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The tag 'wow' on WindowsForum.com covers two distinct topics: World of Warcraft (the game) and WOW! (an internet service provider). For World of Warcraft, common issues include BSOD errors like DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL and PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA, often linked to driver conflicts or hardware stress during gameplay. Users also report mouse cursor problems, game stuttering, and connectivity issues specific to WoW. For WOW! internet, discussions focus on Wi-Fi speeds being lower than expected despite wired connections meeting advertised speeds, with troubleshooting involving router settings and Windows network configurations. The tag aggregates troubleshooting advice for both gaming and ISP-related problems.
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    Windows 10 Mouse pointer shows up on part of the screen

    So, i have this very interesting issue. During any gameplay of rainbow six vegas 2, WoW, and a couple of others, my mouse cursor pops up on a specific region of the screen preventing me from shooting, attacking when my mosue cursor shows up at those points. Its in the middle right portion of the...
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    Windows 10 Wi-Fi speed half or less of what I am supposed to get??

    I'm paying for 60mbps through WOW. I have 2 laptops and when hard wired I get 70mbps on each one. I'm using an 18 month old Netgear R6100 router that is 15-20 feet from my PC. - Laptop 1 is running Windows 10 and gets roughly 25-30mbps via wi-fi - Laptop 2 is running Windows 8 and gets roughly...
    • Spruce67
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    • channel connection internet laptop mbps netgear network performance router settings speed support technology troubleshooting update wifi windows 10 windows 8 wireless wow
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Windows Networking
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    Windows 7 Troubleshooting DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL BSOD When Updating World of Warcraft

    Hi Guys Was not too sure if this is the right location or not but I will try my luck I am getting constant DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL (0x000000D1) Attached is a report from BlueScreenView and My Zipped up Minidump File Would really appreciate it if I can get you guys to help me identify...
  4. Leespiker

    Windows 7 PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA & DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL - ntoskrnl.exe

    I have been bluescreening recently. I have the newest driver for my HD Radeon 6870 graphics card. After some research, it seems that it could be bluescreening because I did not run driver sweeper after uninstalling my old graphics driver before installing my new one. Any advice is greatly...
    • Leespiker
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    • blue screen bsod drivers error gpu graphics hardware irql league of legends nonpaged area ntoskrnl overheating performance radeon software support troubleshooting update wow
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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    Windows 7 Random BSOD while playing games

    Hey guys im having a spot of bother, recently ive been having the BSOD about 3/4 times a day, sometimes instantly when i open a game (Terraria/WoW/BFBC3/Minecraft etc) or it can take up to hours or whenever, the time is always different. I did try to install Fedora 16 VIA usb pen about a month...
    • MrApproved
    • Thread
    • bfbc3 bsod community computing driver update error fedora feedback games graphics driver help issues minecraft minidump performance system crash terraria troubleshooting windows wow
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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    Windows 7 Connectivity problems not with the internet itself but with almost every program

    I connect to the internet just fine and Explorer never has a problem but when I try to open any program (drop box, Second Life, etc) that needs to connect to the internet it tells me there is a connectivity problem. Also, I cannot instant watch anything on Netflix because it says that...
    • hgiel
    • Thread
    • browser connectivity crome dropbox explorer firefox firewall installation internet netflix network issues programs reinstall second life silverlight software streaming troubleshooting video games wow
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  7. Undaunted1988

    Windows 7 Game and Sound Stuttering

    I just built a brand new PC this past thursday and ever since then my games like WoW and Left 4 Dead 2 have been getting Stuttering from the sound and game freezes for like 3 seconds then goes back to normal until another random time and happens again. At first i thought it was my graphics card...
    • Undaunted1988
    • Thread
    • amd audio issues directx driver update freezing gaming graphics card hardware left 4 dead nvidia pc build performance performance issues phenom ii ram ssd stuttering troubleshooting windows 7 wow
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller is disconnected from network.

    Before I get into uploading memory dumps I wonder if anyone has any ideas on the following When playing WOW and wow only I get blue screens. I have checked the event viewer and on each ocassion prior to the dump it states that Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller is disconnected from network...
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    Windows 7 Can I install WoW on Windows 7 64-bit?

    Ive been searching the topic for a week now and can only find information that is 2 years old. Can anyone help me out on this?
    • fatalphenom
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    • 64-bit blizzard compatibility gaming help installation support windows 7 wow
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Windows Games
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    Windows 7 Forum entry for freezing

    Hey, I've been having these problems with my computer for a while whenever utilising any p2p programs my computer freezes completely and the only way to get it to wok again is the reset button. This is quite a nuisance for me as I use p2p very frequently in the forms of uTorrent, Spotify and...
    • samy3979
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    • add-ons computer fix freezing help issues msinfo32 nuisance p2p performance reset software spotify troubleshooting utorrent windows wow
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Troubleshooting Frequent BSOD Errors While Gaming on Windows 7 After Switching from Linux

    This problem has plagued my windows 7 installation for a very long time.... i wrote a post on these (and many other forums) before giving up on the issue a few months back and switching to a linux operating system. That's fine, i would keep using linux but i am receiving a new graphics card as a...
    • Nooblet0218
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    • audio bsod cpu drivers dump files gaming graphics card hardware installation linux motherboard nvidia overheating ram seagate temperature troubleshooting ubuntu windows 7 wow
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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    Windows 7 need help plz :(

    i need help ok so my laptop was lagging and stuff and i thought i got a virus and so i did a system restore and stuff i installed my video driver and stuff but i cant play at as good detail i was playing WoW at default setting with no lag at all but after system restore i even lag at lowest what...
    • xchiledx
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    • graphics driver installation intel lagging laptop performance system restore troubleshooting virus windows 7 wow
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  13. Sparmer

    Windows 7 Windows 7, 64 bit. crashes computer. NO BSOD, only screen freezes and Manual reboot is needed.

    Hello, I got a problem where my computer randomly crashes. Usually when playing WoW, but I noticed it already freezes on random times. Computer Spec. 1 x 6GB (3 x 2 GB ) Corsair Xms3 - 1333 MHz / PC3 10666 - CL9 (TR3X6G1333C9) 1 x Intel Core 2 Duo / E8600 / 3.33GHz / 1333FSB / 6MB / LGA-775...
    • Sparmer
    • Thread
    • asus corsair crash directx dxdiag freezes gtx 260 hardware issues home premium intel manual restart performance power supply random issues sata system specs troubleshooting velociraptor windows 7 wow
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 64 Bits BSOD

    Just had a blue screen of death while playing WOW. This is what i gathered from the Even viewer, anyone can help me figure out what's caused this ? Log Name: System Source: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power Date: 05/07/2010 2:10:19 PM Event ID: 41 Task Category: (63)...
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    Windows 7 Seemingly random BSODs

    All right so i'm usually pretty good at figuring out any problems with my pc but this ones out of my league, plus i think theres a wide range of things that it could be. I have a somewhat old hp media center 7580n (pos, bout 3 years old) upgraded it to windows 7. This problem appeared when...
    • Nooblet0218
    • Thread
    • bluescreenview bsod cpu drivers dump files error message gaming gpu memory management monitor nvidia overheating pc maintenance pc specs performance ram troubleshooting windows 7 wow
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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    Windows 7 windows 7 problems

    I just installed windows 7, and i have had multiple random shutdowns or complete system freezes and only the desktop picture is left showing. At the most i usually on have Firefox and itunes running plus w.o.w all going at once on vista i didnt have these problems, any thoughts on what may be...
    • icedaeyan
    • Thread
    • 32-bit amd computer desktop drivers firefox home premium installation itunes performance problem ram random issues shutdown software system freeze troubleshooting update windows 7 wow
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Troubleshooting Ventrilo Issues on Windows 7 Home Premium While Playing WoW

    Hey, i dont know if any other posts have been on about this but since i bought and installed Windows 7 Home preimum ventrillo doesnt work properly like it used to. when ever i use vent it will work fine and then suddenly and randomly it will stop just before people start talking, and thn...
    • WoW user
    • Thread
    • audio issues compatibility gaming network software update ventrilo voice chat windows 7 wow
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Software
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    Windows Vista Weird internet problem

    Here is whats happening, i tried to download the beta of a video game, it was a big file around 6gigs so i left the computer to download it over night, it was gonna take like 4-5hours. I came back to the PC the next day and the download had basically frozen and it said i was connected to the...
    • Iorkca
    • Thread
    • amd beta computer issues connection download duel core file size internet ip configuration network performance ram reboot torrent troubleshooting user experience video games windows 7 wow
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Networking
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    Windows 7 No games working

    I tried playing multiple games with windows 7, but none of them seems working and all give an error. :\ I tried AVA, WarRock, WoW and America's Armies.. =[ Somebody any suggestions how to make my games work? It's like this since i got windows 7.
    • MPGH DBB
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    • americas army ava compatibility error gaming support troubleshooting warrock windows 7 wow
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Games
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    Windows 7 Intermittent Connectivity Issues on Windows 7 in College Dorm Network

    I've been using the various versions of Windows 7 for about 8 months now, and was fine until just about a month ago. That being said, I have tried various tweaks and fixes suggested on both these forums and others, and have actually reformatted 3 times in the last 2 weeks. I am now using...
    • Hawk
    • Thread
    • college network computer connection core duo corsair fix geforce issues lag msdn network nvidia performance professional streaming system specs tweaks ventrilo windows 7 wow
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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