Posts from February 2010

Posted
10 February 2010 @ 4pm

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Windows 7

Windows 7 RC Expiration Process to Start Valentine’s Day

Beginning on February 14th at midnight, the Windows 7 expiration process will start–with infrequent warnings first, then more frequent notices, then forced restarts every two hours, then a complete expiration and a black desktop. Here’s the full schedule from Microsoft’s blog:
“On February 15th, people still running the Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) will receive a [...]


Posted
10 February 2010 @ 4pm

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Windows 7

Error 0×81000031 When Using Windows Backup; Fix

Several users have reported an issue in which Windows Backup (under Windows 7) fails with error 0×81000031. The program may also display the message:
“Check your backup Windows Backup failed while determining libraries location of one of the users included in the backup [...] BitLocker Drive Encryption cannot be used because critical BitLocker system files are [...]


Posted
10 February 2010 @ 3pm

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Windows 7

Windows 7 Reports Wrong Processor, Causes Driver Problems

Some users have reported an issue in which Windows 7 reports an incorrect processor architecture. For instance, the system may identify itself has an AMD-based chipset when an Intel chipset is actually present.
This can cause problems with drivers–if the system installs drivers for the wrong architecture–in addition to other issues.
Fix
This problem can sometimes be fixed [...]