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    Are you frustrated by always having to change the font size before you create a document it Word?  Here’s how you can end that frustration and set your favorite default font size for once and for all!

    Microsoft changed the default font font to 11 point Calibri in Word 2007 after years of 12 point Times New Roman being the default.  Although it can be easily overlooked, there are ways in Word to change the default settings to anything you want.  Whether you want to change your default to 12 point Calibri or to 48 point Comic Sans…here’s how to change your default font settings in Word 2007 and 2010.

    Changing Default Fonts in Word

    To change the default font settings, click the small box with an arrow in the right left corner of the Font section of the Home tab in the Ribbon.

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    We have already shown you The Complete Guide to Saving Your Windows System with a Thumb Drive so here is another chance for that thumb drive to save your computer.

    If a virus or spyware has crippled your PC to an extent that it won’t boot up normally to Windows (not even in the safe mode), then using a bootable rescue CD could be the last resort before you reinstall the OS.

    You could use AVG Rescue CD (now available to AVG free users too) in such situations to repair your infected PC.  It is a portable version of the AVG Antivirus and can be used as a bootable CD or USB flash drive.

    There are four other tools are available in the package which you could use to perform some other necessary functions. They are:-

    • Midnight Commander
    • Windows Registry editor
    • Ping
    • TestDisk
      Here is the step by step guide for creating AVG rescue CD/USB flash drive and removing viruses or malwares with its help.

    How to create AVG Rescue CD (for USB stick)

    Following steps tell you how to install AVG Rescue CD files onto a USB pen drive. The steps for installing it on a CD would be a bit more complex because you would need to download the iso file and then burn it onto the cd and make it bootable. Doing it on a USB drive is easier though.

    1. Download AVG Rescue CD (for USB stick).

    2. Plug USB flash drive in the USB port of your PC.

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    7tutorials.com has a great writeup on how to share music with Windows Media Player.
    Check out their Original Article.

    For a fast, secure way to share media between Windows 7 machines, you can share your Windows Media Player 12 library over your HomeGroup network. This tutorial will show you how to do just that, as well as how to allow remote control of your media player and play to a networked media device such as an Xbox 360.

    Connecting Your Windows 7 Machines to a HomeGroup

    The most difficult aspect of this endeavor is getting your Windows 7 systems connected over your home network. Luckily, this is a topic we’ve already covered here at 7 Tutorials. Get the complete instructions by reading The HomeGroup Feature & How it Works. If you haven’t done so already, you’ll want to set up and add media to Windows Media Player 12 as well. All done? Great. Let’s press on. continue reading…

    Guiding Tech

    Guidingtech.com has a great write up on how to solve the common CD&DVD missing drive issue.

    Here is a link to their original article.

    Sometimes your CD or DVD drive doesn’t show up in the My Computer section. You can’t use your CD/DVD drive in spite of actually having it on your computer. Also, sometimes it may happen that it shows up but is unable to play the files in CD/DVD.

    Such problems in Windows aren’t that uncommon. This could arise due to many reasons. Some common reasons are:

    • Corrupted registry entry.
    • CD/DVD driver problem.
    • Installation and un-installation of  DVD recording programs.
    • Un-installation of Microsoft Digital Image.

    This articles elaborates all the necessary steps you have to perform to solve the missing drive problem in Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows XP.

    How to solve missing cd/dvd drive issue

    You can solve this problem by using the in-built troubleshooter in Windows 7 or by tweaking your computer’s registry settings in Windows Vista and XP. Note that if you change or delete a wrong registry file then it might result in serious issues with your PC. Therefore it is highly advisable to backup your registry before starting the process.

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