[Vista] What Is This?
This little item started showing up on my pc today. It is the little square with the squiggly line in it at the end of the search boxes are log-in boxes. It only appears for abut 5 seconds and is then...
View ArticleWindows 7 OEM Activate
#1 How does one Activate Windows 7 OEM that is not from an OEM (such as HP, Dell, ETC....)? #2 Do I need to use OPK? Thanks
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Do not now where exactly this belongs. Please move if wrong. How would I set up my computer to alert me when I set it at a certain time. Lets say like 8.pm. How would I set it to blink the screen or...
View ArticleHow to undeo deleted files using CMD prompt and "del" in Windows 7?
I accidentally deleted all the video files in a folder using CMD prompt and the "del", now it won't accept the "undelete" command...what else can I try? Thanks.
View Article[WIN7] Redmond is patching Windows 8 but NOT Windows 7, say security bods
Microsoft has left Windows 7 exposed by only applying patches to its newest operating systems. Researchers found the gaps after they scanned 900 Windows libraries and uncovered a variety of security...
View ArticleStart up screen
Please forgive the noob style parlance... Early 2000's Dell SC 420 converted to desktop use running XP Pro with all SP Used to be when I would start the computer, I would see a black & white Dell...
View Article[Info] Internet Explorer: MS goes public with browser development plans
siteshot://2296641 quote:w w w . c o m p u t e r w o r l d . c o m Microsoft goes public with browser development plans By Joab Jackson May 28, 2014 A new site from Microsoft shows which Web standards...
View ArticleKeeps starting in safe mode
I have Windows 8.1 I recently booted in safe mode. Now I can't seem to get out of safe mode even when powering off and rebooting. I've tried following this path... 'Settings', 'Change PC Settings',...
View ArticleOneNote Files
Does anybody understand the file structure for OneNote books? I recently had a hard disk die and had to restore from a backup. My notebooks were all there under My Documents but when I opened them up...
View Article[WIN7] Explorer crashes when clicking jpgs
this question pertains to Server 2008 R2. I have an issue where explorer crashes when clicking jpgs. If I right click them anywhere, it crashes. If I left click them once in an explorer window (i.e. a...
View Article[IE] IE - Open in New Tab doesn't work in Google search results
Win 7. My SOP on Google search results is to right-click and Open In New Tab. This used to work in all of my browsers, including IE. Now when I use IE 11, and try this, it gives me a new tab with the...
View Article[WIN8] Win 8.1 desktop gone...
I have a test computer with Win 8.1 installed on it. I had upgraded from Win 8 a couple of months ago when 8.1 came out. Previously, the computer had been configured to boot to Windows desktop and the...
View ArticleChanging IE11 behavior
I remember on some previous version of Windows (XP???) you could set file associations to open a particular program and you could also specify the default action (open, edit, etc.). My problem is that...
View Article[WIN7] ESPN site video player kaput after Windows update
Back on or about May 14th during a Windows Update download some of the updates did not download and install successfully. I reran the update process and all successfully downloaded and installed....
View Article[Info] Bing Wallpaper
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View ArticleNeed Guru Help with unusual problem: Office 2013 and firefox
Have brand new HW and W7 Paranoia in place about new system and www: behind router, Firewall on, NIS, Malware Bytes and Webroot installed before connecting Firefox installed with standalone offline...
View ArticleIE 11 Installed on for Windows 7
I was trying to install IE 11/64 bit on Windows 7 sp 1. The install failed. I have tried to roll back the change by un-checking Internet explorer 11 from the "Turn Windows on or off features screen". I...
View Article[Other] A Garmin GPS changing BIOS
My daughter has Garmin gps that she wears on her wrist when running or walking. This lets her know how many miles she has ran or walked. The problem is when she connect it to my computer it changes the...
View Article[Info] OffCAT - Microsoft Office Configuration Analyzer Tool Updated
said by uid://777093 :Thanks for the update! :) This thread is getting a little long in the tooth with new version releases... perhaps a new thread should be started for each version release? Great...
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