Questions tagged [windows-7]
For questions specific to Windows 7. Use [windows] instead for questions involving Windows in general.
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Is there a way for Windows 7 to show remaining disk space in the status bar?
This is really driving me nuts. I do a lot of moving media files to and from USB drives, and I am constantly looking to the status bar to see how much remaining space I have on a drive. It's quick, ...
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Can I change my Windows 7 product key at a later date?
I am currently downloading Win 7 home premium from MSDN, which I intend to try out on a Vista PC that is in dire need of a clean install. However, I have also pre-ordered a copy of Win 7 home premium ...
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Moving to Windows 7 but keeping my XP
When it becomes available on TechNet/MSDN downloads, I plan on install Windows 7 (ultimate) on my laptop (on a shiny new hard drive). But I have a lot of things on my current XP install that will take ...
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How do I get Sigmatel Audio working properly on Windows 7?
I recently installed Windows 7 RC on an Acer Travelmate 3002WTci and I've managed to get everything to work except the audio.
Does anyone know of a Windows 7 compatible driver available for download ...
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Force programs to use & go through proxy [closed]
My school requires a proxy for all internet access. If you want to use the internet, it is impossible to not use a proxy. This makes it a problem for many programs that don't seem to let you enter ...
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Does Windows 2008 R2 Desktop Experience include Windows 7 features?
You could enable desktop features with Windows 2008 and get an experience close to Windows Vista. Is it still the same experience with R2, or have they included Windows 7 features like the new Taskbar?...
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Prevent Windows 7 PC from sleeping while a download is in progress
While I'm downloading a large file on Windows 7 using Google Chrome, my computer goes to sleep. I could obviously set the computer to not sleep at all (or change the interval before the computer ...
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Upgrade from Server 2008 x64 to Windows 7 x64
Is it possible to "upgrade" from Windows Server 2008 x64 to Windows 7 x64? If so, what are the gotchas? Any links to instructions on how to do this?
I know that Vista and Server 2008 share many ...
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What are the locations of the various theme files in Windows 7?
Where are the locations of the various theme files stored in Windows 7?
In specific, system as well as per-user theme files.
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What is needed to set up a RemoteApp for Windows 7?
In Windows 7 I discovered the possibility to add RemoteApps. They require a link starting with https:// and so on.
How can I create a RemoteApp for me to use? Is it possible for me to make an ...
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How to open the parent folder in a new window in Windows Vista or Windows 7?
In XP, control-click on the "up folder" icon opens the parent folder in a new Window.
After much searching, I find no way to do this in Vista. It's easy to get to the parent folder, but not in a new ...
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Which Windows 7 to install?
I have 2GB of RAM on my laptop, which is the max.
Should I install 32 bit version or 64 bit version?
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Can I install Windows OS (Windows 7) on a removable USB hard drive? [duplicate]
I wanted to take a sneak peek at Windows 7 so I thought of installing it. I have Windows Vista on my laptop which came pre-installed with it. I didn't want to mess with it.
So I created a partition (...
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Trying to copy 4Go from windows XP to VISTA/7 takes ages
I'm trying to move a 4Go file from a PC running Windows XP to another running Windows Vista / 7, but the transfer speed never goes beyond 1Mb/s.
Both computers were connected to a router via WiFi. I ...
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Resize desktop icons in Windows 7
How do I resize the desktop icons in Windows 7? My 4 year old daughter decided to make them all REALLY big.
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My folder and application icons on Windows 7 are generic
All of a sudden my folder and application icons are sometimes generic icons, how do you fix this?
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Is it possible to "preload" all thumbs.db files in a directory?
Was just curious to if there is a way I can preload all thumbs.db files in directory (and its sub-directories) so that when I visit those folders later in explorer or media center, the thumbnails are ...
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perfmon.exe itself taking 52.71% of CPU on Windows 7 after chrome dies?
On my Windows 7 machine (build 7100, x64, Dell XPS M1710 laptop), I'm getting horrible performance after chrome crashes. I kill the chrome process from the Resource Monitor, but after that perfmon....
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Where is the "fix" button on Windows 7 Photo Viewer?
When I click on a photo in Vista I get a fix button:
When I click on a photo in Windows 7 I don't get a fix button:
I used to use this fix button often to fix red-eye and alter the brightness ...
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Why would my Windows 7 inside VirtualBox not see other computers on network?
I installed Windows 7 inside VirtualBox on Windows 7.
Host Windows 7 can see virtual Windows 7.
Other computers on the network can see Host Windows 7 and virtual Windows 7.
But virtual Windows 7 ...
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How do I mark all items in the Start Menu as "not new"?
How do I mark all items in the Start Menu as "not new"?
There are a half-dozen programs in my start menu (at least) that aren't really that new but it thinks they are because I "haven't used them yet"...
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Windows 7 Install Stuck at Setup is Starting
I'm trying to install Windows 7 RTM 64-bit on my computer but I am stuck between "Starting Windows" and the first dialog window asking for the language. All I can see is the standard Win7 background ...
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TortoiseSvn & Windows7 RC1: Cannot open .msi, "This installation package could not be opened."
Has anyone successfully installed it?
When i start .msi to install it, it throws:
This installation package could not be opened.
Contact the application vendor to verify that this is a valid ...
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How do you disable 'Keep taskbar on top of other windows' in Windows 7?
In Windows XP it is possible to uncheck the default 'Keep taskbar on top of other windows'.
This setting is gone in Windows 7 (maybe Vista as well?). Are there any tweaks or similar to force the ...
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Troubleshooting failed upgrade to Windows 7?
I've upgraded three PCs from Vista to Windows 7 without incident, but the fourth one is a bit of a problem.
The Windows 7 install fails and rolls back to Vista with:
The upgrade was not successful....
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Move the Public folders on Windows 7
This question is not about user folders, but rather the Public user folder on Windows 7.
How do you map folders such as Music, Pictures, Video to a different location.
If you right click, go to ...
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Windows 7 (32bit) not adding favorites to Windows Explorer
I am attempting to add several locations on my disk to my "Favorites" in Windows Explorer. I have used this feature in the 64bit version of Windows 7 without a problem, but it does not seem to work ...
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Make Google Chrome "Application" Windows Use High-Quality Icons in Windows 7
Whenever I use Google Chrome's "Create Application" shortcut (which I heavily use, and recommend), the icons shown on the Windows 7 taskbar are really blurry, probably the result of the 16x16 favicon ...
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Is it possible to run a Windows 7 installation on a virtual machine? [closed]
Is it possible from MacOSX (running on a unibody MacBook Pro, if that matters) run the Windows 7 that was installed on another partition using Bootcamp in a virtual machine? Any particular virtual ...
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I cannot access https pages =(
For about a week now I can not access any sites with https:// in them, I have googled and tried every trick I can find with no luck.
Example site is hulu.com I can view it but I can not log in as ...
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