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Jerry Rogers2 Jerry Rogers2 Member
38 messages
joined Oct 2008
#1081 ·
I’ve run into a minor "issue" that’s starting to get under my skin. I went ahead and installed MSN, and now, for some reason, its icon keeps popping up in the taskbar, and I can't seem to get rid of it. What I actually want is for it to behave like everything else—just sitting quietly in the system tray next to the clock. Here are some screenshots so you can see exactly what I’m dealing with.
Basically, instead of having a tiny little icon tucked away in the bottom right corner, I'm stuck with this one that only shows up whenever a window is active. Does anyone know how to fix this? 😠
Michelle Ward10 Michelle Ward10 Member
26 messages
joined Jul 2012
#1082 ·
Jerry Rogers2 said:I've run into a little "issue" that’s starting to get under my skin. I downloaded and installed MSN, and now this MSN icon keeps popping up in the taskbar, and I can't seem to get rid of it. I want it to behave like everything else—just sitting quietly in the system tray by the clock in the bottom right corner. Here are some screenshots so you can see exactly what I mean.
The problem is, I don't have a tiny little icon tucked away in the corner; instead, I just get this big thing that shows up whenever a window is active. How do I fix this? 😠

That was bugging me too, but I didn't even think to search for it online. 😳
http://community.winsupersite.com/bl...t-belongs.aspx
Jerry Rogers2 Jerry Rogers2 Member
38 messages
joined Oct 2008
#1083 ·
George Hill13 said:It was bugging me too, I just didn't think to run a quick search online.😳
http://community.winsupersite.com/bl...t-belongs.aspx

Man, thanks a ton! 🙂
Hopefully, Microsoft will actually fix this in the final release.
Brenda Baker4 Brenda Baker4 Newcomer
2 messages
joined Mar 2007
#1084 ·
After burning a few DVDs and dealing with three separate attempts to download Windows 7, I finally got it installed. Honestly, once I actually got the installer running, the process itself was smooth sailing, though getting to that point was a total headache.🙂
So far, nothing seems to be missing. Everything I’ve put on here works fine. I tested out Tomb Raider to see if the games would hold up, and everything else is still a work in progress. We'll see how it holds up over time.

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Karen Garcia5 Karen Garcia5 Member
10 messages
joined Jan 2012
#1085 ·
darkviper7 said:To be a real geek.
A real geek knows where everything is by heart. 😬
Maybe you'll learn Russian too if you're lucky. xD

Man, that reminds me of this one time. Some lady called me to fix the network at her shop—not just any shop, though, a Chinese grocery store. I show up, sit down at the laptop, and it’s running Windows XP, but the whole OS is in Chinese. 😂 Just lines and dashes all over the screen. 🤣 All she could say was, "It won't load, it just won't load, my god, it won't load." 🤣

But I figured it out. Real geek stuff. 🙂 😬
darkviper7 darkviper7 Member
25 messages
joined Jan 2008
#1086 ·
xD
I guess I'd try to navigate my way over to the regional and language settings and just set everything to English xD
Anyway, the RTM version is dropping next month.
How many of you guys are actually planning on jumping to Windows 7 next month?
That is, assuming they let us activate it using some kind of "workaround" similar to how we handled Vista.
Has Microsoft said anything yet about what kind of security measures they're going to bake into them?
Mark Sanchez3 Mark Sanchez3 Active Member
101 messages
joined Feb 2009
#1087 ·
Timothy Taylor42 said:Here is a preview of what Windows 8 will look like

http://windows8center.com/

I can hardly wait for Windows 10...
darkviper7 darkviper7 Member
25 messages
joined Jan 2008
#1088 ·
lol, it hasn't even been a week yet and you guys are already acting like it's been eight. chill out, seriously
everyone just needs to take a breath for a second
Karen Garcia5 Karen Garcia5 Member
10 messages
joined Jan 2012
#1089 ·
Regarding Windows 8, they describe it as a user concept. I guess someone just sat at home and imagined how Windows 8 should actually look
darkviper7 darkviper7 Member
25 messages
joined Jan 2008
#1090 ·
Man, I didn't even bother scrolling up to see what was posted before this
Melissa Watson4 Melissa Watson4 Member
24 messages
joined Dec 2008
#1091 ·
Installed build 7201 and now Daemon Tools isn't working again... I guess.🙄
Michelle Ward10 Michelle Ward10 Member
26 messages
joined Jul 2012
#1092 ·
Yeah, me neither. I ended up just installing Virtual Clonedriv.
I didn't really feel like messing around with half a dozen other tools. Besides, I’m already having to deal with enough new tech changes as it is.😳
Jeffrey Harris92 Jeffrey Harris92 Member
22 messages
joined Apr 2009
#1093 ·
Honestly, this week is driving me absolutely insane—everything else feels like such an upgrade over Windows XP or Vista, but the network management? It’s a total disaster. It was messy back in Vista, sure, but Windows 7 is just frustrating... Every time I boot up my PC, it tells me I have multiple networks active and refuses to connect to the internet. I end up having to disable the adapter and then re-enable it just to get things moving again, which is such a hassle. To make matters worse, I can't even figure out which two networks are causing the conflict so I can just delete the extra one. It shows up as Local area Connection 1 and 2, but there's no way to find where to actually strip out the second one.
Is there any kind of software out there specifically for managing network connections?
boldfox45 boldfox45 Member
15 messages
joined May 2009
#1094 ·
Look, I guess everyone should just wait for the full version of Windows 7 to actually drop, then maybe these kinds of issues won't even happen... It seems like as soon as any beta comes out, people just rush to install these buggy builds and all that other nonsense immediately...
Elizabeth Cooper2 Elizabeth Cooper2 Newcomer
8 messages
joined Nov 2020
#1095 ·
I installed an RC build today and I've hit a bit of a snag. I'm running three hard drives—one PATA and two SATA—but one of the SATA drives isn't showing up properly. It shows up fine in the BIOS, but once I'm actually in Windows, it's nowhere to be found. Any advice on what to do here?
Melissa Watson4 Melissa Watson4 Member
24 messages
joined Dec 2008
#1096 ·
Steven White96 said:I installed this week's RC build, and I'm running into an issue. I have three drives—one PATA and two SATA—but one of the SATA drives isn't showing up. It shows up in the BIOS, but not in Windows. Any ideas?

Maybe check the Device Manager to see if the drive is even listed there... if it is, you might just need to go into Disk Management and manually assign it a drive letter, like D:, to get it to show up in File Explorer.☕
Jeffrey Harris92 Jeffrey Harris92 Member
22 messages
joined Apr 2009
#1097 ·
Jeffrey Harris92 said:Man, this week is driving me absolutely insane... everything else feels so much more polished compared to Windows XP or Vista, but they really botched the network management. It was messy back in Vista, but in Windows 7, it’s just a disaster. Every time I boot up my PC, it tells me I have multiple networks active and won't let me connect to the internet—I actually have to disable the adapter and then re-enable it just to get things moving again. The worst part is I can't even figure out which two networks are conflicting so I can just delete the extra one. It shows up as Local Area Connection 1 and 2, but there's no way to find where to delete number two.
Is there any specific software out there for managing network connections?

The issue is actually my Bluetooth radio adapter; it created its own network profile and kept interfering with my actual internet connection, which caused all these headaches.
I tried disabling it, but Windows just turns it right back on during startup... I finally just unplugged it physically, and now everything is running smoothly.
All things considered, Windows 7 is a great OS—I haven't run into any other issues despite this being a beta build. This whole networking mess was mostly my own fault, really. My only real gripe is how much they overcomplicated the network management side of things...
rowdyskipper28 rowdyskipper28 Newcomer
8 messages
joined Sep 2008
#1098 ·
Just saw the latest Windows 7 x64 build 7229. popped up on The Pirate Bay.
Should be the last one before RTM...
Jeffrey Harris92 Jeffrey Harris92 Member
22 messages
joined Apr 2009
#1099 ·
I honestly don't follow you guys—you’ve got a perfectly stable beta right in front of you, yet you're downloading a different version every single week? If the one you have is actually working, just sit tight and wait for the RTM.
darkviper7 darkviper7 Member
25 messages
joined Jan 2008
#1100 ·
Man, people are just like that sometimes 😬

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