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Armourking posted:It's been a while, but you should be able to pull the vista drive, pop the win7 media in, and Repair My Computer. From there it should scan and find the 7 installation, and you can do a startup repair. Edit: it can take up to three times to fix it, otherwise you could just use bootsec.exe and do it yourself. Hmm, "Repair my computer" doesn't find the 7 installation. In fact it doesn't even scan for it, it just gives me a prompt to load drivers, although I can browse the HDD with 7 on so it doesn't seem to lack the necessary drivers for accessing it. I think I'm going to hold off on this for a while, maybe better to upgrade to an SSD with a fresh Win8-installation and just migrate stuff over instead. Thanks for the help anyway.
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Not sure if this is the right thread, IE9 question: Is there any way to change the default download folder for a specific site only? Reasonable enough request but damned if I can find a way to do it.
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Well, Windows Live Mesh (p2p folder synchronization, without the size limitations / cost of cloud storage) is going to be eliminated in February. Does anyone have any good recommendations for a replacement? I depend on it to keep my documents folders and photo albums sync'ed across a few computers. Edit: forgot to mention that one of the computers I sync with is a Mac - which Windows Live Mesh works surprisingly well on. So a replacement with Mac compatibility would be ideal / required. P0PCULTUREREFERENCE fucked around with this message at 01:49 on Jan 17, 2013 |
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I have an issue where the display will become sort of sharper or more contrasted for a second, then return to its original state, but I have no idea what's causing it. When I was running an HD5750 on XP I had to stay on Catalyst 11.2 to avoid it, so it must be some feature added later that's doing it. The pixel format is set to RGB 4:4:4 Standard and it's running at 720p. Any ideas? Win7 Home Premium 64-bit Catalyst 12.10 Sapphire HD7850 OC 2GB Sony BRAVIA KDL-32BX300
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I accidentally formatted a USB drive with an old Windows XP service pack 1 disc and Windows 7 gives me a reformatting error. Is there a recommended program that I could use to reformat this USB drive?
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Jan 17, 2013 04:24
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John Lightning posted:I accidentally formatted a USB drive with an old Windows XP service pack 1 disc and Windows 7 gives me a reformatting error. Is there a recommended program that I could use to reformat this USB drive?
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I ran the Catzilla benchmark, and at the end it said I set my virtual memory too high. I clicked on the button next to it, thinking it'd provide me with more information, but instead it changed the virtual memory for me. I don't know what it originally was, but now it was below 4GB. I just set it back to 12GB (I have 8GB of RAM), is that enough/too much?
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Grawl posted:I ran the Catzilla benchmark, and at the end it said I set my virtual memory too high. I clicked on the button next to it, thinking it'd provide me with more information, but instead it changed the virtual memory for me. I don't know what it originally was, but now it was below 4GB. I just set it back to 12GB (I have 8GB of RAM), is that enough/too much? If you've got an SSD, you can bump it down to 2–4GB. If not, just let Windows manage page file size.
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P0PCULTUREREFERENCE posted:Well, Windows Live Mesh (p2p folder synchronization, without the size limitations / cost of cloud storage) is going to be eliminated in February. Why not just move to SkyDrive? It's the drop-in replacement for Mesh and supports OSX.
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P0PCULTUREREFERENCE posted:Well, Windows Live Mesh (p2p folder synchronization, without the size limitations / cost of cloud storage) is going to be eliminated in February. Other options would be Dropbox or Google Drive
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Grawl posted:I ran the Catzilla benchmark, and at the end it said I set my virtual memory too high. I clicked on the button next to it, thinking it'd provide me with more information, but instead it changed the virtual memory for me. I don't know what it originally was, but now it was below 4GB. I just set it back to 12GB (I have 8GB of RAM), is that enough/too much? 12GB's for a Page File is way overkill and just kills space especially if you use an SSD, I have 16GB's of RAM so my default Page File was something like 32GB's, I reduced mine to 4GB's and have never had a problem. 2-4 seems to be the sweet spot.
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Im_Special posted:12GB's for a Page File is way overkill and just kills space especially if you use an SSD, I have 16GB's of RAM so my default Page File was something like 32GB's, I reduced mine to 4GB's and have never had a problem. 2-4 seems to be the sweet spot. For Windows installs with 1gb or more of memory, the page file is initially 1:1 with system memory and will grow up to 3:1 but only under pressure because space in the page file was exhausted. Your page file was not 32gb unless something was actually using it in which case you probably shouldn't be messing with it. 4GB is probably a good compromise position if you have a larger amount of system memory but a smaller ssd.
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If your pagefile is growing that much, then the workload you put on your computer exceeds your specifications. In other words, you need more RAM.
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SplitSoul posted:I have an issue where the display will become sort of sharper or more contrasted for a second, then return to its original state, but I have no idea what's causing it. When I was running an HD5750 on XP I had to stay on Catalyst 11.2 to avoid it, so it must be some feature added later that's doing it. The pixel format is set to RGB 4:4:4 Standard and it's running at 720p. It could be something fighting over the colour calibration settings - when I used to use f.lux the buttons in the AMD Control Centre would always flash because my changes were being reverted, same for trying to adjust the gamma in the normal Windows calibration thing. Maybe there's some kind of profile kicking in, like if it detects you're watching a video or something?
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Pilsner posted:How are you trying to format the disc in Win7, and what error do you get? I'm just right clicking on the drive in Computer and clicking Format, then selecting restore device defaults. When I click start Windows says it is unable to complete the format. For the Capacity option its says unknown capacity, so that might have something to do with it. John Lightning fucked around with this message at 17:53 on Jan 17, 2013 |
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BangersInMyKnickers posted:Why not just move to SkyDrive? It's the drop-in replacement for Mesh and supports OSX. Because I'm trying to avoid cloud storage - I have a huge photo library and documents folder, and don't really need/want them to be accessible online. My understanding was that SkyDrive was a cloud solution - unless I'm mistaken? Same goes for Dropbox / Google Drive.
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P0PCULTUREREFERENCE posted:Because I'm trying to avoid cloud storage - I have a huge photo library and documents folder, and don't really need/want them to be accessible online. My understanding was that SkyDrive was a cloud solution - unless I'm mistaken? Don't think it will work for Mac, but SyncToy lets you synchronize files across a LAN. I use it for keeping my Documents/Pictures/Music directories the same across both my PCs and my laptop. Doesn't work over WAN though.
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I am trying to research DRM/IRM for Powerpoint presentations and have some questions. This microsoft page details how to add an expiration date in Powerpoint 2010 however the steps it is saying to take do not match up with the steps I am seeing on my screen. Is this because I have a Student version that is for non-commercial use only? Or am I just being an idiot? I have also done some research on third-party products for DRM/IRM, can anyone give their opinions on the following and/or suggest other alternatives? http://www.locklizard.com/powerpoint_security.htm http://www.armjisoft.com/?page=officeownerguard Thanks.
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P0PCULTUREREFERENCE posted:Because I'm trying to avoid cloud storage - I have a huge photo library and documents folder, and don't really need/want them to be accessible online. My understanding was that SkyDrive was a cloud solution - unless I'm mistaken? It's a hybrid cloud solution in the exact same way that Mesh was. You have local folders that replicate through the intermediary cloud location. Mesh had the option to do the replication directly between two computers if they were both on at the same time, but that is stupid and just asking for the file to get out of sync at the various locations. Mesh also had a web interface where you could download your files through a browser.
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Im_Special posted:12GB's for a Page File is way overkill and just kills space especially if you use an SSD, I have 16GB's of RAM so my default Page File was something like 32GB's, I reduced mine to 4GB's and have never had a problem. 2-4 seems to be the sweet spot. If it's just a space issue, I don't mind it being 12GB (and yes, on an SSD).
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BangersInMyKnickers posted:It's a hybrid cloud solution in the exact same way that Mesh was. You have local folders that replicate through the intermediary cloud location. Mesh had the option to do the replication directly between two computers if they were both on at the same time, but that is stupid and just asking for the file to get out of sync at the various locations. Mesh also had a web interface where you could download your files through a browser. Yeah, my only problem with that (and most cloud solutions) is that I assume(d) that you have to pay for that intermediary cloud location. If Skydrive has an option to sync without storing online (and therefore charging), then I will have to give it a shot. I am trying to check their site, but not finding any clear answers there.
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P0PCULTUREREFERENCE posted:Yeah, my only problem with that (and most cloud solutions) is that I assume(d) that you have to pay for that intermediary cloud location. If Skydrive has an option to sync without storing online (and therefore charging), then I will have to give it a shot. I am trying to check their site, but not finding any clear answers there. 7gb free and then $10/+20GB, $25/+50GB, $50/+100GB.
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BangersInMyKnickers posted:7gb free and then $10/+20GB, $25/+50GB, $50/+100GB. Is that monthly or yearly? That's what's going to be the deal breaker for me - also, does it let you share folders? The photo library I sync is a family photo album, and I have it set up so my parents can add photos to it easily.
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It's annual, and yes you can do sharing with it. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/skydrive/compare
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BangersInMyKnickers posted:It's annual, and yes you can do sharing with it. Thanks for that link - for some reason I wasn't finding any of that info. Alright, I guess I'll look into this.
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baka kaba posted:It could be something fighting over the colour calibration settings - when I used to use f.lux the buttons in the AMD Control Centre would always flash because my changes were being reverted, same for trying to adjust the gamma in the normal Windows calibration thing. Maybe there's some kind of profile kicking in, like if it detects you're watching a video or something? Well, it's not dependent on what's on screen, it'll happen both in games, the browser and when staring at the desktop.
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Pet peeve of mine that I've had for a long time, but never remembered to ask a windows expert about UNTIL NOW! After my computer is booted, doesn't matter if the PC is on for 20 secs of 1 hour, when I try to open My Computer and go into a HDD, it takes something like 10+ seconds to actually open it and start to see the directories and files for the first time. Is there a way to speed this up so it isn't literally 10+ seconds? I could live with a couple seconds no problem.
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Assuming Win7 or Win8, try going to Control Panel >Power Options >Change Plan Settings >Change Advanced Settings >Hard Disk >Turn off hard disk after: Change to a longer span or Never.
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WorkingStiff posted:Assuming Win7 or Win8, try going to Control Panel >Power Options >Change Plan Settings >Change Advanced Settings >Hard Disk >Turn off hard disk after: Change to a longer span or Never. Done, but this happens even after I just boot into Win 7. Like, a minute after turning the power on my PC. Would that effect it?
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slidebite posted:Done, but this happens even after I just boot into Win 7. Like, a minute after turning the power on my PC. Would that effect it?
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So I wrote AMD Support about the problem I mentioned previously, they said to update to Catalyst 13.1. Now I can't get my Pixel Format setting to stick and it will revert to a setting that fucks up my colours something fierce. Goddamn useless. Edit: Huh, restarting a few times seems to have fixed it. Still have the other problem, though. SplitSoul fucked around with this message at 16:24 on Jan 18, 2013 |
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Just randomly checked today, and Office 2013 Professional Plus is available on the Home Use Program from today. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01/18/office_2013_sold_on_hup/ I bought Office 2010 2 years ago under the program - if my company still subscribes to the program, will I be able to buy Office 2013 through it?
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WattsvilleBlues posted:Just randomly checked today, and Office 2013 Professional Plus is available on the Home Use Program from today.
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What the gently caress is with the new trend to not include installation media with Windows computers? I just ordered a Dell Precision M6700, paid $2000+, no installation media. gently caress. Is there a legit download site, preferably Microsoft run that has the 64bit Windows 8 install media. The Dell version that doesn't require activation if installed on Dell machines would be a bonus.
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IT Guy posted:What the gently caress is with the new trend to not include installation media with Windows computers? Could you install Windows 7 without a product and use this method to get Windows 8 installed? http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-windows_install/windows-8-iso/ef5c3a70-1481-473f-8016-07475f150720
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IT Guy posted:What the gently caress is with the new trend to not include installation media with Windows computers? It's new? None of the computers my family has bought in the last ~10 years have come with windows discs of any kind.
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The Dell probably comes with software to make your own installation media. It's exactly the same as if they sent you the DVD's. The new PC I got for my parents this Christmas had it and it was cake. It's not like 2 blank DVDs are hard to find.
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IT Guy posted:What the gently caress is with the new trend to not include installation media with Windows computers? I haven't seen physical media on any boxed PC/laptop in years. Usually it's just a small partition on the HDD for restoring which you can boot to in bios. Not that I'd want to, it's usually loaded with bloatware.
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GreenNight posted:The Dell probably comes with software to make your own installation media. It's exactly the same as if they sent you the DVD's. The new PC I got for my parents this Christmas had it and it was cake. It's not like 2 blank DVDs are hard to find. Does it just make a current system image with all the current Dell bloat?
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Not sure if Dell is actual imaging software or just restore to original specs. If I had to guess, it'd be system restore including the packaged bloatware.
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