So playing around with Windows 7 has been fun, but there are a few quirks. For example, on one of my laptops, Windows 7 does not go to Sleep mode. […]
Help Desk Geek – Page 151 – Help Desk Tips for IT Pros
Windows 7 Will Not Sleep or Not Sleeping
by File in: Windows 7
If you’ve recently upgraded to Windows 7 or did a clean install of Windows 7, the first thing you’ll want to do is run Windows Update to download the latest […]
How to Enable System Restore in Windows 7
by File in: Windows 7
Before you install more programs and drivers on your newly installed Windows 7 PC, make sure you have System Protection enabled. System protection is a feature that regularly creates and […]
If you like tinkering with computers a lot, you might just end up causing your computer not to load! I recently was playing around in the BIOS on my Windows […]
How to Uninstall Windows 7
by File in: Windows 7
With the release of Windows 7, there will be those people who still will want to revert back to Vista or XP for some reason or another. If you want […]
Prevent Windows from Turning Off USB Devices
by File in: How-To
To save power, Windows automatically shuts down the power to USB ports. It surely saves power, but what if it is causing you problems with your auxiliary devices or if […]
Cryptic Windows errors are about as common as fish in the sea. I’ve previously written about many strange Windows errors, such as: Unsupported wireless network device detected. System Halted Instruction […]
Export All Email from Gmail
by File in: How-To
Even though I’m pretty trusting of the cloud in general, I still like to have my own local backups just in case something terrible happens to the Internet. If you’ve […]
Export SQL Data to Excel with Column Headers
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How many times have you had to write up a quick query in SQL Management Studio for someone and then export the data out to Excel? Exporting data from SQL […]
If you have an older HP computer, you may sometimes get the following error when booting up your computer: Error Message: 104-Unsupported wireless network device detected. System Halted. Remove device […]