Anyone still running Windows 7?

Ryan Watson22 said:how do I set it up so all my folders show the exact same details?
for example, I want it to just show Name and Date Modified at the top—is that actually doable? I'm running Windows 7

thanks

Look, you just right-click on something like "Name" or "Size" at the top of the window and you can pick exactly which columns you want to see...🙂

Taylor Brown said:Just right-click on the Name or Size column and you can customize exactly what you want displayed there. 🙂

Yeah, but once I navigate into another folder, it’s exactly how you imagined it would be.

Noah Sanchez39 said:Try restoring the system using the sfc /scannow command; you might also want to look into other advanced startup options 🙂

PS. I haven't actually had much reason to use them myself, so I'm not entirely sure how effective they really are.

Benjamin King2 said:Run Startup Repair from a boot disk—specifically that first option from the link Noah provided.

Problem solved.
First, I tried tapping F8. That gave me options like:
"Safe mode"
"Safe mode with command prompt" (or something similar)
"Normal Boot"

All three options yielded the exact same result: a black screen with nothing but a cursor. The only thing that actually triggered a response was hitting Shift five times, which brought up the prompt asking if I wanted to turn on Sticky Keys.

Then came the panic. I started frantically searching for a Windows DVD. Naturally, I couldn't find one.
It was already 8:00 PM, and I needed my computer functional by 9:00 PM so I could catch the Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea FC match.

In a rush, I booted into Ubuntu 9.4 and searched the disk for an ISO. I thought I had one saved (which reminded me I need to make a new one), but of course, there was no image to be found.

It was 8:37 PM.

I opened up the machine and unplugged the DVD and HDD, then swapped them to different ports.
Windows began the boot process, but just as the black screen and cursor were supposed to appear, the computer restarted itself. At that moment, I was convinced it was a hardware failure; since the Live Linux environment worked fine, I assumed the HDD was dying.
Then, during the Windows boot sequence, out of nowhere, it dropped me straight into some sort of recovery menu.
I used a restore point from there, and suddenly, everything was working perfectly.
8:55 PM.

So, what can I say? What's the moral of the story here?
What actually happened, and how do I prevent this from happening again?
And more importantly, how do I access that recovery menu without resorting to playing surgeon with my hardware?

I made it just in time for kickoff... ended in a 1-1 draw.

Look, if you actually had a disc on hand, you wouldn't be messing around with the hardware in the first place—you should've at least whipped up a system repair disk since you don't have an installation disc handy.

The repair process will just trigger itself from the hard drive if there isn't a bootable disc available.

It’s pretty much impossible to guess exactly what went sideways off the top of my head—you'll need to check the repair log over in the C:\Windows\System32\LogFiles\SRT folder.

Benjamin King2 said:If you’d had a disc on hand, you wouldn't have needed to mess with the hardware. At the very least, you should have made a system repair disk if an installation disc wasn't available.

The repair utility should launch automatically from the hard drive if there isn't a bootable disc present.

It's hard to say exactly what went wrong off the top of my head. You should check the repair log located in the C:\Windows\System32\LogFiles\SRT folder.

Well, shoot, I didn't have a CD.
I managed to track one down in the meantime, though.

The log files aren't offering much insight; according to them, everything looks fine.

Is there any way to trigger that repair without using a CD? I mean, I got it running by tinkering with the hardware, but is there a more "standard" way to do it?

Ryan Watson22 said:Yeah, but once I click into a different folder, everything goes right back to how it was before.

Before you start digging through other folders, go ahead and change your Folder Options (In the Folder Options dialog box, click the View tab, click Apply to Folders, click Yes, and then click OK.)

Noah Sanchez39 said:Before you navigate into another directory, update your Folder Options (In the Folder Options dialog box, click the View tab, click Apply to Folders, click Yes, and then click OK.)

Yeah, thanks 🙂

Matthew Young35 said:Is there actually a way to trigger that repair without using a disc? I mean, I managed to force it by messing around with the hardware, but is there some sort of "official" way to do it?

Look, if you just hit F8, the very first option on the menu is "Repair your computer." Those files are sitting right there on that tiny, hidden 100 MB partition that gets carved out during the Windows installation process—standard procedure. If your drive doesn't have that partition, then yeah, you're stuck using a disc for the repair.

Benjamin King2 said:Once you hit F8, the first option on the menu should be "Repair your computer." Those files live on that tiny hidden partition—about 100 MB—that gets created during the Windows installation. If that partition isn't there, you'll have to use a recovery CD to run the repair.

When I tap F8, "Repair" doesn't even show up. All I get is "Safe mode," "Safe mode with command prompt," and "Normal boot."
I don't think I have any sort of small hidden partition...
Actually, I am 100% certain it isn't there. 🤷

Look, just use the installation DVD to run a repair 👍

Wait, you’re telling me Windows 7 has better graphics than Windows XP??? What is that even supposed to mean?

And what exactly do you mean by "getting an HD picture"? You get an image regardless of which connector you plug the monitor into—the only real difference is that HDMI carries an audio signal along with the video, not just the video itself.

Windows 7 - Pocket Guide

It's a PDF, about 402 pages long, and it's in English.

http://uploading.com/files/dfaf77am/...pni_vodic.rar/

Benjamin King2 said:Wait, you're saying Windows 7 has better graphics than XP??? What is that even supposed to mean?

I don't get what you mean by "getting an HD picture"... your image quality stays the same regardless of which connector you plug your monitor into, the only actual difference is that HDMI carries both audio and video signals instead of just video...

Where's my reply coming from? :S

Man, look, I'm just saying that when I'm playing a game using an HDMI cable, the graphics look better, the picture is cleaner and all that stuff... so I figured the whole point is that the image will be sharper across the board, you know? hh but if there isn't actually any difference, then why bother even hooking it up?

Lega was totally on point there. 🙂

Of course you're going to get a way better picture using a DVI or HDMI cable instead of sticking with old-school VGA.

driftingnomad68 said:Obviously using a DVI or HDMI cable is gonna be way better than sticking with old-school VGA.

well, yeah, but then why on earth would they even bother putting both HDMI and DVI ports on a graphics card if that was the case... :S

Those aren't inputs, they're actually outputs. Honestly, I’m not even sure what you mean by that.
If you can, just hook up the monitor via DVI or HDMI instead—since those are digital connections, they'll work way better than that old-school VGA stuff.

driftingnomad68 said:Those aren't inputs, they're outputs. Honestly, I have no clue what you're even talking about here...
If you can hook up your monitor using DVI or HDMI, just do it, because those are digital connections and they're way better than that ancient, outdated VGA crap.

man, I just picked up this new 22-inch monitor and it's Full HD 1920*1080, and my graphics card actually has that HDMI port you were talking about, so if I used an HDMI cable to link the monitor and the card, would the picture actually look better? Like, specifically when I'm gaming? Or watching movies? Or just everything in general...?

Hey, hope I'm hitting the right spot here, but does anyone actually know a decent program for opening PDF files, specifically free ones?

dustybear9 said:Hey, hope I'm asking this in the right spot, but does anyone know a good program for opening PDF files? Looking for something free, obviously.

Probably the best one is this: 🙂
http://get.adobe.com/reader/