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General Windows 7 Performance Tweaks

Posted on November 11, 2012 by admin

Below is a list of tweaks you can do to achieve better performance from your Windows 7 PC. Some are start up tweaks and some are Run time tweaks but they are all safe and used regularly by us. Of … Continue reading →

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Change the System/Boot Drive Letter

Posted on November 7, 2012 by admin

Your boot drive is no longer ‘C’, so you need to reset it. Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. … Continue reading →

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Being logged in to Windows 7 with a temporary profile

Posted on November 7, 2012 by admin

I switched on my PC and when I entered my password to log in I was told that I was being logged in with a temporary profile because my real one was unavailable. Logging out and back in again sometimes … Continue reading →

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The Most Useful Websites and Web Apps

Posted on November 7, 2012 by admin

1 screenr.com – record movies of your desktop and send them straight to YouTube. 2 ctrlq.org/screenshots – for capturing screenshots of web pages on mobile and desktops. 3 goo.gl – shorten long URLs and convert URLs into QR codes. 4 … Continue reading →

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MalwareBytes – MBAM Run-time error '13': Type mismatch problem in Windows XP:

Posted on October 8, 2012 by admin

Fix Click Start and select Control Panel Open Regional & Language Options Click on Customize… Click on the Time tab In the Time format box, click the drop-down menu and select hh:mm:ss tt In the Time separator box, click the … Continue reading →

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How to get a program off of an old MS-DOS system and onto a new Windows 7 system.

Posted on September 21, 2012 by admin

How to get a program off of an old MS-DOS system and onto a new Windows 7 system. Setup: Last week I went to see a client that told me they wanted to upgrade their office computer. “It’s getting old … Continue reading →

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Protected: 10+ Windows 7 services you may not need

Posted on July 16, 2012 by admin

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You experience slow performance in Internet Explorer 9

Posted on July 6, 2012 by admin

SYMPTOMS When you browse a webpage by using Windows Internet Explorer 9, you may experience slow performance. However, this issue does not occur if you view the webpage by using an earlier version of Internet Explorer. Note This issue may … Continue reading →

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What is the Windows desktop.ini file and can I delete it?

Posted on June 11, 2012 by admin

The desktop.ini file is a hidden file used to customize and adjust settings for the Windows folders that contain the file. Can it be deleted? This file can be safely deleted from any directory.  However, because this file may have … Continue reading →

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Task Manager Menu Bar and Tabs Are Not Visible in Windows.

Posted on May 13, 2012 by admin

Does your “Task Manager” (Ctrl+Alt+Del) or (Ctrl+Shift+Esc) suddenly have no menu or tabs? You may be running “Taskman.exe” in “small footprint” mode. Small footprint mode allows more information to be shown in the available space and allows the window to … Continue reading →

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