KB: All Listings RSS

Filter listings...
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/make-windows-7-look-like-windows-xp/

www.makeuseof.com/tag/make-windows-7-look-like-windows-xp/

I recently suggested that users looking to jump ship from Windows XP should consider a Mac instead. While I still think it’s a good idea, plenty of readers called me crazy; not everyone wants to learn to fly by jumping off a cliff. Those who want ...

Visited130
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/windows-7-recovery-environment-command-prompt/

www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/windows-7-recovery-enviro...

The Windows 7 System Recovery Command Prompt is a text-based console that allow you to perform maintenance and recovery tasks on your computer by typing the commands that you would like to execute. These commands allow you to perform a wide variety of ...

Category:Articles
Visited148
https://windowsforum.com/threads/keep-being-asked-for-network-password.74093/

windowsforum.com/threads/keep-being-asked-for-network-passwo...

Here's the issue. I have 4 computers (3PCs and 1Laptop) on a home network (not a homegroup). All are connected to the same workgroup. All share the same internet connection. Up until last week, all of them had absolutely no issue sharing files or using ...

Category:Articles
Visited115
https://www.winhelp.us/non-destructive-reinstall-of-windows-7.html

www.winhelp.us/non-destructive-reinstall-of-windows-7.html

How to reinstall Windows Vista or 7 without losing personal data, installed programs or settings

Category:Repair Install
Visited139
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/888-quick-launch-enable-disable.html

www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/888-quick-launch-enable-disabl...

By default Quick Launch is disabled in Windows 7. This will show you how to enable or disable Quick Launch as a taskbar toolbar using small or large icons in Windows 7.

Visited119
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html

www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html

This will show you how to do a repair install (aka: in-place upgrade install) to fix your currently installed Windows 7 and preserve your user accounts, data, programs, and system drivers.

Category:Repair Install
Visited73
http://windowssecrets.com/top-story/win7s-no-reformat-nondestructive-reinstall/

windowssecrets.com/top-story/win7s-no-reformat-nondestructiv...

Microsoft won’t tell you this, but you can do a fast, nondestructive, in-place, total reinstall of Windows 7 without damaging your user accounts, data, installed programs, or system drivers.

That means you m ...

Category:Repair Install
Visited75
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/2b3df9c4-9bf8-4ea5-b1d4-a4403d7a35d1/setting-a-default-folder-view-for-all-folders-in-windows-7?forum=w7itproui

social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/2b3df9c4-9...

How do you set up a default folder view of "List" for ALL the folders in Windows 7 including the optical drive?

Category:Articles
Visited142
http://www.pcworld.com/article/220222/Windows.html

www.pcworld.com/article/220222/Windows.html

Microsoft made a big deal about this new feature, but not everybody wants it. Turning it off is surprisingly simple--though finding the 'off switch' isn't.

Visited240
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/b8e726fc-9f95-4416-9212-7e24b01a111c/windows-7-backup-system-image-includes-non-system-disk

social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/b8e726fc-9...

I am trying out windows 7 backup, hoping at last that I won't need a 3rd party backup solution.  So far so bad!

My first problem is how ridicilously slow the backup is, but this has been discussed at length elsewhere.  My second probl ...

Category:Articles
Visited114
http://superuser.com/questions/66454/windows-7-explorer-how-to-show-total-size-of-all-files-in-current-folder

superuser.com/questions/66454/windows-7-explorer-how-to-show...

In Windows XP Explorer one can turn on Status Bar which shows, among other things, the total size of all the files in the current folder, or if the cumulative size of the selected files. How do I get the same at-a-glance information in Windows 7?

...

Visited94
http://www.shadowexplorer.com/

www.shadowexplorer.com

ShadowExplorer allows you to browse the Shadow Copies created by the Windows Vista / 7 / 8 Volume Shadow Copy Service. It's especially thought for users of the home editions, who don't have access to the shadow copies by default, but it's also use ...

Visited62
http://nicbedford.co.uk/software/systemrestoreexplorer/

nicbedford.co.uk/software/systemrestoreexplorer/

System Restore Explorer is a tool which allows you to browse system restore points on your computer and select individual ones for deletion should you wish to free up some disk space. It also allows you to mount the contents of a restore point into a f ...

Visited119
http://www.nextofwindows.com/how-to-explore-the-content-stored-in-system-restore-point/

www.nextofwindows.com/how-to-explore-the-content-stored-in-s...

System Restore helps you restore your computer’s system files to an earlier point in time. It’s a way to undo system changes to your computer without affecting your personal files, such as e‑mail, documents, or photos. It uses a Windows bui ...

Category:Articles
Visited110
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/972034

support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/972034

This article helps you reset the Hosts file back to the default.

Category:Articles
Visited98
http://ccm.net/faq/2471-windows-how-to-purge-the-windows-update-cache

ccm.net/faq/2471-windows-how-to-purge-the-windows-update-cac...

This tutorial explains how to clear the Windows Update Cache. The Update cache is a special folder located in C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download and it is where Windows keep the update installation files.

Category:Articles
Visited142
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-hardware/pc-hangs-at-classpnpsys-loading/8c9eebeb-1c2e-4389-8a9f-20fb09fe9c93

answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-hardware...

When I boot my pc it freezes forever at CLASSPNP.SYS loading.  (  I don't remember how I did it  but I managed to get a kind of boot log on a screen)   I have to push  reset button again and again and suddenly after  sever ...

Visited68
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/566cdd43-ce91-4e64-93e0-8d09d8fc1ea0/windows-7-fails-to-go-into-safe-mode-stuck-at-classpnpsys?forum=w7itprogeneral

social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/566cdd43-c...

I wanted to go into safe mode on windows 7 but it kept stopping at classpnp.sys . After reading a few threads I read about using Msconfig and checking the safe mode option under "Boot". It still keeps staying at classpnp.sys and when I hit F8 and hit " ...

Visited116
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/6115cb34-2890-46b5-8c1e-c934c56ecfe4/booterror-when-changing-harddisk?forum=w7itprohardware

social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/6115cb34-2...

I have a problem with booting Windows7 right after I changed disks.

  • I work with removable harddisks (2 with Windows XP and now 1 with Windows 7 RC1).
  • Working with XP is alright.
  • Working with Windows 7 is also OK.
  • ...

    Visited72
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/32523/how-to-manually-repair-windows-7-boot-loader-problems/

www.howtogeek.com/howto/32523/how-to-manually-repair-windows...

If you’re having boot problems on your Windows PC, it’s often helpful to repair the MBR (Master Boot Record) to restore the Windows 7 boot loader—and you can do it easily from the Windows installation disc.

Visited103