Anyone still running Windows 7?

goldenmarlin5 said:Hey, I need to get to my internet connections so I can type in an IP address and those default settings.

How do you get there in Windows 7? It's kind of urgent! :/

Control Panel - Network and Sharing Center - Local Area Connection

Thanks a million 😁

I went ahead and cleaned out the radiator—completely scrubbed it—and even applied some fresh thermal paste... but honestly? It didn't do a thing. I even went as far as picking up a liquid cooling setup to see if that would solve the issue, yet here we are: absolutely nothing.

Scott Hernandez63 said:Cleaned out the cooler, applied some thermal paste, still nothing. Switched over to liquid cooling, and... absolutely nothing.

Maybe try actually describing your problem in detail over on the "IT Help Desk" subforum? Start with a "good morning" and end with a "thanks," because right now, you haven't really given us much to work with. 😕

I'm running into an installation loop. It says it needs a few restarts, but I’ve already rebooted four times now. Every single time it comes back up, it just starts copying and expanding files all over again before asking for another restart. It's stuck in a cycle. Any advice on how to break out of this?

After every single reboot, just let it run its course and don't touch a damn thing.

Does anyone happen to know if there's a way to completely strip the date from my dock? I know you can get rid of it by shrinking the icons and moving everything down, but I was really hoping there might be a way to do it without having to resize the icons—if that even makes sense.

David Kern8 said:Does anyone happen to know how I can completely remove the date from my dock? I know you can shrink the icons to make it fit, but is there a way to do it without shrinking them?

The date located right under the clock, just before "minimize all" at the end of the dock? 🤔

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...e-taskbar.html 🙄

Noah Sanchez39 said:Is it the date located right next to the clock, just before the "minimize all windows" button on the taskbar? 🤔

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...e-taskbar.html 🙄

Yeah, that’s the one. I actually gave it a shot yesterday, but—well, it didn't really work for me; it just keeps displaying the day of the week instead.

If it’s giving you grief, just right-click on the clock, hit properties, and toggle the clock off. Problem solved.

Taylor Morales31 said:If it’s not working for you, just right-click the clock, go into properties, and turn the clock off—then it'll be gone.

I mean, I know how to do that, but I actually want the clock to stay visible—that's why I'm asking.

David Kern8 said:I'm aware of how it works, I just really want to keep the clock there, which is why I'm asking

If you right-click on the clock in the taskbar, then go to Adjust date and time, then head into Change date and time, find where it says Change calendar settings, and under the SHORT DATE section, you can just copy and paste this string:

dd///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////MM/yyyy

Once you hit apply, you should see nothing but the clock down there, which is exactly what we're aiming for, right?

I’m running into some weird audio issues on Windows 7. I mean, everything else sounds perfectly fine—music and all my other apps are crystal clear—but the second I jump on Xf to talk with my friends, their voices are barely audible, like they're whispering from a mile away. It’s the exact same thing happening when I try to use TeamSpeak 3. Does anyone have any ideas? Please help!😠😢😢😢😢

Check your sound settings under recording. Maybe something’s compressed or acting up.

Taylor Morales31 said:Just let it ride after every restart. Don't touch a thing.

Everything installed fine, but the system just won't budge. It hits "boot from CD" and then just sits there staring at me.

Then the copy you’ve got just isn't any good. I don't see any other way around it because I've tried installing Windows 7 about five or six times now. Honestly, who knows if someone else messed with the installer? Because every single time you hit "any key" during that prompt, it just triggers the entire installation process all over again. You're supposed to hit it once at the very start, and after that, you shouldn't be touching a single thing. 👍

Try switching your microphone input to the specific device that Windows 7 installed via your actual driver, rather than just relying on the generic one that comes pre-installed in Windows...

By the way, you should probably check the pinned thread regarding Windows 7 issues at the top of the forum before posting next time...🙂

Pressing any key, I get it. It’s like starting from scratch even though I haven't touched a thing. But once the installation finishes smoothly, I set the language and time zone, and then—out of nowhere—the damn computer restarts, the system starts loading, and suddenly it hits this:
boot from cd
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...and it just sits there. A buddy gave me a version of Windows 7, but that one was being just as difficult. So I downloaded another one, and it's the exact same story. I honestly thought maybe something was wrong with my hardware, especially since Windows XP installed and ran without a single hiccup :S... I'm at a loss here. I really don't want to settle for XP; I'm dead set on getting Windows 7 working...

From what I can tell, you're likely looking at a bug. Just keep going until the first restart happens. Once it starts rebooting, be ready—you’ll have about a 15-second window to yank that DVD out while it's cycling. Better yet, during that very first restart, jump straight into the BIOS and switch the boot priority so the hard drive is set as the primary device instead of the DVD drive. Give that a shot.