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When I first installed Windows 7 I saw the date above my little clock on the bottom right but after installing a load of updates the date is no longer visible there. I now need to click the time to see the date. Is there a way to get this date visibillity back? Regards, Wolf

Q: Dean, I have a new computer, and it (runs) Windows 7. My problem is that the icons in the toolbar, lower right-hand corner of the screen, near the clock, are very small and hard to see. I have tried to increase the size, but to no avail. I called HP and they were unable to increase the size...

Making type easier to see on-screen, getting GPS map updates and finding mobile Gmail users. More...

So, if I access my files through C:/users/jjn/My Documents/whatever... I can see them and they are there, if I go through the library feature that 'says' it's looking in the same location some files are not there. How do you reset or refresh or rehydrate the library so it sees what IS actually...

Jack Wallen shows you how to set Windows desktop gadgets to 0% opacity which will then revert to 100% upon mouse-over. More...

My Win 7 PC was able to see the XP PC file structure, but has now become invisible. However, the XP PX is able to see the Win 7 file structure. I also note the little pointer next to the network entry is no longer showing in the Win 7 file system. Discovery is on in Win 7 and files are...

So I was messing around on my computers, trying to get a homegroup working. That's beside the point. Let's cut to the chase. When I opened My Computer, I noticed something strange listed under "Network." On my laptop, there were 2 "networks": HAROLDIII-LAPTO (my laptop) and HAROLDIII-PC...

I had to do the dreaded reformatt last 2 days ago and now i cant get to see my Card Reader Icons in "My Computer" The last time this happened all i had to do was tick a box in the Folder options "show all folders" but now that doesnt even do the trick :( The only way i can get to see them is...

Hi everyone. I'm sorting out my photo album, and making small adjustments to every file. After the folder loses focus, the blue square that shows what file is selected, is turned into a barely visible frame. If i click on the top of the folder (gives it focus) again, the selection frame becomes...

I have a user who just upgraded from XP to 7 and when we try to view our network they are receiving the error 0x80070035. They are on another subnet outside of my network but have a direct cable connection to my network as well. They can ping any of the servers within my network but when you try...

I am using a program called GDIDB which is not W7 approved, but installs and runs fine. The program requires projects to be created. When i create a project, the program creates a folder in the following location: c:\program files\GDIDB Pro\projects\my new project. The problem I have is that...

W7 x 64 user here. My 8 year old was messing about on my computer and suddenly I cannot see any of my libraries, my favourites and even the link to My Documents has vanished from the Explorer. My sticky notes have also vanished. I am the only user on the computer. However when I go to...

Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum and I did a quick search to see if anyone else asked this but came up with nothing. Here it goes... My home network is nearly entirely Mac based (with the exception of a few printers and back up drives). At one point I was able to see my Windows 7 machine on...

Hi All Have just installed W7 build 7600 on lappy. My SOHO network is as follows: Primary Router: Netcomm Broadband/Wireless/VOIP IP 10.1.1.1, used upstairs for phone and family computers, both wired and wireless Connected to Downstairs Office which has: DLink gigabit switch , used for XP...

Hi everyone! I know, there are several threads about the new notification area, but I have a specific problem: I really like the idea of allowing or not allowing every single tray notification, but: I use an ICQ client (QIP), which notifies for a new message by a blinking tray icon (which I...

I have a Buffalo Tera NAS attached to my LAN and it shows up in Network Neighborhood on two of my PC's that run Windows XP but do not show up on WIndows 7 Professional. I have rebooted Windows and the NAS no luck. Any ideas?

I was wondering how I would hide my hard drive from being seen by other users but still be visible to me when I am logged on. I have searched endlessly for an answer to no avail. Most of what I've gathered is that you can hide the drives but they wont be seen by any of the users and you can...

When I add a printer, the printer is not visible in the window 'Printers'. The window is hanging on the 'green' status bar at the top. How can I solve that? This is wat I see: Link Removed due to 404 Error

The Microsoft Product Update Team has announced that come August, the Windows Update and Microsoft Update services will be upgraded, task which will require a Windows Update and Automatic Updates client code update. The update process will kick off by the end of next month and will be completed...

For some reason now I cannot find my drive letters in windows explorer. Something got changed and I have no idea how to see them again. Anyone know how I can see them again?