I like Windows 7. It’s so much faster than Vista and improved functionality over Windows XP.
I even like the libraries functionality of being up to include various folders in a frequently accessed section.
One problem with libraries in is using on a domain you are required to enable off-line folders and cache all of the files [...]
If you are having and issue in that you are only seeing icons instead of thumbnail pictures in windows explorer, go to Organize -> Folder and Search Options
Go to the view tab and remove the check box for Always show icons, never thumbnails.
User Account Control (UAC) can help you prevent unauthorized changes to your computer. It works by prompting you for permission when a task requires administrative rights, such as installing software or changing settings that affect other users. I just find this agravating and turn it off every time. If I’ve asked the computer to do [...]
Go to this Microsoft page to download the 32 bit version of the service pack.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a4dd31d5-f907-4406-9012-a5c3199ea2b3&displaylang=en
For the 64-bit version use this download
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=656C9D4A-55EC-4972-A0D7-B1A6FEDF51A7&displaylang=en
I just ran up a new Vista notebook. After running updates which loaded Internet explorer 8, it would not open at all. To fix it I opened IE8 without add-ons and then disabled all add-ons.
Not sure which one was causing the issue but you generally don’t need them all anyway. To open IE8 without add-ons
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The right way and the wrong way of deleting user profiles from a machine.
Whenever a user logs onto a Windows computer, a user profile folder is created for that user under C:\Documents and Settings. If you want to delete any of these user profiles, don’t simply delete the C:\Documents and Settings\user_name folder for that user [...]
