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    Windows 7 Service startup error after latest Windows updates

    Hi, everyone. I am new here~ I just installed some of the latest Windows updates for my Windows 7 SP1. However, the following balloon notification pops up in the tray upon reboot: Link Removed Link Removed What will be the work-around? Thanks in advance for your reply.
  2. Microsoft Security Advisory (2794220): Vulnerability in Internet Explorer Could Allow Remote Code Ex

    Revision Note: V1.1 (December 31, 2012): Added link to Microsoft Fix it solution, "MSHTML Shim Workaround," that prevents exploitation of this issue. Summary: Microsoft is investigating public reports of a vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 7, and Internet Explorer...
  3. Windows 7 Extracting SysInternals in System32

    I am trying to extract the files from Sysinternals Suite to my command directory in the System 32 file. However, WinRAR keeps giving me the diagnostic message "Cannot create blah.exe Access is denied". And I am running as the administrator. Is there any work around to this? Thanks for any...
  4. Windows 7 Wireless hotspot problem

    So, for some time i had connectify for making a hospot but it kept crashing and so on, so im using seventh gate right now, its lighter performace wise. My setup is a pc and a wifi usb adapter netgear wna3100. Driver for the usb wifi adapter is updated to the latest version, and so are all...
  5. Windows 7 Does Win7 have a Soft-Restart Function the way 98/XP did?

    As I'm sure many of you already know, older Windows versions 95/98/XP had a way of soft-rebooting Windows; it essentially allowed you to reboot the system without actually turning the machine off. In the older versions, I believe you just held the shift button down after clicking Restart until...
  6. The Alt+Tab keyboard shortcut unexpectedly displays the desktop in Windows 7

    Describes an issue in which the Alt+Tab keyboard shortcut does not work in Windows 7. Provides a workaround. Link Removed
  7. How to troubleshoot Volume Activation error codes in Windows 7, in Windows Server 2008, and in Windo

    Describes how to work around specific error codes that may occur when you use Volume Activation in Windows 7, in Windows Server 2008, or in Windows Vista. Link Removed - Invalid URL
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    Windows 7 Desktop Background Change Not Working (Workaround)

    Just recently my "Changing desktop backgrounds" failed to work, I could only change backgrounds/themes to the ones already listed in the "Personalization" themes window. It is due to some program download, Windows Update or a system setting that I had changed somehow and I have tried just about...
  9. Internet Explorer Updates

    Microsoft has released a Security Update to address a vulnerability in Internet Explorer 7, 8 and 9 on Windows XP, Vista and 7 Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerability in Internet Explorer could allow remote code execution Microsoft Security Advisory (2757760): Vulnerability in Internet...
  10. You cannot convert a basic disk to a dynamic disk when the computer name contains double-byte charac

    Describes an issue in which you cannot convert to dynamic disks on a Windows 8, Windows 7, or Windows Vista-based computer when you use double-byte characters for the computer name. A workaround is provided. More...
  11. Error message when you try to map to a network drive of a DFS share by using a different user name t

    When you try to map to a network drive of a DFS Share by a Windows Vista-based or Windows 7-based computer, you receive an error message. This behavior is by design. This article describes a way to work around this behavior. Link Removed
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    Windows 7 Active Networking - win7 always redefines a corrupted one

    Hi, I have been experiencing some networking troubles since 4 or 5 months ago and I still couldn’t find any solutions because: I’m not able to reproduce it; I can’t identify its cause; I haven’t been able to determine the key words to filter my searching for solutions. So, I’ll try to describe...
  13. Citrix DNE does not work with the native Windows 7 Mobile Broadband driver

    Provides a workaround for an issue in which the native Windows 7 Mobile Broadband driver does not work with an application that uses Citrix DNE. This issue occurs after you upgrade your computer to Windows 7 or to Windows Server 2008 R2. More...
  14. Activation fails when you try to activate Windows over the Internet

    Provides a workaround for an issue that may occur in Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 when you connect to the Internet through a proxy server that uses Basic authentication. More...
  15. Windows Server 2003-based computer may stop responding if it has East Asian languages installed

    Describes a problem in which a terminal server session may stop responding on a Windows Server 2003-based computer. This problem involves the font management module in the Win32k.sys driver. A workaround is provided.also run into this issue installing... Link Removed
  16. "0x8000ffff" error message when you try to restore a Windows 7-based computer by using System Restor

    Describes that you receive an error message when you try to restore a Windows 7-based computer by using System Restore in the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE). Provides a workaround. More...
  17. PowerPoint 2003 or PowerPoint 2007 stop responding when you try to print or send a fax on a computer

    Provides a workaround for a problem in Windows 7 in which Office PowerPoint 2007 stops responding when you try to print or send a fax. Link Removed
  18. An end-user-defined character (EUDC) is replaced by a character in the Chinese MingLiU_HKSCS font in

    Describes a problem that occurs because Office programs use a Traditional Chinese font to display characters in the Unicode range from E000 to F848. Provides methods to work around this problem. Link Removed
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    Windows 7 Can not install windows XP from windows 7

    When I try and install windows XP from windows 7 I get this error Link Removed I have copied the cd content from another computer and placed it on a USB drive. Also i tried reinstall XP from this USB stick on my other computer and it reinstalled just fine So is there any workaround this...
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    Windows 7 Drop down disappears when you move the mouse pointer over it

    I have an issue where the Drop Down menu to select meeting times in Outlook is not working. I'm unable to select meeting times via the mouse and must type them in. I have tested this and found that the drop down disappears when you move the mouse pointer over it. I have only been able to get...