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https://adamclark.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/setting-my-desktop-location-with-windows-7/

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Having used Windows 7 during its RC Cycle and now using Windows 7 with its full release, I have come across what I believe is a side effect new cool functionality. Let me set the scene…

I like most IT people love to store content everywh ...

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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9066513/my-libraries-shortcuts-dont-work

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don't know why but my Libraries shortcuts don't work anymore, When I press on them nothing happens (nor from the start menu nor from Windows Explorer). I think that this is something from the registry but I don't know what.

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http://www.online-tech-tips.com/computer-tips/how-to-recover-the-volume-or-sound-icon-to-your-windows-taskbar/

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Don’t you hate it when need to adjust the volume on your computer only to find that the icon is missing from your taskbar? Here’s a quick tip that I thought I would write since it happens to me all the time! The process for getting back you ...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbyOyl_J-YY

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This video addresses a common problem among Windows 7 and Windows Vista users where their volume and battery icons disappear and cannot be found. Once the icon is gone, this is how you bring it back !

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http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/106787-notification-area-system-icons.html

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This will show you how to enable or disable the Notification Area System Icons for all user account on the computer. These are the Clock, Volume, Network, and Power (battery) icons in the bottom right corner of the Taskbar. When these icons are disable ...

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https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2519899

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If you right-click a red flag in a “Windows Security Alerts" icon on the right side of the task bar, and then click Open Security Center, a message that reads "The Security Center service is turned off" is displayed in the Windows Security Center ...

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http://www.vistax64.com/system-security/197568-security-center-service-cant-started.html

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I am using Windows Vista on my laptop and noticed my windows security alerts were a red shield. When I clicked on it to see what the problem was I see the Security Center is turned off. When I click on "Turn on now" I get the error message THE SECURITY ...

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http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_vista-security/vista-home-premium-security-center-service-is/b04734b6-deab-44d7-aa2c-0d73149daf21

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A couple of weeks ago I updated this computer with SP 2 and then after restarting I updated to IE 8 from Windows Update. Ever since updating I have had the security center alert balloon pop up at start up on the task bar saying I have a security a ...

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http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-security/windows-security-center-service-has-been-removed/47b55525-f0be-4434-95c3-265fbba64807

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I have a Windows 7 x64 machine.

I had a virus, and just after removing it I discovered that both Windows Update Service and Windows Security Center Service have been removed.

I reinstalled Windows Update Service, but couldn't find where ...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFa-qBAmQiM

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Windows Update cannot currently check for updates, because the service is not running. Caused by large drive upgrade or driver issue.

This issue happened to me after I upgraded my drive from a 300GB to a 1TB Toshiba drive. Note I am using Windo ...

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https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2730071

support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2730071

When you try to install the latest Windows updates, you receive the following error message:

Windows Update Cannot Check For Updates, Because The Service Is Not Running

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http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_vista-update/windows-update-cannot-currently-check-for-updates/7c871f01-c753-43e2-a271-6480cf65ea87

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Original title: Vista home premium Windows update

after clone and replace mi HDD in my gateway MD7818u, the system started fine, but microsoft security essential started to acting up, I uninstalled and when I try to install it again, it says th ...

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https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/ee85d867-ce2f-412f-8c03-f43ab92132cc/windows-update-cannot-currently-check-for-updates-because-the-service-is-not-running-window-7-help?forum=w7itproinstall

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i didn't know windows update is so important i didn't update myLaptop HP for 2 years !!

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/489773/windows-update-cannot-check-for-updates/

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I recently noticed that it's been 2 weeks since my laptop scheduled an auto installation of windows updates on Sundays so I decided to check if any new ones were available. When I clicked on Check For Updates, I received the following message:

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http://forums.majorgeeks.com/index.php?threads/catchme-sys-keylogger.173102/

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This forum thread includes information on how to uninstall ComboFix and remove catchme.sys which is a driver file that it uses.

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http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/windows/how-fix-corrupt-user-profile-in-windows-7-3495216/

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The User Profile Service failed the logon

If you're getting the "User Profile Service failed the logon" error message, you have a corrupt user profile. Here we show you how to recover from a corrupt user profile by either fixin ...

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http://helpdeskgeek.com/help-desk/fix-missing-system-restore-points-in-windows-vista-and-7/

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If you have no restore points on your Windows Vista or 7 computer, then Windows may not be creating the restore points automatically. There are a number of different problems that can cause this.

One cause is a lack of sufficient free space on ...

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https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2506576

support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2506576

You set Windows 7 to create System Restore points but notice that your system restore points have been deleted when you restart your computer. You can create new system restore points successfully but those restore points are also being deleted when re ...

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http://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/214-perform-a-system-restore-manually-when-windows-is-not-bootable

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Read the step-by-step instructions written by an IT pro in the how to: Perform A System Restore Manually When Windows Is Not Bootable

The windows System Restore Wizard can be extremely useful when you need to reverse changes or settings made to ...

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http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/31136/how-to-restore-previous-versions-of-the-registry-in-windows-7/

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If you want to manually restore a specific section of the registry from a previous System Restore snapshot, or access some specific keys from an older version of the registry, you can do so by getting access to those files and then exporting sections f ...

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