Archive for 'Free software'
Uninstalling Windows Live Messenger
Q: I have had my computer for 14 months. All of a sudden when it boots up there is a prompt for me to sign into Windows Live Messenger. I can’t get it to stop. I do not nor have I ever used Windows Live Messenger. How do I get rid of it? A: Like [...]
Posted: May 30th, 2011 under Free software, Software, Windows 7, Windows Vista.
Tags: uninstalling windows live messenger, Uninstalling Windows Messenger, windows live messenger, Windows messenger
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When your own name is misspelled in Windows Live Mail
Q: I am about to tear my hair out! I’ve nagged the techs who set up this computer until they duck and run. My email name is spelled wrong, and I can’t get it changed on my outgoing emails. HELP! A: When you’ve accidentally misspelled your own name in your e-mail program, how do you [...]
Posted: October 25th, 2010 under Email, Free software, Software, Windows 7, Windows 7 for Dummies.
Tags: changing e-mail name, fixing e-mail name, misspelled name, windows live mail
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Internet Explorer won’t let me send pages or links by e-mail!
Q: On Internet Explorer 8′s Page menu, the “Send Page by E-mail” and “Send Link by E-mail” options are both “grayed out,” and I can’t choose them. I normally log onto a Web site to send and receive my e-mail. A: Windows 7 lacks an e-mail program, which causes more than a few problems. Microsoft [...]
Posted: March 1st, 2010 under Email, Free software, Internet.
Tags: e-mail, grayed out, greyed out, Internet Explorer 8, Send Link by E-mail, Send Page by E-mail, web-based e-mail
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Converting PDF files to Microsoft Word Files
Q: Do you know any web site where I can get a free program to convert a PDF file to Microsoft Word? A: Adobe created its Portable Document Format (PDF) system to simplify exchanging documents. When viewed with Adobe’s free Reader software, PDF documents look the same on different computers: Their formatting doesn’t change. But [...]
Posted: February 3rd, 2010 under Free software.
Tags: Adobe Portable Document Format, Microsoft Word, online PDF to Word converter, PDF, PDF to Word converter
Comments: 2
I can’t send a Web page through Windows Live Mail!
Q: I can’t send a web page through Windows Live Mail. On Internet Explorer 8′s Page menu, the “Send Page by E-mail” and “Send Link by E-mail” options are both “grayed out,” and I can’t choose them. Help! A: Windows 7 lacks an e-mail program, an inconvenience Microsoft tries to remedy by letting people download [...]
Posted: January 25th, 2010 under Free software, Internet, Windows 7.
Tags: grayed out, greyed out, Internet Explorer 8, Send Link by E-mail, Send Page by E-mail, windows live mail
Comments: 31

