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    Windows 7 Problems with games on windows 7

    Okay so I have tried playing a large number of the games that I played on vista before I upgraded to Windows 7 professional 64 bit. All the games install fine with no problems but when I actually start them they all start then stop, start and stop over and over again. I can ctrl+alt+delete my...
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    Windows 7 Reinstallation of Windows 7 over Windows 7

    I was so impressed with the 64 bit W7 I installed on my PC that I installed the 32 bit version on my wife's PC. Now, I now that I can't use the same product key and I am happy to purchase another key. The thing is, I find that it would be considerably cheaper to buy another complete set of...
  3. Windows 7 Logitech ClearChat Pro USB mic problems under Win 7.

    Hey, I bought the Logitech ClearChat Pro USB headset quite a long time ago and am very satisfied. I recently upgraded to Win 7 after having Win XP for a long time..for some reason now there's a buzzing/humming/wind blowing sound along with my unclear voice.. I went to my little brother's PC...
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    Windows 7 Frame pause while running 3d applications.

    I recently upgraded my laptop from Vista Ultimate 64 bit to Windows 7 Professional 64 bit and I am noticing frame pauses when I am playing video games on my system. One game I am noticing it a lot on is World of Warcraft. When I was playing it on Vista 64 bit everything ran smoothly, now when...
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    Windows Vista Hacking AERO to work

    I have an old 2001 desktop that actually is quite a powerhouse (well in its day it certainly was), and Vista works fine with it (the driver issues are now sussed, all thanks to compatibility mode). But there's only one slight problem. The graphics rating in the WEI is 1.9, just 0.1 off from...
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    Windows 7 AHCI and SSD's

    According to a bulletin on the OCZ site; With AHCI on; my drive score went from 7.1 to 7.3, but my computer became unusable from the same symptoms quoted in the bulletin. As for my overall WPI score; it is limited to 4.4 because of the over emphasis on Aero Performance. I have not invested...
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    Windows 7 Comparing DDR3 1333 vs DDR2 1066: Which RAM is Better for My New Motherboard?

    I am going to be getting a new Motherboard when WIndows 7 Comes out. The oens I am looking at support the following kinds of memory: DDR3 1333 DDR2 1066 So what is better, 4GB of DDR3 1333 or 6GB of DDR2 1066
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    Windows 7 Infuriating and frequent "not responding" freezes

    Hey, i recently upgraded from windows XP to windows seven. When things are working i love it and was hoping it would be the answer to the new popularity of the dumbed down mac's , but I have been having a problem that makes me want to scream and leaves my computer just barely operable. The...
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    Windows 7 has anyone noticed slower wifi throughput among network with 7077?

    running 7077 x64 after upgrading from 7048. have a couple of laptops that i use on my network and noticed tonight when i was transferring some music between the laptop and my desktop. Saw that transfer rates were about 400kb/sec. Typically get between 1.6-1.9mbps with this laptop. No...
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    Windows Vista Upgrading my CPU on freshly installed Vista

    Hello people, I'm new to the forum and was looking for a bit of help, i currently have Vista Home Premium (had Ultimate but lost the product key and MS is useless..) running on Intel Celeron 2.53GHz CPU. Runs fine no problems with Ultimate but with Home Premium it lags every now and then and...
  11. Windows Vista Are you ready to run 8GB of RAM?

    I read an interesting article today concerning XP owners still wanting to run the os in 2014! What blew me away though was the later remarks concerning RAM use... Please read and give any thoughts..: Link Removed