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  1. Windows 7 Poll: Windows Explorer Details

    Windows Explorer has a feature under the View menu called Choose Deatils. They include # 35mm focus length Account name Album Album Artist Album ID Anniversay Assistants name Assistant's Phone Attachments AttributesAuthors Auto Summary Bcc Bcc AddressBeats-per-minute Bit depth Bit rate...
  2. Windows 7 Ram usage when installing games

    RAM idles at around 25-30% with a Firefox and a few small apps on. I install a PC game and RAM goes up to 80% usage. The problem is, the RAM usage stays that high (around 80%) even after the installation is finished. This has happened every time I install a game. Installing normal programs...
  3. Windows 7 Too much CPU

    Im getting 100% CPU usage even when my comp's idling. Anyone know what the problem might be,or how i can rectify it? It's not happening all the time,but very frequently. Im using a Pentium D Dual core 2 x 2.8GHz on an x64 Windows 7 Ultimate.
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    Windows 7 Disks disappeared in Performance Monitor.

    [solved]Disks disappeared in Performance Monitor. Solution Formatted and reinstalled! New Screenshot of what it is suppose to be and is. :confused: I dunno what i did but something has happened, prior i s able to view disk usage on all my hdd's including my usb ready boost sticks but they R all...
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    Windows 7 7100 64 Bit not using all 4GB of memory

    I have Windows 7 build 7100 64 Bit, I have 4GB of memory. I have disabled virtual memory, when my memory usage reaches 2.66 GB a message comes up saying I should close a app. I have been playing Crysis and when my total system usage reaches 3GB Crysis crashes, it like Windows 7 is not using the...
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    Windows 7 Vista Ultimate Memory Usage

    Why does Vista Ultimate take up so much memory? Looking at my situation it does. Vista Ultimate fully loaded with all my good stuff in memory. Roboform Sticker Speedfan Logitech Keyboard Dap Avast Impulse Onenote Yamicsoft Free memory and of course themes by Stardock Same stuff loaded...
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    Windows 7 Basic Question about Memory Usage

    I have 6GB of DDR3 ram installed. When I look at Taskmanager I see: Total: 6141 Cached: 4580 Avail: 4519 Free: 0 Does this look okay? Why does it say I have 0 Free ram? Everything runs fine so I'm sure it the way it is supposed to be but I was wondering about that 0 free ram thing.
  8. Windows 7 Add Folder stack to Superbar

    I have read that we can Add frequently used folder to Superbar Windows 7 Taskbar Browse withing the stack like OS X Snow Leopard. While it works cool for me. Reference URL - Link Removed due to 404 Error in Windows 7
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    Windows 7 Remove All Control Panel Items

    When right-clicking on the desktop and selecting view - show desktop items a icon comes up for All Control Panel Items. How do I remove this icon or delete it as it is not needed. When right-clicking on this icon the only options are to Open or Create shortcut.
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    Windows 7 RAM Usage

    While running Windows 7 my desktop is constantly using 40% of my RAM (2GB RAM total). When I launch Battlefield 2 my RAM consumption jumps to a constant 90-95%. Is there anything I can do to lower the RAM usage? Or would my only option be to upgrade my RAM to 4GB?
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    Windows 7 High RAM usage?

    Is this normal on windows 7 64bit?? Link Removed due to 404 Error
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    Windows 7 CPU's maxing out without any reason

    I am running Windows 7 Build 7100 64 bit on an HP A6720F, Quad core AMD with 6 GB RAM. I did an upgrade from Vista SP1 and everything seemed fine. Now after 30 minutes or so, all 4 CPU's start running at 80-90%. Checking Task Manager processes only show about 3-4% usage, mainly from anti-virus...
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    Windows 7 CPU overuse

    My CPU fan is constantly working extra hard. I observed the CPU usage in System Monitor and if I'm completely idle it's around 0-5% but the moment I start to do something it jumps to the 20-30% range and frequently peaks to higher percentages. My computer information is in the link at my...
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    Windows 7 Understanding Bluetooth: Main Uses and Applications on Desktop PCs

    hello i have a bluetooth on my desktop.. i wanna know whats the main use for that? what can i do with that exactly??
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    Windows 7 Libraries and homegroup?

    Can anyone please tell me why libraries and homegroup are useful in W7? I understand it is "easier" to setup, but is there anything else? I already have my files organized in folders (Audio, Documents, Programs, Pictures, Videos). Is there any difference if i set that folder as a library? Is...
  16. Windows 7 How much RAM is your PC using?

    After a restart, post how much RAM your PC is using. I will go first!
  17. Windows 7 Guest Mode in 7

    Possibly quite a few users are still unaware of the "Guest Mode" in Windows 7. I have summarised the Microsoft description and useage here. Link Removed
  18. Windows 7 10% increase in RAM usage in 7100 x64 vs 7048 x64,

    when my computer was idle in 7048 x64 my ram would stay at 15% of 8190mb. Now in 7100 it stays at 25%. Any helpful comments would be great. anyone else noticing this?
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    Windows 7 Is my memory usage high low or normal?

    I have a dual core t2300 with 2GB of memory. I show my windows 7 when it idles using about 1gb of memory. Would you say this is where it should be high or low. Thanks. Since changing to trend micro my memory usage went way down which I thought was interesting. Seems like windows 7 will need...
  20. Windows 7 How much RAM do you 'actually' need?

    Now that RAM is as cheap as chips it's not uncommon to see those with far too much money to be sporting large amounts of RAM.. Is all this RAM actually needed though and does it get used? Toms Hardware decided to find out... Link Removed