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I have laptop, windows 7 with 64 bit and just recent the following pop up has been showing up...."Content Encoding Error The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because it uses an invalid or unsupported form of compression...

Fire fox goes into this non responding mode where emails and everything else freezes up. Anyone else have this experience? Windows 7 isn't what I expected. I may go to 8. This seems worse tha Vista. teak

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Hi all, Im thinking about upgrading windows 7 to windows 8. PLEASE read the following before replying: The issue I face (as with all windows past XP) is its memory useage .... Let me explain first before you rip me a new one: We all know windows VISTA ate RAM .... the more you had, the...

When I try to open various tiles such a weather, Mah Jong, Solitaire etc. they simply freeze, or at best take forever to open. Is this the way Win8 is supposed to work? I see visions of Vista here.

I would like to install Windows 7 (as a Christmas present because it is faster and more stable) on my Dad's Acer M1201 on a second drive (already installed, connected to motherboard and functioning) and keep Vista for booting on the original drive just for insurance. Is this the proper...

I've been running Vista for a couple years and just experienced a major crash requiring a new drive and starting over with Win 7. I was using Windows Mail with Vista and created several custom folders with important info and need to somehow get these folders into Outlook, which is what I'll...

Hello: I have a unusual problem and I'm seeking guidance on resolving it. I am a musician and this is a problem associated with the use of my DAW and activating a recent plug-in purchase. Background: About 6 months ago I purchased a Windows 7 upgrade: to upgrade from Vista. I didn'trealize at...

Uncertainty could turn Windows 8 into the next Vista Sales of Windows 8 PCs are well below Microsoft’s internal projections and have been described inside the company as disappointing. But here’s the catch: The software giant blames the slow start on lackluster PC maker designs and...

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Hi all, I recently installed 7 when my vista seemed to poop out (long story)....everything is working fairly good except for this one problem. I can see all my documents that win7 moved over from vista in a file called windows.old. I also had them in a backup on an external hard drive...I...

The following drivers will Not dual display: 295.73-Feb.2012 to 306.97-Oct.2012 But these previous drivers Will dual display: 285.62-Oct.2011 (also beta 290.53) and earlier to at least 185.93-May 2009 Card output: Dual Monitor Solution 59 pin socket (DMS-59) to VGAx2 cable adapter...

This afternoon, I worked w/ my friend who is in Edmonton. He bought Win8 Upgrade @ my suggestion & recommendation. He had a 64-bit box that was running 32-bit Vista. It is, now, running 64-bit Windows 8. The installation was an absolute, very rapid breeze. Basic OS install took no more than...

So, I am running Windows 7 and started having trouble with my internet connection this morning. What happens is that my connection seems to cut out (or drastically slow to a crawl) intermittently and I get many "Server Not Found" errors while browsing. Everything will be fine for a minute or...

In the System Restore window, it says: "System Restore does not affect any of your documents, pictures, or other personal data. Recently installed programs and drivers might be uninstalled. Is this process reversible?" I have had a problem since Vista of System Restore deleting some personal...

This question is long and has been written about much in many strings in this and other forums. None have worked for me to date.:cool: I think that the issue may be that the provider of answers to these other similar questions seem to assume that the overall setup of the machine in question...

Revision Note: V1.0 (July 10, 2012): Advisory published. Summary: Microsoft is announcing the availability of an automated Microsoft Fix it solution that disables the Windows Sidebar and Gadgets on supported editions of Windows Vista and Windows 7. Disabling the Windows Sidebar and...

I had Microsoftworks Word processor + with Vista, Where can I get the Free download with W7? Thanks

I have received the dreaded Blue Screen of Death. I have an HP Pavillion Notebook dv9810us. I had some problems with the Windows installation, it had lost a driver avgidshx.sys. I bought a new hard drive as the cd rom drive did not work and installed Windows 7 onto it through my brother's...