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Forum: General Discussion 27 Mar 2013
Replies: 3
Views: 248
Posted By gallicbear
Thanks for the tips. The PC is actually about 2...

Thanks for the tips. The PC is actually about 2 years old. Don't know about the PSU's condition. But the temperature is within normal range. At idle, about 40 F. It's actually a work station, not at...
Forum: General Discussion 27 Mar 2013
Replies: 3
Views: 248
Posted By gallicbear
Unexpected, unexplained shutdown

We are trying to figure out what causes our PC to go to sleep or even to shutdown without notice. This always happens overnight, when not in use. It is set to 'never sleep'. It runs Windows 7 Home...
Forum: System Security 09 Mar 2013
Replies: 2
Views: 397
Posted By gallicbear
Thanks, Jacee, for the tip. I hesitated...

Thanks, Jacee, for the tip. I hesitated downloading SecurityCheck. Screen 317. Sounds like a strange thing...
Meanwhile I got it fixed by following another lead. It had to do with going into the...
Forum: System Security 09 Mar 2013
Replies: 3
Views: 266
Posted By gallicbear
Thanks, marsmimar; that's what I needed to know.

Thanks, marsmimar; that's what I needed to know.
Forum: System Security 09 Mar 2013
Replies: 2
Views: 397
Posted By gallicbear
cannot locate ccSvcHst.exe

Hi there. Just changed my hp pavillion laptop back to Factory image. In the tray, where the notifications are, it lists a ccSvchst.exe. After searching and searching, I cannot find that I have a...
Forum: System Security 09 Mar 2013
Replies: 3
Views: 266
Posted By gallicbear
Efficiency of Defender in Windows 7

Hi there. After using Defender in Windows 8, I decided to put it to use in a laptop running Windows 7. However, the look of it is different. I know, the setting for 'Real Time protection' is checked....
Forum: General Discussion 25 Nov 2012
Replies: 3
Views: 646
Posted By gallicbear
Thank you, AddRAM and Gregrocker. I just wanted...

Thank you, AddRAM and Gregrocker. I just wanted some reassurance. Appreciate your replies.
Forum: General Discussion 25 Nov 2012
Replies: 3
Views: 646
Posted By gallicbear
Restoring Windows 7 after upgrading to Windows 8

Hi. I am wondering if it is LEGAL to go back to Windows 7 after upgrading to Windows 8. I am not talking about the consumer preview, but about the final release since October 25. I have a laptop by...
Forum: Browsers & Mail 26 Apr 2012
Replies: 0
Views: 922
Posted By gallicbear
WinMail File Association not accepted

Hi there. I am trying to get one of my PCs to accept WinMail as default program for .eml files. It stubbornly refuses to. I am running Windows 7 64bit. Here is what I have done so far: I have...
Forum: Browsers & Mail 26 Apr 2012
Replies: 5
Views: 2,599
Posted By gallicbear
Windows Mail will not launch

Thanks, Anak and koolkat77. I have played around with all your suggestions and I came up with a solution. Fact is, if I deleted the entire contents of the storage folder in AppData, it rebuilt the...
Forum: Browsers & Mail 25 Apr 2012
Replies: 5
Views: 2,599
Posted By gallicbear
Windows Mail will not launch

Hi there. For the last couple of days I have not been able to launch Windows Mail.
I've had Windows Mail for 2 years now running on Windows 7, and it never gave me a problem. But now it won't come...
Forum: Performance & Maintenance 11 Mar 2012
Replies: 4
Views: 953
Posted By gallicbear
Thanks for your answers. That kinda answers my...

Thanks for your answers. That kinda answers my question. I see that in right click 'mycomputer'->system properties->advanced->Startup and Recovery.
Didn't realize there was also a way to see that...
Forum: Performance & Maintenance 11 Mar 2012
Replies: 4
Views: 953
Posted By gallicbear
Dual boot only shows Windows 7

Hi there. Here is my situation. I have been dual-booting with Mandriva for a week or so. The GRUB works fine and gives me a nice bluish screen with the 3 boot options (Windows 7, Mandriva, Mandriva...
Forum: Performance & Maintenance 05 Mar 2012
Replies: 6
Views: 6,445
Posted By gallicbear
Hi Ztruker. Got it going with a usb flash drive...

Hi Ztruker. Got it going with a usb flash drive with no problem. Thanks for the suggestion.
Forum: Performance & Maintenance 05 Mar 2012
Replies: 6
Views: 6,445
Posted By gallicbear
Sounds like a winner. It makes sense. Thanks,...

Sounds like a winner. It makes sense. Thanks, Ztruker.
Forum: Performance & Maintenance 03 Mar 2012
Replies: 6
Views: 6,445
Posted By gallicbear
How to correct boot sector without repair disk

Here is my predicament: Have a netbook with Windows 7 Starter. It dualboots with Linux. My plan is to remove the Linux partition to make space on the hard disk. Obviously then the boot information,...
Forum: Performance & Maintenance 02 Jul 2011
Replies: 6
Views: 1,775
Posted By gallicbear
Hi Maguscreed. I don't know what you mean...

Hi Maguscreed. I don't know what you mean specifically by 'admin'. But from what I read also, Home Premium does not have Group Policy Editor. So I am following the lead from Bare Foot Kid, about...
Forum: Performance & Maintenance 02 Jul 2011
Replies: 6
Views: 1,775
Posted By gallicbear
Automatic restart after updates

Hi there. From searching on forums, this is quite an issue. But everybody suggests to go to gpedit.msc. My OS (Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit) does NOT have that function. There is a folder for...
Forum: Performance & Maintenance 25 May 2011
Replies: 1
Views: 1,600
Posted By gallicbear
Picture and Fax viewer not working right.

Hi there. I wondered if there was a way to get to install XP's Picture and Fax viewer into Windows 7. I found out after wasting much paper and ink that Windows 7 picture viewer doesn't print right....
Forum: Hardware & Devices 03 May 2011
Replies: 3
Views: 2,272
Posted By gallicbear
Thumb Drive write-protected.

Thanks for trying. Should make clear that I can get into the drive. I am able to READ the files, but not add to it. Formatting or creating partition with an administrator command prompt doesn't work....
Forum: Hardware & Devices 03 May 2011
Replies: 3
Views: 2,272
Posted By gallicbear
thumb drive is write-protected

Hi there. This isn't specifically Windows 7, but I hope I have more possibilities with Windows 7. My thumb drive, which I hate to have to throw away, has become write-protected. It's a 16 GB thumb...
Forum: Hardware & Devices 24 Mar 2011
Replies: 2
Views: 1,022
Posted By gallicbear
Thank you, pooch, for your reply. The setting...

Thank you, pooch, for your reply. The setting 'what the power button does was already set correctly. But I opened the box and saw that I had swapped two plugs on the motherboard. Now it's working...
Forum: Hardware & Devices 24 Mar 2011
Replies: 2
Views: 1,022
Posted By gallicbear
Power Off issue

Hi there. Trying to figure out a new motherboard ASUS M4A78LT-M with a 3-core Athlon CPU, running windows 7 64bit. I had never had this problem before on other PCs. When I press the power off button...
Forum: Installation & Setup 22 Mar 2011
Replies: 8
Views: 5,640
Posted By gallicbear
Thank you, gregrocker, for your help, too. Those...

Thank you, gregrocker, for your help, too. Those were valuable tips that I wasn't aware of. I'll go accordingly.
Forum: Installation & Setup 22 Mar 2011
Replies: 8
Views: 5,640
Posted By gallicbear
Thanks, theog, for that link. I didn't have these...

Thanks, theog, for that link. I didn't have these detailed instructions when I attempted my repair of XP. Nonetheless, it bugs me that my repair overwrote the boot sector in the first place and...
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