Archive for September, 2008

Display Tabs Missing

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

To be able to choose the desktop background again, simply remove the Wallpaper entry in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

 

Kurt Rein
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CD DVD Drives missing in My Computer

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11­CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}

 

http://www.randomfix.com/2007/04/12/windows-vista-%E2%80%93-missing-cddvd-rom-drive/

 

It’s usually a registry key, especially if there’s 2 of them missing.

 

And for XP

 

1.Remove the Upperfilters and Lowerfilters values completely from the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
NOTE: If you are getting a code 39 message, it may be that additional third-party filter drivers were added to UpperFilters and LowerFilters values in addition to Adaptec filter drivers. In that case, you may try to remove the non-Adaptec filter drivers first, leaving the Easy Creator filters in place to see if the Code 39 goes away. If you still receive an error code 39, 32, or 31 message, remove the Upperfilters and Lowerfilters values completely in the preceding key.

2. Restart your computer.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=270008

 

Kurt Rein
Mobile Computer Wizard
858 345-0382 Cel
619 255-1215 Office
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Missing tabs in Display Properties

Monday, September 15th, 2008

Navigate to

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

If there is a DWoRD Value such "NoDispScrSavPage" with a data value of 1 this will disable the screen saver tab. Change the value to 0 or delete it to
see the tab again.
i see that you have the screensaver tab but see if there is anything else that looks like it is for the other tabs

 

 

Kurt Rein
Mobile Computer Wizard
858 345-0382 Cel
619 255-1215 Office
kurt@mobilecomputerwizard.com

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Vista Printer Share Problem

Monday, September 15th, 2008

Vista Printer sharing, couldn’t connect at Denise Heater’s because UAC in VIsta was disabled.  Enable it, restart and then you can add a network printer on another PC.

 

 

 

Kurt Rein
Mobile Computer Wizard
858 345-0382 Cel
619 255-1215 Office
kurt@mobilecomputerwizard.com

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