One of the strange changes that came with Windows 7, at least for those of us who previously used Windows XP, is that some of the operating system options don’t work the same way. Advanced Windows users often want to display all the hidden files and folders, including protected operating system files(which is a separate [...]
What’s This Desktop (or Desktop.ini) File on my Windows 7 Desktop?
Filed Under: Computers, Operating Systems, System Control, Tips & Tricks, Troubleshooting, Windows, Windows 7 Tagged With: computing, desktop, desktop icon, desktop ini, desktops, features new to windows 7, graphical user interface, hidden files, ini, microsoft windows, operating system, start menu, windows 7, windows desktop, windows explorer, windows nt, windows shell, windows 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
Displaying Hidden Directories and Files
Longtime subscriber Mike G. wrote to ask about a hidden directory on his computer. One of the cleaner utilities reported temporary files in a directory he could not find: Hi Terry, When using "cleanup software", such as CCleaner, The analysis frequently shows temporary files from the internet at "T:\temp\Temporary Internet Files\IE5….". However when I open [...]
Filed Under: Computers, File system, Operating Systems, System Control, Tips & Tricks, Windows, Windows - Other, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP Tagged With: attrib, computer file, computing, directories, directory, displaying, file managers, files, filing, hidden directories, hidden file and hidden directory, hidden files, hidden folders, microsoft outlook, microsoft windows, show hidden files, special folders, temporary files, temporary folder, temporary internet files, windows explorer
Where Are The Windows 7 Libraries?
Longtime subscriber Stephen wrote with a question since he had recently shifted from WinXP to Windows 7: Seasons greetings Terry I did have my data saved on a second drive on my old XP box and followed a good backup procedure Now I have a new computer running Win7 I was told to have this [...]
Filed Under: Computers, Hard Drives, Operating Systems, System Control, Tips & Tricks, Windows, Windows 7 Tagged With: backup drives, computer file, data storage, file managers, folders, hidden folders, library, my documents, special folders, user profiles, windows 7, windows explorer
HOWTO: Saving Files in Windows 7 Libraries
Windows 7 Libraries are convenient ways to access the contents of folders (directories) that may be scattered across multiple hard drives or may be buried deeply within hierarchies of Windows 7 folders. Using libraries to look at pictures, or to open a file for editing, works great. If you opened a file from a sub-directory [...]
Filed Under: Computers, File system, Operating Systems, System Control, Tips & Tricks, Windows, Windows 7 Tagged With: computer file, computer file management, directory, files, filing, folder, hard drives, howto, libraries, library, microsoft windows, my documents, subdirectory, virtual folder, window, windows 7, windows explorer, windows vista
Windows 7 System File Checker SFC Finds Corrupt Files But Couldn’t Fix Them
Longtime subscriber Robert Herzog wrote to ask about a problem that he was having with his Windows 7 installation: Hi Terry, I have a windows 7/64 SP1 home premium system and run SFC (the Windows "System File Checker" — Terry) once a month. All was well until last week when I ran SFC and got [...]
Filed Under: 64-bit, Computers, Hard Drives, Operating Systems, Repair, Tips & Tricks, Troubleshooting, Windows, Windows - Other, Windows 7, Windows Registry, Windows Vista, Windows XP Tagged With: corrupt files, corrupted files, filing, finds, fix, microsoft windows, sfc, system file checker, window, windows 7, windows system, windows vista
Changing Windows Power Options – Sleep Options
How can you stop your computer from going to sleep? That’s the question that subscriber Helen Provencal wrote recently to ask: Hi terry I have a new computer. It has Windows Vista, it is only 4years old. The problem I am having is it closes when I am not using it. Why does it do [...]
Filed Under: Computers, Operating Systems, Software, System Control, Tips & Tricks, Windows, Windows - Other, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP Tagged With: change, change window, computers, computing, microsoft windows, new computers, options, power options, sleep, sleeping, window, window vista, windows, windows nt, windows vista
Windows 7 Web Browser Hesitation
New subscriber Big Daddy wrote with a question about a hesitation problem he is having when using his web browser: The problem I am having is, am thinking I didn’t have this problem when I was using "Windows XP", I am running "Windows 7", whenever I click on a link I see no affirmation from [...]
Filed Under: Communications, Computers, Internet Explorer, Operating Systems, Software, System Control, Tips & Tricks, Troubleshooting, Web Browsing, Windows, Windows 7 Tagged With: browser windows, computing, hesitate, hesitation, hypertext, internet explorer, menu bar, microsoft windows, run windows, system software, web browser, win7, windows, windows 7, windows nt, windows update, windows xp, winxp
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