Questions tagged [windows-7]
For questions specific to Windows 7. Use [windows] instead for questions involving Windows in general.
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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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How can I get my ubuntu boot manager back after Windows 7 install?
I had Ubuntu in one partition and Vista in another.
The Ubuntu boot manager would come up and ask me if I wanted Ubuntu or Vista.
After installing Windows 7 over Vista, upon booting there is no sign ...
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Visual Studio 2010 crashes every 2 minutes on windows 7 RC
I'm running visual studio 2010 on windows 7 RC, and it crashed almost anytime I hit F5 to start the application.
also when using the XAML WPF editor, if I don't hold and wait for it more than 30 ...
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Good example ini setting files for Win7 unattended install
Windows 7 should be released to MSDN next week so it will be time to rebuild my machines. I use my C drive purely as a system volume, D and E for transient data and my F drive for my user accounts and ...
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What are the differences between Windows 7 RC and the RTM?
I am currently running the Windows 7 RC (build 7100) which works like a charm. With the news about the RTM build and the upcoming release, I am wondering what the differences are between the two ...
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Why does Windows 7 need hardware virtualization to run XP mode?
I have a MacBook Pro and I've run VMware Fusion's unity mode and Parallels' cohesion mode along side the Mac OS X, and both work pretty seamlessly. I figured XP Mode in Windows 7 would be something ...
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Pandora Desktop, opening browser links
Pandora desktop runs on Adobe Air.
Everytime I click a UI button (not browser link) for example 'Station' or 'Play' firefox opens Pandora in the browser.
Is this a Pandora Issue, Windows Setting ...
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Windows 7 is shutting down unexpectedly, according to the logs
Here's a message from my eventvwr EventLog (Windows Logs > System):
The previous system shutdown at 11:51:15 AM on 7/29/2009 was unexpected.
This is funny because I was wondering why the system ...
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Windows 7: Add column to ALL music folders
In Windows 7 Explorer, when I open a folder containing only music, it's smart enough to show me a custom set of columns (Name, #, Title, Contributing Artists, Album) that make sense for a music folder....
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Create pendrive installer for Windows 7 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to install windows 7 RC from a USB disk?
How can I create a pen drive installer for Windows 7 OS from the installation DVD (in fact I have iso).
I have tried it many times ...
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Disable USB drives during boot up?
I have 2 external USB harddrives that are on/active during the boot process. I believe that Windows7 is looking at those drives while booting, which is causes bootup to take longer. Is there a way ...
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What are the biggest changes in user experience to expect moving from XP to Windows7? [closed]
I, like no doubt many others, am looking forward to moving to Windows7 from my old and trusty XP. But I would like to hear from those who have been playing with it, what are the biggest changes to the ...
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Can't enable remote desktop on Windows 7
I'd like to access my workplace computer but my remote settings screen don't show the option to allow remote desktop on it:
Found:
Expected:
Why is that? What other settings do I need to change?
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How can you make Windows 7 sidebar work like Vista's
I have some world clock gadgets in my Windows 7 sidebar that are quite useful for me to be able to glance over and look at on my second monitor. In Vista you could make the whole sidebar 'always on ...
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P4 Thinkpad with 1Gb (max) RAM - Windows 7 or Windows XP?
I have a vintage 2003 ThinkPad with a P4 and maxed at 1Gb RAM running XP. Should I move to Windows 7 or will I be better off with XP?
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Uninstalling Cisco VPN Client on Windows 7 RC causes machine to BSOD. How can I uninstall it?
I've installed Cisco Systems VPN Client 5.0.02.0090 on my Windows 7 RC (build 7100) machine and everything worked like a charm.
Unfortunately, when I try to uninstall the Cisco VPN client, after the ...
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Sharing files in Windows 7
When I share files to my home group, I find the the other users are prompted to enter my username/password to access my resource. Is there any way to avoid this?
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Pros and cons of 64bit vs 32bit Windows
What are the advantages and disadvantages of the two types of system? I know that 64bit allows more RAM then the 3-and-a-bit used by 32bit, but what other differences would you expect to see? I am ...
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Desktop Internet traffic measurement software [closed]
Can you recommend a robust Internet traffic measurement tool you had experience with?
Robustness is important because I've used a couple of such tools but ended up uninstalling them because of ...
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Asus P5B-E not shutting down with Windows 7 (RTM)
Shutdown works on a software level (the OS shuts down properly), but the machine doesn't finish and the fan still runs and the power light is still on.
Is there a setting I need to modify for the ...
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How do I make the Windows Vista/7 power plan automatically switch to "Power Saver" on battery?
I like having my laptop run as long as humanly possible when running off battery, even if it means huge a compromise in performance.
Currently, whenever I'm on battery I have to manually switch my ...
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Making LHS of Windows explorer reflect selected item location in RHS
In the Windows Explorer for Windows 7, the treeview at the left hand side doesn't always reflect "where you are" in the right hand side and bread crumb trail at the top.
I find this annoying, since I ...
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