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Registry Cleaner that works well with Windows 7 Pro 64 bit OS

Do you or can you recommend a Registry Cleaner that works well with Windows 7?  In my searches I found RegAce to be the best recommend but on commencing to run the application Windows 7 gave a warning that it had not been tested on this OS. What…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Apps
asked 2009-12-23T16:17:49+00:00
Anonymous
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Windows Backup nearly completes but fails with 0x81000001 error

I've been trying for a long while to backup to a 1.5TB hard drive. I have my documents on my E: drive and my Windows 7 installation on my C: drive. Windows backup is set to backup my E: drive and also a system image to my backup I: drive. There's plenty …

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2010-08-04T12:36:12+00:00
Anonymous
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"Windows backup failed while trying to read from shadow copy on one of the volumes being backed up

I am receiving the message "Windows backup failed while trying to read from shadow copy on one of the volumes being backed up  " when back up operation is run. I changed some back up folders and deleted some files on back up drive and think…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update
asked 2010-02-15T23:36:31+00:00
Anonymous
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How to a change my printer default setting from color to grayscale permanently.

How do I  change my printer default setting from color to grayscale on a permanent basis.  Since I mostly print in greyscale, I want this as the default and then can change manually, as needed, when I want to print in color.  Thanks

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2010-01-23T20:06:16+00:00
Anonymous
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Can't format USB drive in NTFS format

Can't format USB drive in windows 7 I recently bought a kingston 64GBUSB flash drive.  This works fine but I need to  format it in NTFS and windows format says it can't complete the format. Can anyone help?  answer here or at *** Email address is removed…

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asked 2010-06-07T17:17:06+00:00
Anonymous
49 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Outlook express error message 0x800C0133

HELP!  HAve not been able to download e-mails for several days.  After signing in to Outlook Express, it starts receiving messages and then an error screen pops up with POP3 Port 110  and error message 0x800C0133  After this no messages show up as the…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Internet and connectivity
asked 2010-03-22T01:31:20+00:00
Anonymous
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There are multiple instances of explorer.exe running in task manager (currently 7), each one using between 10-40MB of memory.

Different explorer.exe processes are using cpu resources at different times.  I remember reading a while back that this could be a sign of a virus, but I've done a full scan with NIS 2010 and nothing showed up.  Can anyone give me pointers where to…

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asked 2009-11-03T00:15:23+00:00
Anonymous
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How do you change the screen orientation by 90 degrees (rotate by 90 degrees)?

For any Vista system. It is different in Vista than in XP.

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Accessibility
asked 2009-11-13T18:38:40+00:00
Anonymous
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PDF thumbnails not showing up in folders

I just loaded Vista Ultimate 64-bit. Folders only show thumbnails for JPGs and not PDFs. In past, when I had 32-bit Vista, the thumbnails showed up for PDFs. All view settings are correct. Hidden files, file extensions boxes, etc. Box to always show…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2009-12-22T21:17:35+00:00
Anonymous
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BSOD's on Wdf01000.sys Win 7 Ultimate 64bit

G'day, I am getting random blue screens every couple of hours. no particular pattern to it. more occur when bubbles screensaver is running, but many occur typically just after I have clicked on something in ie8, windows explorer or Microsoft Word. I…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Performance and system failures
asked 2009-12-23T02:57:17+00:00
Anonymous
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Print Spooler Keeps Crashing in Windows 7 Ultimate Edition

Recently I upgraded my system from Windows Vista Home Premium to Windows 7 Ultimate edition. Although the system overall has been working well, I've been unable to print, let alone view my printers because the print spooler service keeps crashing. When I…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2009-10-27T23:35:05+00:00
Anonymous
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Error Code 66A

I keep getting an error code when I try to install the latest Security Update for .NET Framework 4 on Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems (KB2160841) (Download…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Install and upgrade
asked 2010-10-14T19:14:06+00:00
Anonymous
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Windows Live Mail Error ID: 0x80048849 "Unable to send or receive messages for the Windows Live Hotmail account"

Original Title: Windows Live Mail Beta I cannot receive or send mail always there is an error coming as under Unable to send or receive messages for the Windows Live Hotmail account. Server Error: 0x80048849 Server:…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Internet and connectivity
asked 2010-09-20T06:48:51+00:00
Anonymous
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Windows Media Center IR Hardware not detected

Hi,  I'm getting stuck at the "IR Hardward not detected" when trying to set up TV. I'm in Australia and have a wireless component receiving my digital signal from another room.  www.cocoonsystems.com.au  I'm running a Haupaggue (spell?) TV…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2009-07-06T09:33:04+00:00
Anonymous
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Mass Storage Controller has no driver, windows update can't find a driver.

After doing a full installation of Windows 7 professional 64-bit onto a laptop previously with Windows XP MCE 2005 there is a problem with a piece of hardware. In device manager the details are as follows: Mass Storage Controller Device type: Other…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2009-11-02T12:05:20+00:00
Anonymous
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HDMI Audio not detected

HDMI Audio showing up as "not plugged in" - what gives? Alright, so I'm having all sorts of issues here. I've gotten myself a Netflix account, and I decided I wanted to watch things on my HDTV via my laptop. I got an HDMI cable and an Audio…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Music, photos, and video
asked 2010-01-08T02:36:28+00:00
Anonymous
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My DLNA player cannot detect the DLNA server on my Win 7 PC using WMP 12.

I have a hard-wired network.  I upgraded my PC to Win 7 64-bit.  My DLNA process stopped working, although it had worked great under Vista.  Nothing else in the network changed.  Primarily, I am just "pulling" from the PC using the DLNA…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Music, photos, and video
asked 2010-08-19T19:15:28+00:00
Anonymous
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Change the colour of the taskbar in windows 7?

i want to change the colour of the taskbar in windows 7 but how do i do it? thankyou in advance

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Accessibility
asked 2009-08-13T15:16:45+00:00
Anonymous
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Mouse and Keyboard not working after Windows 7 updates

I have Windows 7 Home Edition.  My CPU did the latest Windows update overnight, now the keyboard and mouse aren't working.  I have rebooted and unplugged both many times.  I keep coming back to my login screen, but I can't do anything from that point.

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
asked 2009-12-09T17:27:39+00:00
Anonymous
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Vista won't boot - System restore/Startup repair can't fix

Have Vista running on Dell Inspiron 1720. All of a sudden I can't start Windows. Startup Repair cant fix the problem and System restore can't seem to solve the problem either. Am starting to panic. Startup Repair listed the following as the problem…

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Performance and system failures
asked 2009-02-23T21:29:36+00:00
Anonymous