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    Windows 7 NEW doesn't show up in some menus anymore (Windows Explorer)

    In "Windows Explorer" it used to be that if you right clicked a folder you would get a drop down menu that would include many options including "NEW". That would let you make a subfolder for the folder that you clicked. Recently, when you right click a folder the menu does not include "NEW"...
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    Windows 7 New Disk Cleanup tool KB 2852386 does a bad job: Only 12.5GB-->11GB

    I installed and used today the recently introduced (with KB 2852386) new Disk Cleanup Utility. After having performed the cleanup with multiple reboots I rechecked the size of the C:\Windows\winsxs\ folder. The size shrinks from approx 12.5 GB to 11GB Wow! :-( Is there something wrong...
  3. A user profile folder is unexpectedly re-created after you delete the profile in Windows 7 SP1

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  4. How to add the Print Directory feature for folders in Windows XP, in Windows Vista, in Windows...

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    Windows 7 A Program I Made to Automatically Move User Folders

    One of the most major parts of my windows 7 installs is changing the paths of my user folders. I install windows 7 alot and i got a bit sick of having to do that every time... so i decided to fully automate the process! Link Removed This usb portable program starts by asking you to select a...
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    Windows 7 Can't create new folder.

    First day on Windows 7. Installed a couple of programs. been working all day. The folder option is missing from the New menu and new folder button doesn't work.
  7. Windows 7 Fixes For Crapware Windows 7

    I used to buy “Balance Bars”. I bought them for years. Then one day I noticed their proud announcement of a “bold new look”. That new look went beyond the box. The US RDA percentage of every vitamin and mineral went from 25% to 15%. They became a nutrition bar that, in its “new and improved”...
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    Windows 7 Folder Permissions for Dropbox (_not_ the website) Revisited

    In my original post for creating a dropbox [folder], the client wanted a user to be able to be able to drop-only files 9mostly Word) into the folder, yet still be able to browse the contents of the folder. I have set permissions as below: administrator -- full control everyone-allow -- List...
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    Windows 7 Adding tags or descriptions to a folder in Win 7???

    I'm running Win 7, 64 bit. Being someone who just completed a research-intense Masters degree, you'd think I would have thought of this a long time ago. Are there any ways to add a very obvious banner to the top of a folder that you can type in details/instructions/information about that...
  10. Windows 7 Drag And Drop

    Link Removed How did they expect people to drag and drop a new folder without adding it to an existing one? No one can tell me they weren't going out of their way to make this as bad as possible. "List" is the only view that doesn't have these god damn rectangles, but then it's just one big...
  11. Windows 8 [SkyDrive]- Do you need the desktop version too? Why?

    Im not sure I really got the picture with how SkyDrive works and how its different than other storage and sharing services like Mediafire, DropBox etc. but one of thse days I was prompted to install skydrive even if the app from the startscreen was alrdeady there. And now I have a folder under...
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    Windows 7 Scripting folder layouts

    Greetings :-) I am new here and new to W7. I have recently moved from XP to W7. The installing of W7 was impressively slick and self-sufficient. I thought it was going to be bliss. Then I actually started to use it. I was shocked to find that the folders behave completely differently than in...
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    Windows 7 can you identify this icon?

    Hello. we are trying to implement a group policy that would redirect employees desktops to a server share. When we look at the existing shares, we find that some employees already have a desktop folder (whcih we assume is from random people saving backup copies of their desktop items). There...
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    Windows 7 I 'd like to access the startmenu folder (not what you think)

    I want to place some .bat shortcuts in the start menu. Not in Programs, but in the first area with no folders. I know that you can click on "Pin to Start Menu" to do this. However, with a batch file or its shortcut, this option is not available. So, either I have to find a folder, or a reg...
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    Windows 7 Understanding the Role of the ReadyBoot Folder in Windows 7 Prefetch System

    In my Win 7 Windows folder I have a Prefetch folder and in it is a folder called: "ReadyBoot. What is it?"
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    Windows 7 Picture order in desktop background changer

    I have a folder full of images that I use for my desktop background changer (from the Control Panel in Win7 Home Premium-32). It works fine, but when I change the image order in the folder itself (by putting numbers at the start of file names), that does not appear in the background changer...
  17. How to add the Print Directory feature for folders in Windows XP, in Windows Vista, in Windows 7

    Explains how to print a directory listing of the contents of a folder more easily by using the Print Directory feature. More...
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    Windows 7 Guidance Needed for ERUNT Setup and Backup Folder Options

    Hello I've studied everything you can find but am having trouble getting started. Once it went to a folder I performed a system restore to escape. If someone has time and interest I'd appreciate some help but understand this is not really trouble solving. I click on ERUNT GUI 1.5 and download it...
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    Windows 7 How to Retrieve Camera Images from the Drive's Recycler Folder?

    I want to open the images in the camera, and when I open the Drive: Link Removed and Drive has a folder "RECYCLER"- Link Removed Where the images of camera? What to do ?
  20. Windows 7 Previously Locked folder now crashing explorer

    I had a folder that was set as private to prevent network sharing access. It's located on an internal hard drive other then my main C: partition. I re-formatted my C: and did a clean install of Windows 7 64bit. After words I tried access the same folder, and it said I didn't have permission but...