Jump Lists are a feature exclusive to Windows 7. Jump Lists are handy because they show recently used files for an application or tasks related to that application, and let you access them quickly. Jump Lists can be accessed by right-clicking on an application’s icon in the Windows 7 task bar. There’s another way to access Jump Lists too.… Read More »
Windows 7 allows you to create and manage virtual hard disks files that work as if they were real drives. This allows you to use allow you to use a live Windows installation on the virtual disk without the need to boot the virtual Computer. For example: If you make the partition big enough you can install a… Read More »
UAC (User Account Control) is another Microsoft workaround in their never-ending battle with hackers as Microsoft tries to keep us Windows users safer. But turning off UAC isn’t a good idea. But we all know too well how those UAC prompts can get annoying. There’s a little program (330KB) that can tame UAC for you without turning it… Read More »
Jump Lists are a feature in Windows 7 that shows you recently accessed files for a particular application or recent tasks related to an application. Most commonly, Jump Lists are accessed by right clicking an application icon in Windows 7 taskbar. But Jump Lists can also be accessed by left clicking an application icon and while holding the… Read More »
One of our favorite tools in Windows 7 is the Problem Steps Recorder (PSR). If you are having a problem with a program or your computer, you can use the PSR to recreate and record the steps you took and the errors/problems encountered. The PSR saves screenshots of each step, saves them in a zip file, which you… Read More »
Cynthia asks about orphaned registry keys I’m sure it was in one of my Info Ave. Premium newsletters that you explained how to remove program keys from the registry for programs that have been uninstalled. I did it several times, a long time ago. And now I can’t find the instructions. I looked thru my Volume V and… Read More »