Anyone still running Windows 7?

The OS might be picking up the GPU, but it looks like the driver is hitting a snag during the load process. Which card are you running?

By the way, instead of starting a whole new thread, just drop your question here. 😉

Noah Sanchez39 said:The OS might be detecting the graphics card, but the driver being loaded seems to be glitching. Which card are you using?

By the way, rather than starting an entirely new thread, please just post your question here. Here.. 😉

The graphics card is an NVIDIA GeForce GTX series.

The processor is an Intel Core i7.

First installation.

Regarding XP-Nem, everything installs perfectly fine. But Windows 7? It’s driving me absolutely insane.

Desktop processor, desktop graphics card with properly matched Win7 drivers (32-bit or 64-bit). Is this your first time running into this, or have you already attempted to install a week of updates?

Noah Sanchez39 said:Use a desktop processor and a desktop graphics card with the correct Windows 7 drivers (both 32-bit and 64-bit) properly installed. Is this your first attempt, or have you tried installing a week of updates already?

It’s my first time, and it couldn't be worse! I tried installing XP yesterday and had zero issues, but Windows 7 just won't cooperate.

Hello.

Is it possible to change the order in which programs launch during startup? I would prefer my antivirus to load before the computer connects to the internet.
Does that even make a difference?

Try this approach: pull out the graphics card (assuming there isn't some integrated chip on the motherboard?), reinstall Windows 7, pop the card back in, and then install the appropriate driver. 😉

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Thanks, honestly feeling pretty let down this week, even though I jumped on it because everyone said it was amazing...

Noah Sanchez39 said:Try this approach: pull out the graphics card (check if there is integrated graphics on the motherboard first?), reinstall Windows 7, put the card back in, and then install the correct driver. 😉

Thanks! Thanks! I finally got it sorted. After ten tries, I managed to get it installed normally and everything is working perfectly now. Thanks again!👍

I have a minor, yet incredibly annoying issue. Image:



The problem is I can't get rid of this "uuu" grid. I can't move it down, and I can't even change its settings. I have no clue where it came from.

When I try to delete or modify it, nothing happens—no error messages or anything. It’s like the changes are being accepted, but everything just stays exactly the same.

A couple of times when I tried deleting it, it actually vanished for a single second before popping right back up again.

There you go. If anyone has any ideas...

Hey there.

I noticed yesterday that my C: drive space is just vanishing. After falling down a massive Google rabbit hole, I found out the winsxs folder is eating up over 7GB of my 20GB Windows directory. I already ran some disk cleanup and cleared out the junk, but if this keeps up, I’ll be left with zero breathing room every time I try to tidy things up. I've tried various cleaning tools, nuked old update backups, cleared the history... honestly, I'm running out of tricks.

Anyone got any bright ideas? My partition is only 30GB because that was plenty for a Windows 7 install. Now, suddenly, it looks like it won't even hold its own weight because Windows is spreading across my drive like a virus.😕

bass999 - I am experiencing the same issue...

Noah Sanchez39 - thank you

Jacob Foster11 said:I've got a minor issue that's becoming pretty annoying. Here's a screenshot:



The problem is I can't seem to get rid of this "uuu" network icon. I can't move it down or change any of its settings. I have no clue where it came from.

When I try to delete or edit it, I don't get any error messages or anything. It just looks like the changes were applied, but everything stays exactly the same.

A couple of times when I tried deleting it, it actually disappeared for a second, but then it just popped right back up.

So, that's the situation. If anyone has an idea...

Wait, when you hover over that "uuu" network with your mouse, does it jump right back under "Home"? Also, just a thought—check if "Connect automatically" is turned on there.

Timothy Taylor42 said:Wait, if you drag that "uuu" network down under "Home" using the mouse, does it just jump back to the top? Also, try toggling "Connect automatically"

I open up properties, change something—including "Connect automatically"—hit OK, and the window closes. I reopen properties and nothing changed.

I delete the network; nothing happens. I move it down; nothing. I move the other one up; nothing. The other one is active. I used to have multiple networks defined and they all worked fine. I could edit, delete, or reorder them (except for "uuu" which stays at the top). But with this "uuu" network, I can't do a single thing.

Haven't tried... Would Safe Mode work? Or maybe it can be wiped from the registry or something? 🤷

Hey everyone, what's up? So, through a series of rather unfortunate events, I've recently become the unlucky owner of a Dell laptop, which, if you ask me, feels like it's mostly just a giant pile of cheap plastic. Even though it gets the job done well enough, I’m feeling pretty skeptical about the whole thing. Anyway, setting that aside, I rely heavily on the hibernate option because it's just so convenient—the second I fire the machine up, all my apps are right there waiting for me, so I don't waste any time reopening everything. On every single computer I've owned in the past, this worked perfectly fine, but on this one, it's hit or miss. Sometimes it works, but other times I get slapped with that dreaded blue screen—which obviously can't be a good sign—saying something about "dumping physical memory" or whatever, and then it asks if I want to "start Windows normally." I have no clue what that's even about, though I did hear somewhere that hardware issues might be the culprit here?? Hopefully, you guys can help me out!! Thanks!!

Jacob Foster11 said:I go into properties, change something—including "Connect automatically"—hit OK, and the window just closes. When I reopen properties, nothing has changed.

I tried deleting the network. Nothing. Tried moving it down the list. Nothing. Moved the other one up. Nothing. The other one is active. I’ve had multiple profiles set up before and they all worked fine. I could edit them, delete them, or move them (except for the top one, which is stuck). But with this specific "uuu" network, I can't do a single thing.

Haven't tried it yet... Would Safe Mode work? Or maybe there's a way to wipe it through the registry or something? 🤷

After making those changes in Properties, deleting, or moving things around, did you try restarting your computer?

Maybe this will help:
"I was able to delete a wireless network, but only by using Regedit to delete all registry references to the SSID, then rebooting and deleting the network from the list of Wireless Networks." (link; see the last post)

dustybear9 said:Hey guys, what's up? Through some weird stroke of luck, I recently became the unfortunate owner of a Dell laptop. In my opinion, it's just a heap of cheap plastic, and even though it works okay, I'm pretty skeptical about it. Regardless, I use the hibernate option very often because it's convenient; when I turn the computer on, all my apps are right there so I don't waste time reopening everything. It worked perfectly on every previous computer I've owned, but on this one, it works sometimes and other times I get that Blue Screen (which obviously isn't good), saying something about "dumping physical memory" or whatever, and then it asks if I want to "start Windows normally." I don't really get it. I heard hardware might be the cause?? Hope you guys can help me out!! Thanks!!

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So, I'm running Windows 7, and whenever I try downloading torrents using uTorrent, BitTorrent, or whatever, my computer just resets itself after a few minutes. The screen goes blue and mentions NETIO.SYS along with some driver info, but I can't quite catch what the rest says... basically, does anyone know what might be causing this?
Downloading torrents through Opera works perfectly fine without any issues.

thanks

Rachel Rodriguez72 said:So, I'm running Windows 7, and whenever I try downloading torrents using uTorrent, BitTorrent, or whatever, my computer just resets itself after a few minutes. The screen goes blue and mentions NETIO.SYS along with some driver info, though I can't quite catch what it says before it crashes... basically, does anyone know what might be causing this?
Downloading via Opera seems to work totally fine!

thanks

Well, you'll have to give us more details on those drivers. It’s probably something involving the Wireless Networks drivers. Try doing this:

Right-click on My Computer > Properties > Advanced > Startup and Recovery > Settings, and disable the option to Automatically restart. That way, when it crashes again, you should actually be able to see the error message. Just write down what it says.

Noah Sanchez39 said:After making all those changes in Properties—deleting things, removing stuff, and whatnot—did you actually try restarting your computer?

Maybe this will help you:
I managed to wipe a Wireless Network from my system, though it wasn't straightforward. I had to jump into Regedit to manually scrub every single registry entry tied to that SSID, reboot the machine, and only then could I finally remove it from the list of Wireless Networks. (linkCheck the latest post.

Yeah, I tried restarting...

Anyway... thanks for the advice, but...

First, I tried completely stripping the drivers and removing the card from the Device Manager just to reinstall them (following that "Windows expert" in the link). Naturally, it did nothing. That damn network popped right back up. So then, before diving into the registry, I tried installing the new drivers released last week. Of course, that didn't work either... While I was at it, I saw some new Bluetooth drivers and grabbed those too, intending to install them. Naturally, I hit an error during installation and started getting "missing DLL" messages. Now I'm looking at the driver instructions again, which say you have to wipe the old drivers first if they're below a certain version. 🤦So, I went ahead and tried to uninstall Bluetooth and remove the device from the Device Manager. Naturally, it demanded a restart. Well, I restarted my computer and now, predictably, I can't even get into Windows. It’s throwing some error about being unable to access a critical device or something along those lines, telling me to try a Repair using a Setup DVD. I already tried that, and of course, it didn't do a damn thing. So now, I'm completely locked out of Windows. 🤦🤦🤦

Just so you know, I also have Ubuntu running on that machine via dual boot, and of course, it works perfectly fine...

Joshua Garcia3 said:It’s likely a driver issue. Probably something involving the Wireless Networks drivers. Try this:

Right-click My Computer > Properties > Advanced > Startup and Recovery > Settings. Turn off "Automatically" restart. Next time it happens, you'll see the error message on screen—just write down what it says.

Honestly, I have that cheap D-Link card and ever since I got it, these issues started happening. Even though I disabled it and switched to an Ethernet cable, the problem still persists!

I'll try this and let you know!