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I want to be able to control what audio device any of my running programs use, but most applications dont have any option to change audio output device. Is there any way to control this in Windows 7, or with a 3. party program? My practical problem: I want to be able to play video+audio on my...

Hello, I've putted my taskbar to the left verticaly but I would prefer to have start menu downside, not the upside. So solution for my problem would be to reverse the order of items on the taskbar. I saw some installation of win7 from countries, where they write from the right to the left and...

After having windows 7 installed on my computer for several days without incident it seems now that whenever I try to do anything with a file large enough to not be copied instantly (either moving it, copying it, or deleting it) explorer.exe will crash and restart. Attempting to empty the...

Hi guys, Since installing Win7 Professional I haven't been able to use Instant Messenger. Everything looks fine, I can see my contacts online and they can see me but I can't message them. I'm wondering if it is anything to do with a firewall problem although I can't see anything untoward and...

Hi, ever since i installed windows 7 my computer has barely been operable. Almost every program takes around 20 seconds to load, all my desktop icons have been replaced by blank pieces of paper, and finally every program eventually stops responding and i am forced to restart my computer. I...

WordPad can now read and write both the Word 2007-compatible Office Open XML file format but also the OpenDocument specification that IBM and Sun have been advocating. Right click on an .ISO image (from Windows Explorer) and select "open with" and you'll see the "Windows disk image burning...

My problem is when using windows media player to burn a music CD, where does it till you that the CD is full. In prier versions there is/was a time line stamp that would let you know how many songs you could put on that media and in third party burning software as well. So when using this...

I upgraded to the windows RC build 7100 recently. I have been using it successfully. I have installed all my applications and programs successfuly. I have installed all of my hardware peripherals with no problem what so ever. The problem I am having is with media players. When I installed...

here is a link to something called driver detective if you are having difficulties with your connection. Now while I don't usually recommend 3rd party applications for drivers, this may be helpful for those who are ready to toss in the towel. Link Removed

I'm trying to install a 3rd party driver (Belkin F5L009) and half way through the installation process it tells me access is denied. Has anyone noticed this problem and, if so, what is the solution? Thanks!

Hey all, Anyone here using a Belkin Nostromo N-50 Speedpad? It works on XP but I can't get it to work properly in 7 64 bit. If anyone knows of thrid party software or a work arond please let me know. I had a dual boot with XP and 7 Beta and when the RC came out I decided to run with it so no...

Hi all. The library concept is a great idea in theory -- and if you only have one non networked computer then this post does not apply. The idea is (finally for a Windows OS) of course to organise data by CONTENT rather than worry about the Physical location of it. A typical example these...

Hi all. I get an error every time I try to start MS backup and Restore. This error message reads: "THe backup application could not start due to an internal error. Server execution failed (0x80080005)" Any ideas on how to resolve this? If not , does anyone have any recommendations as to an...

Hey everyone, I'm having a very strange problem that I can not for the life of me seem to figure out. I use my Xbox 360 hooked up to my monitor to play games. And I plug the audio into my computer to play it through there and out the speakers. I have an official microsoft converter that came...

As I feared, Windows 7 still uses the same WLAN Autoconfig service that Vista does, and just as in Vista, disabling it causes your wireless network to drop. As a result I have a choice between not having internet, or having Skype/games/the net in general lag out horribly every 60 seconds...

In spite of all the nice additions to Explorer, I still don't like it. Not productive enough. On my XP partition I use Directory Opus. It installed and worked fine on 7, but it kept corrupting my file system. I'm not sure exactly what the problem was, but after using it to move or create...

:) The remote desk top connection feature in Windows Vista Business, Ultimate and Enterprise editions does not exist for Vista Home Basic and Premium. Therefore, we have to rely on 3rds party products to add remote desk top functionality. A good free 3rd party software to use would be-...

Just found out that Vista Home Premium does not include a Fax Printer!!! In order to fax from Word and such you need a third party program! If you want Fax and Scan from Vista you have to get Ultimate!!! Give me a break! :mad: P.S. Student Edition of Office no longer has Outlook!