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    Windows 7 Windows will not boot even with clean install, Windows repairs fail, Repair disc wont work. HELP!!!

    I have a Sony Vaio VGN-NW270F 15" laptop with Windows 7 (64 bit) Home Premium. 320 gb. Oh i'm also out of warranty. Problem: Computer always freezes at the point where it says "starting windows" and stays frozen. I even left it for alone for 24 hrs and it stayed on that screen. Things I've...
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    Windows 7 New Warranty Replacement MOBO - can only use remote desktop w/IP address

    I have a desktop machine that I built and the ASUS motherboard died. ASUS sent me a replacement under warranty (exact same model). This machine is running Windows 7 Professional. I used to be able to access remote desktop from my other PCs using the DNS friendly name. Now I can only access...
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    Windows 7 Win7 won't start

    Win7 64 wont start on a Sony Vaio. It will sometimes get to the desktop and seconds later it shuts down. No logout, just a black screen total shutoff. when restarted the black screen popped up again but this time it was with the message "windows failed to start" and the options were either...
  4. VIDEO When Solid State Hard Drives Fail

    In this video, “When Solid State Hard Drives Fail”, Microsoft MVP and 7x Certified Information Technology Professional and Consultant Mike Fara, from Windows 7 Forums, takes a look at the frustration of identifying a SSD failure, the response from retail outlets, and the exceptional response of...
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    Windows 7 Bsod Issues - Assistance required please!

    Hi, i just recently got this refurb dell inspirion n5110 but am having some major issues. I thought i'd ask around a little before i activate my warranty. I've had many different bsods in the last half a day or so, some of which include kernal power, irql_not_less_or_equal and a few system...
  6. Windows 7 Bad sectors and BSOD events

    I have for several weeks recently been plagued by BSOD's which randomly attributed the cause to different culprits. Early in the events the graphics driver was fingered and I spent good money on returning my costly graphics card under warranty for checking. It came back with a clean bill of...
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    Windows 7 weird bsod!!

    Today i have bought a new laptop N55sf 1060V , and everything is perfect , runs smoothly and it's really fast! the only problem is that when i tried to send it to hibernation / suspension it gets stuck : the screen turns black as it should be but the fan keeps running and it doesn't shut...
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    Windows 7 Seemingly Random BSODS for as long as I can remember...

    Hey guys. I bought my computer from ARBICO in the UK and since day one its been getting blue screens. I first told ARBICO about it and they were no help at all. I attached the 4 latest minidump files (plenty more where they came from). I get different error messages often, its rarely the same...
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    Windows 7 BSOD Recently Started All Required files attached

    To give you a little background I bought the computer about 4 months ago from IBUYPOWER. Up until about a week I had one BSOD in October but at the end of November it started to happen more and more frequently. I am not new to computers but I am in no means an expert so I ask for your help...
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    Windows 7 Acer Netwook/Win7

    In August 2009 i purchased an Acer Aspire one Netbook. The unit came preinstalled with WinXP. I subsequently upgraded to Win7. The Unit has worked well until about 1 week ago. Keyboard is malfuntioning...trackpad doesn't work until i hit the Fn+F7 keys...the screen began stuttering (if that's...
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    Windows 7 BSOD - when system is idle?

    Hello, When i leave my system idle, after about 10 - 20min i get the beautiful BSOD. I have tried everything i know to fix the problem and have listed them below. The system never Blue screens when i am using the PC and i can run high spec games for hours with no problems. Little edit...
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    Windows 7 Problems with i7 core on Windows 64-bit ???

    Hi Win 7 users. Questions please; not sure if this has been asked in a previous life.... Is there a problem with the Windows 7 software and the i7 chip? Does it make it work too hard and overheat? I ask because I have a Tosh i7 A660 Satellite with Ultimate Windows 7 and Office 2007 32-bit...
  13. Windows 7 Cisco warns over warranty discs of EVIL

    Cisco warns over warranty discs of EVIL ? The Register
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    Windows 7 Nothing Is Booting, Trying To Factory Reset (With Disks)

    Compaq Presario CQ62-215DX Notebook Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Warranty ended last month. This has happened many times, but has easily been resolved after changing the boot order in the BIOS. Each time, my computer crashes and I have to manually turn it off with the power button. After...
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    Windows 7 Help with my overheating laptop!!

    Hey everyone, I was directed to the windows 7 forums by some friends of mine from wargamer.com after I told them I was having some issues with my computer. This website generated a lot of praise and its my first time making use of your knowledge and experience. I have an M17x Alienware gaming...
  16. Windows 7 BSOD Might be Hardware, but I can't tell

    Hello all, I hate for this to be my first post, but oh well. I've seen threads similar to this one but of course not the same. I've been getting BSODs lately. First it started with a couple while I was sleeping, then they started to happen while I was using the computer, and eventually got so...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 will not start up [CHALLENGING ONE]

    About a month ago I bought a brand new HP Pavilion DV7. Everything was working great until this week. It started slowing down, freezing for a couple of seconds, being slow when starting and as I was browsing the web today, Windows suddenly shut down to a point where a black screen was showing...
  18. Windows 7 Intel unveils next gen SSDs with 6Gbit/sec throughput

    New 510 SSD series takes advantage of high-speed SATA bus interfaces on new Intel Core platforms Computerworld - Link Removed a new line of solid-state drives (SSDs) that are based on the serial ATA (SATA) 3.0 specification, which doubles I/O throughput compared to previous generation SSDs...
  19. Windows 7 BSOD/Driver Update issues :*(

    Good Evening. I am having BSOD issues. I am trying to find out if this is a software issue. My system is a little over 2 years old, and I have had two HDD replaced, along with a motherboard. This was all covered under warranty *when pushed* and my warranty ends 8/11. The original OS is...
  20. Windows 7 Keyboard Mapping with individual keys to new ASCII

    I recently got my Laptop back from using Warranty to have it repaired. As far as I can see the operating system has been wiped and a verison of Windows 7 Home Prem. Installed that wasn’t the factory version. However I'm having keyboard trouble, firstly the 2 + shift = @ and ' + shift = "...