Archive for the ‘Windows 7’ Category


How to Save Favorites & Mail

Dear Computer Lady, I have a newer HP computer about 2 years old. It has become slow at startup and lots of virus scan popups when its running. I think I should just reformat and start over but save my favorits and saved emails before I reformat to start clean. I can save documents on [...]

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How To Make Details the Default View

Dear Computer Lady, Whenever I search for files on my computer, using a windows-based operating system (XP or Windows 7) I have an option to view them as Thumbnails, Icons, Tiles, List or Details – I usually like to see the files in a default view of “Details” with the most recent at the top. [...]

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Upgrading from XP to Windows 7

Dear Computer Lady, After getting your emails for several years now, I have a predicament I haven’t seen yet. My wife’s computer “bit the dust” so to speak. I did religiously have her HD backed up. My problem is her new computer has Win 7 Home Premium, and her old one had XP. How can [...]

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Installing Service Pack 1

Dear Computer Lady, Do recommend my doing the Windows 7 SP 1 update to my computer or are there any negative side effects yet remaining to the Win 7 Service Pack 1 update? Thank you for your reply, Tony

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Desktop Icons in Pictures Library

Dear Computer Lady, I am running windows 7 and my desktop icons have been duplicated in my pictures library. When I delete them from the library it deletes them from the desk top also. I do not know how to move them out of the pictures library. How can I do this? Thank you, Glee

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Hibernate Not Available

Dear Computer Lady, I am missing hibernate command on Win7. I have tried M/S Fixit but still doesn’t show on the start command. Thanks, Jdoby

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How To Add Notepad to SendTo Menu

Dear Computer Lady, I love your newsletters,tips and also your Windows 7 lessons. I have a question,How do I add Notepad to the ‘Send To’ Right-Click Windows Menu. I use Windows 7. Thanks so much, Morley

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Using Picture It! With Windows 7

Dear Computer Lady, I have Microsoft publishing platinumused on MS-XP. My new Dell with Microsoft -7 will not accept the above Publishing program. HELP!! David

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Searching Recipe Files

Dear Elizabeth, I am using an Acer with IE 8. Just got the computer last week, so I’m still making friends with it. I am 62 years young and disabled, so I spend a lot of time on my computer. I am an avid collector of recipes. I save them to a stick. They are [...]

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Missing Contacts Tools

Hi Elizabeth, I have a Dell pc, Vista Home premium system. My question or problem is: When I open my   ‘Contacts’ in Windows Mail, the task bars above are for pictures…such as, ‘Organize, View, Slide show, burn.” There is no way to just add a new contact. I know how to add an email address [...]

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