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10 February 2010 @ 4pm
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Windows 7
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 [...]
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10 February 2010 @ 4pm
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Windows 7
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 [...]
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10 February 2010 @ 3pm
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Windows 7
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 [...]
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27 October 2009 @ 10am
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Windows 7
The Windows 7 roll-out, while smooth overall, hit a rough patch with some users. Problems run the gamut, from minor networking issues and gaming hiccups, to more serious boot failures and BSODs. Here’s a look at the top 7 annoyances plaguing early Windows 7 adopters, and the associated fixes.
1. Installation Fails
You won’t get much [...]
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16 October 2009 @ 12pm
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Windows 7
Several users have reported a problem in which Windows 7 freezes when waking from sleep/hibernation (usually after the computer has been left alone for some time, the display/monitor turns off, then the user tries to activate the system).
This problem can sometimes be solved by turning off the auto-hide function of the taskbar. To do [...]
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16 October 2009 @ 10am
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Windows 7
Windows 7 may repeatedly, inexplicably pause or stall–either for several seconds or up to a minute or more. This problem can be caused by a variety of issues, including problematic drivers, bad RAM and more.
Here are a few fixes that have proven successful for a number of users experiencing this problem:
Check performance tools First, [...]
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16 October 2009 @ 10am
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Windows 7
Several users have reported that various USB devices (including digital cameras, hard drives, the PlayStation Portable [PSP] and others) are not recognized by Windows 7. In some cases, devices show a “Please Wait” message, but never interact properly with the computer. In other cases, hard drives appear as empty when they actually contain data, or [...]
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27 August 2009 @ 4pm
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Windows 7
Several users are experiencing an issue in which Windows 7 will not install, delivering the error message
“Load Driver A required CD/DVD drive device driver is missing. If you have a driver floppy disk, CD, DVD, or USB flash drive, please insert it now. Note: If the Windows installation media is in the CD/DVD drive, [...]
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27 August 2009 @ 4pm
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Windows 7
Generally speaking, upgrading from a pre-release edition of Windows 7 (e.g. RC 7100) requires a clean install of the system, meaning that you will need to manually reload some files from a backup or other source, and will lose various system settings.
Fortunately, there is a way to bypass this requirement, although you may not want [...]
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27 August 2009 @ 4pm
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Windows 7
Some users have reported an issue in which the display/monitor constantly flickers after updating to Windows 7. One poster to the Microsoft TechNet discussion boards, gbaker123, writes:
“The issue I am having is the screen is flickering and I can’t read any dialogue boxes. For instance, not even the screen resolution mode will come up. [...]
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