user settings

When I try to load desktop gadgets I get a notice saying Desktop gadgets are managed by an administrator. Thats me. What do I need to do ? Had no problem with it in Windows 7 RC, now I have the finished system I have spent two days getting things to work and I am nearly there, just this and my...

Hi. I installed the Windows 7 7100 RC on a second hard drive, such that I'm prompted to choose an OS when I boot the computer. When I boot into the Windows 7 OS, none of my programs from the other drive show up in the Programs list--no games, no Firefox, etc. I can still access those files...

When I put my pc into sleep mode its just wakes up after a short while by itself. Is this a bug or some setting I need to change

Hi, i work in the IT Department and I have just installed Windows 7 on a laptop, this has laptop has then been put on the domain and been setup accordingly I have come accross a problem where i just have a blank screen as the background as GP we should all get an image which is copied to all...

This tutorial will show you how to increase or decrease the height of the Start Menu in Windows 7 without displaying recently opened programs and without displaying sub-menus. Many users would like to change the height of the Start Menu in Windows 7. There are many reasons for why a user would...

Is there a way I can change the Show Hidden Icons thing back to the previous style, where it expanded to the right instead of opening a box above the taskbar?

Among new features of Windows 7 is Snap (or Smart Window Arrangement), where Snap functionality enables end-user to move a window toward the top of the screen to maximize the window to fill the screen automatically, or drag the window to the edges of the screen to resize and expand the window...

Is there anyway to change it so that if you click and drag a file from one folder to another it will cut and paste it instead of making a clone of it?

In XP and Vista it was possible to change the sorting order for numbers in file and folder names, by defining NoStrCmpLogical=1 in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer (ref Link Removed) When I do this in Windows 7 RC (64 bits) nothing happens. Do you...

Hi all, whenever I boot into W7RC 64bit, I have to manually make the task manager tray icon "show" each time. I don't know how many bazillion times I have reset this to always show but it never sticks. Anyone with an answer please share: this would be a show stopper for me. The icon...

hi I imagine there must be tons of questions and complains about these admin privileges in win7. I tried to figure it out on my own but I'm just going bananas!! windows 7 keeps asking for all kinds of administrator permissions all the time.... but I AM the administrator!... I'm the only user...

Ok, the problem is, everytime i put a window in the screen border it maximizes for me, in my case, i want to play a game in window mode, but i need to use the border so the game maximizes itself.. i'd appreciate if any1 know how to disable this option, there's a screen to help u understand...

I am using Windows 7 on my laptop, and I generally switch between High Performance (when the power cable is in) and Power Saver (when the power cable is not in). When I switch between power modes, I click the battery icon, and that brings up a list of the available power schemes. However, it...

I have been able to do this on my 2 other WIn 7 machines, but on this machine, when I right click libraries to "Do not show in navigation pane" the option is not there. When I go to the folders Properties, the option to Shown in Navigation Pane is grayed out and checked. I am an Administrator...

Hi, I installed 7RC from MS, all went fine, I've not done anything unusual in the setup, all updates are installed, graphics ok etc. I created the initial account admin account, then from that a second admin. Changed to that admin account, set it up etc, and created 3 other Standard accounts...

Hello, I am having a problem with Windows 7 RC 64 bit. I can not leave my machine unattended without it going into hibernation. I am a skilled user and work in the IT industry. I have altered the power settings within the OS and even made sure the Bios is not enabled to suspend. I get...

I can't seem to find the place where I may add a picture of my choice to my Win7 forum profile. :confused:

I decided to make a new post about this, since I know I'm not the only one on this forum with M-Audio sound cards. When I updated W7 to a new build (7048 and newer), I found that I was having compatibility issues. I could get the audio to work perfect, but the computer would hang on the...

I want to upgrade from my current build to 7057, will this wipe the files/programs I've installed, or does it just install over this build keeps all that stuff?