I just upgraded my Macbook Pro to OS 10.13 High Sierra yesterday. After upgrading, I could not run Outlook 2016 any more. I got this message: You can't use this version of the application "Microsoft…
Plug and Play Stops Working on Windows 7…
Recently the plug and play stops working on my MacBook under Windows 7 Beta several times. I had to restart the machine just to get it to work again. It is very annoying if you…
PCMark05 Hangs at Splash Screen
PCMark05 is my favorite benchmark program for PC performance. I never had a problem running it. I tried to run it on my newly built Core i7 machine under XP, it hangs at splash screen.…
Ad Hoc Network Encryption on Windows 7
When I tested creating an ad hoc network on Windows 7, I could not figure out how to enable encryption. I tried a different combinations of passwords in ASCII or Hex formats and they did…
Windows 7 Compatibility Mode
There are not a lot of native drivers for Windows 7 Beta now. Even though you can use the Vista drivers for most of the components. Sometimes, you might need to use the compatibility mode…
Windows 7 Beta and XP Dual Boot Problem
Quite a few readers have reported problems booting to Windows XP after they install Windows 7 Beta. I was curious about how to fix the problem. I took a Dell Dimension which I just rebuilt…
Taking Screenshots on a MacBook Running Windows 7
Under Windows, you press Print Screen key to capture the full screen or alt + Print Screen to capture the active window. However, there is no Print Screen key on a MacBook. How can you…
How to Make a Windows 7 Search Connector…
A new feature of Windows 7 lets you search remote sites directly from Windows Explorer. To use it, just download the search connector files (*.osdx) to your computer. Double click on the search connector file…
ATI Catalyst Driver for Windows 7 Beta
[Update 5/5/2009] The new location for ATI Catalyst Driver for Windows 7 is here. I did some benchmark testing comparing 3D performance under XP and Windows 7. I was quite dissapointed at how poorly the…
