application management

sleep mode works fine on my PC but what I want is more control over when sleep mode operates. If I could configure sleep mode to only operate when a certain program isn't running-- in other words sleep mode turns off when a certain program runs... Has anyone any ideas?

By Nick Peers Many people consider the Mac OS X desktop superior to Windows, which perhaps explains why there are so many utilities for Windows users that try to mimic elements like the Mac OS X Dock in Windows. But Windows 7 introduced some nifty new features of its own that suddenly become...

I'm working with 7 Pro. I've had my start menu setup in such a way since Win95 and I'm trying to accomplish the same thing here in 7. Rather than having multiple folders off to the right side of the start menu I've always listed all of my programs above the divider on the left. Above shutdown...

Koristim W7 x64 ultimate 3,4 meseca. I dalje ne mogu nikako da se prilagodin ne mogucnosti da sam odredim raspored start menija > all programs onako kako bi ja da bude rasporedjeno a ne da se redja po ambecedi. Takodje ne postoji ni mogucnost kreiranje foldera. Sve ovo je moglo na XP. A najvise...

I upgraded Vista Ultimate to Windows 7 Ultimate with no problems - except for an annoying problem that the window size and location is not remembered for an app on the desktop when I restart the program. Even when I simply minimize the program, e.g. IE or Outlook, when I restore the program...

I have just started receiving an error message which I had not previously encountered on boot up. It says, 'There is already an instance of Pidgin running'. Pidgin is my IM program and I have placed it into my Startup folder. I also run WinPatrol which shows that there are two instances of...

Well i posted both here and smartlaunch forums to see if i can get any help. Okay am upgrading my Pc's in my NetCafe and willing to use windows 7 home premuim installed. (october version) After everything was installed correctly with Windows7 i have launched the program SmartLaunch for the...

By Tim Conneally, Betanews The latest version of Canonical's popular Linux distribution Ubuntu (9.10 "Karmic Koala") was officially released today and is now available for download. Among numerous performance improvements (Link Removed native jobs, Intel video driver acceleration switched...

I have tested/used every program on this list If you want them all on DVD let me know. I could use a little support. Here are my MOST favorite programs: (I have discussed some of these in my other blogs) (Note, Panda Active Scan would go here but it runs online and does not need...

What's the fastest way to close an application currently on the taskbar? In XP I used to do: right click an item (running application button on the taskbar) and then immediately press c. That would immediately close the application. In Windows 7, if I do the same, first I have to wait for the...

Ok I know it's too late but is there a thread for a wish list? I wish Microsoft would change windows in a way that my active window remains my active window no matter what's happening in other applications. Much like UNIX does. I hate it when I'm typing away in word, a pop up appears for...

Hi guys I've been using Windows 7 for a few days now and its turning out to be pretty great. I am having a recurring problem though. For some reason, after i install a program, sometimes a few days later it will no longer be on the computer. The entry still exists in the start menu and in...

Hi guys One of the things I really MISS from XP is the lack of a Virtual Desktop manager -- if you have a load of applications running concurrently (on a 4/8/16GB system no reason not to have a load of concurrent applications) it's very difficult to keep track of them and the normal desktop...

Oh hi, I just want to know if there is a way to disable the automatic process priority in Windows 7. Every time I open an intensive CPU application, the priority of the process is set to lowest automatically, even if a set it again to Normal. This is affecting the performance of my applications...

Hello, I am looking for a way to order Vista to ignore specific application from showing up in the 'recent applications' list that opens on the start menu. In windows XP we had this: Link Removed - Invalid URL Anyone knows a way to do that it Vista? Thanks, Effy.