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It didn't take longfor a number of packages to appear to enable modification of the Windows 8 desktop to a more "traditional" look. I was trying Stardocks start8 when I discovered the free open source startW8 which I find to work better: StartW8 - Download

Often copied but never equalled the original Half Life was huge. It blew the industry away and showed many how it should really be done. Well that was way back in 98' and for several years now fans of the series have been waiting for a remake of the original. Fans loved the game so much they...

I know one can change how to allow User Account Control to change its settings (the slider) but is there a way for controlling which programs are always allowed (giving it permission hence never having to see that annoying window for that program)? I do not want to disable it. I just want...

Hi I finally got my Microsoft Games working in Windows 8. I can play FreeCell again!!! Here's how to do it. First copy the Microsoft Games folder in it's entirety from your Widows 7 install, Program Files folder to the Program Files folder on your Windows 8 drive. Next copy the...

Hello, I just bought a new large format epson printer. This printer has 2 current blank inks (photo black and matteclack) but can use only one at the time depending on the paper selected in the driver window. The problem is that every ink change from one black to another is a waste of ink, and...

Help with modifying the TCP/IP maximum retransmission timeout. More...

Hi Guys. I haven't had a Windows XP question in a lot of years. My friend Paul asked my to come over and upgrade his Dell computer to 2 Gigs of ram. I did that and it booted and worked fine, but I noticed that only half of his hard drive was available. I said where is the rest of your hard...

Everything I did recently that might contribute to the problem- I was hoping to make a dualboot comp by adding windows XP to a new partition. I created the new partition with 20gb. (From the 500 of my actual harddrive) But before I actually installed on that, I got distracted with a second...

Going back to my days on XP, I lost count of the number of times I went to rename a file only for it to disappear because I'd clicked Delete in the Context Menu instead. This set me on a mission to find out how to change the order of the context menu entries, eventually stumbling across the...

If you're into modifying system files etc. you'll soon get fed up of logging out/in or using Task Manager to stop and re-start Explorer.exe all the time. Even if Explorer has died and you can r-click the desktop this will save you logging out/in or launching Task Manager (Ctrl+Alt+Delete)...

Hi, I'm new here and hoping that someone might be able to point me in the right direction. I currently use XP but I am interested in upgrading to 7. I have spent dozens of hours researching Win 7 online, but my big questions do not appear to have easily found answers. (1) Do all menus in...

This step-by-step article describes how to add, modify, or delete registry subkeys and values by using a Registration Entries (.reg) file. Regedit.exe uses .reg files to import and export registry subkeys and values. You can use these .reg files to... More...

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In Windows XP, if you try to update a driver and the OS can't find all of the driver files it will tell you which file is missing, and then give you the option to select the folder the file might be in. In Windows 7, if you try to update a driver and the OS can't find all of the driver files it...

This will permanently remove or change the Start Button "Start" balloon tip. I'm using Link Removed due to 404 Error for this tutorial. GoTo C:\Windows\en-US and Take Ownership of and then copy the explorer.exe.mui to somewhere safe. If you are running a 64 bit system you should also modify...

Hello all, A new (kind of) Scripting Guy here. :cool: I'm heavily working on WMI and found about the free WMIDiag tool (that I had to modify a bit to accept Windows 7) Is this a right place to discuss such tool use, please? Thanks.

As with any Microsoft operating system, after a given period of time, the Redmond company will release a group of updates, fixes as well as modifications. All of these changes are released as a single installable package which is collectively known as a service pack (SP). The release of Windows...

I managed Windows 7 Ultimate so 2 programs automatically start at the begininning, however they can't. One is the popular FreePOPs: there's a link to launch it in the automatic launched programs folder of Win7, but it can only run if you launch it manually; in this case it asks to agree its...

anyone know where the LNKs are for the GAMES entry on the Start Menu????????? I want to add to & modify those, but I can't do it from the drop down or folder view. I can drag a lnk to the desktop from there and modify it but it won't drag back to the folder. I have a Games folder in the start...