Is it hard to read the text on your new Windows 7 machine? Is all the text looking a little fuzzy and giving you a headache? If you have any of these issues, you may have to calibrate your display for rendering text.

By default, Windows 7 enables ClearType, which is software technology that is supposed to help…

Now that many people will be upgrading their computers from Windows Vista to Windows 7, you also start seeing problems! Even though Windows 7 is way better than Windows Vista in terms of compatibility with hardware and software, there are still some programs that will fail.

For example, when performing an upgrade, you might get the following error…

We all know that Windows 7 came out with a slew of different options and although all versions contain the same integrated basic applications and many of the same multimedia features, the Ultimate edition includes greater security and emphasizes the needs of more demanding users.

Let me list down the exclusive features of the Ultimate edition and see if it…

In Windows 7, if you want to enable hibernation, it’s not as easy as it used to be in Windows XP. Now if you go to Power Options in Windows 7, there is no longer any tab for Hibernate.

In Windows 7 actually, there is not even a mention of hibernation, only the new Sleep mode.

You can…

Screen capture programs have been a longstanding software need for Windows users.  Anyone who wanted to show a “how to” instruction set, compare Desktop screens, or various other reasons, found themselves in the market for the ability to take screen shots.  With Windows, one can use the Print Screen function, paste the image into Paint, and then edits the screen…

For those of us who held fast to XP, moving to the new Windows 7 operating system presents various challenges.  Whether it is your average home user type person, or groups of employees in a business setting, migrating from Windows XP to Windows 7 is not a walk in the park.  From locating files and folders to acclimating…

A new issue I’ve seen going on with some Windows 7 users is that their taskbar will suddenly disappear completely. The only thing that remains is the Start Menu button/orb.

Here’s an example of a desktop in which the Windows 7 taskbar just vanished:

That’s pretty crazy right! Not only that, if you right-click in…

So you just purchased a new Windows 7 PC, but don’t like the new start menu? In earlier version of Windows, you could easily go back to the Classic Start Menu by simply going to the properties of the taskbar and choosing that option.

In Windows 7, however, there is no way to revert back…

Windows 7 offers a very user friendly interface to connect computers to the network. If you’ve previously set up a home network using computers running Windows XP or Windows Vista, you’ll find that setting up a network with a mix of computers running Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 is similar.

By far, the easiest…

A recent issue I’ve seen on a few Windows 7 machines has been the display turning off after only 15 minutes, even though I set the Turn off the Display option to Never. Weird!

This usually occurs with a new install of Windows 7 and will result in your computer screen turning off after 15 minutes of idle…