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    Windows 7 Error message "Windows Shell Common DLL Has Stopped Working"

    I open a file (name.txt) and select open with option and select program Notepad to open all files with the extension of .txt. After pressing enter, I receive the above message. I have run sfc.exe with the scannow option and it found no errors. I am at a loss on how to resolve this issue.
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    Windows 7 BSOD after reformatting, 2 error signs

    A few months ago, I found out my processor was failing thanks to a computer store downtown. So we got a new one, and reformatted my hard drive in case. Then, I returned to the store again a few weeks later because I was beginning to get random BSODs. They said it was cause of a corrupt install...
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    Windows 7 Blue screen of death with random error codes at different times

    So i have a brand new build but there were 4 screws under my motherboard shorting it out and not allowing it to post. After fixing that issue a new one arrived i would get constant blue screens at any point in time there was no specific action that had to take place it would just blue screen...
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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...
  5. Windows 7 Windows 7 Startup Problems

    Hi Everyone, I'm having trouble starting up my machine. I have a Toshiba Satellite Laptop running Windows 7 Ult. x64-bit. Everything was working fine last night(3-5-12) until I had finished playing Dota2 with a friend. The game had froze and I opened task manager (as I have done in the past)...
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    Windows 7 startup repair and safemode not working

    hi everyone i tried boot my windows normally but it restart with an error and error was showed up for less than 1sec. but some how i was able to get picture of that and link is below Link Removed due to 404 Error And same error come up when i tried to boot in safemode and it restart again and...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 x64 will not start on dual boot PC

    Here we go: PC is a dual boot WinXP32/Win7x64. Son in law made the mistake of trying to repartition the hard drive to move some free space on the XP partition to the Windows 7 partition. The end result is that the XP boots up and runs fine, but Windows 7 will not boot up. When you look at the...
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    Windows 7 Driver causes BSOD

    Dear everyone, I hope someone could help me about this annoying little driver that keep reappering in System32\drivers and causing BSOD all the time. I have a Windows 7 Professional SP1 (German language, university licence... maybe those are important) and I regularly encounter BSODs because...
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    Windows 7 re installing windows

    Hi, i want to re installmy windows , my laptop has WINDOWS 7 HOME installion / repairing files by factory , i have WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE in it now.I want to re install it. how i can re install it. if i use the factory (dell) defualt drive for installing i am afraid that it will become HOME edition...
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    Windows 7 How to apply a *.reg script into the Registry of a dead/not running Win7 system? Read possible?

    The scenario is as follows: A Win7 system has some problems and could NOT be booted itself. So I took an additional bootable repair or LiveSystem CD and start the computer with it. I have now a running WinOS and another dead Win7 e,g, on a partition C: on a hard disc. Now I want to...
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    Windows 7 BSOD During installation of windows 7 ultimate

    Details: Toshiba NB250 1gb ram 250gb hdd here's what i did the netbook came with win 7 starter then i entered recovery environment pressing f8 then command prompt then format drive c then booted up with my external hard drive which have the bootable iso fo windows 7 then pressed install...
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    Windows 7 Computer restored to factory settings yet CD drive on the computer

    Okay I'm fixing my sisters computer, It froze on her, when she tried to start it up again it went into some sort of system repair mode and after about 20hrs of this (no joke) it gave me the option to restore the computer to factory settings, it also gave me the option to install some sort of...
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    Windows 7 Computer doesn't make it to desktop, help!

    When I try to start my toshiba satellite L455D-S5976, it gives me the option between "start normally" or "system repair." When I chose "start normally," it shows the windows boot screen for a while, then restarts to the toshiba start screen, and the same menu again. If I chose "system repair,"...
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    Windows 7 Trying fresh install of Windows 7 but stuck in stuck in system repair screen

    My son's laptop is stuck in the system repair screen and just stays there. Here's the background. His laptop was dog slow when he came home from college. The only way to boot it was in safe mode. I suspected a virus and ran multiple AV checks recommended on the Windows 7 support forum. No...
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    Windows 7 How to Completely Format Hard Drive and Install Windows 7 Ultimate on Dell M5150 Laptop

    Here is my problem. Got a Dell M5150 laptop, and all seemed well. Until I had to install a large auto cad program, and it told me I didn't have enough space. Seems whoever installed it thought a little 60 GB OS drive would be best. So I looked into it, and figured I'd expand C: to remedy...
  16. Windows 7 Computers are still too hard to use!

    Hi I've been using computers since DOS but this weekend I went to help a friend who is the same age as I am 73 buy her first computer. How hard it was to buy one is a story by itself, a certain retailer initials BB is about as organised as a, well they are really disorganized. I really...
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    Windows 7 Unable to install Windows Updates Error 80070308

    The Window Updates fail with error 80070308 System: Win7 x64 + SP1 Updates that failed: KB2570791 KB2536276-v2 KB2539635 KB2572077 KB2518869 KB2586448 KB2556532 KB2560656 KB2552343 Things that I've tried but failed: (also good for others to try these first) 1) Reset and re-register Windows...
  18. Windows 7 Can't Install/Run Windows

    Hello. I'm not sure where else to turn because I've tried googling this for last few days and have had zero luck. I ordered parts from newegg.com and have been trying my first PC build. It's been a complete nightmare and pure frustration since I spent over $1,600 on it. When I try to install...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 system failing to boot after PartedMagic used to shrink C:

    Hi, I Hope someone can help. I have just run PartedMagic on a new Windows 7 system to shrink C: in order to be able to create an E: (Data) partition. On rebooting, I get the following error message: As it is a new machine, it was supplied with no system disk and I don't have a Windows 7...
  20. Windows 7 Windows 7 64-bit suddenly doesn't load anymore!!

    Hi all! I had my laptop running last night and I woke up this morning and my computer was frozen. It wasn't the "blue screen of death" as many mention as it was simply frozen but when I turned it back on (and continue to turn it back on) it gets stuck on "Starting Windows" without even...