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. [...]
Preventing Windows Auto-Restarting on System Errors
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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
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 [...]
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Which Physical Hard Drive Has Which Windows Drives?
Having multiple hard drives in your computer is a great thing. Knowing which Windows drives are on each physical hard drive is crucial, though, as subscriber Vernon from Australia figured out. Vernon wrote to ask: Terry, I have Win 7 PRO with 3 x HDD (each 1Tb) C, D, & E. I wish to replace [...]
Filed Under: 64-bit, Computers, File system, Hard Drives, Operating Systems, Software, System Control, Tips & Tricks, Troubleshooting, Windows, Windows - Other, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP Tagged With: computer storage media, computing, drive letter assignment, drives, hard, hard disk drive, hard drive, hard drive disk, hard drives, hitachi, microsoft windows, multiple hard drive, raid, seagate drives, volume, windows, windows drive, windows explorer, windows vista
ScanDisk Crashes and Keeps Restarting When Windows is Restarted
Subscriber Ken wrote about a problem he was having. ScanDisk, the Windows program that checks the hard drives, was crashing – but restarting every time he reboooted his computer… I was running a scan disc checkup on the computer I usually use. The scan apparently has frozen and I cannot get it to shut off [...]
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Opening Multiple Excel Windows in Windows 7
When I use Excel, I normally have several spreadsheets open so that I can use or reference data from one as I’m creating another one. So, I need to open multiple Excel windows. Using more exact computer terminology, we’d say "opening multiple Excel instances" Either way, it means having one Excel window open and opening [...]
Filed Under: Computers, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Operating Systems, Software, Tips & Tricks, Windows, Windows - Other, Windows 7 Tagged With: computing, excel, excel spreadsheet, excel windows, instance, instances, microsoft excel, microsoft office, multiples, spreadsheet, taskbar, window, windows explorer, windows xp
Windows Updates versus the Windows Updates Available Icon
Windows Updates and the Windows Updates Available Icon – what’s the difference? Reader Ken wrote to ask a question about Windows Updates and the Windows status bar icon that tells him that there are new updates to be installed: I really enjoy receiving your newsletter. I always look forward to the issue and read it. [...]
Filed Under: 64-bit, Computers, Operating Systems, System Control, Tips & Tricks, Updates, Windows, Windows - Other, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP Tagged With: automatic windows update, icon, microsoft windows, new updates, system software, window updates, windows automatic update, windows status bar, windows update, windows updates, windows xp
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