Posts by David Kern8

Everything in English, please—my head is actually throbbing from trying to make sense of these translations 😁

Noah Miller6 said:Don't bother with that junk software—if you want my honest opinion, I'd highly recommend using Norton Utilities instead.

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quietowl152 said:I'm running Windows 7—the 32-bit version—but I really want to switch over to 64-bit. Is there any way I can just install the OS and somehow get rid of the 32-bit stuff later? Or am I stuck having to format my C drive before I can even start the 64-bit installation?

You'll need to format everything first, then go ahead with the 64-bit install.

Which version of Windows are you currently running?
As far as I can tell, those RC builds aren't even functional anymore—so there's really no point in bothering with them.

That RC build 7100 is essentially the release candidate for Windows 7. It’s practically just a beta version released right before the actual retail version—the one currently sitting on store shelves—which is 7600.

Douglas Garcia52 said:well, I was pretty convinced there were a ton of them in there—but when I actually went through with the installation, I ended up toggling everything on... all the formats, the codecs, the audio settings, the video tweaks... just everything.
maybe that's part of the problem?

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actually, I don't even have it installed anymore, though I might consider reinstalling it if I could just figure out why my picture quality goes to hell about a month after I set it up.

Honestly, it’s probably no surprise your playback looks like garbage when you've got every single setting turned on at once.
You should probably just grab the latest K-Lite Mega Pack—if I recall correctly, version 6.20 is the current one. When you run the installer, you really don't need to tweak anything; just stick with the default settings. Once it's done, there's no need to mess with any settings in DirectShow either—personally, I just check the box for volume so I can adjust the sound however I want, but that's really it, because honestly, nothing else is necessary. If you have any other codec packs hanging around, I'd suggest uninstalling them, because having two or more different packs installed at once can cause some serious headaches.

Douglas Garcia52 said:I’ve actually used it myself—it’s honestly quite good, handles subtitles and everything else without an issue—but after maybe a month or so of using it...
the picture on that player starts looking incredibly washed out, and it ends up looking pretty terrible—almost like I'm watching some low-quality bootleg recorded with a handheld camera.

Well, it sounds like something obviously went haywire in your settings; you should probably check your contrast and stuff, since there are tons of options for fine-tuning the image quality.

Zachary Barrett4 said:That’s the one right there.

I used to run it alongside VLC for quite a while—mostly out of habit, I suppose—but honestly, I just don't find myself needing to do that anymore. 👍

I'm in the exact same boat; I just grab the K-Lite codec pack and call it a day. It handles everything I throw at it, so I really don't need anything else.

Arthur Gonzalez4 said:I'm currently running Windows Vista—do you think it’s actually worth making the jump to Windows 7?🤷
What kind of perks would I even get from moving to the 7 version?

Oh, absolutely—without a second thought.

I've been running lite 4.30.4, and honestly, it’s working perfectly fine on my Windows 7 ultimate 32-bit setup

That looks like a Blue Screen of death to me—which usually implies we're dealing with something a bit more serious... You'll probably need to jot down whatever specific error code pops up on the screen

James Smith50 said:Does Windows 7 really use significantly less memory than Vista? I'd love to get some input from you all before I finally make the jump 😁

Oh, absolutely—it's a massive difference.

Taylor Morales31 said:There shouldn't be any issues this week—honestly, maybe you were just dealing with some hardware headaches before? If you just reset everything, it should all be fine within five days... 👍

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briskmarlin22 said:4gige

I honestly think that’s the crux of the issue—it really comes down to the RAM. I’m actually going to echo what Taylor Morales31 was saying earlier; if you find that advice a bit hard to swallow, then maybe you should start worrying.

briskmarlin22 said:Yeah, I actually checked out Black Viper—you know, one of those tools every tech shop uses—and I tried shutting down some of the services, but it’s still pulling a hundred percent. It just keeps listing "System" under the username section.

So, how much RAM are you running? I actually popped in an extra gig last week—so I'm sitting at 3 gigs total now—and right now my usage is hovering around 75,608 KB. Before I upgraded from 2 gigs, it was only using about 45,000 KB. I guess the more RAM you throw at it, the more Windows tries to grab for itself just to speed things up.

velvetfalcon44 said:Lately, I’ve been noticing some really weird behavior on my PC running Windows 7.
Out of nowhere, my CPU usage just spikes to 100% and stays there—it’s like the whole system starts running in slow motion.
I also noticed that there's a constant stream of updates being installed, both for the Windows 7 system itself and for Office 2007.
It honestly feels like Windows 7 is just riddled with holes. It seems like it puts way more strain on the hardware than Windows XP ever did... what do you guys think?

I keep up with my updates regularly and haven't run into any issues at all. Honestly, you should take a look at Task Manager to see what exactly is hogging your processor. In my experience, the real issue is when people clutter their machines with all sorts of junk that slows everything down—plus, they pick up a virus or two and immediately blame the operating system.

Zachary Barrett4 said:Right-click on the clock in your taskbar—go to Adjust date and time—then Change date and time—hit Change calendar settings—and under the SHORT DATE field, just copy and paste this:

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

Hit apply. After that, you should hopefully see nothing but the time down there.

It actually worked! I tried it five different times—it kept showing the date right under the clock every single time—but finally, it took. Thanks!

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.

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.

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.