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Repair Disk Available for Windows 7 PCs Affected by Updates KB2823324 and KB2782476

Ramesh Srinivasan — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 05:33:51 +0000

If your system doesn’t load after applying updates from Microsoft (notably KB2823324 and/or KB2782476) and seeing some BSOD Stop errors when you start Windows 7, uninstall those updates until Microsoft fixes the problem. If you can start the System Recovery Options (WinRE), you should be able to undo the updates using one of these ways: [...]

Fix “Windows Backup Has Not Been Set Up” Incorrect Reporting in Windows 7

Ramesh Srinivasan — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:24:08 +0000

The Backup and Restore window may report "Windows Backup has not been set up" even though the manual and scheduled backup operations work correctly. The incorrect reporting of the Backup status could occur if the Windows Backup scheduled task "AutomaticBackup" has been modified manually by the user. If multiple triggers are configured in the AutomaticBackup [...]

How to Export WMP Media Library in Windows 7/Vista Using Media Info Exporter

Ramesh Srinivasan — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 09:28:37 +0000

The WMP9 Series Winter Fun Pack 2003 contains a useful tool called Media Info Exporter. This tool can easily export WMP media library to Excel, Word, Access, HTML and XML formats. The Winter Fun Pack though originally written for Windows XP, works fine in Windows 7/Vista. Installing this tool in Windows Vista or Windows 7 [...]

Fix View and Print Detailed Performance and System Information Link Does Not Work in Windows 7

Ramesh Srinivasan — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:40:59 +0000

When you open Performance Information and Tools – Windows Experience Index page and click the View and print detailed performance and system information link, one of the following symptoms may occur and the intended page doesn’t display correctly: Symptom 1: Nothing happens Symptom 2: Error "Could not display details page" occurs Symptom 3: Notepad opens [...]

Fix Windows Defender Service Does Not Start in Windows 8

Ramesh Srinivasan — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 06:59:58 +0000

When you open Windows Defender, it may inform you that Windows Defender protection is not enabled in the computer. And, when trying to start the Windows Defender service via Services MMC, the following error may appear: The Windows Defender Service service on Local Computer started and then stopped. Some services stop automatically if they are [...]

Fix File Association Error When Clicking the Weather Gadget Hyperlink in Windows 7/Vista

Ramesh Srinivasan — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 07:48:29 +0000

When you click on your city displayed in the Weather gadget, it is supposed to launch the MSN weather website that shows detailed weather information for the chosen city. If the ‘http’ association is broken, users get the following error when doing so: This file does not have a program associated with it for performing [...]

Windows 8 Services Configuration Default Startup Type

Ramesh Srinivasan — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 14:18:06 +0000

Windows 8 Services configuration defaults are listed here. Has your services configuration changes gone awry and not sure about the default settings? This list might benefit some users, especially for the tweakers and breakers :) Name Startup TypeLog On AsActiveX Installer (AxInstSV) Manual Local System Application Experience Manual (Trigger Start) Local System Application Identity Manual [...]

Fix Compressed (Zipped) Folder Access Denied Error “Unable to Complete the Operation”

Ramesh Srinivasan — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 12:12:22 +0000

When you try to create a Compressed (zipped) folder in Windows 7/Vista, the error "Unable to complete the operation. Access is denied" may occur and the zip file is not created. This happens is the user %TEMP% variable isn’t properly set, or the user has no "write" access to their %TEMP% folder. To fix the [...]

A Quicker Way to Refresh the Icon Cache in Windows 7

Ramesh Srinivasan — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 06:03:49 +0000

You’re aware of the various ways to clear and refresh the icon cache in Windows, such as clearing the iconcache.db, using TweakUI (in Windows XP) and using Default Programs. Here is a quicker way to refresh the icon cache, using a neat little command-line, which works in Windows 7. Editor’s note: This command-line might work [...]

How to Show or Hide the User Profile Folder in Explorer Navigation Pane in Windows 7

Ramesh Srinivasan — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 10:47:38 +0000

The navigation pane in Explorer can be configured to show all folders, using a GUI option which is overlooked by some users. The option "Show all folders" is shown when you right-click on an empty area in the navigation pane. This option is unchecked by default. Unchecking this option hides the Desktop items listing and [...]