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I'm dealing with a Dell Inspiron laptop running Windows 7. I keep getting BSOD. Safe Mode comes up but I'm not sure what to do after that. The HD seems good. A blue screen comes up when I boot up the computer. Does anyone know what to do without having to reformat the HD?
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May 9, 2012 16:59
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Do you know how to boot into the recovery console? If you can do that I'd run the following commands: chkdsk /p fixboot fixmbr
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May 9, 2012 17:02
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CaptainMidnight posted:I'm dealing with a Dell Inspiron laptop running Windows 7. I keep getting BSOD. Safe Mode comes up but I'm not sure what to do after that. The HD seems good. A blue screen comes up when I boot up the computer. Does anyone know what to do without having to reformat the HD? http://www.memtest.org/ Test your memory in every configuration possible. As in, if you have multiple sticks of RAM, test with both plugged in, test with 1 plugged in, test with 1 plugged in in each DIMM slot, etc. If that all passes, reinstall Windows would be your fastest route (after backing up your data of course). You could also run a SMART test on the HDD.
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May 9, 2012 17:04
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GreenNight posted:Do you know how to boot into the recovery console? If you can do that I'd run the following commands: How do you boot into the recovery console?
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May 9, 2012 17:09
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CaptainMidnight posted:How do you boot into the recovery console? If you don't have a recovery partition setup, then you'll have to boot the OS media disc.
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May 9, 2012 17:13
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Google is your friend: This has lots of good info if you need to make a repair cd: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...32-d587cac16781 This is how to boot to recovery console: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/668-system-recovery-options.html
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May 9, 2012 17:14
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CaptainMidnight posted:I'm dealing with a Dell Inspiron laptop running Windows 7. I keep getting BSOD. Safe Mode comes up but I'm not sure what to do after that. The HD seems good. A blue screen comes up when I boot up the computer. Does anyone know what to do without having to reformat the HD?
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May 9, 2012 17:20
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Some questions... Is there any way to make it so Windows 7 doesn't list all the folders at the top of the explorer no matter what? Like if I sort by date, all I see are folders at the top. And is there any way to mix the folders and files together like Macs do instead of keeping them separate? And a Firefox question. Every site I go to is too small, so I have to hit CTRL and mousewheel up like 4 times so it fits my screen. How would I change things so I don't have to do this? edit: forgot another problem I'm having. My recycle bin doesn't work. When I select a file and hit "delete", it just disappears. When I go into properties "Don't move files to the recycle bin" is unmarked for every drive, so it isn't that. Schweinhund fucked around with this message at 18:16 on May 9, 2012 |
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May 9, 2012 18:09
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Schweinhund posted:Some questions... Will right click and "open folder location" or "open file location" do what you want?
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May 9, 2012 18:14
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Schweinhund posted:Some questions... Answer to #1 is to right click on the file/folder you find and click "Open Folder Location" or "Open File Location" #3 would be to check your Zoom Setting under the View menu in the Menu Bar I assume. Worse each version.. I loled.
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May 9, 2012 18:15
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Yeah I realized the first question and edited it out. Worse is a slight exaggeration, but I did like the simpler way old versions worked. Also, thanks for the Firefox answer, will try that out. Schweinhund fucked around with this message at 18:22 on May 9, 2012 |
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May 9, 2012 18:18
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Schweinhund posted:Yeah I realized the first question and edited it out. Worse is a slight exaggeration, but I did like the simpler way old versions worked. Still a bit relative here, the "Simple" things that need to be done like adding hardware or renaming a bunch of files or hell even one file (without changing the extension) are so much better in 7 than in XP or older. Once you discover it and get used to it, going back is like working with rocks again. And The Instant Search in Vista/7 actually works where Desktop Search in XP just made everything slower than crap.
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May 9, 2012 18:24
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Install Everything and never use Windows' search again.
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May 9, 2012 18:31
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There doesn't seem to be an overall zoom setting under the view menu in Firefox, those just work for individual pages. But searching for "firefox default zoom" led me to this addon which seems to work: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/default-fullzoom-level/
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May 9, 2012 18:45
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I'm trying to find a free/open-source application for Windows 7 64 bit that can give me a taskbar on my 2nd monitor. Everything I've found like this either has issues running on W7 64 bit, or costs too much money. The only free/open-source one I've found is this one, but I wanted to post here to see if any of you have any recommendations. Thanks!
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May 10, 2012 01:36
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CLAM DOWN posted:I'm trying to find a free/open-source application for Windows 7 64 bit that can give me a taskbar on my 2nd monitor. Everything I've found like this either has issues running on W7 64 bit, or costs too much money. The only free/open-source one I've found is this one, but I wanted to post here to see if any of you have any recommendations. Pay for Displayfusion Pro. I was like you, then I bought DF and it's just the greatest. EDIT: Actually I guess if you only need the second taskbar it probably isn't worth it for you, so never mind.
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May 10, 2012 01:37
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Inspector_71 posted:Pay for Displayfusion Pro. I was like you, then I bought DF and it's just the greatest. It's worth it, eh? I was looking at the free vs pro chart, and the free version is missing basically every feature I want. If it's worth it I'll pull the trigger, I really hesitated with that cost though.
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May 10, 2012 01:39
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CLAM DOWN posted:It's worth it, eh? I was looking at the free vs pro chart, and the free version is missing basically every feature I want. If it's worth it I'll pull the trigger, I really hesitated with that cost though. If you only want the dual-monitor taskbar, it's probably not worth it if that free one works. If you want something to manage all the stuff about your dual-monitor setup (desktops, screensaver, etc) I think it's worth every penny. The newest version lets you customize each taskbar individually, too.
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May 10, 2012 01:42
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Inspector_71 posted:If you only want the dual-monitor taskbar, it's probably not worth it if that free one works. Fantastic, thanks for the help!
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May 10, 2012 01:45
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Is there a free alternative to Tag & Rename for cleaning up tags and adding album art?
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May 10, 2012 04:30
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Sporadic posted:Is there a free alternative to Tag & Rename for cleaning up tags and adding album art? MP3tag
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May 10, 2012 04:37
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If a new Dell laptop is ordered do you get a Windows 7 DVD with the computer as well as the Drivers and Utilities DVD?
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May 10, 2012 12:40
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CaptainMidnight posted:If a new Dell laptop is ordered do you get a Windows 7 DVD with the computer as well as the Drivers and Utilities DVD? Not unless you order it specifically with the backup dvd's and they usually charge $25. I'd make a backup set as soon as your laptop arrives.
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May 10, 2012 14:51
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You're probably better off just downloading a generic ISO from Digital River and putting it on a DVD or flash drive anyway.
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May 10, 2012 14:52
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Unless something changed, I didn't think you could install a generic Windows 7 ISO with the key on the back of Dell or HP laptops.
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May 10, 2012 14:56
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GreenNight posted:Unless something changed, I didn't think you could install a generic Windows 7 ISO with the key on the back of Dell or HP laptops. It has always worked for me regardless of manufacturer. Vista and XP are sometimes pickier, but it's not a problem with 7. Edit: where you might run into problems is if you try to use the product key for the install that the computer shipped with (e.g. looking it up with a keyfinder), since that's the key for their disk image for that model rather than the key printed on your laptop's sticker. Toast Museum fucked around with this message at 15:02 on May 10, 2012 |
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May 10, 2012 14:59
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No poo poo. That's awesome. Now I know to grab the Windows key when I throw out dead machines at my job.
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May 10, 2012 15:01
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CaptainMidnight posted:If a new Dell laptop is ordered do you get a Windows 7 DVD with the computer as well as the Drivers and Utilities DVD? In Australia it costs $2 for the Media and it's one of those ones that puts a Dell logo in your system info and probably other stuff. Just blow it away and get one from Digital River, it will work fine with the licence sticker on the bottom of your Dell.
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May 10, 2012 15:01
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GreenNight posted:No poo poo. That's awesome. Now I know to grab the Windows key when I throw out dead machines at my job. Turns out Microsoft declares up to 6 completely different machines on the same OEM XP key as genuine simultaneously if you inject it with their keyupdatetool. Never had to use phone activation while reinstalling on those same machines either. You're depending on the willingness, grace and flexibility of Microsoft not to suddenly deactivate your pc however, so I'm glad that's all behind me.
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May 10, 2012 16:42
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Does anyone have a preferred method of saving online articles for archival purposes? I'm considering using Readability's text converter thing and saving as PDF, but I've found it to be unreliable at times as it tends to cut off articles near the end. I don't want to have to spend extra time comparing the Readability version with the original. I'm using Readability because it really does make reading articles easier on the eyes. I know Instapaper has similar features, but I'm asking in general what archival method you guys might recommend.
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May 10, 2012 19:31
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Butt Savage posted:Does anyone have a preferred method of saving online articles for archival purposes? I'm considering using Readability's text converter thing and saving as PDF, but I've found it to be unreliable at times as it tends to cut off articles near the end. I don't want to have to spend extra time comparing the Readability version with the original. Pinboard.in offers an archive upgrade that stores every page you bookmark with them, including images, stylesheets, etc. It doesn't format them but I guess you are free to use whatever you want in the archived copy.
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May 10, 2012 20:07
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Butt Savage posted:Does anyone have a preferred method of saving online articles for archival purposes? I'm considering using Readability's text converter thing and saving as PDF, but I've found it to be unreliable at times as it tends to cut off articles near the end. I don't want to have to spend extra time comparing the Readability version with the original. Evernote is perfect for this. It can save the whole page, or you can use their Clearly extension to clean up the page. I normally just save the whole page. I also use the Page One extension to automatically show a one-page version of multi-page articles.
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May 10, 2012 20:22
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I cannot believe I forgot about Evernote. I used to use it but got fed up with it. I guess I'll have to give it another shot, especially since it saves locally.
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May 10, 2012 21:10
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gmq posted:Install Everything and never use Windows' search again. I just want to second this. I installed Everything for the first time a few days ago, and it's goddamned amazing. I never thought searching hard drives this fast was possible.
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May 10, 2012 21:24
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I googled for a bit on this but... The play/pause button on my keyboard works for controlling Spotify, until I have iTunes open at the same time and it takes the button over. Is there a way to stop iTunes from taking the button? (Windows 7 x64)
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May 10, 2012 21:31
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CLAM DOWN posted:Fantastic, thanks for the help! I bought DisplayFusion pretty soon after testing the free version as well. I think it was on special, and seemed to do so quite regularly so maybe keep an eye on their webpage? The dev also seemed to respond promptly with requests or bugfixes, so that's nice too.
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May 11, 2012 05:16
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After the latest batch of Windows updates, I seem to have lost the Windows 7 Japanese language pack. I had it installed, but it's not in my list of installed updates in Windows Update, nor is it in the list of other language packs I didn't install, and Japanese characters in window title bars are displaying as squares. Can anyone help? (Windows 7 Ultimate)
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May 11, 2012 07:34
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You don't actually need the language pack to display Japanese text in applications, it's only if you want to switch Windows itself to running in Japanese. You might want to check Install/Uninstall Display Languages and click Uninstall, possibly it's still listed. Not that this solves your problem either way, but it shouldn't be related to the language pack, at least. Sounds like a font problem (the right font being unavailable or the configured title bar font not being a Japanese-supporting one), though that'd be weird to happen spontaneously too.
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May 11, 2012 08:20
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Why does Word insist on opening on my second display, even when that display is turned off? I've dragged it to my primary display and closed it in the hope that it'd learn its rightful place, but to no avail.
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May 11, 2012 14:09
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Chas McGill posted:Why does Word insist on opening on my second display, even when that display is turned off? I've dragged it to my primary display and closed it in the hope that it'd learn its rightful place, but to no avail. Try maximizing the window on that display a couple times then closing it on that display.
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