Archive for 'Windows Vista'
Why does my hard drive drag down my Windows Experience Index score?
Q: When buying a new Hewlett Packard computer online, I customized it for the most power. But my Windows Experience Index shows only 5.9, with my weak link being my hard disk transfer speed. I’m really disappointed. How much stock should I put into Windows rankings? Can I do better by replacing my current hard [...]
Posted: August 23rd, 2010 under Hardware, Upgrading and Fixing Computers Do-It-Yourself For Dummies, Windows 7, Windows Vista.
Tags: hard drives, OCZ Vertex 2, ssd, ssd drives, wei, Windows Experience Index
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Running Adobe Flash and Adobe Reader in a 64-bit version of Windows
Q: Is there a way to download Acrobat Flash Player and Acrobat Reader to my 64-bit version of Windows? If I can’t use those programs on my 64-bit version of Windows, can I change my Windows version to 32-bit? A: Your 64-bit version of Windows can download and run the 32-bit version of Adobe Reader [...]
Posted: July 19th, 2010 under Internet, Windows 7, Windows Vista.
Tags: 32-bit, 64-bit, adobe flash, adobe reader
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Sharing any Windows Vista folder on your network
How to share any folder on a Windows Vista network.
Posted: June 1st, 2010 under Networking, Windows Vista.
Tags: co-owner, guest, permission level, sharing folders in Windows Vista
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Taking screenshots in any version of Windows
Q: I am running Windows 7 Home, and I need to print screen shots. The Print Screen button doesn’t work. What am I doing wrong? A: When you press the Print Screen key, usually labeled “Prt Scr,” “Print Scr,” “PrtSc” or something similar, you won’t think anything has happened. It certainly won’t send your screen [...]
Posted: April 26th, 2010 under Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP.
Tags: printing the screen, screen shots, screenshots
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Favorite Windows Key shortcuts
Almost everybody knows at least one Windows Key shortcut: Simply press the Windows Key () and the Start menu opens, ready for you to launch a program with a click of the mouse. Yet, Windows comes with about 30 other Windows Key shortcuts, where you hold down the Windows Key and press a single letter [...]
Posted: March 10th, 2010 under Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP.
Tags: complete list windows key shortcuts, shortcut key, shortcuts, windows key, windows logo key
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