Windows 7 is a graphical operating system by Microsoft, released on July 22, 2009.

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When did I log on to my WIndows 7 machine this morning?

I would like to find a record of my exact login time this morning. But here's the wrinkle: Our sys admins will not let us open a command shell or view security logs. This makes this question rather ...
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Download Windows 7 and use HP's product key?

My Hewlett Packard computer came preinstalled with Windows 7 Home Premium x64. It did not come with a Windows 7 install DVD. I need to reinstall it because its full of viruses and whatnot. Can I ...
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Internet Explorer 9 Malfunction - Javascript not Working

We are having the WEIRDEST of issues in the office today. About a week ago I created a new computer image of a brand new Windows 7 core i3 desktop PC that we were planning to deploy onto 13 other ...
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VBScript in Windows 7 64bit Scheduled Task - Works with only run when logged in

So basically I have this VBScript that opens up an Excel 2010 instance, run a macro in it and close the spreadsheet. I am calling it using Scheduled Task to automate it. It ran beautifully when I was ...
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Change the version name of Windows 7

So I'm tuning up my computer a little, I created a batch script that changes the lockscreen wallpaper every fifteen minutes, but my lockscreen isn't perfect yet. As it says "Windows 7 Ultimate", it's ...
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Share internet between Windows 8 laptop wifi and Ubuntu desktop

I have a laptop running Windows 8 which is connected to my network through wifi. My desktop is too far away to reach my router, so connecting directly to it is impossible. My desktop dual-boots ...
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How to repair powershell installation on windows 7

When I try to run powershell.exe from C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0 I get the error: 'The volume for a file has been externally altered so that the opened file is no longer valid.' I ...
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Registry edit on Windows 7

I have PC with only Internet Explorer. I removed it as a default browser. In this Path "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\http\UserChoice" will have key progid always ...
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Issues with VirtualBox Win7 Host & Win 8 Guest

I installed VB 4.2.12 on Windows 7. I also installed Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.2.12. I then created a Win 8 Guest on it & I am able to boot up and work on the Windows 8 Guest OS. ...
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Minimize and restore all VM VirtualBox windows simultaneously (as a group)

I do all of my development in virtual machines, which has numerous advantages. I've found that I like VM VirtualBox the best for this, and I love supporting free software. But I can't get any work ...
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Disk Management and Windows Explorer show different allocted sizes

I shrinked 50GB from my main bootcamp NTFS partition. After a reboot my windows explorer now shows that drive C's total size is 90GB, but the Disk Management tool in windows (and EaseUS Partition ...
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How to access localhost with a port on a Virtual PC

I installed a Virtual PC with Windows7 and opened connection to my machine's localhost. My computer's name is memphis, I added the following line in hosts file: 127.0.0.1 memphis and I also ...
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Windows 7 not genuine issue

I have an HP mini 210 netbook which the OS is Windows 7 starter OEM. Yesterday, there was the pop up that said the Windows is not genuine anymore. As I remember before this thing happened, there's an ...
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Windows 7 shows only current wireless network in “manage wireless networks”

my Windows 7 shows only the current connected wireless network in "manage wireless networks". Because of that I'm not able to remove other networks, which I won't use anymore. I'm sure that there ...
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R-Drive Recovery of a Windows partition on a Mac?

I have an iMac with Mac OSX and a Bootcamp partition with Windows 7. I need to restore an R-Drive image over the Windows partition, but when I try using the Startup Disc it creates, Mac spins the ...
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Generate TTF font preview for multiple files

Having number of TTF fonts I would like to generate preview without installing them with custom text for each font say 1 font per line in any format ( pdf, jpg, etc ). So I would view them once. I am ...
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Launching programs remotely via SSH on Windows 7

I've installed freeSSHd server on Windows 7. It works fine but when I try launching any graphical executables via SSH (e.g. "C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\bin\gimp-2.8.exe" or start /d "C:\Program ...
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Setup.exe won't run

Trying to run a programs setup.exe file, but no install windows/prompts start up. I've tried running the setup file as a local-admin, as the domain admin, I've deleted and re-downloaded the setup ...
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Windows Update history contradicting itself

I was just working on a Thinkpad with Windows 7 and in the homepage of Control Panel\System and Security\Windows Update it showed Most recent check for updates: Never Updates were installed: ...
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What can I use instead of remote desktop to reach my home server? [closed]

Remote Desktop and Logmein is banned at work, what are the alternatives?
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Windows 7 in enterprise - What about the account picture?

We are about to deploy Windows 7 in an enterprise environment and I am having some concerns concerning the account picture that is displayed on the logging screen, and in the upper right corner in the ...
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What's the difference between an OROM driver and a “regular” driver?

What's the difference between an OROM driver ("option-ROM") and a "regular" Windows-level driver? I see a lot of chatter amidst the BIOS-modding community about OROM drivers (modules?) and ...
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Motherboard replaced, drive letter screwed, not booting

I have replaced the motherboard of my computer (with the same model), reattached every device, (I have 3 physical drives, with few logic drives inside). Not my computer boots up, but when windows 7 ...
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Internet Explorer 8 Settings File Location

I frequently use a web site which has been designed specifically for Internet Explorer 8. What's more, I need to adjust a few dozen settings in IE8 for the site to function correctly. The problem is ...
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What is the best way to install windows on a rhel 6 machine?

I have a rhel6 machine in my office. I wanted to install windows 7 on that. My idea was to install a dual booting, however my system admin seems uncomfortable with that. He asked me to install a ...
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unable to set local admin password using GP

I'm updating our local admin script which does not include server 2008 r2. Because 2008 and Windows 7 have same version Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601] so I can't do a version search. I have ...
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How to share mutliple internet connections in Windows 7

I have set up a virtual WLAN adapter for connecting my phone to my Laptop like the following: netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=<ssid> key=<key> keyUsage=persistent netsh wlan ...
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Transfer Windows 8 from one HDD to another HDD (with Windows 7 on another partition)

I want to transfer Windows 8 from one HDD to another HDD (with Windows 7 on another partition). I bought Windows 8 Pro 64bit update (I had a a Windows Vista DVD i never even used), placed a new hard ...
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Windows 7 Install Dummy Sound Device

I have been asked to help with a problem involving a Flash Interface. One of the requirements is a sound device otherwise you cannot select some of the answers in the flash programs. I have looked ...
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Windows 7 does not start after change setting in msconfig.exe

I am using Windows 7 and tried to upgrade my Microsoft Office 2007 to 2013. After installing Office 2013 my PC would only turn on in Safe Mode, no longer normal boot. When I tried to run or uninstall ...
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My Dell Laptop is not connecting with wifi router

One of my Dell laptop is not connecting with wifi network, once i troubleshot, then it show message to restart your WIFI router, but after restarting the router its not connecting. Earlier, this ...
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How to migrate Google Earth “My Places” to a new computer in Windows 7

Am using Windows 7, latest Google Earth (7.1.1.1580 as of today). I am migrating to a new computer. I have copied over the following directories: ...
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robocopy with DCOPY:T does not work

I am using Windows 7. The robocopy switch DCOPY:T can be used (I mean there is no parameter error) in the command robocopy C:\TEST F:\test \E \MIR \COPYALL \DCOPY:T However, folder timestamps are ...
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Suddenly computer no longer boots from USB

I was running Tails from a USB flash drive until I shut it down one day and it stopped booting. Afterwards, I booted into Windows to fix it, and the system didn't even seemed to recognize it. So I ...
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Using existing user profile again in fresh Windows 7/8 install

After installing windows, when there are no accounts (or maybe a temporary account has to be created to do so) can we use a 'profile directory' like (D:\Users\Bilal) which was saved from the previous ...
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Why are there multiple wireless driver for one notebook model

Today one of my friend called to ask me about installing wireless drivers on his freshly installed Windows system. I guided him to his notebook's manufacturer (Acer) where we discovered that there ...
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I would like to understand why a batch file appeared in flash player folder for no reason and is attempting to run mpch64.exe?

In continuation to this question (please read for background): I have now been able to figure out what was running mpchc64.exe at startup eventhough MPC had been completely uninstalled. And now it ...
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Win7 makes my fat32 fs corrupt when i create some files in linux, in dual boot environment

all I setup a dual boot environment with linux 3.9.2 and win7. I used a fat32 partition to share some files between them. After booting into linux, create/delete some files and then switch back to ...
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Fix for DirectX 7 latency on Windows 7? [migrated]

We have a piece of software that is programmed against DirextX 7 SDK (i.e the code uses LPDIRECTDRAWSURFACE7 and the likes) and runs in fullscreen. The main task is putting something on the screen in ...
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How to find out the time someone amended information on my laptop

Someone has logged onto my computer, removed some information of mine and deleted my copy. I know the time frame within which this was done all that need to know is the particular day on which this ...
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How to open big tar.gz file

I created a big tar.gz file, following this guide. It is a daily backup file. My computer has 3 GB of RAM and is running Windows 7. My biggest archive is 183 GB, containing pictures and documents. ...
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How to boot from an external hard drive

I got an old compaq computer (5 years old) which came with windows vista. I made its recovery disks. Few days ago I took its Hard drive out to use it as a portable hard drive but now I want to install ...
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UEFI and RAID1 Nightmare

1 CPU: AMD FX-8150 Zambezi 3.6Ghz Socket AM3+ 125W 8-core RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance LP 16Gb (4x4Gb) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM 1866 CML16GX3M4A1866C9B Mobo: ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 AMD 970 PSU: Thermaltake TR2 ...
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Change computer to mono sound?

I'll spare you the long story, but I'd like to know if there's any way to force my computer to output Mono sound, but only when a specific set of headphones are plugged in (namely, my earbuds), but ...
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Can I use Microsoft SyncToy to auto-backup my drives without me taking action?

Can I use Microsoft SyncToy to backup my drives without me taking action? I want to to back up often, like every 30 minutes.
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Can Windows 7 hibernation files be recovered? [closed]

As curiosity, according to my knowledge, hibernation basically moves memory data from memory to hard disk. First of all, is this true? And if so, is it possible to recover the deleted hibernation data ...
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APPCRASH with mshtml.dll

I recently started getting APPCRASH crash errors. My situation is similar to this question (in that a .dll file causes Windows Desktop Gadgets to crash), but the solution of scanning with MalwareBytes ...
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How much can I recover memory data from memory dump created when BSOD occurred? [closed]

Let's say in Windows 7 every Windows setting is set to default. Computer suddenly goes onto BSOD, and creates memory dump automatically. In this case, how much would one be able to read into memory ...
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When you save favorites in Media Player Classic where are they saved

I would like to transfer all my favorites from another computer but I am not sure where they are.
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Check What Version of RAID I am Using

How can I check what version of RAID I am using on a windows 7 computer? I have two drives in raid but I do not know if it's raid 1 or 0.

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