Q: I copied some of my music files from my old PC to my new PC. But my new PC won’t play my WMA files. Instead, I see a message that I need to download a license to play them. But when I click on the Download License link, a message says the license has […]

Q: On page 79 of Windows 7 For Dummies, you say you can add “as many folders to a library as you want.” But Windows 7’s Help and Support files Libraries FAQ says you can only add “up to 50 folders.” Which is it? A: The answer is a little tricky. Yes, you can add […]

Q: I am having trouble with WordPad in Windows 7. It’s set up to give me two lines between sentences. How can I change it to give me one line between sentences? A: With Windows 7, Microsoft changed the menus in both Paint and WordPad. Instead of the familiar pull-down menus along the program’s top, […]

Q: I accidentally turned on Windows’ “text-to-speech” software, and I can’t find out how to turn off that annoying voice. A: Windows Narrator, a text-to-voice translation program, gives the vision-impaired a chance at using a PC. Narrator dutifully reads Windows’ menus and text, but in an irritating, robotic voice. Unfortunately, it’s too easy to turn […]

Q: I use the Hibernate option a lot. But today I clicked the Start button, and the Hibernate option is missing from Vista’s Shut Down menu! How can I put Hibernate back on the menu? A: When you click Hibernate from Vista’s Shut Down menu, Vista grabs information from your PC’s memory — your currently […]