utility

  1. Windows 7 Very nice little utility

    Found this piece of software this morning and decided to give it a try. It actually serves two purposes as far as I'm concerned; 1. To check the presence and general availability of your existing system restore points. 2. And this one is really cool, supports the mounting of and accessing...
  2. How to use Dumpchk.exe to check a Memory Dump file

    This article describes Dumpchk.exe, which is a command-line utility that you can use to verify that a memory dump file has been created correctly. Dumpchk does not require access to symbols. More...
  3. Windows 7 Software list installer

    Hi everyone.. I'm looking for a software that can create one installer which can install a custom list of applications. Like this: Link Removed - Invalid URL I saw something similar before, does anybody knows something about that? Thanks in advance.
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    Windows 7 Screen Switch

    In a PC desk-top computer. i can simply press the power button on my screen to switch it off, but in the same time, leaving my CPU running. How can i do this with my laptop, if possible? is there a program that can help if there isn't a native way to do so?
  5. Windows 7 Win 7 Back-up Failure

    Hi, The external harddrive that I have been doing back-ups to with the Win 7 back-up utility has failed and no longer functions. I want to back-up to a different drive but Win Back-up seems to be fixated on the old drive that no longer exists (I pulled the USB cord). The "Mange space" link is...
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    Windows 7 Help Getting Acronis ti 2010 Running in Windows 7

    After getting ti 2010 working initially in new windows 7 install, I now get the dreaded "program stops working" which appears to be the new BSOD for windows 7. This happens at initial launch and sometimes into point where I select location of backup folder. I've tried reinstalling about a...
  7. Windows 7 Black Box for Windows 7

    Hey Guys n Gals, I have just found out about a program called Black Box or PSR "Problem Steps Recorder" If you didn't know about it type PSR in the globe search box and play - its something that could be useful for people to run and post when they are having problems. What do you think? Basher
  8. Windows 7 sort files/folders using multiple criteria

    Hi, Is there an easy way to sort files/folders using multiple criteria--say by size, date and folder for instance? A free utility perhaps? and/or An easy way to capture the data in Wins' file explorer (view=detail) that I can bring into EXCEL? Thanks, Rusty
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    Windows 7 Some Desktop Icons Missing

    My system is a Dell desktop running windows 7 64-bit home premium. I have 8 GB RAM, and a 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 processor. I was fooling around with windows backup and restore and I created a new user account. I rebooted and noticed that in my primary user account, the one I always use (not the...
  10. Third-party disk defragmenter tools for Windows

    All versions of Microsoft Windows include a tool for disk defragmentation. The Windows Disk Defragmenter tool is a limited version of the Diskeeper program from Diskeeper Corporation. Disk Defragmenter does not include all the features available in the... Link Removed
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    Need Top 15 best Downloads for MAC

    Posting this thread to get best collection of Mac latest and popular download ..Plz help me by giving your fav name of Mac downloads
  12. OS X Lion requires Windows 7 for Boot Camp

    Even Apple is climbing on the Windows 7 bandwagon. Boot Camp, the Mac OS X utility that lets Mac owners run Windows in a separate partition, now requires Microsoft's newest operating system, the company said Monday in a support document. Link Removed due to 404 Error
  13. Can I Use My Back-up?

    Hello. I used the back-up utility of Windows 7 Home Basic 64 bit and backed up my Acer Aspire. My Acer had an unfortunate accident(!) and is now dead (rest in peace you useless piece of...). I am now going to get a Toshiba and I'm not sure if I can use the back-up created from the Acer to...
  14. Windows 7 Do You Use Windows 7 Back-Up?

    Hello. I was just wondering if you use the built-in Windows 7 back-up utility and what you think of it. I don't know much about computers and need something to use for back-up that kinda does it itself. I don't even know if that's an accurate description of Windows 7 back-up. Thanks to anyone...
  15. ieSpell - A Spell Checker for Internet Explorer

    I realise The Water Cooler may not be the normal place to post a spell checker It is free and really easy to use and may be found of use . I post it here in the hope others may find it handy . ieSpell is a free Internet Explorer browser extension that spell checks text input boxes on a...
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    Windows 7 Fences, For a Well Orginized Desktop

    Oldie, but goodie; Fences is a program that helps you organize your desktop and can hide your icons when they are not in use. Create an unlimited number of Fence areas on your desktop Quickly hide/show your desktop icons with a double click Customize the color and opacity of your fences...
  17. Windows 7 Wireless Switch Button / F2 Button not working / Disabled

    Hello, recently I used a software AVG PC Tuneup and it has never been a problem for me until a couple of days ago when I decided to install it on my DELL. Now, I went to system advisory and did a system scan on recommended settings, I pressed 'fix selected' and my Wifi was disabled, I tried...
  18. Typhoon Strengthens, May Hit Fukushima

    Typhoon Songda strengthened to a supertyphoon after battering the Philippines and headed for Japan on a track that may pass over the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant by May 30, a U.S. monitoring center said. Songda’s winds increased to 241 kilometers (150 miles) per hour from 213 kph...
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    Windows 7 Missing or corupt winload.exe

    I tried to use the recovery 7 disk on my laptop...Half way through the process my laptop froze and shut off. When I turned it back on its said winload.exe was missing or corrupt. With the status of 0xc000000f. It wont let me do anything with the computer. Only go into memory tool diagnostics and...
  20. Exert control and defrag from the command line in Windows 7

    Using the options available from the command line version of the Windows 7 defragmentation utility you have much more control over the maintenance of your storage devices. Link Removed