Questions tagged [windows-7]
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Windows 7 default programs won't let me choose Firefox as my default browser
I googled this problem thoroughly before posting here. I did everything in the books to set Firefox as my default. I went to default programs, and looked for it there -- it's not there. I went to the ...
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How to dual boot when Windows XP was installed after Windows 7?
It seems pretty straightforward to dual boot those versions of Windows when the newest is installed after Windows XP. But the inverse isn't happening on my machine. I tried even editing the BOOT.INI ...
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Connect Windows 7 to DP-300U (with attached HP 722C Printer)
I'm trying to add a new printer to Windows 7, but it cannot find it. My printer is an HP 722C attached to a DLink DP-300U network adapter. I enter the ip address of the network adapter, but Windows ...
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IE8 issues on Windows 7 RC
I'm running Windows 7 RC and noticed today that when trying to launch IE nothing happend. The only way to launch IE was to right-click and Run As Administrator.
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Multiple Monitor Software for Windows 7
I've switched over to Windows 7 full time but really miss using Ultramon, is there any other similar software out there that works on Windows 7?
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Is there an easy way to disable this laptop's touchpad?
Specifically, I'm on a Dell Inspiron 1525. I'd like to disable the touchpad so that I can re-enable if my mouse were to run out of batteries (so physically breaking the connection to the motherboard ...
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How do I know if my SSD Drive supports TRIM?
Windows 7 has support for the TRIM command which should help ensure that the performance of an SSD drive remains good through it's life.
How can you tell if a given SSD drive supports TRIM?
See here ...
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Update multiple machines at home
I have multiple machines at home. All of them are running Windows 7 x64. Due to limited bandwidth and slow connection, I want to make them download updates just once and apply to the rest of them. ...
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