Subscriber Richard Fuller wrote from New Zealand to ask about a problem he was having in emailing photos… Hullo Terry, Here’s a problem that’s new to me. When sending photographs by e-mail I always use the Send To > Mail Recipient feature of Windows Explorer to reduce the file size and make the pictures viewable [...]
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Can’t Send Reduced Size File Attachments
Filed Under: Communications, Computers, Email, How To, Operating Systems, Software, Thunderbird, Tips & Tricks, Troubleshooting, Windows, Windows XP Tagged With: attachments, computing, e mail, email smaller images, email smaller photos, file attachment, file sizes, filing, microsoft windows, mozilla thunderbird, reduce, reduce file size, reduced size, richard fuller, send, shrink images, Thunderbird, window, windows 7, windows explorer, windows vista, windows xp
Updating Drivers
Subscriber William wrote me to ask about updating his computers’ drivers. Tech Tip What are drivers? They’re software that allows Windows to talk to your computer’s hardware – like the video card, the printer, the USB ports, the Ethernet port… Hi Terry. Thanks for the newsletter. Please tell me the best way to update drivers. [...]
Filed Under: Computers, Hardware, How To, Software, System Control, Tips & Tricks, Troubleshooting Tagged With: computing, drivers, laptops, newsletter, sony desktop, update, update drivers, xp
Preventing Windows Auto-Restarting on System Errors
Ever had a problem where Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 would have an internal problem, flash an error message at you, and immediately reboot while you were trying to figure out what happened? One of the default settings in Windows is responsible for that automatic reboot. Fortunately, it’s also one that’s easy to change. [...]
Filed Under: 64-bit, Computers, How To, Operating Systems, Repair, System Control, Tips & Tricks, Troubleshooting, Windows, Windows - Other, Windows 7, Windows Registry, Windows Vista, Windows XP Tagged With: auto-reboot, auto-restart, control panels, dialog box, error, microsoft windows, preventing, reboot, rebooting, restart, system, system errors, system reboot, windows, windows 7, windows update, windows vista, windows xp
Deleting Web Site Password From Internet Explorer 9
Subscriber Don Newsham followed up his earlier question with one to address a problem he was having with Internet Explorer. Terry , Thanks for the info on my "rev" up problem. How do I delete a password that automatically fills in with Windows I E ? I go to this website and it doesn’t fill [...]
Filed Under: Communications, Computers, How To, Internet Explorer, Security, Software, Tips & Tricks, Web Browsing Tagged With: delete, delete password, delete web site password, ie9, internet explorer 9, website password
How to Start Windows 7 – Without Putting In Your Password
Occasionally, I hear a question from a Windows 7 user who would like to automatically log-in to Windows 7 when they boot, without stopping to pick the user ID and password. You can do this, but the steps are not particularly intuitive. First, if you have created multiple users on the computer, only one user [...]
Filed Under: Computers, How To, Operating Systems, System Control, Tips & Tricks, Windows, Windows 7 Tagged With: automatically log, automatically login, automatically logon, computing, control alt delete, graphical identification and authentication, how to start, microsoft windows, password, shutdown, start, start button, start windows, switch user, user id, users, window, windows 7, windows logo, windows vista
Securely Erasing Data Files
When I ran Windows XP and 32-bit Windows 7, I would routinely destroy some files using a file-wiping program. This was similar to the disk-wiping programs that you can use to securely wipe everything from a hard drive before discarding it, giving it to someone, or donating it — but destroys files and folders, not [...]
Filed Under: Computers, File system, Hard Drives, How To, Operating Systems, Security, Software, System Control, Tips & Tricks, Troubleshooting Tagged With: computer icon, data files, disk wipe program, drag and drop, erase data, erase files, erasing, features new to windows 7, features new to windows xp, file managers, files wipe, filing, graphical user interface, hard drives, microsoft windows, programming, secure file, securely, system software, user interface, user interface techniques, windows explorer, wipes
How Do I Turn On the Outlook 2007 Reading Pane?
Subscriber Mike Gallagher wrote recently with an Outlook 2007 problem: Hi Terry, It is I again. So far I have not had any lick with the Win XP, SP-3 install, even following your suggestions. Still trying however. I will keep you informed. However, a "worse" situation has developed. My settings for viewing my emails in [...]
Filed Under: Computers, Email, How To, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Outlook, System Control, Tips & Tricks Tagged With: 2007, calendaring software, computing, e mail, how do i, microsoft outlook, mike gallagher, new windows, outlook, outlook 2007, outlook windows, pane, personal information managers, preview window, reading, reading pane, subscriber, terry, turn on, win xp, window
Problem Installing XP Service Pack 3
Subscriber Mike Gallagher wrote recently to ask for suggestions on installing Service Pack 3 on his Windows XP computer: Hi Terry, I have a computer running Windows XP, SP-2. It will not install SP-3, either a downloaded version, or from the SP-3 CD. Suggestions? Thanks, Mike G. I wrote back to Mike to tell him [...]
Filed Under: Computers, How To, Operating Systems, System Control, Tips & Tricks, Troubleshooting, Updates, Upgrades, Windows, Windows XP Tagged With: antivirus programs, antivirus software, computing, installed, installing xp, microsoft windows, norton antivirus, problem, running windows xp, service pack, service pack 3, service packs, slipstream, system software, window updates, windows update, windows xp, windows xp computers, xp
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