Anyone still running Windows 7?

Douglas Garcia52 said:
Look, if you set it up that way and just let Acronis run its course until it hits 100%—which, let’s be real, can take forever depending on how many tasks you threw at it—then everything should be golden. You just gotta sit tight and wait for Acronis to finish its thing 👍
. But hey, if you managed to pull it off using some other software, then you're already in the clear 👍
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Yeah, I totally missed that... shame on me 🤦
I mean, it felt weird that there wasn't some kind of confirmation prompt, you know? 🤦
Anyway, good to know for next time... thanks 👍

Joshua Garcia3 said:Douglas Garcia52@ the issue is they probably didn't click that little icon at the end to let Acronis actually finish what it started. 🙂

Yeah, honestly? I messed that part up too. 🤷
I followed everything in those links you sent over 🙂 but there isn't any mention of an icon in those guides 😉 and I definitely didn't see anything about it in the ADDS documentation either 🤷...

Justin Gray81 said:Yeah, alright, my bad. I messed up here. 🤷
I followed everything in those links you sent, 🙂 but there’s no flag to be found anywhere, 😉 and even the ADDS documentation doesn't mention it. 🤷

So now you know. Hit me up if you need anything else. 👍

wearypilot6 said:Hey guys, looking for some advice on Windows 7. Just put together a new rig, so I'm wondering which version would be best for stability—strictly for home Use.

Thanks.

Ultimate covers everything you might need or even things you don't, though obviously people grab it from torrent sites to avoid paying... if you're actually buying, go with Home Premium.

Justin Gray81 said:Yeah. I messed up too. 🤷
I followed everything you laid out in those links. 🙂 But then again, there isn't even a flag icon on them either. 😉 It’s not even mentioned in the ADDS documentation. 🤷

I missed it the first time too, until it finally clicked. I ended up just printing out those two sets of instructions and adding a little note at the bottom that you have to hit the commit icon to actually finish everything. They say wise men learn while fools merely remember, I guess. We aren't exactly partitioning hard drives or splitting up disks every single day, so when the time comes, I'll just look at my notes and try to remember what I did. 🙄

Hi,

I have two users set up on Windows 7—does anyone know how to force the system to automatically select my account upon startup instead of just sitting at the login screen waiting for me to click?

I was just sitting here thinking about how much things have changed since we first started tinkering with these old machines, and it really makes you wonder if we ever truly master them or if we're just constantly playing catch-up with the next update, doesn't it? I was looking back at some old notes regarding those legacy setups, specifically when we were dealing with Windows XP, and it struck me how much more straightforward everything felt before the layers of security and complexity we deal with today became the norm. It’s funny how we used to spend hours just trying to get a single driver to behave, isn't it? Anyway, I was reading through some of the older threads where driftingangler11 was talking about similar issues, and it reminded me that no matter how many times we think we've solved a problem, there's always that one little setting or that one specific registry tweak that slips through the cracks. It’s almost like a ritual at this point, finding that one missing piece of the puzzle to make the whole system run smoothly again. kaže:
Hey there, how’s it going?

So, I’ve got two different user accounts set up on my Windows 7 machine, and I was wondering if anyone here knows how to bypass that tedious step where the computer just sits there at the login screen waiting for me to manually click on my profile? It feels like such a waste of time having to interact with the screen every single time I boot up, so does anyone know how I can get it to just automatically log me into my specific account right after the system starts up?

If you want to skip the login dance, just go ahead and press the Windows key along with the R key on your keyboard. Once that little command box pops up on your screen, you can just type in control userpasswords2 and hit enter, which should take you right to the User Accounts screen in Windows 7. From there, you’ll see a list of accounts in the main table, so just find yours and uncheck the box that says "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer." After you click the Apply button, the Automatically log on window will pop up, and all you have to do is type in your password once more to confirm everything is set, allowing the system to remember it so you don't have to deal with those prompts every single time you start up your PC. Isn't it much easier when things just work the way you want them to?

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Zachary Barrett4 said:👍

What if I don't have a password set?

BTW - he mentioned that Windows can't find the userpasswords2 file

Are you sure this applies to Windows 7? If I recall correctly, that was more of an XP thing 😢

Thanks for the help, Zachary Barrett4—you need to run "control userpasswords2" to get things moving.
- I have no idea why, but I completely missed that word CONTROL right before passwords.😁

So, whenever I put my Windows 7 machine into standby, it wakes up just from a tiny little nudge of the mouse... honestly, I’d love to kill that feature—I want it to only wake up if I actually hit the power button. 🙂
I've been digging through all the Power Options, but I haven't stumbled upon anything to fix it (maybe I didn't 🤷 search deep enough?
) Any chance someone here knows how to tweak this? I'd really appreciate the help! 🙂

driftingangler11 said:Thanks for looking into this, Zachary Barrett4—I really need to run "control userpasswords2"
- I honestly have no idea why, but I completely missed that word CONTROL sitting right there in front of passwords 😁

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If you don't actually have a password set up yet, you could just create one and enter it right there, and then you won't have anything to worry about, right? 🙂

Justin Gray81 said:Whenever I put my Windows 7 machine into standby, it seems to wake up just from a tiny little mouse movement... honestly, I’d much rather just disable that and have it only wake up when I actually hit the power button, you know? 🙂
I've been poking around through all the different Power options, but I haven't managed to find the right setting yet—though, who knows, maybe I just wasn't thorough enough in my search 🤷?
If anyone happens to know how to tweak this, I would really appreciate the help 🙂.

Well... you really do need to dig into those Power options. There are settings in there... you know, things like "when I press the power button," and stuff like that.

@ Justin Gray81

I'm currently stuck working on Windows XP at the office, but this might actually be useful:

Change what happens when you press the power button on your computer

Noah Sanchez39 said:Hey @ Justin Gray81

So, I’m stuck working on some old Windows XP machine at the office right now—yeah, living in the past over here—but I was thinking this might actually be useful:

So, you want to mess with what actually happens when you hit that power button on your rig? It’s one of those little tweaks that feels like you're actually taking control of the machine instead of just being a passenger, right? Most people just slam the button and hope for the best, but if you want to change how your PC reacts—like maybe you want it to sleep instead of doing a full shutdown, or you're tired of it cutting everything off instantly—you can totally customize that. First things first, you gotta head into the guts of the system. Open up your Start menu and just type "Control Panel" into the search bar. Once you're in there, look for the section labeled "System and Security"—it's pretty straightforward. From there, you'll want to find the option for "Power Options." Once you've got the Power Options window open, look over on the left-hand side of the screen. You should see a link that says something along the lines of "Choose what the power buttons do." Click that, and boom—you're in the driver's seat. Now, you'll see a list of options for when you press the physical power button or even when you close the lid on your laptop. You can set them to "Do nothing," "Sleep," "Hibernate," or "Shut down." It’s super handy if you have a desktop and you're lazy about shutting down properly, or if you're on a laptop and don't want it dying every time you accidentally bump the lid. Just pick whatever fits your vibe, hit "Save changes" at the bottom, and you're good to go. Simple as that, really. Why make it complicated?

And I'm stuck at work right now, staring at a Windows XP machine—seriously, can you believe they still have these things running? 🙂

Man, I’m gonna lose my mind when I finally get home to deal with that link you sent me. 😉

I honestly can't tell if you totally missed my point, or if there’s actually some kind of workaround buried in here somewhere—but man, I really hope it's the latter. 🤔

Everything is working perfectly fine with my power button... I just don't want the damn thing waking up from standby every single time I nudge my mouse, that's all. Is that really too much to ask? 😉

Justin Gray81 said:Everything works fine with the power button... I just don't want the damn thing waking up from standby every time I nudge my mouse. That's it. 😉

Hit Start, go to Control Panel, then System and Security, click System, and open Device Manager (or just hit the Start button and start typing "device manager").

Double-click on "Mice and other pointing devices," then double-click the mouse itself. Once you're in Properties, head over to the Power Management tab and uncheck "Allow this device to wake the computer."

P.S. I can't seem to find that Power Management tab. It might be because I'm running Windows 7 inside VMWare Fusion; if you installed Windows 7 on a standard machine, the Power Management tab should show up for you.

Zachary Barrett4 said:👍

If you don't have a password, just create one and enter it here; then you won't have any more trouble. 🙂

Actually, you shouldn't even need to type it in—all five work perfectly fine without a password. 😁

Noah Sanchez39 said:Go to Start, then Control Panel, hit System and Security, click System, and open up the Device Manager (or just smash the Start button and start typing "device manager").

Double-click "Mice and other pointing devices," then double-click your mouse, and once you're in Properties, look for the Power Management tab. Uncheck the box that says "Allow this device to wake the computer"

P.S. I don't actually see that PM tab myself—probably because I'm running Windows 7 as a virtual machine in VMWare Fusion; if you installed Windows 7 the normal way on actual hardware, you should see the PM tab just fine.

Well, that’s exactly what I was asking! 👍
Seriously though... thanks a million! 👍

Does anyone happen to have a fix for this headache...

I’m attempting to get Windows 7 up and running on a machine with these specs: a 2.4GHz Intel processor, 512MB of RAM, and a 120GB HDD... anyway—after I finish formatting and partitioning the drive, everything seems fine until the stage where it starts copying the actual Windows files. Then, right around the 5% or 7% mark (it varies, depending on the mood of the machine, I suppose), I get hit with this error:

Windows cannot access the installation sources. Verify that the installation sources are accessible, and restart the installation.

Is there some sort of workaround hidden somewhere in the BIOS settings, or am I just out of luck??

restlesslynx8 said:Anyone know how to fix this...

I'm trying to install Windows 7 on this setup: 2.4GHz Intel, 512MB RAM, 120GB HDD... basically, after I format everything and set up the partitions, it gets to the part where it copies the Windows files, and then right around 5% or 7%—it varies—I hit this error:

Windows cannot access The installation sources. Verify that The installation sources ara accessible, and restart the installation.

Is there some kind of BIOS setting I should change or something?

Maybe it's just not enough RAM??

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/w...m-requirements