Q: When I turn on my PC, I see the message “You have files waiting to be burned to disc.” How do I get rid of that message? A: Whenever you tell your PC to copy files to a disc, Windows copies those files and hides the copies in a temporary folder. And those files […]

Q: On page 79 of Windows 7 For Dummies, you say you can add “as many folders to a library as you want.” But Windows 7’s Help and Support files Libraries FAQ says you can only add “up to 50 folders.” Which is it? A: The answer is a little tricky. Yes, you can add […]

Q: I am having trouble with WordPad in Windows 7. It’s set up to give me two lines between sentences. How can I change it to give me one line between sentences? A: With Windows 7, Microsoft changed the menus in both Paint and WordPad. Instead of the familiar pull-down menus along the program’s top, […]

Q: I accidentally turned on Windows’ “text-to-speech” software, and I can’t find out how to turn off that annoying voice. A: Windows Narrator, a text-to-voice translation program, gives the vision-impaired a chance at using a PC. Narrator dutifully reads Windows’ menus and text, but in an irritating, robotic voice. Unfortunately, it’s too easy to turn […]

Most people hate their antivirus program for many reasons. Once you buy an antivirus program, for example, you’re stuck paying an annual fee. If you ever stop, the program stops working. And when most antivirus programs do their job, they often slow down your PC by overloading it with an overblown security “suite,” which duplicates […]