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    Windows 7 how do i get my previous version of windows home premium back from ultimate?

    please help me
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    Windows 7 A patch is preventing the system from starting - Error code = 0 x 490

    I recently had to replace some bad memory which caused my home built system to fail to boot into Windows. I have a dual-boot (XP on one HD, and Win7 on a separate HD). The system has been running smoothly for more than a year until the failed RAM module. I can boot into XP, but not into...
  3. Windows 7 Move HDD to new computer.

    Oki... Long story short, helping my friend installing windows on her computer. The problem is that installing from the CD works fine untill a certain point of the installation and then it it fails, done it several times and breaks at same place each time... Thats why I have to try and fix it...
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    Windows 7 Backup and Restore missing/lost/destroyed

    Short story: Try to run Windows 7 Backup (x64) and get a blank page with the helpful message "page missing". Acronis is responsible, but I want to know how to get it back. Background: I decided to try the Acronis Home 2012 backup software. Huge, huge, huge mistake. After installing it, I...
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    Windows 7 Window start up won't happen!!

    Hi all I really need your help last night turned pc off alls well this morning turnned it on all I get is blank screen and 3 posts two short one long what does that mean how do I get my pc back!!!
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    Windows 7 I copied the incorrect windows 7 cd key and I have reformatted

    I thought the cd key was the product id so now I have lost the cd key. I purchased it as a download so I am out of luck as the email is gone. I have completely reformated the drive, is there any type of data recovery I can do to recover the cd key?
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    Windows 7 Need help switching D Drive back to C Drive After Computer Crash

    The computer I'm having a problem on is a HP G6- 635 DX Windows 7 x64. About a week ago I decided to disable a few startup items because my computer took too long to load up. I think I disabled something that I shouldnt have because the next time I restarted I had gotten stuck on the "Starting...
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    Windows 7 Startup Repair after Bad Shut Down

    Hey, I shut down my laptop earlier by pressing the power button while booting. I had a total lapse in judgement, and just did something stupid. Regardless, I powered on the laptop and it said that the system failed to start previously. It recommended running Startup Repair. I figured why not, as...
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    Windows 7 3 Options when starting Windows

    When I start Windows 7 64 I get 3 boot options 1. Windows 7 2. Windows 7 (recovered) 3. Windown 7 (recovered) The first 2 are both dead and I would like to know how to make them go away. I used the start up disk it shows all 3 options but the first 2 it says that there is 0kb in both files and...
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    Windows 7 BSOD caused by MyWinLocker, tried to uninstall using thread info now stuck on another BSOD

    Hi, I have an Acer laptop that works fine in Safe Mode. I also have a Windows 7 disk that I can boot to if that will help in fixing my issue. I had a program called MyWinLocker that was causing a BSOD. I couldn't remove it, so I followed some advice for another user in this forum: Link...
  11. Windows 8 To Safe Mode & more

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    Windows 7 Not your typical "BOOTMGR is missing" problem

    I added a solid state drive last night. I then used Norton Ghost 15 to copy my old drive to my new one. I started the copy process and went to bed. When I woke up the next morning the PC was off. I unplugged the old hard drive and turned the PC on. I then saw the BOOTMGR is missing message. I...
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    Windows 7 Bitlocker without TPM (Encryption key on SD Card instead of USB Drive)?

    I'm interested in using Bitlocker on 7 Ultimate to encrypt the entire main hard drive...but the laptop doesn't have TPM. Which as I understand it, ordinarily means that one MUST use a USB Flash Drive at every boot to supply the key. But what I'd very much prefer instead is to use the internal...
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    Windows 7 non system disk or disk error

    i get this after i restart my computer with a black screen can any one help me pleasse and thank you in advanced. "NON SYSTEM DISK OR DISK ERROR"
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    Windows 7 start up repair

    I am running a start up repair for over 24 hours and its still running as we speak, is it actually doing something or just loo[ing acting like its doing something?
  16. Windows 7 attempt to reset the display driver and recover from timeout failed 0x000000116 atikmpag.sys

    Hello everyone! System specs: System: Dell Vostro 3550 CPU: Core i7 2.7GHz RAM: 6Gb RAM OS: Win 7 Pro Sp1 64-Bit Problem: System is brand new out of the box. My client asked me to help him setup the notebook and update Windows. After I did the updates and restarted the system, I received...
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    Best way of resolving inability to start WIndows 7

    W7 starts to load, but before it is accessible it throws a BSOD. Repair attempts log says that a bugcheck 116 error code 490 has been detected. According to posts here, that means that the video driver is shot - or something like that. The suggested methods of correcting this error are...
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    Windows 7 Freezes, BSoD, and now nothing

    Don't know if this is the right spot for this thread, or if I should have started a new one. I was working on fixing the BSoD problems I had, Link Removed - Invalid URL is the link to that thread. I had also been getting a few freezes of the system but wanted to take care of the BSoD first. Now...
  19. You receive error: Stop error code 0x0000007B (INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE) after you install Windows U

    Resolve stop error code 0x0000007B (INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE) after you install Windows Updates Link Removed
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    Windows 7 Can Recovery partition be backed up onto external media and then used later?

    I don't think this is a support question per-se so am posting here. If incorrect, mods feel free to move it. I want to do some partitioning of my hard drive and ideally would like to reclaim the space used by the recovery partition. If I copy my recovery partition (20GB) to an external HD or...