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Windows 7 How to add a boot manager/bootloader to a Win7 HDD
Hello folks, I have an old dual boot Windows PC. One OS is Win XP which is on one HDD (has 2 partitions), the other one is Win 7 which is on another HDD (has 2 partitions too). I believe the boot manager was on the Win XP HDD since the dual boot menu was always shown from there. However, the Win...- WinJK
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- boot manager bootloader dual boot hdd installation partition recovery troubleshooting windows 7 windows xp
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Every Windows version is swapping audio channels in games!
Long story short: Every installation of Windows i do is swapping stereo channels L/R to R/L ONLY when running 3D applications. This is DEFINATELY a software/windows issue because windows sound test in sound panel or youtube stereo channel test is correct (channels arent swapped). Once i run...- mietaz
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- 3d applications audio audio issues channel drivers gaming hardware headset installation onboard audio pci sound panel sound test stereo troubleshooting version windows windows 10 windows 11 windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 network adapter
So I've never used a Windows 7 on a Toshiba laptop and I just wiped the system last night and when it got through being wiped it went back to the main screen and when I try to connect to the network it said no connection turn on network adapters and it's a Toshiba satellite with a Windows 7 on...- Gothicgeek
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- adapter connection drivers network satellite setup toshiba troubleshooting windows 7 wireless
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- Forum: Windows Networking
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Win 7 backup error
My Windows 7 backup has been failing consistently for some time. The most relevant event log entry seems to be the following: The event ID is 8194 ----------------- Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Unexpected error querying for the IVssWriterCallback interface. hr = 0x80070005, Access is...- winer
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- access denied backup error event log security settings shadow copy system writer troubleshooting windows 7 writer data
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 11 Windows 11 Tripped during Dual Boot (Spoiler: srttrails.txt involved). Windows won't reset, nor allow me to boot in Win11 just stuck
Hey guyz. Its been 48 hours since the door for windows is locked, I tried dual booting windows 7 for some project purpose... But since then windows have kept me stuck in BIOS and the loading error page since then. IMP NOTE: It won't reset, nor any commands in terminal helps, tried bunch of...- Linux
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- bios boot issues dual boot error loading issues reset srttrail troubleshooting windows 11 windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Problem with wifi connection windows 7
My old labtop with Windows 7 installed does not connect to wifi anymore. The wifi signal is very strong and it is recognised by the system. I removed the wireless adapter (Intel pro wireless 220bg) and dowloaded new drivers from Intel but all without succes! Anybody a suggestion how to handle...- piet174
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- connection drivers intel network old laptop support troubleshooting wifi windows 7 wireless adapter
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows Vista Titlebars
One thing I'd like to do is make the titlebar of every single app I open on my Windows 11 look like the Windows Vista titlebar. On XP, 7, and Vista, apps weren't able to have custom titlebars. Now they are, and it sucks. Anyone know how to change it?- MovieMaker
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- aesthetics app design customization themes user interface windows 11 windows 7 windows vista windows xp
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Drivers for Radeon (on windows 7).
Yeah... Modern hardware w/ Windows 7 doesn't mix well. Only driver I am missing is my well graphics driver. I have a Ryzen 5 with the Radeon vega graphics and it definetly does support WDDM because it runs windows 10 and 11. To be super specific, this is my computer.- Microsoft Windows 7
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- compatibility devices drivers graphics hardware radeon ryzen 5 vega graphics wddm windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Old TOSHIBA with Windows 10
I have an old TOSHIBA laptop that hasn't been used in 5 or more years. It came with Windows 7. A HUGE mistake I made was to upgrade to Windows 10, in spite of warnings that the machine really can't handle the upgrade. Boy, the warnings were right. The computer became super-slow, I guess because...- fireman0174
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- beginner hard drive installation oem disk performance issues reformat toshiba upgrade windows 10 windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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cannot change position background
Hello No matter how many times I change the position of the desktop background photos in windows 7 and 10 to center or fit and save them, but it automatically returns to fill mode after 2 seconds??!!😔😔☹️- hamezare
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- background customization desktop display photos settings user interface windows 10 windows 7
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- Forum: Desktop Customization
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How to get Win. Vista (or 7) lockscreen on Win10
Read title. I've used CLS but can't find a W7 skin.. help!- MovieMaker
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- customization help lock screen skins windows 10 windows 7 windows vista
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- Forum: Desktop Customization
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Windows 11 Ustawienia paska zadań - co zrobić żeby był z boku po lewej?
Ustawienia paska zadań - co zrobić, żeby był z boku po lewej? W windows 7 i wcześniej wystarczyło go przesunąć aw tym kretynie się nie da!!! To mi przeszkadza!!! Ile razy robiąc coś w programie zjadę na dół to wyskakuje mi ten *** pasek zadań...- Max58
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- dostosowanie interfejs pasek zadań problem ustawienia użytkowanie windows 7 wskazówki zmienność
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Automatic thumbnails sorting – how to cancel in Win10 explorer.
Is it possible to force Winexplorer to have the files in the same place when I reopen the same window when I put them in my own order before? I tried it according to this tutorial - How To Disable Auto Arrange In Folders On Windows 10, but it only works 50% - after reopening the same folder, the...- bluenite
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- auto arrange custom order explorer file management file sorting folders thumbnails user interface windows 10 windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Remove one side of a game window without affecting the game
Hi, I play World of Warcraft and I like the character to be close to the left side of the screen. If I put it in windowed mode and slide it off to where I want to have it, it affects the game's camera. Is there a way to remove one side of the displayed portion of a window? I use Windows 7.- DragonTheta
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- camera controls gaming tips screen adjustment user interface window windowed mode windows 7 world of warcraft
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 The second monitor cannot display
My computer has dual boot with Windows 7 and Windows 10, and is connected to two monitors. Both monitors display normally on Windows 7, but on Windows 10 only one monitor is working. Although both monitors are listed in the display settings, the second monitor cannot display. What should I do?- hahaha
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- display settings dual boot hardware issues monitor secondary monitor troubleshooting windows 10 windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows XP Windows XP, 7, 10 & 11 System Suggestions!
Howdy! I want to create a robust system to support Windows XP and later. I want to start some old projects like emulation and other old stuff, so I will probably use XP, 7, and 11 on three different partitions. I want to use a Mini ITX, if possible, or a Micro ATX motherboard. As a CPU and...- ExclusiveWF
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- 64gb asus emulation evga gpu hardware haswell intel ivy bridge micro atx mini-itx motherboard partition ram system suggestions windows 10 windows 11 windows 7 windows xp
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Can't upgrade to Win 10 from clean install of 7
Hi All, Have a problem upgrading to 10. I booted from my original win 7 x64 home edition, clean installed, deleted all files. It may be worth noting when I was prompted what disk to put OS on, i deleted 2 100mb partions as I figured they weren't needed, and loaded the OS onto my main 1000gig...- obakir
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- boot issues clean install help request home edition installation media creation partition setup issues ssd tech support upgrade windows 10 windows 7 windows error
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 10 Unable to Boot Windows 10 or 7 After Moving System Files Between Partitions
I've made a mistake on a cpu that has both windows 10 and 7 in different partitions. I was moving files between partitions and ended up moving windows operation system's files. Now I can't startup neither with windows 10 or 7 Is there a way to chose with windows to startup by using the dos system?- samotaviano
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- boot issues computer issues data recovery dos dual boot error file management microsoft multi-boot partition startup system files system restore tech support troubleshooting windows 10 windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Win startup script - open a browser full screen on a selected display
Hi, is it possible to make a startup script (win 7-10) doing the following: 0. Script starts with the OS. 1. Detects connected to PC displays (I use a TV display, hdmi). 2. Opens a web browser on TV (f.ex. display 1) FULL screen mode. 3. The browser starts with a particular user profile (f.ex...- emosms
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- automation browser chrome connectivity display emil full screen hdmi lcd scripting settings startup tech support user experience windows 10 windows 7
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- Forum: Programming and Scripting
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Windows 10 Why is windows 10 file explorer so terrible and unstable
I'm really hoping someone can help me while I still have some sanity left. I finally gave in and decided to "upgrade" my photo editing computer from windows 7 to windows 10. (Replacement actually as it's not the same physical computer) Not my first windows 10 computer, but the things I could...- n25philly
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- bugs computer issues crash event viewer file explorer file management frustration image editing os upgrade performance reliability software issues system freeze tech support unstable update user experience user interface windows 10 windows 7
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Windows Help and Support