windows7

Forum discussion tagged with windows7.
  1. Lady_M

    A2 Error

    I am running an old ASUS PC with Windows 7 for the specific reason as it's the only OS that supports my x-ray developer. I cannot upgrade my OS or I cannot run the program to develop the radiographs. Last week after a power surge the computer would not turn on at all. It was on a surge...
  2. Oneaboveall036

    Question Help with installing Windows 7 on B560-Plus mobo ?

    Hi guys i am new and i dont know anything about installing things and things but i do know i had windows 7 on my old old pc and it was amazing but my new pc has windows 11 which i don't want to use. Unfortunately i tried installing windows 7 and yes i failed and and no thanks but you can help me...
  3. R

    Question RE:google gmail pop3 settings

    Hello Toms Forum members, I have a gmail settings dilemma with my windows 7 PC....I am having problems selecting (to keep my selected pop3 options...selected)google gm,ail pop3 server settings in gmail online~~when i choose to enable all gmail pop3 settings in gmail settings,the pop3 settings...
  4. SparkyNZ

    Question ASRock A520M Motherboard - Won't boot Windows 7 SSD

    Sorry, I didn't know whether to post in the Motherboards or Windows 7 section. I just bought a new ASRock A520M motherboard+cpu. My SSD drive is detected in SATA Port 1 (in setup) but I cannot get it to boot. The SSD has Windows 7 x64 installed on it. It just won't even try to boot - the...
  5. gdanbo

    [SOLVED] Black screen with cursor on Windows 7, even in Windows setup

    Hello, I have a problem with an older laptop, it's a HP ProBook 4545s. The problem started a couple of days ago. When I would turn on the laptop, Windows would start loading and it would boot to a black screen with the cursor. The first thing I tried were the advanced startup options, such as...
  6. I

    Question Duplicate screen problem

    Hello everyone, i have this annoying problem: I am trying to duplicate screen on laptop. Right now i am using windows 7 but before that i had the same problem with windows 10. Laptop model is - dell inspiron n5110. It has 2 GPU's - one integrated and other is Nvidia Geforce GT 525M. Laptop has 2...
  7. S

    Question [SOLVED] LENOVO T510 / Windows OS Number keys do not work except 5 and 6 and signs after 0

    In a previous thread in this same forum someone quite ignorant about technical support assures that in this situation, definitely, the keyboard must be replaced because it stopped working mechanically. Surely, you say so, because you don't know that when a keyboard stops working mechanically...
  8. F

    [SOLVED] Could this be a faulty disk problem or it's the motherboard/processor?

    I had to format my PC and reinstall windows7 because of a small issue some days ago, i was able to do so without much problem. Both system partition C:\\ and data partition D:\\ are logical partitions of a 1 physical disk. <--- This is important. Almost everything worked fine except for a...
  9. whateverami

    [SOLVED] How much ram can a Core Duo t5750 handle?

    I have happen to have a laptop which has 2gb ram and a core duo t5750 processor clocked at 2.00ghz with 2 cores. I wanted to add an extra 2gb ram to the laptop but I dont know if the cpu can handle it or not. Any answer is appreciated!
  10. J

    [SOLVED] Windows 7 Install Problem - Programs "not compatible with this version"

    **Update - looks like it might have been the USB stick the files were moved from that caused the issue. Hello everyone, I am having an interesting problem with a fresh install of Windows 7 pro 64 bit. Windows installs normally, I don't have any issues during this process. The install is going...
  11. GTXstore

    Question My bluetooth module won't work on Windows 10 but does work on Windows 7 ?

    I recently made myself a bluetooth module from an old bluetooth chip from an old laptop. It works great in the computer i took it from (which has windows 7), but as soon as i put it in my main rig (which has windows 10) i get this error "do not recognize usb device", I have tried many diffrent...
  12. MrNope

    Question Winlogon crash when transferring data over Lan

    Hi, for no better use I have my old Optiplex 755 set up as pseudoNAS. It runs windows 7 pro, I have shared folders over LAN. Issue is that when I'm transferring bigger ammount of data (1GB+), the winlogon crashes and system cuts off all incoming/outgoing data over LAN. RDP cannot be used at that...
  13. R.T.

    [SOLVED] Get Windows 7 from HP Recovery

    Hey guys, I got 5 recovery discs from my old HP PC that came with Win 7. So I now want to install Win 7 as a 2nd OS on my custom build computer, however, obviously, the recovery only works with my HP. So this is my question: How do I simply install Windows 7 from the HP recovery disks, without...
  14. V

    Question No signal When trying to boot windows 10

    My pc currently has windows 7 on it, but I am trying to download windows 10 on it. When i load the windows 10 boot media it shows the windows 10 logo then goes to no signal. And if i try to update to windows 10 through windows 7 it fails and i get an error. 0xC1900101 - 0x2000C The installation...
  15. Uhsa

    [SOLVED] Windows Live Essentials

    The windows movie maker is corrupted on my pc, I want to uninstall and then reinstall it but it doesn't showup in programs and features under control panel. when I try to install the windows movie maker, it shown that it is alreday installed which doesn't show up anywhere on PC.
  16. K

    Question (Perplexing) Windows and Linuxes often fail to boot on my 2009 HP 8730w laptop

    I have posted this question on 'TomsGuide forum', a while back, a year ago, but I haven't found any good answer/solution for it. https://forums.tomsguide.com/threads/perplexing-windows-often-sumtimes-failed-to-boot-while-linux-mostly-boots-fine.447955/ Sorry if I double posted (I hope I won't...
  17. Skyefall

    Question Problem with Displayport

    GeForce® GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 3G Intel Core i5-4590 @ 3.30GHz 16 GB RAM Windows 7 I am having a problem with connecting my recently bought 27" ViewSonic VX2758-2KP-MHD Gaming monitor with Displayport. Whenever I connect it, I get "no signal" and then the screen goes black. HDMI works just...
  18. S

    Question Question about mouse not behaving right on Windows 7.

    Okay, I have 2 hard drives. 1 of them is my SSD, the other being an HDD. (I also have an external hard drive, which is for my mass storage, games, archive, etc, for what it's worth.) On my SSD, which I use mainly on my computer, I have windows 10. Everything on that instance of windows works...
  19. Senbonzakura_miku

    Question How can i take Ultra High resolution Screenshots 8K On a 1080p monitor?

    i need to take extremely hi resolution screenshots from my games, and nvidia DSR lets my computer run at maximum 3840x2160 4.00x . but i need to take screenshots with 7680x4320 or at least something higher than 4k. my monitor is 1920x1080 , i dont care computer runs on the custom resolution or...
  20. M

    Question How to Delete Locks virus And Fix Files

    How to Delete Locks virus And Fix Files in Windows 7
  21. editor1

    [SOLVED] Shuts down and reboots wen i'm afk. Post event log

    Hi It happen after I go to bead. Most of the day the laptop is idel. I use my desktop during the day. Any one know what this means or how I can understand this log ? "Event filter with query "SELECT * FROM __InstanceModificationEvent WITHIN 60 WHERE TargetInstance ISA "Win32_Processor" AND...
  22. A

    Question Can someone help me with my USB ports

    My usb port was working but my laptop turned off (not proper shutdown) after i turned it back on the port wasn't working at all and i was looking at drivers and there's 3 missing ones. are these related to the usb ports and if they are can someone please send me a link to download them: -PCI...
  23. D

    [SOLVED] Games freezing for 1 - 6 second randomly

    #1 Hello, When i play games like half life, Counter strike or any other; the game freezes for a few seconds randomly and then continues like nothing happened, and then does it again. This happens mostly in situations where explosions happen or even the slightest of effects. Normally my pc...
  24. C

    Question Cannot enter BIOS after pressing F2 in startup

    Hello, I've been dealing with this issue for two days but haven't seem to find a solution. I'm trying to reinstall Windows 7 in my laptop (ACER Aspire 4750G) and everytime I restart, it shows "Press F2 to enter SETUP". I'm trying to enter BIOS with that key but instead, it directs me to "windows...
  25. C

    [SOLVED] Sparks come out of computer when I press the power button

    So my friend recently got some pc parts for Christmas to build a pc, after I finally convinced him to move from Xbox to PC gaming. He FaceTimed me while he was building (This is his first time building a pc), so he could ask any questions if needed, so I saw most of what he was doing besides...
  26. J

    Blue screen please help

    Hello I recently upgraded my motherboard cpu and ram. I play world of warcraft and everything was working amazing until world of warcraft shut down with an error message. I then played again with no problems for about 2 hours when I got a blue screen saying something is not right we need to...
  27. A

    Very silent fan for LGA 1155 socket

    Hello, I am looking a very silent fan as I have already 3 big fans for my case and 4 for my graphic cards. All those are quite silent but the fan I am using for my CPU is really noisy. Do you have any feedback regarding the Noctua NH-U9S ? Do you know any other fan that would even be more silent ?
  28. T

    need help with audio

    I have a logitech speaker system for my computer. but the cable that plugs in to the headphone jack has been stripped, with just the wires exposed. It did have a (diy) phone jack connecting to another headphone jack and was working fine but has come apart now before I could take a picture...
  29. 7

    r7 265 and 1050ti

    I have a r7 265 and a 1050ti. I would like to use the 1050ti as my primary gaming card and the r7 265 as my second monitor card... is that possible? not crossfire (obviously) thanks in advance
  30. R

    R9 280X 3 GB Gigabyte Windforce OC power supply

    Hi, wish to know if my corsair vs550 will be able to give power to the gigabyte r9 280x . My cpu is an amd a8-6600k and my current graphic card is a r7 250x , until now no problems to give power to my current system . I am planning to have the r9 because I don´t have many budget and I want a...
  31. I

    can sony laptop charger work in hp laptop

    I habe a windows 8 hp lap top but screen is broken and i have sony window 7 thats missing charger and battery are either of theae two compatible with eachother?
  32. H

    HDD not allocating correct amount of storage

    Just recently got a new 2TB HDD. The HDD is only showing as around 230GB of space, even when I try partitioning it. I have tried extending and deleting the whole partition and create a new one, but I can still never get more than this. Going to add a screenshot of my disk management...
  33. D

    Pioneer turntable to Bose cinematic 15

    Can I connect my 1980's pioneer turntable to Bose cinematic 15? I heard something about an optical splitter could work? Thanks for any assistance.
  34. D

    No LAN, WiFi, USB drivers on my laptop and no optical drive

    I have three laptops which needed to have Win7 Pro installed, not the preinstalled 10. On one laptop I had put a folder on which contained all the necessary drivers and they were retained in a 'windows.old' image which was created during the install. No probs there as I could access the folder...
  35. I

    PS2 Slim Ribbon Cable

    Does anyone know where i can find a PS2 Slimline power button ribbon cable, 8 pin, 5mm W x 4cm L? I'm repairing a PS2 that works apart from this cable being an issue and need a ribbon cable for it, the only one I've found so far is from Ebay but I'm waiting on a reply from the seller before i...
  36. C

    PC black screening under load

    After 2 weeks of working perfectly, my pc has started black screening while gaming. Funny thing is that it runs fine with stress tests like furmark. It isn't temperature because it crashes at 50°C for GPU (MSI Gaming 970) and the same for the CPU (i5-4460). I'm starting to think it's the...
  37. P

    i5-750 Overheating at Idle 75.5℃

    I have an old i5-750, along with a ph755-m mobo, running on stock cooler. I recently wiped all drives, so there is no Operating system installed. When I entered the Hardware Monitor menu in the bios, it shows my cpu‘s temp is at 45℃, then it went from 45 to 75.5 in a minute. So I took out the...
  38. M

    this is my final idea for a budget build

    CPU: intel i5 4690k 3.5ghz 4-core (TDP 88w) mobo: Asus Z97-P ATX GPU: GT 440 (recommended 300w) RAM: Corsair 8GB DDR3 1600MHz RAM so my last pickle here is the psu, is it alright if I get one of the evga 700B series? it's like 750w 80+ bronze, or maybe just a evga psu at like 500w/600w, what do...
  39. R

    Replacing my Dell cps 8700 mobo

    Hey guys I'm looking to replace the motherboard and the case and psu for the dell xps 8700. It has a intel i7 4790 processor with a evga gtx 960. I'm looking to get a mother board and and new graphics card in the near future. How do I go about migrating windows over to my new system? If i...