Posts by Joshua Garcia3

granitepuma22 said:Is there actually a fix for this?

Maybe try grabbing the driver directly from the CMI website:

http://www.cmedia.com.tw/EN/Download...aspx?pserno=30

HSP56 - it’s related to the modem

CMI 8738/PCI-SX - this one has to do with the audio

Maybe you could tell us which motherboard we're actually looking at? You know, the manufacturer and the specific model type. 🙂

If those Windows 7 copies are legitimate and registered, you might want to try upgrading the Libertarian Party software directly from Microsoft's website. 🙂

Sandra Ward said:Hey everyone...

I don't want to start a whole new thread over this...
I'm running Windows 7 myself... and I ended up with this Trend Micro trial thing acting as my antivirus. The problem is, it expires in two days. Does anyone happen to have a code to extend it? If that's even actually possible, I guess.

So, I guess I could just uninstall the whole thing and then download the trial version again? Maybe that would work, though I'm not entirely sure.
Or if you happen to have something actually intelligent. 😁 This one worked fine for me... since I finished everything up. 😁 Just take it off the internet... I don't exactly have any work to do since I haven't the slightest clue what I'm doing anyway, I guess. 😁

I used to have Avast, but I guess it just ran out. 😢

It’s anyone's guess, really. Like geese in a fog.

I’ve been seeing a lot of chatter lately regarding whether anyone actually finds value in using Microsoft Security Essentials on a system running Windows 7. It seems like a polarizing topic, to say the least. Some people seem convinced that it’s a necessary layer of defense, while others argue it’s practically redundant if you’re already running more robust third-party software. Personally, I find the whole debate a bit tedious. If you're looking for a basic safety net that doesn't hog all your system resources, maybe it makes sense. But if you're someone who lives on the edge of the web, I guess it might feel a little thin. There’s also the question of how it plays with other tools. I’ve heard some folks mention issues when trying to run multiple security suites at once, which can turn your PC into a very expensive paperweight if things clash. It’s a bit of a gamble, really. I suppose it comes down to what you prioritize: simplicity or absolute overkill. I don't have a strong opinion either way, but I think most users would benefit from just picking one solid direction and sticking to it rather than constantly swapping tools out. It’s probably not worth the headache.

If you had just mentioned which laptop you were using right out of the gate, we probably could have knocked this out much sooner. Not that it matters now, I suppose—it just took longer than it should have. 😁

Drew Garcia said:I don't have that specific laptop in stock for this week, but you might want to give this one a shot instead. It should handle Windows Vista just fine, though I think this version is specifically for 32-bit systems.
I can't see any link here. If you were trying to share something, maybe try again? I guess I'm just staring at a blank screen now.

Alright, here’s how you go about it:

Alright, here’s how you handle it. Open that file you downloaded—and if it's sitting in a ZIP or RAR folder, make sure you actually extract it to your hard drive first. Once you find the specific driver you need to install (look for the .exe file), right-click it and head into Properties. From there, go to the Compatibility tab. You’ll see an option to "Run this program in compatibility mode for:"—just check that box. Then, pick either Windows Vista or XP > Apply from the dropdown menu, hit OK, and I guess that should do the trick.

Rachel Hayes56 said:It's a Toshiba laptop. I've never had any issues with it before. 🤷
But now that I've installed Windows 7, the card reader isn't working...
I assume it can be fixed, and I'd really prefer to try handling it myself so I don't have to bother anyone else.

Well, she's being stubborn, even though I asked her nicely:

Honestly, it would be a whole lot easier for us to actually help if we knew which laptop you're dealing with—specifically the manufacturer and the exact model number. You can usually find that info on a sticker on the bottom of the machine. 🙂

Rachel Hayes56 said:@Joshua Garcia3/">@@Joshua Garcia3 - I don't have a yellow question mark; it's an exclamation point! 🙂

@Timothy Taylor42/">@@Timothy Taylor42 - I'm going to try installing that now, then we'll see how it goes... ☕

Just do what Timothy Taylor42 suggested and that exclamation point will probably disappear. 😁

Rachel Hayes56 said:IS ANYONE THERE???????????????????

When you head over to the Device manager, do you see a little yellow question mark sitting there? 🙂

It can't get any simpler than this, honestly. I don't know what you're struggling with. 🙂

Carl Ruiz2 said:I can't get this 16GB Sony Vaio USB drive I picked up on eBay to format at all. Does anyone have a fix? Thanks in advance.

Your post was moved a long time ago to where it actually belongs:

If you’re actually dead set on installing Windows 7, you might want to go through this tutorial first:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...ndows-7-a.html

Registry Mechanic. 🙂

I suppose it’s probably safer to just go at a slower pace; it takes a bit longer, sure, but you dodge those potential errors. There's always a chance someone butchered the file before uploading it to a torrent site.

As for fixing the subtitle position, you really have two ways to handle it. You could try shrinking the font size so everything actually fits on the screen, or you can head into Configuration 1> Subtitle Position> Center AT (CP) and just mess around with the numbers. Add a little, subtract a little—eventually, you'll find your own sweet spot. 🙂

silvertiger992 said:Question for anyone running a dual boot setup (Windows XP and Windows 7): I currently have XP installed and I'm about to add Windows 7. I was wondering if games already installed on my XP partition will actually run when I boot into 7, or if I can install a game on the 7 side and play it from XP? I'd really rather not install everything twice and waste all that hard drive space. Thanks.

Look, you're dealing with two completely separate operating systems here. Any program you've got sitting on your XP partition will need to be reinstalled on Windows 7 if you want to actually use it there. Since you're choosing which OS to boot into right at the start, they basically act like two different computers.
It’s the exact same deal with your games. 🙂

Well, looks like you didn't actually get anywhere with that. Maybe instead of using Subtitle Edit, you should give AVIAddXSub a shot. 🙂

Here’s how it looks after running it through Subtitle Edit:



The bottom two are just the raw AVI and SRT files before anything happened, and that top one is what it looks like once the subtitles are actually burned in.

Carl Nguyen2 said:I followed the Livada guide on how to mux subtitles into a movie, but I ended up with an AVI file via AVIAddXSub that's 1.27 MB (the original movie stays its original size, and this new little file is just 1.27 MB).

So, the file processed in AVIAddXSub is 1.27 MB larger than the original. I guess I get it now. OK.

Carl Nguyen2 said:The movie is exactly 639 MB and stays that size after processing. I didn't specify clearly before—the DVD player won't recognize the movie on the disc at all.

I'll try Windows Media Player and let you know.

The DVD player isn't picking up the movie processed with AVIAddXSub and burned to a DVD. Okay, that makes sense to me now.

Maybe try Windows Media Player. 🙂

I'm assuming you're trying to hardcode subtitles using Subtitle Edit, just so you can actually watch a DivX movie on a standard DVD player without any headaches.

Honestly, there’s really no point in burning subtitles into a file if you're just watching it on a PC; players like VLC Media Player handle everything perfectly fine on their own.

If you want to double-check whether Subtitle Edit actually did its job correctly on your computer, just use Windows Media Player. Once the movie starts playing, right-click anywhere on the screen, go to Subtitle Tracks > Subtitle Tracks #1, check the box, and the subs should pop up. 🙂

By the way, how big was the original DivX file before you went through the trouble of processing it with Subtitle Edit?

Jonathan Wood5 said:What’s the bare minimum versus what you actually need?
My drive is 160GB and I want to set aside an empty partition for my own files, so I'm wondering how much space I really need to reserve for Windows 7?
Thanks

Requirements:
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1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor

1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)

16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)

DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
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