Recent content by akjudge

I am not sure if this will help or not. I use a "sandbox" program called Toolwiz Time Freeze. It can be configured to automatically run when Windows 7 starts. It prohibits any and all changes to your computer (including any web links). When you turn off the computer all "changes" are discarded...

I am not sure if this will help or not. I use a "sandbox" program called Toolwiz Time Freeze. It can be configured to automatically run when Windows 7 starts. It prohibits any and all changes to your computer (including any web links). When you turn off the computer all "changes" are discarded...

Probably not a solution to your problem, but I had a similar issue with new icons not staying where I put them on reboot. I fixed it by arranging the icons like I wanted, then right-clicked in an empty desktop area and chose Refresh. In my case apparently Windows was not refreshing the desktop...

From personal experience, I have a different opinion of Registry Cleaners, so while I use CCleaner to clean temp files, etc., I do not use it to clean a Registry, and believe Registry Cleaning is not routinely needed. My problem arose in an astronomical software program (+$500 program), as...

Just a personal observation (although shared by a lot of experts...)... While CCleaner is very good, I would NOT use the Registry Cleaner part of it. In Windows 7, there is no reason to "routinely" clean the registry. In fact, it is rarely needed or recommended. But that is just my opinion...

Mike, "mysearchdial" is basically a browser hijacker, and can be removed using any of the many Anti-malware software programs on the Internet. I personally recommend Adwcleaner or Malwarebytes. After you remove "mysearchdial", your Firefox and Internet Explorer should work as before. Below...

Follow-up... (you can tell I am a novice...) Decided it was not the Windows 7 KB2538243 Update -- got it to install without losing my internet connection. After much googling, I think my problem lies with the Bonjour Service for Windows (Apple service), that was installed via Photoshop CS3 and...

I also have this problem. On my computer Windows 7 64 bit OS, this happens when I let Windows Update install Update KB2538243. If I use system restore and restore to point prior to KB2538243, my internet connection is fine. If I install the update KB2538243, I lose my internet connect on...