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[Aklyon]

assuming the firmware has such options.  Not all do.

I haven't seen a computer without at least an oddly-worded way to enable non-uefi bios yet, but ok.

As far as bootable media goes though, why not a bootable usb instead? You'd have more space to work with than a dvd.

[wierd]

That's what the win7 USB tool makes.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/microsoft_windows_7_usbdvd_download_tool.html

You feed it an ISO image, point it at a USB stick-- it formats it and makes it bootable.  Then you can install from that stick.

Faster, easier to work with, all around better than trying to trim down (and likely break) the install media just so it can fit on a DVD.

[Thief^]

Did a memtest for about an hr, no errors. 4 instances were opened at 2047

4 instances? I was referring to the bootable Memtest. Anything which runs inside an OS necessarily can't test everything.

[Eric Blank]

So what's a good way to get ahold of windows 7 for my laptop? I've had about enough of windows 10's out of control auto updates. I don't have a disc drive to use a boot disk, however. Is there an official download page, will I have to worry about windows 10 failing to uninstall or screwing up the process before or after installing windows 7?

[Aklyon]

That's what the win7 USB tool makes.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/microsoft_windows_7_usbdvd_download_tool.html

You feed it an ISO image, point it at a USB stick-- it formats it and makes it bootable.  Then you can install from that stick.

Faster, easier to work with, all around better than trying to trim down (and likely break) the install media just so it can fit on a DVD.

Use this thing and the iso mentioned here.

[Eric Blank]

Ok, thanks. I saw the previous conversation but wasn't quite sure if that was or was not directly related to what I was trying to do.

[Reelya]

I have a bit of a Windows OS issue, I had to reset windows 10, now a bunch of my programs give the 0xc0000022 error unless I "Run as Administrator", which is annoying since it pulls up a "Do you really want to do this?" message box, every time I want to play a video.

I figured that this is related to file permissions, but I can no longer actually view the file security / permissions tab in file->properties. Which was working fine before the reset. I've looked around but not found any solution for that issue.

EDIT: Erk, well I found a way to circumvent the problem on a case-by-case basis.
http://tipsarea.com/2015/08/05/how-to-fix-the-application-was-unable-to-start-correctly-0xc0000022-error/

Basically, I had to do a stack trace to see which dll was triggering the permissions failure, find that in the kafka-esque WinSxS folder, then go into the sharing ribbon in Explorer with that dll highlighted, click Advanced Security, then manually hack in extra permissions for "Everyone". Which is all kinds of terrible as a way to "solve" this problem. I still don't have the normal security and sharing tabs on my file properties though. I'm now thinking that the Windows 10 Reset function isn't quite as "reset" as a full factory-defaults reset.

[wierd]

file permissions can be assigned using the command line, if you run the CMD session as administrator.

the command is CACLS.

You can use it as follows:
CACLS files /e /p {USERNAME}:{PERMISSION}

Where,

/p : Set new permission
/e : Edit permission and kept old permission as it is i.e. edit ACL instead of replacing it.
{USERNAME} : Name of user
{PERMISSION} : Permission can be:
R – Read
W – Write
C – Change (write)
F – Full control

[AzyWng]

The answer to my question is probably "it isn't possible, you'll jsut have to get a laptop that has an actual dedicated graphics card" according to a number of websites I've seen, but is it possible to increase the amount of dedicated graphics card RAM?

I've tried booting up the BIOS but haven't seen the settings for the graphics card.

The graphics card itself is a Dell Integrated graphics card that currently has ~32 Mb of RAM allocated to it.

My PC has 4.0 Gib of RAM.

[wierd]

Is it using the integrated Intel video?

The option you are looking for is something like "IGP framebuffer size" or "UMA framebuffer size".

[Thief^]

It depends on what graphics it is and whether they bothered to put in the bios setting for it... I don't think it helps much anyway when it's the same ram, as it means the GPU can access both it's dedicated block and the system ram with the exact same performance anyway.

Edit: As implied by the names of the settings weird mentioned, it only really needs to be large enough to hold the framebuffer. A 1080p framebuffer is only 8MB, or 16MB for a HDR one. Double for buffered output, add a depth buffer... Maybe it does need to be a touch higher.

[AzyWng]

Thanks for at least not shooting me down immediately (alternatively, not thanks for stringing me along).

I would have noticed if there was any setting reading "mb" in it, so I don't think it was in the BIOS at all.

[wierd]

what is the make and model of this system?

you said it was integrated dell, but dell does not make graphics chips. 

i assume this is a laptop, if so, what model is it?

[AzyWng]

Oops, my bad, sorry - Intel dedicated graphics card.

Here's the specs:

Operating System
   Windows 10 Home 64-bit
CPU: Intel Core i3 3110M
   M @ 2.40GHz   47 °C
   Ivy Bridge 22nm Technology
RAM
   4.00GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz (11-11-11-28)
Motherboard
   Dell Inc. 0G8TPV (SOCKET 0)
Graphics
   Generic PnP Monitor (1366x768@60Hz)
   Intel HD Graphics 4000 (Dell)
Storage
   465GB Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB (SATA)   34 °C
Optical Drives
   HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GT80N
Audio
   Cirrus Logic High Definition Audio

[Reudh]

I really doubt you're going to get much more grunt out of a four year old low-end laptop.