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Sharing a user folder

Posted under Windows.
Created on November 11, 2009. Last modified on February 17, 2011.

windowsWhen trying to share only a single subfolder in [drive]:\Users\[user] (for instance C:\Users\JohnDoe\Downloads) the entire Users folder actually gets shared.

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Enable Administrator account

Posted under Windows.
Created on October 18, 2009. Last modified on February 17, 2011.

windowsEventhough the account used to install Windows 7 is part of the administrators group, you may find the need for a “real” administrator account to get the “old feel of absolute power and administrative control” over your PC back as you were used to in previous Windows versions.

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Disable Homegroup

Posted under Windows.
Created on September 26, 2009. Last modified on February 17, 2011.

windowsNot everyone will find the new Homegroup feature in Windows 7 useful. Unfortunately there is no uninstall option to actually remove it, but here is how to disable it and remove it from Windows Explorer:

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Uninstall unneeded Windows Features

Posted under Windows.
Created on September 26, 2009. Last modified on February 17, 2011.

windowsA standard Windows 7 installation comes already with a number of so-called Windows Features installed by default. To uninstall unneeded Windows features:

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Firefox add-ons do not work after upgrade

Posted under Freeware.
Created on November 11, 2009. Last modified on February 17, 2011.

firefoxAfter upgrading Mozilla Firefox to a newer version, the previously installed add-ons do not work anymore.

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