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Latest Windows Updates Cause Folders to disappear from desktop
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Ok I'm going to stick a fork in this...I'll reinstall...thanks mate.
Windows 7 Home Premium 64biti7 930 2.8gCorsair xms3 CMX6GX3M3C 1600 C7 2gx3HIS ATI pcie HD5670 - OS
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
- CPU
- i7 930 2.8g
- Motherboard
- x58A-Ud3R rev2.0 FB
- Memory
- Corsair xms3 CMX6GX3M3C 1600 C7 2gx3
- Graphics Card(s)
- HIS ATI pcie HD5670
- Sound Card
- Presonus Firebox
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Flatron W2343T x2
- Hard Drives
- 1x500g Seagate Sata2 7200
2x1TB Seagate Sata2 7200
- PSU
- Cooler Master 700W Silent Pro
- Case
- Antec
- Cooling
- Zalman CPU Cooler CNPS10x-Quiet
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Good luck! (Plastic fork, I hope!)
Win 7 x64 Home Premium (and x86 VirtualBox VM...i3 370M/i7 6500U8GB - finally :)/8GBit's an i3, dude!/dual Intel&nVidia - Computer type
- Laptop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Asus K52F or Lenovo B51-80
- OS
- Win 7 x64 Home Premium (and x86 VirtualBox VM)/Win10
- CPU
- i3 370M/i7 6500U
- Motherboard
- Asus/Lenovo
- Memory
- 8GB - finally :)/8GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- it's an i3, dude!/dual Intel&nVidia
- Sound Card
- onboard
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 15.6" built-in
- Screen Resolution
- 1366x768/1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- 750GB Seagate internal
Sundry external drives attached to other computers on the local network
1TB SSD on the Lenovo
- PSU
- n/a
- Internet Speed
- as much as I can get - usually on a dongle/phone, so <1MB/s
- Antivirus
- MSE/Defender
- Browser
- IE11/12/Edge/Chrome/FF(if I must)
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64biti7 930 2.8gCorsair xms3 CMX6GX3M3C 1600 C7 2gx3HIS ATI pcie HD5670 - OS
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
- CPU
- i7 930 2.8g
- Motherboard
- x58A-Ud3R rev2.0 FB
- Memory
- Corsair xms3 CMX6GX3M3C 1600 C7 2gx3
- Graphics Card(s)
- HIS ATI pcie HD5670
- Sound Card
- Presonus Firebox
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Flatron W2343T x2
- Hard Drives
- 1x500g Seagate Sata2 7200
2x1TB Seagate Sata2 7200
- PSU
- Cooler Master 700W Silent Pro
- Case
- Antec
- Cooling
- Zalman CPU Cooler CNPS10x-Quiet
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The wooden handle should make a decent insulator

- don't use the all-metal type, though!
Win 7 x64 Home Premium (and x86 VirtualBox VM...i3 370M/i7 6500U8GB - finally :)/8GBit's an i3, dude!/dual Intel&nVidia - Computer type
- Laptop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Asus K52F or Lenovo B51-80
- OS
- Win 7 x64 Home Premium (and x86 VirtualBox VM)/Win10
- CPU
- i3 370M/i7 6500U
- Motherboard
- Asus/Lenovo
- Memory
- 8GB - finally :)/8GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- it's an i3, dude!/dual Intel&nVidia
- Sound Card
- onboard
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 15.6" built-in
- Screen Resolution
- 1366x768/1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- 750GB Seagate internal
Sundry external drives attached to other computers on the local network
1TB SSD on the Lenovo
- PSU
- n/a
- Internet Speed
- as much as I can get - usually on a dongle/phone, so <1MB/s
- Antivirus
- MSE/Defender
- Browser
- IE11/12/Edge/Chrome/FF(if I must)
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I'll be wearing flip flops...I should be right

Windows 7 Home Premium 64biti7 930 2.8gCorsair xms3 CMX6GX3M3C 1600 C7 2gx3HIS ATI pcie HD5670 - OS
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
- CPU
- i7 930 2.8g
- Motherboard
- x58A-Ud3R rev2.0 FB
- Memory
- Corsair xms3 CMX6GX3M3C 1600 C7 2gx3
- Graphics Card(s)
- HIS ATI pcie HD5670
- Sound Card
- Presonus Firebox
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Flatron W2343T x2
- Hard Drives
- 1x500g Seagate Sata2 7200
2x1TB Seagate Sata2 7200
- PSU
- Cooler Master 700W Silent Pro
- Case
- Antec
- Cooling
- Zalman CPU Cooler CNPS10x-Quiet
Three-Toed Sloth
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Don't use the Indian ones - they're made from steel radials!

(I kid you not!)
Win 7 x64 Home Premium (and x86 VirtualBox VM...i3 370M/i7 6500U8GB - finally :)/8GBit's an i3, dude!/dual Intel&nVidia - Computer type
- Laptop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Asus K52F or Lenovo B51-80
- OS
- Win 7 x64 Home Premium (and x86 VirtualBox VM)/Win10
- CPU
- i3 370M/i7 6500U
- Motherboard
- Asus/Lenovo
- Memory
- 8GB - finally :)/8GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- it's an i3, dude!/dual Intel&nVidia
- Sound Card
- onboard
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 15.6" built-in
- Screen Resolution
- 1366x768/1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- 750GB Seagate internal
Sundry external drives attached to other computers on the local network
1TB SSD on the Lenovo
- PSU
- n/a
- Internet Speed
- as much as I can get - usually on a dongle/phone, so <1MB/s
- Antivirus
- MSE/Defender
- Browser
- IE11/12/Edge/Chrome/FF(if I must)
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Mine are genuine Australian double pluggers as far as I know...but they are probably Chinese made
Windows 7 Home Premium 64biti7 930 2.8gCorsair xms3 CMX6GX3M3C 1600 C7 2gx3HIS ATI pcie HD5670 - OS
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
- CPU
- i7 930 2.8g
- Motherboard
- x58A-Ud3R rev2.0 FB
- Memory
- Corsair xms3 CMX6GX3M3C 1600 C7 2gx3
- Graphics Card(s)
- HIS ATI pcie HD5670
- Sound Card
- Presonus Firebox
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Flatron W2343T x2
- Hard Drives
- 1x500g Seagate Sata2 7200
2x1TB Seagate Sata2 7200
- PSU
- Cooler Master 700W Silent Pro
- Case
- Antec
- Cooling
- Zalman CPU Cooler CNPS10x-Quiet