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  1. Yeah, supersparks, you should make note that...

    Yeah, supersparks, you should make note that anyone in this situation needs to set their partition as active, otherwise windows will have no idea how to repair anything.
  2. Sorry, I forgot to mention. I've tried:...

    Sorry, I forgot to mention.

    I've tried:
    startup repair.
    bootrec /fixmbr
    bootrec /fixboot
    bootrec /rebuildbcb

    none of that helped..
  3. reinstall MBR and everything else needed for boot up

    Ok, so, this is what happened.

    I bought a new 1.5TB drive and installed windows 7 on a partition on it.
    I already had a Windows Vista install on my 160GB drive.

    The windows 7 installer decided...
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    mm, I know the theory behind it I am trying to...

    mm, I know the theory behind it

    I am trying to stop out of memory errors..

    The numbers don't make any sense to me
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    vista ram confusion

    So, I am using Vista and have 2GB of ram..
    When I had Windows XP and 1GB of ram.. thats all I ever needed.. but nowadays I find myself closing programs to open up new ones..


    why do I have to...
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    How do I say this.. Windows XP is Windows 5......

    How do I say this.. Windows XP is Windows 5... Windows Vista is Windows 6..
    But they both are windows.. so they are the same Operating System, just a different version.

    When I made that statement...
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    that does not negate the usefulness of UAC... ...

    that does not negate the usefulness of UAC...

    Sure, it isn't as secure as it could be when people use it that way... but programs that are not suppose to be privileged cannot change settings.
    ...
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    I'll take it you guys are less fond of UAC.. ...

    I'll take it you guys are less fond of UAC..

    Instead of bashing the "guy" who programmed it, why don't you say why you don't like it..

    All the other operating systems have similar systems..
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    I'm on linux right now, and so I can't be sure.....

    I'm on linux right now, and so I can't be sure.. but "Default" is not your username, is it?

    try traversing to:
    C:\Users\<frebo?>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files
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    Another option is to do this:...

    Another option is to do this:
    http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/disable-user-account-controluac-for-administrators-only/

    This automatically accepts that prompt for you, and so it seems...
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    UAC: godsend or just a big pain?

    Hmm, I can't do polls?

    Eitherway, I am curious..
    Who loves it? Who hates it?


    The reasons I like UAC is because everything I run while in user mode doesn't have enough privileges to do...
  12. Thread: Windows 7

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    Performance is suppose to be improved by alot.....

    Performance is suppose to be improved by alot..
    I wish I could download it.. but my bandwidth is quite limited at the moment..


    Also, you say that as though it's a bad thing (UAC). While UAC is...
  13. Did the price on that OCZ unit go up? and lol,...

    Did the price on that OCZ unit go up? and lol, the xion is gone o.o

    I am actually thinking about trying out a tuniq power supply. The price is right, and they seem to have decent reviews.
  14. I think it's going to be:...

    I think it's going to be: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341010

    I am on Christmas break from my university right now.. and so I don't really -need- the PSU at the moment....
  15. Thread: AM2 & Ram

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    SpywareDr: He is running SLI. He needs a...

    SpywareDr: He is running SLI.

    He needs a nvidia chipset.
  16. Power Supply is dead :( What are some good brands?

    I went to my computer a few hours ago and it was off and wouldn't turn on.

    I took out the motherboard cable and shorted green to black and nothing happened. This leads me to assume that the power...
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    SpywareDr posted a guide on how to do this. ...

    SpywareDr posted a guide on how to do this.

    SpywareDr: that guide is rather complicated. Do you know if you really need to go through all those steps? It seems like there would be a script...
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    I reinstalled my bluetooth driver package and it...

    I reinstalled my bluetooth driver package and it worked fine.

    /me shrugs
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    installing bluetooth mouse. BT500. btwhid.sys

    I bought a bluetooth mouse from thermaltake on black friday. Installing it seemed pretty simple... however, when installing it, it asked for some "WACOMM installation disk" or some sort. First file...
  20. I had used it before I got here.. 11.9GB is...

    I had used it before I got here..

    11.9GB is the windows folder
    6.5GB is winsxs
    3.5GB is System32
    2.3GB is the page file, which I just realized I should move to a different partition and then...
  21. I use windirstat, same concept

    I use windirstat, same concept
  22. >_> breathing room, hmm? well, I assume that...

    >_>

    breathing room, hmm?
    well, I assume that if it actually needs more room I'll actually run out of space.. not just have less than a GB of it..


    either way, performance on vista while...
  23. and why does it "need" 15% free space?

    and why does it "need" 15% free space?
  24. thanks for the replies, I almost forgot I posted...

    thanks for the replies, I almost forgot I posted this =)

    anyway, I'll look into vLite

    my Vista partition is 16GB with only 700MB left over.

    I installed SP1 and now the windows folder is...
  25. windows folder is huge.. 8.2GB.. is there a way to clean it up?

    There is no way windows needs 8.2GB to operate.. does anyone know how to possibly clean up the folder?
    I figure it should only be 5 or so GB.

    3.41GB is in C:\windows\winsxs
    3.5GB is in...
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