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Hi Everybody, I have something new happening in my Windows 7. Three of the directories <Data> <MSOCache> and <Program Data> have tiny 'lock' icons attached to the top of the tree. I'm guessing these mean that I can not open any of the files. So far, it has affected all of the PDF manual...

On my desktop computer I did a clean install of Windows 7 off the official MS Win 7 upgrade disc that I used to upgrade from XP. I did the many rounds of Windows Upgrades, etc. Then started to install only the programs I use and only from trusted sources. Everything was going smooth and just...

I've noticed several threads discussing some of the annoying "protections" put in place by Microsoft in Win7. On the one hand, at this moment, I share the sentiment that it's my computer, therefore, I ought to be able to access whatever I want. On the other hand, I'm all too aware that rogue...

In Vista i had a user directory named Michael. When i upgrade to Windows 7 from vista a new user directory appear named Michael.000 Could somebody help me how to rid off the new directory?, what shuold i have to do in my registry? Some program use Michael and some use Michael.000 which confused...

Backstory: I have been using Win7 since 7000 beta and played with it and love it (I'd consider myself pretty PC-saavy). But I'm having a problem with homegroup sharing on two computers. I have a desktop running much like a server: having utorrent download (free and legal) torrents and...

Hi, does anybody know of a way (in Windows 7) to lock/pin the desktop icons in place once you have arranged them? My desktop isn't exactly cluttered, I don't think, there are at any given moment some 45-50. For the sake of easy navigation I try to keep the number to a minimum. When I have...

Hi! I Imported my video from my cam coder using a program called TV Expert which comes with my TV tuner card. I am able to play back the video from the program , but unable to find the file out side the program , remember the file size is 3.7GB (Can't miss). When I open the file from the...

Hi Im using windows 7 ultimate, not cracked or anything like that, and im having some problems with my administative possibilities. When Im launching SQL Serve 2008 and I want to attach a new database from my documenst folde I cant open the user folder. When I look at the user folder in...

so i have 3 big problems. background- my laptop's harddrive died, so i took the harddrive out of my external western digital passport and put it into my laptop and installed windows 7. i've never used vista before, so this jump from xp to 7 is quite annoying 1. so a lot files i can't access...

Greetings, I did a search and could not locate this, sorry if it has been covered; When I copy pictures off my camera (nikon d-90) using the supplied software, my transfered pictures have a lock icon on them in the lower left of the thumbnail. If i copy, cut and past the picture a few times...

This is driving me crazy and I can't figure it out. Some Files will stream just fine namely the ones I transferred over from Vista, but anything new just wont stream. There is this little lock icon on the files and I can get rid of it I don't know how I did it, but that doesn't allow it to...

I want to know how to remove the image of a lock on one of my folders. This is a folder I created to hold downloaded files. None of the other folders I have created have this issue. When I hi-lite the folder by clicking on it, at the bottom of Windows explorer I see 'State: Private'. Also, when...

I am trying to see just how far I can go with Windows Vista to change the look and feel of it. I have changed my desktop drammatically but I need to know if it is possible somehow to lock the icons in place so that they can't be moved about. I like the look of it and don't want it changed...