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    Windows 7 prefetch data deleted

    i run tune up utilities and it tells me that the prefetch data is deleted . i think i might have deleted it accidently by trying out a new disk cleaner program. witch i have now gotten rid of. i have win 7 home premiun 32 bit . i am wondering how i can git it back
  2. Aura gives Aero a little Windows 8 flair

    By Link Removed It was recently revealed that one of Windows 8's new features will be the ability of Windows Aero to automatically adapt the color of Aero Glass to match the desktop background. Windows Vista and 7 users can get this capability today with utility Aura. Link Removed Link...
  3. Windows 7 Weird crash - Advanced User - Pulling my short and curlies out over this!

    Alright, I hate registering for forums to make a few short posts... but now that it's been a month since this crash started I can't do anything but ask for help. What I've done to fix the crash : Backed up files Formatted (full format) of all hard drives disk check of all hard...
  4. Japan may have lost race to save nuclear reactor

    Link Removed Tokyo. The radioactive core in a reactor at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant appears to have melted through the bottom of its containment vessel and on to a concrete floor, experts say, raising fears of a major release of radiation at the site, the Guardian reported. The...
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    Windows 7 very strange application started along with my computer today

    This morning when turning on my computer, I sat and watched as everything loaded. The usual utilities associated with ATI catalyst software, my Kaspersky security software, the weather channel app. But then this one started, and the only thing I could see on the taskbar looked like an open...
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    Windows 7 Re-install Windows 7

    Hi Everyone! I'm new to this forum and this is my first post :tongue:. I bought my laptop (MSI GT660-473NE) one week ago from a guy, now I want to re-install my Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. I didn't get any kind of CD/DVD except from a CD with drivers and utilities. The reason I...
  7. Windows 7 Silverlight TV 66: Phoney - New Windows Phone 7 Open Source Project

    Struggling with using bit.ly or logging on Windows Phone 7? Then you might want to learn about Phoney, a new open source project by Shawn Wildermuth that will be at Link Removed. Shawn walks through the features that Phoney contains, including his Bitly helper, system resource helper, fading...
  8. Eight Free Windows 7 Tools You Have to Try

    Our Windows blogger recently found these utilities, which have made his PC environment that much more capable Link Removed
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    Windows 7 Software not running on upgrade machine, but is OK on clean install machine

    Upgraded an HP desktop from Vista 64 bit Home Premium to Windows 7 64 bit Home Premium. I've noticed that some utilities like Form Pilot, Scan to PDF and Scan2PDF will not work on my upgraded machine even though they're Windows 7 compatible. They either will not launch or hang after launch...
  10. VIDEO Remote Desktop Solutions

    We examine a vast number of remote desktop solutions, remote support utilities, and remote desktop connection software to allow for remote access from nearly anywhere in the world. We evaluate these tools to determine their overall value, usefulness, and ability to be used realistically in...
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    Windows 7 computer continuously restarts unexpectedly

    i recently did a fresh install of windows 7 ultimate on my computer. the install went fine and i've been using the computer with no issues for a few days, then all of a sudden the computer restarts after a BSOD. this has happened continuously since then as well, even when i'm in the middle...
  12. Windows 7 [BIOS], i cant upgrade.

    Hello! I got a Asus P5Q-E Motherboard, my bios are for 2008 and I think that it could be good to upgrade to the latest (from 2009). But when i tried it failed on step 2 or 3. And when i restarted the computer the bios had failed soo i hade to reload a backup. Link Removed NOTE: It just a...
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    Windows 7 Things to install after installed Windows 7

    Hello everybody! First of all, tell me if there is a post like this already, so no time to waste! as the title says, what things should I download after I installed Windows 7 Ultimate (not sure, maybe Pro ) x32? I know things like I will install an Anti Virus (probably Norton), Winrar...
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    Windows 7 Viewing Some Hidden Files

    Greetings to all, Okay, I am trying to keep an open mind to the point that I invested my money into Win 7 Ult. 64 bit. While I find that it has some interesting addons, like Vista I find that is appears to be warmed over XP with the same features, just renamed and in different places so as to...
  15. Desperate to solve partition deletion issue :(

    If any Mods read this - can you just delete the post - no longer require help on it - thanks. =================== My system is a self built one with 3 SATA drives - 2 x 250 1 x 500 Gb. Win 7 is on one of the 250's while I have XP + 6 other partitions on the 500 Gb disk. My problem arose...
  16. Underused tools in Windows 7 - Feature

    Washington - Think you know what's in Windows 7 by now? Microsoft's latest operating system comes with a lot more tools and utilities than most people realise. Most of them haven't been advertised as much as the headline features - which means they are well hidden. Link Removed
  17. Get one of Windows 7's best features on your Mac desktop

    By Nick Peers Many people consider the Mac OS X desktop superior to Windows, which perhaps explains why there are so many utilities for Windows users that try to mimic elements like the Mac OS X Dock in Windows. But Windows 7 introduced some nifty new features of its own that suddenly become...
  18. Get one of Windows 7's best features on your Mac desktop

    Many people consider the Mac OS X desktop superior to Windows, which perhaps explains why there are so many utilities for Windows users that try to mimic elements like the Mac OS X Dock in Windows. More...
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    Windows 7 BSOD When running games/ GPU intensive programs.

    I am getting a Blue Screen error 5 to 10 minutes into a game, and this has occured with all the games I have tried thus far. I usually dont even try and diagnose the problem, I will usually ( I have gotten bluescreen on other PCs ) just perform a hard drive format and system restore, because all...
  20. Windows 7 AVG Free Utility wipeout

    Windows users of AVG are now experancing problems with AVG Free. the latest Anti-Virus definition 426 request's users to restart the computer once done, and if you are lucky you would check if that did it's job, users will notice that All if not some of the Utilities including Anti-Virus...