Tag Archives: Windows 7

Disappearing folder – bug in Windows 7

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Maris

In process of testing one of our automation software I hit interesting Windows 7 bug. First I found it in our software, and right away tested this scenario on Windows 7, and bug was there. The bug. Create folder on … Continue reading →

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RegCopyTree fails with Access denied error (5) on Windows 7

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Maris

MSDN documentation for RegCopyTree states that ‘The calling process must have KEY_CREATE_SUB_KEY access to the destination key’, however call fails on some keys with Access denied error (5) on Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. Changing desired access rights to KEY_ALL_ACCESS solves … Continue reading →

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Right click context menu on wrong side afer installing Service Pack 1 for Windows 7

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Maris

Today after updating my Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit with Service Pack 1, I noticed, that almost all Right click context menus (for example on Desktop) are on wrong side – left side of mouse pointer instead of right side. It … Continue reading →

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Windows cannot be installed to this disk 0×80300001 in Windows 7 Setup

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Maris

When installing Windows 7 onto Gigabyte SATA RAID, I got two errors: Windows cannot be installed to this disk 0×80300001 Windows is unable to install to the selected location. Error: 0×80300001 Windows Setup sees the RAID volume, and one of … Continue reading →

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Windows 7 64-bit setup / install failed to start with ‘Status: 0xc0000225′

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Maris

Today I was trying to install Windows 7 x64 on new computer. Setup immediately stopped with the following screen: Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To fix the problem: 1. Insert your … Continue reading →

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VMware vSphere Client errors on Windows 7

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Maris

Trying to start VMware vSphere Client on Windows 7 to connect ESX / ESXi machine or vCenter, throws two error boxes: Could Not Connect — Error parsing the server “vcenter.lan” “clients.xml” file. Login will continue, contact your system administrator. and … Continue reading →

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Windows Aero does not work in Remote Desktop from Windows 7 to Windows Vista

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Maris

According to Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) Team Blog Aero Remoting does not work when connecting from Windows 7 to Windows Vista. The only supported scenario for RDS Aero Remoting from Windows 7 is Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008 … Continue reading →

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How to remove hibernation file on Windows 7

Posted on December 26, 2009 by Maris

Open elevated command prompt (start – type “cmd” – right click – Run as administrator). In command prompt: powercfg -h off Now you can delete hiberfil.sys file, if it is not deleted automatically. To enable hibernation back, use: powercfg -h … Continue reading →

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Localized ‘Program Files’ and ‘Users’ folders under Windows Vista

Posted on September 13, 2009 by Maris

If you are wondering why and how Windows Vista or Windows 7 non English versions show different names for ‘Program Files’ folder using Windows Explorer and cmd.exe. The answer is Desktop.ini file hidden inside the folder: [.ShellClassInfo] LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21781 This tells … Continue reading →

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