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Help me get my Internet Explorer 7 menu bar back!!!

Thursday, May 24th, 2007


Question: I've shifted from Windows XP to Windows Vista and one thing that really annoys me is the fact that IE7 doesn't have the menu bar displayed.  How do I get it back?

There are two ways to get the menu bar back - a temporary way and a permanent way.
The temporary way
The temporary way is [...]

Are my hard drives running hot?

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007


Question: How can I tell, without opening my PC up, if my hard drives are running hot?

The best hard drive monitor that I’ve tried is from a company called PassMark Software and it’s called DiskCheckup . 

PassMark DiskCheckup™ allows the user to monitor the SMART attributes of a particular hard disk drive. SMART ( Self Monitoring [...]

How do you know that Internet Explorer 7 is running under Protected Mode?

Monday, May 21st, 2007


Question:  I'm kinda paranoid about security.  How can I tell that Internet Explorer 7 is running under Protected Mode?

Good question!
First off, to be protected by Protected Mode (which is a mode where Internet Explorer's access to the file system is restricted) you must be running Internet Explorer 7 on Windows Vista.  Other browsers on Vista [...]

Disable built-in Zip support in Windows

Monday, May 14th, 2007
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Question:  I've got 7-Zip installed on my laptop but I'm also finding that Windows seems to have support for Zip files too but it's nowhere near as fast or as easy to use as 7-Zip.  Is there a way to switch off Windows Zip support?

Yes, and this trick works for Windows Vista, Windows XP and [...]

Get classic menus and toolbars for Office 2007

Monday, May 14th, 2007
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Question:  I hate the new ribbon that Microsoft has incorporated into Office 2007.  I just can't get on with it and my productivity has plummeted.  Is there a way to switch to the old-style menus and toolbars?

Yes, but you have to buy an add-in for Office 2007 from Addintools .  Download the add-in and install it [...]

Do I really need Windows Vista?

Thursday, May 10th, 2007
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Since Windows Vista has been released, I’ve had this question in one form or another from several hundred people:

Question: Do I really need Windows Vista?

Usually I don't get a lot of detail along with the question so it’s darn hard to answer in any meaningful way.  What I’ve come up with are a number of [...]

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