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Forum: General Discussion

05 Dec 2009

Replies: 2

Skip "checking for solution"

Views: 1,785

Posted By Ramzy

Skip "checking for solution"

When a program crashes, generally i just press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC, quickly locate it in processes, then ALT+E (end process) for an instant shutdown.

Both Vista and Win7 are capable of shutting down...

Forum: Installation & Setup

30 Nov 2009

Replies: 7

Fixing a laptop, "windows.old" folder

Views: 1,720

Posted By Ramzy

Reverting back / deleting wasn't my intention. ...

Reverting back / deleting wasn't my intention.

All i wanted to do was continue the merging process of Vista into Win7.

EG, copying over program files to Windows 7, creating old start up items,...

Forum: Installation & Setup

30 Nov 2009

Replies: 7

Fixing a laptop, "windows.old" folder

Views: 1,720

Posted By Ramzy

Fixing a laptop, "windows.old" folder

Customer dropped off a laptop telling me that his Windows upgrade had failed.

It's a new HP DV6 that had Vista pre-installed on it.

I've taken a look at it, and there's a "Windows.old" folder...

Forum: General Discussion

23 Oct 2009

Replies: 3

Error reporting feature?

Views: 1,032

Posted By Ramzy

Thanks matey. I'm assuming this feature is...

Thanks matey.

I'm assuming this feature is available in every single build of Win7?

edit: Just read the thread -- Yes it is.

Cheers.

Forum: General Discussion

23 Oct 2009

Replies: 3

Error reporting feature?

Views: 1,032

Posted By Ramzy

Error reporting feature?

I recall reading some time ago about a new feature in Windows 7 for user generated error reporting that would allow a user to record their desktop / take periodic screenshots while they replicated an...

Forum: Performance & Maintenance

21 Oct 2009

Replies: 33

Windows7 Minimalist RAM question.

Views: 4,337

Posted By Ramzy

Omega, no need to be an arse about things. ...

Omega, no need to be an arse about things.

Simply put, windows 7 requires less ram at boot, and during normal operation in extended periods than vista does. There really isn't much more too it...

Forum: Performance & Maintenance

20 Oct 2009

Replies: 7

Full defrag option via cmd

Views: 12,156

Posted By Ramzy

Using the -b parameter still seems to invoke a...

Using the -b parameter still seems to invoke a boot optimization pass, however using -w doesn't seem to do anything. Large fragments still remain.

It also doesn't consolidate free space as much...

Forum: Performance & Maintenance

19 Oct 2009

Replies: 7

Full defrag option via cmd

Views: 12,156

Posted By Ramzy

Full defrag option via cmd

The defrag tool in Windows Vista and Windows 7 seems to skip fragments larger than 64MB in size in order to cut down on defrag times.

This problem was easily "solved" by going into command prompt...

Forum: General Discussion

18 Oct 2009

Replies: 10

Activations

Views: 4,019

Posted By Ramzy

So Microsoft rewards our honesty (paying close to...

So Microsoft rewards our honesty (paying close to $500 for a retail version of Windows 7) by allowing us to activate once?

I wonder why piracy exists :shock:.

And just for clarification sake:
...

Forum: General Discussion

17 Oct 2009

Replies: 10

Activations

Views: 4,019

Posted By Ramzy

Activations

Hi,

I just bought Windows 7 Ultimate today, and i should also be getting a free copy on the 22nd of October under a retail e-learning program.

I am interested in the amount of times that i can...

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