Anyone still running Windows 7?

velvetlynx63 said:...just so I can run stuff on 32-bit that won't touch 64-bit

like, for instance 🙂

Jeffrey Price2 said:I've already given it a shot. It's a lost cause.

Make sure you check your drivers—go ahead and install the latest versions for every single component in your rig!

Hey everyone, I could really use a little help here.
I just finished installing Windows 7 today, but I’m running into some weird issues with my fonts and the general layout of websites. For instance, when I visit sites like Index or The New York Times, there's this massive empty space—maybe about two inches—on both sides, making everything look centered in a tiny column. Even the YouTube video player looks strangely small, almost half its usual size.
Does anyone have any clues on how I can fix this?
I tried lowering the resolution, but that just leaves me with those annoying black bars at the top and bottom of the screen.

Could you grab a screenshot of that? It looks to me like you might have switched from a "standard" screen to a "widescreen" setup and now everything just feels a bit off, though I can't say for sure if that's actually what happened 😁

Here are a couple of examples:
Yahoo http://img691.imageshack.us/content_...ng&via=mupload
My main issue is just how disproportionate the threads and topics feel compared to everything else,

also, check out how The New York Times handles the white space on the side here http://img18.imageshack.us/content_r...ng&via=mupload

and here are two more screenshots from The New York Times
http://img403.imageshack.us/content_...ng&via=mupload
http://img254.imageshack.us/content_...ng&via=mupload

I tried using Ctrl and the plus key to bump up the font size, but it just scales the text within its current little box instead of actually enlarging everything properly.

Hopefully this gives enough of a clear picture of what I'm running into; I'm using Firefox and I have a hunch the issue might be tucked away in there somewhere.

Everything seems fine, it’s just how things work. 😕

Honestly, it’s kind of frustrating when the font size stays tiny for reading, plus I get this nagging feeling that the page content isn't actually filling up my whole screen, which just adds to the annoyance.

EDIT
Here is what YouTube looks like using Firefox http://img815.imageshack.us/content_...ng&via=mupload

And here is how it looks over in IE http://img577.imageshack.us/content_...ng&via=mupload

You can clearly see how much smaller the video window appears on Firefox, regardless of whether I try to bump up the text size by hitting ctrl +

Same here. It’s just how the page is laid out; it doesn't stretch edge-to-edge (like The New York Times or Yahoo...). If you're actually looking to make the font bigger and easier to read, you probably need to adjust the system scaling. I guess you could head over to the Control Panel, go to Display, and maybe try setting it to 125% or 150%. 🤷

Have you actually checked how it looks in File Explorer? To be honest, I'm not seeing any weird glitches on my end either—everything looks totally normal on the forum (those side gaps) and over on The New York Times too...

Frank Walker7 said:Honestly, it’s driving me a little crazy—the font size is way too small for me to read comfortably. On top of that, I have this nagging feeling like the page content isn't even filling up my entire screen, which just makes it even more annoying to deal with.

The New York Times is one of those sites with a fixed width, while the rest of the screen just gets filled up with ads. It’s set at about 900 pixels, so it should look pretty much the same across all browsers when you're sitting at 100% zoom. If it looks a little small for your eyes, honestly, just bump it up—just hit Ctrl and + or use Ctrl while scrolling up. If it’s only blowing up the text and not the whole layout, you probably toggled that one specific setting. I'm just using Firefox here in the States, and if I go to View, then Zoom, there’s that last option to "Zoom Text Only." Just switch that off and you'll be good to go! 😁

driftingnomad68 said:Honestly, the best way is just to zoom in on your browser, turn off that setting, and enjoy the view. 😁

👍

That’s exactly what I was looking for!

I'm still struggling a bit with how inconsistent the font sizes look across different threads and posts here, but oh well, I'll make it work...

The New York Times website looks pretty empty on both sides for me right now, too. But usually, they have those fixed ads sitting there, so you just end up scrolling through the middle where the actual article text is. Those sidebars normally stay pinned in place while you read. 👍

Hey everyone, I’ve got a technical question regarding my Windows 7 installation...
I'm running two hard drives: a Western Digital IDE 80GB and a Seagate S-ATA 250GB. My C: drive is the Western Digital (single partition), where I have a legal version of Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit installed along with some extra software. On the Seagate, I set up two partitions (D and G, roughly 10GB and 240GB)... The issue is that the OS keeps dumping page files or system files onto the D partition. Right after formatting, it already ate up 3.1GB of "something," shrinking the available space on that small partition by 30%. Since that partition is tiny, I'm worried it'll be completely full before I know it. Is there a way to prevent this and force the OS to keep everything strictly on the C: drive? Thanks in advance for the help.

How much RAM are you running?

3GB.

Some people claim the "standard" pagefile size should be 1.5x your total RAM (link), but I have no clue why on earth that file would be eating up space on a non-system partition. Maybe someone else knows?

This explains why the pagefile.sys moved from the C: drive over to the D: drive. There’s a fix at the bottom of the thread, though it mentions you should probably be careful with what you try 🙂

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic190488.html

can anyone help me out here...

I want to wipe Windows clean. I actually tried doing this already, but I ended up leaving all my files sitting on the D: drive... pretty sure I messed up during the installation process...

So here's the plan: I have a Windows 7 DVD ready to go. If I format both the D: drive and the C: drive—which means everything on the PC will be gone, right?—can I just pop in the DVD and start the Windows 7 install? Is there any way this could backfire? Like, will the installer even recognize the DVD if I've totally wiped the computer (both C: and D:)?

Thanks in advance for the help...

Just pop the DVD in right away—during the setup process, make sure you only format the C: drive. You don't need to touch the D: drive at all; it’ll stay exactly how you left it.

Hey 🙂

I've been dealing with this one annoying issue for about a week now.... Basically, almost every single time I try to play a video for the first time in any player—whether it's Windows Media Player, VLC, or Real—my whole system just stutters and freezes up for a bit. After maybe 15 or 20 seconds, my computer gives me a notification saying the drivers have recovered... and then everything goes back to working normally. But this constant freezing right at the start is honestly starting to get on my nerves 😢 Does anyone happen to know how I can fix this? I realize it isn't some massive catastrophe, but I'd still really prefer if it stopped happening 😁