Questions tagged [windows-7]
Windows 7 is the Microsoft PC operating system released in October 2009, and reached End Of Life on January 14, 2020. It is the successor to Windows Vista and has been succeeded by Windows 8. It shared the same UI style as Windows Vista, but was based on an incrementally newer version of the NT kernel (6.1, from 6.0) and was released in 6 major editions for both home and professional use.
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TCP first connection slow [closed]
Consider this TCP communication via ncat on localhost on a Windows 7 machine:
Terminal A
>ncat -4kvvl 127.0.0.1 5001
Ncat: Version 7.12 ( https://nmap.org/ncat )
Ncat: Listening on 127.0.0.1:5001
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Windows\Temp large amounts of cab_XXXX files -- Can't delete
In regards to this:
Windows\Temp large amounts of cab_XXXX files
I can't delete the files. I'm trying to do a shift delete but there are files randomly scattered in there that are locked out by ...
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Recovering or Locating an exchange user's contacts on a wiped drive
I have a bit of a problem, I am running Exchange 2010 on my network -
The majority of the machines on the network are running windows 7 pro on AD w/ a local exchange server.
about a month ago i was ...
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Windows 7 - VPN - Need to download another user's credentials while connected
I'm an admin on a Windows 7 machine, and it must be connected to the domain for a user to login for the first time. I can login when it's off the VPN since my credentials are cached.
I need to tell ...
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Windows 7 domain clients lock on display sleep
We recently deployed a new Windows 7 image to our network. When a user is logged in and idle for 10 minutes the display goes to sleep and requires a password upon waking the display. I don't want the ...
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Hide.me: Unable to connect from a PC to another via Windows remote desktop
Now I have two Win7-devices connected via hide.me VPN. Both are successfully connected to the VPN
Both devices are registered with the same reserved IP in the same server.
The problem is that I ...
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High network utilization - System Process - PID 4
Interesting issue that we observed recently with quite a few variables so I'll attempt to make it as clear as possible. HQ site located in Southern California where main file server is present (Older ...
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Scheduled tasks
Overview:- I need to download a csv file every 10 mins from an intranet site. This is done using a batch file.
To ensure that it happens with out any delay, i have set up multiple tasks using Windows ...
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How can I uninstall SQL Server 2016 CTP3.3 from Windows 7 (and bypass the uninstaller's OS version check)?
I had a temporary need to use MS SQL server, so I installed Microsoft SQL Server 2016 CTP3.3 on my Windows 7 machine because it was easily available. It installed successfully, and I was able to get ...
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sqlexpress 2008 connection error 40 when connecting through internet static ip
I installed SQL Server 2008 on a workstation running windows 7 SP1. I am trying to connect to the server through the internet using a static IP address and port 1433.
I can connect with this IP ...
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Trying to trace down user account that SVCHOST.exe is using
I'm having an issue in my environment where nearly all of my windows 7 systems (vast majority of the infrastructure) are attempting to log in to an old disabled account. I know this is from a previous ...
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Windows 7 Slipstream will not enter Audit Mode
I have two sets of Dell Laptops that I'm trying to install Windows 7 x64 on. I downloaded the driver packs from Dell's Enterprise site, and slipstreamed them into my install.wim file. On one notebook, ...
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How to make a zeroconf ipv6 connection between two cabled PCs
I have a Win7 embedded system that has a Ubuntu 16.04 peripheral. They are connected by an ethernet cable and the Ubuntu host can't be allowed to connect to anything but the Win7 host. The Win7 host ...
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What could be the reason for network issues in my case?
Please, just assume that the case below is how it is and I must solve it with what I have. Or at least understand what is wrong.
Two identical computers connected between them with 10G cable. Both ...
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OWA kicks user out within seconds of authenticating
Issue exists for all users at a specific location.
Users accessing same system at other locations do NOT get the same issue.
When kicked out, there is no error, OWA dumps the user back at the ...
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how do i force NTP client to symc from the server (windows 7)
i need to make my NTP server to force my NTP clients to sync with him once n a few hours .
until now i used the "task scheduler" to set a task in each client to sync with the server but now i have to ...
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MDT 2013 "Windows Components missing"
i have an environment running MDT 2013 and i have multiple different models for (dell/lenovo) desktops and laptops.
i captured an image and it runs well on all the computers except a specific lenovo ...
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Why are Mapped Drives using GPO saying they can't find the network path or do not have access?
Shared drive is being set as the following
\\SERVER\SHARE using drive N
All drives have no change
Show hidden drives no change
Titled: "Share"
Reconnect: unchecked
Set as Update/Create/Replace (all ...
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Can Samba 3 still be used?
I am struggling with a trust relationship issue between a windows 7 machine and my companies samba 3 domain controller. The issue is only arising when I try to add a domain user to my machine for ...
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Windows findstr with AND condition
Hi i searched few older posts but didnt find exact solution. so posting new question.
I need a single a windows command to search two words using AND condition. Will findstr works for combination of ...
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Multiple profiles per user?
Is it possible to have multiple profiles per user?
The reason why I ask is because I need to create test environments for hundreds of users, where the test environment has different software. ...
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Enforcing audit settings for all subfolders and files on NTFS
On Windows 7 I would like to enforce auditing on all subfolders and files for a specific local folder, by using the included Windows auditing features. When a user moves a file from the same NTFS ...
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Can I inhibit WGA nags (and possible capability removal) for off-net Win 7 systems?
I work in a situation where a network involving Windows 7 is used in an environment that is not connected to their own internal network and not the internet at all. However, after a period of time, ...
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Are the free Win 7/8/10 VM's Microsoft provides for testing purposes restricted or any different than their counterparts? [closed]
Sorry for the poor title, I'll explain better here. Microsoft provides free Win 7/8/10 Enterprise VM's inorder to test modern browsers here:
https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/tools/...
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IP Configure headache [duplicate]
My IP adress gone after sometime of getting internet connection...My IPadress is 172.16.91.79 and subnet mask is 255.255.255.128 and default gateway is 172.16.91.129 told by the operator...
But ...
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Documentation on .NET Framework 4.6 support on Windows 7 Enterprise
The official MS system requirements states that Windows 7 SP1 does support .NET 4.6, but Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 is not explicitly mentioned.
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8z6watww(v=vs....
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MS DFS samba share on a Linux server working for Mac and Linux clients, but not Windows
I have a CentOS 6 machine with a simple samba share that I am trying to setup as a DFS server, so it can point clients to folders on other servers. Following the samba documentation for setting this ...
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Windows updates for a offline enviroment
I work on an environment that is not capable of using automatic updates. Currently we Download a File from Microsoft that has every patch from the OS's release. This file is incredibly large and ...
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How can I get Windows to forget it had antivirus installed?
We purchased a networking and software solution for PCI compliance: TrustWave. We started to install the antivirus but realized that it was not required on the machines it was being installed on and ...
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net use fails with system error 67 with FQDN
I search for help with a confusing error with Windows 7 mounting a
network fileshare.
The problem is that on machine A a mount with the FQDN fails (net use
system error 67) while the same command ...
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disappearing folders in network drive after folder creation
If I create a new folder on a network drive some of the already available folders in that folder disappear.
After half an hour they're visible again?
What can be the reason for this?
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How can I track when a program is used and by who when there is only one user account in Windows 7? [closed]
We have a microscope that our students are able to schedule exclusive time with. It's becoming obvious that some have requested time and then never show up. This frustrates a lot of others who are ...
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RUN exe file with a script on Windows 7 32bit [closed]
I want to run google chrome on windows 7 32bit with following target path
"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe --kiosk-printing"
When I enter this path to Target Path field in ...
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All domain admin passwords do not work on orphaned DC
I have a remote DC that has been unable to completely replicate AD for at least 90 days so has been tombstoned, had their site-to-site link severed, and has been purged from the organization's main AD ...
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Find Computer in AD from non-joined Windows 7
I have a powershell script we use for several things, when a new computer has been installed with Windows 7. We also use it on Windows 10, and it all works well.
It runs at first login and the ...
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How to set up NTP (not SNTP) on a Windows box?
I have a network that is running on Brocade layer 3 switches. I need these switches to be synced with NTP. The computer that I need to use is running Windows 7 and has services such as Win32time ...
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Windows 7 client machine login without Ad connection
We Have a windows server 2012 and client domain machine is windows 7.
The problem is the user can login from the windows 7 machine without the activedirectory connection.So how to prevent this login ?
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SCCM Deploying Win7 Enterprise select language during OSD
I am attempting to implement more automation and less manual click through with our SCCM OSD.
Our currently running Tasksequence works nearly perfect for us, but we still have to manually choose the ...
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How to register a Windows 7 device to Azure AD
I'm trying to register a Windows 7 device to Azure AD, and I am at a loss as to how to do this...
I have already created an Azure AD directory, created a user, and verified that they have permissions ...
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How to install the HTTPRedirectionModule on IIS 7.5 (Windows 7)?
I'm trying to test redirects on my localhost (Windows 7 running IIS7 ASP.NET 4.6) and after struggling to figure out why it wasn't working I noticed IIS7.5 doesn't come with the HTTPRedirectioModule ...
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Samba 4x netlogon scripts not executing on Windows 7
I am in the process of migrating a domain configuration to another server, I am able to connect to the domain, and log in, plus get my X: drive, which is just the users home drive. The previous ...
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Virtualized windows 7 under qemu/kvm hangs
I have set up a windows 7 virtual machine using Red Hat 7's standard qemu/kvm. When I start up the vm, windows boots to the point where it says "Starting Windows" and displays the stylized window. ...
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Need to regain trust with domain controller
Long-time Unix sysadmin, just getting started in the Windows world, here:
I have a Windows 7 Enterprise machine. A recent system update must have gone pear-shaped, because now when I try to log in as ...
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OpenVPN Windows 10 Server, Windows 7 Client, can ping each other on VPN IPs but nothing more?
Server config:
port 1194
proto udp
dev tun
dev-node MyTap
server 10.8.0.0 255.255.255.0
ca "C:\\OpenVPN\\easy-rsa\\keys\\ca.crt"
cert "C:\\OpenVPN\\easy-rsa\\keys\\server.crt"
key "C:\\OpenVPN\\...
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Windows 7 Ent DirectAccess client cannot browse over SMB
Environment is IP-HTTPS DirectAccess with a 2012 DA server and a mix of Windows 7 Enterprise and Windows 10 Pro clients.
I have one Windows 7 Enterprise client that shows up as connected to DA and ...
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DNS Server list not updating after DNS migration
Toady I'm migrating a DNS/DHCP server from Server 2008 on Xen to Server 2012 R2 on VMware. Things went ok for the most part. DHCP is working just fine and has been tested. I manually set one test ...
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Windows 7 PCs in a domain - time source keeps changing
I need help figuring out why the time source on some PCs keeps changing. Right now they're on Local CMOS clock. If I do w32tm /config /syncfromflags:domhier /update net stop w32time net start ...
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gpupdate works for user fails on computer error 1006
I have a machine on my network that refuses to sync our Gpupdate. I am getting error code 1006 error code 49 which points to bad credentials but I am using the same user that I would on any other ...
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User logon PowerShell script not running under Windows 7 or 10
I'm testing out upgrading to Windows 10 on our domain, which is currently based on a Windows Server 2012 DC and all Windows 7 workstations. I was never able to make it work on Windows 7 so I gave up ...
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Script WiFi Profile Connection pre-logon
I work for a company that has a lot of remote employees that never come to the office. Currently what happens when these people are hired is I prepare their laptops in the office and then send it to ...