Problem If you’re at the desktop and double-click many types of media files(Images, Music, Video, and PDF Files), you’ll see a full-screen media viewer. Cause Windows 8 opens many types of files in the new Windows 8 interface (known as Start screen) by default. Solution You can change these settings from the Default Programs window (for this… Continue reading How to set the Desktop Applications As Your Default Programs
Month: November 2012
Updates not installing on Mac OS X
Problem This applies to Mac OS X 10.4-10.7 You are trying to install updates on your Mac and the system does not progress through the update. This can lead to the user switching off the computer prematurely and possibly corrupting the updates cache that can also lead to machine not booting correctly. Solution Switch the… Continue reading Updates not installing on Mac OS X
Libraries are missing in Windows 7
Problem Libraries are missing from the navigation bar on the left of a explorer window. Cause Read only and hidden attributes for the libraries folder have become corrupt and need to be reset to default. Solution Click Start>Computer, In the Address bar type %AppData%, This should take you to the Appdata/Roaming folder, Navigate to AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Libraries.… Continue reading Libraries are missing in Windows 7
How to change the default search provider in Internet Explorer 10
Problem You want to change the default search provider for Internet Explorer 10 in Windows 8. (Internet Explorer 10 uses the Microsoft Bing search engine by default.) Solution To switch to another search engine, you’ll need to use the desktop. To access the desktop, click the Desktop tile on the Start screen or press Windows Key+D.… Continue reading How to change the default search provider in Internet Explorer 10
Tabs keep closing in Start Screen Internet Explorer 10
Problem When using Windows 8 Start Screen Internet Explorer (version 10), opening a new tab closes a previously opened tab. Cause Windows 8 Start Screen Internet Explorer only allows 10 tabs to be open at one time. When you add an 11th tab it closed the oldest used tab. Solution If you are frequently using more then… Continue reading Tabs keep closing in Start Screen Internet Explorer 10