windows 7

I have a computer which usually downloads anything as 4-8 mbps speed. But since yesterday there seems to be a cap where the downloads are capped at 1mbps. When i took speed test it was fine but during download it gets stuck at 1mbps. I tried to download the same torrent file which i did last...

Hi, I have a dell precision m6800 with service tag, windows 7 product key and stuff... i wanted to know how can I install genuine windows 7 on it ? And to make it clear my sister used all the CD ROMS i have in her art project.. ... including dell's original CD ROMS... Currently i am using...

HI, I had this issue for a few days, never happened before, when I ONLY restart my PC it works upon the start up when it suddenly freezes and it leaves me with a bluescreen. Any tips? Thanks EDIT: It seems to happen only when I restart my PC for a software to install correctly like: Vanguard...

Okay so i know there are numerous posts about this before but in my case disabling driver signature enforcement doesn’t work and I’ve already tried every possible usb config combination in bios which in my asus A320M is only legacy usb support, XHCI hand-off, usb mas storage driver support, and...

Hey, A few days ago I found my old PC which was an office one (IBM) and I decided to use it for music and stuff.It had it's stock hdd which had Windows XP on,I switched the HDD with a new one which had more storage and had Windows 7 on it(also because I couldnt use internet on xp,even after...

My problem is that I am attempting to fix a friends computer that has a corrupt registry. I have spent days on it already running disk check, sfc, MBR commands, etc. To no avail. The computer recognizes there are files on the drive but cant boot into windows. The closest to normal result I got...

Hi all, I use Windows 7 and my current startup drive is a 60 gigabyte SSD which is almost always full, so I constantly run into issues. I don't know how I would go about switching over all of that data to another drive and possibly using this one for just a few games or something. I picked up a...

Hello. I'm having problems installing Windows 7 on Samsung NP700Z5A. For the full story i'll put it in a spoiler. Long story short: When I try to install Win 7 via USB then it wants a USB driver and the one from Samsung website doesn't work. When I try to install Win 7 via DVD then it turns the...

I am trying to get an external WD Green WD10EZRX HDD to show up on my Gateway M285-e Laptop running Windows 7 using a RUIZHI USB 3.0 to SATA III Adapter Cable. When I plug it in nothing shows up under My Computer, Disk Management, or Device Manager. I tried it on another laptop as well running...

Hi everyone, I recently recovered my W7 computer to what I thought was a safe backup because I had made some driver and setting changes I wanted to roll back. After recovering I ran Malwarebytes and nothing came up. Then I did a scan with Windows Security Essentials and it picked up a couple of...

So my mum's motherboard gave out recently (after 10 years of neglect, so fair enough), and she is convinced that I know lots about computers, which as you will soon discover isn't quite true... Having rebuilt it using my old system (new mobo & CPU), and reinstalled windows 7, despite the...

Hi, So I have a Sony laptop that has windows 7 on it. The screen is broken and I do not have the money at this time to repair it. I connected it via VGA to another monitor and attempted to log in, but got the error user profile service failed the logon. In order to repair this issue, I have to...

I've been fruitlessly trying to find a way to change the icon of the Windows folder on the C: drive. It's just bothering me personally that i could customize all the other folder icons, but the Windows folder remains a plain default thing, even though that should be the most distinct as it is...

I am currently running windows 7, with a valid key, on a pc I built myself. I will be building a new pc in a few weeks, and I was wondering if there is a way to get windows 10 on the new pc without buying a new key? As in, would I be able to upgrade to windows 10 on my current pc, link that...

So I have decided to upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 7. Now if for some reason, I decide to revert back the changes, meaning roll back everything to the way it was before (including the OS and all files), is there any way that can be done? (I haven't installed Windows 10 yet)

Hello Guys, now i have windows 7 installed on my PC and I was thinking about dual booting windows 7 and windows 10 but my question here that I got about 200GBs+ games installed (on steam) so I wanted to ask is it possible that they work on windows 10 ? while I installed them on windows 7...

Hi, my computer was working well till yesterday but since this morning I'm getting two errors when I turn on my PC. "CPU Fan Error" and sometimes "CPU Over Temperature Error" BIOS - updated to latest version. Fans - All 3 fans are working well including liquid cooled fan for CPU. Cleared off...

Rockstar Game Launcher DOES NOT WORK ON WINDOWS 7 for some reason

Hi all, I am upgrading to an SSD next week and I will be installing a fresh Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1. I wish to not install , spyware updates and most importantly Windows 10 updates. I have a list given by this link: Windows 7 Updates to avoid. However, there are quite a lot so is there a...

I am upgrading to an SSD next week and I will be installing a fresh Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1. I have heard that for many people updates don't show up until a few days after the installation. Anyways does that change if you activate Windows before checking for updates? I kind of need to install...

Hi all, Last night a friend I thought I could trust when it comes to this stuff, shared a cracked program with me, telling me that it was safe. I scanned it with Malwarebytes Pro and it came back fine. I stupidly downloaded it and immediately realized the installer was doing something shady...

Hi all, Thank you in advance for any help. So I'm upgrading my rig and it's on Windows 7 Home. I just tried to upgrade to Windows 10 and after a long black screen after 2 hours it just seemed to come back to my usual desktop, no upgrade. My question is: how can I upgrade to Windows 10 from...

I'm trying to share a folder between computers. The first computer has the file on it and I shared it with all privledges (read/write/etc..) for all users. It is a Win 7 home computer so its not a domain account. The second computer is on the domain. I get "\\computer 1 is not accessible. You...

Hi, I'm having a doubt when upgrading Win 7 Pro 64b to Win 10 Pro 64b version 1903. (I work in a company, have licenses, etc.). After that, I will update it to version 1909. I have Win 7 installed in my computer and I have the installer of Windows 10 in my pendrive (I made it booteable with...

Hello, I am from Vietnam. I was asked on tinhte.vn forum (in Vietnamese) but no helpful replies: https://tinhte.vn/thread/update-kb4528069-win-7-bi-loi-error-code-8007063.3088599/ I done these step: Install NET Framework 4.8 sfc/scannow: windows resource protection did not find any integrity...

Hello I just reinstalled windows 7 on my PC and noticed that after the install all text / fonts look really bad in browser and everywhere. It's like there is a weird aura surrounding the text and if I zoom 125% in chrome it looks okay but something is not correct. It used to look normal and I...

I'm running a Win7 box with 16GB RAM. I'm trying to run hi rez scans back to back but after each scan the next one encounters and "insufficient memory" error. I then have to log out and log back in to be able to complete another scan. Is there any way I can fix this without having to log out...

A very old Toshiba laptop with Core Duo and Windows 7 after successful booting just freezes. Sometimes it would not even boot but show weird screen distortions and shut off by itself but most often it boots well, then freezes. Sometimes after freezing shuts off. I tried to check the disk from...

Okay so my dads hdd that he has in laptop suddenly wont boot into windows 7 , only black screen with text Starting Windows shows up but logo doesnt appear , i cant even access safe mode because it will get stuck on loading system files , i plugged that hdd into my desktop and i can access it and...

I was playing a game when i pressed a combination of buttons then an error noise sounds, suddenly my keyboard keeps cutting out and my mouse pointer gets stuck and it's movement gets inverted. I tested this with notepad and i noticed that it selects and deselects tab in a pattern. When the tab...

I have a problem.I had some problems with windows 10,it was lagging when browsing the internet,and i was streaming also and i had problem with obs crashing a lot.So i tried to install a different OS.Linux i tried Linux Mint,Ubuntu,Debian but it did not comfort me a lot.And i decided to switch...

So, im fairly new to computers. I know the basics, but as with everybody, I don't know everything. As the title says, i have a 250gb hard drive installed into my Dell optiplex 745 (blank) and tried to install windows 7. When I tried the drive was no where to be found not allowing me to install...

I have a Windows 10 Computer with two printers, after configuring and changing network sharing settings everything works fine but then when there's a new windows update or something (I'm not really sure) Like after a few days printers stop working, when you try to add them again on the Windows 7...

Hello peeps, I have 2 hard disks which one of them is from my old PC which has Windows 7 on it and I'm not using it anymore. Other one is the one I'm using on my PC. So the problem is, I'm running out of space on my main PC but I don't want to install new system. When I plug in both hard disks...

2020.01.14 was the last day for Windows 7 to update! It was a long time great OS for many of us! Long live Windows 10!

Clearly, most of us here already knew this, and it's pretty much common knowledge on the forums, but it's always nice to see a somewhat official validation. As well, this should serve as a reminder to anybody still running Windows 7, 8 or 8.1 that you can, and probably should, take advantage of...

I'm looking to upgrade my pc to Window 10 using my Windows 7 key. However, because I'm stubborn and want to keep windows 7 a little longer, I'm also looking into dual booting both for awhile. I've found a lot of info on how to do this, none of which really says what happens to your Windows 7...

Hello, I'm looking to update to Windows 10 with a new SSD. My PC is currently running Windows 7 on a HDD, and I also have a secondary HDD for photos, videos and other personal files. Will the following method work okay? Preparation: 1. Move any files from the primary HDD I wish to keep to...

Hi Everyone, First post here. I have searched through the forum for answers but could not find the working ones for me yet. I am having a problem trying to get the "simple"window installation to work. I have done this before, but this time it just doesnt work and I do not know why. This is...

Hello, I'm looking to get a bit of advice regarding the best way to upgrade to Windows 10 with a new SSD (still in box, hasn't been used yet). My PC is currently running Windows 7 which is installed on a HDD, of which I have 2, the other just for personal files, videos, games, etc. I want to...