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  1. raygg

    Trouble Writing a CD w Win7 Pro and Nero 10

    At first I tried to simply copy a CD containing about 280KB of photos. I tried an internet explorer drag and drop and I tried using Nero 10. It would not work. I am using a Lenovo T450 with an external Samsung SE218 R/W CD/DVD drive. I then copied all the photo folders from the CD to the HDD...
  2. raygg

    KVM for windows - mixing ps2 cables with USB input sockets does not work

    I have 4 older desktops I run older stuff on - 2 running VISTA Home Premium, 1 running XP Pro and a Dell GX620 running Win7Pro. The first 3 boxes all have PS2 input sockets for mouse and kbd and no issues connecting with the KVM box. However, the Dell - although about the same age as the other...
  3. raygg

    Deleting guest files automatically

    I have a Windows 7 pro computer that several friends and guests use for email etc. They logon as Guest and I have the administrator logon. I would like to create a script, change security access, and/or use a proprietary software or freeware package to modify the setup so Guest input files...
  4. raygg

    The sky fell in - Win 7 updates, auto restore, Outlook images

    My newer Lenovo laptop is being repaired, so I dragged out my Lenovo T61, my older previous laptop, which was my prime machine about 18 months ago. Bsck then I had a good running copy of win 7 pro and the machine served me well. Shortly after I started using it again a few weeks ago I...
  5. raygg

    Win7 Pro- System Restore does not work

    thread1726-1678773 On my Lenovo T430U laptop with 4gb ram and win7Pro - system restore is deactivated and I cannot go back to my last restore point of 4-5 weeks ago. No clue how this happened. I maintain an active Webroot license and have not experienced any virus issues. I bought this as a...
  6. raygg

    How to filter unwanted Chinese language spam

    Suddenly 30 or more emails per day started arriving in gmail email account which appear to be written in Chinese characters - occasionally some of the emails have Roman alphabet words including the names of cities in China. How can these be filtered out in gmail? There is no reason for this and...
  7. raygg

    How to improve cell reception at home?

    Our home is a levittown cape style 6 room home on a slab built ca. 1950 - but we completely rehabbed the house in the last 15 years stripping the walls to the studs and remodeling using wall insulation having no aluminum foil under sheetrock and skim coat plaster. All the electrical, plumbing...
  8. raygg

    Replace kvm switching with wifi remote desktop access in home net?

    I would like to get rid of the wiring for connecting 4 computers to a single kvm switch in my home network by using windows remote access by using a wifi card in the back of these desktops. Ideally I would have one wired desktop connected to my home wireless router which then would allow remote...
  9. raygg

    Lenovo T61 laptop Won't burn dvd - help with software

    This is the short version......I need drivers to activate my OEM (Matsushita) optical dvd burner in my Lenovo T61 laptop. In order to attempt to upgrade my lenovo T61 laptop from existing w7 Ultimate 32bit (I have no installation disk or COA) to a w7 Pro 64bit where I have an ISO image and COA...
  10. raygg

    Migrate w7 Ult 32bit to W7 Pro 64bit

    I have a used Lenovo T61 w 4gb ram and 100gb HD running w7 Ultimate 32bit but I do not have the installation disk or the OS installation key. I also have a new w7 Pro installation disk w key code and a 750 gb hd which I plan to use to install a 64bit OS replacement of the existing OS and HD...
  11. raygg

    Recover XP on Dell Inspiron using Dell recovery disk

    A friend of a friend asked me to help her with her Dell Inspiron running Win XP Pro. I think she has an Inspiron 6000 abt 6-8 yrs old with a valid COA sticker of xp Pro. It was running slowly and she pretty well deleted everything but the OS to try to clean it up using the Delete Program...
  12. raygg

    assemble highlighted word scraps into a separate doc easily

    Am trying to make the transition from studying and making notes in a real book to using electronic pdf and word docs as the source. In working with long electronic docs it would be helpful to automate the note taking process for doing further analysis. What I would like to do with a word...
  13. raygg

    Moving Windows 7 Enterprise

    How do I move Win7 Enterprise to another pc using recovery disk or a similar method? My thinkpad video died and I determined it was a hardware problem. I bought a same model refurb Thinkpad, swapped the HD with the old laptop and I am back in business, and I did not even have to reinstall a...
  14. raygg

    Stop IPad from switching to App Store automatically

    Just got ipad2 - brand new to apple OS. I often stream radio stations to my win7 laptop using Firefox. I listened to one of those stations for the first time yesterday using the safari browser on ipad. Today I tried to do listen to the same station on the browser again but now the ipad keeps...
  15. raygg

    SQL Server 2012 install fails -sector size error

    I'm an Oracle DBA very new to SQL Server. Am failing to install SSDB 2012 on Lenovo laptop w 4gb ram,750 gb HD (non-partitioned), running win7 pro sp1. During the installation I ran the installation as LenovoT61\Ray - and added that name during the install as a user administrator. That is my...
  16. raygg

    How to run win98 on vm on win7/64?

    Never loaded any vm software or played around with it - but I DID replace my XP Pro 32 windows OS installation with WIn 7 64bit installation on my Lenovo T61 w/4gb. I have a game I run in win98 compatibility mode but I would like to know about doing the following. Could I install VM software...
  17. raygg

    running win98 in virtual on win7/64

    Never loaded any vm software or played around with it - but I DID replace my XP Pro 32 windows OS installation with WIn 7 64bit installation on my Lenovo T61 w/4gb. I have a game I run in win98 compatibility mode but I would like to know about doing the following. Could I install VM software...
  18. raygg

    I'm ANNOYed with Win7Pro because of ......

    AUTOMATIC UPDATING I reluctantly replaced xppro with w7pro 6 months ago to avoid falling behind the lingo of other pc users, especially since part of my activities is to assist others with pc issues. I hate w7 auto updates - but I realize MSFT cannot get it right -EVER- and will forever send...
  19. raygg

    Help me with those annoying things in Windows 7

    You know what's annoying with Windows 7? Well there are a lot of things and I am sure there will be more that I discover (See my thread 'Help me with those annoying things in Windows XP). I totally replaced XP on my Lenovo T61 laptop With Win7Sp1Pro 64bit two months ago, upgrading the HD at...
  20. raygg

    Replacing Linux with Win7 as the second dual boot with XP on laptop

    I have 4 yr old Lenovo Thinkpad T61 which I ordered at the time with 4 gb memory and XP pro as the pre-installed OS. Later I added Oracle Enterprise Linux (a knockoff of Red Hat Linux) on it as a dual boot without a problem. I want to remove the Linux and add Windows 7 as a dual boot. I need...

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