Any HD video files i try to play stutter horribly on my new computer, and just generally play inconsistently and in a not-smooth fashion. I've tried almost everything...
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posted by emptythought
on Mar 14, 2013 -
19 answers
In Windows 7 or 8 (and maybe before that) if I view the properties of a document, I get all sorts of meta information. I'm interested in the
Date created element and a
Content created element....
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posted by kbanas
on Mar 4, 2013 -
7 answers
I've got a Windows laptop computer I'm working on that has a small usb device plugged into it, and I can't tell what it is. It has a little red square with an icon of a six-armed gear, and it's one of those low-profile things that only sticks out a quarter-inch or so. I'd almost think it's a wireless mouse receiver, except that this thing also has a wireless mouse receiver plugged in. Is there a program I can run to tell me what USB devices are plugged in?
posted by Pope Guilty
on Nov 9, 2012 -
7 answers
What tech specs are most essential for working remotely via Citrix? Longtime Mac user here, have never bought a Windows machine. I need to buy a laptop to work remotely for my job (paralegal at a mid-size law firm). I will be logged into my Firm's network, and running a variety of software programs off Citrix (iManage Desksite, Filesurf, Word, Hotdocs template manager, Adobe Professional, etc). What key features should I be looking for? Is 8GB of RAM enough? Recommendations for specific brand names are also welcome.
posted by invisible ink
on Aug 25, 2012 -
15 answers
I had been using a mac to keep my media files and had been using "Ripit" to rip my DVD's and "identify" to tag the resulting files and put into itunes to watch on Apple TV.
Due to file space I have moved to a PC running Windows 7 to do this. And while I have found software to rip the DVD's I cannot find software to add the tags such as "synopsis", "cover art", and "episode details"?
You suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Me-Fi
posted by ndaguiar
on Jul 25, 2012 -
1 answer
I want to make an elementary school computer lab
just work, magically if possible. I am Windows deficient and could use guidance.
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posted by argybarg
on Jul 5, 2012 -
4 answers
Windows 7 Homegroup on both my desktop (where it was created) and tablet. Tablet can see desktop just fine. Desktop doesn't even show another member in the Homegroup, when tablet is right there beside it, awake (and with My Docs shared). What gives?
posted by IAmBroom
on Mar 3, 2012 -
1 answer
My Vista laptop isn't successfully restoring itself to factory condition.
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posted by Trurl
on Dec 30, 2011 -
10 answers
Crap! My computer is borked and I don't know what to do about it. System Restore can't seem to find Windows, either.
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posted by Scientist
on Nov 16, 2011 -
9 answers
I've 5 HDD and a sixth I'd like to install an image onto in order to install onto another physical computer so it has it's own MBR.
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posted by prodevel
on Sep 20, 2011 -
11 answers
I "don't have permission" to go into the desktop XP folders on my network from my Windows 7 laptop, but the reverse is fine. Help me?
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posted by droplet
on Sep 1, 2011 -
13 answers
Posted for a friend: iTunes went apeshit, drive has been emptied of music. WTH?
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posted by iarerach
on Mar 26, 2011 -
8 answers
Recommend an external hard drive? I'm looking for something in the 500GB range, Windows (XP) format, UBS 2.0 or earlier. Thanks!
posted by The Ardship of Cambry
on Mar 12, 2011 -
12 answers
File backup question for my husband - looking for an easy way to back up a set of files in windows, preferably to a network drive.
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posted by strixus
on Mar 1, 2011 -
10 answers
Why do my screens attached to my DELL laptop running Windows 7 turn a slightly orange hue every day at 4:45pm until I shut down and restart?
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posted by metajc
on Nov 22, 2010 -
2 answers
Looking for a good enterprise desktop management suite for Windows 7, that will allow us to push out updates for all apps, inventory software, etc.
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posted by GJSchaller
on Aug 18, 2010 -
6 answers
I've decided to install SP3 on my Windows XP Home version computer. But I've read horror stories about installing on an AMD machine.
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posted by bryon
on Jul 8, 2010 -
12 answers
My computer reboots itself every 2 hours like clockwork. What's up with that? Minutia under the fold.
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posted by Freyja
on May 25, 2010 -
14 answers
Would any IT / library people out there have any suggestions for troubleshooting our (old!) Epson TM T88III thermal receipt printers? We can't get them to work with the new computers...
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posted by coollibrarian
on Apr 6, 2010 -
10 answers
Install windows 7 install problems + can I install enterprise (with an enterprise key) from an ultimate disk?
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posted by kraigory
on Feb 23, 2010 -
3 answers
Does anyone know of a good, free (preferably) or cheap application that consolidates w2k3 server event logs.
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posted by aacheson
on Feb 18, 2010 -
3 answers
My laptop (an Acer Travelmate) just gave up the ghost after 3 years and a replaced (but still dodgy) hard drive. Any suggestions for laptops that can handle plenty of travel and being bumped around in bags?
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posted by divabat
on Feb 10, 2010 -
15 answers
I'm trying to make my "main computer" my 2 year-old MacBook Pro instead of my home-built desktop. How can I best do this? Does anyone have any dock recommendations for that MacBook Pro?
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posted by decrescendo
on Jan 13, 2010 -
21 answers
Looking for good system monitoring / task scheduling software to run on Windows for server monitoring as well as running custom scripts for keeping track application specific metrics.
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posted by Nothing
on Dec 22, 2009 -
2 answers
When I run some programs in full screen under Windows 7, they either crash or have odd colour effects.
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posted by Pope Guilty
on Dec 4, 2009 -
5 answers
How to have a window in the back while another in the front in Windows 7, much like a mac.
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posted by dolemite01
on Nov 2, 2009 -
8 answers
Why do large file downloads stall (with no error message or any feedback)?
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posted by bradn
on Oct 28, 2009 -
7 answers
I used to feel pretty confident with computers / IT in general (80s child). Now I need a boost to get back up to speed, especially digging around in the OS / filesystem. Recommend me a good book / website / hands-on project?
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posted by KMH
on Aug 6, 2009 -
7 answers
I have a 300gb SATA drive, NTFS formatted, that has most of my movies & music on it. After a lengthy move and installing a new operating system on a different drive, it's done something I never have seen before: about half the files on the disk point to some random location of the disk, so movie files go to the middle of MP3s, MP3s go to random places in entirely unrelated MP3s, etc. It's a massive mess. I ran the NTFS repair utility (without doing a backup, stupid) and it only had the effect of setting about half of the affected files' sizes to zero. I'm fairly sure at this point it's a lost cause, and I'll save what I can & reformat, but has anyone run into this problem before? Is there some magical way out? What on earth could have caused it?
posted by devilsbrigade
on Jul 11, 2009 -
6 answers
my computer intermittently becomes nearly unusable. google-fu has failed me. help!
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posted by ripple
on Jun 4, 2009 -
14 answers
Is there software or some automated method to audit the entire startup process of a Windows XP computer to find why startup is slow?
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posted by joshrholloway
on May 15, 2009 -
11 answers
What is the specific technical reason Windows machines get gradually more sluggish over time (and without a reformat and reinstall) whereas Macs don't seem to?
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posted by colinmarshall
on Mar 1, 2009 -
16 answers
Does the "new" Windows Search installed on XP need to have Indexing Service checked on?
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posted by Rad_Boy
on Nov 12, 2008 -
4 answers
A few years ago I came across an alternative to Windows Explorer that let you browse the contents of your drives by disk space used. The display was a kind of Mondrian grid, with the files and folders taking up the most disk space having the largest area on the display. Can anyone point me to this utility (or something similar)?
posted by Lokheed
on Aug 24, 2008 -
5 answers
I'm helping out an elderly lady who is using a laptop with XP which is showing signs of unreliability. It is now permanently sat on a table so it doesn't get moved around. She is especially concerned about a failure leading to a loss of outlook express e-mails.
This person is easily confused by all things computer related so it has to work with minimum intervention and be as simple as possible.
I was thinking of using an external drive and Acronis true image 11 home. I would set up True image to mirror on to the external drive.
I was also thinking of automatically forwarding all outlook express mails to a web mail account - yahoo mail - as she has a yahoo account already. Being able to read from a webmail account would allow uninteruped service should anything go wrong.
Is there anything wrong with this?
posted by conrad101
on Aug 18, 2008 -
11 answers
Windows Server 2003 - Best way to see what files (and their locations) disk quotas are counting against a user?
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posted by dozo
on Jul 23, 2008 -
4 answers
Can anyone help with a program to show total drive space in a PC across multiple drives?
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posted by mrbenn
on Mar 30, 2008 -
4 answers
I checked "Don't ask me again" when dragging one artist into another in WMP11 on vista in order to change all the names from one to another (to combine "the beatles" and "beatles" into one, in this case), expecting it to just do it without asking in the future, but now I've lost this functionality altogether. How can I re-enable it?
posted by lrodman
on Mar 22, 2008 -
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