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A disk read error occurred Press Ctrl + Alt + Del to restart" after power outage
I am getting "A disk read error occurred Press Ctrl + Alt + Del to restart" after power outage during Gparted (resize/move) process of C partition.
I was trying to resize and move my C ...
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File showing permission denied
While changing Windows from HDD to SSD, I accidentally deleted the 500MB disk that contains some HDD Windows files. Now after installation of Windows onto a SSD. I tried to open some Word files, that ...
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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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Why sometimes the whole system crashes?
Sometimes when I work with Google Chrome, the whole system suddenly locks and the mouse and keyboard stop working. This usually happens when I'm working with Wampserver. Even once the local database ...
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Recovering Windows 7 on new hardware without resetting
I have Windows 7 installed on a hard drive I haven't used since I switched computers (motherboard was Dell Inspiron 580), and tested it only very recently, with it showing "Starting Windows",...
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Moving a hard-drive that has Linux and Windows 7 installed
My memory is that if one removes a hard-drive running Windows and re-installs it in another computer it immediately craps-out, until one can go through Microsoft to reauthorize it (I hope this makes ...
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Primary vs secondary HDD slots, what are the performance effects
What's the difference between the primary and secondary HD slots in a laptop?
On a clean OS install. If I have identical 500gb SSDs in the primary and secondary Drive slots on a M6500 workstation, ...
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Disk corruption when using Windows 7 and Windows 11 on the same computer
First let me describe my setup. I installed Windows 7 onto a harddrive, then disconnected it and installed Windows 11 onto another harddrive. With both drives connected I can boot into any system by ...
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HDD External can't be recognized on office PC
So don't know what's wrong
Before it works fine
Now I can't access HDD external from office PC
I try to use 2 different PC not work(windows 10)
I try at home with my laptop it's work (windows XP)
WD 4 ...
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External Hard Drive Going to Sleep CONSTANTLY
External Hard Drive Going to Sleep CONSTANTLY:
I've been a tech 30 years, I've NEVER seen this before. This is not a question I have ever encountered. Toshiba Canvio (Nightmare) external 3tb drive ...
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Windows 10 installation keeps restarting from the beginning after successful installation
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I have decided to upgrade my old Windows 7 Ultimate to Windows 10. I downloaded the ISO file from the official Windows 10 download page as the installation media creation tool did not ...
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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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SSD drive prevents Windows 7 from booting
An apparently random recent failure on my Samsung 870 EVO drive is so bad that it seems to be stopping my Windows 7 install from booting when it's plugged in. This drive is my backup drive so my OS ...
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Windows 7: Merge network drive and local partition
(When I speak of "distributed data storage" in this question I mean literally distributing the data so half is on one disk/folder and half is on the other)
Both computers in my situation are ...
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Windows 7 checkdisk deleted my folders. Can someone please help me recover it (am desperate)?
I have a windows 7 system. Restarted the system and it said the HDD might need a disk check. So I let it continue. The checkdisk completed. But as I log in I see it has deleted a folder and all the ...
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