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How do I recover my Windows password?

Posted onMarch 31, 2013February 2, 2014Leave a comment

I have been using the License Crawler program to try to recover the product key for a version of Windows installed on an old PC. However, I keep ending up with the error message ‘MSCOMCTL.OCX Read More …

CategoriessoftwareTagssoftware, windows

How can I record music off a video on my computer?

Posted onAugust 3, 2012Leave a comment

I’ve been trying to record some music off ma video, but the software I’m using seems to be hearing sound in the room, not what’s playing on it. What am I doing wrong?

CategoriessoftwareTagssoftware, sound, windows

How can I make Captchas easier to guess?

Posted onApril 29, 2012Leave a comment

I’m having problems filling in CAPTCHAs on forms. Is there anything you can recommend to make it easier?

CategorieswebsitesTagsCAPTCHA, windows

How do I stop Windows displaying errors on startup?

Posted onApril 21, 2012October 21, 2013Leave a comment

Recently, my computer has begun displaying a couple of error messages each time it starts up. This is pretty annoying, how can I stop it?

CategoriessoftwareTagsstartup, windows

What are the keys labelled F1 through F12 on my keyboard?

Posted onDecember 3, 2011December 3, 2011Leave a comment

Every computer I’ve had has these F keys at the top of the keyboard. What are these and what are they used for?

CategorieshardwareTagskeyboard, windows

How do I find my old Wifi password?

Posted onOctober 20, 2011Leave a comment

A while ago, I connected my old laptop to the Wifi router at my community centre. I would like to do the same with my new laptop, but I cannot find the Wifi password. Is Read More …

CategoriessoftwareTagssoftware, wifi, windows

I don’t seem to be able to print pages in IE9. What’s wrong?

Posted onAugust 10, 2011Leave a comment

I seem to have a problem printing in IE9. It’s strange because I can print exactly the same pages from Firefox and IE8. When I try to print from IE9, the browser displays the error Read More …

CategoriessoftwareTagsIE9, software, windows

How do I change the icon for a program?

Posted onApril 9, 2011Leave a comment

I have a program on my Desktop and I’d like to change the icon for it. How do I do this?

CategoriessoftwareTagsicons, windows

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