Archive for 'Windows versions'
My laptop keeps opening windows and menus by itself!
Q: When I leave my laptop’s mouse pointer hovering over certain places on the screen, it opens and closes items by itself. This happens throughout Windows 7, even when I inadvertently leave the pointer resting over something. Is there any way I can make Windows only open things when I click them? A: Laptops and […]
Posted: February 20th, 2012 under Hardware, Windows 7.
Tags: laptop, touchpad
Comments: 7
Windows DVD Maker says the “Temporary Directory is not Accessible”
Q: I am trying use Windows DVD maker to make a photo slide show. After I load the pictures and click the next icon, I receive this error message: “Error synchronizing project – The temporary directory is not accessible.” Why do I receive this message, and how do I make it work? A: Windows does […]
Posted: February 13th, 2012 under Windows 7, Windows Vista.
Tags: Temporary Directory is not Accessible, temporary location is invalid, Windows DVD Maker
Comments: 18
Why does Windows show my file names in blue letters?
Q: I just noticed that some of my file names have changed to a bluish color in Windows Explorer. They still seem to work okay, but the names are in blue letters. I’ve seen this before, but it was always just one file. This time all the files in one of my folders have changed […]
Posted: February 6th, 2012 under Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP.
Tags: blue, blue file names, blue letters, Compress contents to save disk space, Compress drive to save disk space, file compression, file names, Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color
Comments: 42
Why does Windows show my file names in green letters?
Q: My friend sent me a folder with zipped files. When I opened it on my computer, Windows showed the files’ names in green letters, rather than the normal black. And when I tried to copy the zipped folder, Windows sent me this error message: “Confirm Encryption Loss. Do you want to copy this folder […]
Posted: January 30th, 2012 under Email, Error message, Privacy, Safety, Windows 7, Windows Vista.
Tags: _MACOSX, a problem is preventing this folder from being encrypted, apple, confirm encryption loss, do you want to copy this file without encryption, encrypted files, file names in green letters, green file names, zipped files
Comments: 82
Setting up multiple Home pages in Internet Explorer 9
Q: I can’t find the arrow next to the Home page button mentioned on page 150 of Windows 7 For Dummies. I want to use several Home pages, each opened with its tab along the page’s top. What do I do? A: Microsoft released a new version of Internet Explorer through Windows Update, which replaced […]
Posted: January 23rd, 2012 under Internet, Windows 7, Windows 7 for Dummies, Windows Vista.
Tags: home page, internet explorer, set up home page, tabbed browsing
Comments: 5