Anyone still running Windows 7?

Benjamin Foster6 said:I ran a scan with that tool and didn't find any viruses at all. No autorun issues either. But how does it work where I can open things through File Explorer, but if I try to double-click a folder, nothing happens!?

Man, I'm stumped. Maybe try looking for a fix here, there are a few threads that might help:
http://www.google.com/search?client=o...utf-8&oe=utf-8

feralmarlin8 said:I'm not quite sure if I installed everything correctly, or how I can actually check if AHCI is enabled. Does it show up somewhere?

Think of AHCI as the high-speed lane for your data. You enable it right in the BIOS settings—it's the controller that lets those SATA drives really stretch their legs and run at full speed. Just a heads-up though, you’ve got to flip that switch before you start the Windows installation!

So, about that 1TB drive of yours... is it a Samsung, by any chance?

Does anyone know how to change the default system font on Windows 7?

I managed to swap everything out—effectively forced the entire OS into "Caliber." Even when I browse the web—say, on a site like Reddit—everything displays in "Caliber." It carries over to pretty much every page.
I pulled this off via the registry. I basically went into regedit and renamed "Arial" to "Caliber," along with several other core fonts, just to ensure the whole Windows environment stayed consistent.

But now I've run into a snag... whenever I launch Winamp, the fonts on my web browser suddenly revert. On the desktop itself, everything remains in "Caliber," but once I'm online, the font shifts. For instance, my view on Reddit will be in "Caliber" until I fire up Winamp—then, suddenly, it flips back to some other font.
It only happens when Winamp is running.

Anyone have an idea what might be causing this conflict? Hopefully, I've made myself clear enough.

maybe try switching to a different audio player and see if the same crap happens again
🙂

Douglas Garcia52 said:Try switching to a different media player—see if the issue persists there.
🙂

It’s specifically when I launch Winamp... everything else runs fine. Any other program works perfectly—it’s just Winamp where the font gets mangled. I don't even use it much, but knowing I haven't set things up correctly is starting to grate on me. Here is what it looks like in the screenshots:



This is how it's supposed to look...



And this is once Winamp is running... you might not notice it at first glance, but looking at the whole page, the font discrepancy is massive.

Does anyone happen to recognize the font in that second image? If I knew the name, I could just rename it to Caliber and hopefully fix the mess—but since I have no clue what font it actually is, I can't even attempt a change.

honestly, I don't even know 🙂

Andrew Rogers6 said:It’s just weird because whenever I launch Winamp, everything goes sideways... everything else works fine. Any other app is totally normal, but once Winamp opens, the font gets messed up. I don't even really use it, but knowing I didn't set things up right is starting to get under my skin. Here's what it looks like in these screenshots:

This is how it looks when Winamp starts up... I guess you can't see a huge difference right here, but looking at the whole page, the font change is pretty obvious..

Does anyone happen to know which font is being used in that second picture? If I knew the name, I could just rename it to Caliber and maybe fix the issue... but since I have no clue what the font is, I'm stuck.

Maybe it's Segoe UI 🤷

Not quite—though I did end up changing his as well.

Just right-click, hit View source, and you can see exactly which fonts are being used.

I mean, I’d love it if you could finally explain that whole obsession with Colibri🤣

SP1 RTM has leaked 😁

http://www.softpedia.com/progDownloa...ad-163177.html

For those of you looking for it—here you go. Enjoy. 🙂

Taylor Morales31 said:the SP1 RTM leaked😁

http://www.softpedia.com/progDownloa...ad-163177.html

hey, if you want it, go nuts🙂

can I just grab this via an update
not like I care that much, just wanna see if there's actually any difference👍

It’ll be included in the next update, too...

Taylor Morales31 said:It’ll show up in the update eventually...

yeah ok
thanks 👍

Supposedly it won't happen, but honestly, who cares? It doesn't matter anymore since everything already leaked out via 👍

..hey there, Windows addicts,

Is there actually any point in bothering with the Service Pack 1 update if I've already manually hunted down and installed every single patch out there? Basically—does one single massive update just bundle everything my beautiful Windows 7 Ultimate setup needs anyway?

It covers every single update released up to this point. So, what does "update" actually mean here?

Benjamin King2 said:He's talking about every single update released so far. What does "update" even mean?

...listen, my dear little Windows fanatic Benjamin King2,

...to "update" or be "current" just means using a word that’s basically an Americanized loanword—something we grabbed from English—meaning to bring something up to speed or align it with the present state of things. It’s about making sure the current status of a thing matches what it should be right now.

.. but if you try to process that through your brain—which seems stuck on some basic, low-level internet slang—all you're really getting is that dumb, repetitive jargon for an "updated" computer system.

quietcanyon2 said:...my dear little Windows junkie, Benjamin King2,

...the concept of "current" versus "updating"—well, if we’re being fancy about this ambiguous Americanized wordplay—it basically stems from those annoying Anglo-Saxon imports like "updating," which just means bringing something back to its standard, present-day state, whether it's matter or some weird phenomenon...

...which, in your everyday internet-addled brain, probably boils down to that totally basic, vulgar bit of tech jargon we use for an "updated" operating system.

Please tell me you aren't actually being serious here. 😂 😂 😂
hahahahahha

Updating, patching, or just getting everything current 😛

No: it’s not just a bunch of minor fixes on top of what we already have. You can tell by how massive this service pack is—it’s actually heavier than all those previous individual patches combined for MB,

The first thing you'll notice is that it boots up about 10-15 seconds faster. As for the full list of what's actually new? You're better off just searching for it online.