Thomas Carter8 said:It takes me two and a half hours just to install Windows 7 Ultimate, while my buddy gets it done in 30 minutes. Plus, once it’s actually finished, everything feels sluggish. It takes forever to copy a CD—like, ten times longer than it did on Windows XP—and my games keep stuttering. Everything ran fine on XP, so I was wondering if anyone knows how to fix this so Windows 7 doesn't slow down my computer so much. I just want it to run normally again.
Douglas Garcia52 said:Does anyone happen to know how I can get subtitles working on Windows? Maybe someone's having issues with Windows Media Player. I guess it depends on what exactly isn't working. I heard someone mention that you might need to install some codecs or something similar directly into the folder where Windows Media Player is installed. I guess it's possible, maybe.
Does anyone actually know which codecs we're talking about here? And more importantly, does installing them even make a difference? I'm just wondering if it'll actually function like GOM Player, where you can just drag and drop subtitles while you're watching a movie. Maybe it works, maybe it doesn't. I guess we'll see.
Thanks.
It feels like a crime to be using WMP when there are so many incredible players out there available now. 🙂
Taylor Morales31 said:It doesn't necessarily mean that. For me, a handful of these games actually run better on Windows 7 drivers than they do with the latest Catalyst updates... I guess maybe Catalyst is just less aggressive, though you probably have to tweak things manually in Catalyst, whereas with generic drivers you don't really have those options....
And since it hit my resolution perfectly on the first try, I've ditched Catalyst for now....
mistymarlin6 said:Quick noob question here: does Windows 7 install drivers automatically? Basically, I just finished installing it and haven't touched any drivers yet, but everything seems fine; sound, graphics, the whole nine yards. 😕
Yeah, it does. Though, I guess some motherboards—ASUS, for example—can be finicky with audio, so you might have to handle that manually. If you want, you could always grab newer graphics drivers; the factory ones are probably better than whatever generic Windows versions are running, but honestly, if everything is working fine, I wouldn't mess with it. 🙂
Alright, here’s the deal: open up that file you downloaded—if it’s sitting in a zip or rar folder, just extract it directly onto your hard drive first. Once you find the actual installer (.exe file), right-click it and head over to Properties. From there, go to the Compatibility tab. You’ll see a checkbox for "Run this program in compatibility mode for:"—go ahead and check that box. Then, from the dropdown menu, just select either Windows Vista or Windows XP > Apply > OK, and that should be about it. 🙂
I need some audio drivers for Windows Vista 32-bit specifically for my motherboard ASUS m2n-mx with an AMD Athlon LE-1600 2.21GHz processor I think I know where to find them, I just can't figure out which socket type I have so I can search correctly on the ASUS site.
Thanks.
Socket AM2/AM2+/AM3
Just grab the drivers for Windows Vista 32-bit and try running them through compatibility mode. 🙂
I think you might have mixed things up here. The title is about printing, yet you're bringing up an HP printer, while Adobe Creative Cloud is actually software for burning discs. 🙂
Douglas Garcia52 said:Could I get a little clarification on this? what does socket 775 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGA_775 actually mean? Do I need to include that whenever I'm hunting for drivers for any Asus motherboard, or just for my specific one, the P5KPL-AM IN/ROEM/SI
And is there such a thing as universal drivers for all Asus DDR2 motherboards?
dustybear9 said:Hey everyone... I picked up a Dell Studio 17 running Vista, but I've since upgraded to Windows 7. It’s working fine mostly, except the Bluetooth is totally dead. Any ideas? Also, how am I supposed to grab drivers or the dock from Dell's site? It usually asks for a service tag to identify the machine, but since my Windows isn't technically "genuine" anymore, it won't let me download anything.
By the way, don't bother with Dell. Mine's been in the shop three times already, totaling about a month of downtime, and I just finished paying it off this month. 😢
Give us the actual model number for that "Dell Studio 17." That 17 usually has four digits after it—just check the sticker on the bottom of the laptop. Also, you can definitely download drivers without entering a service tag. 🙂
Douglas Garcia52 said:I tried using that little utility I click on the motherboard, and it just shows up as unknown
So I opened up my PC, and this is what's printed right on the motherboard
Asus P5KPL-AM IN/ROEM/SI
Is that the actual model number for the motherboard? Thanks
Go ahead and head over to the Asus website. You'll want to look for drivers under Motherboard > Socket775, find your specific model, "P5KPL-AM IN/ROEM/SI," and hit Search. In the dropdown menu, select the OS as Windows 7 64 and grab the appropriate audio driver from there. 🙂
Asus makes thousands of different motherboards, so you really need to specify which exact one you're running. If you aren't sure, I guess you could try checking with this little tool Everest home edition. 🙂
If that information isn't sitting right there on your motherboard manufacturer's website, then we're likely talking about specific sound card drivers. 🙂
Please don't use all caps; it comes off as shouting on this forum. If you do it again, you're going to get a warning.
If you went ahead and installed the 64-bit version, just stick with it. It shouldn't be an issue, though I guess you will need to install the audio driver specifically for Win7 64.
Douglas Garcia52 said:Hey everyone, I've run into a bit of a mess here.
I picked up a brand new 500GB hard drive. During the OS installation, I somehow messed up and only created one single partition (the C: drive) where I installed Windows 7. Once everything finished, I realized I totally forgot to set up a separate partition for a D: drive. I tried formatting the whole drive to start from scratch, but it didn't work; instead, I just ended up reinstalling the system (Windows 7) onto the C: drive again. So now I have two instances of Windows sitting on my C: drive, and still no D: drive.
I JUST NEED TO KNOW HOW TO FORMAT THE ENTIRE DRIVE SO I CAN WIPE EVERYTHING AND START OVER. I TRIED USING THE INSTALLATION DVD, BUT IT JUST KEEPS LAUNCHING THE INSTALLER AGAIN.
ANY HELP? JUST A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE OR SOME QUICK TIPS WOULD BE GREAT.
You’ll probably have to manually scrub the leftovers from the registry after removing Malwarebytes. Maybe try this approach:
Open the Run command and type in regedit, then hit OK to launch the Registry Editor. Use Ctrl + f to pull up the Find tool, type in whatever specific term you're trying to hunt down and delete, and hit Find next. Once it highlights the first instance on the right side of the window, just hit Delete. Then, you can just tap F3 to keep searching for the next match, hitting Delete whenever it pops up, and repeating that cycle until you've cleared every trace of it from the registry.