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Telemetry (spying) now introduced in W7 and W8.x through WU

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by ajkula66 » Sun Aug 23, 2015 5:33 pm

If you've chosen to stay away from W10 because of privacy concerns, you may want to be careful with Windows Updates these days, specifically one...

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Windows Wifi Vulnerability CVE-2024-30078

Last post by TPFanatic « Sun Jun 16, 2024 8:16 am

by TPFanatic » Sun Jun 16, 2024 8:16 am

Putting this in the 7 forum because 10,11, and server versions 2008 and newer get patched but 7 and older doesn’t lol.

from what I’ve been told...

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TPFC all of a sudden doesn't detect temperature (T520 W7 Ultimate)

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by ajkula66 » Sun Feb 12, 2023 1:17 pm

OK I've got to say I'm somewhat baffled with this one...

I had TPFC version 0.62 running on my T520 (W7 Ultimate 64) for as long as I've owned the...

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Windows 7 or Windows 10

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by mikemex » Tue Sep 21, 2021 12:36 am

The Windows version I like the most is Windows XP but I no longer have it installed on any machine. It's just too old and unsupported. I wish the...

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Azurewave AW-CB160H Driver

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by TPFanatic » Thu Jul 28, 2022 8:56 pm

So you decide you want to install an Azurewave AW-CB160H (Broadcom BCM94360HMB) in your ThinkPad.
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Microsoft Security Essentials - (KLSDriver problem)

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by norrinraddhr » Fri Apr 29, 2022 8:45 am

Hi ThinkPad lowers. :)
Have some strange problem that appears after clean installation of Windows 7 Ultimate. Never had this problem before, after I...

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Windows 7 Procedure Install in 2022 after (EOL) to get Windows updates working *PICS*

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by norrinraddhr » Sat Jan 22, 2022 5:40 am

Hello,
have some question about Windows 7 Pro SP1 and Ultimate without SP1. Last year I installed the Ultimate version one of my IBM X60s (1702-3JG)...

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Windows Live Essentials (Where is it?)

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by euless » Wed Feb 02, 2022 11:45 pm

Hi,

I want to try out Windows Live Essentials. Because I need a good photo gallery app.

I found links to download on Microsoft website, but those...

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Strange error (almost) disables my fresh Win7 installation.

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by Garlic Bread » Wed Oct 06, 2021 4:08 pm

Hi.

I have been fixing up an X220 in the last couple of days, but now that I am installing Win7 I have encountered a new problem that I haven't seen...

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Bootable USB/Flash OS for Misc. Thinkpads

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by myxomop » Sun Sep 12, 2021 9:44 pm

Hello TPSC,

I've just acquired a lot of 4x thinkpads from a university surplus auction (X1 Carbon, X41 Tablet, T440s, T420). They are without hard...

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Mon Sep 27, 2021 11:21 am
More than two screens on intel graphics?

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by tecmes » Mon Aug 02, 2021 9:37 am

It seems that intel integrated graphics (older models??) can't extend the desktop on more than one screen (i.e. you can't have three+ screens). I...

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Thu Sep 16, 2021 12:32 am
Windows 7 not activating AUG-2021

Last post by Ktownjeff « Thu Aug 05, 2021 5:26 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Tue Aug 03, 2021 1:16 pm

I have a clean install of windows 7 Pro x64 on a DELL OptiPlex 780 SFF. I tried entering the key on sticker many times and keep getting The product...

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Thu Aug 05, 2021 5:26 pm
"Group policy client service" takes several minutes to shutdown

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by RealBlackStuff » Wed Jun 23, 2021 2:49 am

Since a few days my X240s (running W7 Pro/SP1/64-bit) has a shutdown problem.
After activating the Verbose shutdown, it shows this:
Shutting down...

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Mon Aug 02, 2021 9:34 am
How to get VPN working in browser

Last post by ortizfugh « Thu Jul 15, 2021 1:39 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Sat Jun 01, 2019 10:21 am

I installed the free ProtonVPN under W7/64-bit but for the life of me, I can't figure out how to get my browser (Pale Moon or Firefox) working...

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Thu Jul 15, 2021 1:39 pm
Kannst du Deutsch lesen? Mehr über W7

Last post by betonhaus « Sun May 16, 2021 7:54 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Sun May 16, 2021 12:54 pm

Wenn du Deutsch lesen kannst:
Windows 7
Windows wie es anfing
Was du immer schon über Amerika wissen wollte
usw.

The above links go to a...

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Last post by betonhaus
Sun May 16, 2021 7:54 pm
how get Win7 for t440p

Last post by euless « Tue Mar 30, 2021 5:56 am
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by euless » Sat Mar 13, 2021 12:16 pm

hi,

i got my t440p from Taobao.
So, it came with Win7 Chinese edition.
i couldnt change the setting to English, so i wiped the harddrive and install...

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Last post by euless
Tue Mar 30, 2021 5:56 am
[Guide] Downloading, Installing, and Updating Windows 7

Last post by ThinkTwinki « Tue Dec 29, 2020 1:36 pm
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by ThinkTwinki » Tue Dec 29, 2020 1:59 am

Index:

Intro
Getting the ISO Image
Creating the Installation Media USB
Installing Windows 7
Updating Windows 7
Installing Drivers
Closing...

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Tue Dec 29, 2020 1:36 pm
SOLVED: Stopped responding to mouse click when button pressed

Last post by TOTAL « Sat Dec 26, 2020 2:09 pm

by TOTAL » Sat Dec 26, 2020 2:09 pm

A strange change in the responsiveness of the trackpoint buttons on my x230 windows 7 64bit .

When playing virtual musical instruments, I use the...

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Sat Dec 26, 2020 2:09 pm
Where to get Window 7?

Last post by 789 « Thu Oct 15, 2020 3:36 pm
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by jaaa » Sun Sep 20, 2020 4:06 pm
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Forgive me if this has been covered before. How does one get a copy of Windows 7?

The stuff I see online, I'm hesitant to download a copy from...
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Thu Oct 15, 2020 3:36 pm
Quick format vs not quick format 4TB HDD W7/P64 T61

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by cadillacmike68 » Fri Sep 11, 2020 2:56 pm

Ok, so I'm trying to re-use the Seagate 4TB from the Seagate Central NAS which had the controller card on the NAS fail. Its a Seagate 4TB Desktop...

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Sat Sep 12, 2020 3:33 pm
Never seen this [censored] before - can't change resolution or anything

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by Behemot » Tue Aug 25, 2020 3:59 pm

Wanted to hook second display to one of the T430s I have around with 7 cloned from who knows what, guess T420 previously. Windblows are updated to...

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Tue Aug 25, 2020 11:38 pm
Install problem

Last post by Roger206 « Thu Aug 13, 2020 9:41 am
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by Roger206 » Thu Aug 13, 2020 4:49 am

I am trying to install Win 7 from a DVD on to a T60. The hard drive is 500mb and is clean and formatted NTFS. The install proceeds through the...

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Last post by Roger206
Thu Aug 13, 2020 9:41 am
Question about photo folder in Win 7

Last post by MikalE « Sun Jul 12, 2020 7:13 pm

by MikalE » Sun Jul 12, 2020 7:13 pm

Nevermind. I figured it out. What a PITA. For some reason I had several folder features turned off, and the path to the file folder was not correct....

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Sun Jul 12, 2020 7:13 pm
Where are the windows 'themes' located

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Sun Apr 26, 2020 1:49 am
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by cadillacmike68 » Sat Apr 25, 2020 4:49 pm

I want to copy over a theme with the black screens and think in white letters with the red dot over the i to another system. Where does ms hide that...

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Sun Apr 26, 2020 1:49 am
Boot not posible with usb enclosure

Last post by gianry « Wed Apr 22, 2020 7:35 am
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by gianry » Tue Apr 21, 2020 7:29 am

I've an hard drive that correctly boot inside the laptop but not in an external usb enclosure
I've set the boot sequence.
it correctly do the boot...

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Wed Apr 22, 2020 7:35 am
USB Drive Enclosure Problems

Last post by onespeedbiker « Sun Apr 19, 2020 1:11 am
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by OldFong_v2.0 » Sat Dec 21, 2019 9:32 am

I just bought an Orico brand drive enclosure and put a 750 GB Seagate Hybid SSD HDD drive in the enclosure and for some reason my x201 W7 64 bit...

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Sun Apr 19, 2020 1:11 am
windows wakeup not possible with mouse or external keyboard

Last post by gianry « Fri Apr 10, 2020 5:26 am
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by gianry » Thu Apr 09, 2020 2:09 pm

I've al Lenovo SL500 with win7 pro 32bit .I'm using with external monitor, bluetooth mouse and usb keyboard.
I've checked the option the in the...

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Last post by gianry
Fri Apr 10, 2020 5:26 am
Micro$haft is $hafting W7-users, AGAIN

Last post by skx « Tue Mar 24, 2020 6:25 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Tue Dec 05, 2017 11:48 am

Why does Micro$haft make life so difficult?
Can't those Redmonders behave?
At least until 2020?

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Last post by skx
Tue Mar 24, 2020 6:25 pm
In screen windows 7 battery not installed

Last post by yusuf_irdandy « Tue Mar 03, 2020 11:18 pm

by yusuf_irdandy » Tue Mar 03, 2020 11:18 pm

My laptop thinkpad e460, im install double booting win 7 and win 10, but i have problem in win 7, in Thinkvantage technology (battery manager) any...

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Tue Mar 03, 2020 11:18 pm
On the last day of windows 7, where can I find the recovery disks

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Jan 14, 2020 12:59 pm
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by RMSMajestic » Tue Jan 14, 2020 11:35 am

I have a few relatively newer systems (that are also the last few that comes with windows 7 through downgrade rights) That I'd like to get the...

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Tue Jan 14, 2020 12:59 pm
Possible fiddle to keep W7 updates till 2023

Last post by OldFong_v2.0 « Mon Dec 23, 2019 1:45 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Mon Dec 09, 2019 5:27 am

Bypass discovered to allow Windows 7 Extended Security Updates on all systems

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Mon Dec 23, 2019 1:45 am
Thinkpad X300 with Windows 7

Last post by norrinraddhr « Tue Dec 03, 2019 12:31 pm
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by Ricci82 » Fri Apr 16, 2010 5:53 am

Hi all!

Ive installed Windows 7 on my X300. I found all drivers except some device called Mini Card . What is it, and where i find the driver for...

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Last post by norrinraddhr
Tue Dec 03, 2019 12:31 pm
Window 7 Activation keeps reversing

Last post by onespeedbiker « Wed Sep 11, 2019 4:48 pm
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by onespeedbiker » Tue Sep 10, 2019 12:28 am

Okay, this is a strange issue. I have loaded Windows 7 64 bit on my R61i (originally an XP 32bit system), which has the Middleton Bios. I activated...

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Wed Sep 11, 2019 4:48 pm
Thinkpad T510: Win7 licenses, which one is correct?

Last post by BigCatAndy « Sat Aug 31, 2019 5:01 pm
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by BigCatAndy » Sun Jul 28, 2019 3:00 pm

Hello,

I recently bought used T510, which has 2 Win7 license stickers: one is in the battery section and it says Windows 7 Pro OA (Lenovo...

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Sat Aug 31, 2019 5:01 pm
PaleMoon browser problems

Last post by dr_st « Tue Aug 20, 2019 12:58 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Tue Aug 13, 2019 5:15 am

My T440p runs W7 Pro/SP1 64-bit.
Increasingly I find that PaleMoon only halfheartedly opens a website.
Example:
Under PaleMoon (V 28.6.1 64-bit) I...

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Last post by dr_st
Tue Aug 20, 2019 12:58 am
Micro$haft starts nagging W7-users soon about support-EOL

Last post by skx « Sat Jul 06, 2019 10:58 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Wed Mar 13, 2019 9:02 am

Microsoft to start nagging users in April about the January 2020 Windows 7 end-of-support deadline

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Sat Jul 06, 2019 10:58 am
Microsoft Edge Insider for Windows 7 and 8

Last post by TPFanatic « Wed Jul 03, 2019 9:19 am

by TPFanatic » Wed Jul 03, 2019 9:19 am

microsoftedgeinsider is a legitimate Microsoft site.

You can install an insider version of Edge on Windows 7 for whatever reason.

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Wed Jul 03, 2019 9:19 am
Beware Update KB4457139

Last post by nikki605 « Mon May 27, 2019 6:17 am
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by GrifterGuru » Sat Oct 06, 2018 2:52 pm
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As I have not seen mention of this here yet , I thought I would post this up.

Microsoft have released KB4457139 in the hope that Win 7 users will...
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Mon May 27, 2019 6:17 am
i7 Seventh generation won't run Win7?

Last post by Dragunov « Fri May 24, 2019 8:39 pm
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by hellosailor » Tue Aug 22, 2017 7:12 pm

I saw mention online that new new Intel i7 SEVENTH generation processors, the ones that are new now, will not or cannot run Windows7. So users buying...

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Last post by Dragunov
Fri May 24, 2019 8:39 pm
Windows 7 durability against power issues

Last post by samveen « Wed May 22, 2019 8:38 am
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by samveen » Sun May 19, 2019 8:30 pm

Today, my laptop underwent an unclean poweroff (a second time), and on the next boot up into windows, all input devices stopped working. The...

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Wed May 22, 2019 8:38 am
Finally got rid of Internet Explorer

Last post by Cigarguy « Wed Feb 20, 2019 9:55 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Mon Oct 15, 2018 10:07 am

A few days ago IE11 died on my desktop.
IE11 came up with only a white screen, nothing else. Nothing I did could get it to work again!
Since there is...

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Last post by Cigarguy
Wed Feb 20, 2019 9:55 pm
Microsoft's killer Windows 7 patch. More Micro$hafting Grrrr...

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Thu Jan 10, 2019 10:32 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Thu Jan 10, 2019 4:37 pm

Microsoft's killer Windows 7 patch: Breaks networking, flags legit PCs as 'Not genuine'

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Thu Jan 10, 2019 10:32 pm
Automatic Update Loop on ThinkPad T540p

Last post by twusa93 « Sat Dec 29, 2018 11:13 pm
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by twusa93 » Sat Dec 29, 2018 7:33 pm

I recently completed a reinstallation of Windows 7 Ultimate on my Lenovo ThinkPad T540p (bought it with Windows 8 / Downgrade Rights Option to 7)....

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Sat Dec 29, 2018 11:13 pm
Looking for W7 without SP1

Last post by hopgarden53 « Mon Dec 17, 2018 5:04 am
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by jronald » Thu Jun 23, 2016 4:04 am

Anyone have a link to the W7 64 bit ISO WITHOUT SP1?

Ron

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Last post by hopgarden53
Mon Dec 17, 2018 5:04 am
How do I put the 4 install discs on one USB drive for setup

Last post by dr_st « Sun Dec 02, 2018 3:16 am
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by StarGehzer » Sat Dec 01, 2018 5:29 pm

I'm having trouble explaining what I want to do. Sorry.
I have the set of original X220 setup discs. I want to do a fresh install from a USB...

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Last post by dr_st
Sun Dec 02, 2018 3:16 am
Windows 7 on T43 - Links and Info!

Last post by Shredder11 « Sun Nov 11, 2018 6:42 pm
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by Xenomorph » Mon Apr 06, 2009 1:14 am

Update: October 27th, 2009

Lenovo System Update 4.0 is out now. It is for Windows 7 only.

Since Windows 7 has been RTM for a few months, Lenovo...

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Last post by Shredder11
Sun Nov 11, 2018 6:42 pm
64bit OS & 4gb RAM ~ worth the effort/upgrade ???

Last post by apojoga « Sun Oct 14, 2018 6:31 am
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by TonyJZX » Tue Sep 11, 2018 5:25 am

As far as I'm concerned its always been worth it. I havent ever used a 32 bit o/s since XP.

I personally moved to XP 64 bit back in the day and then...

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Last post by apojoga
Sun Oct 14, 2018 6:31 am
Microsoft Extends Its Paid Windows 7 Support Till 2023

Last post by dr_st « Sat Sep 29, 2018 12:52 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Tue Sep 18, 2018 10:46 am

In case you don't know yet: Microsoft Extends Its Paid Windows 7 Support Till 2023

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Sat Sep 29, 2018 12:52 am
Wi-Fi Broken after downloading updates.

Last post by shawross « Wed Sep 12, 2018 5:47 pm
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by MikalE » Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:17 am

I'm working on an Acer Aspire system for a client and have reloaded the O/S without a hitch...until I downloaded 119 Important (not the optional)...

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Wed Sep 12, 2018 5:47 pm
Reasons why a computer would display machine language in Windows7?

Last post by MikalE « Mon Sep 10, 2018 9:10 am
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by MikalE » Sun Sep 09, 2018 8:06 pm

I have a computer I'm getting ready to perform a wipe and reload on for a client as soon as I hear back, but in the mean time, why would a Windows 7...

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