for questions specifically about the x64 version of Windows 7.
Questions tagged [windows-7-x64]
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Can't connect to MySQL server on '127.0.0.1' (10061) (2003)
I know this question was asked a lot before but I tried some of the solutions which were given and nothing worked.
I have downloaded MySQL Workbench 6.1 on my windows 7 x64 and now as I want to start and do a simple DB I set a new MySQL Connection…

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node-gyp build error windows x64: "fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file 'kernel32.lib'"
Here's what I've done so far on my x64 OS:
Installed Python (v2.7 --specifically 2.7.6) and added it to the system path (C:\Python27)
Installed MS VS C++ 2010 Express Version (I already had VS 2012 but without the C++ component)
Installed the…

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Updating file permissions with git-bash on Windows 7
How do I update file permissions with git-bash on Windows 7?
I've tried the following without success:
$ ls -al scripts/script.sh
-rw-r--r-- 1 myUid Administ 70 Sep 8 11:24 scripts/script.sh
$ git update-index --chmod=+x…

blueberryfields
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Error Message : Cannot find or open the PDB file
I tried running sample programs provided at NVIDIA's official site. Most of the programs ran smoothly except few where I get similar error messages. How can I fix that? Here's a sample of error message I got after running a program named…

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How to Install Windows Phone 8 SDK on Windows 7
I have all my workspace and everything set up on Windows 7 but I also want to develop Windows Phone 8 but as stated on Microsoft website that It can not be installed on Windows 7.
Do anybody knows how to install in on Windows 7. I have found a crack…

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Installing PIL (Python Imaging Library) in Win7 64 bits, Python 2.6.4
I'm trying to install said library for use with Python. I tried downloading the executable installer for Windows, which runs, but says it doesn't find a Python installation. Then tried registering (http://effbot.org/zone/python-register.htm) Python,…

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Is it advisable to switch from Cygwin 32bit to Cygwin 64bit?
I've been using Cygwin (for a long time). Specifically, I use it (including gcc/g++) on Win7 for development work. I've just recently noticed there now exists a 64-bit version.
I don't have a specific need which requires that I make the transition…

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PHPStorm/Webstorm increase memory to more than 512MB
I'm using PHPStorm under Win7 64bit with 64bit Java (latest version I guess) and working currently on an insanely big and chaotic project. There are many classes containing 10k LOC and more. Therefore my PHPStorm runs out of memory once in a…

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Unable to start Genymotion virtual device, incompatible CPU
The first time I ran Genymotion virtual device, it had worked. But when I tried running it today, I got this error message
What may have changed from the last time I used it? Will be grateful for any solutions that I can get. Thanks.
My Device…

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Git push error: RPC failed; result=56, HTTP code = 200 fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly fatal
While doing git push, I receive this error:
Username for 'https://github.com': Newbie
Password for 'https://Newbie@github.com':
Counting objects: 11507, done.
Delta compression using up to 4 threads.
Compressing objects: 100% (8210/8210),…

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ImportError: No module named enum
I changed from Win XP 32bit to Win7 64bit and reinstalled Python 2.7
and the Anaconda package.
However, it seems like it isn't properly installed.
When I do
import enum
There is the error:
ImportError: No module named enum
However, when I try…

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Backspace doesn't work in gvim 7.2 64-bit for Windows?
I just installed the 64-bit zipped version for Windows of gvim on my new machine at work, and I changed some settings to make it compatible with Visual Studio 2010.
Now the backspace key doesn't work for some reason.
Here's my .vimrc file:
set…

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"The following SDK components were not installed: sys-img-x86-addon-google_apis-google-22 and addon-google_apis-google-22"
I'm Windows 7 64-bit user and I got Android Studio problem after I update the latest version of Android Studio and SDK components..
The following SDK components were not installed: sys-img-x86-addon-google_apis-google-22 and…

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Visual Studio 2012 and Program Compatibility Assistant
I have been successfully using VS2012 on Win7-x64 for months now. Today after restarting my machine launching VS2012 brings up this compatibility dialog:
Clicking "Check for solutions Online" has no effect.
I could run the program with "Run…

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Nexus 7 (2013) and Win 7 64 - cannot install USB driver despite checking many forums and online resources
I'm trying to set up my Nexus 7 (2013) for debugging, but I am getting stuck at the step where you install the USB driver. Here's what I've tried so far:
Steps taken:
Turned on debugging mode on Nexus 7 (2013)
Connected device to PC
Downloaded…

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