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![243 Perform a System Restore in Windows Vista and 7 [How To]](http://i0.wp.com/www.mintywhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/243.png?resize=154%2C154 "Perform a System Restore in Windows Vista and 7 [How To]")
I recently had an issue trying to install Office 2010. To get it fixed, a system restore seemed like the proper action to take. The purpose of System Restore is to return your computer to a previous state under which it was operating as it should. This guide will walk you through restoring your system to a previous ‘good state’.
Before we start though, make sure you save any work and close all programs.
With Krento you can launch your programs or open web pages from a circular 3D dock. You can save and load your docks, having more than one application set available.
Windows Forums member, Batu, has created a nifty little tool that you can use to schedule a shutdown on your Windows 7 machine. You may want to schedule a shutdown for the following reasons:
This tool does work with XP and Vista, but it’s not designed to, so use at your own risk :) Download SevenShutdownControl Portable.
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PROS: A simple yet effective interface. Seemingly frequent updates to an already good program. Free. Finds music tags very quickly from several sources. Light on resources. Small download. Installer and portable version available. Built in music player. Multilanguage interface. Support for embedded lyrics and cover art. CONS: Untested on 64-bit. Pulling tags from servers returns errors (infrequent). If you are you are working in the 5th column of the page and drag-select, it snaps back to 1st column (very annoying). Dragging a music folder into TagScanner sometimes returns errors, opening within TagScanner or restarting is the only workaround. Frequent recoverable hangs. No help documentation.
VERDICT: This program will become an invaluable tool to anyone who has an unorganised music collection and wants to whip it into shape. It will take a little while to get used to the interface but once you’re au fait with it you’ll love it. It’s completely free but unfortunately comes with no help documentation. Working with large music folders (i found 10GB +) and trying to edit all of the tags at once frequently hangs (“not responding”) TagScanner, nearly all of which it recovers from and resumes. I recommend working with folders under 10GB at any one time. All in all, a decent program for your music tagging needs. PRICE: Free. VERSION REVIEWED: 5.1.555 DOWNLOAD: TagScanner |
Thank you to Windows Forums member pranaygtr who informed us of the Avast! 5.0 release. More details.
Joseph Moran and Kevin Otnes are both writers who have a long history in technical documentation and other tech-related endeavours. In this interview, we get to know Kevin and Joseph and then I’ll share a little about their book “Getting StartED Windows 7″ (Amazon)
RICH: Joe, you say you like to play Tennis; what else do you like to do outside of the world of computers?
JOE: I’m a big movie fan, though considering the way I watch most of them– on Blu-Ray disc or via digital download– I guess that barely qualifies as outside the realm of computers. Considering how much time I spend seated in front of glowing screens, I do try to get outdoors as often as possible– biking is another activity I’ve recently rediscovered (though with a GPS mounted to the handlebars, even that isn’t quite computer-free!).
See which sites have been visited on your PC (even if private browsing mode is used)
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