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    Windows 7 How to restore desktop and start menu icons after deleting shortcuts from desktop

    Hello there. I wanted to clean up my desktop a bit so I deleted multiple shortcuts from my desktop because I had some icons already in Start Menu. So, I deleted the shortcuts that were on desktop and Start Menu and emptied my Recycle Bin so I cannot retrieve them. And now the icons on Start...
  2. whoosh

    China oil spill after pipe blast 'worse than thought'

    Efforts to clean up an oil slick continue in China, amid fears strong winds have dispersed the pollution more widely than previously been thought. Shipments of oil from the north to the industrial belt in the south have been disrupted since the accident. The oil spilled into the sea in North...
  3. Dave McKeen

    Windows 7 How to Analyze Administrative Events?

    Hello! I was about to post a thread asking for input on something unusual in my Win7 Home Premium 64-bit setup when i came upon the Stickies here and started reading them. It looks like I need help with some basic stuff first! It looks like this: Link Removed OK, it's bigger than that. Looks...
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    Windows 7 Remove cache?

    Hi, I've read in an article about co called image cache. How can I get rid of this thing? I know that it helps when the web site images are loading but in this my specific case this load is for nothing. I'm with Win7, is there any cleaner that cleans these things? :confused:
  5. cybercore

    State of emergency in Louisiana

    Oil slick just a few miles from Louisiana coast - CNN.com A 120-mile oil slick advanced to within a few miles of the mouth of the Mississippi River on Thursday as authorities scrambled to keep the spill from damaging wetlands along the Gulf of Mexico. The slick was about three miles off the...
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    Windows Vista Malware & Safely Remove Hardware issue

    I am attempting to clean up a friends HP PC which is running Vista 32 bit SP2. I believe she has contracted a piece of malware by clicking on a photo in facebook (Is this a picture of you?). One of the symptoms is preventing the computer installing updates for Vista and Defender. I have...
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    Windows 7 Microsoft cleanup FUBARED MS office, is there a fix?

    I was having a problem upgrading from Adobe CS3 to CS4 so I downloaded and ran MS cleanup as suggested. The first thing I noticed was that half my desktop Icons were missing, the programs are there and work but all the icons that were in the \**\install\* dir were gone. The second thing I...
  8. Axolotl

    Windows 7 Removing a program from "Programs and Features" without program files.

    I guess in some event, the program files for a program were deleted. I now see the program listed in the "Programs and Features" window, and I really want to get rid of it, but every time I click it, I get a message that says: "An installation support file could not be installed. The system...
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    Windows 7 Getting rid of all the junk in windows\installer?

    I know this HAS to be in here somewhere, but my searching didn't find it, so........ The windows/installer directory has a TON of directories and files and all manner of crud in it..... To the tune of a BUNCH of gigabytes... Can I clean this thing out, and if so, HOW? I tried the Windows...
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    Windows 7 .Net Framework 3.5 SP1 Problem

    Sorry, mi english is not very good, but I'm gonna try. I just installed Windows 7 Ultimate in my netbook. And everything was ok until I tried to install Google Chrome there is a message that say that I need to install .Net Framwork SP1, but W7 already have it, and if I try to install it again...
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    Windows 7 How To Use Windows 7 Manager

    Windows XP free software,tips,tricks: How To Use Windows 7 Manager The Windows 7 manager provides utilities to optimize and cleanup Windows 7. You can tweak your OS to improve speed or system security. This software tool puts together over 30 different utilities into one location for...
  12. Ladyfirst

    Windows 7 ~ Preparation for upgrade questions...

    ~ I've read a few tutorials in preparation for the upgrade to Windows 7 and it was recommended that I uninstall all unnecessary software from my computer. I've done that, as well as doing a disk-cleanup and defragging. But I was wondering if it would be advisable to also uninstall my...
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    Windows 7 remove junk files Windows 7 64bit

    dont know if this is the right place but i was wondering if anyone know a program that will remove junk and other unneeded files on 64 bit W7,i had unblue speedupmypc on my 32bit but doesnt work on 64bit,any help please?
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    Windows 7 where is my space gone?

    this happened with two hard disk drives. ill only talk about the one im using right now. i installed windows and some programs. i right clicked on the C partition where the OS is installed then properties. 97.9 space used 11.1 space available. Total size is 109 as you can see. thats right. I...
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    Routine maintenance recommendations.

    The amount of time you spend on your computer and the amount of testing and experimenting with new software you do would determine how often you should do maintenance. If you do not have these programs you can Google them. They are all free. If you do not have these set to run as scheduled...
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    Windows 7 How to delete formerly shared items???

    I have had a number of folders on my desktop shared. Things needed to be cleaned up. I removed all shares from my desktop. They all still appear on my laptop, but of course not accessable. I want to delete all those shares - as I could on XP. There is no rt clk option to delete - rt pane of...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 not starting after installing Roxio

    I installed Roxio 6 , now Window 7 is always going into repair mode, I tried to go in safe mode but still no hope. i need to save some data and do not want to clean install Window 7 again. Can you suggest an way i can do this. Thanks.
  18. theenlightened1

    Windows 7 Nokia PC Suite Combatibility probs???

    I just tried to install Nokia PC Suite 7.1.30.9 on my Win 7 x64 system.. the program install fine but when I try to run it it says connapi.dll not found and I should reinstall.. I downloaded "Nokia PC Suite Cleaner 7.1.1" from Nokia's website but when I run it normally or in compatibility mode...
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    Windows 7 Computer is Crashing...Driver Cleanup For Windows 7?

    I had a period of about two weeks with Windows 7 without any crashing, but I've been switching video drivers back and forth for the past couple of days trying to find which ones I want to use, and it's gotten to the point where my computer has been crashing at least twice a day, and its been in...
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    Windows Vista Windows Explorer and Connection Issue!!

    I recently installed TuneUp for my laptop (Gateway running Vista Home Premium x32) and I was cleaning things up on it. I think I may have deleted something or done something to mess it up. Now when I turn on the computer, Windows Explorer freezes up constantly. And when I try to click on the...
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