MessageBeep() doesn't give a sound

My HP-Notebook( with W7 64-bit) all of a sudden (probably after executing one of the "cleaners") stopped given a sound with the MessageBeep() API. Also modal screens (e.g. messageboxes in Word) usually give a sound when you click oiutside of the box. But not on my computer anymore. All other sounds are fine, e.g. log on/off, Media Player, etc. I tried a lot of things (driver, sound configurations, etc.) w/o success. On my wife's identical machine it works flawless. Any idea, where to check or compare?

How can I remove a network connection/workgroup in Win 7?

Hi, I have recently purchased a new laptop with Windows 7 Home Premium and McAfee antivirus. After I connected the laptop to the local network (don't remember if I created a network connection in Win 7 in the laptop or .), the desktop running Win XP Pro, SP 3 lost access to the workgroup (doesn't find even itself on the workgroup/LAN, while Internet works fine). After some struggle I found that McAfee has a feature that excludes PC:s not having McAfee installed on them! Now to my question: Can McAfee really change settings on other PC:s (?), so that the desktop loses

Edit Network group

My wife and I both just got new computers with Win-7 (64) I found out how to join an existing Network by simply right click 'Computer' > properties > then down towards the bottom, where it says Computer Name/ Network, click the Change Settings, the next window shows a button to change or join a network/domain I had no problem on my wifes PC but on mine the button is grayed out and I am forced to keep the network that setup gave me.

Cannot Install WIn Server 2008 R2 x64 in Win 7

I get this error http://www.chicagotech.net/virtualization/vmissue3.htm Host was Win 7 Home Prem x64. I upgraded it to Pro 7 x64 and still have the same issue. I just bought this laptop and have the VM ext. enabled in the bios. (AMD SVM (Secure Virtual Machine)). A friend said SVM is the new name for AMD-V. Works fine in VMPlayer, but this prof is using Microsoft VPC so I wanna use the same VM software. Thank you, Eric Vogel

Windows 7 Screen Resolution Issue

Windows 7 power saving feature puts the system to sleep after a certain period of idleness. This is fine, but in doing so it also seems to reset my screen resolution from the recommended 1980 x 1080 to a much lower resolution resulting in much larger icons, type, etc. I can easily re-set the resolution, but it doesn't seem like I should have to. Is there a way to prevent this change? I've only had my new Windows 7 machine for a week or so, but this has happened on several occasions.

Processes

I use to know how to find out what programs/processes were running. Jog my memory. Thanks Bill Mc

INSTALLING ANYTHING IN WINDOWS 7 EVEN THE OS

This is from a layman person that has tried everything imaginable with security stuff on NTFS. The security is set by the os installer [trusted installer?] and not the self booting manager like partition magic. IF any of you know how to restore messed up security settings which prevent booting, please tell us all. WARNING: IF YOU ARE INSTALLING THE OS [EITHER OEM OR RETAIL] PLEASE LISTEN TO THIS: DO NOT REDUCE OR DELETE ANY OF THE ORIGINAL SECURITY DESCRIPTORS WHICH WERE FIRST INSTALLED WITH THE OS BY THE SETUP DISC. YOU CAN ELEVATE THEM ALL TO FULL and you can add/delete

Date and time as long format in the taskbar

Operating system Windows 7 professional 64 bit the time is shown in the desktop of Windows in the taskbar down on the right. Is there the possibility in this place of showing the time and date into long format, example: Su, 29.08.2010 13:34:47? thanks Josef

Problem printing emails from Windows Live

My fairly new Brother printer won't print properly from Windows Live. Everything else, like printing from Firefox is fine, but email messages are off the page to the left. Anyone heard of this issue? Brother support won't help with software issues like this.

ATI Catalyst's 10.8 are out

The usual monthly release is out. http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_catalyst.aspx A couple of performance improvements in games (crossfire) and a few fixes for the rest of us. :) Carlos

How to share printer connected to Windows 7 pc with a pc using Vista ?

I have upgraded to Windows 7 and now face the problem that no one else but myself can use the printer. Before I had a home network setup and all other pc's connected via wireless network to print. How to I setup just the printer so others can use it ?

Windows 7 dual versions of same file simultaneously present

I am running Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit. I have a situation in which two versions of a file are simultaneously present and available to programs. Thre is a text file in a program directory from which error message are read. When I run the program I get an error message "Error 1234". When I edit the message file in a text editor this line does not exist. There is a new line present "New Error mesage 1234" - as there is suppose to be as I have just copied across the latest updated files. However if I edit the file using a cygwin command (e.g. 'ed' then the new lines are not p

dual monitor question

Windows 7 Pro 64-bit I just got a new computer and added dual monitors. The left, secondary, monitor has a brownish tint to it compared to the primary monitor. I've got the desktop extended, so when you open a program such as notepad and put half of it on the right and half on the left monitor they are noticeably different. The right monitor is white, with almost a slight bluish tint. It looks much better. The left monitor is brownish and dirty looking - when looking at its half of notepad. It's a brand new computer and the monitors are also brand new. I thought it was t

Where is it?

I suspect I should not post in this group since my question has nothing to do with 64-bit versions of Windows. But has the group passing along offers to MVP's from various companies been eliminated? I cannot find it in the Newsgroup list anymore. Thank you. Jim Sauvage

Microsoft's Social Forums?

The biggest irritation about Microsoft's new Social Forums is they apparently can't afford competent IT people, adequate hardware, and a reliable operating system to keep it running properly. I get more errors trying to open pages and posting to them that any other website I have ever been to. To me it's like they threw this whole thing together with little or no planning. To me it's a screwed up mess. I sincerely hope this is not an example of "Microsoft' Finest!"

Monitor display is shifted to the left unreasonably and irreparably regardless of monitor used.

I have two Acer V223W monitors plugged into the PC, using "Intel HD Graphics (Core i5)" adapter and Windows 7. I think this is a Windows issue and not a hardware issue because of the following behavior... (BTW, if there's a better group for me to post this to, please let me know!) It seems that no matter which of the two monitors is plugged into the VGA port (as opposed to the DVI), that monitor in that port will have the display shifted far to the left. So far that using the H. Position adjustment all the way to the right still won't show the whole screen, and inches of the left-si

memory.dmp

if windows crashes and memory gets dumped into memory.dmp, what can I as a user do with this file? do I need it? can there be anything in there that would help me to find out why windows is crashing? Using Wordpad, after 1 minute, it seems like it has only opened 1%.

Registry Setting for Lock on Screen Saver

Not sure if this is the right newsgroup for this, but didn't see any others that looked like a better match. In Win 7 64 (and many other versions), you can set Windows to lock or return to the welcome screen after the screen saver kicks in. In Win 7, this is an option on the Screen Saver control panel applet available through Personalize ("On resume, display logon screen"). Is there either from the command line or through a registry setting to: 1. Set the screen saver 2. Specify how long to wait before the screen saver turns on 3. Turn on the "On resume, display logon screen

64 bit Newsreader

Hi everyone, Does anyone know if there is a 64 bit Newsreader for Windows 7 64 bit? My old 32 bit Reader is slow. John

Halo crashing Windows

Why is Halo crashing Windows not more then twice a day. Yes, I get the blue screen. No reasons stated in the blue screen other then remove new hardware or software. The only thing new is the motherboard and CPU and memory. Can't really remove them now can we...

How to use a shared printer (win xp 32bit) on windows 7 (64 bit) without 64bit driver?

Hi, I've connected my Epson EPL-5900L to my desktop-pc (Windows XP 32bit) and share it in the network. Now I want to use this shared printer on a Windows 7 (64bit) notebook but unfortunately there are no 64bit drivers for this printer (not for windows 7 and not for vista). Is there a way I can use this printer on the notebook? --> Maybe a "proxy-printer" on the XP-machine where exists 64bit driver f�r windows 7. Hopefully someone can help me. Markus

Windows Fax & Scan

I am running Win7 x64 and need help: How do I change the modem I want to use in WFScan?

Office 7: There is no email program associated to perform the requested action

Running Win 7 X64 and recently started getting the following error when attempting to create envelopes: When in Outlook 2007 and I click on Mailings/Envelopes/Delivery Address Icon, I get the message "There is no email program associated to perform the requested action. Please install an email program or, if one is already installed, create an association in the Default Programs control panel." When get into Default Programs Outlook 7 is not listed in the Default Programs control panel to create an association. My email default program is already set Windows live Mail. I h

No sound after sleep

Whenever I put my computer into sleep mode it restarts with no sound. I have the latest drivers installed and all Windows updates. If I start Media Player and click on a music track I get an error message saying there is an error with my sound device, there might not be one, it might be in use by another program or it is not functioning properly. A reboot solves the issue. I have searched on Google and found hundreds of others with the same problem (nearly all with HD audio like I have) but I can't find a solution. It seems to be a generic problem with Windows 7 64bit as

32 bit version of MSIE 8 is corrupted

I'm running 64bit WIN 7 and I believe that my 32bit version of MSIE 8 has been corrupted. My 64bit version of MSIE 8 is fine. How can I delete and replace my 32bit version of MSIE 8?