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Funny Windows 7 Moments

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Welcome! Post your funny moments of Windows 7 here! I for some reason thought of making this thread because of this vid. windows 7 sparta remix yoshifan - Bing video (https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=windows+7+sparta+remix+yoshifan&adlt=strict&view=detail&mid=641B52EC3EF6ED856EA3641B52EC3EF6ED856EA3&&FORM=VRDGAR&adlt=strict) (That vid will be our theme song for right now.) ...

Solved 'rdyboost.sys' 0xc0000098 error

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Hello, I just got a friend's Toshiba Laptop with Windows 7 SP1 (32-bit) installed. When I start the laptop, I get an error saying: Code:

Explorer

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Explorer does not open at root directory

CRT Monitor Problem

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More than 2 years ago I purchased a 17-inch CRT monitor from a computer store that was replacing CRTs with LCDs at a big discount from the usual price. Last July 26 I started using this monitor. Everything was fine until August 1. There were messages that kept appearing: "OSD Lock", then "OSD Unlock", followed by the appearance of the menu for adjusting the image (Brightness/Contrast,...

weird. 7 is not associating a file type with program

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all of a sudden, all my mp3's are not recognized as such by 7,,,,i think. let me explain.... i have quintessential player set as the default mp3 player. however all my mp3's lost their quintessential icon and now use a generic file type icon. i can still click on any mp3 and quintessential plays them, but here's where it gets confusing.... i want to tag some mp3's and when i search for...

Black screen with cursor after Windows 7 startup logo (prior to login)

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Hello, I got a old Toshiba Laptop running Windows 7 SP1 (32-bit). I fixed it's boot issue by replacing the corrupt 'rdyboost.sys' file. 'rdyboost.sys' 0xc0000098 error Solved - Windows 7 Help Forums (https://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/415695-rdyboost-sys-0xc0000098-error.html) Now the device goes past the boot screen. But after the Windows 7 logo, the cursor appears with...

Why can't i see other pc on the network with my computer?

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i was trying to access other pc on the network but all i can see are 3 users. why can't i see the other 3 ? can you please help me on what to do here. thanks. Im using Windows 10 x64. Thanks in advance:cry::cry::cry::cry:

Windows 7 Shutting down stuck

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Hi, i was updating driver and having a bit problem - so i went to restoration and updated them again + downloanded some updates - from that point i have that problem - so i tried restoration again but it lasted - when shutting down - screen wil stuck at blue screen wit hShutting down message - mouse wil stop moving, and my fans will go a lot faster, i need to shut down with button how i can...

how to create jump-to A-Z sections in Word 2007 doc

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*Hello wise ones. I have a long list of topics which I add to most every day, and they are positioned according to their alphabetic heading. It is taking longer and longer to scroll down to the letter I want to place something under and so would like to find a way to jump to that letter rather than have to scroll - can you help please?*

BSOD - after restarting computer

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I restarted my Laptop- pc and BSOD stated happening at windows start-up. The BSOD says atikmdag.sys caused it. I try-ed to purge all graphic card drivers with DDU- from guru3d site , when i reinstall AMD graphic drivers ( 17.1., 17.3. , and the newest ones from AMD ) the BSOD happens mid installation caused by atikmdag.sys . When i look my devices in safe mode i see there bout my graphic cards...

Audio drops out & in at random intervals

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After 8 years and a 2nd installation of Windows 7 2-3 years ago, a couple nights ago the audio in this PC suddenly started dropping out, and then back in at random intervals. The only major change to the system was adding a Samsung HDTV as a 2nd monitor over a month ago. For 4-5 years I've used the onboard MB audio to output 5 channel audio to a Denon home theater receiver, and have never...

Stop 0A randomly in Wi7x64

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Dear Sirs I have a PC running Windows 7 X64 4GB RAM Mother board Gigabyte GA-G41MT-ES2L Graphic card Zotac Geforce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB CPU Core 2 Duo I got BSOD randomly even if the PC is just idle with no activity at all IRQ_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL STOP 0x0000000A

spy++

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I'm not sure where this should go. Pls forgive. Running windows 7 64-bit. I downloaded Visualstudio community 2017 and expected Spy++ to be there. Looking for the 64-bit version of spy++. I tried the command line and was not able to find it there either. Thanks for any suggestions.

Mouse selection not always functioning

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Hi All Have a strange problem. On getresponse website one small section I cannot paste into, but the owners tech guys say all is working their end. On another site I cannot press a submit button, looks like it may work but doesn't, again all on the website is working okay for others...... Also, I use word press for web sites and I have a problem on one site where the page editor does not...

Windows 7 and Office 2010 End of Support

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---Quote--- Make the shift from Windows 7 and Office 2010 to Windows 10 and Office 365. Support for Windows 7 will end on January 14, 2020. Microsoft will no longer provide security updates or technical support for devices running Windows 7 operating systems. That’s why it’s time to make the shift to Windows 10 today. jFvBMOp7i7w ---End Quote--- *Read more:* Windows 7 End of Support...

Solved Reorganize Recycle Bin

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I'm looking in the Recycle Bin for a Word document recently deleted accidentally. The Recycle bin has seemingly "hundreds" of .png icons with Word icons here and there. How can I change icons to "words"? Can I sort by date deleted? I'm running win7 Home Premium.

Solved setting wallpaper to fit the way I WANT IT

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i've tried setting some images as wallpaper but 7 defaults to fill the screen. i don't want to fill the screen. i want to see the WHOLE image and i don't care if the desktop color shows. in my old xp i could center the image. in 7, i don't see that option to center and visualize the WHOLE image. can i do it? thx

Ejected USB Hard Drive still comes up to scan for errors.

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When i eject my 4TB Seagate usb drive with the option by the clock upon plugging it back in Windows 7 Ultimate x64 still tells me to check the drive for errors. I figured it was done and ejected cause the light on the USB hard drive was off. Why is it doing that for? I read you are supposed to use the eject drive icon by the clock instead of just pulling it out as you will get that dialog box...

Random BSOD 0x00000116 dxgkrnl.sys

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Im getting random BSOD messages when using this computer, after looking at bluescreenview, its had this happen a few times as far back as 2017, but ive never noticed them before. I suspect its a graphics driver issue, or perhaps directX, this is a low profile intel atom D525 based system and uses an nvidia ION graphics chipset. Make is an Acer Veirton N282G Graphics driver version is dated...

BSOD - Driver IRQL not less or equal

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I have had this problem off and on for a while as you can see by the minidumps. Since five of those have occurred within the last month, I figured I better contact you for help. Chkdisk is ok, and I have attempted sfc /scannow, however one of my mistakes was following advice to delete old updates to reclaim used space. One problem I have noticed is the divxserver in the autostart. That...
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