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I have a relatively new (under 2 yrs old) Windows 7 machine. It has 9GB of RAM, and an i7 core CPU (930 @ 2.8GHz w/ 8 CPUs). After about 8 months since a clean install, I noticed my computer was running slowly. I figure it was fragmentation etc, and I did a complete wipe […]

There may not be a solution for this, but at the very least I’d like a bit more understanding of what’s going on. When my work (work, XP) laptop comes out of hibernation, it takes an excruciatingly long time to recover. The hard drive light is solidly on, so I’m sure it’s just restoring the

I have windows 10 enterprizes. i know that there is no way to stop windows 10 update. but we can only stop it from downloading updates by using registry and group policy. but it still takes too much of internet to check for updateson my computer i don`t want to update it because i use

On my second hard drive there’s this folder: D:73dca78350f1e7f756d03ee8 It contains two sub folders – “amd64” and “i386”. After re-installing Windows XP I can no longer access these folders. I just get “Access denied”. These are the only two folders on the disk that I can’t access. How can I regain control of these two

I recently upgraded my workstation from XP SP3 to Vista Business, and during the upgrade Windows moved my old C:Windows directory to C:Windows.old.  I got all of the stuff I needed out of that folder, but there are six “undeletable” files there so I cannot remove it.  They are: Windows.oldProgram1AdobeReader 9.0ResourceCMapIdentity-HWindows.oldProgram1AdobeReader 9.0ResourceCMapIdentity-VWindows.oldProgram1Common FilesAdobeAcrobatActiveXAcroIEHelper.dllWindows.oldProgram1Common FilesAdobeAcrobatActiveXAcroIEHelperShim.dllWindows.oldProgram1Common FilesAdobeAcrobatActiveXAcroPDF.dllWindows.oldProgram1Common

I have an external hard drive that was used as a Windows partition before, but now I want to use it for storage instead. I have added it to my Windows 7 machine, but I am not allowed to write or delete serveral of the files and folders on the disk. I get the error

Persistent install of Windows 7 (or XP) on a USB stick is this possible? So I move to another computer and during the boot process I boot the OS from my USB stick. I did not found any tutorial on Google. Solution: you can do it, but it is not supported and is very complex

How can I create a mosaic picture by using GIMP or another app. by using other pictures like below? Solution: Take a look at AndreaMosaic Here is a guide that Engadget did about five years ago on this software. AndreaMosaic, a free project to create digital art using images and computer software. With AndreaMosaic you

I recently bought a 750 GB 2.5″ hard drive and put it in an external enclosure.  It has Advanced Format Technology (AFT), but I use Windows 7, so I assumed I would be safe. I decided to try exFAT, because I was enticed by the reduced overhead For “Allocation unit size” I selected “Default allocation

There is a remote Windows server on a private network which I can connect to via Remote Desktop Connection.  I would like to be able to make TCP/IP connections from my computer to other computers on that server’s network. Remote Desktop Connection makes it possible to share printers, drives, and other local resources through the