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  1. Windows 7 Acer laptop - very choppy performance

    Hi, Not sure if this is quite the right sub-forum, but none of the others quite fit the bill either. Anyway, I had great success with this forum (and Elmer in particular) in diagnosing and helping to fix the problem with my desktop. I'm now going for the double whammy and hoping for similar...
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    Windows 7 Mouse ceases to work properly when clicking buttons in applications

    I'm fairly new to W7, about 2 months, having migrated from XP to W7 (never experienced Vista). Quite frequently I encounter a problem with the mouse, in which it fails to (a) bring the auto-hidden taskbar into view, and (b) properly select functions normally controlled by button clicks. Problem...
  3. MS11-081 - Critical : Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2586448) - Version: 1.1

    Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.1 (October 12, 2011): Added a link to Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 2586448 under Known Issues in the Executive Summary. Summary: This security update resolves eight privately reported vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. The...
  4. A Jump List that contains more than 999 items is not displayed in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 200

    Fixes an issue in which the Jump List of an application is not displayed on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. This issue occurs when there are 999 items in the Jump List and you use the application to open a new item. More...
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    Windows 7 Programs just stop working

    Now, I have TWO applications that, when I try running them, I get a pop-up that announces that "XYZ has stopped working" and that "Windows is checking for a solution for the problem." The thing is, Windows never seems to find a solution. One application is APC PowerChute, the interface with an...
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    Windows 7 BSOD over and over...I think I'm done

    Hi I suggeusted to ask for help here after post on forums and could not find solution. I don't know what to do...I joined all the files requests...here is link to another forum where i ask for help and its work for 3-4 days and then its come back... Link Removed - Invalid URL thanks for help :]
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    Windows 7 Please, GAMER need help XD, can't tolerate BSOD

    ok so , i don't stop to get BSOD and it kinda pissing me off because im a GAMER , and when a BSOD show up doing me a striptease while i play my game, it's kinda ... nah not really ... IT IS IRRITATING it happen since my mom's sister or a proffesional came by us, and since then it was fine, i...
  8. Microsoft Security Advisory (2506014): Update for the Windows Operating System Loader - Version: 1.0

    Revision Note: V1.0 (April 12, 2011): Advisory published. Summary: Microsoft is announcing the availability of an update to winload.exe to address an issue in driver signing enforcement. While this is not an issue that would require a security update, this update addresses a method by...
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    Windows 7 Start Orb stays on top

    Normally, the Start Orb in the lower left corner of the Taskbar should autohide with the rest of the Taskbar. However, quite often, it does not recede with the Taskbar during autohide. How can I repair this? Thanks........
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    Windows 7 Network - delete ikon

    I have change the name on one of my computer, but the I look under "NetWork" I still can se the old machinename. Link Removed See attached picture: Link Removed
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    Windows 7 BSOD Error When Flashing GA-Z68MX-UD2H-B3 BIOS to F9

    Ok so basically I have the following motherboard GA-Z68MX-UD2H-B3. The current bios is at version F5. Every time I try to flash to version F9 I get following BSOD error "Special Pool Detected Memory Corruption". I am using Gigabytes @bios flash utility. Not really much else to say other...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Sony or Apple

    Hello Guys, very sorry to everyone who gave me brilliant help on computers and what to get, my mum totally ignored that and decided to choose between a Sony or an Apple. Now I'm wanting to know witch would be best to get out of the two. Or if anyone has any preferences to the apple to the...
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    Windows 7 Bluescreen at shutdown please help!!!

    Hello, I get bluescreen many times when I shut down my computer and I thought that somebody can help me.... It's mot a rue but sometimes I get the bluescreen... Firstly I thought that it was because of overheating of some of my pc components because this error seems to appear when I use the...
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    Windows 7 Windows Desktop Gadgets is not Displaying

    I'm running Windows 7 32bit. When Windows start, the gadgets isn't display. Even, it's not displaying "Windows Desktop Gadgets has stopped working" message. When I right-clicked on my desktop and select the gadgets, the gadgets isn't displaying too. I go to the Windows Task Manager and view the...
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    Windows 7 Network keeps changing to Unidentified Public Network

    I had problems with my computer not connecting to the network sometimes after restarting my computer. That was usually fixed by simply unplugging and replugging into my outlet. I have a hard wire connection and my ethernet cable gets plugged into the wall and connects to the modem/router...
  16. Microsoft: Buy Windows 7 Today, Keep Same PC for Windows 8 Upgrade

    Microsoft will show hardware makers and software developers how to build for Windows 8 in a technical preview in September. Link Removed
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    Windows 7 BSOD occured randomly.

    Hi, I need some support as to my BSOD errors. They happen randomly; ran driver verification tool but could not find the bad driver. :/ Had a PSU problem before; bought a new PSU and that was fixed. Monitor connected by HDMI if it makes any difference. SPECS: Link RemovedLink RemovedLink...
  18. Windows 7 ICSE 2011: Conversation with Baris Aktemur

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  19. Everything You Never Wanted To Know About DLLs

    This is an excellent guide to the various sections of a DLL file including imports and exports. It's a little technical. Read Full Story: More information about DLL's than you ever wanted or Wow, this guy almost wrote a book about DLL's - Greg's Cool [Insert Clever Name] of the Day
  20. Explanation of Regsvr32 usage and error messages

    Describes Regsvr32 error messages and what they mean. More...