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    Windows 7 can't right click desktop

    i used a desktop right click option to hide my desktop icons i did this over 5 months ago and now i want them back but i can't right click my desktop now and can't seem to find that option anywhere else in windows 7 and system restore is turned off don't want to lose any programs or games i've...
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    Windows 7 Media Player Classic Home Cinema 64 bit Playlist question.

    Hi, first sorry if I posted this in the wrong forum but wasn't sure if this was here or software. I am using MPC Home cinema x64 1.4.2499.0. Howver I can't add video files to the playlist through right click menu option because it's not there as seen below. Can anyone advise ? I have been...
  3. Acer Iconia Windows 7 tablet hands-on

    Acer has made something very clear here at CES -- it's going to enter the tablet market much like it entered the netbook one, with lots of options. In addition to the Android tablets (it's got 4.8-, 7-, and 10-inch versions ) and the dual-screen Iconia , the company will be bringing its...
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    Windows 7 downloaded info for wrong album, can't access right one or get rid of wrong info

    That sums it up. I have tried changing the info manually, and it just reverts. I did cut and paste the correct album cover. The album is from Argentina and does not match their available selections, but I can find it and see it online elsewhere. What are my options? I am starting to hate...
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    Windows Vista Windows 7 Slide Show For Vista

    I wanted to put my themes that I put together and use them in Vista, but since Vista and XP don't have the "Slide Show" feature, I had to look for a 3rd party app. I found one that works pretty good, simple download, easy to use and light on resources. Link Removed - Invalid URL Here are...
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    Windows 7 Customizing a drop down menu.

    My OS is 32bit Win7 Pro. In Windows Explorer, when you right click a file, a drop down menu opens showing options to choose. I'd like to add another option on that menu. How do you do that? (It was easy in WinXP.) Please let me know if this request is more appropriate in another forum. Thanks.
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    Windows 7 Open a file with an application in a non-conventional way

    I'm trying to get a good Win XP routine to work in my new Win7 Pro 32-bit OS. I need to open a document with an application in a non-conventional way. I'm encountering two problems. In Win XP you could specify one or more applications to open a file type (i.e., a file of certain extension)...
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    Windows 7 VMware Product Configuration Performance Tips

    General VMware Product Options: Guest operating system selection Memory settings Debugging mode CD-ROM drive polling Disk options Remote disk access Using full-screen mode System timer Process scheduling Graphics mode Full details: Link Removed due to 404 Error
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    Windows 7 Right-Click Options Keep Appearing

    Hi, When i click on a specific spot near the bottom left-hand side of my screen, right-click options appear for no reason and they aren't linked to any program. (i can keep clicking at the spot the clicking close and nothing happens. The options will disppear and then reappear if i click on the...
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    Windows 7 Right click search ??

    Hi there , I was used to having a right click search (a particular) folder in Windows XP , now in Windows 7 , I can't right-click a folder and enter a search (key word) ... How can I change settings to have the option to right-click search in Windows 7? I of course noticed the search box in...
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    Windows 7 Outlook Addresses are not alphabetized.

    I just purchased a new laptop. I’m using Outlook 2007 and Windows 7. When I click on ‘contacts’ (lower left side of Outlook), they are alphabetized, and are listed with First Name- last name. This is what I want to see. The ‘Current View’ checked is ‘Outlook Data Files’ But when I open a new...
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    Windows 7 Tip for showing Skype status on the web (on Windows 7 Forums for example)

    I'd noticed my Skype status wasn't being displayed anywhere on the web, So I set out in search of a solution. It turned out to be a simple setting I'd missed, go figure. So here it is: Open Skype, navigate to Options, then to Privacy. :)
  13. Windows 7 “God Mode”

    Link Removed When you want to customize your workstation (and sometimes, even your server), you usually turn to "regular" configuration tools such as Control Panel applets, the computer's registry, command line tools and even the computer's local Group Policy. In most cases, using these...
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    Windows 7 Cannot run Macro-Enabled spreadsheets

    Hello, When I open a Macro-Enabled speadsheet I get the security warning notification bar appearing but then when I click on the options button to enable the macros that choice is not available, (unlike when I do the same thing on a Vista machine). I have attached a copy of the dialogue boxes...
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    Windows 7 A Dumb Question (i Think)

    Hi can anyone tell me what the little window is called on the left of the control panel? The one with the options inside it. It is sort of like the equivalent of the Folder viewer in windows explorer... Also my main question is how can this be customized? my reason for asking is that my version...
  16. Windows 7 Win 7 Shutdown Question

    hi all, when i press the 'windows' button to shutdown, instead of seeing the 'shutdown' option, i see a 'hibernate' option...............why? :confused:
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    Windows 7 Indexing and Search is not fully functional

    As the title says, I am having issued with the indexing. It will index many e-mails, but get stuck at some number (currently, that number is 7,329) So i do "delete and rebuild index". the Indexing Options window freezes for a while, and then it unfreezes, with the status of "waiting to receive...
  18. Windows 7 Done a silly thing :(

    In my "wisdom" when faced with the news of multiple burgarlies in my area over Christmas, & I then had to leave the house unattended for most of Christmas Day, I determined to beat the beggars should they decide to try my house, and went and hid my brand new Win 7 discs!! Unfortunately and...
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    Windows 7 Windows Live Mail automatically checks for email when set not to do that

    My installation of Windows Live Mail automatically checks for and retrieves email even though I have set it NOT to do that. In Tools - Options - General I unchecked "Send and receive messages at startup" and "Check for new messages every [time is grayed out]" Yet the program still...
  20. Windows 7 Hack: Playing with 'GodMode' (Network World)

    Have you ever wondered what else lies under the hood of that new Windows 7 laptop you got recently? The clever folks at CNET have found a simple hack that will grant access to all of those options in one easy-to-set-up shortcut. Link Removed - Invalid URL