This week’s online newsletter includes:
- Reducing Frustration by Changing the Windows 7 User Access Control Settings
I wish there were a few more settings options in the Windows 7 User Access Control (UAC) Settings dialog box.
Some programs, especially utility programs, trigger the UAC warning every time I start them manually, but not if started as a Windows Service or started by the Windows scheduler or Windows startup routines.
- A Look at Acronis True Image Home 2011 | Acronis True Image Home 2011 Review
I was impressed. Acronis True Image Home 2011 was released on Tuesday this week. I bought a copy on Wednesday for my desktop, and so I could do the review. On Thursday, I bought three more licenses — for my notebook, my other desktop and my wife’s computer. Yep, I liked it…
- Sorting the Windows 7 All Programs Menu — and Organizing it, too
A subscriber wrote to ask about a problem with the Windows 7 All Programs menu-list. He wanted to know: "I’m running Win7 and one of the things I find annoying is when you have to go to the program menu window and search from top to bottom on what I consider a unorganized list. How to I setup the list in alphabetical order?
- My Security Software Recommendations
My recommendations for anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, anti-spam software, system control software and backup software.
I’ve also included my recommendations for wired and wireless routers, as well as add-on USB Wireless-N adapters.
This week’s email newsletter articles are:
- Outlook Refuses to Open Email Links
- Windows XP Can’t Remember Windows Classic Theme
- Where Should I Save my Hard Drive Backup Image?
- This Week’s On-Line Issue
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In your article “Sorting the Windows 7 All Programs Menu — and Organizing it, too” you mentioned that you can put folders in the All Programs Menu – how is that done? When I left click there are no options to do that.
Windows XP Can’t Remember Windows Classic Theme
Hi Terry and Bill,
I’m not sure I fully understand Bill’s problem,but…I thought to go classic scheme you right click on start button, select properties, then choose the classic option, or is this only for the start menu?
Regards.
Windows XP Can’t Remember……Is Bill logged on as an administrator? If not, he won’t be able to change any settings.
◦Outlook Refuses to Open Email Links (sorry I should have put this in)
I had this problem after I installed Google Chrome. I hated the interface and unistalled it. At the time the only information I could find was instructing me to go into the registry to fix it. I did not want to do that. I finally found the problem addressed when I googled “Google Chrome”.
All is well now.
“You can also insert folders to make the mess a whole lot more organized, e.g. a folder for Utilities”
exactly my issue — advising your method would be of great assistance.
However, I was able to do this by doing an Everything Search for Start Menu and found the folder with program files and did create folders and organize the Start Menu a few days ago
Unlike XP one can’t R click the Start Button and choose “All users” or Open but after reading this article, I decide to see what would happen if one R clicks All Programs.
Well, I’ll be a monkeys uncle. Now there is a choice that offers “all users” and when opening that, the program folder is available for organizing the Start Menu > all programs.
Hope this helps others. Win 7 has lots of good stuff but it does take exploring to find many items as well as finding tips and tutorials on the internet.