Recent content by BrettM WinTeam

Deleting SQL Server will certainly not ruin your laptop – it’s only an application. Assuming you are not making use of any databases created by it (either directly or as part of a web server), you should be able to do without it just fine (although I would run it beforehand first and back up...

Check out this site. It should be able to give you some great information on the message you are getting. This file does not have a program associated with it - what does this mean and what do I do? I hope this helps! Brett M, Windows Outreach Team

Check out this site. It should be able to give you all the information you need to locate your OLK folder in Windows 7! Find the Microsoft Outlook Temporary OLK folder I hope this helps! Brett M, Windows Outreach Team

You can disable jumplist. I think it is associated with the recent places concept. If you right click on the taskbar and select properties in the context menu, You will get the taskbar and startmenu properties window. Select the start menu tab there, and uncheck the box shown in the attached...

Firefox's safe mode is a way to troubleshoot issues by disabling certain add-ons and extensions. However, you may find that your browser is stuck in this mode and cannot return to its normal state. Follow this guide to find out how to restore your browser to the way it was before. Make sure...

Re: OUT OF CONTROL - - Microsoft Word icon replaces all original icons in menu bar and desktop - - including Excel, PPT, Norton 360, iTunes, etc. • Is the issue specific to a particular application or with all the applications installed on the computer as well? • When was it last working...

Take a look at this site for some great information and troubleshooting tips that should be able to help you solve your Itunes problem. Link Removed - Invalid URL I hope this helps! Brett M, Windows Outreach Team

Link Removed 1. The first step is to copy the fonts from the old PC to an external drive skipping all of the fonts with a .fon file extension. 2. Back up your existing font folder in case of trouble down the road. I would also create a Restore Point within Windows (see how to do this in...

Windows 7 Hibernate ProblemLink Removed There are at least two different types of hibernation problems. One problem is that your computer is not waking up properly. Alternatively your problem is there is no Hibernate option on the Windows 7 Shut Down menu. In both cases check the...

After look into your question I have found that this answer has helped many people with your same problem! You may need to turn you Mic Boost on. Right click the Volume Control. Click on Recording Devices. Click on your microphone. Click Properties. Click Custom. Check mic boost. Click ok. I...

After looking into your question I was able to find this answer to your question. Multiple people said that this post helped them fix their question! To remove the Homegroup and Libraries icons from your desktop, open regedit.exe from the Start bar, and navigate to...

Link Removed due to 404 Error This is very common error since the release of Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 8; we thought we had a major virus but this turned out not to be the case. There are some security settings that need to be tweaked inside the Internet Options to allow downloads...

Go to the "Start" menu, then choose "Settings," "Control Panel" and "Regional and Language Options." Click the "Languages" tab, then the "Details" button, the "Settings" tab and the "Add" button. Choose an input language from the list. You can choose ANY language. For example, if English...

I think this is s security setting and cant be changed. I would give the program that keeps changing things Admin rights when it runs inside of the compatibility tab and see if that works before removing the read-only attribute in the Program folder. Right click the program you wish to run. (...

Some people say that when they have VNC (Virtual Network Computing) installed on their Win7 machine that removes the wallpaper when they log in (to remove latency issues). After disconnecting, their wall paper works. Also try this if the top solution does not work! Type edit power plan in...