Windows 7 - Updates/tips/tricks/secrets/etc

[CataclysmZA]

help, ive got windows 7 basic. i can only play movies with windows media player. can`t play my tv tuner card or any other dvd software like power dvd.
do i have to upgrade to home basic or the bussiness version? i think my graphic card is not compatable, but with the windows 7 evaluation copy everything was running smoothly.
PM if you guys have any suggestions.

PM me your specs of the PC you're using, I might be able to help out here.

my onboard eats 256mb but then why does it report 3gb?
im getting my replacement stand alone today so il try again with a dedicated gpu

You are a pillock. Your onboard memory is using 256MB of that 3GB of RAM, and Windows 7 reports it as 3GB total because it actually can do some basic math to fill in the gaps. What replacement are you talking about and which GPU are you getting?

 

[DerpiesFreud]

PM me your specs of the PC you're using, I might be able to help out here.



You are a pillock. Your onboard memory is using 256MB of that 3GB of RAM, and Windows 7 reports it as 3GB total because it actually can do some basic math to fill in the gaps. What replacement are you talking about and which GPU are you getting?

that russian crack did something coz hardware reserved is 2mb now
my 9800gt broke so iwas soposed to get another 9800gt but then my broken 9800gt started working
my onboard is a geforce 6150

am i a pillock?
then u are a russian noodle that eats bananas and breaths oxygen
ps u are flamable

 

[Tpex]

Found a program to show animated gifs just like Windows photo viewer
http://www.mediafire.com/?rj1i0t4omr5

Set This as the default program to view gif images. It is written in GDI+, so you can expect the same level functionality as the onw in win XP. As it was written by me, I can taylor it to suit your needs. Source available on request

corgano - http://www.sevenforums.com/music-pictures-video/39095-animated-gifs-windows-photo-viewer.html

 

[carstro]

Win 7 is rocking my PC.... love it, gonna buy a copy as soon as it is available!

I've ever seen a article that we can upgrade windows 7 online,anybody know that??

 

[JulyRed]

Where can I find free alternatives to progs for WinXP in Win7?

 

[Grouter]

Where can I find free alternatives to progs for WinXP in Win7?

on the internet

 

[Deleted member 78630]

on the internet

not being very helpful there.

 

[Grouter]

not being very helpful there.

It was a vague answer to a vague question.

 

[DJNgoma]

It was a vague answer to a vague question.

Yea, list the programs that you need and you would have gotten a better answer CrAzYLeGs69.

 

[Synaesthesia]

Most work in 7 anyway.

 

[LazyLion]

Some very nice Windows 7 Themes here...

http://www.wheresmydrink.com/category/windows-7-themes/page/3/

 

[Tpex]

anybody know how I can gte the classic search? I HATE the win7 search

 

[stroebs]

anybody know how I can gte the classic search? I HATE the win7 search

What's so bad about it? The filtering?

 

[Tpex]

What's so bad about it? The filtering?

when I want to search for something it searches the whole damn HDD, and only gives me some filters afterwards...

 

[Dimpie (JIGSAW)]

anybody know how I can gte the classic search? I HATE the win7 search

FileSearchEX

 

[Tpex]

FileSearchEX

awesome! thanks

 

[DJNgoma]

awesome! thanks

You could also try turning off indexing
http://maximumpcguides.com/windows-7/turn-off-windows-searchs-index/

 

[Tpex]

You could also try turning off indexing
http://maximumpcguides.com/windows-7/turn-off-windows-searchs-index/

ooh another good one!

 

[LazyLion]

More themes here .... http://www.winstep.net/themes.asp

 

[waynegohl]

i bought Windows 7 Professional installation disc on the weekend but am not sure if i should install it as i don't know what will happen to my info on Windows XP. I know it says i must backup all my info on my PC but still i am worried that i will do something wrong and I will lose all my information.

Is it really worth it?