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How can I change the letter assigned to a drive by Windows, without using a Windows program?
I had Windows 7 installed on an old HDD, which contained my C:\ drive.
Perhaps foolishly (?), when I got a new SSD I first formatted it using the Windows Disk Management tool and assigned it the ...
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Will system restore “restore” a wubi root.disk?
I have Windows XP on C:, and installed Wubi Ubuntu 10.10 on D:\ubuntu.
I encountered a power interruption while using XP. When the power got back, I booted into Ubuntu, detected the Windows wasn't ...
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Spooler subsystem app has encountered a problem and needs to close
I have users at my work place on a couple different types of machines, all running Windows XP x86 SP3 that constantly experience the spooler subsystem app error, leading to constant crashes and ...
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Change date of VMware station
I need to change the date of my VMware system (Windows XP SP4). I am running version 7.1.2 build-301548 of VMware which is installed on Windows 7 SP1 64 bit.
A year ago, I found some tool which was ...
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Recover Shift deleted file in windows XP
I have deleted one JavaScript file using Shift+Delete. Is there any way to recover the file without using any external software?
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System32 and SysWOW64 on Windows 7
What is "SysWOW64" and how does it work?
Are SysWOW64 and System32 both used/loaded into RAM during the Windows 7 boot?
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Restart Macbook Pro if “Restart, Sleep, Shut Down” buttons are hidden
In System Preferences >> Accounts >> Login Options, we have the option
Show the Restart, Sleep, and Shut Down buttons.
I was wondering how else will we be able to restart, sleep or shut down ...
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'no file system defined' while installing ubuntu by Wubi!
I installed Ubuntu using Wubi.
And after reboot, 'no file system defined' messeage poped up.
What should I do?
system is MSI U100(netbook) and I tried it on both partition(50g c:, 200g f:)
please ...
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What is the SYSTEM group in Windows 7?
I want to disallow access to a drive in Windows 7, to all the users except myself (admin). So I have deleted all the users and groups in the drive's Security dialog but I am not sure whether I should ...
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Paranoia Of Using Credit Card Online [closed]
Guys i know this may be not quite appropriate place to ask, but since credit cards are connected with internet and technology and this website has savvy people, i thought it wouldn't hurt to try ...
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how to use sysprep and imagex for disk with one than partitions?
Anybody knows how to use sysprep and imagex to create image and deploy that image when the original disk has more than one partitions on it?
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XP System32 folder - DLL magically being replaced after deletion?
Our sales guys have an in-house application installed that uses a few custom COM objects/DLLs stored in System32. I've been trying to replace one of these DLLs with a newer version, which works fine ...
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Batch file close/kill a System Tray/systray program
I use a program for hosting multiple forms.
Each form leaves a systray program of said program. In Processing they all use the same same.
But Window wise/mouse over name while in tray they use the ...
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PowerShell - environment vars - differentiating between user and system vars
How can I display environment variables in PowerShell, and be able to distinguish between which ones are "user" vars and which ones are "system" vars?
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How big a partition does Windows 7 require if programs and data are on other partitions?
I loaded Windows 7 on a new computer on a 120 GB SSD. My plan was the SSD for a system and program disk, with 2 1TB HDDs on RAID 1 for data.
Would it not, however, be better to partition the SSD for ...
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How to extract environment variables from system restore point, Windows 7 64-bit
Recently a (badly written) piece of software erased my PATH variable. I've been installing software for years and recovering every single entry would be cumbersome. An even more cumbersome solution ...
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Windows hosts file equivalent on Mac?
I am doing a project and uploading to a clients test server, however they only have IP address to access and suggested editing my hosts file. I'm on a Mac, where is the hosts file?
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What HTFS means?
When I start my computer I get error file HTFS. What HTFS file means and how can I solve this problem. I have Windows 7 OS.
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Windows 7 Backup and Restore is not seeing all partitions of my hard drive
I want to use Windows 7's Backup and Restore functionality to create a backup system image which backs up ALL partitions on my computer. Currently I have 4 partitions on my system (with their ...
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What I should know about memory management?
first of all:
I don't use stackadmin or similar so please don't vote for moving there,
I'm reading man top and paper "what every programmer should know about memory ..."
I need really simple ...
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System idle process
When the cpu isn't doing anything, it runs the idle process. I heard that this process looks for programs that are waiting in the queue so that the cpu can run them. Is that all it does? I am also ...
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Can I move Windows from one computer to another if the two are hardware-identical?
I have two laptops that have exactly the same brand, model and hardware as each other.
Windows 7 is installed on one of them.
Would it be possible to move Windows from one laptop to the other one?
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Measured with 'time' command, why is process spending so much sys time as compared with similar system
I have two similar systems, but one is running a bit slower, and I can't figure out why.
System 1
time convert rose: -resize 5000x5000 -bench 5 /tmp/rose.png
Performance: 5i 0.221729ips 26.050u ...
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Is it possible to clone system drive in Windows 7?
My current problem is that my Windows 7 system drive is unstable. I would like to try to clone this drive to the same type of disk (OCZ Vertex 2 120GB to OCZ Vertex 2 120GB) and replace the system ...
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Differences between local and remote file system drivers in Windows
Can anyone specify the differences between local and remote file system drivers in Windows? I've read into it but don't really understand the differences.
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What's the average amount of processes in OS X Snow Leopard? [closed]
I'm a experiencing a slow down on a Mac running Snow Leopard. And think I may have too many processes running after startup, I have about 75 processes running after boot.
I'm curious how much u guys ...
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Do registry issues with Windows 7 persist through a recovery from a system image?
So I need a bit of advice, please; here's my situation: I have
1) a system image on an a brand new external 1 TB SATA drive, that I managed to successfully capture before my
2) primary system ...
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Has anyone managed to compile nmon for freebsd? or alternatives?
Im used to this great tool called nmon.
if you havnt heard of it you should check it out
Anyway im dabbeling with freebsd, and wanted to see if i can get it compiles.
I managed to get the includes ...
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How can I access the System Account in Windows 7?
I have always wanted to have access to the system account in Windows 7 – on a test machine, not my regular use machine.
In Windows XP it is easy, there are how-to's all over the internet. How can I ...
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NTUSER.DAT files locked by System process - logging in as TEMP profile
I have a lab of Windows XP SP3 computers on a domain. Occasionally, students logging in are greeted with the message...
Windows cannot load the locally stored profile. Possible causes of this ...
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accessing folder
I tried to access my folder but warning say you are not root and and permission area
doesnot clearly open that is I couldnot access its feature to change its permission
and sudo is not accessible
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Lenovo System Update Breaks Windows Live
Hey everyone,
I've been racking my brain (and fingers from typing) trying to solve this issue to no avail.
I have a Lenovo computer and I install their system update tool to install all my missing ...
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HP Pavilion dv5t - 1000 system restore does not complete
I want to perform system recovery on a HP Pavilion dv5t with Windows Vista Home Premium.
However, after completing some steps when it restarted, it shows a blank screen.
During system recovery, I ...
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DOS Command Lines Move files to folders named with previous month
I am trying to create a task in the Task Scheduler that will automatically move some pdf files into another folder that is based on the date in the pdf files which is for the previous month. The ...
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System process consuming CPU in Vista; mostly in ntkrnlpa:KiDispatchInterrupt
I've been having some trouble with high CPU usage from my system process intermittently for quite a while (months). More recently, it is present all the time that Windows is running. Running with ...
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No POST on previously working system
About four years ago I built this system:
Biostar TForce4 AM2 motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 3800+ @ 2.2GHz
2x512MB Corsair CM2X512A-6400 DDR2
ATI Radeon X1800XT (512MB RAM with dual outputs)
Antec ...
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System configuration tool for Windows
What are the free tools/commands available for Windows XP/Vista/7 (in a single click) that will provide few basic system configuration like processor, RAM size, hard disk capacity, etc.?
I ...
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Which directories are private to specific users by default on UNIX-based systems?
Which directories and files in UNIX-based file systems have default user permissions set? For example, a user's home directory can't be seen by other users on a system without his permission. What ...
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Some Windows System files cannot be deleted
When I used to be a kid instead of formatting I used to delete everything in my hard-disk. When try to delete all the files from my Windows installed hard-drive some system files remains un-deleted. ...
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How can I see how much network traffic each thread is doing in Linux?
How can I see how much network traffic each thread is doing in Linux?
Any information would be useful. (bytes transferred, # of accepts, etc)
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Install-free app to get mobo model + Windows version?
I need users to send information about their PC, including hardware (motherboard model) and software (Windows version, including SP + .Net).
Ideally, I'd like to get this information through a web ...
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Is it possible to reinstall/fix Mac OS X's system ruby without doing a complete OS reinstall?
Is it possible? I'm running into various issues at least once a week since it got corrupted or something, especially with homebrew.
If it is possible, but would just be a better idea to start from a ...
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Are hardware crashes logged somewhere?
My stationary computer with Windows 7 has a tendency to crash (basically, it reboots). It can crash in any situation, both when playing a game and when it's been idling for an hour. The only ...
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How to kill all processes in Linux
I want to kill all processes on my computer. Which command can I use to do so?
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Help me in free the ram [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I free memory on linux
my pc have 33 gig ram and about 32 gig of this ram is used (and i dont know what program is used 32 gig ram) i want to free all of the ram ...
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How do I make a simple shortcut on my Mac to go to screen saver mode?
I just want to push 2 buttons at the same time to go to screen saver mode.
Is there a setting for that in system preferences where I can set my keyboard shortcuts?
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How do i delete a copied`System Volume Information`?
I used robocopy to copy a drive. The folder is hidden and system which is annoying bc i need to change my folder properties to see it and i switch back so i dont delete system files in other folders ...
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How to change the amount of RAM displayed in System Properties
I have this product that requires at least 1 GB Physical Memory in order to be installed.
On my XP Pro machine I have 1 GB of RAM but in System Properties only 0.99 GB of RAM is displayed. The ...
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What is a raid “sub-system”?
I've been looking at various server raid systems on newegg and was wondering what it means by "Sub-System" for things like Tekram T08 8 Bay Desktop Tower RAID Sub-System.
What is a "sub-system"?
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Physically moving a hard drive from older iMac (c2d) to new iMac (i7)?
Instead of my usual habit of using superduper to mirror my drive to a new computer, I just physically moved the hard drive from an older iMac to a new one. But... it now doesn't boot, getting stuck at ...
