Recent content by roebuck

I don't think so. I've read that MS really wants to move people to this 'File History' thing. Stupid, IMO, but a conscious decision that they made. I really don't think, with all the testing they did, that it would say 'Windows 7' if they meant it to say 'Windows 8'. They are trying to...

Actually, I think it is completely intentional (though stupid) - I think they want to deprecate the backup/restore thing, and get people using File History instead (which is in no way a suitable substitute). So they call it 'Windows 7 File Recovery', in case you want to restore you files from a...

Hang on - I just found 'Windows 7 File Recovery' in my Windows 8 Control Panel. Don't know how I missed it before. Anyway, it looks just like the Windows 7 stuff for making backups/system images, and restoring them.

Not sure what you mean... I don't see anything called 'Windows 7 File Recovery' in the control panel even on my Windows 7 installation, just 'Recovery'. If that's what you mean, yes, it is there in Windows 8.

Yes, I am running the retail version. By "as far as I can tell", I mean that if such a functionality exists, I have been unable to find it. I have no doubt that someone will come up with a way to do it. It's a medium-small issue to me - I'd like to have white text on black taskbar...

As far as I can tell, you still can't change the taskbar/titlebar text color. This one annoys me, too.

I am trying to install Windows 8 Release Preview. I made a bootable USB key from the iso file using the MS tool for the job, as I've done a bunch of times in the past for both Windows 8 and Windows 7. On booting from the USB key, the "Windows" title comes up for a minute, and then the screen...

That's beautiful sirloyne. Were you born an obnoxious shithead, or did you have to work at it? This forum has gone down the toilet.

I think you should go back to the seller, and if he doesn't make good, report him to MS. He sounds like a crook.

I am trying to get to like IE9, but am aggravated by the over-enthusiastic tooltips popping up all the time. The favorites menu (under the star icon) is practically unusable. Does anyone know how to turn off the tips popping off all over the place? It may sound like a minor annoyance, but...

I have been working with computers since the late 70's, and I've seen it all. I was a big fan of CP/M. :p I did not care at all for Windows when it first came out. The first Windows I ever trusted was Windows 2000, which I ran contentedly for 7 years, until I needed a new computer. I really...

Could be any number of scheduled tasks - Windows Update, MSE, defrag, timeset, etc. Have a look through Task Scheduler. You can also fire up Event Viewer to see who's doing what when. If you really don't want to allow a scheduled task to wake your computer, you can disable "wake timers" in the...

Then why not work with people instead of insult them?

Oh come off it, troll (this is clear now). There is no hive mind here, nor an insistence that Win7 is the greatest thing on the planet. "There happy?" You're being a childish snot. It's not about opinions. It's about being reasonable. You need to lose your attitude, that's all. This is a forum...

Not "favoring" Windows 7 is not trolling. Coming on with "windows 7 sucks, ubuntu is better in my opinion", without providing any useful information, and then expecting someone to care - that is trolling and whining. If ubuntu is better in your opinion, why are you here? And, if you expect help...