application settings

I've recently updated from Windows 7 to Windows 8 on my Dell XPS 15 laptop. I normally run a dual monitor setup with my 33" monitor and I am quite fond of watching netflix on the secondary monitor while gaming/doing school work/blogging/reading news/etc... however I'm noticing two things that I...

Hello, I installed Office 2003 on my windows 8 (of course I unistalled the 2007 version first) but I can´t open any files by double-clicking on the files. It doesn´t show me any error message, it just doesn´t open, like if I hadn´t double-clicked. I have searched many replies to similar...

I have a lenovo pc running windows 7 and only is used to run a digital signage program which displays on a TV. The program will run when I start it at 4:30 am and will run constantly all day. We close at midnight and it is still running. At some point between midnight and 4;30 am again, I...

The HP Printer Display Hack is a simple background application that periodically checks the current price of a selected stock and sends it to the display of HP (and compatible) laser printers. IntroductionThis app is based on an old hack from back to at least 1997 that uses the HP Job control...

I just did a clean install of windows 7 and now I have a problem with file associations. The thing is. avi files for instance are set to open with WMP but I want them to open with BSplayer. If I click "open with" I have the recomended options MWP and WMC but Bsplayer isn't there nor under...

Suddenly DOCX attachments only open in Word pad. The simple solution seemed to be go to Default programs in the start menu and change the default from World pad to Word. First problem: In the first option " Set your default programs" a list of programs appears to opt from. Word and the other...

I am running windows 7 pro 64 bit desktop....I continuously get a popup message titled "Drive Map Alert": The drive map server cannot run because you are running another application that has exclusive use of port 80. To continue, you must locate the application using port 80 and close or stop...

XP32 > Win7x64 Migrate Settings Data: Chrome+Extn, Outlook+iTunes+App? How do I migrate these SETTINGS DATA etc so that on the new OS after Application Installation and APP SETTINGS / DATA migration its exactly as before. Especially the following Applications & their Data: OUTLOOK +...

A wee tip/suggestion: Rt Clk on .pdf file Set it (them) to default to 'Other' (PDF) Reader rather than the out-of-the-box Windows Reader (App) when opening. Drew

I have a learning center app - computer has about 10 logins each login is for a different class one is for MS Office one for Open Office one is for beginner etc. All programs are installed for all users, but some users do not have direct access to all programs. the MS Office and Open Office...

I have an app that is supposed to run at startup. It has an option in it to "Start with Windows", but Windows 7's UAC insists on prompting me every time. I tried making a new task in Task manager to run it at startup, and using "Run with hightest Priveleges", but it doesn't work. The app just...

Another new Windows 8 feature was revealed yesterday, likely as a result of “playing around” with the leaked Windows 8 Milestone release. Roaming options are integrated into the operating system, which apparently are only available for users who have linked the operating system to an online...

my sister has macular degeneration and has trouble with the glare of her monitor. i want to be able to make the default screen color grey instead of white in all programs. is that possible? For example, i was able to make the screen color grey in Word and the font black so that it opens that way...

OK I somehow choice my power2go program as the default program for all my programs. All my icons turned to power2go icon, I have done this before and in the past I would delete the program causing this (power2go) and the problem would be solved. I did this and nothing happened, the program was...

Ok, can somebody please tell me how to solve such a simple problem? Like in XP everytime i open a picture i want it to replace the one i opened previously in Windows Photo Viewer, wich seems to be the default pic viewer in Win 7. But everytime it ALWAYS opens a new window! It's such a simple...

i know this is totally unrelated to windows 7, but i have an issue with some video drivers which refuse to install on windows 2008, i know they work on windows 2003, but i just assume that drivers for these two operating systems are similar ?? does anyone know what i need to change in an .inf...

My MS Office programs are not recognised by Windows 7. I can only open the files through the application i.e. open MSWord and then open the file from MSWord. I've tried correcting this with 'set your sdefault programs', but MS Office programs are not listed and in fact very few programs are...

Well this is a weird circumstance I've found. So I purchased an open box Acer G72GX the other day and noticed when I got home that the internal network card wasn't working. No driver and it wasn't even listed in Device Manager as existing. I figured whatever, I'll try installing a clean...

Does anyone happen to know how to get thunderbird to set itself as the default mail program. I keep checking the yes box, but everytime the program loads it comes back up. Really anoying.:cool:

I use a small computer with a 10.1" diagonal screen. Many applications like Acrobat (for the Properties window), Quicken (for several windows like Schedule Bill or Deposits) and some Quicktime settings windows have fixed window sizes that extend off the top and bottom of screen. Win7 does not...