Windows 7

So, I went ahead and installed it myself, and now I'm running Windows 7.
But I've run into this one tiny, annoying little glitch—whenever I hit Shutdown, the PC actually powers down, but the Num lock light just stays stuck on my keyboard.
Back when I was rocking Windows XP, this never used to happen.

Anyone got any bright ideas on how to fix this?

Every time I boot my PC, I get this pop-up saying my firewall is turned off
I just flip it back on and everything works fine... but why do I have to manually enable it every single time the system starts up?

It's the Windows Firewall, I used to run Outpost before.

Jonathan Morris40 said:If you’re such a massive expert, why hasn't this been fixed yet? I mean, twenty years of experience... seriously, if I hadn't already cracked the code, would I even be posting this on a forum? It would be embarrassing. 🙄

Exactly!!!!!!👍 How can someone claim to have worked with computers (Windows) for twenty years only to get completely stumped by Windows 7? 😕 Maybe in another twenty years, you'll finally figure it out.

My brother spent the whole afternoon setting everything up for me this week. He showed me some cool new features and now I’m loving it! My laptop feels way faster than when I was running Windows Vista... It's awesome. So far, I haven't run into any issues with my software or anything else.🙂🙂🙂Windows Vista is just slow garbage.

I set up Windows 7 about a month ago and everything's running smooth as hell
No complaints here... just wondering where I can grab the English language packs

Jamie Hughes6 said:I set up Windows 7 about a month ago and everything has been running flawlessly
everything is great... I'm just wondering where on earth I can download the American Language Packs

through Windows Update

I’m honestly done dealing with these half-baked, bottom-tier products. I mean, really, why am I even wasting my breath trying to fix something that should just work perfectly right out of the box?

Jonathan Morris40 said:via the update

Tried doing it that way, but it couldn't find anything.
It found the American language pack, but even that doesn't work.
Installed it and still nothing...

Jamie Hughes6 said:I tried it that way too, but it couldn't find anything
He found the American version, but even that isn't working
I installed it and I'm still running into the exact same issue...

Do you happen to have the RTM version on hand? You might want to try downloading it directly from their official website instead. If that fails, you'll likely just have to bite the bullet and install the final release version...

Jonathan Morris40 said:Maybe you've got an RTM version? Try grabbing it straight from their official site. If that fails, you'll probably just have to install the final release.

That’s the whole damn issue... I'm running the licensed "Ultimate" edition.

Jonathan Morris40 said:Maybe you've got an RTM version? Try downloading directly from their official site. If that fails, you'll probably just have to install the final release.

I'm running the RTM version (Ultimate) myself, and Windows Update works perfectly fine on my end; those Language Packs are listed as "optional," though I haven't quite figured out how to stop them from popping up in the future.

Noah Sanchez39 said:I’m running the RTM version (Ultimate) myself, and Windows Update works perfectly fine on my machine; those Language Packs are listed as "optional," though I haven't quite figured out how to stop them from popping up in the future...

That’s exactly what’s bothering me too, because it looks like there isn't an easy way to stop it. Unless you go digging through the registry, which isn't something I particularly care to mess with since it isn't causing any real damage...👍

I’ve got a bit of a headache here—might just be some weirdness from this past week. I can't get www.wolframalpha.com to load at all through Firefox or Chroma. The only way it works is if I go straight to my Computer and type the URL into the address bar—then suddenly Firefox behaves. How do I fix this? Everything worked perfectly fine back on XP.

Hey everyone,
just a quick little headache here..
I’m wondering if anyone actually has Power Cinema working, or more importantly, does PV Remote even function on Windows 7?? I've got a PixelView Play TV BX1500 tuner card and I'm running Vista. Everything works perfectly on Vista, but when I tried messing around with 7 a few months back, nothing worked... Has anything changed since then?
Thanks in advance...

Jonathan Morris40 said:It’s eating through my resources too. It feels unavoidable unless you dive into the registry to force a setting. I don't have the patience to mess with that, and honestly, it isn't hurting anything. 👍

Just select them all, right-click, and choose Hide update...
If it won't let you do them all at once, just do them one by one.

Every time I boot up my Computer, I get this pop-up saying my firewall is turned off.
I just toggle it back on and everything runs fine... but why do I have to manually kick it into gear every single time the system starts up?

It's the Windows firewall; I used to run Outpost.

Jerry Baker66 said:I'm running into an issue here, and I can't tell if it's just some glitch from this past week... I simply cannot get the site www.wolframalpha.com to load, whether I'm using Firefox or Chroma. The only way it works is if I head over to the Computer, type the URL directly into the address bar, and then it finally opens in Firefox. How do I fix this? Everything functioned perfectly fine back when I was on XP...

That’s happening because you aren't using a real web browser—and by that, I mean Opera. 😁 Look, on Opera, the site opens instantly without any issues whatsoever...👍

it opens in Firefox too

driftingmarlin70 said:Every single time I boot up my Computer, I get this pop-up saying my firewall is turned off.
I just turn it back on and everything works fine... but why do I have to manually enable it every time the system starts up?

It's about the Windows firewall; I used to use Outpost before.

Maybe check your Windows firewall settings in services (just type Services.msc into the Run box)

The Windows Firewall service should be set to start automatically.