http://www.pcbanter.net For questions relating to the Windows 7 Operating System (alt.windows7.general) en Mon, 20 May 2013 04:52:31 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.pcbanter.net/images/002/misc/rss.jpg http://www.pcbanter.net http://www.pcbanter.net/showthread.php?t=1087708&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 03:40:17 GMT I want use virtual XP mode in Win7 to run an old USB scanner (Umax Astra 2200) that used to run fine not only on my old XP PC but even in a previous... I want use virtual XP mode in Win7 to run an old USB scanner (Umax Astra
2200) that used to run fine not only on my old XP PC but even in a
previous installation of virtual XP mode on my Win7. (Unfortunately Umax
did not make Win7 drivers for it.) But now I just can't get it going
because the USB port somehow is not "seen" by the scanner's driver. I've
been thinking that maybe my XP mode is not configured properly to share
the USB ports with Win7 OS even though the integration features are
enabled in the Tools menu of XP mode box. On the other hand, I'm not
sure how the USB setting should be next to the Tools menu: attached or
not. Can anybody help me with this?
]]> Windows 7 Forum http://www.pcbanter.net/showthread.php?t=1087708 http://www.pcbanter.net/showthread.php?t=1087707&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 17:46:12 GMT Is there anyway to turn this off?

My Avast firewall is blocking what it calls Windows Network Out. It's
blocking it three or four times a second. The blocking doesn't cause
any problems, but it just fills up my firewall log, and I would like to
stop it from getting to the firewall.

I have turned off everything in Network and Sharing in Control Panel,
and that didn't do it.
]]> Windows 7 Forum Johnny http://www.pcbanter.net/showthread.php?t=1087707 http://www.pcbanter.net/showthread.php?t=1087706&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 09:58:50 GMT Who the hell designed Reader in Windows 8. Why not have all the options on a band on the left or right or bottom that allows all available options. Having to... Who the hell designed Reader in Windows 8.

Why not have all the options on a band on the left or right or bottom that
allows all available options. Having to right click on the screen not
occupied by the document, to bring up options to close the file and having
to click on the document icon to bring up the delete option is
and not being able to open multiple documents at one time is just head in
ass mentality and makes Reader awkward to use. The design team
for that POS should be fired.

Giovanni
]]> Windows 7 Forum http://www.pcbanter.net/showthread.php?t=1087706 http://www.pcbanter.net/showthread.php?t=1087705&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 04:17:36 GMT You can right click on a folder (but not a filename) and choose Search > Everything. > > That's good enough for...]]> On 16/05/2013 12:28 AM, Gene E. Bloch wrote:
> You can right click on a folder (but not a filename) and choose Search
> Everything.
>
> That's good enough for me, but I can't speak for you :-)

I'll give it a try.

Yousuf Khan

]]> Windows 7 Forum http://www.pcbanter.net/showthread.php?t=1087705 http://www.pcbanter.net/showthread.php?t=1087704&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 03:43:27 GMT Should I care? Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 on XP, Server 2003, Vista, Windows 7, Server 2008, Server 2008 R2 for x64... Should I care?

Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 on XP, Server 2003,
Vista, Windows 7, Server 2008, Server 2008 R2 for x64 (KB2804576)

Installation date: ?5/?18/?2013 11:33 PM

Installation status: Failed

Error details: Code 641

Update type: Important

A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to
misrepresent a system action or behavior without the knowledge of the
user. You can help protect your system by installing this update from
Microsoft. After you install this update, you may have to restart your
system.

More information:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=279576

Help and Support:
http://support.microsoft.com
]]> Windows 7 Forum Ricky Jimenez http://www.pcbanter.net/showthread.php?t=1087704 http://www.pcbanter.net/showthread.php?t=1087701&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 01:10:10 GMT I note that update 2823324 was installed on my machine in a recent mass update. Is it safe now, or do I need to uninstall it again? Thanks. I note that update 2823324 was installed on my machine
in a recent mass update. Is it safe now, or do I need
to uninstall it again? Thanks.
]]> Windows 7 Forum Anthony Buckland http://www.pcbanter.net/showthread.php?t=1087701 http://www.pcbanter.net/showthread.php?t=1087697&goto=newpost Thu, 16 May 2013 21:54:57 GMT I seem to remember way back when, there was a program (DOS I believe) that could scan a hard drive and re-assign bad cylinders. Is that program still... I seem to remember way back when, there was a program (DOS I believe) that
could scan a hard drive and re-assign bad cylinders. Is that program still
around/relevant and is there an updated windows version of it out there for
Windows?

]]> Windows 7 Forum ArtReid http://www.pcbanter.net/showthread.php?t=1087697 http://www.pcbanter.net/showthread.php?t=1087696&goto=newpost Thu, 16 May 2013 21:46:32 GMT Hi Long story short ....ish :-) Windows Ultimate / Asus M5A78L_USB3 motherboard with two USB 3.0 ports at the rear, nothing plugged into them whilst machine... Hi Long story short ....ish :-)

Windows Ultimate / Asus M5A78L_USB3 motherboard with two USB 3.0 ports at
the rear, nothing plugged into them whilst machine was on my bench, and
after running a few MS Mr. Fixit's to fix several things, e.g. IE and Aero
theme ...had to reinstall Nvidia drivers , reinstalled his internet security
suite and updated it, lots of houskeeping etc. etc. .... machine was lovely,
....robust and lovely, and I returned it to it's owner.
Who, the next day, informed that it was refusing to boot, ...so earlier
tonight I drove over there to find that an external usb 2.0 hard-disk - for
backups , and a Dell D140? usb 2.0 printer were both plugged into the two
blue usb 3.0 ports. After removing them, and plugging them into USB 2.0
ports, and correcting some bios settings, that had changed, annoyingly,
Sata ports 1-4 mode had changed back to IDE mode, so had to change it back
to AHCI again, and the boot order had changed again !! I set it to LG dvd
drive, then Sata 1 boot hd, and dvd drive had dropped to the bottom !
(cleared cmos settings while it was here - and checkd CR2032 voltage.

Anyhooo, I've just been rummaging through the M5A78L_USB3 manual, and it
says in there to not connect a kb or mouse to a usb 3.0 port whils
tinstalling windos, and only to use them for data storage only, and usb3
drivers have to be installed to use usb3 mode.

I thought that usb3 ports were backwards compatible with usb v2.0 and v1.1,
and that drivers obviously are required to operate at the higher usb3 speed,
e.g. if one had forked out for a usb3.0 external hd, and was lucky enough to
get usb3 working - (been reading horror stories on the web again !)

So it looks like having his Dell usb printer plugged into a usb3 port was
causing all the trouble. i.e. with both usb3 ports empty, machine is booting
properly every time !!

....any tips gladly appreciated, as I obviously only have rudimentary
knowledge on usb 3.0

regards, Richard


]]> Windows 7 Forum RJK http://www.pcbanter.net/showthread.php?t=1087696 http://www.pcbanter.net/showthread.php?t=1087692&goto=newpost Thu, 16 May 2013 11:28:55 GMT Hello to All Just wondering, other than Alt+F4 and task manager, how do you close an app from the windows 8 start menu. For instance Video has the open file,... Hello to All

Just wondering, other than Alt+F4 and task manager, how do you close an app
from the windows 8 start menu. For instance Video has the open file, next,
previous, play and options buttons but nothing to close the app. It just
sits there consuming 95 mb of memory doing nothing.

Thanks
Giovanni
]]> Windows 7 Forum http://www.pcbanter.net/showthread.php?t=1087692 http://www.pcbanter.net/showthread.php?t=1087689&goto=newpost Thu, 16 May 2013 03:45:29 GMT Up until yesterday I could see a preview of the images in the lower left corner of the window. Now all I see are the logos for the applied program. How do I... Up until yesterday I could see a preview of the images in the lower left
corner of the window.
Now all I see are the logos for the applied program.
How do I get the images back?

windows 7 home premium 64 bit.
]]> Windows 7 Forum richard http://www.pcbanter.net/showthread.php?t=1087689 http://www.pcbanter.net/showthread.php?t=1087688&goto=newpost Wed, 15 May 2013 21:04:17 GMT A folder 'User Pinned' suddenly appeared in my Quick Launch toolbar. If I
try to delete it directly or by going back to the Interrnet Explorer folder
it tells me I need administrator permission - I am the administrator AND I
seldom use Internet Explorer.
How do I get rid of the icon?
--
Jim S
Tyneside UK
www.jimscott.co.uk
http://geordiecamii.wordpress.com
http://geordiecam.wordpress.com/
]]> Windows 7 Forum http://www.pcbanter.net/showthread.php?t=1087688 http://www.pcbanter.net/showthread.php?t=1087686&goto=newpost Wed, 15 May 2013 18:45:08 GMT Today Windows Update updated my computer. Now when I click on Start I see
(among other programs) a listing for 3D Vision. I don't recall ever seeing
that before. I clicked on it and nothing happens. I entered Windows Help
and entered 3D Vision and none of the 5 hits addressed this item. Anyone
know what it's all about? I have a 2D Sony All in One touch screen desktop
computer VPCL116FX and my system shows Windows 7 Home Premium SP-1.

]]> Windows 7 Forum http://www.pcbanter.net/showthread.php?t=1087686 http://www.pcbanter.net/showthread.php?t=1087684&goto=newpost Wed, 15 May 2013 18:12:29 GMT My wife has a laptop and set her password for security. I didn't ask and
she didn't tell.
Now she has forgotten her password and I never knew it. She is unhappy.
Is there a way to reset it or recall it so she will once again be happy and
then I will too.
Thank you for any help.
]]> Windows 7 Forum http://www.pcbanter.net/showthread.php?t=1087684 http://www.pcbanter.net/showthread.php?t=1087678&goto=newpost Wed, 15 May 2013 02:50:39 GMT I have XP/SP3 and run Outlook Express 6.0 for all my email. I have lots of history, with several years worth of email, attachments, etc... All the years... I have XP/SP3 and run Outlook Express 6.0 for all my email.

I have lots of history, with several years worth of email, attachments,
etc...
All the years worth of emails are in folders,
with additional folders for various emails activities.

Before I move from XP to Win 7,
I want to make sure I have a clearly defined path to "something"
that will be able to import my OE message store files (with their embedded
attachments)
and be able to re-populate my message folders and existing structure...

Pointers ??

--
/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/
No Good Deed -
Goes Unpunished


]]> Windows 7 Forum http://www.pcbanter.net/showthread.php?t=1087678 http://www.pcbanter.net/showthread.php?t=1087677&goto=newpost Wed, 15 May 2013 02:41:50 GMT Today I was connected to the school's LAN without a problem. I
unplugged the Ethernet cable, worked for a couple of hours, plugged
in the cable. No connection! The troubleshooter said that "Local
Area Connection 2" was disabled, but I'm quite sure I didn't disable
anything in those couple of hours.

I couldn't find anything with "Local", "Ethernet", or "LAN" in Device
Manager, so I figured this was just Windows 7 getting flaky because
it hadn't been rebooted in a week. (I considered the possibility
that the school's LAN had gone down, but in that case why would
Troubleshooter tell me that my adapter was disabled?

I shut down the computer, came home, and cold booted. I'm using the
very same Ethernet connector right now, via a wire to my router. And
it's just fine.

However, I still can't find "LAN", "Local", or "Ethernet" in Device
Manager. Where should I look for it? Thanks!


--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...
]]> Windows 7 Forum Stan Brown http://www.pcbanter.net/showthread.php?t=1087677