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Hello. I'm trying to create a software in VB.Net to disable the following from a Windows 7 pc. - Cut, copy, paste, rename, delete, open, print, share, create shortcut, open with, send to, properties. I want to give users the option of disabling them selectively/individually via checkboxes so those options …

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I'm running a Dell XPS 15, OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Today I tried installing Linux Mint next to Windows 7, thought I might like it. When I booted from the live cd, and tested Mint for a while, I noticed that I couldn't connect to my wireless network. I …

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I am testing Linux video servers and setting them up through a web interface. The web interface is being used to set the IPv4 address, the hostname, and disabling DHCP. The web interface is run off of the video server, and accessed through a web browser. The page can be …

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Hi guys :D I have a windows 7 touchscreen tablet and I would like an ubuntu partition. The issue is that the bootloader that comes with windows 7 doesn't support touchscreen input so i will not be able to select which OS to boot into. I understand that the windows …

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When i checked the resource monitor i found that dllhost.exe (COM SURROGATES) is using 50% of the cpu cycles. This makes my computer very slow. When i checked what com surrogates does, i found that it creates the thumbnails. So when i disabled thumbnails (tools->folder->) the problem was solved but …

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When i checked the resource monitor i found that dllhost.exe (COM SURROGATES) is using 50% of the cpu cycles. This makes my computer very slow. When i checked what com surrogates does, i found that it creates the thumbnails. So when i disabled thumbnails (tools->folder->) the problem was solved but …

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For an assignment in a computer programming class, we have to install 3 linux distributions on one machine from three different trees. I chose to install Ubuntu, Fedora, and OpenSUSE. I already dual-boot Ubuntu and Windows 7, but I'm not sure about the partitioning. I have 460GB of space in …

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alright i've been googling this and trying things for hours and i'm stuck. here is my problem: I just received a new laptop for Christmas to replace my older Toshiba Satellite L300D-06T and I intended to give the Toshiba to my brother to replace his desktop. Thinking I am oh …

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I'll start by listing my system specs: Motherboard: BIOSTAR TH67+ LGA 1155 Intel H67 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard Graphics: VisionTek 900338 Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity Ram: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 …

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My Laptop is Dell Inspiron 15R, Running Win 7. Sometime I am Getting Some Error Like Its Getting Restored Size Of Media Player When I was in Full screen Mode of Media Player. Do Anyone Help Me Please ?

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I am having some difficulty finding good, current information about how to correctly install FFMPEG-PHP in XAMPP on a Windows 7 machine. If anybody knows where to find such information, please post the URL here and I would be very grateful. Thank you very much. Happy Holidays!

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I own a Gateway FX 7805. It originally installed Vista with a recovery partition. As a student I purchased from my school, a Windows 7 Ultimate installation disc. I restored back to factory default settings with the Gateway Recovery Management menu Recover(tab)_Restore System to Factory Default. Then I installed Windows …

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[URL="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2332430,00.asp?kc=PCRSS03079TX1K0000584"]John Dvorak at PC Magazine,[/URL] a grand old curmudgeon who never pulls any punches created a wish list for Windows 7. It got me thinking about my own wish list, so here goes: [B]1. Don't Make Me Wait Forever at Boot Time[/B] Nothing aggravates me more than waiting for Windows …

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I have just completed my first program in c++.I am an ultra newbie,have only been doing c& c++ for 12 days,so please forgive me if my program is shit.Anyways i would like the experts on this forum to evaluate my work and give me tips and hints to make myself …

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Hi, I have upgraded my operating software vista to windows 7. But there is a problem here that some features of vista are shown at my windows 7. Would you help me what can I do? Regards,

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I could not find a thread addressing my direct concern. I'm hoping the community can help me with this before I have to send my laptop out for a 2 week turnaround time. >_< My Acer AS3820T freezes on boot screen. Does not load mobo bios and doesn't allow me …

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I started getting malicious web errors. The source was a file named "AcroGLext.dll". In a main folder called "DRMMaindrm". I can not find any information on this file or how important it is. Thank you in advance for the help. James

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It's a common problem, there are a lot of google hits, but I could found no working solution. When I leave my computer on and don't use it, and I come back, first only the cursor works, and if I right click, that freezes too. After 1-5 min it recovers …

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Hi I have a number of problems trying to sort out a home network of two desktops one running Vista Home Premium another running XP Pro. There are also three laptops: two running XP Pro and one running Windows 7 64bit. All five PCs can access the Internet this is …

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So I have a Windows 7 PC running Media Center (home theater situation). I have one of those LG super-everything drives that can play Blu-ray as well as HD DVDs. Most of my movies are Blu-ray but a still have a few goodies on HD DVD and I've been itching …

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I am having trouble installing/dowloading not sure which that started earlyer today. best i can remember i opened my laptop and i had closed it with age of empires online still runing. i alt esc and closed it but it wouldnt run. i went threw and delited it and windows …

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[ATTACH=RIGHT]22124[/ATTACH]If you are a Windows 7 user then maybe you have longed for a mouse designed just for you and your Operating System, but somehow I doubt it. What you want is a mouse that just works the way you expect and doesn't leave your wrist feeling like you've been …

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Is it possible to set the maximum memory windows can use via command line. This option is very easily changed through the GUI as seen [URL="http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/66482-memory-set-maximum-amount-used-windows-7-a.html"]in this tutorial[/URL] I can't seem to find any examples online without running into something similar to the tutorial provided above. My target device is …

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Hello guys. I decided to update my Bios but it turned out that wasn't a good idea. Everything went well until the program itself restarted the Computer, then windows refused to boot :( I tried booting in safe mode but nothing. Right now am using Ubuntu 11.04 to access my …

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If this is in the wrong section, sorry, can't find a better place (feel free to move this post) Hi, I am hoping to get some advice on how to further proceed with and issue I am having on my 1 month old self-built computer. Issue: My whole system "stutters" …

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Hello, A while ago I upgraded my Windows Vista PC to Windows 7. Now it's starting to get all slow and that (it's very well used) and I feel like re-installing it from scratch. Can I re-install my Windows 7 system using the upgrade DVD I used before without a …

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Hi there. I am fairly new with editing windows... thus is the root of my problem. Okay, so I was wanting to change my windows "Start Orb" on Windows 7 64-bit. I followed the directions by changing the Bitmaps: 6801, 6805, 6809 images to the one I had selected. I …

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Hey everyone! Users of Microsoft Security Essentials know that the right-click menu item that says "Scan with Microsoft Security Essentials.." is just too long. How do I customize it? I figured out that the file shellext.dll that comes with MSE is responsible for the context menu. I opened it with …

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Hi basically what happens this computer is when i turn it on, it loads to the windows 7 loading page (when the colours come togeather) and then it just randomly turns off. No hardware or software changes have been made and its not a virus because ive already scanned. so …

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