Anyone still running Windows 7?

Anyone know if there's any word on when we might see an SP 1 for Windows 7?

Gary Cooper7 said:I only have one account and it happens to be an admin account—but look, for my other game I have all those settings available and can just toggle them off, it's just not an option for Dragon Age... thanks.

Basically, Aero shuts itself off while you're actually playing—though, obviously, if you alt-tab back to the desktop, it'll kick back in.

I am currently struggling with an issue on my Windows 7 machine where, while I am trying to enjoy some gaming, the image refuses to stretch to fill the entire screen; instead, I am stuck staring at these massive, obnoxious black bars running down both sides of my monitor. I have already attempted to adjust the resolution within the game's own settings and spent quite a bit of time tinkering around in the Catalyst control center, but despite all my efforts, I simply cannot seem to find a solution to this frustrating problem.
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rustyviper92 said:How do I get my games to go full screen on Windows 7? Right now I've got these huge black bars on both sides. I tried changing the resolution in the game settings and messed around in Catalyst control, but nothing's working.
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what game are you playing?
if it's an older one, it probably just doesn't support widescreen (assuming you're using a widescreen monitor).

Older games are capped at 1024x768 because that was the standard screen resolution back then. If the game itself doesn't have built-in support for higher resolutions, you're stuck—there's no way to force it. 👍

Is anyone else having trouble getting the Event Viewer to run? Also, do you have Windows Update turned on?

If it isn't working—and there's a pretty good chance it won't be—this should do the trick.

So I compared the folder permissions to c:\windows\system32\logfiles\wmi\RTbackup to a working machine. Navigate to RTbackup properties and check security settings. It requires SYSTEM - full control. I added this permission and rebooted PC to fix the issue. I can now access my event viewer.

My PC has been acting a bit strange lately—sometimes it tries to wake from hibernation only to immediately slip right back into it. It happened about an hour ago, but when I tried to restart, I was met with a Blue Screen of Death before I could even read the error code. Once I managed to boot back up normally, I tried opening the Event Viewer, but nothing would launch—not even the Windows event log service.

I finally got it working, though naturally, I've lost all the logs between today and March 14, 2010. 😁

It doesn't matter which game I try to launch, even the most recent releases, it’s always the exact same frustrating ordeal; back when I was using a laptop running Windows Vista, all of those games would actually display in full-screen mode without any issues whatsoever.

Event Viewer works fine for me, so I guess I don't really see why it wouldn't be working on your end🤷

Well, looking at what was mentioned above, I'm not entirely sure what's triggering this—I went through the process of an upgrade from RC to RTM myself, though that might just be a coincidence.
It's not like I'm some outlier here; there are plenty of people online dealing with this exact issue (and who knows how many others are facing it without even realizing it)

Does anyone know how to tweak Windows 7 settings so my computer stops hibernating on its own after sitting idle for a while?

Thomas Hernandez21 said:Go to Control panel -> hardware and Sounds -> Power Options -> Change settings there, or just switch over to a different power plan altogether.

Thanks!👍

I really need some help here

I just finished installing Windows 7, but every time I try to switch to a different theme, I get an error message saying "this edition of windows doesnt support themes." Does anyone know what I need to do to actually be able to change my themes?

driftingmarlin70 said:Does anyone actually know when a Windows 7 service pack 1 might drop?

rumors:

The release date of Windows 7 SP1 is getting closer. Scheduled for September 2010, Windows 7 service pack 1 will not dramatically change Windows 7 and is only considered a minor update that might include support for USB3.0, the new WAT and a few fixes here and there.

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Wzor already confirmed that Windows 7 service pack 1 will include Windows Activation Technologies that is going to block all the pirated Windows 7 copies, but it still hasn’t been confirmed if it will include USB 3.0 support.

Hey guys. I've got this UMX.exe file popping up in Windows that's driving me absolutely nuts. It just shows up out of nowhere—totally random—whenever it feels like it. Does anyone actually know how to kill this thing? I've been scouring Google for answers, but I can't find anything useful. Even Malwarebytes won't touch it.
Help me out here!

Next time it shows up, I'll grab a screenshot and post it.

This isn't really the right place for this discussion—you should probably head over to the IT Help Service subforum... (or maybe the "Security" PDF, I can't quite remember). That’s your best bet if you actually want to get some help.

Noah Torres10 said:Hey everyone. I’ve been running into this file called umx.exe on my Windows 7 machine, and honestly, it’s driving me a bit crazy. It just pops up out of nowhere at random times, almost like it has a mind of its own, you know? Does anyone happen to know how I can get rid of it for good? I’ve spent quite a while digging through everything on Google, but I just can't seem to find a solid solution. Even my usual Malware tools won't touch it or successfully remove it.
Help me out!

Next time it shows up, I'll make sure to snap a screenshot so I can show you all what I'm seeing.

UMX.EXE - Prevx
The filename is associated with the malware groups:

* Cloaked Malware
* Malicious Software

UMX.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:

* EXE Has been seen to perform The following behavior : * this Process Deletes Other Processes fra disk
* This process creates other processes on disk
* Executes

UMX.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:

* Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
* Created as a process on disk
* Executed as a Process * Deleted
* Deleted as a process from disk

The filename UMX was first seen on Dec 10 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Prevx community:

* Spain on Dec 10 2008
* Slovakia on Jan 30 2010
* USA on mar 19 2010 Nuff

Nuff said.

By the way—found this on Google☕

That would be a huge help to him (he's asking how to get rid of it)

Maybe give this tool a shot:

http://www.prevx.com/filenames/23228...1/UMX.EXE.html