7 Cannot see files on linux drive

    Windows7 RC Ubuntu linux 9.04 ext3fsd 0.46 I have used ext2fsd to assign drive letter and give windows the ability to display/change files in windows XP and Windows7 beta with no problem but in Windows 7RC it shows drives but when I try to look at files it says folder is empty. Does anyone...
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    Windows 7 External esata HDD not recognized

    I just got a western digital 1tb esata/usb external hdd. i tried it in vista and it works perfectly. booted into 7 and its not recognized at all. any ideas how to fix this? Thanks
  19. Windows 7 Raid is readable, but can not write to it in Windows 7

    I have Win7 installed as dual boot on my home PC now and I have 1 problem. I have a Gigabyte GA-X48T-DQ6 mobo and on it a 2TB raid. The raid shows up fine in Win7 and I can browse the file system etc, but, I can not write to it at all. Any thoughts?