Windows 7 is a graphical operating system by Microsoft, released on July 22, 2009.
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Bluetooth on my Toshiba laptop has stopped working
I have a Toshiba laptop which has a Bluetooth which was working well until a month ago, when it stopped working. what do I do?
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Static and dynamic networks on the same network adapter
I've got this wireless connection issue that I want to ask about.
A couple of days ago, I set up a static IP address so that I can use DCC IRC send option.
However since I'm in uni I always carry my ...
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Red x on windows user
I have the same issue as this serverfault question. My question is what does the red cross on the user mean? In my case he is the administrator. How do I remove the red cross. I restarted the computer ...
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Controlling ICS access with Windows Firewall (windows7)
I'm looking for links to documentation or clues on how to add rules to windows firewall to deny all access to internet from computers connected via ICS and then allow only a minimal set of TCP ports.
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Pdf viewer that handles live updating of pdf/doesn't lock the file
I'm working on a latex document (with pdflatex, cygwin, acrobat reader) and I'm am tired of the make - close - open process.
On osx with Preview I don't have that problem, since I can compile the ...
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Outlook 2013 - How can I get a shared inbox
Windows Live Mail allows me to check all my mail from my 7-8 mail accounts in one shared inbox. I just switched to Outlook and I cannot find this feature. Anyone know how to enable it?
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C:\NVIDIA\DisplayDriver subfolders needed after install?
I have Windows installed on a 60GB partition, that size is a snugger fit than I intended and now I find myself scraping for space.
One folder I've found that is relatively large is ...
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Have screensaver with photos in Windows 7 Pro on primary screen or on several screens
The screensaver with photos on Windows 7 Pro doesnt display the photo on the primary/default screen but on the leftmost extended one.
How do you get on on the primary screen and on all 3 screens?
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toshiba hdd error: f3-f000-0018
My fiancées Toshiba Satellite computer had gotten a virus which won't allow her computer to start up past the windows flag. I used Toshiba recovery to reset it to factory defaults. After which I ...
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show playback device icon in system tray
I'd like to be able to see at a glance what playback device selected. For example, if I have my headphones plugged in and I glance at the system tray I'll see an icon of the headphones, preferably on ...
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Hard disk stop working after some time
OK, this is a problem I am experiencing from the last few days. My PC starts normally, but many times when I work, my HD stops working and the PC get hangs. If I wait for few minutes (5-10 min), then ...
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Should symlinked programs be put on drives with fast write speeds?
When deciding where to symlink-move a program, should it be to a drive that has a fast write speed, in lieu of program's needing to cache/write to disk? OR, if/when a program needs to cache to disk, ...
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Cannot initialize 4TB external hard drive in Windows 7 64-bit using
I have a new 4TB drive, which I want to use as an external drive with my laptop (Windows 7 ultimate, 64-bit).
From all that I can read, my Windows version should support it, but I can't find anything ...
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why is it my router when connected to pc is not working but works with laptop?
I have a router model Zyxel and it is not working with ethernet cable to my windows 7 pc. I tried the cable with my laptop and it is working. I went to a pc shop and connected my pc to their internet ...
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Computer Turns Pixelated when It wakes up?
I just started to have a very strange problem. For the last 2 times today when I came back to my computer everything is all pixelated.
It is very strange. I do get the problem some times when I am ...
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Netcat as persistent reverse backdoor in Windows 7
I'm trying to establish a persistent netcat reverse backdoor connection between my laptop and the VMware machine that runs on my laptop.
Laptop OS is Windows 7 64bit. VMware machine OS is Windows 7 ...
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Computer randomly restarting: mother board or processor?
My computer randomly restarts. Is it more likely my mother board or processor? So, i know which one to RMA first.
Windows 7 sp1 64bit.
mobo: p8z68 v/gen3
cpu: i7
Times it restarts:
randomly ...
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Speed/Duplex auto-negotiation suddenly stopped working
Today my internet suddenly stopped working and the network adapter started cycling between "Network cable unplugged" and "enabled".
I googled the issued and some people suggested to modify the Speed ...
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If a Windows cmd.exe is running with elevated privileges does anything I execute from its prompt also run with elevated privileges?
If my cmd.exe Window says "Administrator" in the title bar, indicating it was started with elevated privileges, does this mean anything I execute from this command window is also run with elevated ...
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Auto download files to my computer [closed]
I'm looking for a Windows 7 program that will be able to download around 1000 files when I give the urls. These are PDF files
http://www.ticaretsicil.gov.tr/gazetepdfgoster.php?sayi=8206&sayfa=1
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Missing Windows partition
I have Linux Mint 13 and Windows 7 installed on my notebook (a Dell Inspiron N5110), and I needed to do a Factory Recovery on Windows that led to me being unable to boot with Linux (the dual boot ...
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How can I find the terminal command to run a specific program in Windows 7?
In Windows, is it possible to find the terminal command to run a program from the icon's context menu? Here, I'm trying to find the terminal command to open each program from the icon's context menu, ...
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Bootcamp Win7 partition does not load
I am running Mac OS X and Bootcamp with Windows 7. I needed to have read/write access to data on Windows partition. Therefore I have created one more partition using Disk Utility.
The resulting ...
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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 [closed]
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 ...
