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I typically have 2-3 OSes in my boot menu: Ubuntu 10.04 Windows 7 [Sometimes, a third option, such as Ubuntu 10.04 Netbook] If I am in an OS other than the default choice (Windows 7 in this case), and I reboot, Grub boots into Ubuntu 10.04. This shouldn’t happen–when I reboot in Windows 7, I […]

I want WINDOWS+LEFT and WINDOWS+RIGHT to snap to the top half and bottom half respectively.  Any solution works, be it a registry hack, driver setting, or program I can run. This question is asking the same thing but the ‘Answer’ doesn’t really answer anything: Can window snap be programmatically rotated when monitor is rotated to

I have 4 RAM slots on the motherboard P5K. At the moment I have two 1GB RAM modules and two 2GB RAM modules. Everything is working fine. Can I buy one 4GB module and put it instead of the 1GB module? Another question, can I mix MHz values, like that I have two 667MHz modules

I want to be able to ‘put the display to sleep’ on one of my two monitors when it isn’t needed, so it doesn’t distract me or use unnecessary power. Ideally, the display would be asleep, but the OS would remain in dual-monitor mode, so I could still have a variety of windows open in

I’ve got a new laptop with a wireless card which runs Windows 7.  At work, I put the laptop in a docking station that gives the laptop a hardwired internet connection and functions pretty much like desktop PC.  But there isn’t any WiFi signal in my building that I can use, so various portable devices

There’s a folder on my desktop called like ‘example’ and when I try to delete it it says “You require permission from the computer’s admistrator to make changes to this folder” when checking the properties; the Current owner says “Unable to display current owner.” I have tried many solutions found online, including enabling & signing

I need to frequently change the DNS server address, and for now I do it by opening ‘network and sharing center’ – ‘local area connection’ – properties – ipv4 – and then type the DNS numbers. Is there a faster way to do it? Can I do it with a batch file or a powershell

A screen of mine burnt out, and was replaced with a screen of lower resolution. It works in safe mode as that is in 800×600 resolution, but when I try to boot to normal mode, it fails. Is there a way to change the resolution for normal mode in safe mode? Solution: Once you’re in

My machine has a SSD (fairly small) and a Hard disk (large). I want to have windows and a couple of programs on the SSD but I want to have the documents folders (such as my documents and my downloads) on the HD. I also want the default install directory pointing at the larger HD.

I’m connected to a LAN with the aid of DHCP. Now and then, I need to reach a laptop someone brings to the office that’s not configured to use DHCP. So far I need to do the following: Connect laptop to a network port Write down laptop’s IP address and mask Change laptop’s network settings