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Windows 7

Hmmmm Sounds like another topic best posted in the win7forums http: www sevenforums com Many things that I used to do in XP with just a few mouse clicks are now buried so deep within Win 7 that it takes a major safari with toters and gun bearers to get to the place where you can change things the way you want them :lol: If you set up as many PC s as I do the time wasted can

Administrator rights problems?

I eliminate a lot of that hate and discontent by just running Take Ownership on all my folders in vista or Win 7 Then I don t get that you don t have permission to BS The process also works for XP but I have to go through folders one file at a time The script wasn t written for XP Doc 8

Searching For Scheduling Software

Bit late for the poster but for anyone else http: www on schedule org is a good piece of software for employee scheduling It is probably the best at handling staff availability they each get their own login to enter it

How to find folder that emails are stored in?

if you wish to use Hotmail in Thunderbird or Outlook Express on Windows this howto may help Incoming server: pop3 live com Username: your_username @hotmail com Use secure connection: SSL Authentication type: password Outgoing server: smtp live com Server requires authentication: yes Security: TLS Authentication type: Plain or email address and password depending on eMail clie

Upgrade So what is the difference between i5 and i7 proces

Thank you sir you are a fount of wisdom I am working with a 1 terrabyte drive so space should not be a problem I have downloaded Virtual Box and am working to become acquainted with it Today is the day that my prepurchased Win 7 disk should arrive in the mail After that is installed I should be all set Again thank you for your help This is the best board on the net Everyone is v

Recording audio directly from the computer

Oh dear I seem to have left out quite a bit of information :roll: I m actually trying to record sound from an internet source although I ve tried music played from the hard drive to test it too and the random computer sounds you get when for example an error message pops up etc I d like to record it as a file on the hard drive a cassette player or CD isn t ideal :lol: El

HD stops working with long cables

And here it happened too I wasn t notified of further replies :? The hard drive quite randomly decided to work again we ve now replaced it for a larger one anyway Thank you for the reply which I wasn t notified of :lol: El

Services msc

Steve Gibson has helped me so much even though we ve never met I consider his a personal friend :wink: Besides being an excellent programmer he wrote Spinrite he also has a great sense of humor For instance one of his little programs to disable DCOM is called the Decombobulator :lol: :lol: :lol: Another one is called the Mouse Trap :lol: :lol: His little program to shut

CAUTION viruses

Virsoft Team I hope we ve been helpful in correcting the problem It sure wasn t intentional The Doctor 8

Vista fax software

I downloaded this freeware available on US Robotics web site installed it on my Vista Home Basic and it works like a charm Site: http: www usr com bvrp bvrp 904 asp The software is called BVRP Classic PhoneTools It is very much like the fax software which used to come with Microsoft Windows before Vista release It can send and receive faxes has a built in viewer and has a type of

Windows Photo Gallery

I gotcha Years ago a friend gave me an install of ACDSee photo manager program It did what you said give you a quick and easy way to look at photos and manage them on the HD It s GUI looked almost exactly like Windows Explorer Where you could rename or delete files or move them to different folders You could even set up a Slide Show to go through an entire folder of pictures

Transferring Large Files Between Desktop and Laptop

Hi BB An ethernet crossover cable creates a 2 pc network Less than 10 Staples etc You probably have a home network already if you have switch or router An external drive can be used for backup and be available for direct access by both pc s on your home network A basic wireless router can be obtained for under 25 Any router provides a little protection from the fiends on the i

How hot is too hot what is thermal spec?

I always try to keep fresh air coming in the front or sides of the case and exiting out the back either through the exhaust fan or through the power supply Added air flow helps to keep the PSU cool as well I hope you liked my photo album The Doctor 8

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Can you triple boot with Win7 Xp and Ubuntu?

Check that I decided to go hunting through the Ubuntu folder under Windows 7 I found a Boot Helper program and out of curiosity installed it After running the program I now have Window s7 Windows XP and Ubuntu in the boot menu and they all work Clever people drc

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VMware and Parallels for Virtual Machines

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