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Anyone still running Windows 7?

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Noah Torres10 Noah Torres10 Newcomer
3 messages
joined Mar 2011
#1021 ·
Keith Bennett38 said:Maybe try using this tool here:

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

Yeah, exactly—thanks. Prevx actually helped me out.

Anyway, here's a screenshot of what I was seeing:

http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/1577/umx.png
silentmaker51 silentmaker51 Newcomer
2 messages
joined Feb 2015
#1022 ·
Hey everyone, I have a bit of a dilemma regarding installing Windows XP on a machine running Windows 7. Here’s the situation: I use a bootable Windows XP disc on my laptop, which currently has Windows 7 installed. The system recognizes the disc just fine, but after about three minutes, it throws an error saying the installation isn't possible because it can't find the hard drive or something along those lines. What's strange is that I used this exact same disc today to install XP on my friend's Vista machine, and everything worked perfectly! So, I'm wondering, how can I get past this Windows 7 hurdle to finally get XP running? It works seamlessly on Vista, yet on 7, it just refuses to cooperate. Where could the catch be? Is there a way to completely wipe Windows 7 so the laptop has no operating system at all, potentially allowing for a clean Windows XP installation? I've tried searching Google for solutions, but nothing I've found so far seems to work.
jaderider18 jaderider18 Newcomer
2 messages
joined Oct 2013
#1023 ·
Can I actually run an Aero theme with an NVIDIA GeForce? Does it matter if the card is AGP?
Karen Ward2 Karen Ward2 Member
34 messages
joined Mar 2009
#1024 ·
jaderider18 said:Can I run an Aero theme with an NVIDIA GeForce? Does it matter if it's an AGP card?

You definitely can.
It shouldn't be an issue at all.
Karen Garcia5 Karen Garcia5 Member
10 messages
joined Jan 2012
#1025 ·
silentmaker51 said:Hey guys, I have a question about installing Windows XP on a machine running Windows 7—well, more like a problem. I put a bootable Windows XP disc into my laptop which already has Windows 7 on it. It reads the disc just fine, but after about three minutes, it says the installation isn't possible because it can't find the hard drive or something similar... I used this exact same Windows CD today to install XP on a friend's Vista machine and everything worked perfectly... so, I'm asking you all how to get rid of Windows 7 so I can install XP... it works fine on Vista, but not on 7... what's the catch? Is there some way to just wipe Windows 7 so there's no OS at all, then maybe I can install Windows XP normally? I searched Google, but nothing I found or tried actually worked.

The hard drive is probably set to SATA mode. Try switching it to IDE mode in the BIOS (it might be called IDE mode, ATA mode, or something generic, just make sure it isn't set to RAID or SATA)
driftingmarlin70 driftingmarlin70 Newcomer
3 messages
joined Jul 2010
#1026 ·
Heard somewhere that the registry in Windows 7 got some upgrades... anyone got the scoop on that?
silentmaker51 silentmaker51 Newcomer
2 messages
joined Feb 2015
#1027 ·
Thomas Hernandez21 said:Your hard drive is currently running in SATA mode. You should head into your BIOS and switch it over to IDE mode—look for an option labeled IDE mode, ATA mode, or just generic mode. Basically, you just need to make sure it isn't set to RAID or SATA.

Alright, I'll give it a shot. Thanks! 😉
Zachary Barrett4 Zachary Barrett4 Member
22 messages
joined Jul 2010
#1028 ·
driftingmarlin70 said:I think I heard somewhere that they actually improved the registry in Windows 7, does anyone happen to have a bit more detail on that?

Where did you pick that up, and what specifically did they say about it?

And besides the technicalities, how much does the registry actually impact our day-to-day computing anyway?
Taylor Morales31 Taylor Morales31 Member
33 messages
joined May 2014
#1029 ·
It’ll be "improved" when it actually exists, and honestly, that’s probably when it’ll finally be perfect 😂
Dennis Bailey2 Dennis Bailey2 Active Member
76 messages
joined Oct 2013
#1030 ·
Taylor Morales31 said:It’ll be improved once it doesn't even exist anymore—that’s when it’ll actually be at its peak. 😂

Word...
Noah Miller6 Noah Miller6 Active Member
56 messages
joined Jul 2010
#1031 ·
For anyone drowning in questions regarding Windows 7, here is the Pocket Guide Book:
http://rapidshare.com/files/37511156...et-GuideUS.rar
crimsonpuma92 crimsonpuma92 Member
25 messages
joined Jun 2010
#1032 ·
I've been running into this weird issue where I try to play a video or some music, and the first attempt always triggers an application error message. Then, if I just try opening it a second time, everything seems to work fine without any issues.
Does anyone know how to actually fix these kinds of app errors?
Benjamin King2 Benjamin King2 Active Member
138 messages
joined Apr 2007
#1033 ·
You aren’t even watching a video or listening to music... you’re either stuck in a loop reinstalling an app... or you’ve already nuked the whole thing just to swap it out for something else entirely.
crimsonpuma92 crimsonpuma92 Member
25 messages
joined Jun 2010
#1034 ·
Whenever I try to watch a movie or listen to any music files already saved on my computer, I’ll right-click and select "Open with" to pick a different player. Or, if I'm dealing with music files, I'll right-click and go to "Add to Windows Media Player list." But before that context menu even has a chance to pop up,
this happens:
Application Error
Exception EAccessViolation in module ShellEh440.dll at 00008A08.
Access violation at address 001F8A08 in module 'ShellEh440.dll'. Write
of address 00000000.
Benjamin King2 Benjamin King2 Active Member
138 messages
joined Apr 2007
#1035 ·
If you’re running this little program http://www.4t-niagara.com/tray.html, honestly just ditch it—it’s notorious for being the culprit behind that specific .dll issue more often than not. By the way, is your Internet Explorer behaving itself, or is it acting up too? And have you actually tried testing things out with a different media player instead of just sticking to WMP?
Chloe Palmer2 Chloe Palmer2 Regular
266 messages
joined May 2009
#1036 ·
This week is turning out to be a total disaster.😠

I have roughly 20 GB of free space on my drive, which should be plenty. Yet, I try to extract an ISO file for a game, and the system insists the disk is full. It seems impossible, but I suppose I'll just deal with it. After clearing some space, I tried the drag-and-drop method again, only to find nothing in the destination folder. Strangely, my C: drive—where my Windows installation lives—suddenly jumped up by about 3 GB. It’s clear the file is hiding somewhere, but I can't track it down; it isn't showing up in my search results or the temp folder.🤷Does anyone know how to locate it? And more importantly, how am I supposed to fix this ridiculous "disk is full" error when I know for a fact there is space available?🙄
Taylor Morales31 Taylor Morales31 Member
33 messages
joined May 2014
#1037 ·
Paul Lopez49 said:This whole week has been absolute garbage. 😠

I've got about 20 GB of free space on my drive—plenty of room, right? So I start extracting, and suddenly I get hit with a "disk full" error. It’s impossible. Fine, whatever. I clear out some junk, try the extraction again (just basic drag-and-drop, trying to unpack an ISO for a game), and the file isn't even in the target folder. But get this: my C: drive, where my Windows installation lives, suddenly jumps up by about 3 GB. Clearly, that file is hiding somewhere on the system, but where the hell is it? I can't find it via Search, and it's definitely not sitting in the temp folder. 🤷 How am I supposed to track it down? And how do I fix this ridiculous "disk is full" nonsense when I know for a fact there's space? 🙄


Try enabling "show hidden files and folders"...
Chloe Palmer2 Chloe Palmer2 Regular
266 messages
joined May 2009
#1038 ·
Where on earth would one even perform 😁 during the week? And wouldn't a file be discoverable via search regardless of whether it's tucked away in some hidden folder or not? 🤔
Rebecca Allen7 Rebecca Allen7 Newcomer
3 messages
joined Sep 2007
#1039 ·
So, check this out—if you’re using WinRAR or some other program to unpack files directly onto your D: drive, but your C: drive is already gasping for air, what happens? Like, if the temporary folder used during the extraction process lives on C:, will the whole thing just choke and throw a "disk full" error once that partition hits its limit? Because from what I gather, it dumps everything into a temp folder on C: first before finally moving it over to the destination on D:. It’s basically a double whammy for your storage.
Chloe Palmer2 Chloe Palmer2 Regular
266 messages
joined May 2009
#1040 ·
Fine, I suppose that part makes sense; I can see why. However, the extraction finished completely—it hit 100%—yet there’s absolutely nothing in the destination folder, and my C: drive is still showing an extra 3 gigs of occupied space. I’m mostly interested in knowing where that file actually went and how on earth I can reclaim those 3 gigabytes.

edit: WinRAR is installed on that same large drive, though I suppose it might not matter if the temp directory defaults to the C: drive regardless of where the program itself is installed.

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