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Fixes an issue in which the mouse pointer and the color settings button do not work correctly in Windows Media Center on a Windows 7-based computer. Therefore, you cannot use interactive TV functions. More...

Hi My 'ctrl' key somehow becomes assigned to new and strange functions, like opening the start menu, opening 'help' guides, changing zoom and even tabs on firefox, and things like that. It has happened a few times now, and as mysteriously as it happens it also eventually goes off. Does anyone...

I have checked my user ID and it shows I have all permissions available to me as the administrator. When I r-click on desktop, and select Gadgets, I get a message only admin can access Gadgets. I have other issues, but I'd like to deal with them one at a time.

Bulletin Severity Rating:Important - This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows Ancillary Function Driver (AFD). The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to a user's system and runs a specially crafted application...

Severity Rating: Important - Revision Note: V1.0 (June 14, 2011): Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows Ancillary Function Driver (AFD). The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to...

There is not a dedicated Num Lck key, so how does my brother turn off Num lck - when he has no idea how he turned it on in the first place. Sorry .. forgot to say ... it is a laptop (Toshiba Satellite) :razz:

In this video, Peli de Halleux, from the Research in Software Engineering group (RiSE) at Microsoft Research, gives a tutorial using the Link Removed editor. Learn how to chart mathematical functions in TouchStudio. follow TouchStudio on Facebook Link Removed coordinates Microsoft's research...

Under users I have a folder with the following name UPdatUser, all the sub folders are empty and the Icon for the User folder has locked symbol on it. I am wondering what this is? It really takes no space, so just out of intellectual curiosity can it be deleted and what function does it serve?

This function used to work. Now it has disappeared from the right click list of actions in Explorer. I'd like to restore it.

Well today, when i tried to search for something, I noticed my search bar was gone from my start menu. So I went to google, searching for an answer, and... No go. I looked in my "Windows Features", and it is completely gone. Is there any way to help, without doing a system restore, or...

This week on Channel 9, Dan and Brian discuss the week's top developer news, including: [00:32] Coding4Fun is now on Channel 9,including blog posts, articles, and projects, and friend of the show Greg Duncan will be a contributing blogger [01:45] Coding4Fun - Link Removed and the...

I have a Toshiba Satellite L505 laptop running Windows 7 Pro 64 bit. A week ago my wireless internet was working fine. Now, when the computer starts up I get the bars for signal strength at first and then the icon goes away completely. My wi-fi light is on. When I press FN and F8 to access...

Hi For the last month or so every time I open task manager this is what I see... Link Removed due to 404 Error I can't find any way to get it to give me the options to get to the other functions. Anyone know how to get this back to normal? Mike

Lucian Wischik digs into the new VB functions and iterators being developed for asynchronous development. You can get an early look at these new features, available as the Link Removed, today! Give VB.NETAsync a try. Link Removed Link Removed

ECMAScript is object-based: basic language and host facilities are provided by objects, and an ECMAScript program is a cluster of communicating objects. An ECMAScript object is a collection of properties each with zero or more attributes that determine how each property can be used—for example...

Hello, I've been trying to to run windows backup a couple of times and I always get the error code 0x8007001. Consulting microsofts support pages did'nt help much. :confused::confused::confused::confused::confused: Backup issues Issue 1: Error code 0x80070001 If the reparse point points...

I am doing a class assignment for school on hidden folders on windows operating system and how to use them. Does anyone know anything cool about them that I maybe do not know? Like maybe shortcuts or special functions that the average person might not know. I know its not that wide of a...

I have Asus VX2S which according to their support, there is no support for Windows 7, only for Vista. After installing Windows 7 Ultimate there are still missin driver for "other unity" - PCI system, manufactory:unknown, PCI-buss 9, function 2 and 3, - PCI-menory, PCI-buss 8, unit 0, function 0...

I use a wide screen monitor as most of you do. The monitor has enough space to accomodate two screens (files). Is there easy way to resize two or three screens automatically when I open two or three files together? I hope that Windows 7 has such a hidden function.

Windows 7 Professional How do you find files containing certain words? I can't believe MS would downgrade the search function, but I can't find it anywhere.:( Stan Hilliard