Sometimes while working with your Windows XP operating system, you might be required to monitor your system memory.  You can do this by adding counters to the program responsible for system monitoring. The program for this is called “Performance” and is inbuilt in your Windows XP. Using this tool you will be able to analyze your memory usage, processor and subsystems. In order to do this all you have to need is to add counters and leave the system to do the rest. This article contains Windows XP support instructions to do the same.

Windows XP support instructions

Follow the instructions mentioned below and you will be able to monitor the system memory of your Windows XP operating system.

1. Start off by clicking the Windows “Start” button.
2. Select “Run” from the start menu. This will open up the run dialog box.
3. Type “perfmon.msc” in the run box and click on the “Ok” button. This will open up the “Performance” window.
4. Continue by right clicking on the right side of the “Performance” window and select “Add Counters”.
5. 

   Monitor Windows System Memory

   Click on the option labeled “Select counters from computer” option.

6. From the Performance object drop-down list choose “Memory”.
7. From the counter list box choose “Available Mbytes” and hit the “Add” button.
8. From the performance object drop-down list, choose “Paging File” option.
9. From the counter list box select “%usage” option and hit the “Add” button.
10. Now click the “Close” button and you will be given a graph displaying the usage of your computer memory.
11. Try generating some activity by doing something. Say for example open and close the help and support window two times. You will be able to view spikes in your Memory>Pages/ Sec counter. The second time when you opened the help and support window will result in a lower spike. This is because, the first time computer had to retrieve the information from your hard disk and in the second case the information was already in memory.
12. Note the counter for Paging>%Usage. You are using excessive package if your counter is below 99%.
13. Look at the Memory>Available Mbytes counter and if it’s showing above 4 MB, it means that you have sufficient RAM.

That’s all with the instructions provided by Windows XP support team for monitoring system memory.

Reinstalling Drivers in Windows XP

Windows XP undoubtedly continues to be the most sought after OS of the times, thanks to its ‘user friendliness’ and stability. Despite the advent of advanced platforms such as Windows Vista and Windows 7, XP remains a favorite for many, owing to its sheer efficiency and lesser number of errors. However, just as in other platforms, Windows XP may too yield some kind of error or the other at some point of time. One of those issues, which we’re going to discuss here, is about the faults that could occur with your hardware devices and the methods to rectify them.

Hardware Issues in Windows XP

As you might be well aware, the “Plug and Play” feature in Windows XP is intended to automatically detect and install new hardwares. It can also be used to simplify troubleshooting issues with your devices. As the Windows XP support team says, the Device Manager utility in Windows XP helps you to reinstall the erring device driver. Let’s see how!

The Procedure

How to Reinstall XP Drivers

According to the Windows XP support team, the following steps are in order for resolving the issue in question:

1. Commence the procedure by logging in to your Windows XP PC as an Administrator.
2. Enter “devmgmt.msc” in the “Run” box and hit “Enter“, whereby the “Device Manager” window will appear.
3. Click on “View“, followed by “Show Hidden Devices”.
4. You may now select the “+” button next to the header name that most closely categorizes the driver you wish to reinstall. For example: if you’re looking for your Sound Card Driver, click on the “+” adjacent to the option “Sound, video and Game Controllers“.
5. As the Windows XP support team says, click once on each instance of the device you wish to reinstall, followed by the “Action” menu and then “Uninstall” in the subsequent menu.
6.  Click on “OK” to confirm the removal of your erring device.
7. You may now click on the “Action” menu at the top of the Device manager window. Select the option “Scan for hardware changes” from the subsequent menu.
8. Your OS shall now start detecting and reinstalling the device driver.

Here, it’s to be noted that the hidden devices that were uninstalled will not be reinstalled.

The above account would surely prove helpful in removing and reinstalling any erring drivers on your Windows XP computer.

In the unlikely event that any issues persist, feel free to get in touch with Windows XP support.

Windows Live Essentials is basically a program that includes a variety of features such as photo processing, instant messaging, online backup, parental control, blogging and email software just to name a few.

And for you to install Windows Live Essentials 2011 on your computer, Windows online support explains that you need to have your computer running on Windows Vista or higher (recently Windows 7).

However, online support teams also point out that there is a version of Windows Live for use on a Windows XP computer (even though not all of the features in Windows Live Essentials 2011 will be included).

Windows online support explains the system requirements for installation

Now to install Windows Live Essentials on your Windows XP computer, you need to first check and make sure that your computer has a 800MHz or higher

Windows Live Mail

processor, 128 MB of memory, a graphics card and a monitor with 1024 by 768 resolution (and yes an active internet connection).

Apart from these, it is also recommended that you have Service Pack 2, Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft’s .NET framework 2.0 or higher, Windows imaging Codecs, SQL 2005 Compact Edition and finally DirectX installed on your computer.

Once you have confirmed these system requirements, you can proceed to installing Windows Live Essentials on your system.

Troubleshooting installation issues

In case you face any difficulty while installing Windows Live Essentials on your system, chances are that that the file you downloaded for Live Essentials installation may be wrong.

Or else chances are that your computer doesn’t have the right amount of hard drive space to support the application.

And as such, Windows online support suggests you make sure that you have a minimum of 400 MB free space on your hard drive.

Also try creating an exception for Windows Live in your system’s Firewall program.

Finally you can also try verifying if you have a valid Windows Live account along with your username and password.

Windows Installer Cleanup Utility with Windows Online Support

Windows Installer Cleanup Utility is basically a free program by Microsoft that allows users to remove any installation files that might have been accidentally left behind during uninstallation of a program.

It is also applicable for persistent files that cannot be removed from your computer causing installation failure for all programs and applications.

But note, as Microsoft has specifically pointed out that this same utility program cannot be used for uninstalling already existing programs on your computer, for there has been a few reports of such attempts being made by users.

So getting back to the main aim of this article, Windows online support takes you through the steps to use the installer cleanup utility on your computer.

Let us take a look.

How to use the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility

Begin with the help steps by first visiting the Windows Installer Cleanup page on Microsoft’s official website and click on the “Download the Windows

Windows Cleanup Utility

Installer Cleanup Utility package now” link.

After this, you need to hit on the “Save” button for the file download pop-up window to display and select the desktop tab in the “Save As” sidebar.

Then hit on “Save” once more to initiate download.

Online support teams then suggests that you close all available programs and applications open or running on your computer so as to continue with installing the same utility on your computer.

Proceed further by hitting on “Run” for the file download window to extract the program from your downloaded file.

Or else Windows online support also suggests that you directly hit on “Open Folder”, double click on the “msicuu2.exe” file and then “Run” on the “Open file – Security Warning” window.

Next up, head for the “Start” menu button on your desktop followed by “All Programs” and then the “Windows Installer Cleanup Utility”.

And then select the programs you wish to uninstall from the “Installed Products” list, then “Remove” and “Ok” to confirm the action.

You can then finally hit on “Exit” and then restart your computer.

This completes the steps from the Windows online support team.

Windows Defender is basically a security tool by Microsoft to safeguard your computer against both online and offline threats. And has been included along with the new Windows 7 operating system for your use.

Now when enabled, Windows 7 Support explains that the defender tool aims to provide your system with full protection against spywares, viruses and other possible malicious programs from infecting and causing harm to your computer.

It eliminates detected threats and prevents them from gaining active access into your system.

Although the utility is automatically configured to check and install updates as soon as they become available, you can easily disable this cycle and instead manage the whole process manually.

Here’s how you can do it.

Disabling automatic updates for Windows Defender

To start with disabling the automatic update option for Windows Defender in your computer, you first need to hit on the main Windows “Start” menu to get to its “Search” application.

Stop Windows Defender Updates

Once you have it, Windows 7 support suggests you type “defender” into the available text box and place a search for it.

This will display the Windows Defender application along with a list of all its search results. And from this, select the Windows Defender to launch the utility up on your screen.

Now continue on with the Windows 7 support steps by selecting “Tools” and then the “Options” link to hit on the “Automatic Scanning” tab from the left end corner of the options screen.

Support teams then suggest that you remove the check mark from the “Check for updated definitions before scanning” box.

Finally click on “Save”.

But note that depending on your system configuration, you may need to confirm or provide the administrator username and password for Windows to approve the change.

Windows 7 Support with Activation Error “0xC004F061”

Now in some unfortunate cases, a few users may have received a cryptic error code displayed as “0xC004F061” while trying to activate Windows 7 on their computer.

And if you are too in the same situation with your copy of Windows 7, you need not worry for know that you are in the right place for Windows 7 support.

Windows 7 support explains the reason behind the error

Now when you get an error as such, it means that your Windows 7 operating system was previously installed with a Windows 7 upgrade license instead of a license for full installation.

In other words, a previous version of Windows was not found on your system hard drive.

Another reason for errors as such can be because of you having entered an invalid Windows product key.

So for all cases leading to the activation error “0xC004F061” for your Windows 7 OS, you are advised to try a few of these troubleshooting steps.

Troubleshooting steps

Firstly to start off with getting rid of the activation error code, correct the license key by typing it in again. You can very well find the right license key for your operating system from the installation package.

Secondly, make sure that you have a license for a full install in case you have no previously Windows product on your system hard drive.

Windows Activation Error 0xC004F061

Thirdly, tech support teams suggest that you simply install your previous Windows Vista or XP once more on your computer and then upgrade using the Windows 7 upgrade DVD.

Now, last but not the least of all the options, you can proceed without the license key by simply hitting on “Continue” while installation and complete the Windows 7 setup (giving you a 30 days trial period).

And with this, you can actively look for a better license key online.

So use any of these Windows 7 support troubleshooting steps to get rid of the activation error “0xC004F061”.

Microsoft releases regular Updates for Windows operating systems that help keep your PC up-to-date, safer and running smoothly. It is called Windows Update. Just turn it on, and you will receive the latest security and other crucial updates from Microsoft automatically, as soon as it is released. Usually these Windows Update patches, hot fixes and service packs download and install automatically and smoothly without you having to lift a finger on any issues.

However, it is reported that in Windows XP, some installation issues are encountered while automatically downloading and installing updates. In such cases, Windows Update repeatedly attempts to install the same update or even fails to install the update. These installation issues may be caused due to software incompatibilities, or temporary files that don’t get deleted following installation, says the Windows Online support team.

Windows Online support instructions to resolve the Update issues

• Click on the “Start” button at the bottom left corner of screen, select “All programs” and choose “Windows Update”.
• Select the “Review your update history” link.
• Find the red “X” in the status column and click it. Highlight the error number with your mouse, hold down the “Ctrl” button and “C” key simultaneously to copy the number. You can also write down the number.
• Click on “Find Solutions”.
• Click on “Type keywords here” field, hold down the “Ctrl” button and “V” key simultaneously. If you have written down the error number, you may
  

  Issues with XP Update

  also manually type the number and press the “Enter” key.

• Follow the step by step instructions presented by the Windows online support team.
• In the Microsoft Knowledge Base, search for your Windows Update installation error number if you can’t still fix your problem.

So, these Windows Online help instructions will help you with your Windows Update issues. Problems with Windows update are rare, but in case you encounter such issues, it is very easy to resolve them once you know the cause of the issue and the effective means to troubleshoot it. For any issues you encounter with your Windows operating system, you can always contact the Windows online help centers. You can opt to directly chat with efficient technicians or find the help instructions for the particular topic.

Windows Online support to correct errors in the Event Viewer Log

While working on your system, it might appear to you that you are actively working on one program at a time, but, in actuality there are many programs running in the background of your system. You may encounter certain difficulties when applications and programs malfunction or become inoperable and identifying and making corrections to them become tougher. In such situations, to give users a starting point to fix errors, Microsoft has included the “Event Viewer” utility in almost all Windows operating systems.

Event Viewer

The users need to be notified for any event, which is a significant occurrence in the system or program. For this Windows adds an entry to a log (Event Log) each time an event occurs. Application, security, system events are recorded in the Event viewer by the Event Log service. This utility also has logs of errors after they occur and also provides Windows online support to assist users to troubleshoot the issues.  You can thus obtain details on your hardware, software, and system components, and monitor security events on a local or remote computer. They can also be used to predict the potential errors that may hinder the system.

Event Viewer Log

Windows online support instructions to resolve event viewer log errors

• On your computer, click “Start” button seen at the bottom left corner of your desktop. In the search box at the bottom of the “Start” menu, type “Event Viewer” and press “Enter”.
• Click on the “Windows Logs” in the left pane. Click on the subcategory shown, for instance, “Application”. The logs display in the center-right pane, in the top section.
• Click on the “Level” heading and wait for Event Viewer to sort the logs.
• Under the “Level” heading, find the start of logs labeled “Error”. Click to highlight an error.
• Find “Event Log online help” on the “General” tab at the center-bottom of the window and double click on it. In the Internet browser labeled “TechNet Events and Errors Message Center”, Wait for a web page to open.
• To correct the error that occurred in the Event Viewer log, just follow the instructions on the web page under the “Resolve” section.

So, that’s how the Windows online support team instructs you to correct the Event Viewer log errors.

Be it for playing games or performing multiple tasks simultaneously, it’s quite likely that you might have felt the need to run your PC on two CPUs. However, if you are currently running on Windows XP Home edition, the Windows XP support team says that, you would find it quite difficult and perhaps impossible to configure the OS with a computer having two CPUs. As such, if you have failed in your attempt to run Windows XP Home on two CPUs, and are seeking help, the Windows help team says that, you have knocked at the right door for assistance.

Running Windows XP Home on two CPUs    

As mentioned earlier, it’s quite difficult, rather impossible to run Windows XP Home on two CPUs. The reason being that the OS is designed to run on single processor CPUs. In order to run the Windows XP on two CPUs, you will have to upgrade the OS to its Professional version. Here, we assume that you are upgrading your Windows XP OS to its latest version, so that running on two CPUs won’t be a problem for you at all.

Windows XP Home vs. Professional

Upgrading to Windows XP Professional  

The following procedure is in order for upgrading your Windows XP from the Home edition to Professional.

1. Commence the procedure by turning on your Windows XP computer.
2. As the PC starts up, insert the Windows XP Professional disc into the optical drive of your PC.
3. Press any key on your keyboard when prompted, and select the option “Install Windows” when it appears.
4. Click on “Next”.
5. Read the Windows XP license agreement and click on the option “I agree the license terms”, followed by “Next” to accept it and thereby initiate the installation procedure.
6. You may now click on the option “Custom”.
7. Select “Drive Options” to open a list of drives connected to your PC.
8. Click on the option pertaining to your existing drive and select “Format”.

Before formatting your hard drive, do ensure that you have created backup of all your required documents and files.

1. Click on “Next”.
2. You may now execute the pivotal step of the procedure by selecting the option “Install”. Execute the instructions on-screen for choosing options such as user name and account configurations.

The above account would surely prove helpful in upgrading your Windows XP Home edition to Professional and thereby run your OS on two CPUs.

For any further assistance, do get in touch with Windows XP support.

Windows XP support explains the difference between Home and Professional editions

The Windows XP Home edition is different from its counterparts in many features. One such feature is the support for the connected processor. Windows XP Home Edition will support only one physical CPU or processor, whereas it will support multiple core processors. Windows XP Professional edition, on the other hand, will support two physical systems and multiple core processors. According to Windows XP support, the operating system counts the multiple core processors as a single physical unit. This is documented in the licensing document too.

Multi-Core Processor Licensing

Multi coring refers to a single physical unit with two or more processing core. These are normally preferred in the form of dual core (two) or quad core (four) processors. Windows XP support explains that these multiple cores can perform an array of tasks simultaneously, giving better results.  Even before the

Windows XP Running on Two PC's

release of these core processors, Microsoft decided to treat multi-core processors as a single physical unit and included that in the licensing agreement. Windows XP Home supports both dual and quad core processors.

System requirements and Memory Limitations

For Windows XP Home, the minimum system requirements are:

• A Pentium 233 MHz or faster processor.
• Minimum 64 MB of RAM, 128 MB recommended.
• 1.5 GB of hard disk space.
• Additional space for programs and data is recommended.
• Memory limitations:- Apart from the single physical unit limitation, XP has the following memory drawbacks too-

• Since Home Edition is a 32-bit edition, the physical RAM is limited to 4GB.
• Windows XP Professional 64-bit Edition can support up to 128 GB RAM for 64-bit hardware platforms.

Other differences of Home edition and Professional Edition of XP

Windows XP support says that besides the processor count, Windows XP Home and Professional differ in many other ways. The main difference is that Windows XP Home doesn’t have a 64-bit version, it only has a 32-bit version. The enhanced features like Group Policy, Folder Redirection and Offline Files and Folders (Corporate management tools) are not included in Home Edition. The Encrypting File System and Windows domain logging are also available in Home Edition.

If a more enhanced experience is required with corporate tools and features, upgrading to XP Professional is the best option. Home users, who have only a single physical unit and limited requirements, can stick to the Home edition.

Nowadays, everyone wants a computer with s64 bit processor and you might be wondering which one you ought to go for- a 32 bit or a 64 bit. To get this confusion out of your mind, you need to understand the advantages of 64 bit processor. To put it simply, a 64 bit computer can manage greater amounts of information than a 32 bit PC. As 64 bit computers can use 4 GB RAM and more, it has great response time while running multiple programs at same time.

If you are using the 64 bit edition of Windows Vista on your computer, you might sometimes face issues with running Google Chrome. In order to run it properly, you need to make some minor alterations. This article contains instructions to do the same.

Windows Vista help instructions

Use Google Chrome on 64 Bit Vista

What you can find below are the instructions which will assist you run Google Chrome better on your Windows Vista 64 bit edition.

1. Start off this by downloading and installing the current version on Google Chrome web browser. To do this, open the Google search engine on your web browser, type “Google Chrome free download” in the search field, click “Enter”, click on the first link of the search results, click on the link labeled “Download Google Chrome” and finally double click on the downloaded exe file to start the installation process.
2. Continue with this procedure by closing the Google Chrome if it’s open already. Look for the short icon titled “Google Chrome” on your desktop.
3. Right click on the shortcut icon of Google Chrome and click on “Properties” from the given menu. Go to the tab labeled “Shortcut”.
4. Add “- -in-process-plug-ins” without quotations next to “chrome.exe” in the “Target” field. Make sure to put two dashes before the “in-process” part.
5. It must now look like “C:\ProgramFiles\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe” –in-process-plug-ins.
6. Finally end this procedure by clicking “Ok” to save your settings.

If you have followed all the above mentioned Windows Vista help instructions correctly, Google Chrome will now be working properly on your Windows Vista 64 bit edition computer. If you face any trouble, feel free to get assistance from a good and reliable technical support team.

Windows Vista Help for Remote Assistance

As you might be well aware, Windows Remote Assistance is a support tool offered by Microsoft that allows a remote user to access your Windows PC from another location. Once allowed, the remote user will be able to see your Windows desktop as it is and operate on it.

Owing to the explosion of opportunities provided by the internet, we have come to rely heavily on remote assistance mechanisms, for accessing our PCs from distant locations as well as for availing of technical assistance. However, as the Windows Vista help team says, configuring remote assistance is quite a complex task and needs to be carried out meticulously. As such here we make an attempt to give you an account of Remote Assistance, and the procedure for configuring the same on your Windows Vista PC.

Remote Assistance on Windows Vista

As mentioned above, Remote Assistance proves most fruitful when a technician wants to gain firsthand knowledge of any issue with your PC, and want to get them resolved instantly. You can also let a remote user directly access your current session on your PC, via his/her remote mouse and keyboard. However, it’s worth mentioning that the connection is password protected and all the information transmitted between the two systems is encrypted.

Configuring Remote Assistance on Windows Vista

As the Windows Vista help team says, the following steps are in order for configuring Remote Assistance on your Windows Vista PC:

1. Click on the “Start” menu, followed by “All Programs”.
2. Select “Maintenance” from the list of programs, and click on the “Windows Remote Assistance” icon, whereby the concerned window shall be
   

   Windows Vista Remote Assitance

   launched.

3. You may now select the mail icon next to the option “Use Email to Send an Invitation”, whereby a password prompt screen shall appear.
4. Enter the password correctly in both the fields. You may also create a new password for the purpose.
5. Click on “Next”, to open an email message in your email program.
6. Now enter the email address of the person from you wish to avail of remote assistance, in the “To” field and send the email.
7. Once the email has been sent, the Windows Remote Assistance wizard shall open a window titled as “Waiting for Incoming Connection”.
8. Finally, confirm that you want to allow the remote user to connect to your PC, when prompted.

By performing the above steps, you would have successfully configured Remote Assistance on your Windows Vista PC.

For any further assistance, please contact the Windows Vista help team.

The Microsoft Help browser winhelp.exe or winhlp32.exe will display online help files in the proprietary format known as Winhelp. The file format is usually Rich Text Format.  This help file continued till Windows XP operating system, but was stopped from the Vista version to encourage new help platforms. Winhelp files will have .hlp extension.

A Winhelp file, using software can be decompiled to produce copies of the source document. With Vista, Microsoft introduced Compiled HTML Help format with .chm extension. Still, users can utilize the .hlp format Winhelp files for creating guidelines and instruction documents. Windows support has the procedure for it.

Windows support guideline for creating Winhelp files

How to Create Winhelp Files

To create and utilize Winhelp files, the user must download Shalom Help Maker and Help compiler programs. Shalom Help Maker contains all the resources for creating the .hlp files. After downloading both programs, extract them into same folder. If you are running a Vista or Windows 7 system, install Windows Help Program too.

Double click on the Shalomhelp.exe file and launch Shalom Help Marker. In the Title field, type the name of the Winhelp file to be created. Continue creating the individual pages by typing in the Header of the file and the rest of the body of the file with keywords and phrases for locating the table of contents.  Insert images, pop-ups, links etc within the file using the corresponding toolbar buttons.

After creating the page, press F4 to preview the page to ensure the appropriate insertion of the styling and contents. Windows support suggests testing the created help file, stroke Ctrl and H keys to launch the Winhelp test page. Ensure that everything is okay and fine.

Formatting Winhelp file

After editing the file, press F9 to compile the file. Save the file with a desired file name. Topics in Winhelp open in a separate window. The author can determine the size and initial position of these windows. The Help author can also control the storage of user’s settings between sessions and the way Winhelp opens with default size and position. The author can also determine the background color of the main text area, where the actual text should appear, formatting etc in many ways. Within the text, jumps can be set to open different topics in different windows. These jumps will appear as green text with an underline.

I hope this will help you create a Winhelp file.

Create a Hotmail Online Solution Center Account with Windows Support

Create Hotmail Online Solution Center Account

Microsoft will no longer extend email support as an attempt to tackle issues that involve Windows Live Hotmail. Instead it has now shifted its focus to provide help by means of the Windows Live Online Solutions Center. It does not rely only on the staff at Microsoft to answer any queries that you are likely to have. They depend upon the expertise of the Hotmail community which happens to be highly reliable. Hotmail has been in wide use for years. Since thousands of users have been depending on the experience gained so far for years, they will be in a position to be able to answer your questions much quicker than only the members of the staff. In order to utilize the expertise that has been acquired so far, it is suggested that you create a Windows Live ID as soon as possible. The instructions given below will help you understand this better and thereby do the same.

Instructions to create a Hotmail Online Solution Center

1. Navigate to windowslivehelp.com. Do so by typing it into your address bar which is at the very top of the browsing window.
2. Select “Sign In” which is on the right of the screen as the next step of this procedure.
3. In case, you are already in possession of an account, give your username as well as password in the appropriate fields. Click “Sign in”. Alternatively, click “Sign-up” in order to create a new account. Click “Sign In.” click “I Accept” after filling the form. Whichever alternative you choose, you will be

   taken to your WLHSC profile page.

4. Conclude this procedure by giving the requisite profile information as and when you are required to do so. Select “I Accept.” You will have successfully created your very own Hotmail Online Solutions Account.  The procedure to create a Hotmail Online Solutions center is now complete.

With that, we come to the end of the procedure to create a Hotmail Online Solutions center with Windows support. If you feel that the information contained in this article is not enough, you are strongly advised to contact the Windows support center. Alternatively, you may visit the Windows support website or refer the corresponding manual if you seek more help with this procedure. Thank you for your time. Have a nice day.

Despite having garnered quite a lot of criticisms, Windows Vista continues to be a widely used operating system, owing to its highly-responsive and interactive interface. Apart from delivering quite many new features such as the visual style dubbed Aero and a redesigned search function, it offers utilities such as the Windows Calendar that prove really helpful in our day-to-day computing lives. Here, the Windows Help team gives you an account of the Windows Calendar utility and the procedure for printing the same.

Windows Calendar

As mentioned above, Windows Calendar is an application that comes with Windows Vista (in fact only with Vista), that helps you to plan and manage your activities and coordinate your various schedules. Apart from being a conventional calendar, the Windows Calendar application enables you to create task lists that alert you with notifications and reminders as and when required. Moreover, you can also avail of the option to subscribe internet based calendars or share your Windows Calendar over the web.

Print Calendar in Windows

Well, one of the most frequently received queries in this regard, has been about obtaining a hard copy of the Windows Calendar. Below given is the procedure formulated by the Windows Help team that shall help you to print your Windows Calendar.

Printing Windows Calendar   

1. Commence the procedure by going to the “Start” menu and clicking on “All Programs”.
2. From the drop down menu, you may select the option “Windows Calendar”.
3. You may click on the option “Print” in the Windows Calendar toolbar.
4. Choose the printer you wish to rely on, from the “Name” drop down list.
5. In case you wish to assign any particular properties pertaining to your Printer such as Manual Feed, Paper Size etc., you may click on the option that reads “Properties”.
6. After having finalized the above criteria, you may proceed to select the “Print Style” for your hard copy of Windows Calendar.
7. Select “Day” for printing only the details pertaining to a particular day.
8. Click on the option “Work Week”, for obtaining a print out of the details of your working days.
9. Likewise, you may select “Week” or “Month”, for getting a copy of your Windows Calendar, pertaining to the selected week or month respectively.

You can also choose more than one month for printing the data of multiple months.

1. Select the number of copies, followed by the “Start” and “End” dates; and finally “OK” to wind up the procedure.

By performing the above procedure, you are sure to obtain a printed copy of your Windows Calendar.

For any further assistance, please contact the Windows help team.

Windows help tutorial for deleting Libraries and Homegroup from Windows 7 explorer

Using the libraries and HomeGroup features available in Windows 7 helps you to keep media well organized and easily accessible. The main function of the libraries feature is to categorize your media, and that of HomeGroup is to let you share it with other computers on your network. Sometimes you might need to delete or remove a library or HomeGroup association from your Windows 7 computer. It might be because you are no longer interested in keeping your media organized or you like to prevent sharing sensitive media. The process of removing libraries and HomeGroup is relatively simple and pretty straight forward. Read through this article and you will find Windows help instructions for removing the same from your Windows 7 computer.

Windows help instructions

Follow the instructions mentioned below to delete libraries and homegroup from Windows explorer in Windows 7 operating system.

1. Start off this procedure by launching the start menu. You can do this either by clicking the Windows “Start” button on your desktop or by pressing the key with Microsoft logo on your keyboard.
2. Select the option labeled “My Computer”.
3. Click on the option labeled “Libraries” situated on the left side of the” My computer” window.
4. For removing a complete library category such as “Pictures” or “Documents” right click on the respective category and select “Delete” from the given menu.
5. To remove the library source, right click on that library category that contains the source and choose “Properties” from the given menu. From the main menu that appears, select the library source which you like to remove. You can see the sources under the heading “Library locations”. After
   

   Delete HomeGroup Library from Explorer

   selecting the source click on the “Remove” button to remove it.

6. Right click on the option labeled “HomeGroup” in the task bar located on the left side of the “Libraries” menu. Then click on the option which says “Change HomeGroup settings”.
7. Finally select the option “Leave HomeGroup” which you can see under the heading titled “Other HomeGroup options”. Confirm your choice in the dialog box that appears and click “Finish”.

That’s all with the Windows help information about deleting libraries and HomeGroup from Windows 7 Explorer. Thanks for your time and have a nice day.

As everyone agrees, Windows 7 is by far the most stable and user friendly operating system released by Microsoft. The OS has been able to deliver some hitherto unseen features such as Desktop Gadgets and moreover provide quite a responsive Interface. However, as the Windows 7 support team reports Windows 7 is prone to err at times. One such issue reported nowadays, is with the application becoming quite lethargic to respond in a timely manner. Here, we make an attempt to give you a comprehensive account on how to resolve such issues. However, before we delve into the details of the troubleshooting procedure, it would be in order to refresh our idea of the Windows Explorer in general.

Windows Explorer

As known to all, Windows Explorer is fundamentally a file manager application integrated with the Windows operating systems. All the primary functionalities of an OS, such as browsing and navigating through folders come under the exclusive purview of the Windows Explorer. In fact your PC’s very

Retart Explorer in Task Bar

functioning would cease if an issue occurs with the explorer. The Windows Explorer is what provides the so-called Graphical User Interface for accessing your file systems. It could be rightly said that the display and control of desktop icons, the Start menu, the task bar and the Control Panel are inextricably linked with the Windows Explorer.

Hence, in the light of the above, it can be rightly deduced that your Windows Explorer should never be allowed to encounter an issue, whatsoever.

Issues with Windows 7 Explorer

Getting back to the crux of this article, your Windows Explorer may sometimes err, causing the task bar on your desktop to become unresponsive. The remedy of first resort would be to restart your PC. However, if the problem persists, your best option would be to try some advanced troubleshooting methods such as restarting the explorer. The following procedure formulated by the Windows 7 support team may be performed for the same:

Restarting Windows Explorer

1. Press down the combination key “Ctrl+Alt+Delete”, whereby the Task Manager shall be launched.
2. You may now select the option “Start Task Manager” at the bottom of the window.
3. Now click on the “Processes” tab.
4. Choose “explorer.exe” under “Image Names”, followed by “End Process”, whereby the Task bar, the Start menu and any open Windows explorer dialog boxes shall disappear.
5. Click on “File”, followed by “New Task (Run….)”.
6. Now type “explorer” in the “Run” window and press “Enter” to restart your Windows Explorer.

The above account would surely prove helpful in restarting your Windows Explorer.

In the unlikely event that any issue persists, please contact the Windows 7 support team.

Assistance in using Windows 7 Home Premium Help with Windows 7 Support

Windows 7 Home Premium possesses a help and support section that is vast and elaborate. Do note that most of its content has been removed from the Internet. If you require further assistance, you are well advised to visit the Microsoft website. It has a dedicated number of support pages. The best solution to this problem with Windows 7 support is to identify the cause. The culprit could be a recent hardware or software change. Once the culprit is found, all you have to do is work toward fixing the problem. Read on to learn more.

Identification of the Problem

• The first and foremost step to resolving any problem is to find out what caused the problem. The usual culprits are found to be a recent hardware or software changes. It is required of you to make attempts to uninstall the relevant device or program. In case you are experiencing issues with any particular program, you are advised to check the website of the developer and associated forums. If you find that Windows behaves erratically or does not start properly or crashes at random points, then more work is in order to find out the root cause.

Troubleshooting Tools

• Windows 7 Home Premium usually comes with an extensive help section. It can be launched from the Windows orb. The “Help and Support” link is usually found displayed in the right-hand column. It is possible for you to go through help topics. You may also search for particular issues. The System Restore utility that is found under “All Programs,” “Accessories,” “System Tools” in the “Start” menu. This automatically goes right back to the system settings. It has installed software as well as enabled devices to a previous point in time and fixes a number of common problems. Safe Mode is another built-in utility that loads only the most important Windows drivers as well as processes. You are instructed to press “F8” while the PC boots up in order to have it accessed.

Windows Assistance for Windows 7

Online Help

• It is well known that the Microsoft website is in possession of an extensive support section. From there, it is possible to browse through common problems and search for specific issues.

I hope this article contains all the help you need in order to understand the use of Windows 7 Home Premium Help with Windows 7 support. For more help, contact the Windows 7 support center.