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So once Win7 is released, is Ultimate going to have any deal-breaking features other than VHD booting and MUI, that will not be available in Professional?
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ThermoPhysical posted:It seems the first promotion to get Windows 7 Ultimate Edition is through Microsoft's Windows Feedback Program. Where are you getting this from? I'm looking at their website and can't find anything about it.
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May 19, 2009 02:37
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Is there any way to have Windows Backup make an image that only includes a handful of programs + system files other than uninstalling everything/reformatting? I don't really need for my image to have a copy of all my installed games.
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May 28, 2009 05:24
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RonaldMcDonald posted:If you're following the general rule to only keep user data in your Documents folder, then you can just backup the c:\users\myname folder and you'll have everything. (if you want to get fancy, exclude the c:\users\myname\appdata\local folder, that only contains cache files and other stuff that can get re-created) I'm not actually talking about the files being backed up, that's fine. If you check you backup options, you'll see that Windows also offers to make an image of your drives, which is nice if you want to just flatten and reinstall with as little hassle as possible. Last night I noticed that Windows is trying to make an image of both my C: drive (Win7 installation) and my F: drive (WinXP installation), which takes way too much space. I can't figure out to how make it just C: though dpkg chopra fucked around with this message at 17:34 on May 28, 2009 |
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May 28, 2009 13:40
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Cage posted:Is there a way to make the taskbar work like XP? I like having a quick launch, it bothers me that everything keeps moving around when I open new programs. What do you mean? Anything that's pinned to the taskbar won't move from that position.
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May 30, 2009 18:58
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kapinga posted:"Active" is Windows code for "boot". No one knows why (well, I don't). I've been looking for that program (I believe it's called BootIt) for ages now, but every link to it is either dead or throws off an alarm in Avast for it being a possible trojan. Do you still have the file? Could you throw it up in rapidshare or something?
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Jun 5, 2009 22:31
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Speaking of gadgets, do you guys have any good recommendations? Right now I only have the weather one, but last time I tried to look for one in the MS website, the only thing I could find were some lovely RSS readers that wanted to charge me for daring to put in my own RSS feeds instead of the default ones. Edit: also, is the Device page kind of random on whether it recognizes the devices plugged in. Some days it will be able to tell that my mouse is a Logitech MX518, and that my phone is an iPhone (and give it the right pictures and name, which is really cool), and then it'll just assign them as generic devices. dpkg chopra fucked around with this message at 17:45 on Jun 9, 2009 |
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Jun 9, 2009 17:05
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Are there any significant problems with running W7 without Aero? I want to put it on my mom's computer, but that machine only has a GeForce 4 MMX.
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Jun 10, 2009 05:28
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I have a friend in the UK that's willing to receive my copy of Win 7 E Home Premium and send me the key. Is the 53% off UK version (70 pounds / 115 dollars) currently the cheapest option? Does anyone know if there's any other promotions coming up?
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Jul 29, 2009 02:28
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Is it possible to upgrade to Windows 7 from a Win XP VLK key?
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Aug 1, 2009 18:04
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Anyone know when the Family Pack is going to be available?
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Aug 8, 2009 07:19
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I installed Windows 7 on my old-rear end HP Pavilion zv5000. The OS is running pretty smoothly, but the only problem I'm having is that it won't recognize my Graphics Card (Geforce 440 MX GO) or my laptop's display (selects it as a generic PnP monitor). I looked for drivers but they're all for XP so they won't even install. The driver itself isn't a problem, but it's forcing me to use a 1024x768 resolution which looks awful. Anyone know of any workarounds?
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Aug 12, 2009 23:40
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taqueso posted:This guy found a driver to work for vista 32-bit, might work for 7 as well: http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/8829/331431.html Thank you! Another question: For a while now, on my main computer which has an 8800 GTS, whenever I play graphics intensive games (Fallout 3, Prototype), the game will get minimized (but won't actually crash) and I'll get a message saying "NVIDIA Driver #whateverversionnumber has stopped working". After a minute or so, I'll usually be able to tab back into the game (although sometimes it will just crash). Any ideas?
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Aug 13, 2009 18:21
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Ugh, I feel dumb as a rock. I put off buying the family pack for too long and now it's doubled in price to almost $300.
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Nov 11, 2009 15:27
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So wait, I've been installing most of my programs on a separate hard drive, and not in the C: partition. Does that mean that Windows won't be able to detect 32 bit apps and run them on WoW?
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Nov 15, 2009 01:01
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I'm still running the RC (I know, I know, I'll buy it as soon as I can) but I was hoping you guys could help me with a problem I've started having recently: For some reason, whenever my computer starts up/restarts/comes out of hibernation or sleep mode, Windows will not be able to recognize and connect to any Networks for about 1 minute. After that time, it'll suddenly be able to see the networks again and connect normally. The adapters are still there, it's just the networks it can't see. Any ideas?
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Nov 25, 2009 06:20
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fishmech posted:My laptop did this same thing in XP and 7, so I don't think it's really a problem. I'd chalk it up to your wireless adapter needing time to re-intialize. It's a desktop computer hooked up directly to my router :/. And it never did it before, it just randomly started (probably after an update but I can't be sure) a month or so ago. The weird part is that it does it even for the networks my virtual adapters (Hamachi, VirtualBox) are in.
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Nov 25, 2009 15:08
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I'm trying to convince my dad to replace the lovely PCs in his office for something that doesn't quite hang for 3 minutes when opening Firefox. There's just 5 computers, and all they're used for is Office, Internet and Email. There's a small network that's used for accessing the networked printers/hard drive and pretty much nothing else. My question is: is there any reason for him to get Professional or should he just stick to Home Basic? Looking at the feature-list in the OP I can't see anything he'd miss, but I don't want to have to make him upgrade 4 months down the line because some dumb, but super important thing I overlooked isn't available.
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Apr 24, 2010 01:03
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dangerous.hotdog posted:You can't join a domain with Home Premium. Which means exactly what on a day-to-day basis (I'm kind of dumb when it comes to networking)?
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Apr 24, 2010 01:10
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ninepints posted:If you have a Windows server, joining the workstations to a domain will allow you to remotely push software and configuration changes, as well provide centralized authentication. This will most likely not be happening. There's no dedicated IT at the Office, we just have an on-call third party IT service that comes in if there's an emergency. I'm literally talking about people that walk in to the office, fire up the computer, open up Firefox/Outlook/Word and that's about all that happens all day. Is there any advantage to having a Windows domain in this case besides the time you save on the initial installation of all the software? I mean, worst case scenario you can literally get up and be at any of the computers in a maximum of 15 seconds. Edit: Basically, is there any thing particularly important that just standard workgroups won't cover?
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Apr 24, 2010 01:51
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I have pretty much 90% of my applications and files installed/stored in a different hard drive than my OS. Do you guys have any recommendations on the fastest way to reformat my OS drive, reinstall Windows 7 and be up and running as fast as possible? I'm switching W7 versions so just straight up imaging is not possible, unfortunately.
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Jan 15, 2011 16:31
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spog posted:You don't need to reinstall to upgrade a Win7 installation. You can do any Anytime upgrade. It's actually sort of a downgrade. This particular computer was running one of the RC candidates and is now getting a legit Professional version installed. Since the RCs were technically "Ultimate" versions, I can't simply slap a Pro install over them.
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Jan 15, 2011 16:40
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I have longass contract I've typed up in Word 2007 for which I basically used a custom list that is basically set up the following way: Chapter 1 - Chapter Name 1.1 - text corresponding to clause 1.1 1.1.1 - text corresponding to subclause 1.1.1 Obviously each level has its own indentations and stuff like that. Is there any way I can convert this somewhat painlessly into a Style so that Word will automatically set up a Table of Contents for me?
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Sep 15, 2011 14:51
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Is there any program or website that will allow me to create a PDF form out of an already existing PDF document, without having to shell out for Adobe Acrobat X (it's just not a big deal enough to warrant buying a product that I'll only use once or twice)?
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Apr 3, 2012 14:46
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WorkingStiff posted:You mean like PDF Pirate? It really depends on the existing document. For one-off things, keep in mind some image editors can open PDF's. No, I mean, I have a PDF that is basically an image of a form. I was hoping to add text fields over where you would typically pencil in your info on the printed form. I guess maybe I could do this on Word?
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Is there any way to set up an autorun.inf file to disable autoplay? I don't mean it in a virusy way, it's just that I have a pendrive that has two partitions, 1) Trinity Rescue Kit, b) Regular Storage. I'd like to prevent the Trinity Rescue Kit partion from AutoPlaying (at least on Windows machines) basically because it's annoying to close the AutoPlay menu every time I plug it in.
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Factor Mystic posted:You used to be able to hold down shift to skip auto play if it wasn't otherwise configured on the machine, does that not work any,ore? It does, but it also occasionally pops up the Sticky Keys dialog which is doubly annoying. Plus I sometimes lend the pendrive to friends when I need to share some files and they inevitably freak out when the TRK autoplay option comes up (OH MY GOD I PUT IN THE PENDRIVE AND NOW THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH [2] OF DRIVES SHOWING UP AND I THINK ITS A VIRUS). Whatever, it's not a big deal. Guess I'll go ahead and get a separate pendrive for TRK or whatever. dpkg chopra fucked around with this message at 14:17 on Apr 17, 2012 |
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Apr 17, 2012 14:14
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Is there any "widget" of sorts for Windows XP that lets me press a universal keyboard shortcut that lets me search through my GMail contacts? It would make my work life infinitely easier if there was.
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May 23, 2012 17:12
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Is there any software that will allow me to do incremental backups (as in, it will only backup new files, or files that have been modified since the last backup) to a different drive? I don't need to backup the whole OS, just the documents folder (1-2gb worth of Word, Excel, PDF, and image files).
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Oct 19, 2012 15:22
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Grawl posted:Can't you just copy the files over every once in a while, or set some scheduled task to do it? Otherwise, consider using DropBox for your documents and you'll never have to think about it again. Some of these are legal work documents that I'd rather did not leave the actual computer (not because I think someone is going to look at them, but I would technically be violating some confidentiality clauses), so DropBox isn't much of a possibility. I'll look into SyncToy and SyncBack. Does anyone know if any of those are available for commercial use?
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Oct 19, 2012 16:56
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madmaan posted:It would be my advice to not complicate it. A combination of an xcopy batch script and a configured scheduled task to run that batch script should be all that you will need. Well, the whole point is to keep daily backups. If I'm reading/writing 2gb (or more, not really sure) worth of data from one mechanical drive to another every day, aren't I just inviting a hard drive failure?
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Is there any online backup software that will automatically scan different folders in my (Windows) PC and upload them? Skydrive, Google Drive and Dropbox all just create a special folder which requires you to manually copy everything which kind of defeats the point because I can guarantee that I'll forget to do it.
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Thermopyle posted:http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=21289&from=21288&rd=1 Adding to this, you should really check out whether your other email providers support automatic e-mail forwarding. Gmail will usually fetch your e-mail once every 10-30 minutes, but if you can set up automatic e-mail forwarding, Gmail will receive any e-mails (almost) instantly. Then it's just a matter of setting up your main Gmail account so that you can send e-mails using your other adresses, and you're set.
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Nov 28, 2012 03:11
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Im_Special posted:I just made the switch from POP3 to email forwarding, with filters that send everything to a folder that was sent to that email, so I'll give it a few days to see how this works out. It's clearly superior but many providers don't support it (or have it as a paid feature) because why would they want you to use their e-mail service without you actually going to their site and clicking through their ads?
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Nov 28, 2012 15:01
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Is there any way to define a whole new numbering scheme in Word 2007? I need to add a numbering scheme that is basically "First, Second, Third, etc." but in a different language. I don't mind spending 5-10 minutes typing in the corresponding words, but I don't see any option that will let me do that. The "Define New Number Option" simply lets me add words to the existing number schemes, which isn't exactly helpful.
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Apr 18, 2013 17:46
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Not necessarily a software request, but if there is one (or various) apps that can help me out, that'd be great. I need to flatten and reinstall a WinXP PC but I need to make sure (as close as reasonably possible without going into "MICROSCOPE ANALYSIS" territory) that previous data in the hard drive cannot be recovered. Is there any "easy" way to do this? Is there any software you recommend for this?
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Apr 22, 2013 02:57
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Fantastic, thank you! Is there any software that will pull the serial keys off installed software (even only Microsoft software would do) and store it in text files? One last question, is there anywhere I can (legitimately) get a Windows XP image that already has the latest updates already installed? Not a big deal, but it would save quite some time.
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Apr 22, 2013 03:20
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Not sure if this specifically a Windows question, but I can't think of where else to ask. Is there any VPN site people recommend for US IPs? I only need it to browse a webpage (a clothing apparel store) that blocks non-US traffic, not access digital media, so I'd rather keep it low-cost (ie: free). It's not that I can't google, but putting "free VPN" into the search bar brings up a ton of results, and I don't which one I can trust.
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May 13, 2013 21:46
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I think the go-to text-to-speech software is Dragon Naturally Speaking, but honestly I don't have any data to back to this up.
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Two questions: 1. In Outlook 2007, is there any way to set up IMAP so that if I delete a file off the server, it won't delete it from the Outlook inbox? Our mail provider only gives us around 100mb of storage server-wide, and honestly it's more than enough as long as you remember to delete your emails once in a while, but it's kind of pointless using IMAP if I can't have a physical backup of the e-mails. I can't just move the emails to another folder because then it immediately deletes it off the server as well, which means that any device that hasn't synced yet will never get those emails. 2. I'm having an issue with file sharing in windows where I simply cannot access any shared folders. I can see them in the network, but when I try to access them it gives me a permission error even though the folders are explicitly shared with "Everyone" in the permissions settings. This only happens with my Windows 7/8 machines. I can access shares on an XP machine just fine. I've tried googling but I can't find any definite answers. For reference, this is the error I get: code:
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