Archive for 'Windows versions'
Removing old photos from Windows XP’s Photo Printing Wizard
Q: I just received an e-mail with an attached photo. When I tried to print the photo with Windows XP’s Photo Printing Wizard, I found other, older photos that looked like they’d come from the Internet rather than e-mail. How do I delete those old, unwanted photos from the Photo Printing Wizard? A: Windows Photo […]
Posted: August 22nd, 2011 under Email, Privacy, Windows XP.
Tags: KB915106, photo printing wizard
Comments: 6
My TV’s DVD player can’t display my CD’s photos!
Q: I am trying to copy digital photos from my computer to a compact disc to play on my TV’s Panasonic DVD player. But even when I tell Windows 7 to create a CD using the “With a cd/dvd player” option, my DVD player can’t display the photos. The DVD player just says, “Cannot open […]
Posted: August 15th, 2011 under Error message, Windows 7.
Tags: Cannot open files, DVD player can't play computer's CD, DVD player won't show CD's photos, With a cd/dvd player
Comments: 7
What version of Windows do I have, and is it 32-bit or 64-bit?
Q: I’m trying to install a program, but I don’t know if my computer has a 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows. I don’t even know what version of Windows I have. PC technicians usually repair my PC, and I don’t know what version came with my computer. How can I find out if my […]
Posted: August 8th, 2011 under Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP.
Tags: 32-bit, 32-bit or 64-bit, 64-bit, Start menu, what version of windows do I have, which windows version do I have, Windows version
Comments: 5
Windows won’t let me save files to my USB flash drive!
Q: I’m the only user of my Windows computer. I have a USB flash drive where I keep personal pictures and emails from friends. My old Windows XP computer let me save pictures or emails on the drive. But when I try to save files on the drive with a newer version of Windows, I […]
Posted: July 25th, 2011 under Error message, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP.
Tags: "Contact the administrator to obtain permission", "You don’t have permission to save in this location", Error message, flash drive, kb931277, root folder, saving files, security
Comments: 2
Alphabetizing your folders’ Favorites list
Q: How do I alphabetize the Favorites list in my Windows 7 folders? A: Open any folder in Windows 7, and you’ll spot the Favorites list in the top left corner. This handy collection of shortcuts starts with only three entries: Desktop, Downloads, and Recent Places. Click the Desktop entry to see the contents of […]
Posted: June 27th, 2011 under Windows 7.
Tags: alphabetical order, alphabetize favorites list, favorites, sort by name
Comments: none