Category Archives: Windows 7

Slide Show in Windows 7

Posted on February 12, 2012 by

Getting a slide show to run in Windows 7  is fairly simple – Open Windows Explorer and open your Pictures Library. Choose the folder you want and then click on the “Slide Show” button and it will automatically start showing … Continue reading →

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Display Driver Stopped Working – Nvidia-N220-Solution

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

One would think that a Dell desktop Studio XPS with 8 GB of Ram, i7 chip and 2 T of drives would not have any trouble working with Windows 7 programs – WRONG! My screen frequently goes black and I … Continue reading →

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Hiding the Taskbar

Posted on January 7, 2012 by

  While I normally don’t care if the Taskbar at the bottom of the screen is showing, sometimes it’s a bit of a distraction. I was watching a Hulu video and even in Full Screen mode, the Taskbar would always … Continue reading →

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Restoring Deleted Files – Windows 7

Posted on October 23, 2011 by

Every once in a while I will delete a file and then later wish that I had it. It may be in the Recycle Bin, but sometimes, it’s not. In Windows 7 you have a way to restore that file/folder … Continue reading →

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Defrag Your Hard Drive – Windows 7

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

One of the things that is easy to do on a scheduled basis is to defrag your hard drive. Files get split up all over the hard drive on a daily basis and it’s easier on the hard drive and … Continue reading →

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Windows 7 – Recovery/Restore Points

Posted on September 4, 2011 by

One way to protect yourself from a wonky computer is to backup critical files on a regular basis. Win 7 has a way to do that automatically and in the background.  You’ll find it under System Properties – System Protection … Continue reading →

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Speed Up Windows 7

Posted on August 15, 2011 by

One way to easily speed up Windows 7 is to add a USB thumb drive or SD card to your machine. You should get a pop-up window that asks if you want to use part or all of the device … Continue reading →

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Are You Using 64 bit Windows?

Posted on July 4, 2011 by

If you’re using Windows 7, it can be either a 32 bit or 64 bit system. Here’s how to determine which it is: Click Start, type “system” in the Start Search box, and then click System Information in the Programs … Continue reading →

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Windows 7 Backup and Restore

Posted on May 15, 2011 by

1. Buy a USB external hard drive. The bigger the better as you may be using this for a long time. I prefer the small USB powered drives. Plug it in and then connect the USB to your computer. 2. … Continue reading →

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Windows 7 SP1

Posted on March 10, 2011 by

Taking my lesson from Steve Gibson, I am not installing Windows 7 SP1 – at least for now. Steve says that if you’ve been doing your normal updates, SP1 is just a large compilation of all these updates. If you … Continue reading →

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