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I've searched various forums as well as support from Microsoft and HP for a permanent solution to the conflict between Windows 7 and the IDT audio codec. It's a problem which occurs across multiple platforms: the audio driver freezes, requiring a system restart. It typically happens with web...

I am really surprised that this function (sort by file Extension) didn't add to windows 7 :eek:, So when I use xp I used small free tool called cpext but when I try to add it with windows 7 nothing happen So I need this tool or any alternative do the same job (add option to sort by...

No command ping, ipconfig,... ? ¨[Resolved] Hello On windows 7, there's no "ping" or "ipconfig" (and certainly more). What's the hell did they think about to remove such basics commands !!! Is there any alternative ? Thanks :)

If any of you are as tired of slow loading pages as I am, you might benefit from this tip. It all depends on your ISP and its ability to quickly resolve DNS functions. Anyway, I have tested My ISP (Verizon) vs. OpenDNS vs. GoogleDNS. With the final results being that GoogleDNS loads my pages an...

i'm buying a 1080p digital camcorder next week and was wondering what's a decent editing program with regard to using H264 formats on a 64bit win7? (any that use nvidia Cuda for example). At the minute the shortlist seems to be Sony or Adobe Premier...are there any decent alternatives?

Hi All, I was wondering if anyone can recommend an alternative file management program to windows explorer that works with Windows 7. Ones I've tried include.. 1: xplorer2 - Shuts down whenever I try renaming files. Will usually rename the first couple and then shut down. 2...

Hey all, new around here! Anyway I was wondering if there is any 'alternatives' to Internet Explorer, for windows 7? I used Firefox and tried Chrome on XP, but sadly I can't mouseover and see whatever I got open, when I use those two browsers in Win7 :(. So to make it short, are there any...

Hi, I've been using this menu for sometime and find it a great alternative to the windows 7 start menu. Hope you like it.... Thanks, Don Vista Start Menu – Convenient alternative to Start menu

I have given windows 7 the true benefit of the doubt but as of now I will be going back to XP. I have been running RC build 7100 for about a 6 weeks now and tough I like the look of it the feel is just not there. I want to be able to configure my OS to act the way I want it to. I don't see why...

I've tried sumatra but it doesnt support Windows Preview. FoxIt doesnt seem to be 64 bit native I dont want to use Acrobat as its utter bloatware. Any other ideas?

So I was organizing my Folder selections for wmp. I only wanted my music from a few select folders so I removed all other folders including My Pictures and My Videos. Well I just went to back up my media including pictures and my default pictures folder is gone (empty) as well as my default...

i use to use nero 6.6. it was awesome i love it. now nero 9 is out and i hate it what are some alternatives?

hello can anyone suggest the best media player besides windows media player 12 ? i was thinking of songbird for my music even though it is not 64 bit and i think it should be ok for windows 7. thank you.

I was wondering if any of you knew of an alternative to foldersize on XP that would work on Seven, I already lived for too long without it on windows Vista... It basicly showed the foldersize next to the foldername in windows explorer, at the same place as windows show the size of regular...

I cant seem to find a twain driver for my visioneer strobe XP100 how is Windows going to handle the lack of drivers for the new system if it comes out in about 2 months? is there any alternitive solutions?:D

My computer which has Vista Premium installed is incredibly slower than when new. Is it ok to use a registry repair software package?:( Is it ok to use registry repair software? What is the alternative? :confused:

With IIS on Windows XP I could send emails from PHP using my local smtp server. However I cannot seem to find where the smtp server is in Windows 7. I read somewhere that Vista doesn't come with the smtp server, is this the case for Windows 7 and if so can anyone recomend an alternative.

Sick of iTunes? Is it too complex and slow for your needs? Looking for a faster, lighter and free alternative iPod manager? CopyTrans Manager is the perfect iTunes replacement for your iPhone or iPod. Add music & videos to iPod, edit song tags and artworks, create and organize iPhone playlists...

windows 7 build 7201 dosent like nero ver 9 nero vision wont work asking for patent anybody recommend any other programs that will do the same job as nero

As you know, Windows 7 comes without Outlook Express. I've been using Windows Live Mail but quite frankly I think it's shit. I've got it set to auto add people to the address book when I reply to them, but it doesn't do it. There are other problems but that one annoys me the most. I tried...