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How is this version. Link Removed a improvement over this? This Vista/7 version seems very cluttered and easily able to be lost in while, the Xp and down version is all there and easily switchable between tabs. And is there any way to change back to the Xp styled one in Windows 7?

My desktop icons are not displaying correctly. I get the usual icon image but it is covered up with a folder icon and I cannot remove it. When I go into the properties of the icon the display is correct but I cannot get it to display correctly on the desktop. When I initially loaded 7 everything...

On Win XP, when you right click on My Computer > Properties > Appearance Tab > Advanced, you can change many things such as Message Box, Select and Normal, Icon spacing and size, Text size for Icons, font and font size, bold or not, etc. :rolleyes: Where on Win 7 can I find these properties so...

I setup my win 7 machine and during the network setup I accidently added a character on the end of the name of my network. It now will only show the network by this name so I am unable to see or access my home server or the other 4 Vista machines. I can access the internet but not the other...

Here is a glitch that i just experienced today. The desktop shows as just a black screen, after going to Show desktop, the desktop appears again. Then if you click on properties of any icon on the desktop the desktop goes back again and you have to show desktop again to make it appear again...

In Vista, it was possible to change the location of My Documents, My Music etc. by adjusting the properties of those special folders, and pointing them to an alternate location. I could change the location of My Music by selecting the Location tab under Properties, and define a new folder. In...

How do you edit Windows Explorer properties? I was reading Tim Sneath's article and would like to edit Explorer's properties to start from My Computer as opposed to My Libraries.

How do you edit Windows Explorer properties? I was reading Tim Sneath's article and would like to edit Explorer's properties to start from My Computer as opposed to My Libraries.

I can't find the classic appearance properties and therefore can't get to the effects menu to turn on clear type. I know it used to be there but is now gone. Please help :)

every time i turn on or restart my PC in my TCP/IP properties theres an automatic DNS server address appearing..please help me how to get rid of it..thanks

I have been trying to run a game in window mode for a while now without success. The method I use is to add the "-windowed" parameter to the game shortcut target line. The problem is that when I right-click the game's shortcut and click properties, the shortcut tab is missing, with only...

My ReadyBoost tab is missing in the properties of usb/flash drives. I've checked and rechecked if the ReadyBoost service is running and it is and so are all of its dependencies. I've deleted all the drives ReadyBoost tested in the reg. and changed the device status and read/write speed in the...

I tried to put a picture as my wallpaper that was NOT the size of my laptop screen...ie: it was a 5x7 shot. Vista auto stretches the picture to fill the screen. I went in to make the adjustment in properties and it will NOT change. It makes all pictures stretched to fit the full screen...I have...

hi Ive got vista home basic and i just wanted to now if i can have the thumbnails pop up on the minimized screens on the task bar . Ive gone in to the properties and the option is there but i am unable to tick it help if you can see links below if you don't now what i mean...

Hello all .. Today I have formatted my Pc and re-install fresh Windows Vista Ultimate .. after I finished installing everthing (Patches,Programs .. etc) .. I got 1 problem which is : When I press right click (mouse) on my computer then choosing (Properties) .. Then when I press Device Manager...

I hace a problem with my hard drive, in the repair process got drive letters changed and now i cant point the Picture button to my pictures folder. Any help, the properties dont work seems like isnt a link any more.