[WIN7] Windows 7 Problems - Post Here

E=MC2 · 21st October 2009, 2:09 PM

I guess that it's a fair and very safe bet this thread will be used often after the W-7 release tomorrow so I'm just getting in first, who knows it might be a classic thread.

There is no reason whatsoever to ever assume that any new O/S release from MS will work even partly as advertised without it's countless Install, Compatibility or Software or Hardware woes, never mind those other associated faults and hidden glitches along with the odd BSOD that were not found in pre-release testing.

So who will be the first ? You certainly won't be the last !

Please queue up here in an orderly well behaved binary manner

CAPT-Irrelevant · 21st October 2009, 2:35 PM

I've found 2 problems so far:

Your profile will not load profile if:
- You login the very moment the login screen appears during boot (if your account is password protected).
- If you log on after a shutdown that was executed immediately after closing a remote desktop session.

#2 also happened with Vista. Only way to fix either one was to relog or restart.

HairyMerkin · 21st October 2009, 2:47 PM

So far, the ONLY thing wrong is;

My TV Tuner is not always working after I put it to sleep, and then awaken it in Media Center.

chokeeweebee · 21st October 2009, 10:40 PM

The computer wakes up from sleep randomly.. and no its not the bios settings as vista doesn't wake up from its sleep a few minutes after it started sleeping.

and i've disabled my mouse and keyboards ability to wake it up from sleep mode.

Kyler · 21st October 2009, 11:14 PM

On occasion w7 won't detect my sound card.

It requires a reboot to be fixed

Jayjay01 · 22nd October 2009, 4:10 AM

well the issue i seem to have found which is minor but non the less a pain, is the toolbars on the taskbar/startmenu bar.

After finally working out how to put a quick launch bar on there, and my other toolbars for apps and games, a reboot it works. Shut down and turn it back on and yep goes away.

I placed a regkey (NoChangingWallpaper = 1) that seem to have kept it there for a short amount of time. But work up this morning turn it on an yep gone again. Maybe retail/oem may have a fix but i don't think so. Might have to wait for a update.

aussierob · 22nd October 2009, 8:14 PM

Need more than 4 digital TV tuners.

That is all

DNX · 22nd October 2009, 8:22 PM

I've noticed that IE loses my User Name/Password ocassionally, which is a pain.

dukkie · 22nd October 2009, 8:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DNX

I've noticed that IE loses my User Name/Password ocassionally, which is a pain.

There is a fix for that.. HERE

terminatertom · 22nd October 2009, 8:34 PM

only problem ive found so far is that, starwars galactic battlegrounds some of the zones the colours are wrong , worked fine on vista64 though

( hey i know its a old game , but i like it )

dgwhite · 22nd October 2009, 8:37 PM

Two issues that I found are:
McAfee 8.7 was blocking outbound email, as it did not have wlmail.exe as an allowed email application.
DIVCO TV Tuner software would not run until I put it into Vista compatability mode - since then no issues.

I've been running Win 7 RTM for over 1 month now, and it seems very stable and quicker than Vista.

Cheers
dgwhite

NVRENUF · 22nd October 2009, 9:32 PM

Ok for the most part the transition has been smooth
I ended up installing windows 7 on all of my pcs becuase
networking was just to hard with vista to win7. Good on ya microsoft.

anyway only thing i have problem with at the moment is my mrs dell machine.

when windows first starts up there is no internet connection. and it detects two networks home and public.

If i disable the network adaptor and then click on the cross and get windows to detect the connection problem it detects the lan card is disabled it reenables it and then only have one network and internet works fine.

Why is this happening any ideas i have attached two images of before and after doing thr trick to make it work.
thanks

CAPT-Irrelevant · 22nd October 2009, 9:37 PM

Go into your network adapters and turn off IPv6.

NVRENUF · 22nd October 2009, 9:43 PM

already done that.. I unticked it.. is that turning it off or shoudl i do it another way ?

de_overfiend · 23rd October 2009, 12:01 PM

unsigned drivers are my nightmare....

cant run onboard sound, digital tv tuner, networked printer, webcam, and one of my old usb disks that requires drivers.

have to disable driver signing enforcement every time i boot.... big pain in the proverbial

now that win7 has been officially released, manufacturers should release their digitally signed drivers for their products (they better *shakes fist at manufacturers*)

21st October 2009, 2:09 PM	#1
E=MC2 Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: 23,7.7 S - 150,44.7 E Posts: 478	Windows 7 Problems - Post Here I guess that it's a fair and very safe bet this thread will be used often after the W-7 release tomorrow so I'm just getting in first, who knows it might be a classic thread. There is no reason whatsoever to ever assume that any new O/S release from MS will work even partly as advertised without it's countless Install, Compatibility or Software or Hardware woes, never mind those other associated faults and hidden glitches along with the odd BSOD that were not found in pre-release testing. So who will be the first ? You certainly won't be the last ! Please queue up here in an orderly well behaved binary manner

21st October 2009, 11:14 PM	#5
Kyler Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Scarborough, WA Posts: 38	On occasion w7 won't detect my sound card. It requires a reboot to be fixed __________________ CPU: Intel Core i7 920 Cooler: True 120 Motherbdoar: Gigabyte EX58-DS4 RAM: Corsair XMS 1333 x3 GPU: Nvidia 9800 GT 512 mb w/Accelero L2 Cooler Sound card: Creative X-Fi PCIE Xtreme Audio 7.1 HDD: 1 TB Samsung 7200 rpm

22nd October 2009, 4:10 AM	#6
Jayjay01 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 60	well the issue i seem to have found which is minor but non the less a pain, is the toolbars on the taskbar/startmenu bar. After finally working out how to put a quick launch bar on there, and my other toolbars for apps and games, a reboot it works. Shut down and turn it back on and yep goes away. I placed a regkey (NoChangingWallpaper = 1) that seem to have kept it there for a short amount of time. But work up this morning turn it on an yep gone again. Maybe retail/oem may have a fix but i don't think so. Might have to wait for a update. __________________ CPU: Intel Core i7 920 @ 3.8ghz Cooler: True 120 Motherboard: ASUS P6T-SE RAM: Patriot Viper 6gig GPU: Xfire Ati 4890 HDD: 300gig Velicoraptor, 2x 1 TB Seagate, 1x 750gig WD PSU: 750watt Corsair RESULTS: 3D-06: 24565 OS: WIN7 Ultimate

22nd October 2009, 8:22 PM	#8
DNX Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Hobart Posts: 833	I've noticed that IE loses my User Name/Password ocassionally, which is a pain. __________________ Abit IP35 Pro, Q6600 (G0/SLACR L724A755 pkd 8/9/07) @ 3.2ghz 1.3050v bios, TR Ultra 120 Extreme, 4 x 2gb Corsair PC2-6400C5 1.90v, Audigy 2 ZS, Zotac GTX275, Galaxy 9800GTX (physx), 1 x 250gb sata and 2 x 500gb sata, Corsair HX-750 PSU, 2 x Pioneer 212D Sata dvd-rw. Lian-Li PC-75 case, 22" 221D and 24" Asus lcd's, Win7 Pro x64.

22nd October 2009, 8:34 PM	#10
terminatertom Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Northern Subs, Elizabeth Posts: 72	only problem ive found so far is that, starwars galactic battlegrounds some of the zones the colours are wrong , worked fine on vista64 though ( hey i know its a old game , but i like it ) __________________ Nothing to see here - Move along!!

21st October 2009, 2:35 PM	#2
CAPT-Irrelevant Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 887	I've found 2 problems so far: Your profile will not load profile if: - You login the very moment the login screen appears during boot (if your account is password protected). - If you log on after a shutdown that was executed immediately after closing a remote desktop session. #2 also happened with Vista. Only way to fix either one was to relog or restart. __________________ P6T-SE \| i7 920 + Zalman CNPS 10X \| 6GB XMS3 C8 \| Sapphire 5870 1GB \| Seagate 7200.12 500GB + 1TB \| Antec 900 \| CoolerMaster 1000W \| ASUS 2014LT DVD RW DL \| G15 (v2) \| W7 x64 Ultimate \| Creative I-Trigue 3400 Laptop = Y530-400 WoW toon - Phyrus (Nagrand OC)

21st October 2009, 10:40 PM	#4
chokeeweebee Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 79	The computer wakes up from sleep randomly.. and no its not the bios settings as vista doesn't wake up from its sleep a few minutes after it started sleeping. and i've disabled my mouse and keyboards ability to wake it up from sleep mode.

22nd October 2009, 8:14 PM	#7
aussierob Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: South of the hill Posts: 248	Need more than 4 digital TV tuners. That is all

22nd October 2009, 8:37 PM	#11
dgwhite Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Sydney, NSW Posts: 7	Two issues that I found are: McAfee 8.7 was blocking outbound email, as it did not have wlmail.exe as an allowed email application. DIVCO TV Tuner software would not run until I put it into Vista compatability mode - since then no issues. I've been running Win 7 RTM for over 1 month now, and it seems very stable and quicker than Vista. Cheers dgwhite

22nd October 2009, 9:32 PM	#12
NVRENUF Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Perth Posts: 222	Windows 7 Network issues !! Ok for the most part the transition has been smooth I ended up installing windows 7 on all of my pcs becuase networking was just to hard with vista to win7. Good on ya microsoft. anyway only thing i have problem with at the moment is my mrs dell machine. when windows first starts up there is no internet connection. and it detects two networks home and public. If i disable the network adaptor and then click on the cross and get windows to detect the connection problem it detects the lan card is disabled it reenables it and then only have one network and internet works fine. Why is this happening any ideas i have attached two images of before and after doing thr trick to make it work. thanks __________________ MY SITEwww.nvrenuf.net FLICKR http://www.flickr.com/photos/nvrenuf/ Canon 5D, battery grip, 24-70 F2.8 L, 70-200 F2.8 IS L, 50mm1.8, ST-E2 ETTL transmitter, 580ex II x 2, 430ex,Sigma 12-24,

22nd October 2009, 9:37 PM	#13
CAPT-Irrelevant Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 887	Go into your network adapters and turn off IPv6. __________________ P6T-SE \| i7 920 + Zalman CNPS 10X \| 6GB XMS3 C8 \| Sapphire 5870 1GB \| Seagate 7200.12 500GB + 1TB \| Antec 900 \| CoolerMaster 1000W \| ASUS 2014LT DVD RW DL \| G15 (v2) \| W7 x64 Ultimate \| Creative I-Trigue 3400 Laptop = Y530-400 WoW toon - Phyrus (Nagrand OC)

22nd October 2009, 9:43 PM	#14
NVRENUF Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Perth Posts: 222	already done that.. I unticked it.. is that turning it off or shoudl i do it another way ? __________________ MY SITEwww.nvrenuf.net FLICKR http://www.flickr.com/photos/nvrenuf/ Canon 5D, battery grip, 24-70 F2.8 L, 70-200 F2.8 IS L, 50mm1.8, ST-E2 ETTL transmitter, 580ex II x 2, 430ex,Sigma 12-24,

23rd October 2009, 12:01 PM	#15
de_overfiend Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Gold Coast Posts: 506	unsigned drivers are my nightmare.... cant run onboard sound, digital tv tuner, networked printer, webcam, and one of my old usb disks that requires drivers. have to disable driver signing enforcement every time i boot.... big pain in the proverbial now that win7 has been officially released, manufacturers should release their digitally signed drivers for their products (they better shakes fist at manufacturers) __________________ Sucessful trades: Too many to count. PC:-\|-AMD Phenom II @Stock ghz-\|-4gb Gskill 1066 RAM-\|-4Tb-\|-8500GT-\|-D-Tek Fuzion GPU-\|-Original Black Ice eXtreme Rad-\|-Swiftech MCP600-\|-Gigabyte MA790x-ud4p-\| My 89 Skyline Wagon