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How to permanantly disable CHKDSK
I have a 128GB flash drive with Windows 7 installed on it using WinToUSB. I use my pendrive in my home PC to sync my files and also in another PC where there's no keyboard. The problem is, on every ...
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I need serious help this Windows 7 computer: How do I get to advanced boot options?
I need to go to 'advanced boot options' because I have a problem with my Windows 7 computer that doesn't let me log into my computer.
I saw a video how to fix it, and I have to go to advanced boot ...
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Installing Windows 7 on an OLD Toshiba Laptop
I have a very old Laptop. It was running Windows 8 but got corrupted. I have been trying to do a clean Windows 7 install.
Toshiba x870-f746. (InsydeH2O - UEFI-Bios)
I've tried multiple combinations ...
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Windows 7 Broken Boot (Complicated Issue)
I have an issue with my old Hard Drive, I got the issue by using CCleaner Registry Cleaner, I thought it could improve my PC's performance but it made it worse.
Whenever I boot/start the PC, it never ...
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Dual Boot between Win 7 and Win 11
I have a notebook from my company that was installed Win 7 MBR + Legacy. I need to install a few programs, but they are not compatible with Win 7 anymore and I can't upgrade or do a clean install ...
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Backing up old Win7 as VHD and booting it in VMware - failed
I tried backing up my old PC's hard drive using the Win7 System Backup.
I have now a 250gb .vhd file as a result, and I'm trying to boot it in VMware but I fail as the error "Missing Operating ...
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Fix Invalid disk for bootable flash drive without admin rights
I'm trying to re-install Windows 7 Home Premium from a flash drive. I have no admin rights. Please don't ask why - it's the main thing in the question. I know about Rufus, but it requires admin rights ...
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Source of active mark in Windows 7 System Reserve partition
My flash drive is MBR partitioned( has active mark)with FAT 32 file system.When I install Windows 10 in UEFI mode via a Rufus bootable Usb flash drive with GPT partition & FAT 32 file system,the ...
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Does a scheduled task in Windows that is triggered by an event run continually?
I created a scheduled task in Windows 7 that is supposed to be triggered when an event happens. Well, the event happened, and the action did not get performed?
Does a scheduled task in Windows that ...
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Installing application on laptop without HDD using live Windows DVD
I have an old Laptop which:
its hard disk is damaged
I cannot boot it by bootable USB flash
I can boot it by live windows 7 DVD
So I boot it using live windows 7 DVD.
Now I want to install MIT ...
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How do I install Linux as a third OS alongside Windows 7 and Windows 10?
I currently have dual-boot with Windows 7 and Windows 10, although I'm not sure they boot correctly.
If I previously booted Windows 7, the next boot I get a black & white, DOS-looking boot menu. ...
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How to prevent the "ApplicationDestinations" (Jump Lists maximum entries) Windows registry key from getting reset?
The Windows (7) registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ApplicationDestinations
controls the maximum number of items that can appear in a Windows Jump List (...
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Windows 10 not booting, even though data is intact, how to recover
I currently have 3 physical disks on my windows home computer. They accumulated over the years. Each time there was an issue with boot, I got a new disk and installed a new windows.
So the situation ...
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No xelzd - Cannot find xeldz in all drives. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart
Today my windows 7, after download a not-so-secure file (a good prank from an University friend to show me that the SO is really outdated), the windows license was deleted. (I have a buyed license, ...
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Is it possible by copying bootmgr and rewriting mbr to restore dual boot Win 7 over Win XP after restoring XP drive from an image?
I have installed Win 7 on a Win XP computer as second operating system. After Win 7 had been installed the partition boot record of logical drive which win XP was installed on and bootmgr file has ...
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