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    Windows 7 Restoring Installed Date in Windows 7 Control Panel Program List

    I just upgraded to Win 7 and noticed that they have removed the installed date from the list of programs to "uninstall". The installed date was very handy, for as you know if you download something you always get a lot of stuff you didn't want. Sorting the list by date made easy to unclutter...
  2. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 8 Windows 8 needs an additional recovery option!!!

    Hi I've been thinking about the Windows 8 recovery option, mostly because I can't start the Windows Firewall. And Windows Recovery won't do what I want it to do. I want to do essentially what you could do in Windows 7, replace the operating system while retaining your installed software and...
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    Windows 8 Where do the Start Screen tiles and apps live in your computer?

    Hi, all - I'm glad to have found this forum, it looks like I'll be hanging out here for quite a bit :) As a Windows 8 user of all of one week (but not a stranger to Windows in general), there's a lot of investigating to do and I'm reading as much as I can. I do have one question - Where on earth...
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    Windows 7 Haali Media Splitter starting at boot, how do i uninstall it??

    Haali Media Splitter runs at boot and you can't turn it off. I didn’t install it, and I haven’t found a way to delete it. It isn’t listed in Programs and Features. I have tried to delete it with 2 startup managers (Advanced System Care 6 and CCleaner). There is no way to close the program...
  5. lostsoul65

    Windows 7 Uninstalling a program

    I went into control panel and tried to delete a program which would not let me do. The program will run without sound and that is why I'm trying to delete it. So I go into Program files, Program files (x86) and Program Data and delete the program from there because it wouldn't let me re-install...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 render farm with term server and Wake On Lan

    Hi all, As the title states, I'm planning to build my own renderfarm with a termserver and wake on lan. This looked like the right place to ask if what I want is possible and if so, what it would take: This is the ideal situation I would like: I'd like my network to include my workstation...
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    Windows 7 How to really, really re-assign file extensions to new application?

    At first an important request: Please read my problem carefully. The solution is not as easy at it seems to be at the first glance! Since WinXP I have a problem when I want to re-assign a file extension to another application (=the program which should be used when double clicking on a certain...
  8. Super Sarge

    For All you Linux version Mint GURUS

    Running the latest Mint using Mint4Win OK!! explain this one, I installed the Thunderbird mail client version 3.xx, using software manger, I created my account it checked for mail found some this would indicate it worked. I closed Thunderbird reopened it check for mail got error message saying...
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    Can 2 versions of Microsoft Office Applications exist on the same PC and function correctly?

    Installed MS Office Enterprise 2007 (708mb) on my PC, thinking it would overwrite my current application, Microsoft Office XP Professional with FrongPage (468mg) but that didn't happen. I still see the MS Office XP in the Uninstall or Change a program feature of Windows Vista. I want to...
  10. News

    Prevent the automatic delivery of Windows Internet Explorer 9 in Windows 7

    In this edition of the Windows Desktop Report, Greg Shultz shows you how to use the Internet Explorer 9 Blocker Toolkit to prevent the automatic delivery of Internet Explorer 9 on a Windows 7 system. Link Removed
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    Windows 7 Retrieving User Account

    I've done some searches to try and find the solution, but I haven't found them yet so my apologies if I've obviously overlooked something. I began having BSOD's on my PC, after a significant amount of work, I made the decision to repair the files through Windows 7 with the option to retain my...
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    Windows 7 Just discovered today I don't have Administrator even as User

    My New Laptop doesn't have two users only one..and that user is me.. I don't have administrative rights so therefore I can't create an administrator..to do simple tasks such as delete a program,, or open up msconfig.. These functions need administrative rights.. How do I get these???? My...
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    Windows 7 Installation copiers Multi Boot OS with Multi software?

    Installation copiers Multi Boot OS with Multi software? I have just just purchased some new PC with different configration AMD Phenom II X4 965, Gigabyte 890GLX Motherboard, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD and 2nd AMD Athalon 635 with Gigbyte 875 Mothboard -4 GB RAM, 500GB HDD.I want to use these...
  14. DirtRider

    Windows 7 W7 Updates - Office 2003 Why?

    I have just noticed that when my system downloads updates it is also downloading updates for Office 2003. Now I was running 2003 then the Beta 2007 and now 2010. I did the normal Windows uninstall each time I changed over but I think I may have bits left over that is prompting my system to...
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    Windows 7 Microsoft Visual C ++ 2XXX Redistributable and Microsoft .NET Framework

    I seemed to have collected a bunch of Microsoft Visual C ++ 2XXX Redistributable and Microsoft .NET Framework on my computer. Is it cool for me to uninstall all of the older ones and just keep the newest one?
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    Windows 7 Upgrading from MS Office 2010 Beta to Office Home & Business 2010

    I have been using MS Office 2010 Beta for several months on my main PC and a laptop, As I have been very pleased with this I have purchased a full version of Office Home & Business 2010 (retail pack, with DVD). It seems that I have to delete the Beta version before I can install the full...
  17. zvit

    Free Software Update Checker

    Just thought I'd share a free Software Update Checker that checks all your installed software in seconds and tells you if any of them have an available update. It even gives you a separate column for new Beta updates. FileHippo.com Update Checker - FileHippo.com
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    Windows 7 Unable to see all installed programs in 'Uninstall or change programs' -tab

    Hi! Today I couldn't see all my installed applications in the 'Uninstall or change programs' tab. It's only showing the x64 applications which are installed on C:\program files\ but it's not showing anything else. Nothing what is installed on D drive or to program files (x86) doesn't show...
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    Windows 7 I don't know how to move this.

    I use Windows 7 Pro x 64. I have an imaging program residing on C partition. I want to move it to E. I tried to copy and paste but all I get is a bunch of individual pieces. I need to be able to move the program and be able to double click on it and have it open and be useable, just as it does...
  20. Mike

    VIDEO How to Configure and Manage Parental Controls in Windows 7

    In this presentation, we will discuss how to enable Parental Controls for a user. Enabling Parental Controls is pretty simple. What we want to do is go to the Start Menu under Windows 7, Control Panel, and we have an option under the Category View to Add or Remove User Accounts. At this time, we...
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