Can’t Send Reduced Size File Attachments

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 [...]

Terry’s Computer Tips Newsletter – January 22, 2012

This week’s email newsletter articles are: Unable to Delete an IMAP Email Account in ThunderbirdSubscriber Allan Pendlebury wrote to ask for help with a Thunderbird problem he was having: Hello Terry This is driving me nuts. I had gmx.com as an IMAP account in Thunderbird 9.0.1. I deleted my account on line with gmx (too [...]

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. [...]

Terry’s Computer Tips Newsletter – January 15, 2012

This week’s email newsletter articles are: Preventing Windows Auto-Restarting on System ErrorsEver 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 [...]

Terry’s Computer Tips Newsletter – January 1, 2012

This week’s email newsletter articles are: 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 [...]

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 [...]

Terry’s Computer Tips Newsletter – December 11, 2011

This week’s email newsletter articles are: WinPatrol PlusBill P. is having a big sale on WinPatrol Plus — it’s Bill’s wife’s birthday, so he’s having a special holiday and birthday sale — only $5 to upgrade to WinPatrol Plus from the free version. This is a "Special Experimental Sale" and is limited to one consumer [...]

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 [...]