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Try a different mousing surface (for instance an unworn mousepad if you have one). Different mouses are finicky about surfaces of particular textures etc.

A hair up the mouse can cause just the...

If you buy an enclosure, make sure it has a fan. I own one that has a fan and one that doesn't. The fanless enclosure makes a 7200RPM drive way hot after a little use even though it's aluminium -...

It's possible that all your payware programs will run fine in Windows 7, in which case you wouldn't need XP at all, but you wouldn't know for sure until you'd fully tested each program in Win7, which...

When other download methods fail, Nirsoft's VideoCacheView can often copy the video file right from your browser's cache. Works with Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera and Chrome.

I agree that the new Secunia PSI v3 sucks. Fortunately, v2 is still available and works perfectly :D (I use it). If you are careful about specifying options during installation, as well as going to...

timsinc, presumably you haven't installed the Avant browser which curiousclive mentions above, or you would have said so. So 'DownloadBeast.exe' is presumably malware, possibly this. It is not...

I had the problem months ago, and after trying every fix I could find, including a purpose-designed executable, gave up as well and disabled the floppy drive in BIOS (I never use it any more anyway)....

Contacts [only] backup can now be easily done online: https://col002.mail.live.com/mail/contacts.mvc . Log in if you're not already, and in the Manage menu at the top (if you can't see it use a...

I use Easeus ToDo Backup to back up to my external USB hard drive. It works fine. Just plug in the external hard drive and wait for Windows to recognise it before starting Easeus, you will then be...

Just for the record, MagicalJellybean KeyFinder is a reputable piece of software which I believe has been recommended by Windows Secrets editors for years. Some users set their antivirus programs to...

If you're wondering where to find the bounce reason when one doesn't appear in the bounce e-mail text, it's probably in the .dat attachment of the bounced e-mail. To read it, save the .dat attachment...

I'm glad you solved your problem, Lynnzer (well done!), but I'm disturbed by you skipping chkdsk.

Chkdsk fixes low-level file errors on your disk. If you're repeatedly skipping it, you're letting...

I've successfully used methylated spirit (methyl alcohol) a number of times to remove my writing from optical disk labels. It is the solvent used in marker pens (though the purchased fluid has a...

Shelquis, I very strongly suggest you do something differently than almost everyone so far has suggested, in light of your new information:

Stop tweaking your computer immediately, and don't...

Duchess843, I suggest you don't remove it. Hidden and protected registry keys are used by some programs to store their registration information, so if you removed it you'd need to then systematically...

A few programs I tried gave poor results. I settled on VeryPDF's PDF2Word (http://www.verypdf.com/pdf2word/index.html) which generally handles even complex documents well, though sometimes a little...

As well, one should apply a little deconstruction (some standard checks) before buying from any unknown website.
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Thanks very much Roderunner and Clint Rossmere! My first question on this forum and you gave useful answers straight away! http://windowssecrets.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

It's possible that there were add-ons in Internet Explorer 6 which do not work well with Internet Explorer 8. If this might be the case, do the following:


Do a partition backup just in in case...

A while ago I read somewhere that it's possible Windows Live Mail without a Hotmail or MSN account.

There was a special webpage one had to visit to set this up. Does anyone know it (and/or have...

Just go to your online e-mail via hotmail.com

Anyone who checks their Hotmail in Firefox can install the Webmail Ad Blocker add-on which removes the disgustingly-inconsiderate in-your-face...

As JoeP stated, you can include non-bmp picture files in Windows Live Mail e-mails. Full instructions:


Create a new e-mail (or open a draft e-mail).
Position the cursor at the point in the...