After some more tinkering with the issue, I finally fixed the file association problem. It seems that Windows was giving me an invalid program to...
I've tried that option, but it always defaults to a notepad icon. In the thumbnail below, notice how notepad is highlighted in blue. I have...
Not exactly. Those choices only increase the size of the icon unless you have thumbnails enabled under folder options. You could customize each...
OK, I just answered my own question. You can disable thumbnail views in Windows 7 via Tools/Folder Options/View tab. Just click on the first...
I do, but it's not Adobe. It's called PDF-XChange. Adobe got so large and bloated I didn't care for it anymore.
Plain, as in plain white with a corner folded down. At least I have seen a few pdf files that looked that way. It appears that Windows 7 is...
I'm confused. That sounds like an email program.
I tried that Bill, but the icons in question have no such option. I can't understand why Microsoft made certain icons appear so plain looking....
I think sfc /scannow made the difference.
Is there any way to get said files in post #1 to default to something else?
Followup... After doing some research, I found out that my software installation problem was due to a conflict with my anti-virus program...
This just my opinion, but I think Microsoft is allowing XP to die a hard death. Whenever Windows Update redirects me to a validation link, I am...
Neil, I tried a third party program to do the updates with, and it did the job fine, but the updater installed the full .net framework, and I...
I have no idea about the laptop, but, yes, it was an OEM disk (Dell). I have a burned copy of the original disk. I have used that particular disk...
Wow, this may sound like a crazy question, but is there a way to make certain icons in Windows 7 render more like they did in XP? For example,...
Yes, I can run it, but it always asks for the disk.
Arie, I searched for and downloaded the supposedly the latest installer WindowsXP-KB942288-v3-x86 and installed it, but I don't know how to verify...
No, I deleted the original C partition and formatted a new one in NTFS. Windows then proceeded to install a fresh copy of XP (as I have done a few...
I downloaded a Microsoft Fixit utility, installed .net framework 2, and ran the fixit utility. If I remember correctly, the utility said that...
I tried the procedure posted in the link below on my first install of XP today, but it did not help any......
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