Posts by Zachary Barrett4

🤦 you've gotta be kidding me, please tell me it isn't true! 🙄

It looks like the driver for a specific piece of hardware isn't behaving quite right. I was wondering, have you happened to plug in any new gear lately, or maybe tried uninstalling some existing drivers from the system?

I wonder if your Aero didn't just shut itself off on you?

ActiveX

Hey there,

is it possible for Zachary Barrett4 to take over for R1982?

It sure is. You should probably just reach out to hollowtrucker77 about it.

Taylor Morales31 said:Well, I suppose that could work if you aren't too picky about the specifics, though I was looking at getting the x86 Ultimate version on a machine with 2GB of RAM—which really acts more like 1.75GB once you account for the graphics—for maybe around $38 or $39, whereas you're looking at the x64 version with 4GB of RAM for closer to $100...

The x64 Ultimate build with 4 GB of RAM.

Hey there, you've got 4 GB of RAM and you're actually complaining because Windows is eating up a little extra memory? 🤦

I mean, sure, it’s totally possible that Windows is going to grab a larger chunk of your RAM just to function, isn't it?

There’s honestly a massive pile of services running in the background, and if you look closely, you could probably disable at least 5-10% of them without any fear of breaking anything.

But, to be honest, I find myself much more curious about the processes that are actually spinning right now and taking up resources.

mistywolf17 said:This girl didn't actually have her account stolen on this site.
Besides, Reddit isn't really responsible for that, right? Everyone just needs to be more careful about where they log in and what kind of software they're downloading.

I know, I wasn't even talking about her specifically, but rather those few users who ended up losing their accounts entirely—I say "targeted" because these "hijackers" 😂 were using their specific handles to make posts and spread spam all over the platform.

dustypuma5 said:Reddit ought to provide some sort of recourse if a password gets leaked from the database, though as far as I understand, even a superadmin can't see the actual passwords since they're stored in an encrypted format.

Oh, right, you're absolutely correct, I completely blanked on mentioning Alan Turing 👎 silly me 😂

dustypuma5 said:And one more thing, Facebook really screwed us over. 🤣

👍 😂

David Kern8 said:I'm aware of how it works, I just really want to keep the clock there, which is why I'm asking

If you right-click on the clock in the taskbar, then go to Adjust date and time, then head into Change date and time, find where it says Change calendar settings, and under the SHORT DATE section, you can just copy and paste this string:

dd///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////MM/yyyy

Once you hit apply, you should see nothing but the clock down there, which is exactly what we're aiming for, right?

It’s been happening more frequently over the last few days, and it seems like more and more users are getting caught up in it.

Does anyone know if there’s an official statement from Reddit regarding why people are suddenly losing access to their accounts?

It’s really not worth worrying about FooBar 😁

driftingmarlin70 said:It’s common knowledge that Daemon Tools and Windows 7 just don't get along.

Are you absolutely sure about that?

Because on my Windows 7 64-bit machine, Daemon Tools Lite isn't just getting by—honestly, sometimes it feels like they actually love each other, if you know what I mean?😂

MPC-HC 😍

Anthony Rogers27 said:I’ve been using Firefox, and even after I go through the whole routine of clicking "clear recent history" and wiping out my cache, cookies, and everything else, I still run into this weird thing where I try to type a URL into the address bar and all those old sites I visited just pop right back up in the suggestions—does anyone know how I can actually get rid of those?

Edit: Never mind, figured it out. 🙂

It's not a bug, it's a feature! 🤣

Well, I suppose I should probably go ahead and lay out the steps so anyone else who feels inspired to try this themselves actually knows what they're getting into, and then we can just call it a day, right? 🙂

Taylor Campbell4 said:Does anyone happen to know if there's a way to take those icons pinned to my taskbar and actually align them to the right side, so they sit over on the right instead of the left? 🙂

I found this really handy little utility for rearranging all your taskbar buttons whenever you feel like it.

Karen Gonzalez69 said:I just got Windows 7, and honestly, I’m not feeling it... I actually started getting a bit paranoid that maybe I’m still running Vista😬
I thought about switching back to a different OS, but since I managed to pass some job assessments using this version, I figured I should just grit my teeth and learn how to deal with it🙂
so... I'll probably be hanging out here quite a bit more😬

They really have a way of getting under your skin, don't they? 😉

I mean, you have to admit, it seems like the guys and girls over at Microsoft actually hit the mark this time around.

Gary Cooper7 said:So, I ended up trying a different approach and it actually worked for me... thanks 🙂

🙏

Cheers, man, looks like I'm dealing with the exact same thing on my end now too 😁

Gary Cooper7 said:Does anyone happen to know how I can fix my taskbar settings so that when I open MSN Messenger, it shows up as just one single icon instead of two separate ones? It’s currently showing both the main program and my specific profile window separately, which feels a bit cluttered, you know? I actually tried digging through the Properties menu to see if there was a toggle or some setting to group them together, but I couldn't find anything helpful in there at all. Has anyone else dealt with this kind of thing before? 🤷
If I haven't quite made myself clear enough yet, maybe I'll just post a screenshot later on, since I'm honestly struggling to find any other way to explain what's going on here. 😁

I managed to pull it off, though I can't quite put my finger on which of the two methods actually did the trick. Was it the first thing I tried, or that second tweak? It’s hard to say, really.

You really ought to go ahead and get MSN Messenger installed!I was just browsing through some old bookmarks and stumbled upon www.msn.net, which really takes me back to those days when we used MSN Messenger to stay connected with everyone, doesn't it? It’s funny how those little digital spaces feel like such a distant memory now, almost like looking at an old photo album from high school where everything seemed so much simpler. Does anyone else ever get that sudden wave of nostalgia just from clicking on a familiar URL?You might want to try searching the site for that Enhancer script, just give it a shot and install it to see how things shake out.

So, if you're looking to get things moving again, try right-clicking on that MSN Messenger shortcut first, alright? You’ll want to head into the Compatibility settings and check the box that says "Run this program in compatibility mode for," then just select Windows Vista SP2 from the list. Once you've done that, go ahead and restart MSN, and you should see it drop down into your system tray. After it's settled there, just go back to the shortcut properties, uncheck that compatibility box to return everything to its normal state, and give MSN one more quick restart. Does that seem like it might do the trick for you?

So, I was just sitting here looking at my taskbar, and I noticed something a little bit strange—it seems like I only have one single window showing up for MSN, which feels a bit off, doesn't it?