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Windows 7 Attached monitor: windows keep being moved there + other win7 problems
I have a monitor and a TV. My Monitor is my main display while my TV is my "attached' display. Ive had Win7 for a few days and have a few issues: Issue 1# Items are sometimes moved to my TV display. Other times ill open them up and they will start out in my TV display (and this is a big...- iMissWinXP
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- desktop management display issues display settings dual display favorites file management fix lcd monitor issues resolution screen setup shortcuts tech support user experience user interface windows 7 windows features windows xp
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Menu Bar Hidden By Default
In Windows 7 and Windows Vista, M$ has hidden the "Menu Bar" by default. Link Removed As in XP and previous versions of Windows the "Menu Bar" contains; File, Edit, View, Favorites, Tools and Help drop down menus. Link Removed To show the "Menu Bar", just click on "ALT", but, as soon as...- Adamsappleone
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- customization favorites organize settings tips user interface windows 7 windows vista
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- Forum: Windows Tutorials
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Windows 7 Win Easy Transfer - old emails and contact not showing
I purchased a new Compaq Presario running Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. I downloaded and ran the approprite WET on my old Dell Dimension running XP. Since I only have one monitor, I ran the WET on the old computer and saved to an external hard drive. After hooking up the new computer I ran...- RhinoScores
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- 64-bit compaq contacts data transfer dell documents email external drive favorites home premium installation migration outlook software issues tech support transfer troubleshooting windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 7 favorites bar internet explorer windows 7
Just upgraded to W7. Trying to configure the new system and among other problems I would like to have the internet favorites list to show up in alphabetical order. The folders seem scattered in the list in no particular order. Is there a way to force them to list alphabeticlly. Thanks.- casatropical
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- alphabetical order configuration favorites internet explorer upgrade user interface windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 few favorite internet pages have same icon
Hello Some of my favorite internet pages have same icons instead of having their own logo or identitiy. How can I fix this issue ? Your replies will be appreciated. Thank you. kachori- kachori
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- favorites fix icons identity internet issues logo pages
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Why is Homegroup sharing showing administrator/user directory?
I setup 2 machines running windows 7. I setup sharing in the homegroup between them. For some reason on one machine when I access it via the networking folder I see the user libraries but also the adminstrators user folder???? Favorites, desktop, contacts, my pictures, etc. Its the same thing...- jranaudo
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- administrator configuration contacts desktop favorites file access file sharing homegroup libraries network pictures sharing troubleshooting user folder windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Networking
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Windows 7 My favourites and libraries are invisible!
W7 x 64 user here. My 8 year old was messing about on my computer and suddenly I cannot see any of my libraries, my favourites and even the link to My Documents has vanished from the Explorer. My sticky notes have also vanished. I am the only user on the computer. However when I go to...- Shumboom
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- computer data recovery document link explorer favorites file access file management invisible libraries missing items settings sticky notes system restore technical issues troubleshooting user account user interface visibility windows 7 windows issues
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 hide 'favorites' in explorer
in the explorer, top left column, is 'favorites'. I never use it and it takes up a lot of space. How to hide it. I tried in fain to delete it.- carsten888
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- customization explorer favorites hide settings user interface windows 10 windows 11
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- Forum: Desktop Customization
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Windows 7 Windows 7 partially reverts to factory after bsod
Hi guys, Oops I forgot to add this, I am using Windows 7 home, 32 bit edition This is the second time it has happened to me. The first time was about a week ago. I got a bsod, and then when windows 7 was booting back up, it said it was restoring something about the desktop. It took about 4...- Allwires
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- 32-bit bsod desktop error factory reset favorites icons settings system restore windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 7 Invisible submenus in Favorites Menu
The submenus in the Favorites menu usually show as the outlline of the box that contains the menu items but infrequently nothing at all. Accidentally got the contents to show just a few minutes ago but have been unable to recreate. Can scroll within an invisible box, see the urls and navigate...- SKR
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- browser display issues favorites grey box irregular behavior user experience windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Search in explorer not searching libraries?
Hi there! I noticed my search in right top of the explorer, doesn't start searching the libraries, or the folder in it. But when selecting the downloads folder from my "favorites", it does search the downloads folder... Any idea? Thanks!- betwixt
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- explorer favorites file management folders libraries search troubleshooting windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Favorite links missing in Navigation Pane in windows explorer
There should be an arrow which is used to expand the favorite links in the navigation pane on the left. Interestingly, it shows nothing if i expand the favorites. It was working few days before. Dont know why how this cud happen? Could anyone help on that! MANY THANKS!!!!!- njs333
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- explorer favorites help issues links panes support windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Ninite: Install multiple programs in seconds with one click
Ninite: Install multiple programs in seconds with one click Setting up a new computer is sometimes fun. But installing tons of applications takes a while, so sometimes you set that aside and forget to install them, just to find you've got to read a PDF but you don't have a PDF reader. Or maybe...- reghakr
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- app automation chrome computer dottech efficiency favorites firefox installation internet explorer multi-install ninite pdf reader programs setup software tech tips updating user experience windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 7 Importing Favorites and WLM Data from Vista to Windows 7: Need Help!
I am running Vista Home Premium 64 Bit and Windows 7 64 Bit. I am duls booting. I went to import Bookmarks(Favorites into Win 7 from Vista. When I browse for the file and find my Vista Favorites while in Win 7.I click on it and get file has to be htm. Favorites in Vista are just Favorites no...- Gliss7
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- bookmarks compatibility dual boot email accounts favorites file format htm files import migration saved mail software installation storage system specs troubleshooting user experience windows 7 windows vista wlm
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Windows 7 automatically restoring?
I've had windows 7 for a couple of weeks now on a brand new computer. I'm impressed with it but I'm having a problem. Twice now, I've powered up my computer to find that my saved game files were missing and my wife was missing documents that she had been working on. The games were still...- BigSarge87
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- command and conquer computer issues favorites file restoration frustration gadgets gaming internet history missing documents norton profile issues resident evil saved games software issues system restore tech support update user experience windows 7 xbox accessories
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Lost 'my recent places' folder in windows explorer
Help! I've lost the very handy 'my recent places' folder in windows explorer, and my favourites (yellow star) folder is now empty and I can't drag anything into it. Anyone know what's going on here? I dunno why it happened, but I'd like these very useful features back. I'm using a new...- jt7747
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- explorer favorites folders help issues recent places tips user experience windows 7 windows pro
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Windows 7 Explorer slow when viewing from Libraries or Favorites
As the title states Explorer is bogged down when the folders have a large number of items in them (over 500). I have searched multiple places and this topic is brought up regularly but too few solutions. The only bit of information I have is that when I view the same folder from the Computer...- msb11
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- explorer favorites folder size libraries performance settings slow virtual folders windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Trouble Accessing Windows Explorer Favorites After Tweaking Settings—Need Help!
Been using the RC1 for some time now. Love it, cant wait for the full on release. But in my "wisdom" i used a tweaking utility to toy with my settings, and now i cant use my Favorites under Windows Explorer...by this i mean the virtual folders thing, not my IE favorites..those are fine (they...- Fishlove
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- backup community configuration download explorer favorites help installation issues rc1 release repair settings support troubleshooting tweaking unbootable utility virtual folders windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 lost my favourites
hello i installed 7 on a seperate hdd and have vista on another hdd ,im having problems opening vista now ,anyway of getting my firefox favourites of my vista [i can see all my files and folders in computer array[and can accsess them. can i also copy programes this way to ... many thanks- westentertainer
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- data recovery favorites file access firefox hdd installation issues multi-os programs windows 7 windows vista
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Can't add favorites in IE8 or Chrome
I just starting using Windows 7 again after a month or so and now can't add to favorites or import favorites using IE8 or Google chrome. Favorites and bookmarks are same name I use. Please help.- twincitybulldog
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- bookmarks browser issues chrome favorites help import internet explorer troubleshooting user experience windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support