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    What's some good video editing software? Free if possible

    Wax (freeware): http://www.debugmode.com/wax/ Video tutorials available on their site.
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    Backup software/image or clone?

    I use Redo Backup to image my C: drive. It's open source and free. It boots from a CD. No installation needed.
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    New PC after 6 years. Which DVD burning app should I use? (And mp3 player)

    CDBurnerXP. Winamp (since late 90's).
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    Win7. How to change color of window background?

    After some more reading, I realize that what I want is only possible when using the "Windows Classic" theme. :(
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    Win7. How to change color of window background?

    I just tried it again. Windows Explorer remains glaring white. Changing the "Window" value via UI results in the respective valve changing inside the "theme" file. In fact, there's no reason to change the file. The problem is that changing the "Window" value (via UI or theme file) does not...
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    Win7. How to change color of window background?

    I have never used Aero and have tried applying the background color several times. It never worked. I'll try it again by changing the "theme" file. I'll report back the result. Thanks for the help! :)
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    Win7. How to change color of window background?

    Sorry, I don't understand. What should I "read"? And which 2 themes did you mean?
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    Win7. How to change color of window background?

    What do you mean? Is there a Registry tweak for that? I know I can do it (via UI or Registry) if I use the Windows Classic theme.
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    Win7. How to change color of window background?

    But when you change the background color, then press ok, nothing changes. The dialog box does change (to indicate you picked a new color), but that particular change will not be applied.
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    Microsoft begins distributing Windows 8 to OEMs

    Win 8 will probably be lower on resources and have larger UI elements so that it can be easily touched on tablets. Right now, a lot of people complain that Win7 isn't finger friendly due to some of its buttons (like the arrow that opens the text color palletes, or font lists) be too tiny. I have...
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    Win7. How to change color of window background?

    For example, in the screenshot below the background is white. the settings available to change the theme do not allow me to change that particular element of the UI. I don't want change icons or anything else, just that white background. And I want to do it without installing hacked DLLs. Is...
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    Will I need to reactivate Windows if I replace motherboard with identical model?

    I haven't seen a case is which the activation routine overlooked the use of a serial number in two completely different machines.
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    The least demanding Linux distro?

    If you the just gonna use it to browse the web, I recommend Puppy Linux too.
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    Why is this appearing on my internet explorer?

    By the way, does it only happen in IE? Not in other browsers? If so, try reinstalling IE.
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    Why is this appearing on my internet explorer?

    It seems tome that the caps lock is replacing a "bullet" (as in list). You might have removed a font from your system. If not, it could be a virus infection. Give us a link to a page where the problem appears so that we can check it.
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    Prevent hibernation while downloading file in Firefox

    My laptop does not consider the downloading of a file inside the browser as "activity". How can I prevent hibernation from taking place in this specific scenario? I don't want to disable Hibernation. I Just prevent it from happening while there's browser activity. Win 7 Hone Premium.
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    Display automatically switches from laptop to HDTV when HDMI cable is connected

    Hi, there! Is there any way to prevent my ATI card from automatically shutting off the laptop's monitor and switching to my LCD TV every time I connect the HDMI cable to the laptop?
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    Is there a Tablet, Slate PC with Wacom Digitizer?

    Right now you can get the HP TM2 tablet with an i5 CPU, 4GB RAM, 500GB 7200 RPM hard drive and Wacom digitizer for $804.99. I won't give the link because I'm not sure about the rules regarding deals in this forum. However, the deal can be easily found via Google. Edit: By the way, I have a TM2...
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    VLC media player 1.1.2 released

    I read somewhere that this feature can be re-added with a plugin. I have never seen a VLC plugin so for now I stick with the older version.
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    end of support of Windows 2000

    I remember when it came out and both the press an users were raving about its stability and usefulness (NT was very business-centric). I dropped Win98 as soon as I got a chance! My old Win2000 desktop just got replaced by an HP TM2 tablet in April. Man, that dino was highly dependable! It...
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    Media Player Classic

    I've never heard of a cloud Media player. If such thing exists, it probably consumes a hot more resources than MPC or VLC.
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    HDMI out on laptop won't work?

    sometimes a driver update is needed to fix/add such feature. this just happened to my TM2 tablet. sound via HDMI does not work with any of the video drivers developed by HP, but it does work with the latest driver from ATI. look for people who have hardware similar to yours and see if they've...
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    Looking for backup software for windows 7

    Redo can run entirety from a Live CD, without ever been installed to a system. and it's newbie-friendly. very easy to use. http://lifehacker.com/5575418/redo-backup-is-a-user+friendly-disk-recovery-and-backup-live-cd I've used SystemRescueCD too. very good, but not very simple. It can be run...
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    New XP install: What first? Avira Free or Windows Updates?

    Have the most uptaded Service Pack saved to your HD. You can get the file from Microsoft. It's called "offline" update, I think.
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    ATI switchable graphics? HP says they do...

    This tablet seems to be selling well, despite the lack of advertisements. Check out the guide below for great info regarding the TM2. By the way, HP is about to "refresh" the TM2 with i3 and i5 CPUs. Maybe you should wait another month before buying your tablet. The new TM2's are coming within...
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    ATI switchable graphics? HP says they do...

    I have the HP TM2 tablet (great device!) with switchable graphics. The switching works very well. I only switch to ATI when playing Hi-Def flash content. To me, the Intel graphics does greatly for most tasks. In the case of this particular device, the ability to switch graphics is only...
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    Anyone have the HP Touchsmart TM2?

    HP is about to release a new TM2 with i3 and i5 CPUs plus better graphics and possibly a better screen. It's coming out towards the end of this month. Check out Amazon for pre-order info. It's still called TM2. You can get a lot of info about this new TM2 here...
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    How to set Windows 7 firewall to always confirm connections?

    I've heard ZA doesn't work well on Win7 64 bit, So I'm avoiding it for now. I have always used it on my WinXP, though. Is there a way to make the Win7 Firewall behave like ZoneAlarm (ie: popping up confirmations)?
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    Flash performance on CNN Live is superb

    But even the simplest YouTube codec takes a lot more resources than the CNN video. Try it yourself. Add &fmt=? to the end of a YouTube URL and see how low-rez the video is. such video in normal screen would be a lot heavier than a CNN video played in fullscreen.
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    New XP install: What first? Avira Free or Windows Updates?

    I only connect the network cable once I have the drivers installed and I'm ready for the windows updates. My firewall is always on, though.
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    (tutorial) How to find malware with netmon

    There's a lot that can be done with those Syslnternal utilities. Thanks for the tip!
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    Superantispyware x64

    I have the 32 bit version of SuperAntiSpyware but I wonder how useful it is given that MalwareBytes is so powerful. I might drop it eventually. I have already dropped SpyBot.
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    Flash performance on CNN Live is superb

    How is that possible that the CNN Flash player is so well developed that, even playing a video in fullscreen, it beats the performance of Hulu or YouTube in normal screen? If there's a way to develop Flash without hogging the system, why doesn't everybody do it? http://live.cnn.com I...