i will be the first

[rockycatt]

as i will use the info delivered here , way more than i can supply the info

 

[samoas]

as i will use the info delivered here , way more than i can supply the info

Ditto!

 

[Mousey]

as i will use the info delivered here , way more than i can supply the info

Me too, Rocky...

ummm... Rocky.... where's the pizza? LOL

 

[harrys99]

and beer?

Mousey could you repost a link here to that article that showed you how to check your computer for some kind of massive internet problems that are supposed to hit this summer? Also somewhere you had given someone instructions how to upload youtube videos-if you could outline that it would be great

Hoping there are some members who are Windows 7 savvy. I have found it to be NOT user friendly.

 

[ksb11]

and beer?

Mousey could you repost a link here to that article that showed you how to check your computer for some kind of massive internet problems that are supposed to hit this summer? Also somewhere you had given someone instructions how to upload youtube videos-if you could outline that it would be great

Hoping there are some members who are Windows 7 savvy. I have found it to be NOT user friendly.

harrys99, here's that link again per your request. Hope it helps.

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[BingoT]

Lets all go to Boston to see Rockycatt
You have some great pizza places in town.

 

[rockycatt]

Lets all go to Boston to see Rockycatt
You have some great pizza places in town.
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pizza go here ---->

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[KasinoKing]

:Hoping there are some members who are Windows 7 savvy. I have found it to be NOT user friendly.

Me too.
My wife has Windows 7 on her laptop - and it just confuses the hell out of me.
I can't even find the very simple "search" feature which is in the start menu of XP and before!
And the "paint" program is definitely inferior to the XP version.

Actually, I'm pretty worried about it because my Laptop seems to be on it's last legs. When I bought it 3 years ago I specifically went for one which allowed me to DOWNGRADE it from the crap Vista to XP.
If I have to buy a new one soon, I'm guessing that wont be an option any more...

KK

 

[ksech]

Laptops, in general, confuse me!!! The idea that they are portable is a great concept, but everything else just confounds me. I've been reduced to using my daughters' computer (temporarily) which has Vista and it's a royal PITA! I'm sure if I had to use it day-in-and-day-out I'd get used to it, but to use it once in a while sux. And if I go to my sons' house to use his compouter I'm on windows 7, my PC is XP. I need to get my internet service back or get a different (more reliable) provider. I've been without internet now for 11 days and the satellite company is saying they can't do anything for me for at least another 10 days

 

[Mousey]

Me too.
My wife has Windows 7 on her laptop - and it just confuses the hell out of me.
I can't even find the very simple "search" feature which is in the start menu of XP and before!
And the "paint" program is definitely inferior to the XP version.

Actually, I'm pretty worried about it because my Laptop seems to be on it's last legs. When I bought it 3 years ago I specifically went for one which allowed me to DOWNGRADE it from the crap Vista to XP.
If I have to buy a new one soon, I'm guessing that wont be an option any more...

KK

You might find a refurb with winxp on it, KK.

Hubby's desktop is nine years old... we've upgraded it as far as we can go. It's past due for replacement, but won't turn loose of it as it has winxp pro on it. LOL I have Vista on mine and he knows he doesn't want that. He's tried my laptop with win7 on it, and he hates it, too. So.... I guess as long as he can get to chiptalk and 2 +2 (when it comes back up) and LOLCats, and watch a youtube every now and then, he'll hang onto it a bit longer.

 

[skiny]

I can't even find the very simple "search" feature which is in the start menu of XP and before!

Just open windows explorer. It's on the top right corner beside the address bar. In xp using the search feature would open windows explorer. Now it's just part of the window.

 

[bb28]

KK.....search in windows 7.

Botton left hand corner, formerly start, click it and you should find search at the very bottom.

Vista did suck donkey balls.........however windows7, I really like.

 

[bb28]

Screenshots in win7. Look for the snipping tool, it's part of windows. So easy for those screenies.

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[skiny]

Also whenever you take a screen shot you should always hold down the alt key while you press the print screen key. This allows you to only take a screen shot of the current window and nothing behind or around it.

 

[LaHutti]

Easy peacy screenies.

Make sure casino window is active.
Alt+ Prt Scr
open paint
Shift+Insert

Save as .jpg

 

[harrys99]

 

[harrys99]

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Ok so on my laptop it is the FN key and the prtsc key then cntrl plus V

Wow that is going to take some practice. On my computer you have to search to find the paint program which is part of what was hanging me up.

Thank you all for your helpful suggestions.

@KK there is hope for us

 

[Mousey]

They don't make Paint easy to find, do they?

Go to Programs, then Accessories, then when you see PAINT right click on the proggie and then Send To, then click Desktop (create shortcut). That will put a shortcut right there for when you need it.

For those that don't care for Paint, I recommend a little freeware proggie, IrFanView.

Oh... and when you make and save a screenie, pay attention to where it's going to be saved. (I've lost more than one that way. LOL)

 

[harrys99]

They don't make Paint easy to find, do they?

Go to Programs, then Accessories, then when you see PAINT right click on the proggie and then Send To, then click Desktop (create shortcut). That will put a shortcut right there for when you need it.

For those that don't care for Paint, I recommend a little freeware proggie, IrFanView.

Oh... and when you make and save a screenie, pay attention to where it's going to be saved. (I've lost more than one that way. LOL)

Mousey-

In vista and xp boom programs-accessories

but even now when I go to programs I can't find accessories. I had to find paint by going to Windows help and typing in find paint.

 

[kingsino]

A win 7 awesome feature is the ability to attatch the stuff you use most to the activity field. The search functions is also really improved from vista and xp.

 

[harrys99]

A win 7 awesome feature is the ability to attatch the stuff you use most to the activity field. The search functions is also really improved from vista and xp.

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So is it possible to add paint to the bottom of your screen like in your picture above?

 

[skiny]

So is it possible to add paint to the bottom of your screen like in your picture above?

(Win7)

Find paint in accessories or where ever you found it last, right click it and drag it down to your quick launch bar, let it go on an empty place on the bar.

It should look like this while you're holding it over the bar-

 

[harrys99]

:notworthy


Ahh finally that did work. I don't know if it's because my laptop is Toshiba (first time to have this brand) or something got erased when I did a system restore after a a virus removal but things are just not located in easily findable places.

Also get blue screens and white screens all the time when trying to do something so simple as edit a post. Do not have that at all on Vista when I check the forum from work.

 

[skiny]

:notworthy


Ahh finally that did work. I don't know if it's because my laptop is Toshiba (first time to have this brand) or something got erased when I did a system restore after a a virus removal but things are just not located in easily findable places.

Also get blue screens and white screens all the time when trying to do something so simple as edit a post. Do not have that at all on Vista when I check the forum from work.

Next time you get the blue screen, write these bits circled in red down. Maybe we can pin point the cause.

 

[harrys99]

Next time you get the blue screen, write these bits circled in red down. Maybe we can pin point the cause.

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Thank you Skiny The "blue screens" are a lighter hue of blue. Example: after selecting the edit post button I am not able to type any text because the whole box is shaded in and therefore no ability to type text in it. It takes about 10 refreshes to bring up a white screen with text in it.