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Can I use Windows Vista (x64) drivers on Windows 7 (x64)? [duplicate]
I have a Samsung NC110 Netbook and It has windows 7 on it.
I'm having some issues to find the OEM drivers for windows 7 (64-bit), because this laptop was ment to be used with Windows Vista (64/32). I ...
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AMD Athlon 7550 with Windows 7 64bit?
I am currently working on a computer for a friend with an AMD Athlon 7550 Dual-Core Processor running windows vista 32 bit. I want to know if it is possible to upgrade this to windows 7 64 bit and if ...
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Prior to Windows 7, did windows not have any ability to group themselves in the Taskbar in this manner? [closed]
Since even Windows 7 is now long since EOL, this is not a practical question of a problem I'm facing. Rather, I'm curious whether or not I would've been able to run my system back in those days of ...
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Printer list for Windows Vista
I am trying to install an old printer into Windows 7. The original driver, which worked in XP, won't install in 7; I understand that there were internal changes starting with Vista. Windows 7 does ...
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How do I make the hidden notifications arrow point to the left in Windows 7?
In Windows Vista and earlier it use to point to the left to show hidden notifications extending the notifications area out. Since Windows 7 it's just an up arrow that shows a separate box instead. Is ...
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Delete CDFS volume from USB drive in windows?
I recently attempted to install ubuntu onto a removable USB drive. Eventually, I wanted to replace the ubuntu version with another, but the problem is that, besides for the 3.7gb of "free space" I can ...
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Windows does not upgrade from Vista to 7
I am trying to upgrade to Windows 7 from Windows Vista. When the windows 7 installer prompts me to restart, it boots into Vista like nothing happened.
I am currently using a Hewlett-Packard HP ...
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How to take a screenshot with Aero effects?
I don't want to make a normal screenshot. I want to make a screenshot that includes Aero glass, drop shadows, etc. in "transparent" mode.
I tried some tools like Windows Clippings, but the Aero glass ...
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Games explorer group order is reversed
I've formatted my PC to do a clean install of Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64. I was adding the Spanish language pack and then removing the English one.
After removing the English LP, something weird ...
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Set German keyboard layout for 16 Bit applications
When I run 16 Bit applications (such as QBASIC and edit.com) on Windows Vista or Windows 7, 16 Bit applications are using the keyboard layout of American keyboards. I want them to use the German ...
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Stability of `start /wait` in batchfiles
This question is related to previous question
The previous question was about the problem, this one about a possible solution.
I'm working with a group of virtual machines, using "runProgramInGuest", ...
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Replace "CopyFileFromGuestToHost" and "runProgramInGuest" by xcopy and simple execution, what can I expect
My company is working with virtual machines. Those are managed, using a central host who connects to different virtual machines (using ESX virtual machines handling technology).
One of those virtual ...
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New operating system for a Dell Dimension XPS Gen 2
Neighbor was running Windows XP Home till last week, but when the computer became too sluggish, he backed up his data and formatted it. He tried installing
Windows 7 Home 32 bit(he got a retail copy),...
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Replace copy by xcopy, how to handle non-existing directory
On some Windows environments (Windows 7 and Windows Vista), I have some scripts running and one of the things those scripts are doing, is trying to copy files. The results of those commands are logged ...
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How to factory reset computer?
So, I have a dell laptop that was running Windows Vista Home Premium. I started installing Windows 7 Professional. However, it was hanging on "Completing Installation", and I read somewhere to hard ...
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