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How to prevent NegativeScreen from making Point N Click flicker?
NegativeScreen makes Point-N-Click virtual mouse (mirror)'s window flickers:
How to prevent Negative Screen from making Point N Click flicker?
I use Windows 7 SP1 x64 Ultimate.
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NegativeScreen's custom multi-monitor version crashing on Windows 7
https://0.x2a.yt/other/private/NegativeScreen-custom-multi-monitor.exe (mirror 1, mirror 2) is crashing on my Windows 7 SP1 x64 Ultimate (Aero disabled) when it starts. What could be the reason? The ...
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Dolphin Publisher - how do I re-sort its "sentences?"
I'm using Dolphin Publisher (http://yourdolphin.com) to create a DAISY book. It depends on "sentences" that you declare in their HTML editor, but there are a few sentences it "skips" or if I step ...
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Is there a way to have High Contrast mode and Full Screen Zoom enabled simultaneously?
My father has vision issues and would like it if the computer screen on his Windows 7 computer could be put in High Contrast mode at the same time as the Full Screen Zoom?
Seems that they are ...
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Can I prevent keyboard repeat for certain keys?
Sometimes I accidentally put my arm on the Numpad Enter when coding and when the enter key starts repeating, things get messy. I use Windows 7 on a desktop computer and my keyboard is a DELL standard ...
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How to solve the failure to access a proprietary multi-user software in a mapped or shared network drive in windows 7?
I have two desktop computers A (Windows 7 Home premium)and B (Windows 7 Home basic), both using Windows 7.
They are connected to a router. Computer A connects to the router using LAN cable (IPv4 ...
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Folder Options has "-ON" and "-OFF" appended to all options
On one of our user's computers (on Windows 7, Folder Options -> View), I see things like
"Don't show hidden, files, folders or drives-ON" (which is selected)
"Show hidden files, folders, and drives-...
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ignore repeated keystrokes for more than 2 seconds in Windows 7
Windows 7 Pro ease of access center allows you to ignore repeated keystrokes for a maximum of 2.0 seconds. For my purposes, I need repeated keystrokes ignored for upwards of 240 seconds. Is there ...
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How to fix white background of all webpages in all browsers?
For more that 2 years I am facing a screen resolution problem in my laptop computer which uses Win7 x86 (Ultimate). To describe you what exactly happens I will give you some examples. When the pc ...
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How to make Shift, Ctrl and Alt toggle like Caps lock
I can't use one hand so it's pretty hard to work with Photoshop and Illustrator.
Is there any way how to make Shift, Ctrl and Alt modifiers toggle (like Caps Lock) instead of holding down?
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Create a Location in Windows where I have full read and write access
As it happens I got a chance to work for a company where every developer gets a Window desktop to work on, without giving the admin rights to run things as Admin. On that I tried installing "Spring ...
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Windows 7: can zoom continuously follow pointer?
Is it possible to make the fullscreen magnifier in Windows 7 follow the mouse continuously, instead of lurching when mouse gets to the edge of the screen?
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Display Green and Red as another color in Windows?
I'm green and red color blind.
Is it possibly in Windows 7 to display green as a shade of another color so I can at least somewhat distinguish green and red when they are next to each?
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Accessibility tools return the error “A referral was returned by the server”
Whenever I try to run the onscreen keyboard (or any other of Windows’ “ease-of-access” utilities), I get the error message A referral was returned by the server, then Windows asks me if I want to ...
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Highlight text and have it read back to me in Windows 7? [duplicate]
On my Mac, I can highlight text, hit a keyboard command, and it reads the selected text aloud. Is there an analogue for Windows 7? I've tried enabling Narrator... but it's overkill; it seems to read ...
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Win7: Invert Colors Of One Specific Window
I often use ctrl+alt+I and windows magnifier to invert the colors of my screen, to make bright windows easier to read.
The problem is that, eg, some windows are naturally dark and some are naturally ...
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can't access external hard disc files
I have shared some folders on my external hard drive in the office network where I work.
After this, when I plug in the external hard drive to my home PC (Windows 7), it gives the message saying:
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How to deactivate Ease of Access in window in Windows 7
By mistake I had activated ease of access "use comp. w/o mouse or keyboard" & from that my laptop keyboard is not giving any response i.e. not working so I have to use online keyboard &...
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Configure Windows 7 to show all windows in black and white [duplicate]
I have difficulty viewing different types of colors.
Many would call it a color impairment, because when I see to many colors my brain gets overloaded. I would like the following for Windows 7 How ...
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Windows 7 displaying Shift/Alt/Control/Meta balloon dialog [duplicate]
After a reboot today, suddenly Windows 7 is showing a little balloon dialog almost in the center of my display every time I hold down shift, control, alt, or the windows key. You can see it in the ...
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Win 7 mouse pointer auto-activation
On my HP laptop with 64 bit Win7, the mouse pointer will automatically click on anything that I point it at. If I hover over a folder, the folder will automatically open. I hover over an application, ...
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How to add Color Scheme to Windows Vista/7/Server 2008/Server 2008 R2
Windows, up to Windows XP, had Color Schemes, e.g.:
Windows Standard
Windows Standard (large)
Windows Standard (extra large)
High Contrast #1
High Contrast #1 (large)
High Contrast #1 (extra large)
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Text-to-speech program on Windows saying "ASCII"
I am using Windows native text-to-speech program to read web pages and pdf files.
Whenever the reader encounters a special character (or a blank space of some sort), it says "ASCII". Is there a way to ...
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Outlook Express in Win7
Is it possible to install Outlook Express in Windows 7? Problem is, that my sister is visually impaired and needs to use email client together with AI Squared Zoomtext 9 ReaderMagnifier (aka ZT 9).
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How to enforce default text style for incoming mails?
One of my coworkers is handicapped with restricted vision and needs a very high contrast on his workspace. This works well for most applications, but it's not working for outlook-mails send as html/...
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Coming from Win XP to 7 and having new accessibility software problems
I just switched from Windows XP Pro SP3 (32bit) to Windows 7 Ultimate (32bit) on a new PC. Now, both the new onscreen keyboard and a utility for sending mouse clicks are being problematic.
The ...
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How do I Force the Background color on web pages IE9 Win7
Normally opening up internet options , and adjusting the "accessability" type features for colors, and fonts, would allow a person to control how a web page was viewed. (rant) that is what the item ...
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Is there a widget to adjust display resolution in Windows 7? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicates:
Easily change screen resolution in Windows 7
Any way of changing Windows 7 screen resolution via command line?
I'm setting up a Windows 7 Home box for my parents, and I'd ...
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left shift "stuck " on Windows 7
I'm having a hard time with a "stuck" left shift key.
my sister complained she is getting symbols instead of numbers using her netbook.
after some time I fired up the on screen keyboard (winr+r>"osk")...
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How to achieve inverted color in Windows 7 (like Compiz Negative)? [duplicate]
How can I achieve Compiz Negative effect in Windows 7?
Screenshot showing what Compiz Negative effect is like
Alt+Shift+PrtSc (High Contrast) doesn't cut it. Compiz Negative inverts color on every ...
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