Windows 7

I’ve worked with a lot of clients and one issue I’ve seen crop up since Windows 7 was first released is random freezing. It doesn’t seem to matter which program you are running, how long Windows has been running or anything else, Windows will just randomly freeze and you have to either kill the computer [...]

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Previously, I wrote the Ultimate Troubleshooting Guide for Windows 7 Homegroup Issues, which a lot of people found useful. Today, I am going to write up a ultimate troubleshooting guide for Windows 7 hanging issues. This includes Windows 7 hanging on startup/boot, hanging when logging off, hanging when shutting down, hanging when installing programs, etc. [...]

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If you’re a Windows user who’s looking for a way to convert your audio or video from one format to another, there are hundreds of possibilities.  Simply go to Google and search for audio converter or video converter and wait for the results to roll in.  It can sometimes be hard to figure out what’s [...]

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Configure Windows Update’s Automatic Update Checking

February 6th, 2012 by Eric Fleming | File in: How-To, Windows 7

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Every operating system will tell you that your computer will run best, and will be safest, if you keep it up-to-date.  This is a no brainer, really, and so there are dozens of good reasons to have your system’s automatic update checker turned on, and to have those updates installed automatically as well. On the [...]

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There are a fair handful of Usenet NZB downloaders available for Linux.  You can choose from LottaNZB, Klibido, Kwooty, Binreader (also available for Mac and Windows), plus a very basic client called NZB.  But if you happen to run Windows or Mac OS X as well as Linux, then you might be looking for a [...]

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When you save a file in a program and you don’t manually change the folder, the file ends up in My Documents by default. What if you want most files to be saved to a different folder without having to navigate to it every time? We’ve written about how to change the default save location [...]

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Use Alternate DNS Servers In Windows For Faster Internet

January 20th, 2012 by Eric Fleming | File in: How-To, Windows 7

For many computer users who have complaints about their ISP’s Internet speed, one factor they may not be considering is the quality of their ISP’s DNS servers.  DNS stands for Domain Name Servers, and is what your web browser uses to convert the web address you type into the URL bar of the browser into [...]

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If you are running Windows XP or Windows Vista and are thinking about making the switch to Windows 7, you might be wondering what’s the difference between all the different versions. Unlike OS X, which has one version for everyone, Windows tries to break it down into several groups with different price points. Depending on [...]

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Best Windows 7 Christmas Themes

December 3rd, 2011 by Aseem | File in: Windows 7

Christmas is right around the corner. If you get into like I do, then it’s fun to not only decorate your house, but add some jingle to your computer too! What better way than to download some awesome looking Christmas themes for Windows 7. With the Aero-style Windows 7 themes, everything looks so much better [...]

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Is there a Classic View in Windows 7?

November 9th, 2011 by Aseem | File in: Windows 7

Yes Windows 7 has some fancy eye-candy graphics and display options with the new Aero interface, but maybe you don’t want that? Maybe you’ve gotten accustomed to the classic Windows look which has been around since Windows 95? If so, well there is an answer! Luckily, Microsoft is not crazy enough to completely cut out [...]

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