Upgrading from MS-7345 Platinum MoBo?

  :D Hello,
I am looking to possibly upgrade from my present MS-7345 Platinum Motherboard. These are the components I presently have installed:
•   MS-7345 Platinum Micro-Star International (MSI)
•   Intel Quad Q6600 Core2 Duo CPU 2.40GHz
•   Windows 7 PRO 64
•   Onboard REALTEK HD Audio
•   8GB DDR2 Memory (MAX AMOUNT)
•   Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT (256mb) (540MHz Core Clock) (128Bit)
•   Screen resolution – 1280x768
•   Thermaltake 700w PSU / ToughPower / 700-Watt / ATX / 140mm Fan / SATA Ready / SLI Ready / Crossfire ready
•   ATX Coolermaster Case
I am looking for an upgrade to my existing MSI Platinum, to accommodate a Intel Sandy Bridge i5-or i7 CPU, along with the newer 3.0/2.0 USB, (backwards compatible) and the capability of using the newer DDR3 memory, which I will be able to use more than my present maxed out 8GB DDR2.
I also want to get a new Graphics PCi card. My present GeForce 8600GT with 256MB and a 540 Core clock speed is slow for today's standards, and also need to upgrade for usage with memory hungry programs like Photoshop and Pinnacle Studio HD Ultimate Video editing programs.
I am NOT a gamer, nor do I over clock, I’m just one who enjoys video editing, and using Photoshop, and watching streaming videos, without hanging up on my video playback. I use the screen res of 1280x768 because it just looks good to me using a Viewsonic LCD 2035wm monitor, for my eyes, at least. I realize the recommended is 1280x1024.
I really like the MSI customer service and products, my mainframe has been very much trouble free in these past four years, (except for a recent Corsair Twin 2GB Ram stick that went bad, not the slot, so Corsair was generous to send me another 4x2GB DDR2 matched memory sticks, but sadly, now I want to upgrade to the DDR3...but they are awesome anyway!)
So....maybe someone could recommend a few of the newer MSI MoBo models to look at, that are similar to the MS-7345, which was a breeze to build, to fit my needs. I’d like to stay with INTEL CPU’s, I have not ever used an AMD CPU, which I hear is far better using graphics, than Intel, but maybe they are equal at this time. Everyone has his/her preference, I know.
So for now, I'll stay with the Intel boards until maybe someone here could persuade me otherwise, to switch to the AMD boards.
I think it cost me about $700-$800+ to build this last puter four years ago, the Q6600 CPU alone was $300.00, and everything else was new too...the ATX case, PSU, GPU, MSI Board, and a few more cooling fans.
I can't believe that today's technology is forcing me to have to do all of this again so soon after four years, I know I can continue on my existing path using what I have, but feel compelled to stay ahead of the game with all the newer technology out there.
Thank you for any help!

My recommendations would be a Z68A-GD55 with an i5-2500. That board is capable of accommodating up to 32GB DDR3-1333/1600 RAM, should you ever require that much. I believe 4 X 4GB would suffice though.
If you are not a gamer, then the onboard video should be enough to satisfy your video requirements.
Alternatively wait till about the end of April and get an Ivy Bridge CPU i5-3570K with the Intel HD4000 GPU integrated. This you can then match with a Z77A-GD55 board.
Depending on the onboard graphics experience, you could get a N550GTX-Ti-M2D1GD5 to enhance the graphics experience.

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I assume the Unitor 8 driver for my AMT8 should be
built into Logic... right?
If I'm not mistaken, when I installed 7.x I believe that my Unitor8+AMT8 worked immediately.
How different is 7.2 from 4.8. Are we talking
different universe here or just different planet?
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To Flash Bios or not???? MS-7345 PLATINUM

Hi,
I use the MSI Live Update5.
I am having issues with NOT RESPONDING and GHOSTING of the screen. I have a Nvidia Geforce 8600GT, DirectX11. I use Photoshop CS5, and Pinnacle Studio 15, but always get these Not responding error messages that drive me CRAZY!
I contacted Nvidia about my GPU Pc-E card, and they told me maybe I should update the Motherboard BIOS. I opened up the liveupdate5 and did a manual update for the bios, they told me before I Flash the bios, I should turn off anti-virus, and also Disable BIOS protection before I proceed.
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Photoshop
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MSI MS-7345 PLATINUM Mobo
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Howdy XFM,
Well,
Even though my geforce driver is up to date, nvidia sent me a download link (below) to maybe help with my issues of GHOSTING and NOT RESPONDING when I'm especially working with Pinnacle Studio, ........or actually anything else, either Online or Offline, it just freezes, and the round blue timer just spins and spins forever it seems.
Nvidia sent me a driver to maybe help with these issues, but they first told me to flash the bios.
I went into the BIOS and all I saw was "BOOT SECTOR PROTECTION", is this where they want me to disable before I download this file, or is this something different?
Do I actually have to flash the bios, or can I install this driver with out it?
I have a THERMALTAKE TOUGHPOWER 700W ATX 12V 2.2 & EPS 12V Power supply unit.
I have the P-35 MSI MS-7345 PLATINUM Motherboard.
Nvidia Geforce sent me a link for a download....But told me to FIRST, to Flash my BIOS before installing this driver, that's why I inquired about flashing the bios here on this forum. "I'm sure you've heard the old expression, "If it works, don't fix it.". I am simply frustrated that the computer just locks up and screen turns white, then I have to repeatedly reboot, and reboot, and get nowhere. I just re-installed Windows 7 again the other day, and have NOT re-installed STUDIO yet, because of possible lock ups, so I'm trying to find out as much info to combat this before i have to do the whole format,reinstall hardware and software all over again.
This is what nvidia told me,
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"I see that you are not getting any kernel error messages, it is partly good news that there could not be much damage to the hardware & you can proceed with the installation of the 296.10 driver version with clean install steps:
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"http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7-winvista-64bit-296.10-whql-driver.html "
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Try this driver version & check if the issue persist. As we checked earlier the 8600 GT should support Pinnacle Studio properly & freezing with slightest workload is not normal. All this will account to an unstable hardware. The driver install will isolate this issue & we shall run a test on the graphics card depending upon the results of the driver install.
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Looking for newer Mobo, like the MS-7345 Platinum P-35.

Hello,
I'm thinking about upgrading my P-35 MS-7345. I really like the MSI brand. I'm going on 5 years, but because of possible GPU issues (like screen ghosting, Non-responding, and timer continues to spin, even when I make a very simple video action, like adding a transition, everything freezes and hangs, to the point of rebooting.
Some people have asked if i updraded Win7 drivers for the MSI boardw hich i'm sure i did. Some asked me to check the board for bad or damaged caps, so I checked both the GPU, and Mobo, but could not see anything. Then someone told me it could be the Power supply...really?
In looking at Video cards, Like the PNY Quadro 600 ($150.00) requires a PCi-E 2.0x16, which I have now, but the higher end cards like the PNY Quadro 2000, ($400.00) and others, reqiuire a PCI-E 3.0x16.
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To be honest, I like MSI, I bought my new MSI Platinum five years ago, and love it! I'd like to keep it if i could, but technology supercedes practicallity, with the newer atx case with front USB 3.0 (mine is only 2.0....if it's backward compatible, then fine.) I'd like to ahead of the game, but not if i'm going to go BROKE!
With my old build, with the mobo, Intel Quad Q6600,700W Toughpower PSU, memory,hard drives, That set me back about $1200.00.
So..... for someone like me who is not a gamer, does not overclock, wants a minimum of 32GB DDR3, 700W PSU, three SATAII hard drives, does anyone have some Mainboard choices of newer LGA 1155 or 2011 that would either of these work?
This time, I'll need the i7 (or i5) new mobo, new DDR3 memory...up to minimum 16GB, maybe 32GB, and that's that. I'll use what I can,. or give or sell this tower and everything inside to my sister.
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I know the MS-7345 Platinum is off the production, but is there a board out there that's similar to the MS-7345 P-35? {it's just easy to set up.}
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MSI P35 Platinum/Intel P35 Chipset Crossfire 1395 (MS-7345)
POWER SUPPLY ~
Thermaltake "TOUGHPOWER" 700W ATX 12V - 2.2 & EPS 12V
CPU ~
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MONITOR ~ 20" Viewsonic - VX2035WN
60Hz ( Screen Res. 1280 x 800) True Color (32 Bit)
HARD DRIVES ~
Boot drive > WD SATAII - 74GB Raptor (10,000 rpms) 16MB > 4.6MS
Storage drive > WD SATAII - 2TB Green (7200 rpms)
Storage drive > WD SATAII - 500GB Caviar Blue (7200 rpms)
External drive > Seagate 3TB
OPERATING SYSTEM ~
Windows 7 Pro OEM (64 Bit) (6.1, Build 7601) SP1
BIOS ~
American Megatrends Inc. v.1.10 / 11/10/08
Current Bios version - 1.A0 / VGA Bios v. 60.84.41.00.06
MEMORY ~
8GB DDR2 / PC6400 / 800MHz (8192 MB) RAM
Available Physical memory - 6.12GB
Paging file > 4463MB Used, 11917MB Available
AUDIO ~
Realtek High Definition Onboard Audio
CASE ~ Coolermaster CM 690 / ATX
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MSI P35 Platinum/Intel P35 Chipset Crossfire 1395 (MS-7345)
POWER SUPPLY ~
Thermaltake "TOUGHPOWER" 700W ATX 12V - 2.2 & EPS 12V
CPU ~
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40GHz (4 cpu's)
DISPLAY ~
EVGA Nvidia Geforce 8600GT (512MB) DDR2 128-Bit
(Memory clock speed 700MHz / HDCP Capable PCI-e / Total memory 4071MB (Driver version 8.17.12.9610) 2-29-12 DirectX11
MONITOR ~ 20" Viewsonic - VX2035WN
60Hz ( Screen Res. 1280 x 800) True Color (32 Bit)
HARD DRIVES ~
Boot drive > WD SATAII - 74GB Raptor (10,000 rpms) 16MB > 4.6MS
Storage drive > WD SATAII - 2TB Green (7200 rpms)
Storage drive > WD SATAII - 500GB Caviar Blue (7200 rpms)
External drive > Seagate 3TB
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Windows 7 Pro OEM (64 Bit) (6.1, Build 7601) SP1
BIOS ~
American Megatrends Inc. v.1.10 / 11/10/08
Current Bios version - 1.A0 / VGA Bios v. 60.84.41.00.06
MEMORY ~
8GB DDR2 / PC6400 / 800MHz (8192 MB) RAM
Available Physical memory - 6.12GB
Paging file > 4463MB Used, 11917MB Available
AUDIO ~
Realtek High Definition Onboard Audio
CASE ~ Coolermaster CM 690 / ATX

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DrJim wrote:
So I'm preapproved for an upgrade from the Gold Delta AMEX to the Platinum. I can't tell too much difference in the rewards other than the Gold has a $99 Companion Ticket and the Platinum has the annual Companion Certificate. I fly Delta a good deal and they are my rewards card of choice. This deal also gives 15K miles and 5K MQM after the first purchase. The difference in the AF is from $90 for the Gold to $150 for the Platinum. There is also a spending bonus on the Platinum which I will probably not reach. All in all, it sounds okay. Nothing great, but nothing lost either. Any way you look at it I will get the AF back through the Companion Certificate and do even better when you add in the miles earned. Any comments? Anyone have any experience with this upgrade? Thanks for your thoughts.Just apply for the platimum if you want it, and keep the delta card if its a value to you. Its really not hard to get approved for a charge card. Personally unless you travel enough to make the airport lounge perk a value worth $400, The Premier Rewards Gold with polnt multipliers and your first year of AF waived, The main reason to just add another card instead of upgrading is the free backdating goodness.

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I just recently finished building a new PC. Well its not complete yet I used some parts from my Older Dell which I plan on Changing in the near future. My problem is that I got everything set up and the System Runs GREAT! its just when I go to shut down the monitor and peripherals turn off but the case fans and cpu cooler keep on running. Am i missing a driver or is there something in the Bios that I am missing? please help!
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Are you pushing the power button on the case or shutting down via Windows? It may be going into S1 standby.
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Well I get the same Result weather I push the power button or shut down in Vista it turns the screen and keyboard off ( i have g15 keyboard with lcd display) and the case fans still run.
The question is, what your case power-button and the Vista Shutdown function are configured to do.
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Also, enter BIOS Setup and check that the option "Power Button Function" is really set to "On/Off" and not to "Suspend".
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OK you know what I have in my siggy so these are some parts I am looking at and I want to hear what everyone thinks. It isn't often that a moderator puts this kind of thing forward but I think it may spark some good conversation that could help everyone when they considure an upgrade. If the topic goes OK then I will add too it as we go. I will place my order in a couple weeks and I can do a complete diary from order to completion with pics and everything.
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http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811133154
Basically more room than my existing Tt Mid Tower which is quite dated now. I want more airspace inside to further improve cooling as this will become an SLI Game Rig.
The Armour casework allows a lot of flexability for componant placement, connextivity and even cooling options from Air to Water in a well planned layout. I may make some optional upgrades to it at some point for extra case fans but for a starter build I will start with what comes in the box. I do have a HardCanno13 fan controller and I will use that and control the fans and temp zones.
Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817711002
This was a critical choice for me. My existing PSU is well suitable to handling however it would become a wiring nightmare to deal with dual 7800GT cards as well as SATA Raid Drives. Let's face facts as well using a window case and having some crappy looking metal box in the corner just does not look that great. However whenever I considure a PSU I want to know that it will handle the load, run cleanly, maintain good voltage levels in a high end machine, have plenty of 12v amps and a good company to stand behind it. Also with the Diamond Board I have to be concerned that all voltages are pressent. This is not the case with many modern PSU's including Enermax's new Liberty Line. My other choice was a PCP&C unit but I don't want to spend my whole wad on just a PSU. The OCZ is pricy but I should not have to do anything except plug and go.
CPU
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819103584
OK this is an item we all talk about. The CPU really is the heart of the machine and a good healthy CPU is what I tend to choose. Granted this is not an FX-60 or a 4800+ X2. However it should fall in between those and cost less to boot. I will be overclocking at some point and the Opty's have a better reputation for good overclocks than does the 4799 but the jury is out yet as to how it will stack up to the FX-60. Time and experience will tell. I will start with Stock cooling and so long as that performs well I may stay there as I have in past machines.
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http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820146397
As I look around at the equipment most of you use this is a brand that hasn't gotten a lot of press recently. It has great specs and also runs on VDIMM voltages that the board does support. it should give me some nice overhead for overclocking without breaking the bank.
Of course now let's remember that this will be an upgrade and not a complete system build. And there will be more in a few months as I add the second Vid Card for a well rounded SLI system. I will also provide my opinions, commentary and pictures throughout the process.
Of course this can become pick on the moderator day and I will allow that so long as it pertains to the subject matter. But this is also a good chance for those that are considuring an upgrade to work on one in a virtyualk kind of way and maybe learn something that will help you build or upgrade a system as well.
So let's get started on this experiment.

Quote from: Tiresmoke on 09-February-06, 22:26:32
Let me also remind you that your welcome to post in this thread about your upgrade as well. I don't need to be the only one being critiqued after all. HeHeHe
Feel free to critique thoughts on my debacle - Please! Since this is about upgrading.
I'm kinda between a "rock & a hard place" about my potential upgrade choices vs $ available. Especially in light of the fact that M2 mobos (or whatever they're called this week)/CPU's are going to be released in a few months. "They" don't make it easy to be sure... and I made it harder by jumping on the 165 DC Opty - which is proving to be a sweet CPU for $325 that's proving to be able to do an easy 2.6Ghz day in & day out. I'm definitely not to keen to "put it out to pasture" anytime soon.
But I want a video upgrade from this frakking AGP 6800 "Vanilla"! @#$% it! I was getting acceptable performance for a while with the unlocked hardware, but 128mb of VRAM just doesn't hack it, I'm afraid.
I'm not quite sold on SLI in my case as my 19" monitior isn't sufficiently large enough to take advantage of the resolutions where SLI really starts to shine. Of course I'm open to suggestions... Just make them like it was your own money. I'm not an "uber gamer" but I like a decent FPS too.
Options -
1) Keep present setup, which otherwise works great & get a 7800GS of this flavor - to tide me over until the "beta-testing" of M2 is over in about a year or so.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130272
The price vs performance compared to a PCI-e 7800GT kinda bugs me, but at least the $ is coming down somewhat & you can OC the snot out of it to the point that I don't feel quite as violated....
Cost - ~$320. Pros - Cheapest upfront. Cons - Dead End upgrade path. 7800GS is likely as good as AGP will ever get.
2) Buy new PCI-e mobo/7800GT & PSU (because current one lacks the proper plugs). For an MSI board, the Diamond Plus seems to me to be the only real option. Even though it might be overkill. The rest of the present line doesn't "do it" for me, as I like to OC without a undue hassle.
Cost - around $600. Pros - Opty & RAM can make the trip this time, still graphic upgrade potential. Cons - Will need new CPU, RAM and mobo to upgrade to M2 when the time comes. Which will cost approx another $500-600.
Decisions, decisions!

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Is it really possible to upgrade from a Treo 650 to a Treo 750?

I am not a very happy customer at the moment, but any help would be greatly appreciated. I upgraded from my old Palm Tungsten to a Zire, then to a Cingular Treo 650, combining three devices into one. I have since discovered that the Treo 650 seems to have a faulty transmission mode, as I can rarely be clearly understood by whomever I call. Am on the second (or third, I have lost track) and continue to have the same problem. I get five bars of reception but can't be understood on the other end. A bit of a problem when one is trying to call 911. Am constantly told I am "breaking up". The repair shop says it "Can't duplicate the problem". OK, then I do not want to give up all the info I have stored in the fool thing, and the 750 seems to have a different system, so I thought I would try that. All the stuff I could find seemed to indicate it wouldn't be a problem to upgrade. When the 750 arrived, I tried to install the software from the CD on my Windows XP computer. No dice. Setup encounters an error and closes. Can't even look at the files, because setup tries to run any time I access the CD. From any drive. Gave it to my girlfiend to check on her computer, and the CD seemed to run fine. Other CDs work just fine on my computer. Must be some kind of conflict, but what? Tried calling the AT&T number that suggested they could help with setup, and was first connected to the business center, they routed me to the laptop center, who routed me to the network center, who said they would have to bring in the Palm customer service and connected me to a Mac guy that dumped me back to a menu that took me to someone for whom English is a second language with whom I was trying to communicate over a very poor satellite connection. They made no sense anyway. telling me first that I couldn't have two desktops running (wrong, my girlfriend has my old Zire and the CD worked fine) and then insisting that the serial number on my device had to start with a P, when it clearly does not have any alpha characters in it. Gave up on that route of assistance. Managed to get the new ActiveSync installed from my girlfriends computer over the network. Great. Now let's get my 650 synced with Outlook (which I have not used at home) and see if we can move on. Nope. First I have to update Outlook 2000 from the old Win98 to my current XP. Find the old CD, and square that away. OK, now sync to Outlook. Nope. The sync program gives an error, saying it will only sync with Outlook 98, 2000, and XP(2002). Good grief. I have Outlook 2000, and the software apparently does not recognize it. If the Palm doesn't work, there is no reason for me to keep this phone, and I am very close to returning it and abandoning the Palm entirely when I upgrade to something that works, although I dread re-entering all that information.
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Thanks for the feedback. Today I installed an Enterprise version of Office 2007 I purchased a while back, but had not yet installed. Microsoft presented a few challenges, but they were quickly resolved. I then downloaded the appropriate conduit from Palm, and synced the 650 with the handheld overwriting the computer. Then used Active Destop to sync the 750. Satisfied I had moved as much info as possible, I called AT&T and had them move the phone number to the new Treo.
Bonus! When the guy at AT&T called me on the new phone to verify it, he said it sounded better than my landline.
Sorry for the streaming paragraph. When it is late I tend to write like I think.
Dave
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I upgraded from iPhone 3GS to iPhone 6. Everything converted fine until I deleted an app in error. When I downloaded it from iTunes, my account is no longer recognized by the app's host servers. Can I go back and re-sync one app from my old phone?

I upgraded from iPhone 3GS to iPhone 6. Everything converted fine. Yesterday I deleted an app in error. When I downloaded the software it from iTunes ( did this many times on the old 3GS), my account is no longer recognized by the app's host servers (Playtika), even though it did after the initial conversion. Can I go back and re-sync just one app from my old phone?

Try deleting what is called the iPod Photo Cache.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1314

I have just downloaded the upgrade from Mountain Lion to Yosemite. In the process i am now unable to gain access to iTunes. The app on desktop no longer works and the install is not able to be opened.

I Have downloaded the upgrade from Mountain Lion to Yosemite. In thee process of so doing I have lost access to iTunes.
The app on desktop no longer opens the program and having downloaded and installed as per Apple instructions, can not make a connection.

Hi, drjbuchanan.
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
Here are some troubleshooting steps that I would recommend going through when experiencing this issue.
iTunes: Troubleshooting issues with third-party iTunes plug-ins
http://support.apple.com/en-us/ts3430
Troubleshooting iTunes installation on Mac OS X
http://support.apple.com/en-us/ht2311
Cheers,
Jason H.

Can't print from IE 8 after upgrading from Vista to Windows 7

My laptop (HP Elitebook 8530w) uses two HP printers: Color LaserJet CP3525x (at work) and Deskjet 6940 (at home). Both printers are accessed across a local network.
I recently upgraded from Vista Enterprise to Windows 7 Enterprise.
Everything still prints fine (from Word, Adobe Reader, Windows Photo Viewer, etc.), except for IE 8! When I try to print a web page from IE, it prints only the page header, and otherwise the sheet is empty. This symptom occurs on both printers. (And of course this worked fine before the upgrade.)
Any ideas? Thanks for any help.
Jeff
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(same poster)
If anyone else is having this problem, I found the solution on another forum (http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/InternetExplorer/thread/920588e5-ccc4-4e24-83d6-606...).
Specifically, the following steps solved the problem:
1. If it doesn't already exist, create a directory named "Low" in your directory "C:\Users\<your_user_name>\AppData\Local\Temp\".
2. From a command prompt, issue this command: ICACLS C:\Users\<your_user_name>\AppData\Local\Temp\Low /setintegritylevel (OI)(CI)low
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