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Can either of these be changed (if there is even a display name)? Or is there a way I can make my name look different inside the actual threads? Second, if I don't like my username and I can't change it, could I just make another account and stop using this one? Thanks.

# forwhatitsworth Windows 8 adds a feature that lets you use your preferences from any computer, Apple releases a white, slightly thicker iPhone 4, and Hulu Plus is coming to the Xbox 360 tomorrow. More*» Source: Yahoo! News

I have 3 HP Multi-media keyboards. On my Vista system the programs for the multi-media keys are displayed in a grid in the Control Panel section Keyboard. In the Windows 7 Control panel Keyhoard the grid is there, but is blank and there seems to be no way to change any thing. It appears to me...

Hi all. My question is regarding keyboard shortcuts (ctrl-c=copy, ctrl-x=cut, etc.) and Language Packs. I am currently living in Latin America and can only buy the spanish version of Windows 7. I know that if I get "Ultimate", I can download an english Language Pack for free, so it'd be as...

Hello all, I was hoping someone here could help me with the default settings on a new Window 7 install. For some reason the default region is set to the UK instead of the US. This is causing problems with the keyboard setup and date format. Is there a way to change the default region for all...

:) hi all, first post here not sure if this is in the right section, sorry if it isnt i have always been wondering why to partition or why not (i dont know exactly which one i perfer) today, i reinstalled windows 7 , so i decided to actually look it up i have two hard drives, so i can have one...

Is there a way to change the default result in start menu when searching for specific keyword? I want that the first program listed will be MediaMonkey when i search for "media" and not VLC media player... (I know i can write "mediamonkey" or go with the arrows, but that's not acceptable for me;))

I googled it and got vague answers, So i'll get straight to it. Is there a way onnn a Win7 inspiron to make it so that the F1,F2,F3 etc. are that by default vs. Dim screen and whatever.

I just started using windows 7 and I some problems are driving me nuts. First the disc mount widget on the tray again. Why are they so darn slow to show? Is there something I'm missing, or is that just how they are? Is there something I can disable to make it show up as fast as XP? Next is...

When I fill a folder with files, Windows Explorer looks at the extensions and makes a guess as to what information I want to see when listing the files. The most common problem I have is when I place mp3 files into a folder and Explorer decides that I want to see Number, Title, Contributing...

If you are happy with Windows 7 on your personal laptop, but grumble every time Windows XP boots up on your work computer, it may be time to tap your company's IT pro on the shoulder and ask for Windows 7. You might be surprised at the response you get. More...

1. The sequence of items seems to be date/time of most recent post. Can it be changed to the date/time thread was started? (This is an option when searching.) 2. Can the sequence be oldest first? 3. Why is the date of thread or post given sometimes as "x days ago", and other times with the...

When a program wants to access Internet but there is currently no connection then it seems to trigger the Win7 WLAN/Wifi service to search and auto-connect if possible to perform afterwards the actual task. This auto-search+connect is comfortable for the most cases but sometimes I don't want...

Bill Detwiler shows you how you a quick and easy way to disable the Windows 7 Snap feature, which is either loved or hated. Link Removed

Whenever I click on a picture to download onto my Windows 7 machine while in MS Internet Explorer 8, the picture is automatically saved in a Windows 7 DEFAULT folder, usually in USERS something or other. I want to be able to change this DEFAULT to a folder of my choice so that these picture...

Right now my default font is Calibri and font size is 11 on Word 2010 and who the hell uses those when writing a paper? So I was wondering how do I change my default font to times roman and font size to 11 so I dont have to change it to that every time I want to make a word document?

I do not play games online, but it appears more games seem to require you log on before you can play. Since I really do not want this requirement, is there something that identifies such games I can see before I purchase them? For instance, I got Batman and the box said Windows Live. So when...

There could be many occasion that you would like to schedule PC Link Removedat a predefined intervals or under certain conditions without relying on manual reset. Even though there are many solutions out there but in case you are still looking around, here is a simple utility that you can try...

Not sure If I wrote the title of this discussion correctly. Let me try some other ways "What should my OS do for me?" "What do I expect from an OS?" "How involved with my everyday is my OS?" "My OS is trying to rule me" My basic argument (which may or may not be an argument) is that...

hej vil høre om det er muligt at indstallere flere sprog, som man kunne i XP og Vista? Savner muligheden for at kunne skifte fra dansk til thai.