Posts Tagged ‘Windows Vista’
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Share “Playstate” using MediaBrowser for WMC

Lately, I have been experimenting with various types of front ends for my HTPC from the likes of PLEX, XBMC, MediaPortal, and more.  For some reason though, they all seem to fall short, in their own ways, of Windows Media Cent...



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How to Fix “MSVCR71.dll is Missing” Error

I run a lot of different software packages on my bench system to perform analysis on hardware.  Because of this, I run into a lot of software issues that many of you face or will face.  Typically, the fixes are easy a...



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Use a Separator Page When Printing in Windows

In my career, yes there is a life outside of C.O.D., I am faced with many obstacles; usually regarding printing or scanning.  Recently, it was requested by a customer that printer output be preceded by a separator page.  Luck...



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Firefox & Zooming

I have had an annoying problem that I just realized I had.  Sometimes, when I am quick clicking through websites or testing on this one, I tend to hit some buttons rather quickly.  Sometimes, they close my windows and other t...



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Aero is Not Working on Windows 7 & Vista – Logmein

I am a long standing fan of Logmein and their services; I currently utilize their service on all of my PC’s and I am quite happy with their product.  However, if you are a user of the Logmein service and realize lately t...



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Microsoft Security Essentials Available Through Windows Update

I have been hearing rumblings lately that Microsoft’s Security Essentials is now available through Windows Update.  The availability of an antivirus application through this type of service means that users will no longe...



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Windows 7 Upgrade hangs at 62%

My Windows woes continue.  This time around, I have been trying to upgrade my Laptop running Windows Vista to Windows 7 Professional.  After initiating the upgrade process it would stall at 62% and give no indication as to wh...



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Will KHOBE Be The End of Windows?

It was a dark and stormy night, May 5th; it was intense, my dog was hiding in the bathtub, the wind was blowing like a child with a new kazoo, the rain was coming down in sheets (11 x 17), and my PC was left to fend for itself....



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How to Turn on Automatic Logon in Windows

This is a subject that can be attacked a few different ways.  There are many reasons why people want to log into Windows Automatically and the ways to do it are just as various.  For my purposes, logging into windows automati...



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How to turn of UAC in Windows

Windows Vista has a lot of things that bother a lot of people.  I, however, don’t mind some of the things that bother other people.  Vista has a feature called UAC (User Account Control) enabled by default.  The purpos...