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Adding the Run Command to Windows 7′s Start Menu

Sunday, August 1st, 2010

One of the things I’ve really missed with Windows 7 has been the Run command on the Start button’s menu. The Run command has been available via the Start button’s menu for a lot of versions of Windows — but not for Windows 7. Fortunately, during a series of emails back and forth with Clif [...]

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Some Tips on Working With 64-bit Windows 7

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

I learned some things about the 64-bit version of Windows 7 when I built my new home theater PC. I initially thought about installing the 32-bit version of Windows 7, but it can only access 4 GB of memory. I installed the 64-bit version of Windows 7, which came in the same Windows 7 retail [...]

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Copying Pictures Only Makes Shortcuts

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

Long-time reader Chet Norris wrote to ask aout a couple problems he was having: Hi Terry 2 questions for the price of one if I may. 1.When I try to copy ‘my pictures’ to a CD they come out as addresses or locations instead of pics. I don’t know if that’s normal but if possible [...]

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