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    Windows Vista Fuzzy Fonts / Blurry Fonts / ClearType problems

    Okay, I've looked on about fifty million sites to figure this out and I'm out of ideas. I have Windows 7, SP1. For any text, the text is blurry on my LCD Monitor, but looks perfectly fine on my laptop monitor. I'm using an HDMI cable and extending the screen. I've tried pretty much every...
  2. Drew

    Windows 7 Hello from 8

    Hi. Just thought I'd say "Hello from Windows8" :) I have been running it as a vm since mid-Sept. It is, certainly, interesting, very fast, slick & w/ some features & changes that are quite a voyage of discovery. I am anxious to see what I'll get once start actually testing the Beta, which is...
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    Windows 7 Optimal number of processors for a virtual machine in VMware Workstation

    I have VMware Workstation 7.1.5 build 491717 running on an HP Pavilion dv7-4110em XE287EA#BED with an Intel Core i7-720QM CPU with 4 cores and 8 logical CPUs and Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit Service Pack 1. The CPU works with 4 cores up to 1.6 GHz. In automatic Intel Turbo Boost mode, it works with...
  4. Trouble

    Windows 7 VMware Player

    A few days ago (October 4th) a new version of Link Removed was released (Version 4.0.0 build 471780). Since the earlier version of VMware Player did not support the installation of Windows 8 Developers Preview, I was anxious to try this new build to see if it did. I was pleasantly surprised to...
  5. News

    A computer that is running a virtual machine in Windows Virtual PC may stop responding or restart wh

    Updates Windows 7 to fix a problem in which the computer may stop responding or restart. This problem occurs if you put the computer into sleep or into hibernation while a virtual machine is running in Windows Virtual PC. More...
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    Windows 7 strange RAM usage

    my system has 8GB of DDR2 800MHz RAM. I *thought* half of it had gone bad because speccy and task manager were telling me only 4GB were available. Cautiously, I left speccy open to monitor RMA usage while i play a RAM-whore of a game (minecraft). My RAM had gone down to 1MB and I thought...
  7. Medico

    Windows 8 Switching from Win 8 DP in Virtual Box to installing in separate partition

    I have decided to remove my Win 8 DP from Virtual Box to a separate partition I will be creating on my HD. I have found that the networking problems, both with my Win 8 DP (detailed here) and my Win 7 installation (my system is often getting confused by the VM network causing problems) is...
  8. Trouble

    VIDEO How to Dual Boot Windows 7 and 8

    If you're thinking about taking the new Windows 8 Developers Preview for a test drive, you may consider watching this video. Dual booting Windows 7 with the Windows 8 Developers Preview is pretty straight forward and not unlike we've all done dual boot scenarios in the past. Some folks have...
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    Windows 7 Counterfiet Notice after Update

    I'm new here so not sure if this is the right place but am hoping someone can help me out. I bought what appeared to be a genuine Windows 7 Pro from Craiglist to save some money - it was shrinkwrap and had a COA outside. I installed this on a new laptop I got for my sister oversees. It installed...
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    Windows 7 windows won't boot after sp1 install

    I have seen this problem before in other threads but my problem is that my computer won't even start up now. I am running Parallels 6.0 on my Macbook Pro and I have Windows 7 Ultimate installed. When I downloaded the Service Pack 1 update, everything was fine until I tried to reboot and my...
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    Windows 7 Unexpected shutdown.

    hey guys i really look forward to help me with this issue. i have made a setup for mikrotik server on a virtual machine so i need to keep my computer on all the time and that was fine for 4 or 5 days then i start to wake up every morning to see that my computer on and stopped on user login...
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    Windows 7 Problems bringing up XP Mode - and need to at least recover data from two applications there

    Ever since I first got my Windows 7 machine, I have been able to run the XP mode virtual machine without problem. A few months ago, I started getting a message that the XP mode couldn't come up without integration problems, or something like that. I was able to dismiss the message and have WinXP...
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    Windows 7 How to get my CanoScan D1250U2F scanner working in Windows 7 inc running virtual XP Pro

    Hi I have Windows 7 Home Premium, I can get Windows 7 Professional. I have an older machine, just retired with XP Pro. My hardly used Cannon 'Canoscan D1250U2F' scanner worked on XP Pro. Bought a new machine , installed Windows 7 Home Premium and could not find any 64 bit drivers...
  14. News

    Microsoft's Hyper-V 3.0 coming to Windows 8?

    New desktop to run virtually anything Microsoft is slipping its Hyper-V virtualization software into the forthcoming Windows 8, according to a report.… Source: Yahoo! News
  15. cybercore

    Windows 7 [BitBox] The World's Safest Browser

    There is no such thing as an entirely secure browser. Let's be realistic: You will always need a good portion of common sense and Internet smarts to avoid nasty attacks hijacks. However, if you are paranoid about security, there is one browser that will reliably protect you from virtually...
  16. Commander_Cool

    Windows 7 Cannot get scanner Epson 640U to work with Windows 7

    Hi, I hope this is the right forum for my little conundrum: I can't, after switching to 32-bit Windows 7, get my trusty, faithful Epson Perfection 640U to work. XP was fine, no problem, but it seems to me that Epson have (has?) abandoned this fine scanner as there is no 640U listed in the...
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    Windows 7 Need help installing Epson EPL-5900L Printer

    Hi guys, Ive seen various how tos on the interweb hinting at how you can adapt the Epson EPL-5900L printer to run on Win 7 64 bit. Id really appreciate some help if anyone could point me in the right direction of give me some tips. Im getting tired of loading up my XP Vm just to print...
  18. News

    Ask Ars: Finally upgrading to Windows 7—should I go 64-bit?

    Short answer: yes. Long answer: yes, but you may not see much real difference. Before explaining why, there is an important contraindication to be aware of: if you use any 16-bit Windows applications or DOS applications, you'll have to either stick with 32-bit Windows, or run those applications...
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    Windows 7 Huawei E173 not installing under Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit Service Pack 1

    I can't install Huawei E173 under Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit Service Pack 1. I get the following message: Link Removed "Upravljački program nije pronađen" in the screenshot means "Driver not found". I have also tried connecting the modem while connected to the Internet, to no avail. I had...
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