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Solved Can't delete Win7 install folders from desktop - Security Issue

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Hi all, So I was trying to ready up a USB stick for installing Win7 back onto my wifes computer and had to put install files temporarily on my desktop. Install is fine, all is well there, but now when I try to delete these installation files security is telling me that I need permission from myself (computername/me) to delete files. I've tried all sorts of changes to security settings as...

Internet connection

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Reinstalled w7. Won’t connect to internet. Comcast says connection ok. Do I need to install some drivers or something? I want to direct connect thru my cable to the modem.

Streaming stops and starts

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When I stream ESPN 3 or XFINITY through the Disney stream website the picture is not smooth and consistent. Every few seconds it stops and then after a brief pause the picture starts again. What is happening? You Tube same problem on some, not all videos I have two paid yearly subscriptions PGA Live and ESPN+ that currently work properly and smoothly. What should I do to correct...

movie maker - too many pictures for all at once

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Hi! I've been working a long time on making a slideshow. I have more than 900 pictures put into it, set at rate of one picture per second. But I have found that these are too many to be able to make into a movie at a time. So I will have to put it together after making each piece into a separate movie with Movie maker. But what is the fastest way to reduce the number of pictures each...

Google Chrome 10th anniversary, and teases surprise for tomorrow

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---Quote--- in case you couldn’t tell…it’s our birthday. Plus, we’ve got a surprise for you this tuesday. #googlechrome ---End Quote--- 1035920244454432768

Question About External Drive & Recycle Bin Issue

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*Hello All. Recently I deleted a few files from an external drive however the laptop crashed (BSOD) before I was able to empty the recycle bin. Afterwards I was only able to login into Windows using the Admin account. I then noticed that the recycle bin was now empty. I took care of the PC issues but I became worried about the state of the external drive even though it seems fine. I...

HP Recovery (D) almost full

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HP Pavilon Windows 7 64 bit desktop. I am 72 and don't understand much so be patient. I have 3 external hard drives plugged in my hard drive. I use all 3 of them all the time so keep them on and running. I do graphic work for fun since I am house bound and almost chair bound. Could that be making it show that I have so little space? I am thinking what the red line is showing it is a...

Needing to tighten Advanced Firewall Settings

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I was wondering if anyone knows of a tutorial of some sort that explains in easily understandable non-geek plain English with or without curse words How to Eliminate ALL UNNECESSARY port openings, AND what all those different things that we can allow/disallow are actually for, and whether they are needed or not. I realize I can google all the above, like, what is WSD, SSD, ICMP, and what's...

Stop Codes During Install

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Hey, On a separate machine while trying to install a proven disk I get Stop Codes "0x0A", (10 characters) "0x80" (16 characters) and "0x02". (16 characters) It happens while setup is collecting info just before "Installing Files" starts. Once it got to 2% installing files with DVD and once it got to 80% installing files using same setup files on a USB Flash Drive. I don't think the 80% was...

USB3 drivers missing in System Repair Disc

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Greetings. Created a System Repair Disc of a Skylake USB3 system using windows Backup and Restore function, but could not find the USB3 drivers in the boot.wim. Attempts to use DISM to inject the drivers into boot.wim failed as well. 1. How to create one that works in USB3 system? 2. Can the windos 10 version be used as a susbstitute?

Difficulty booting recently updated OS

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Hello, I recently updated from Vista (Home) to Windows 7 (Ultimate) and I'm noticing a lot of problems with my PC, mainly with the booting. Booting takes a long time, around 3 minutes (desktop is not crowded) and after that the screen might freeze up right after so I have to turn the power off and back on and even with that other problems might occur.... for example the screen might not turn...

Google Chrome 10th anniversary, and teases surprise for Sept. 4

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---Quote--- in case you couldn’t tell…it’s our birthday. Plus, we’ve got a surprise for you this tuesday. #googlechrome ---End Quote--- How to Enable Material Design UI Layout for Top of Google Chrome in Windows (https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/115018-enable-material-design-ui-layout-top-google-chrome-windows.html) 1035920244454432768

Need help installing Windows7 on 8th Generation CPU

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Hey, Pretty new here. Found this forum when searching for a Win7 forum. Anyways, I'm having a huge problem with the current OS I'm using (Win10), as I can't simply stand out it's look and I like win7 way more than any other OS. Can someone help me install Windows 7 on 8th gen CPU? I'd be more than glad if someone could help me out here! Win10 is extremely hard to navigate around and...

How do I make a dot file type recognized as a text file (e.g. .args)

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Hi, I know in windows 7 you can create files without names such as ".args" or ".gitignore". I have one of each of these. Image: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/484830850291335179/486605682829819904/unknown.png My question is, how does windows know that the .gitignore file is a "Text Document" and can I make the same thing happen to my .args file? If I make the default program...

Windows 7 Windows Updates schedule in today’s world?

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Recently I recovered a friends Windows 7 computer using a system image backup from Jun. --- He used Windows 7 built in Backup and Restore. One of the problems he had is he needed 19 important Windows Updates and 8(?) optionals. --- I got them started. --- He called me later and told me all of them completed successfully. The next day he called and told me there’s more to do. --- I told him...

Outlook on the web user experience gets simpler and more powerful

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---Quote--- Starting next week, if you are a Targeted Release customer who wants to try the early version of the new Outlook on the web, simply click on the “Try the new Outlook” toggle on the top right corner of your inbox. When you click the toggle, you’ll see all new Outlook on the web modules for Mail, Calendar, and People. Opt-in and out as often as you want. Image:...

Outlook for Windows new user experience updates

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---Quote--- The most prominent update coming to Outlook for Windows is the new Simplified Ribbon and it’s showcased with the new Coming Soon feature pane. Over the last two years we’ve been talking, concepting and co-creating with customers and are now ready to introduce an exciting number of updates that simplify the user experience, while keeping with the familiarity of Outlook. These updates...

Introducing Skype call recording

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---Quote--- When we added video to Skype calls over ten years ago, the ability to share important moments with loved ones took a big step forward. Today, we’re introducing call recording to help capture special moments in a Skype call with your loved ones or record important meetings with your colleagues. Call recording is completely cloud-based and is now available on the latest version of...

Tons of Boot/Standby/Shutdown Performance Monitoring errors...help!

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Something is up with my WIN 7 pro PC. I have tons of critical errors in event viewer that include; Boot/Standby/Shutdown Performance Monitoring errors and Desktop Window Managment Monitoring. Also, I can't get my Airfoil app to run as it crashes. It ran just fine before so I suspect some kind conflict. ANyhow, any tips on how to run a utility program that can fix all these errors?

September 2018 Non-Security Office Update Release

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---Quote--- Listed below are the non-security updates we released on the Download Center and Microsoft Update. See the linked KB articles for more information. *Office 2010* * Update for Microsoft Office 2010 (*KB4092436* (https://support.microsoft.com/help/4092436)) *Office 2013* * Update for Microsoft Office 2013 (*KB4022233* (https://support.microsoft.com/help/4022233)) * Update for...
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