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Windows 7

Cleanup Outlook Attachments

August 18, 2010
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Back in 2007, I wrote an article about an error that you get in Outlook when you have too many attachments of the same name: Even Outlook 2010 has this problem. In the article, I walk you through deleting these files by hand. It is not an easy thing to do. You need to open [...]

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Remotely Disable Control Panel Access

July 30, 2010
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I got a question from Mark last week: “Steve, I was wondering if you could add a plugin to Network Administrator that would disable control panel access. I know it is not the best way to keep people out, but it would save me a lot of headaches” Actually, I have gotten a few requests [...]

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Bring back the classic start menu in Windows 7

July 16, 2010
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I was not a big fan of the new start menu in Windows 7, and Vista. Especially since Microsoft made it impossible to switch back. Over time I grew to like it. What about those users who aren’t on the computer every day? Many of them have a hard enough time just getting the computer [...]

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Bring back Missing Printers in Windows 7

March 25, 2010
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In Windows 7, Microsoft has redesigned the printers section of the control panel. I have slowly started to get used to it…but I ran across something that confused me for a while I had two printers, exactly the same, but on different sides of the building. When I added them to Windows 7, I could [...]

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Install Windows 7 from a flash drive – Free Tool

March 12, 2010
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Last year I wrote an article about how to install Windows 7 from a USB flash drive. This can come in handy when you want to reload a netbook that has no built in CD / DVD Drive My friend Matt showed me an easier way to do this. If you have your install disk [...]

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Turn Windows 7 into a wireless access point

February 26, 2010
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For years now I have been able to share my Verizon wireless connection with friends and family using my Apple running OSX. Linux can do this too. It has not been possible with Windows until now. Microsoft has added some features to 7 that allow a wireless card to be put into promiscuous mode and [...]

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Add checkboxes for file selection in Windows 7

February 18, 2010
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From time to time I will have a folder that I need to clean out. Usually with a large number of files. The problem is that I want to select only specific files or folders: This is easy to do by holding down the CTRL key, but I always find that halfway through my selection [...]

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Bring the quick launch bar in Windows 7

February 3, 2010
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If you have been using Windows 7 you may have noticed that the quick launch bar is missing. The quick launch bar was available in Vista, XP, and Windows 2000. Here it is a shot of it under Windows XP: There is probably a good reason for them to remove it. With the complete redesign [...]

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Open a hidden control panel in Windows 7

January 27, 2010
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I have been hearing lots of chatter about this hidden feature in Windows 7. Everyone is calling it “God Mode” You will see why it is called that in a minute, but essentially it is a hidden control panel that gives you easy access to just about every setting in Windows 7. To get to [...]

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Troubleshoot Windows 7 with the “Problem Steps Recorder”

December 9, 2009
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While digging around, I found this very cool utility included with Windows 7. It is called “Problem Steps Recorder”. The program allows you to record a set of actions, and then save it as a zip file, and allow someone else to see what you did. This is perfect when trying to troubleshoot an issue, [...]

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