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Left-click + Drag sometimes crashes Windows 7 with Bug Check Code 0x0000124

This problem has been going for a while (ever since I installed Windows 7 on this PC): Every once in a while (randomly, with any application), when I use the mouse to left-click & drag (move ...
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HAL is missing or corrupt after a Sysprep /generalize

I'm currently preparing a computer in order to deploy Windows 7 Professional partition image over a network. First, I would like to test the deployment from this computer A to another one B. So, in ...
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Is it still problematic to change the motherboard of a Windows 7 installation?

Back when I had Windows XP, changing the motherboard on a working installation would cause a hall.dll error and Windows won't boot. (I'm not referring to activation problems) I am now on Windows 7 ...
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Customize Windows 7 HAL library during installation (BSOD STOP: 0x000000A5)

While trying to install Windows 7 x86 Ultimate on Samsung M40 laptop (Pentium M 1.7 Dothan, 2 GB RAM/ 100 GB HDD) I received the error: BSOD STOP: 0x000000A5: The bios in this system is not fully ...
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Booting a Windows 7 installation on different hardware

I'm in a situation where I could do with very quickly migrating a Windows 7 (RTM x64) installation from one machine to another. What options are open to me in terms of getting W7 to boot after the ...