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Ur Getting Fatter posted: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. 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
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GreenNight posted:7 is loads faster than Vista, I'm glad they didn't include tons of extra poo poo. Why would having more screensavers, or anything else that is only on disk until the user decides to use it, make the OS load slower?
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What is the best way to make my Documents & Desktop folder be on a fileserver? The server is a linux Samba server if that makes a difference. I'm running Win7 x64 Professional.
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May 16, 2012 16:40
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Kairos posted:I've never actually tried this before, but just going and right clicking on your Documents and Desktop directories, choosing Properties, going to the Location tab, and then typing in where you want them (e.g. \\myfileserver\myshare\Documents\) should work, right? If not mounting that share as a virtual drive should certainly work. Thanks, that seems to work just fine.
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May 16, 2012 20:44
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I recently reinstalled Windows 7. How do I enable hibernation? I tried following a how-to website, ran 'powercfg -h on' in an administrator command prompt and rebooted. But hibernate is still not an option from the start menu.
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Jun 7, 2012 22:30
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WorkingStiff posted:Hibernation is disabled by design in systems with more than 4GB of RAM, and is also driver & BIOS dependent even with workarounds. I have 8GB. To be clear, does that mean I just can't hibernate? Am I right in guessing it is some kind of 32-bit limitation? Anyway, I don't really "need" to hibernate, it just would have been particularly convenient. It is a desktop, anyway.
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Jun 8, 2012 04:12
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IT Guy posted:I'm just curious but why is everyone turning on hibernation for a desktop that is plugged into power 24/7? Sleep is so much better? I am doing development on a PCI card and wanted to make some changes to the prototype card. I also didn't want to lose my development environment state. It was just a "oh, I could hibernate and it would be perfect for this" thought.
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Is there a program for Windows that acts something like Llama for android? Llama is a location profile app, that automatically changs profiles when in different areas. Llama can track cell towers and wifi APs to determine the location. I'd like to do the same thing on the laptop, based on wifi APs. In a nutshell, I would like to mute sound when I'm near certain wifi APs.
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Oct 11, 2013 20:15
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Baron Bifford posted:I've been trying to get Robin Hood: Legend of Sherwood to run on my PC. It's a very old Commandos clone. In Windows 8 it runs unplayably slow. This is true for the legit Steam version as well as every pirated version I've downloaded. Somebody suggested using Windows Virtual PC to run it in XP-mode, but Virtual PC is incompatible with Windows 8. What should I do now? If you have or can get a license for XP, you could use VirtualBox as an alternative to Virtual PC. You or a friend might have an old computer with a windows license key sticker on it somewhere, even if you don't think you have one.
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Dec 2, 2013 23:37
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This might be a better fit for one of the audio threads, but I thought I'd try here first. My PC is connected to the monitor with HDMI (I'll call this A). It is also connected to my main receiver/TV with a second HDMI (B). I have the desktop extended onto this display, though it isn't visible a lot of the time because the TV is off or the receiver is set to a different input. I also have the PC connected to my old receiver at my desk, just for audio, also over HDMI (C). The desktop is also extended onto this "display", but there isn't actually a display. So, this leaves me with a bunch of unused extended desktop, that mostly acts as a mouse cursor trap. It would be great if I could use C for audio, but not have the desktop include it at all. As best I can tell, this is impossible in Windows. Is it really? I used optical for awhile, but I would prefer to use HDMI if possible. It would also be nice if I could disable the B part of the desktop when I'm not using it. Is there a quick way to do that? Or possibly a way to have two non-virtual "virtual desktops"? Or a way to disable the mouse cursor passing between displays? I have a GTX 970 and the Intel on-board video. I've tried putting C on both, but neither has any options that seem like it would get it working without extended the desktop. I can't run the monitor video through C because that receiver won't work with resolutions higher than 1080p. taqueso fucked around with this message at 22:50 on Feb 18, 2015 |
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Gromit posted:I'm not at home to check, but DisplayFusion might support some stuff you want? I have dual monitors and use DF to create a hotkey that lets me lock my mouse pointer to my main monitor when I'm gaming (if the game is the sort that lets my cursor go off-screen.) Maybe the tool also lets you block it from entering a particular monitor, but I've honestly no idea. That sounds promising, I'll check it out tonight.
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Feb 19, 2015 00:58
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Subyng posted:Not sure where to post this, but does anyone know how to actually get inserted pictures to show up in OpenOffice Impress? It just...doesn't work. I'm trying to insert it into those layout boxes it gives you. I can see the picture but it doesn't show up in presentation view. I just tried making a slideshow in Impress, and my picture didn't show up in the actual slide show either! Looks fine in all the preview windows, etc.
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Apr 8, 2015 15:05
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Obfuscation posted:Does anyone know how MS Office keys work? I need to install Office to my parents new computer but they have lost the discs and their product key. Is it possible to find the key from the old installation somehow and then use that with torrented installer to end up with a legit Office? It might be. http://www.howtogeek.com/206329/how-to-find-your-lost-windows-or-office-product-keys/ has some info. This is the tool from the end of that article, which is probably way easier.
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May 8, 2015 20:34
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Mak0rz posted:I just got a notification saying I can reserve my free Windows 10 download. Neat! Where was the notification? In the OS? email?
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Jun 1, 2015 18:09
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Thermopyle posted:You want to sign up so you get Windows 10 for free.
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Jun 1, 2015 18:34
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Is the offer linked to the current install key or email? If I want to get the offer for more than 1 PC do I need to do anything special/worry? I'm even getting the offer on a win 7 VM install using a technet key, that surprised me and almost seems too good to be true.
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Jun 1, 2015 21:35
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8-bit Miniboss posted:Don't know for sure. It showed up as a system tray notification for most people. I spent a couple minutes reading through the FAQ and it says you can do as many as you want, just make a reservation for each device. And you don't have to submit an email, so I guess it isn't linked to the email.
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Jun 1, 2015 21:44
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Crotch Fruit posted:I honestly see a decent reason why anyone would support the utter filth uTorrent has become, it is pure garbage loaded with far too many ads. The pro upgrade is beyond retarded, $20 per year??? WTF???? Don't use this program, don't support the developers, get a real torrent program not a damned advertising platform.  If you do any  , which client do you think is most likely to be a partner in some kind of BSA/MPAA/whatever monitoring program?
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Jun 10, 2015 15:54
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repiv posted:The powers that be don't really need a client backdoor when the BitTorrent protocol inherently broadcasts to the whole world what you're seeding Does it actually do that if you are using full encryption and private tracker and not using the DHT/peer exchange type features? Seriously asking. I think that the traffic patterns will be pretty clearly bittorrent and I assume it will be trivially vulnerable to MITM because I don't think any clients will notice if the key changes.
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Jun 10, 2015 16:17
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Try the firefox extension 'Down Them All'.
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Sire Oblivion posted:So I built a new rig since it was time and used the product key from my old build for my Windows install and the "Reserve Windows 10" icon isn't popping up. I know Windows ties itself to the mobo now so I'm assuming Windows might be having a tiff with authenticating the product but it hasn't given me any bullshit about the key being in use or not Genuine or whatever the message would be. Any suggestions? Did you do all the updates? If you look in the list of updates number 3035583 is the one that shoes the Win10 advert.
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Jul 29, 2015 05:21
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My first metro app
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How is it even possible that these popular drivers aren't ready yet? Get your poo poo together PC industry.
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Jul 29, 2015 20:57
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Stealthgerbil posted:Anyone know of a good free pdf editor? This user just needs to delete and rotate pages. Flipperwaldt posted:PdfSAM. Requires Java though. Seconded, PDFSAM has worked great for me.
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Jul 31, 2015 21:03
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Perhaps PDFTK? https://www.pdflabs.com/tools/pdftk-the-pdf-toolkit/
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YO MAMA HEAD posted:I've spent several years away from Windows—can someone recommend a simple audio conversion utility that doesn't look like a scam when you download it? I need to tell a client how to convert WAV to MP3 and I don't want to tell them to just click some sketchy Google link. It's also possible that WMP is capable enough? I installed it, and it worked fine to re-encode some MP3s to lower-bitrate MP3s. It is a bit opaque about where it puts the finished files, and the user will have to be able to intelligently select the output format. But, it is pretty drat straightforward to use compared to most free programs involving MP3s.
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Is it possible to have different time-outs for putting my monitors to sleep? I have GTX 970, with a monitor connector to the displayport output, and my surround receiver connected to an HDMI output. When Windows puts the main monitor to sleep, it also turns off the HDMI going to the receiver. That means when I put on music to play through the receiver, it gets cut off when the monitor goes to sleep. Movies aren't a problem because MPC-HC prevents monitor turn off. e: err, thought this was the Windows 10 thread... I am using Windows 10, btw.
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Manic X posted:My computer clock is an hour behind the actual time, and if I set it to the right time, it resets to the wrong time when I restart my computer. Any ideas for a fix? Is your time-zone set correctly?
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Oct 19, 2015 18:38
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Thermopyle posted:Swiftkey on Android has a nice feature that searches for emoji when you type something and suggests the appropriate emoji. So, like, if you type "OK," it suggests: I would love a tool like that when I'm working in word.
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Nov 22, 2015 19:26
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mike12345 posted:What are you guys using for photo editing? I don't want to spend much, so I'm looking at GIMP and Paint.net. I know GIMP and have used it before, but know zilch about Paint.net. Any good? Most of the stuff I do is pretty basic, maybe touch up the colors, contrast, lighting. Paint.net is a little easier to use than gimp, but it is pretty limited. It is more "what if mspaint wasn't a piece of poo poo" and less "photoshop but free". I use Paint.net for quick stuff and GIMP when I need to do fancier things.
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Music Brainz Picard is the best I've found. It is almost like a magic wand, but it is best if you run it semi-automatically rather than just throwing every mp3 into it at once. I usually run it one artist at a time so I can comprehend the results.
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OSI bean dip posted:So far we have yet to demonstrate a vulnerability with KeePass files sitting on some sort of storage array akin to what LastPass can suffer. Tell us the reason, don't leave us in suspense!
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