If you wanted to try out the synchronization service Windows Live Mesh recently and launched it for the first time, you might have seen nothing but an error message.
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How-to: Change your Windows 7 logon screen
No matter which desktop background you set in Windows 7: while starting, you will always see the blue default background. You want to style this background as well? Here are the necessary steps to customize the Windows logon screen.
How-to: Style Messenger to use your own font
Seeing the same font everywhere can get boring at times. Are you wondering how to style your Messenger and use your favorite font? Let’s take a look.
How-to: Show emoticons in Messenger conversations
You wonder why no emoticons are showing up in chats with your friends? Here’s a solution.
How-to: Change your name in Messenger 2011
Starting from Windows Live Messenger 2011, your friends will always see your real name when talking with you. The name shown to your friends now originates from your Windows Live Profile. Thus, this is the place to look at when you want to change your display name in Messenger.
Uninstall old Microsoft Office versions
Reinstalling Microsoft Office is sometimes not trivial. To help you uninstall Office properly, Microsoft has published a removal tool.
How-to: Reset IE browser settings
If Internet Explorer crashes often or gets painfully slow, resetting its settings may help. Resetting IE deletes all personal settings and restores the browser to the state right after installation.
How-to: Enable full SSL encryption for your Hotmail session
Microsoft’s web mail service Hotmail, part of Windows Live, now supports SSL encryption throughout your session. This helps that nobody in the middle can read what you get in your Inbox neither what you send.
How-to: Use Windows Live in your favorite language
Did you know that you can switch languages in Windows Live without having to reinstall the Essentials suite? In this tip, let’s take a look how this works.
How-to: Minimize windows with keyboard in Windows 7
You like using your keyboard for managing everything in Windows? In Windows 7, minimizing and maximizing windows got easier.