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No restore

August 16, 2010
No restore

Q: Why does the system restore not work in Windows 7? I’ve tried to carry out a restore, but get the error message – System Restore Error (0×80070057). This appears to be a fairly common error as a quick visit to Google will demonstrate. However [...]

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Old scanner

August 4, 2010
Old scanner

Q: After many years of use of my old PC and failure of a graphics board then my separate working hard drive I decided to upgrade to Windows 7 (from Windows XP) but  found some of my old programs would not work. I am particularly [...]

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Disappearing Outlook passwords

May 25, 2010
Disappearing Outlook passwords

Q: I’m finding is that my old MS Outlook (2003) still does its job on Windows 7, but on each initial log-in to my ISP for the emails, the passwords have all disappeared. I put them in every time and tick the ‘remember‘ boxes in [...]

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Power management

February 25, 2010
Power management

Q: I have just installed Windows 7 Professional on my desktop PC, I’ve been running Windows 7 RC since its release and being so impressed I pre-ordered a copy on the day it was announced. I want to switch on the’ Power Icon’ in the [...]

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Windows 7 storage

February 4, 2010
Windows 7 storage

Q: I have two questions on Windows Vista SP1 and Windows 7. When I install portable applications I do the following in Windows XP SP2: I go to “ALL USERS”  folder, click on folder “OWNER”, “START MENU” folder, click “PROGRAMS” folder and I create a [...]

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Windows 7 v Linux

November 3, 2009
Windows 7 v Linux

Q: Having looked at various magazines they have no real advice on what PC configuration I should be buying if I want to run such operating systems as Ubuntu 9.04, Open Suse 11.1, Fedora 7, PC Linux OS 2009, etc. At present I have a [...]

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Data Execution Prevention in Vista

September 8, 2009
Data Execution Prevention in Vista

Q: I was hoping that you might be able to help me with a problem that I am sure has crept up on all Vista users — Data Execution Prevention. Every time I use DVD Maker or Movie Maker, they get shut down after a [...]

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