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Hypnolobster posted:I just ordered the $30 student upgrade to 64bit, and I'm currently running Vista 32. http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/clean_install_upgrade_media.asp
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NFX posted:IIRC the x32 version of 7-zip doesn't work well with x64 windows - shell integration and so on doesn't work. On the other hand, x64 Python works terrible with most packages out there in my experience, making it about as useful as a x64 browser. This has nothing to do with 7-Zip or Windows 7. x64 XP x64 Server 2003 x64 Vista x64 Server 2008 x64 Win7 32-bit Explorer extensions/shell integration from programs like WinZip, IZArc, WinRAR, 7-zip, etc - do not work. You need something 64-bit, or at least "64-bit aware" to properly add extensions to Explorer.
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redeyes posted:There is no upgrading. You will get your old installation renamed to windows.old and a clean install. This. But don't use this as an excuse to not back up your files (documents, movies, whatever you want to keep) just because your folders get saved to windows.old. You'll load the DVD, it'll say that you can't do an in-place upgrade to 7, and ask you to do a clean install. e; fb
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I'm having a problem in Win 7 Pro x64 with my Logitech mouse forgetting all of it's custom settings coming out of sleep mode. I think the Logitech Setpoint software is running in 32bit. Any suggestions on correcting this?
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Nov 2, 2009 19:27
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I got a question, I'm planning on upgrading to Windows 7 soon, but I have two hard-drives on the computer that are nearly filled. Since it will be a clean install, the files will be moved to "OLD" folder. Does it move the files on the second hard-drive to that folder, or in general leaves them alone.
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Nov 2, 2009 19:45
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JoeCitizen posted:I'm having a problem in Win 7 Pro x64 with my Logitech mouse forgetting all of it's custom settings coming out of sleep mode. I think the Logitech Setpoint software is running in 32bit. Any suggestions on correcting this?
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Nov 2, 2009 19:50
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4 Day Weekend posted:You mean ninite? I don't think any of those programs have 64 bit counterparts.
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Nov 2, 2009 19:51
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JoeCitizen posted:I'm having a problem in Win 7 Pro x64 with my Logitech mouse forgetting all of it's custom settings coming out of sleep mode. I think the Logitech Setpoint software is running in 32bit. Any suggestions on correcting this? Reboot that's what I end up doing. Mine will revert my middle mouse button to search instead of mouse3 click. So Firefox won't lose or open a new tab but click on the search area. I usually get tired of it and reboot. I will try new Setpoint drivers tonight.
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Nov 2, 2009 20:15
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real_scud posted:Try downloading the Vista x64 version, I think that's what I snagged and my mouse has been working fine since then. Iam! When I look in task manager, it's running as SetPoint32.exe *32... I'm going to try to uninstall /reinstall again and see if that fixes it.
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Nov 2, 2009 20:23
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JoeCitizen posted:Iam! When I look in task manager, it's running as SetPoint32.exe *32... Setpoint is a 32bit application. The 64bit installs a few things that need to be 64bit but passes it back to the main 32bit app. It'll continue to be 32bit no matter how many times you reinstall. I've had it fail on me once, was fixed by a reboot. Are you using UberOptions or anything weird?
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Nov 2, 2009 20:25
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Casao posted:Setpoint is a 32bit application. The 64bit installs a few things that need to be 64bit but passes it back to the main 32bit app. It'll continue to be 32bit no matter how many times you reinstall. No, not at all. I might fiddle with the UAC settings for it.
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Nov 2, 2009 20:46
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JoeCitizen posted:I'm having a problem in Win 7 Pro x64 with my Logitech mouse forgetting all of it's custom settings coming out of sleep mode. I think the Logitech Setpoint software is running in 32bit. Any suggestions on correcting this? This is a known issue with SetPoint. I emailed Logitech support and their proposed solution was to RMA the mouse.  The easiest thing to do if it happens is to kill SetPoint.exe from Task Manager and then re-launch it. Somebody on the Logitech board actually came up up with a Task that did this when the system woke up from sleep.
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Nov 2, 2009 21:05
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illicitporpoises posted:This is a known issue with SetPoint. I emailed Logitech support and their proposed solution was to RMA the mouse. Thanks. That's what I figured. I'm off to the Logitech forums!
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Nov 2, 2009 21:16
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Maxwell Adams posted:Could you guys see if the drivers for your wireless card support the Virtual WiFi feature built into Windows 7?http://tameyourpc.blogspot.com/search/label/Software%20Wireless%20Access%20Point] Dell E6500, No code:code:
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Maxwell Adams posted:Could you guys see if the drivers for your wireless card support the Virtual WiFi feature built into Windows 7? code:
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Nov 2, 2009 23:06
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Yaos posted:Do you have a Gigabyte motherboard? Somehow the BIOS on some of the newer motherboards were causing ATI cards to crash and other graphics problems. I applied the update and now memtest does not report any errors in my RAM either. I do have a Gigabyte motherboard. I take it the 'update' was a bios flash? I usually tend to avoid those, but I suppose I could try it...
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Maxwell Adams posted:Could you guys see if the drivers for your wireless card support the Virtual WiFi feature built into Windows 7? Just open up a command prompt and type in "netsh wlan show drivers". You'll get a blob of text that looks kinda like this: code:
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Nov 2, 2009 23:37
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Maxwell Adams posted:Could you guys see if the drivers for your wireless card support the Virtual WiFi feature built into Windows 7? Just open up a command prompt and type in "netsh wlan show drivers". You'll get a blob of text that looks kinda like this: code:
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Nov 3, 2009 01:14
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From a Dell Latitude D630, yes:quote:Interface name: Wireless Network Connection HP 311 Netbook, Yes: quote:Interface name: Wireless Network Connection Edit: Paste flooding is bad. scarymonkey fucked around with this message at 01:43 on Nov 3, 2009 |
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Nov 3, 2009 01:25
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Nov 3, 2009 01:42
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Hypnolobster posted:I just ordered the $30 student upgrade to 64bit, and I'm currently running Vista 32. Because I have the same question: I ordered the $30 student upgrade and want to be going from 32 to 64. This is on my laptop, which is a 2 year old Dell XPS1330 with 2 GB ram...is there really any downside to using the 32 bit version, which I can just upgrade, or should I just bite the bullet and wait for a 64 bit disc to come in the mail? edit: n/m, I'll just get the 32 bit...it will do me just fine. KaiserSchnitzel fucked around with this message at 02:38 on Nov 3, 2009 |
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Nov 3, 2009 02:28
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Did something happen in the past day or two? People are bitching about the lack of a Classic Start Menu in Windows 7 again
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Nov 3, 2009 02:42
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I was one of those fuddy-duddies that kept Classic Start Menu and Classic Color Scheme all the way through XP. But Win7 convinced me to try the new menu, and I like it better.
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Nov 3, 2009 03:01
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Bobulus posted:I was one of those fuddy-duddies that kept Classic Start Menu and Classic Color Scheme all the way through XP. But Win7 convinced me to try the new menu, and I like it better. I was so happy when they changed it.
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Nov 3, 2009 03:20
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Have you seen my apex seals? I seem to have lost them.
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Ugh the sideways tearing is getting more annoying and now the color seems to cut between 32/16bit and like 256 or some poo poo. It goes away when I shut down sli. Are there known issues with regards to this? I haven't checked the new card I bought individually to see if I got a dud off of ebay, that's obviously the next step. Also, these are both gtx 260's, same chipset, etc, just that one is default clocked faster. Am I correct in thinking that it will just downclock to the lowest denominator and work without a hitch ideally?
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Does anyone else keep accidentally clicking unopened programs on the taskbar? Apparently I sure love to open Outlook (thinking it's already open).
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drcru posted:Does anyone else keep accidentally clicking unopened programs on the taskbar? Apparently I sure love to open Outlook (thinking it's already open). my eyes work properly
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drcru posted:Does anyone else keep accidentally clicking unopened programs on the taskbar? Apparently I sure love to open Outlook (thinking it's already open). I keep accidently clicking Dreamweaver because my hand is retarded and slips off the Live Messenger button.
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The thing I love best about the new Start Menu is how it incorporates the recent file lists into the most used programs list. Is there any way to make that work with programs not specifically programmed for Vista/7?
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So I was bothered by the limit of "balanced plan" and whatever power plan you were on before that showing up without at least 3 clicks.... and I found some good commands for you: powercfg /setactive scheme_max powercfg /setactive scheme_min powercfg /setactive scheme_balanced You can of course create shortcuts however you want, but I'm a fan of setting up .bat's that I can run immediately after hitting the windows key. poweercfg /? is hugely long, which lead me to finding powercfg -energy, which creates an html report of what your system thinks is taking up too much power  Thought it might be of interest to some of you that want to squeeze the most out of some old portable hardware.
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Bobulus posted:The thing I love best about the new Start Menu is how it incorporates the recent file lists into the most used programs list. Is there any way to make that work with programs not specifically programmed for Vista/7? Any program that uses the Recently Opened API (or whatever it's called) should get that integration. Similarly, jump lists are by default populated with that same list if it is available.
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Is there anything like the XP Scanner and Camera Wizard in Vista or 7? I can't loving stand the fact that if you plug in a digital camera in Vista/7, it decides you need to import EVERY picture on the camera in one folder instead of being reasonable and letting you, you know, CHOOSE which pictures you'd like to download for a particular import. Edit: For now I'm browsing to the camera and copying them off manually. SpelledBackwards fucked around with this message at 08:26 on Nov 3, 2009 |
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MY FANTASYS.zip posted:I got a question, I'm planning on upgrading to Windows 7 soon, but I have two hard-drives on the computer that are nearly filled. Since it will be a clean install, the files will be moved to "OLD" folder. Does it move the files on the second hard-drive to that folder, or in general leaves them alone. It will leave them alone. I have 5 hard drives in my computer, and it didn't touch any of the drives except for the one Windows was on. In fact, it doesn't touch files not related to Windows. If you have a C:\stuff\ folder, that will remain untouched on the drive after the clean install. Most of what goes to the windows.old folder is the Windows folder, Program Files, Documents and Settings, and a lot of the hidden stuff like %APPDATA%.
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Trip Report: Windows 7 on a D830. It's been pretty good for the few days that I've used it, honestly. It's not as fast as I would have liked, but that's what you get on a 2GHz CPU, 4GB DDR2-667 @ CAS5, a 120GB 5400RPM drive, and using far more powerful rigs with it before. I'm really digging it though; things are pretty fast. The only issue I was having was that the laptop was overheating REALLY easily - I'm assuming the quadro card in here wasn't intended for constant use. Due to this, there was some thermal throttling, meaning that the CPU would scale back to 550-600 MHz sometimes. This is bad. I've used RMClock to force it to stay at full tilt, and the effects are to be seen. I don't really care. I back up my data bi-daily, and have a year and a half of warranty left.
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PopeOnARope posted:Trip Report: Windows 7 on a D830. I have Windows 7 x64 on the D630 installed since availability on MSDN. The D630 is pretty much the D830 with a smaller display (14.1" instead of 15.4"). My system is a little more supped up, 2.2ghz CPU, 8GB of RAM, and 160GB G2 SSD and a 500gb 7200.4 Segate in the optical drive bay. My system doesn't overheat, and I've set the Windows 7 power mode settings set to high performance so my CPU doesn't throttle. With the SSD the system is a pretty much a speed demon.
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scarymonkey posted:I have Windows 7 x64 on the D630 installed since availability on MSDN. The D630 is pretty much the D830 with a smaller display (14.1" instead of 15.4"). My system is a little more supped up, 2.2ghz CPU, 8GB of RAM, and 160GB G2 SSD and a 500gb 7200.4 Segate in the optical drive bay. My system doesn't overheat, and I've set the Windows 7 power mode settings set to high performance so my CPU doesn't throttle. With the SSD the system is a pretty much a speed demon. A little bit stepped up? Dude, what you spent on the storage array in that is more than these laptops go for on ebay.... with 1900x1200 screens and 2.4GHz CPUs and 4GB of ram... oh god it's devalued so.
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PopeOnARope posted:A little bit stepped up? Dude, what you spent on the storage array in that is more than these laptops go for on ebay.... with 1900x1200 screens and 2.4GHz CPUs and 4GB of ram... oh god it's devalued so. Talking to the wrong person, got this laptop for free from a client about a year or so ago. I spent my own money on the RAM, storage upgrades, and don't regret one bit. Laptop CPU tech has been mostly stagnant until recently with the release of the quad core i7 mobile processors. scarymonkey fucked around with this message at 10:23 on Nov 3, 2009 |
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scarymonkey posted:Talking to the wrong person, got this laptop for free from a client about a year or so ago. I spent my own money on the RAM, storage upgrades, and don't regret one bit. Lucky motherfucker. Granted, you probably spent more upgrading it then I did buying mine; and, despite this being the best way to smack the wasps' nest which is SHSC, is there really a point to mobile I7 at the moment? It's much higher in cost for some decent power management, four cores with two threads, and I'm guessing only two channels of memory...
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How else can you max-out Crysis 2 on your 45 minute train ride to university?
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PopeOnARope posted:Lucky motherfucker. Granted, you probably spent more upgrading it then I did buying mine; and, despite this being the best way to smack the wasps' nest which is SHSC, is there really a point to mobile I7 at the moment? It's much higher in cost for some decent power management, four cores with two threads, and I'm guessing only two channels of memory... You can get a pretty supped up Core 720QM 1.6GHz laptop such as the Dell Studio 17 for under a grand. Dual channel memory is plenty fast, what's your issue with it? Battery life goes to the shitter, but you get a significant perf boost. With Core i7's turbo mode when all fours aren't being utilized it runs 2 cores at 2.8 ghz. Remember this is different architecture than Core2duo, so a 2.8ghz i7 core is faster than a Core2duo 2.8ghz core. scarymonkey fucked around with this message at 10:52 on Nov 3, 2009 |
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