system rebuild

Few updates in the Windows ecosystem have generated as much anticipation — and controversy — as the major Start menu overhaul and AI integration currently rolling out to Windows 11 users. According to both Microsoft’s latest blog post and corroborating coverage by Tom’s Guide, The Verge, and...

Containerizing core programs with Docker on Windows might sound like an advanced DevOps trick best left for cloud professionals, but the tangible workflow improvements are immediate—fracturing assumptions about desktop app management and system stability. For years, personal computers have...

When faced with the need to reinstall Windows—whether switching to the Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) edition or simply starting fresh—Ninite emerges as an indispensable tool that can streamline the lengthy and often tedious process of app provisioning. Though simple in concept, Ninite...

When reinstalling Windows, especially when switching to specialized editions like Windows 10 LTSC (Long-Term Servicing Channel), setting up a fully functional and productive environment can be time-consuming and labor-intensive due to the need to reinstall multiple applications. This is where...

For anyone facing the daunting task of setting up a new Windows installation, the path from a blank slate to a fully functional machine is often both time-consuming and tedious. Whether you’re upgrading, downgrading, switching Windows flavors like LTSC, or recovering from a system failure...

Most people approach reinstalling Windows with the same sense of dread that they reserve for dental appointments or updating the firmware on a printer: a necessary evil, guaranteed to disrupt your day and likely to leave you grumbling at the universe (or Redmond, as is Windows tradition). But...

I am running a Dell XPS 8930, I7 4ghz that has a HL-DT-ST-BD-RE BU40N optical drive. The drive reads CD's, DVD's and BD's with no problem. I rarely write to these media, but I recently had to do that to transfer data to a different computer and I noticed that the format option is missing in the...

RESOLVED via a system rebuild. No clue as to why it was failing. Windows 10 PRO. AutoPlay isn't working in Windows 10. The SETTINGS|DEVICES menu has it turned ON. In Control Panel, it's turned on and configured to PLAY a CD. It's not disabled in the Group Policy editor. Neither of the two...

Hey All Thanks For Stopping By: I am having several issues with my Windows 7 box. For starters my Windows Solitaire game does not work at all. I double click on the game to start it does nothing. I tried to go into add windows applications or whatever it is in control panel click on that...

Hi there, just joined the forum. Have been having lots of BSODs and other issues since I rebuilt the system. Here is the history. 1. System specs are Core I5 2500K processor, Gigabyte Z68X UD3H MOBO, Corsair 8GN RAM, Integrated video and sound, Seagate mechanical HDD, Win 7- it was running off...

Hey all, I have just had to purchase a new system as my old trusted system capitulated, well certain parts of it did! Obviously spending hard earned cash on replacing broken components on an already dated set-up would have been foolish to say the least, so I have therefore purchased a...

Only recently have I made the effort to start being a part of the online community in terms of support forums. Previously I held them only to be resources for searching for information, but at this time I feel I can provide some insight so I might as well when I can. I also like to read so why...

My Win7 HP x64 PC has two hard drives, each partitioned into two volumes: My C:\ and E:\ drives are each half of a 200GB drive, both NTFS. My D:\ and F:\ drives are each half of a newer, 1TB drive, both NTFS. My F:\ drive has around 400GB of 'stuff' that I want to preserve. I've been trying...

Brand new Win7 x64 (pre-installed) worked 2 weeks - then BSOD's mostly bad_pool_header Did a complete system rebuild (from disk) Worked 1.5 weeks, now BSOD's - again mostly bad_pool_header Funny thing - no BSOD when connected wired. Switch to wifi and BAM BSOD almost immediately. Sony says...

I posted this with no results in another w7 forum. Perhaps I'll have better luck here. I have a small C: drive with too much stuff on it, and a new 250GB i: drive that is nearly empty. How can i interchange these two drives so the big one is c: and the little one is i:? I will rebuild w7 rc...

Background: Windows 7 RC patched, new Dell Vostro 220 2GB RAM, 75GB HDD C:, 250GB HDD I:, 80 GB external HDD, optical (CD/DVD-RW) drives, floppy drive, lovely new Kodak ESP5 All-in-One inkjet printer, etc. Because the C: drive has everything on it, it is quite crowded. (It contains W7, W2K Pro...