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Just recently my "Changing desktop backgrounds" failed to work, I could only change backgrounds/themes to the ones already listed in the "Personalization" themes window. It is due to some program download, Windows Update or a system setting that I had changed somehow and I have tried just about...

I have Folder Options "Double-click to open an item (single-click to select)" is engaged but Start menu All Programs list is failing to accord - selecting on hover and opening on single click. Anyone know a remedy? Thanks.

Hi all I am trying out the Windows 8 Release Preview on a secondary hard drive, but there is a couple of things that i would like to change. So does anyone know of a program that can change what the corners do, so i can for example set the bottom left corner to always swich between Metro and...

Hi, I have 2 users defined to my W7 computer, lets say Jack (administrator) and Jill (normal user). Both users have had their "My Documents" moved to a second disk drive E: as "Jack's Documents" and "Jill's Documents". Recently (I first noticed it on 26th August) both users started to see two...

I installed a program the other day that messed with my Windows Explorer. Now no folder will remember it's View options (Large Icons, List, Details), they all reset to their default. As you can see it's nothing to do with Libraries. Neither the 'Shell Fix' nor editing the registry at...

I just did a clean install of windows 7 and now I have a problem with file associations. The thing is. avi files for instance are set to open with WMP but I want them to open with BSplayer. If I click "open with" I have the recomended options MWP and WMC but Bsplayer isn't there nor under...

Hello Guys, Is there any way that I can make the activated default/hidden Administrator account to show up only when booted in Safe Mode but not when in Normal Mode. Thanks in advance! And sorry for re-posting. :razz:

Fixes an issue in which the screen saver grace period does not work as expected on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. This issue occurs when the value of the ScreenSaverGracePeriod registry entry is more than 60. Link Removed

Hello, How can I limit which applications user on win 7 could see? I have attached the screenshot as I would like user to see when he/she presses the start button. The screenshot I have attached is from win xp. Honestly I don't know how is this being done even on win xp. Does anyone have clue...

I would like to know how I can set up a default folder in windows 7 when opening up Office workbooks. If I open up Excel 2010, It defaults to to My Documents. However, if I click on a folder "Fixed Assets" to open up a workbook, Excel looks at the latest folder when wanting to open up...

When I open a window (let's say Firefox for example) then open a second Firefox window, the second window appears about a centimeter to the right of the first one. For certain tasks I do, this is quite annoying. How can I make Windows open instances directly on top of one another?

ok.. I have Win 7 Ultimate on Drive A Win 8 on Drive B Win 7 Premium on Dive C (just installed) during install.. all is fine, after 1st reboot, i see the win 7 boot menu... showing Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 7 Ultimate finished installing.. reboot again Win7 Ultimate boot option is gone...

Hi Any one know how to set 'size all columns to fit' as default in Windows 7 Explore ?

I have a few small .exe files that I received by e-mail. When I click on them to install the program I get a message saying Windows is preventing running the file for security reasons. I know the file is free of viruses and want to install it. I am told there is a setting somewhere to turn this...

Built new puter and installed Windows 7 Pro.....backed up old system before system went south (had Vista on it)...had been using Mozilla Thunderbird........backed up profiles (including old mails, as far as I know) specifically.......both system back and profile backup on external drive on new...

I have a situation where I need to run Windows Live Mail in the OFFLINE mode (I'm connected to the internet, but away from my ISP), and the Internet Explorer on ONLINE mode. However, when I change one of them, the other one changes as well. Is there any way to separate them?

I have a Samsung TFT monitor with resolution 1920x1080 which is connected by HDMI cable. Assume I open a couple of windows (IntExp, WinExplorer, notepad,...). Now (e.g.late in the evening) I turn off manually physically (only) the TFT monitor to save power but let the computer continue run...

I have 2 files with different extensions, they must reference each-other with the same name but windows 7 renames the files because they are the same. How to disable this setting? Thanks.

When I go to Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Notification Area Icons dialog then there are a lot of programs which are already uninstalled. How can I cleanup/delete all these useless entries? How can I delete ONE single entry manually? Second question: Assume I want to hide icons and...

( Now Solved ) I've set up Outlook 2007 to compose new mails in HTML which works fine when using the New Mail button but when I try to send a file by right-clicking it and choosing Send to Mail Recipient it defaults to plain text and I have to manually select HTML in the Options tab on the...