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Save an Unreadable CD or DVD and Recover Data [How To]

Posted by Thomas On March - 4 - 20102 COMMENTS

I remember back when (in 1985) CDs hit the market. “They are practically indestructible”, “you can jump on them”, “Spill Jam on them”. The appraisal had no limit. The CDs were the ultimate sound and storage system.

Now, we know better. If your CD or DVD gets a scratched surface – it’s virtually unreadable. Which Is why many make backup copies of their disks – before they get damaged.

What do you do, if you don’t have backups?

There are many freeware applications that may save the contents of a scratched disk, tho the end result will depend on how scratched the surface is. Here’s my tip on how to make the unreadable, readable – again.

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SevenScreensaverEditor Edits Windows 7 Screensavers

Posted by Rich On March - 3 - 2010ADD COMMENTS

If you want to edit screensavers but don’t want to mess around with system settings and files, SevenScreensaverEditor will do it for you. Created by Windows Forums member Batu, this tool is easy to use and will let you customize the screensavers that come with Windows 7. See the sreenshots below for some examples or download the tool here.

screensaver2 SevenScreensaverEditor Edits Windows 7 Screensavers

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MouseExtender is an iPhone-like Menu for Windows

Posted by Thomas On March - 3 - 20101 COMMENT

After the launch of iPhone many mobile phone companies have made their own touchscreen and software. If you love this functionality, why not add it to your home computer as well ?

MouseExtender is a small application can be used to start your favorite programs and URLs. Using Drag and drop or the Add function in the File Menu you can add almost any utility, task and web service to the interface.

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Clean Up old Windows System Restore Points [How To]

Posted by Thomas On March - 2 - 20104 COMMENTS

I don’t know what I would have done without the System Restore functionality in Windows. Curl up in a corner and cry perhaps? It is a well-known fact that Windows will on occasion be messed up – even after an Update-Thursday (the day most updates roll out from Microsoft).

If you never had to used it (I’m not quite sure I believe you) or you rarely do, the old (and unused) Restore Points will undoubtedly take up a lot of hard-Drive space. If you are on Windows 7, you may have discovered that Windows on occasion deletes the old Restore Points Automatically so you really don’t need to worry much about it. If you use an older Windows – chances are that your Restore Points are piling up on you.

So How do you easily remove the old Restore Points, yet – keep the new ?

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Windows Guides Has a Facebook Page; Are You a Fan?

Posted by Rich On March - 2 - 2010ADD COMMENTS

Windows Tools, Help & Guides has a Facebook page and I’m inviting you to join and become a “fan”! (I’m not a … fan of the word fan, but that’s the word Facebook uses.)

To become a fan, do the following:

Click here
Login to/Register for Facebook
Click Become a Fan

Thanks for your support everyone.

Link Online ID with User Account [How To]

Posted by Stu On March - 2 - 20102 COMMENTS

OnLineIDCpl dll 02 13 Link Online ID with User Account [How To] Windows 7 has the ability to link your Online ID with your Windows User Account. Currently, only Windows Live accounts work and I can’t see this changing in the near future.

What are the benefits of linking your online ID with your user account?

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Got that? Want to go ahead and link your online ID with your Windows 7 user account?

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