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I've installed SP1 and IE9 on a couple dozen Win7 PC's in my office and home. Zero issues with the exception that sometimes SP1 doesn't want to install. Then I have to install the System Update Readiness Tool first: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=914fbc5b-1fba-4bae-a7c3-d2c47c6fcffc
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DogGunn posted:Anyone have any idea why this error comes up whenever I try and install Windows 7? Install it how? You mean upgrade to SP1?
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Apr 7, 2011 21:12
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burritonegro posted:Should I install SP 1 and IE 9? I've been waiting cautiously after reading all the negative stories. I've yet to hear of any (real) issues with Windows 7 SP1 and IE9. From personal experience, IE9 is an ugly browser and not worth using since it can't do a fraction of what something like Firefox or even Chrome can do. But, that's my same perception of IE8, IE7, etc. So if you're a fan of IE, by all means upgrade. There is nothing wrong with IE9 ... compared to older versions of IE.
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Got a strange issue today with Win7. Every single program on my PC requires I right-click and 'Run as Admin' for it to start except some 64-bit programs. I looked up some fixes online but everything is either for XP or is for a similar but unrelated issue. Any thoughts? e. I'm running SP1 but had no problems when I updated yesterday. e2. Rebooted after running Spybot and Avast! and seems to have worked itself out. Nothing was reported though... Wax On fucked around with this message at 17:34 on Apr 8, 2011 |
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Apr 8, 2011 16:47
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As far as I can tell the only reason not to use IE9 is that occasionally you'll run across a website that's using an old js library or something else that doesn't officially support it. Aside from those the only sites I've seen that don't work exactly the same in IE9 and other browsers are sites that were specifically made for a particular browser anyway, like the ones on Chrome's store. It's really just a matter of taste which one you use.
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Apr 8, 2011 16:49
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I'm running Win7 on a laptop. A few minutes ago, at exactly 1am, the transparency on the taskbar turned off and the computer started running very slow. A restart seems to have solved this problem. I looked around on the net, and a recent Intel HD graphics update might be the cause. Anyone have a problem similar to this? The update was through Windows Update.
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Apr 9, 2011 16:08
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Xenomorph posted:I've yet to hear of any (real) issues with Windows 7 SP1 and IE9. IE9 is more secure than IE8 and tons of Windows programs use IE to render things. That's why everyone who can upgrade to IE9 should upgrade to IE9.
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Apr 9, 2011 16:19
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evale posted:I'm running Win7 on a laptop. A few minutes ago, at exactly 1am, the transparency on the taskbar turned off and the computer started running very slow. A restart seems to have solved this problem. Windows 7 occasionally re-runs the Windows Experience Index assessment. I don't know the trigger or its schedule but your symptoms sound correct. Go into the "System" control panel and see if the Windows Experience Index needs to be updated.
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Apr 9, 2011 16:55
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I set up a W7 USB stick for when I rebuild my computer next week, and I'm having a problem with it. When I plugged it into my laptop (already running 64-bit W7), it booted fine. When I tried it on my current desktop (running 32-bit Vista) it didn't recognize the USB drive being plugged in and try and boot from it. I've already checked the boot order, and Removable Drive is at the top. Is it not working because I can't boot a 64-bit OS onto a system that's already running 32-bit? If so, would reformatting or partitioning my hard drive fix this?
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Apr 9, 2011 23:31
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MutantBlue posted:Windows 7 occasionally re-runs the Windows Experience Index assessment. I don't know the trigger or its schedule but your symptoms sound correct. I did, and it did. Thanks!
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Apr 10, 2011 00:14
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Starting about a week ago, windows media player gets into some "stupid" mode in which it seems to take the average color of the scene and makes that color the content of the frame instead of the actual video. Audio is just fine. It doesn't always happen but once it does, it stays that way until a reboot. It does't matter what videos I load or where I forward to. If I load the video in VLC, it's fine.
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Apr 10, 2011 00:39
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evale posted:I'm running Win7 on a laptop. A few minutes ago, at exactly 1am, the transparency on the taskbar turned off and the computer started running very slow. A restart seems to have solved this problem. It could be your graphic drivers hosed something up. It happens to me very rarely, but I keep this .bat file on my desktop to just "reset" Aero; code:
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Cheesus posted:Starting about a week ago, windows media player gets into some "stupid" mode in which it seems to take the average color of the scene and makes that color the content of the frame instead of the actual video. Audio is just fine.
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Apr 10, 2011 01:53
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Grawl posted:It could be your graphic drivers hosed something up. It happens to me very rarely, but I keep this .bat file on my desktop to just "reset" Aero; Turned out this was the problem... MutantBlue posted:Windows 7 occasionally re-runs the Windows Experience Index assessment. I don't know the trigger or its schedule but your symptoms sound correct. But I reset Aero anyway, thanks.
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Apr 10, 2011 02:13
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Crawford posted:I set up a W7 USB stick for when I rebuild my computer next week, and I'm having a problem with it. That sounds more like something specific to your desktop; the installed OS has nothing to do with whether or not a disc or removable device will boot. I would suspect something about that USB stick doesn't play right with the desktop; does Vista detect it when it's plugged in? Maybe try a different USB port, like one directly on the motherboard to see if that helps.
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Is there a separate Windows 7 Tablet edition, or does any old version of 7 have Tablet PC support? I'd like to buy a copy of this Windows 7 Pro upgrade offer for students, but I'm not sure if it will be useful for the Asus EEE Slate tablet I have.
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Xotl posted:Is there a separate Windows 7 Tablet edition, or does any old version of 7 have Tablet PC support? I'd like to buy a copy of this Windows 7 Pro upgrade offer for students, but I'm not sure if it will be useful for the Asus EEE Slate tablet I have. All versions of Windows 7 except for Starter have tablet functions. By default, they are hidden until you have installed a Pen or Touch device, at which point you get all the shiny parts of the old XP Tablet Edition plus whatever the device's drivers add. You can also adjust them back to hidden bit-by-bit if, say, you don't like having the pen/touch keyboard tab visible all the time.
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Apr 10, 2011 03:08
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Crawford posted:I set up a W7 USB stick for when I rebuild my computer next week, and I'm having a problem with it. Check for "USB Legacy" support or something like it in your BIOS settings on the computer that won't work. Sometimes that being in the wrong state will prevent booting from USB devices. Also, make 100% sure your system is x64 capable (if it's running Vista already, I'd be surprised if it wasn't, but you never know, could be a CoreDuo (not 2) or something).
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okay, I'll try the USB slot motherboard and check for the USB Legacy thing. I was just concerned that it might have been a fluke that it worked for my netbook. I'm going to be replacing basically everything except the hard drive, so as long as it's not a problem with the current OS or some software thing, I'm fine. Thanks.
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I have 7 ultimate on my netbook. I'd like to get the $30 pro and switch my ultimate license to my desktop. What happens if I buy it?
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Dr Tran posted:I have 7 ultimate on my netbook. I'd like to get the $30 pro and switch my ultimate license to my desktop. What happens if I buy it? Not really sure what you're asking here, and there are a few variables in play. 1.) You can't "roll back" or downgrade a Windows install without doing a clean re-install. So if your netbook has Windows 7 Ultimate and you want to convert it to Windows 7 Pro, that will require a reinstall. 2.) If your netbook came with Ultimate (as in the OEM sticker on the case says "Ultimate") that license has to stay with the netbook and can't be transferred. If it's a separate retail install it's transferable, though.
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raezr posted:As far as I can tell the only reason not to use IE9 is that occasionally you'll run across a website that's using an old js library or something else that doesn't officially support it. Aside from those the only sites I've seen that don't work exactly the same in IE9 and other browsers are sites that were specifically made for a particular browser anyway, like the ones on Chrome's store. You never know. I thought it was perfectly fine where I work but had to roll it back on our machines because a program that uses javascript has trouble displaying info after it refreshes. Compatibility mode won't fix it, and the app will eventually be upgraded next year so no one cares to fix it.
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Ryokurin posted:and the app will eventually be upgraded next year so no one cares to fix it.
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tk posted:Enjoy being on IE8 (or whatever version) for the next 10 years. Hey, that's still better than being stuck on IE6.
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univbee posted:Not really sure what you're asking here, and there are a few variables in play. It came with 7 Starter. I'll have to make a 7 Pro USB stick and then do a new install, then. My netbook's chipset doesn't support trim, I hope this install wont require me installing Vista again to keep it disabled. The $30 student deal, what happens after you buy it? Do they email you the license key?
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Dr Tran posted:The $30 student deal, what happens after you buy it? Do they email you the license key? Yeah, and they give you a download link that you won't need if you've already got the installer.
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Dr Tran posted:It came with 7 Starter. I'll have to make a 7 Pro USB stick and then do a new install, then. My netbook's chipset doesn't support trim, I hope this install wont require me installing Vista again to keep it disabled. You don't need to worry about "disabling" TRIM if the netbook doesn't support it. It simply can't be done.
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Dr Tran posted:It came with 7 Starter. I'll have to make a 7 Pro USB stick and then do a new install, then. My netbook's chipset doesn't support trim, I hope this install wont require me installing Vista again to keep it disabled. http://tech.icrontic.com/articles/upgrade-the-windows-7-rc-to-retail/ Follow from step 3 onwards. I've personally done this to go from Home->Pro while keeping everything the same on a couple of machines. edit: and starter to pro, as well, so it works.
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I need a reccomendation for a Photo organizer app. My wife has about 40gb worth of photos just sitting in like 500 directories. She wants to go through them all and delete duplicates and be able to tag stuff. I don't mind even paying up to like 100$ if the app is worth it. Also if the app has built in duplication checking that would be awesome.
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Nask26 posted:I need a reccomendation for a Photo organizer app. My wife has about 40gb worth of photos just sitting in like 500 directories. She wants to go through them all and delete duplicates and be able to tag stuff. I don't mind even paying up to like 100$ if the app is worth it. Also if the app has built in duplication checking that would be awesome. Google Picasa
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VisiPics does a better job than Picasa at finding duplicates by similarity, if you have any recompressed or resized versions of the same image hanging around. Also, it's a lot smaller than Picasa. Although I don't think it will handle the tagging aspect. So just use it for weeding out the duplicates first.
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kode54 posted:VisiPics does a better job than Picasa at finding duplicates by similarity, if you have any recompressed or resized versions of the same image hanging around. Also, it's a lot smaller than Picasa. Although I don't think it will handle the tagging aspect. So just use it for weeding out the duplicates first. This is an excellent application. Just weeded out a whole bunch. I also use Dupfile which works much faster but only handles files that are exact duplicates (besides names). I think running Dupfile first and then Visipics would be the best choice (at least for duplication checking), so that Visipics doesn't have to go through the exact matches.
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I upgraded from 32bit to 64bit using the same (legit) product key I purchased from my university. Now, I'm getting a Windows Activation Error. I was under the impression that this was an acceptable, legal method. Is there something I have to do to deactivate my prior product key association?
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Druuge Fuel posted:I upgraded from 32bit to 64bit using the same (legit) product key I purchased from my university. Now, I'm getting a Windows Activation Error. I was under the impression that this was an acceptable, legal method. Is there something I have to do to deactivate my prior product key association? Yes, it's legal. Sometimes, it will trigger reactivation even if what you're doing is perfectly cool by the rules (for instance, if you transplant a significant amount of hardware). Call the phone number it gives you.
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Space Gopher posted:Yes, it's legal. Sometimes, it will trigger reactivation even if what you're doing is perfectly cool by the rules (for instance, if you transplant a significant amount of hardware). Call the phone number it gives you. EDIT: Phone activation was successful and easy, nice. Druuge Fuel fucked around with this message at 22:17 on Apr 16, 2011 |
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Druuge Fuel posted:I have the same exact hardware as I did prior to the upgrade. I suppose I'll give them a call now though, thanks. As far as the system's concerned, you moved an awful lot of hardware around: there's a "new" processor, and a whole lot of new 64-bit drivers. Yeah, it's the same set of physical objects, but at the level where Windows interacts with them they look pretty different.
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I have XP right now and I'm going to upgrade to Windows 7. Is there a way to do a "fresh" install but not remove a few directories? I've got a lot of files I don't want to purge but I do want a new Program Files/Users/Windows directories.
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Boner Wad posted:I have XP right now and I'm going to upgrade to Windows 7. Is there a way to do a "fresh" install but not remove a few directories? I've got a lot of files I don't want to purge but I do want a new Program Files/Users/Windows directories. This is pretty much the default. You can't do a straight upgrade without Vista in the mix, but you don't have to wipe the drive, either.
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Are there any deals for students that aren't upgrade versions? I need a clean install license.
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Jam2 posted:Are there any deals for students that aren't upgrade versions? I need a clean install license. Well, if you're in a compsci-ish program, your school probably pays for MSDN AA access. Otherwise, just buy the $30 upgrade and drop it on top of an unactivated demo installation. It's technically against the license, but it works, and Microsoft doesn't give a poo poo as long as you buy some sort of key.
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