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How To Copy Files To CD-RW Disks

Dear Computer Lady, How do I copy all the files on my flash drive to a CD-RW? Can I then add new files from the flash drive to the CD-RW as I make them? Thank You, Bonnie

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Can I Install Windows XP with Windows 7?

Dear Computer Lady, I have Windows 7 but I want to know if I can also install windows XP on my computer as well. My problem is the 4-card Keno program I want will only work on XP but not on windows 7. I look forward to your email every week and keep telling everyone [...]

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How To Change Sleep Settings

Dear Computer Lady, I have windows 7 pc 64 bit I want to extend the active time so I can listen to radio programs on my computer or webinars without my computer going to sleep. Thank you, Andrea

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How To Quickly Create A New Folder

Dear Computer Lady, Thank you for all your help though out the years, it has made using my computer easier. Is there a shortcut key for making a “new folder”? I am using Windows Vista and every time I need to make a new folder I have to right click then hover over “new” then [...]

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How To Defrag

Dear Computer Lady, How do you defrag a computer? Does this get rid of a lot of junk on you computer? A computer is like a car- I know how to drive a car but I don’t know how to work on it. Thanks, Charlotte.

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Clean Install of Windows XP

Dear Computer Lady, I have been trying to reformat my old computer..but every time I try..I get a message that the process cannot proceed that the information on the Windows XP cd is less than what I have installed since the Win cd is 2002 w/ SP1 and I have SP 3 installed…the note has [...]

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Change Default Font in WordPad

Hi Computer Lady, I am using Win 7 ‘Home Premium’ (64-bit). My question: can I setup default settings in WordPad so that the line spacing stays the way I want it unless I choose to change it. I use the same line spacing 99% of the time. I have to stop and change all the [...]

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How To Change Default Email Program

Dear Computer Lady, Been following you for many years and have this question. I have Eudora as my email and if I’m in a site that I want to forward to my email,Windows Live mail program comes up. I am running Windows 7 and never had this problem when I had Vista and XP.Is there [...]

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Missing Volume Icon

Dear Computer Lady, The volume to my laptop was put in the recycle bin. Then the recycle bin (trash) was emptied. Now my volume doesn’t work. How do I fix this? Debbie

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Where is Check Mark?

Dear Computer Lady, After many years of reading your newsletters and learning a bunch, I want to say THANK YOU. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve referred to back issues. Now can you help me with this one? I need to use the check symbol in some of the things I write and [...]

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