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Windows 10 Advanced Disk Cleanup

September 16, 2015, 16:34(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

cleanmgrThis cleanup method will create a cleanup task that you can run whenever you like. It differs from the disk cleanup utility found in your menu or search (cleanmgr) in that it has far more options.
[Read more…] about Windows 10 Advanced Disk Cleanup

Tagged With: How-To's, This Site, Windows 10

Remove And Block GWX In Windows 7 v2.0

September 11, 2015, 14:13(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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Article moved here: https://www.tweakhound.com/2015/11/01/remove-and-block-gwx-in-windows-7-2/

Tagged With: How-To's, This Site, Windows 10, Windows 7

How I Set Up My Laptop

May 11, 2015, 09:48(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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thSeveral folks had specific questions about how I went about setting up my laptop.
For those who do not want to click on the link above here is where this starts:
[Read more…] about How I Set Up My Laptop

Tagged With: How-To's, This Site, Windows 7

GWX – Get Windows 10

April 8, 2015, 11:04(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

gwxEarlier this week several Geek sites parroted an article at MYCE entitled Update for Windows 7 and 8.1 silently installs Windows 10 downloader (nice work there guys!). Although the article did not bash Microsoft, commenters around the web were pissed off. At first I thought these comments might be a little bit of anti-Microsoft hysterics. Still, it made be curious enough to research the issue. Now, I’ve changed my mind…
[Read more…] about GWX – Get Windows 10

Tagged With: How-To's, This Site, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8

Fun With Audio Players – 2015

April 2, 2015, 14:46(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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speaker“Everyone talks about rock these days; the problem is they forget about the roll.” Keith Richards

4 years ago I wrote a popular article called Fun With Audio Players. That version contained a variety of audio player programs. Since folks asked about my Winamp setup from here I thought I would re-do that article. This version only contains the 2 audio players I use for listening to music:
AIMP3
Winamp
[Read more…] about Fun With Audio Players – 2015

Tagged With: Cool Tools, Freeware, How-To's, This Site

openSUSE – Unlocking KWallet and Google Integration

March 15, 2015, 12:58(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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opensusegeekoI wanted to add Google Calendar to KOrganizer but it kept pestering me for a password at every sign-in. A quick Google search and a little configuring got it to work.
[Read more…] about openSUSE – Unlocking KWallet and Google Integration

Tagged With: How-To's, Linux, openSUSE, This Site

Alternative To Moving Libraries

January 28, 2015, 15:54(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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thpinpostlogoAs many of you know, I consider moving libraries an essential part of my backup strategy.
I decided to post this article because through the years I’ve discovered some folks don’t get it and some folks don’t want to do it.
There is an alternative. [Read more…] about Alternative To Moving Libraries

Tagged With: How-To's, This Site, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8

Advice On Installing Windows 8.1

January 4, 2015, 10:49(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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thpinpostlogoI am constantly asked installation/partitioning advice on installing Windows.
Below is my advice on installing Windows 8.1.
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Fix KB3000850 Will Not Install

November 24, 2014, 16:09(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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thpinpostlogoI had a couple of Windows 8.1 computers that would not install KB3000850.
KB3000850 is also called “The November 2014 update rollup for Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2.”
The specific error code was 80070002.
fix_kb3000850_1

The Windows error logs directed me to C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. There I found complaints about system files.
The cure for that is:
From an ELEVATED command prompt [Command Prompt (Admin) ] > type sfc /scannow and press the Enter key >
Let it do its thing > Reboot and install your update.

fix_kb3000850_2

– END –

Tagged With: How-To's, This Site, Windows 8

openSUSE 13.2 Tips, Tricks, and Tweaks

November 14, 2014, 11:13(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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opensusegeekoHow I use openSUSE 13.2. I hope you find something useful here!
This article will be updated as I find more tips or on the off chance that someone actually sends some in.
[Read more…] about openSUSE 13.2 Tips, Tricks, and Tweaks

Tagged With: How-To's, Linux, openSUSE, This Site

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