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    Question Can't use USB device on my motherboard when booting from an USB

    I've just built my PC. I can get into SETUP and everything seems to be working fine. I can boot the installation (I tried both 7 and 10) but I cannot use my mouse or keyboard. Basically, the Windows installation media can't detect keyboard and mouse (these worked fine in SETUP). I tried both...
  2. Biggy Cent

    [SOLVED] Deleting Old Windows 7 Files from SSD

    I have an old 500gb SSD with Windows 7 on it. I recently purchased a bran new 1TB samsung SSD to install Windows 10 on. How can I erase just the Win 7 files to free up some space on that old SSD without having to completely wipe the whole drive? (I have files and programs installed on that...
  3. J

    [SOLVED] Can't download NVIDIA drivers or software for new GPU

    Today I installed a used GTX 770 into my windows 7 pc and tried to install everything I needed for it. I downloaded it and began to install all the needed files, but after the initial download upon opening, even as administrator, it gave me the error "system cannot find the path specified" I...
  4. fall3n

    [SOLVED] Installer cannot use peripherals

    Motherboard: Z390 DESIGNARE CPU: i7 8700K Graphics Card: RX 580 Armor I just built a PC and now I am installing Windows 7. I boot the PC and press f12 for the boot menu and I see the following: View: https://imgur.com/p8RF2J7 I then select the third option (the first two options don’t...
  5. yullbarez

    Question PC Turns Off It's Own

    Hi recently my PC turns off it's own. PC turns off like Windows "Shutting Down" so it's not shutting down suddenly. I think it's doesn't source from Windows itself. Sometimes it's turn off when at booting screen. I've not found which component causing it. Also after it shuts down sometimes it...
  6. G

    [SOLVED] USB ports stop working after windows boot

    I recently decided to upgrade my PC, replacing the motherboard, CPU, RAM and GPU, meaning I currently have this setup: New components: i5 9400F Nvidia Geforce RTX 2060 Super (Palit Jetstream) Asus TUF B360 PLUS 2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2333Hz RAM Retained components: Corsair CX600...
  7. RealSmoke

    Question Pc is very slow if the disk is 10% fragmented or more.

    Well this isn't really a issue as i can easily defrag the hd but still seems a bit weird. As the pc fragments pretty quickly (could be cause i delete - replace and move game files quit a lot) and when i defragd it today it was at 13%, and when it reached that % (could have already been...
  8. lenene10

    [SOLVED] Cannot complete update after restart

    My windows 7 has 3 important updates. It wants to install after I shut down my pc (small icon near "Shut down"). After I shut down, then turn on my pc, it opens System Repair, tries to solve an issue, doesnt succeed, then restarts then opens up Windows 7 nomrally, but the update failed to...
  9. M

    [SOLVED] Will a Z270H and an i5-6600k work with Windows 7 w/o USB issues?

    As stated in the title, will an ASUS Strixz Z270H motherboard work with Windows 7 (with an i5-6600k CPU) without any USB issues (and if so, is it mere USB 3.0 driver issues)? Don't bother telling me to upgrade, etc etc, atm Windows 7 is the only OS in question.
  10. RealSmoke

    [SOLVED] Can my low spec pc run fifa 19?

    So can my low spec pc run fifa 19? Note! only run, so i mean play career mode no actual gameplay. Pc is = 4gb ddr3 ram , intel core i3-530 2.93 ghz , Gt 330 768MB GDDR3. Windows 7 64bit Yeah i know it's below the minimum requirements but could it atleast handle career mode on settings...
  11. G

    Question [SOLVED] Win 7 won't boot / Error 0xc0000428

    After installing latest updates from Windows Update my Win7 won't boot with Error 0xc0000428. I can't access the "last working configuration" option, as pressing F8 gives me no advances boot options regarding Win7. I have learned so far, that I can easily fix this error with bootable Win7 USB...
  12. R

    [SOLVED] [Windows 10 & 7 dual boot ] Grub Rescue: No Such File or Device: uuid

    So after successfully installing Windows 7 on my windows 10 pc, whenever I boot the computer i get the grub rescue error thingy. I can actually boot into Windows 7 or 10 by pressing f11 and choosing windows boot loader. Both os's work properly, its just like windows is unlinked or something...
  13. cv_02kr

    [SOLVED] Fresh install of 7, no drivers working/no internet

    Hi all, I had to recently reinstall windows because the os crashed after trying to install an update (it literally blue screened and then proceeded to slow down over the next week until it broke itself. I'm also confused.) Good news, I didn't loose anything as I could still access my files in...
  14. dotas1

    [SOLVED] File sharing in home network

    Hi guys! I have a home network that has 2 PC(let's call them PC 1 and PC 2) and 2 laptops (Laptop 1 and Laptop 2) connected with cables through my router. The 2 PCs have latest Windows 10 PRO 1909 version and the 2 laptops latest Windows 7 Home with all the latest updates installed. My problem...
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    [SOLVED] Issues after upgrading from Windows 7 to 10

    I recently upgraded from Windows 7 to 10. Right after I noticed several issues while gaming. The Witcher 3 performs much worse 10-15 FPS less. Furthermore, I can't change the resolution in Rainbow Six Siege anymore (the only option is 1280 x 720). TW: Warhammer 2 crashes on start. Every single...
  16. C

    [SOLVED] Gaming computer almost unusable it is so slow and glitchy, and freezes.

    I have a gaming computer i put together in 2015 or so, and it has became almost unusable it runs so slow and laggy, and glitchy sometimes freezing and requiring a restart, i still have windows 7 on it could that be it? i haven't messed with it in sometime for me to think somehow i did it. it...
  17. J

    [SOLVED] Can I upgrade my old computer to Windows 10?

    Hey guys I have an old computer which is about 8 years old I guess which runs the following hardware.... CPU: Pentium Dual Core E5400 2.70GHz RAM: 4GB DDR2 G31 mobo 500GB HDD and it is currently running windows 7 ultimate and I am thinking to get windows 10 on it because support for windows 7...
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    [SOLVED] Bios boot to much slow in bootable OS else Software

    Hi legends.. my first experiance in BIOS bootable software to much slow in windows 7 OS installation else hiren boot.. i try both pendrive & CD.. its very very dead slow.. its take long time to next step... what can i do?? solution please legends.. System Configuration Intel i3 2GB Ram 500GB HDD
  19. Drakathz

    [SOLVED] windows 10 or 7 ? 32 or 64 bit ?

    My sister's pc is slow as **, and im going to format her pc. I dont know if i should install windows 10 or 7, and which version of it to install if 32 or 64 bit cpu; intel pentium dual core e2180 gpu: asus gts 450 2gb ram: 4gb (2x2gb) hdd: 500gb
  20. K

    [SOLVED] About receving updates for Windows 7 after January 2020

    I currently use an older i3 based Windows 7 system for embedded coding. But it's wasting my time because the system itself is very slow. So I'm planning on upgrading to a Z87 based i7 system from January. I'm in love with windows 7 (which many people does) I also plan on continuing with the...
  21. Char Aznable

    Question LAN issue

    I got a W7 PC, working in a Work Group with several others. The problem is that the W7 PC can visualize every single PC with their shared printer and folders, but is not visible to the others ones. I make ping to the W7PC and i got response, but that one is not accesible. I disabled the windows...
  22. G

    [SOLVED] Midrange Gaming Laptop

    Hey there, I'm looking to buy a gaming laptop and I'd like some advice and input. Something under $1,000 but I don't want to buy cheap either. Also if I can run windows 7 on it (10 has left a seriously bad taste in my mouth and I know nvidia drivers have issues with it unless that's changed...
  23. A

    [SOLVED] Please Help me with time zones

    I have asked the same thing before here but they told me to google it (thats what i do a week now) the problem is that i cant find my time zone. Please help me and for the love of god dont tell me to google it.
  24. C

    [SOLVED] Please help I can't boot to windows 7

    I can't boot up my windows 7 hard drive, it just keeps sending me to my SSD which has windows 10. I don't really know how this happened, but after I used the help of the people that commented to me on this post...
  25. CamaroIV

    [SOLVED] PC won’t start at all. Green Motherboard light is on.

    Hello all! I usually search around here and find solutions to my own problems. This time I have a problem I cannot figure out. My personal custom PC I built had a hiccup today. I went to turn it on just like any other day and when I pressed the case power switch all of the lights lit up as...
  26. C

    [SOLVED] Transferring SSD Boot Drive to System?

    G'day, so right now I'm on windows 7 ultimate x64 and I am using my old system parts to write this as I just upgraded my system with new CPU, MOBO, RAM, COOLER and M.2 SSD. I already had a 120gb SSD and 1TB HDD, RX 580, etc. Before upgrading my RIG I updated my system to WIN 10 cuz my new 3rd...
  27. HardAsARockie

    [SOLVED] Failed to boot. Failed to repair. Mouse & keyboard unresponsive. Please help.

    Hello, I recently upgraded my PC. When I boot into Windows 7, it says Windows is unable to start. It crashes, I get a quick blue screen, and it sends me to repair windows. When I repair windows, it fails. When I try to checkout other options, I am unable to due to my mouse and keyboard being...
  28. C

    [SOLVED] How to change dual boot to just going to BIOS and using override to boot up the other system from 2 different disk drives

    I have an SSD and an HDD I have windows 7 on my HDD and windows 10 on my SDD, but I want windows 10 again, because my windows 10 got removed and I dont want to transfer my files to my HDD to SDD, I want to use my SSD because I got hardware banned for an accidental glitch, and I need to change...
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    [SOLVED] Dual boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu?

    Hii legends.. i already Installed windows 7 Home Premium with 2 partition.. ( local disk C & local disk D ).. now my task is install dual boot option with ubuntu.. Clarification please Anybody clearly explain me... where i shrink the partition local disk C or local...
  30. J

    [SOLVED] Windows 7 KB4524752 Forcing Upgrade To 10?

    I work as an MSP with multiple clients most of which are still running managed Windows 7 PCs, and a fair number of them are running legacy software or are set up with peripheral equipment in some fashion that requires the Win 7 platform. Just today we noticed one of our own conference Win 7 Pro...