Bootcamp/Windows 7 a big problem

After installing Windows 7 in bootccamp i noticed a TON of problems with it.
First of all, whenever i create/delete/rename folders or files the files are not automatically update and i have to refresh the folder or desktop to see the changes
Second, I cant open WMP to play videos, neither VLC works(doesnt show up when launching)
Third, I cant pin a program into my bar
- Every first time after boot up i right click into a folder/file the folder shows a "Not Responding" problem and the Explorer needs to be restarted to work...
And the best is i dont know what else ill find that doesnt work... this is ridiculous... nothing of this happen in a PC with Windows 7.
I would like to know why this happens and if it happened to anyone else.
Thanks.

reformat and zero your partition or chkdsk
make sure Windows has 15GB or more free space to work with
I have Macs and PCs all runnng 7 and even 8.
Maybe your iMac hard drive or even if SSD is where the fault lies.
boot from Widows DVD and check your system

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