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Windows shortcut keys

June 1, 2010

What are Windows shortcut keys? Windows shortcut keys are keys on your keyboard that you can press to make things happen. Sometimes you might have to press one key on the keyboard, however usually it will be a combination of keys together. For example  you can press the WINKEY and the letter D on your [...]

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Windows Seven Tips – Change the text Size on your computer screen

May 31, 2010

If you have problems with your eyesight and need to make your text size larger on your computer screen then its really easy on Windows Seven. If you increase the dots per inch (DPI) scale the text gets bigger and if you decrease the DPI scale its gets smaller. When you have smaller text you [...]

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Change drive letters or directories in the dos command (cmd) window

May 29, 2010

Writing commands into a dos command window is not a secret, because before Windows was invented, you needed to be able to navigate around the computer somehow and therefore we had to learn how to change drive letters. When I say change drive letters, I mean in a Dos window, not change drive letters of [...]

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Where did the dos command window go when I typed a command into the run box?

May 26, 2010

Computer Tips – By Mitz Sometimes when you put a command into the run window the Windows cmd window flashes and closes before you can see it. Why does it disappear like that? It is very annoying and it leaves you unsure whether the cmd you typed in was actually completed or not? How to [...]

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Restore the Run Command Window to the Start Menu

May 26, 2010

Computer users are often faced with the dilemma of a missing run command window in the Windows XP start menu and need to restore the run command to it’s usual place. This is also a common problem in Windows Vista as the run command has to be added to the start menu manually as it [...]

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How to get to regedit and gpedit.msc when there is no run or command window

May 26, 2010

When you cannot get to your run dialog box or your command window it can cause problems for you. Even to bring your run box back you might need to use regedit or gpedit.msc. See how to restore the run command box. The run window is used to type in commands like cmd for a [...]

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