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Entries Tagged as 'Speeding Up'

Got Questions? Ask away!

September 16th, 2014 · No Comments

Do you have a Technology. Computer, Server, Network or Security Question and don’t know who to ask? Jump on over to Ward Computers LinkedIn account, follow us and ask away! https://www.linkedin.com/company/ward-computers?trk=nmp_rec_act_company_name

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Tags: Backing up · E-Mail Issues · Hard Drives · Hardware · Internet · Malware · Networking · Optimizing · Purchasing · Security · Software · Speeding Up · Trojans · Virus · Wireless · Worms

Got Tech Questions?

September 3rd, 2014 · No Comments

Do you have a Technology Question and don’t know who to ask? Jump on over to Ward Computers LinkedIn account, follow us and ask away! https://www.linkedin.com/company/ward-computers?trk=nmp_rec_act_company_name

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Tags: Backing up · E-Mail Issues · Hard Drives · Hardware · Internet · Malware · Networking · Optimizing · Purchasing · Security · Software · Speeding Up · Trojans · Virus · Wireless · Worms

Running programs from another PC or Server on a Windows 7 computer

August 26th, 2013 · 2 Comments

If you have a Windows 7 program that starts from a different PC or the server you will be asked to “run” or “Cancel” (or in some cases “ok”) the program every time you boot. Sometimes this does not appear until after you have opened another program causing you and your software confusion. I deal […]

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Tags: Networking · Speeding Up

Disable or Enable The Sidebar/Desktop Gadgets In Windows 7

July 31st, 2013 · 8 Comments

If you don’t use the Sidebar or Desktop gadgets in Windows 7 or if you want to turn them on, you can easily get add or remove them to reclaim some desktop space. All it takes is a simple configuration change. 1.    Open the Control Panel by clicking on the “Start” menu icon then “Control […]

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Tags: Optimizing · Software · Speeding Up

Customizing the Microsoft Office 2007 Favorite Links bar

May 17th, 2013 · No Comments

In Office 2007, when you go to save a file, there was a default list of locations on the left side of the pop-up window. That used to be called the “My Places” bar, it is now labeled “Favorite Links”. If you create many documents and you need to save them in a location that […]

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Tags: Optimizing · Speeding Up