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Windows 7 How do I cleanup winsxs folder to free up space on SSD drives?
location: microsoft.com - date: May 30, 2009
Hello. I am currently using windows 7 RC Build 7100, installed on a expensive Solid State Drive (SSD). One of the things that sounds promissing about windows 7 is the future SSD support it will have As mentioned on this site: http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/archive/2009/05/05/support-and-q-a-for-solid-state-drives-and.aspx Unfortunately Window 7's overall footprint is quite large (in comparison to xp or linux) and thus eats up a lot of expensive space on SSD drives. One problem i am currently facing is that over time the winsx folder "C:\Windows\winsxs" has increased in size and has become very large thus eating up even more of my total available SSD space. Currently this folder alone is now occu
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How can Windows 7 create a folder with CD volume name?
location: 7forums.com - date: March 30, 2011
Do you have any suggestions how to created a macro to copy full data CD or DVD to harddisk creating a folder with this CD or DVD volume name? Purpose is just to speed up copying and restoring multi DVD archives. Windows 7 Enterprise. Thanks for any ideas!
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I want to uninstall the Windows 8 Consumer Preview and revert back to Windows 7. How can I do this?
location: microsoft.com - date: March 7, 2012
I can't find anything.  I am lost.  I hate it.  I want to go back .  I can't find System Restore.  I can't find my Start Menu.  I hate it.  I hate it. I hate it.  It was a big mistake to download this.  You made no mention that you can't go back to Windows 7 if you download.  I am so p-d off at Microsoft right now I can throw my computer through a window.  DO SOMETHING TO FIX THIS!!!!!!!! original title: I HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE WINDOWS 8 CONSUMER PREVIEW AND WANT TO RETURN TO WINDOWS 7, BUT I CAN'T?  ARE YOU SERIOUS?
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Using Windows 7, how do I run CHKDSK?
location: microsoft.com - date: February 27, 2011
I've searched throughout the Control Panel and it's submenus and options but can find no means to initiate a scan for disk errors! I did find chkdsk.exe in the Windows\System32 folder but when I double click it, the only response is a flash of the DOS {black, command prompt} screen! Is that the correct response?! Is there no way to run [schedule] a scan disk [for errors] as there has been in earlier versions of Windows?!
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Windows 7 - how to fix BOOTMGR on Toshiba satellite L755-17N
location: 7forums.com - date: August 8, 2012
hi all, I have a Toshiba satellite L755-17N and after an update the bootmgr problem started the major problem is that I moved to other place and I lost my recovery disks I've tried a windows for HP and it didn't work could it be because my system is 64bit and the other system that I try to use is 32bit or its just because its a support for HP computer? I hope anyone can provide me with a solution on how to fix this problem or if I can make a system image from the hard drive by external it and plug it in another computer? please provide me with any information that could help thanks.
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Windows 7: how to determine if the page file is fragmented
location: winsecrets.com - date: February 12, 2013
Does anyone have a simple method, or know of a utility, to determine if the Windows 7 page file (= swap file) is composed of more than one fragment (= extent)? Thanks!
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I purchased Windows 8 online then had to downgrade back to Windows 7. How to I get Windows 8 back without re-purchasing.
location: microsoft.com - date: March 30, 2013
I purchased Windows 8 online in January then had to downgrade back to Windows 7.  How to I get Windows 8 back without re-purchasing.  I deleted all my data so I don't have a product key saved or the software loaded and did not purchased the CD.  Is there any way to get my product key that I purchased and re-load the software? 
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Windows 7 - how to install font from CD
location: microsoft.com - date: June 21, 2010
In XP Font folder, I could select "Install New Font", navigate to the CD, then browse the font names to find the one to install. How do I do this in Windows 7? The fonts on the CD display as the file name (e.g. "Aachenb.ttf") not the font name. Yes I can right click on Aachenb.ttf and select preview or install, but since I want to install a family of fonts, I will have to do this for each file and it will be time-consuming and inconvenient, assuming I can guess the font from the file name. (What is "Swz721kc" ?) I like Windows 7, but the font handling is horrible (I won't go into the inability to remove unwanted foreign language fonts). Any help in installing fonts from CD will be appreciated.
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i just downloaded windows 8 consumer preview and am not happy with it. I would like to uninstall and go back to windows 7. How do I go about it?
location: microsoft.com - date: March 1, 2012
I have windows 7 home edition and got excited to try windows 8 consumer review and downloaded it. I am not happy with the functionality yet. I would like to go back to my windows 7 and uninstall windows 8.  I have my system restore on my partitioned drive "D".  How do I uninstall windows 8 and restore my 7?
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Activating the retail of Windows 7 - how?
location: 7forums.com - date: October 12, 2009
Hi Sevenforums! This is my first post here so I'll introduce myself very quick. I'm Nicolai, I live in Denmark and I am a Windows fanatic. Now that was short! Anyway, I recently managed, through my work, to legally get a copy of the Windows 7 Enterprise 64 bit retail, and I'm just loving it so far! I am however, quite messy, and I have a feeling that the little piece of paper containing my serial number will be gone very soon. So ehrm, can I activate Windows 7 without waiting for the 30 days to pass? If yes, how? Also, I know this is a bit off-topic, but where do learn to modify the right-click context menu via Regedit? I tried downloading some files on here and it did frankly not work for me :\ Thanks a lot in advance!!
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