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My Windows is on SSD, and I've heard it's better if you put the regularly changing folders to a HDD, cause SSD cells can only be rewritten 10000 times. How can I move Users and Temp folders to D: while they remain usable?

March 12, 2009 The microblogging site on Thursday night turned on its new geolocation feature (A New Location Sharing Device), which allows you to tell the "Twitter-verse" where you are and when you tweet. This new feature is off by default and is only available to United States users...

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Browser Choice Screen update for Europeans users only: Link Removed i don't understand why the EU is making microsoft do this. hopefully it doesn't happen in the usa. anyway somebody has already started a petition to microsoft to not do it: http://www.petitiononline.com/t647lf75/petition.html

You have probably noticed that we have been endorsing the RegistryBooster on Windows 7 Forums. This product simply works, and it works great. Plus, whenever someone actually uses this software we are paid a commission that helps to keep the website going. This is why we endorse this product: It...

This was recently posted on another site, by a colleague. I think it is worth repeating verbatim ""Over recent days, there has been an increase in reports of blue screens and startup malfunction. I made a reference to this problem some time ago, but, as a reminder, this is worthwhile reading...

Many people know - or have heard - about WinPatrol because WinPatrol is a terrific "supplement" security software that helps round out most everyone's line of defense against scumware. What makes WinPatrol so popular is not only its usefulness, but also the fact that WinPatrol comes in two...

When I have a domain account that's locked out and I open that account through AD Users and Computers it doesn't show it as locked. If I go to XP workstation everything is display accuracily. Our DC are running Windows Server 2003 and my Win7 workstation is Ultimate.

Link Removed - Invalid URL This year alone they will be responsible for infecting in excess of 25 million computers worldwide, but they could come close to compromising as much as 30 million machines. At the root of this epidemic lay simple social engineering tactics designed, through various...

Microsoft to randomly generate EU browser ballot list In response to complaints from browser makers, Microsoft has revised its antitrust-settlement with European Union regulators so that Windows users will see a browser ballot screen that randomly lists the icons of the top five browsers upon...

Microsoft's efforts to avoid the problems that plagued Vista are working Computerworld - Link Removed due to 404 Error Corp.'s attempts to ensure better application compatibility for Link Removed due to 404 Error than its immediate predecessor, Windows Vista, had at launch appear to have borne...

Link Removed A growing number of users on Web message boards have been complaining about “inexplicably aggressiveâ€Â￾ throttling policies on Dell Latitude E6500 and E6400 laptops. According to a Slashdot reader, the throttling is restricting CPUs to less than 5 percent of theoretical...

Windows 7 may be secure, but are Windows users safe? Windows 7 users got a nice surprise on Tuesday when Microsoft released its first set of security patches since unveiling the new operating system last month. Of the 15 bugs patched, none affected Windows 7. When Microsoft launched Windows...

INSECURITY OUTFIT Avast yesterday released an update that caused its antivirus software to report scores of clean, legitimate software programs as being riddled with malware. According to a blog post by the company, the bad false positive issue came about following an update sent out around...

Hi, I've been playing around all night but cannot find how to stop sharing programs, with other users on the same computer. The only thing I've noticed is by right clicking > share with > nobody...but surely theres a simpler way to stop it completely? Rather than doing it everytime a program is...

Frustrated Windows 7 users are facing 'black screens of death' after logging on to their computers, Microsoft have confirmed. Link Removed - Invalid URL

Under Fedora 12, users are able to install software from repositories without being prompted for root password. The undocumented change in Fedora 12 has caused consternation amongst Fedora users. The change is part of PolicyKit's policy for desktop users and was made to make the system easier...

Is there a location here where questions about this forum can be asked and answered? I'm trying to find out... 1. Can messages be ignored / not listed based on something like user name? 2. What are miscellaneous credits? Thanks

I have set up a Vista SP2 install I am going to in-place upgrade it to Windows 7 Ultimate (just playing, remember). What I would like are any suggestions from forum members as to what software I might install prior to the upgrade which might have shown a tendancy to mess up the Windows 7...

Greetings! Let me be the first, if not too late, to congratulate everyone who got Windows 7. It's been a week since the official retail launch and there have been over a million copies sold already. Being a support professional for Windows 7, it is an honor and a privilege to be part of this...