Posts by Joshua Garcia3

So, you actually managed to scrub that existing version of Malwarebytes that’s been messing with you and installed a different one, but nothing really changed, or...🙂

So, it probably won't work unless you try this. Open the file you downloaded—if it’s sitting in a zip or rar folder, just unzip it directly onto your hard drive first. Find the specific driver you're trying to install (.exe file), right-click it, and go to Properties. From there, hit Compatibility, then Compatibility mode. You'll want to check the box that says "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" and then pick either Windows Vista or XP from the dropdown menu. Just click XP > Apply, hit OK, and that should be about it.

Ryan Torres27 said:I'm trying to install Windows 7 (x64 bit), but I can't get certain drivers to work—specifically for my Samsung J700 and my UMAX AstraSlim SE scanner (which is currently on 🙂). Could someone explain how to fix this using VirtualBox? THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!!

Maybe try downloading the drivers meant for Vista or XP and run them through Compatibility mode. 🙂

So what exactly is the issue then? 🙂

Henry Rodriguez5 said:It’s the same issue, but I’m dealing with a laptop that came with Windows 7 pre-installed (a Compaq). There’s a sticker on the machine with the Windows serial number, but I don't have a physical DVD—just a recovery disc.😕

So, did you actually manage to activate that Windows 7 using the product key from the sticker? 🙂

John Taylor31 said:My svchost is eating up 39k on my 32-bit setup, even though I've got 4 GB of RAM. I actually tried running 64-bit Windows 7, but honestly, the 32-bit version feels better. I'm not sure why—wouldn't 64-bit be supposed to run faster? I figured it would be quicker, at least.

Maybe a tiny bit faster, but it's negligible. 🙂

Are you talking specifically about the link theme you included in your post? You can just say you can't if that's the case. 😕

Right-click on your desktop, hit Properties, then go to Settings > Advanced > Monitor > Monitor settings. From that dropdown menu, just grab the highest refresh rate available—say, 85 Hertz—and click Apply and OK. 🙂

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. 😕

Look, you can buy genuine Windows 7 if you want. As for anything else, we don't really cover that kind of stuff on this forum; I guess Google is probably your best friend there. 🙂

It’s pretty obvious that won't work. 🙂

Free and actually decent CDBurnerXP 🙂

Microsoft Office 2003 would probably work too, I guess. 🙂

http://www.poweriso.com/

There's a tutorial included there too, if you need it. 🙂

There's actually a dedicated Tutorials section over on the ITHelp service, so maybe this should just be moved over there. 🙂

Maybe this might be of some use to you:

Check this out.

Jesse Hayes56 said:Since there are 51 pages of posts here—which is way too many for me to scroll through one by one—maybe I could just ask a quick question. What’s actually better in the end, 32-bit or 64-bit? What's the real difference, and would a 64-bit version even run on my Intel Core 2 Duo at 3.00 GHz?

I guess everyone is feeling lazy today. For the millionth time:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...64-bit-support

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...sked-questions

Maybe give EasyBCD a shot. 🙂

jaderider18 said:Does anyone know why my Aero theme isn't working on this old rig? I've got an ATI Radeon HD 4650 AGP in there, though I suspect it might actually handle Aero if my laptop can manage it.

What kind of CPU and how much RAM are we talking about here? 🙂