Released in October 2009, Windows 7 is currently Microsoft's latest operating system. Intended to be an incremental upgrade to the Windows line, Windows 7 is compatible with applications and hardware with which Windows Vista is already compatible. Features include multi-touch support, a redesigned ...
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Windows 7 private encrypted Documents and Settings for a certain user
I am working on a computer at work and i would like to save some of my passwords in the browser autocomplete. Is there any way to encrypt the Documents and Settings folder for my user so that another ...
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Where is a good location to HIDE Shortcuts for User Global Shortcut Key actions Windows 7
I have 9 shortcuts using Nircmd , they will control the volume if it works correct.
I put My keyboard shortcuts into the properties for the shortcuts Ctrl-kp7 etc.
Problem is the system does not ...
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Any method to batch-compress multiple files?
Does anyone know how multiple files can be GZIP compressed?
I have lots of files in a folder and I need to compress them individually.
Actually, I've found a way to do it. GZIP command line binary ...
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Windows easy transfer - “Windows easy transfer can't log on to your domain account”
Both the machines are windows 7. Old is W7pro, new is W7Enterprise.
I created the image from my old machine to a usb hdd.
In my new computer I want to transfer them.
Both the machines are connected ...
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Volume control for Windows 7 not fine grained enough
I have a 5.1 surround system that doesn't have its own volume control, meaning it relies entirely upon the computer to modulate that. The speakers always give maximum output. This works great in Linux ...
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Reset Bluetooth Components Without Having to Reboot
Sometimes the bluetooth on my laptop either fails to connect properly (either not at all, or sometimes with terrible quality) to a pair of stereo headphones. Often times I've been able to recover ...
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Windows 7 does not sleep after waking task is finished (Sleep after backup)
Background: Before upgrading to a newer mainboard/CPU, Acronis True Image would wake my machine from sleep, run a backup and after about two minutes put the machine back to sleep. I would like to ...
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access vhost from LAN hosted on WAMP win7
I am able to access localhost by visiting my local ip in the browser from other pcs / phones, tablets, etc but I am not sure how to access the vhosts on that machine. Is there a syntax for accessing ...
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Moving Windows 7 to an SSD
I've done some research and the most common answer seems to be to just reinstall Windows, but I really want to avoid that.
I'm attempting to move my Win7 install, including applications, documents, ...
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Command to restart the command promp itself (in Windows 7)?
Whenever I change environment variable(in Windows 7) I have to exit and start the command prompt. This is necessary or the changes are not reflected.
Is there any command (or simple method) to restart ...
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Google Chrome Application Shortcuts with Tabs
I am looking for a way to run a Google Chrome Application Shortcut (e.g. chrome.exe --app=https://mail.google.com/ ) with tabs.
The reason I am using a lot of pages as Application Shortcuts is that ...
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One RAID 0 drive at risk - can I back up data to the other drive?
I have a RAID 0 array with two 1TB hard drives. The RAID build came with the PC. I didn't set it up. Last week I started getting "Drive 1 at risk" message in the Intel Rapid Storage Technology ...
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I've just installed Safari in Windows 7, but how can I execute it?
I've just installed Safari in Windows 7, but how can I execute it?
I can't find it in the Start menu..
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Installing UltraNav Driver increases boot up time
I'm using a Thinkpad W520 with Windows 7 and a Crucial M4 256GB SSD (not sure if this is also part of the cause of the problem). Normally the boot up time is between 20 to 25 seconds. However, when I ...
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Any software to image a drive and do partial restores?
Not quite the standard how do I make an image question, so please bear with me.
I'm wanting to make an image (let's call it Image A) of my current windows partition, I then want to install things, ...
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Filter section missing in control panel -> Programs and Features in Windows 7
I am unable to filter the program listing in Controls Panel's "Programs and Features".
I am missing the filter textbox like the one in the second image.
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Compressed, read-write file system within a single file?
Is there any free Windows software which can create compressed archives, and subsequently mount them transparently (with write capability) onto another directory?
So far, the only such program I have ...
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How can I find a light sensor to adapt my monitor's brightness to the room?
Where can I find a standalone light sensor that updates the brightness of my screen to match the ambient light level in realtime for Windows 7? My monitor does not have a sensor. I had the idea ...
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Swapped hard drive into new laptop - how do I remove old system files?
I got a new laptop today and rather than reinstall Windows, I just took the hard drive out of my old laptop and put it in the new one. I was able to download all the necessary drivers for the new ...
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Show USB speed for all devices in Windows 7
I am using Windows 7 and would like to see which USB versions each attached USB device is using (1.1 or 2). How can I do this?
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Keyboard - Repeat Rate/Repeat Delay values in Win7
What are the all possible values of Repeat Rate / Repeat Delay offered by Win 7 concerning Keyboard settings.
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How to get rid of a blank icon in the control panel list
OS: Windows 7 x64
Fingerprint reader: Validity VFS300
Fingerprint software: DigitalPersonaFingerprintReader 5.20.230
Here's an image of the icon that I wish to remove:
Note that this icon only ...
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What is the difference between Re-installing Microsoft Office on the same computer again vs. another PC?
Reinstalling my OS.
Will I have any trouble reinstalling Office 2010 with the same key on the same PC?
Is there a difference between installing it on a second PC vs. what I am doing?
(does ...
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Desktop keyboard behaves as on a Notebook
On a Desktop PC running Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit), I have recently installed a Microsoft CIR receiver (designed for WinXP MCE). Whilst the receiver works as expected with both WMC remote and ...
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A spike in CPU utilization when opening a path which has numerous large files whilst running AVAST antivirus
I have AVAST installed on Windows 7 and whenever I open a path e.g. D:{Directory}* which has substantial large files i.e. in excess of 200GB, CPU utilization jumps to 100% and it appears as though as ...
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How to force stop a service in Windows 7?
I'm trying to disable the beep service on my Windows 7 laptop.
I've tried to use "net stop beep", but that just results in "Service could not be stopped".
I've also tried stopping the service via ...
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Any software for having a Stereo Mix option in Windows 7 besides VAC?
Virtual Audio Cable is proprietary (no I don't want to be Stallmann), and shareware. I don't mind paying for a good software, but it gives BSOD to a lot of people. Hence it is some kind of 50/50. It ...
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Virtual Audio Cable 4.10 gives me a BSOD
I've tried using VAC to have a Stereo Mix option with my CONEXANT sound card. (It's a Lenovo T500 notebook.)
No luck. No matter which app I use (kernel or windows), it gives me a BSOD as soon as I ...
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.pst displays emails from 2008-2009 only
I recently copied a couple .pst files to a hard disk for backup purposes. When I tried to get them back in another computer, Outlook 2007 only shows emails from 2008 and 2009, even it if has emails ...
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Burned a movie on DVD but only 10s of it is playable
I used Nero 10 on Win7 x64 to burn an .avi movie onto DVD-RW (burned it as data project). When I insert it into the dvd player, it starts playing but after 10s, it stops. I tried burning it again, but ...
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How to balance volume on Windows
I can't figure out how to get a good balance on the applications within windows so I can stop modifying volume settings every time I get on a Google Hangout, watch Netflix, Hulu, instant message, play ...
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Printing from IE9 on Windows 7
I have a site I made that will not print (File > print, nor print preview) in IE9 on Windows 7 64 bit. All other browsers I have tested print fine and I have run the site through the W3C validator and ...
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My notebook keeps waking up from sleep immediately
I have similar problem as this one.
Things I tried
disabled "Allow device to wake up my computer" in device manager
after wake, I tried to run powercfg -devicequery wake_armed, which just output ...
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How to copy files containing | in the name?
In Windows 7 I can't copy the file with | in the name. Gives me an error Can not find the file. I have around 30GB of files and all contains that character. Any idea how can I copy them to another ...
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Can I use Acronis to create and sync a mirror of my main drive?
Having had a complete disk failure the other day, and spending two days getting everything back to normal (read: i had backups of data, but re-installing apps and a million little configs were the ...
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Ubuntu doesn't turn off the VM in VMWare player
Details:
The host OS is Windows 7 home premium x64, the guest OS is either ubuntu x86 or x64 (checked both, the same behaviour).
When I turn off the virtual machine with halt - it doesn't turn off ...
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Windows 7 Desktop Gadget with TODO List Items which include notes?
I'm looking for a TODO list gadget for Windows 7 that includes the ability to add notes to the individual TODO List items.
I found MyTodo List 1.4.1 but it doesn't really have this ability.
Alarms ...
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System restore from NAS drive using system restore disk
I have a seagate flexdrive, on to which I save my backup windows 7 images. To test that system image restore worked I tried a dummy run. When I booted system restore disk up, It said that it could ...
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What is more effective for reviving performance - Utilities or reinstalling the OS?
Toshiba Net Book, Windows 7, 1.5 years old and is slowing down.
What is more effective for reviving performance:
"clean-up utilities" or reinstalling Windows?
Is it possible that reinstalling ...
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failure to install driver
When I try to install a driver I get:
There is no driver selected for the device information set or element.
I have tried to install the driver with
pnputil.exe -i -a <driver-path-inf>
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1024 limit with Environment Variable
Is there a way to override this limit ? I am trying to set environment variables using setx command, such as follows
setx PATH "f:\common tools\git\bin;f:\common
tools\python\app;f:\common ...
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How do I permantly set the command-prompt codepage in Windows 7?
I would like to set permantly in DOS the codepage.
chcp 1252
How can I store the result of that command?
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How can I force an Nvidia video driver reload on Windows 7?
There is some bug between my graphics card and my monitor that results in the latter not being detected sometimes when Windows is booting up. I could really use a way to force reload the display ...
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Upgrade Windows 7 Home to Pro (or Ultimate)
I purchased a new laptop which I’ll receive shortly…The operating system is Windows 7 Home edition.
I will want to upgrade (or change OS) to either Professional or Ultimate.
I am faced with the ...
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Is it worth installing applications to removable flash media on Windows 7?
Without the funds to buy a SSD for my soon to arrive laptop, and the knowledge that Visual Studio 2010 can be quite slow at times on a normal hard disk, I was trying to come up with possible solutions ...
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I need help extracting this partially corrupt WinRAR archive
I downloaded a video that's 11 parts the other day. Today I tried to extract it but it tells me that part04 is corrupt. So I checked "keep broken files", but of course it only gave me the beginning of ...
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What does “net use /HOME” actually do?
The documentation states
Connects a user to their home directory.
The notion of a "home directory" isn't really something I'm used to in a Windows environment. Obvious web searches didn't turn up ...
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Any way to rescue corrupt Win 7 VirtualBox image giving “FATAL: No bootable medium found”?
My Ubuntu workstation froze completely, so I had to reset it.
Afterwards, when I launch VirtualBox (v 4.1.4) and try to power on a Windows 7 image, I just get "FATAL: No bootable medium found!".
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SSD won't boot anymore
Yesterday I put the computer to sleep.
Something went wrong because it didn't go fully to sleep.
So I restarted the pc and now it won't boot windows 7 anymore.
It said : "Please insert valid boot ...
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MSTP state machine issue
I have an issue while implementing MSTP state machine.
In 802.1q,it says
13.25.13 rcvdMstiMsg
TRUE for a given Port and MSTI if and only if rcvdMsg is FALSE for the CIST for that Port and rcvdMsg ...
