win 7

I have an old HP Pavilion that has the Holly 2 board in it. I have multiple ssds in it and use it as a sort of media server by just sharing folders on my local network. It used to also be the main machine for playback in the room I have it in. I've built a new pc but I don't want to run it all...

I'm looking to upgrade to Win10 soon, win7 -> win10 rather than clean install of win10 preferably. In preparation for that picked up a 2tb 970 evo plus M2 NVME. Installed it (z270, msi m6 ac. ), can see it in disk management. Cloned my SSD with Win7 to the 970 and tried to boot from it, only...

I bought an ssd from someone with Windows 7 on it. When I initially connected it and booted to it, my keyboard and mouse were working. I then started installing the chipset cd so that I could get networking etc to work. Install needed pc to reboot. After rebooting, keyboard and mouse stopped...

I can't seem to find NVIDIA control panel anywhere on the internet and a lot of my games use my integrated card instead of GeForce one. I am using Win-7 64 bit, and apparently the only NVIDIA support I could find online was for Win-10 users. I know that Win-7 is no longer supported, but I had it...

- Main drive that had the OS on it failed(everything was backed up so it's all good). - I go to the Microsoft page where you can re-download the ISO to reinstall the OS on your machine. - My code works fine but...... It gives me a .exe file even though the page says download ISO. - I need to...

Hi everyone, For some years my gigabyte p55w v5 couldn't restart. Shutting down and then booting was no problem, but when I asked for a restart (and after update restarts) it would turn off and then hang on the gigabyte logo without booting the OS (which was windows 7) I was never able to...

First off i am sorry if this isn't in the right category/forum. Intel i7 4790 3.6 HyperX 16GB stick EVGA Geforce 960 SSC EVGA 500w PS GIGABYTE GA-B85M-DS3H (REV 3.0) Seagate 1TB 7200 No parts are Overclocked* For about 5-6 months i have had random crashing issues, sometimes it happens when...

I know that Win 7 Home Premium supports 16GB of ram and Ultimate/Pro supports 192GB, but the 16GB limit is due to licensing. Server 2008R2 supports more and since they are based on the same code, would there be a way to boost Win 7's ram limit to server 2008R2's 2/6TB limit?

Hey y'all. So I'm having a problem, and from what I can tell what I'm trying to do is NOT illegal, if it is please correct me and I'll gladly cease and desist. Basically I want to duplicate a Windows 7 installation media. There's a USB, you pop it in the machine, you boot up and you can install...

I am doing some testing on a program connected to two DBs with same IP address and different port. I need one of the DB to be online and the other to be unreachable. I presume that the easiest way would be blocking communication with given IP and port (as I cannot change easily the configuration...

Hi all, So I am sharing a "parent" Folder with multiple users (win7 + win10), which contains a number of "child" subfolders. I want to restrict access to one of these child folders, for a specific user. This user needs to keep having access to the rest of the folders. Is this possible? If...

asrock, fata1ity b450 itx/ac. literature says it has usb 3.1, but does not specify manufacturer. this is the thing: i can not get win 7 to recognize the usb controller. several online threads suggest making sure power management does not 'turn off' the device. it can not be turned off because...

I'm currently running win 7 pro on my computer and I want to upgrade to win 10. (win 7 is activated) Will the windows 10 be activated after updating form win 7 with Media creation tool or do I need a key?

I recently put together a pc and wanted to make sure the mother board was working correctly so I powerd it on without ram and a graphics card I noticed the dbug light for my cpu and ram were on and a solid white led.. would not having ram installed make a cpu light come on ?

Howdy, I currently own a pair of Bose qc35's and would these have the same gaming performance as a pair of steelseries or astro headphones? The mics not an issue, i'll buy a blue yeti or somethin. Just want to be sure im hearing everything. Thanks!

Hi I'm wondering if these parts will be Compatible with each other Hopefully If they are I stop changing stuff cause this has been so frustrating to do if you can tell me if they are good to go I'll greatly appreciate it and if not what changes I'll need to make...

My PC is pretty outdated, so i'm considering an upgrade. Most games drop frames/lag, but the games I play think that putting my graphic settings to high in my current build is recommended. I'm considering adding an 8GB RAM because I think that's the issue. My monitor looks terrible as well. A...

I will soon be moving to a new suburb which doesn't support NBN yet so I will sign up for a ADSL2+ plan. Will my Asus RT-AC5300 be the only hardware I need for connecting to the internet through the wall socket ? Or do I need to purchase additional hardware?

the power button on my case also flashes once turned on, ive tried with 1 stick of ram rather than 2 in all slots. using a gigabyte z97p-d3 motherboard with an i5 processor in a cit goblin mesh case any help will be apreciated.

Hello , i have mine i5-4690k now running on 4.6 Ghz 1.295 V .. i thought about .. lets ask if i can push it further ! I Have a Custom Waterloop on it so cooling isnt a problem .. i wanted to ask the best safe temps/voltages for this cpu .. Here Are My Specs : i5-4690k @4.6 Ghz 1.295V | 16...

I am getting a new GPU (GTX 550 Ti, with a PSU that comes with 6 pin) for a Dell Dimension E520 and Dell Optiplex 740 MT, but am worried that the 2-bay-hogger GPU will not fit, but will it according to this picture?

I have a monitor which accepts Dual-Link DVI-D ONLY. I have tried plugging in a single link DVI and get nothing but garbage. Is there any kind of converter: active or passive, that will let me display output from a single link DVI on this monitor? Here is the monitor...

Build: Power Supply: Evga Bronze 600B (600w) Motherboard: Asrock H97M Pro4 CPU: Intel G3258 (not clocked) GPU: (NONE) -> Integrated from CPU RAM: 2x4gb G.Skill RipJawsX SSD: Curcial 128gb M550 SSD This is only a booting problem, the computer works fine when running. This is a new build (2...

Ok, I need a computer upgrade. I want to run assassins Creed Unity but am having trouble deciding on a mobo, CPU, Video Card, Ram and CPU Fan for the build. I don't think my current system will run the game. I'd like to get an Nvidia Gforce GTX 700 series video card with 2 Gigs Memory, For...

I just got a new headset for Christmas and I went to the USB ports on the back of my computer to plug the headset in and everything was working fine. After a little while of messing with the mic quality the back light on my keyboard turned off, then the back light of my mouse turned off and they...

Hi, I have an FX6300 (at 4.7ghz 40c) and a R9 290X (70-80c) and a SSD. In Far Cry 4, on stock ultra settings, I seem to get 30-60fps most of the time, unless im in an area on my own in a secluded space. If I change to low settings I get around an extra 10-20fps. My performance is similar to...

I've lost the sound on my laptop again. I've got windows 8 on a Samsung notebook. I noticed when trying to watch youtube. I lost it a few months ago and I managed to get it back via the device manager. Last time I disabled the high definition audio, the laptop then restarted and I then saw a...

Do i really need to spend $80 and up on a keyboard and mouse to have a good gaming experience or will an average or slightly above average keyboard and mouse be ok? I do not play online and i do not intend to, i just play games such as Skyrim Assassins Creed, and games with great stories behind...

Hi, i have suddenly got this error when loading windows 7 just when the cumputer starts and the hard disks have been verified CORRECTLY on startup, on the next screen. (i only have one OS installed) i have seen that others have had a similar situation but none of the solutions have actually...

Hi all, I just built a computer with the following components: Motherboard: Asus p8z77-I DELUXE PSU: 450W Rosewill Capstone CPU: Intel Core i5-2500k RAM: 2x4GB G.Skill (F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM) GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti HDD: 64GB Crucial M4 SSD, 2x1TB Western Digital Black...

Is there a difference or benefit when console gaming if you use a monitor or a TV? Just wondering because my friend would always play his Xbox on a Computer Monitor an seemed to do way better than anyone else on our team. Someone told me some TV double the FPS so it looks smoother but actually...

which computer shall i buy that is good for advanced programming please tell me which processor and ram and graphic card and others which is reliable and good for programming ,,,, my range is 10,000 email me your answer

My samsung drive: Seagate long and short generic test- Pass but failed in short DST Test. HD free version also shown Raw read error rate failure. Can anyone suggest a solution?