Recent content by mutantninja

I created a restore point but fatfingered the description and it's bugging me. I want to rename it (the text in the "description" column of the restore point). I know restore points are in the System Volume folder and I deprotected the one for the C:\ volume to the extent I could and tried to...

I've built my own application that searches for files and have set it to run as administrator, however it won't read/detect most of the sys files in c:\windows\system32\drivers. I did some checking and most cygwin EXEs also have the same problem. For example, if I cd to that directory and do...

A simple reboot is sufficient to bring back the start button. I don't need to go through the procedure you outline about going into safe mode, etc. I want the auto-hide on, so if avoiding this bug requires it off, then that won't work. After a reboot, I generally see the problem after a few...

Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Fairly often while using this OS on my new laptop, I notice that the Start button has become invisible. The taskbar is fine otherwise, and the button still works if you click the blank space where it used to be--it's just invisible. (I have the taskbar on the top...

I've been playing with the Win 7 firewall, specifically the *OutBound* rules. I made a rule for IE8 and can toggle it on or off to respectively block or allow IE8 to the internet. My question is, is there some setting where it will notify my (by popup) when IE8 (or any application) wants to...