Ask The Computer Lady

Dear Computer Lady,
Thank you for your great newsletter, I always learn something new.
I just read over your lesson on the taskbar, I can’t wait to see the same topic in a Windows 7 tutorial.
I just wanted to make an observation. Since many notebooks and monitors now come with wider screens with less up and [...]

Dear Computer Lady,
I have a HP laptop. In the bottom right hand corner is the time.. It never is right. I go to control panel, set the time, click on apply then OK, and it is the right time, but then it runs 2 hours behind time. Can you help?
Thank you, Barb

Dear Computer Lady,
I have a problem with my computer at the school where I work. Our OS is Windows 2000 Professional. All of a sudden all of my bookmarks as well as folders and files are underlined. The underlining itself doesn’t bother me but there are certain functions that no longer work. I don’t [...]

Dear Computer Lady,
Dear Elizabeth! I am hurting! Need familiarization course on Windows 7, can you help? Simple, free, or reasonable cost please.
Willie

Dear Computer Lady,
I love your column. How to you feel about windows 7. I currently have windows XP. I have installed on that wordperfect 6.1 As as one of my word processing programs. I like it for it’s simplicity…. Will windows 7 accept this program.
Thanks, Sandy in Fryeburg, Maine

Dear Computer Lady,
Seems like MSN decided to remove the ability for an individual to add toolbars as you could in XP & Vista. Know of any good program or way to add the Toolbars back. I used to have one on the left that had my Desktop icons like Word, Excel etc. It would disappear [...]

Dear Computer Lady,
I have been with you for many years, and this is my first question. I just purchased a HP PC and it has a wirless lan. Besides losing some of the wires is there any other advantage for having this feature and will it low my computer down if I do utilize this [...]

Dear Computer Lady,
I am running an new Dell Home Premium computer with Windows 7. Somehow Mahjong Titans.exe was put on the desktop. Now the .exe will not open. I don’t know where it resided before the desktop, so I cannot replace it. Do you have a fix for this issue? Thanks for your help. Your [...]

Dear computer lady,
I too have received important help from your informative emails. Thanks so much.
I have a question about the little far right box on the status bar. It only gives time of day, day of week, and date. By hitting the little arrow head other programs appear for a very, very [...]

Dear Computer Lady,
I love your newsletter for many years now.
thinking that uninstalling quick launch was the answer to my lower right side icon loading; i now realize that i need that handy program.
can i get it back somewhere?
i use vista home basic w/windows
Jacqueline