252 posts tagged with "Windows"

If you have Gmail and use the Firefox web browser, having gmail as your default email client for typing out emails will be handy and save alot of time. Here is how you do it.

1. Open Firefox
2. Left click Tools
3. Left click Options
4. Left Click Applications
5. Go down the list until you find “mailto”
6. In the drop down menu to the right of “mailto” click Use Gmail
7. Click Ok
8. Restart Firefox and whenever you click a Mailto link you should now be redirected to Gmail’s compose page!

Follow the steps below to remove your Nod32 password, useful when trying to uninstall and cannot remember what it is.

1. Click Start
2. Click Run
3. Type: regedit
4. Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Eset\Nod\CurrentVersion
5. Right click Package ID and select Delete
6. Exit out of Registry Editor and attempt removal of Nod32

1. Click Start
2. Click Run
3. Type in:  regsvr32 softpub.dll
4. Press Enter
5. Click Start
6. Click Run
7. Type in:  regsvr32 mssip32.dll
8. Press Enter
9. Click Start
10. Click Run
11. Type in: regsv32 initpki.dll
12. Press Enter

Try the following fixes below:

1. Open Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc)
2. Click Process
3. Right click Explorer.exe and choose End Task
4. Click File
5. Click Run
6. Type in: cmd.exe then press Ok
7. Type:
8. CD /d %USERPROFILE%AppDataLocal – Then press Enter
9. DEL IconCache.db /a – Then press Enter
10. EXIT – Then press Enter
11. Click File
12. Click Run
13. Type Explorer.exe

Having problems getting rid of Windows Live Family Safety? Follow the steps below!

1. Left Click Start
2. Left Click Control Panel
3. Left Click Add/Remove Programs
4. Left Click Windows Live Essentials

You can also stop Windows Family Safety from running by following the prompts below:

1. Left Click Start
2. Left click Run
3. Type in “services.msc” & press Enter
4. Double click Windows Family Safety.
5.  In start-up Type select “Disabled“
6. Click Ok
7. Restart the PC