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Monday, August 18, 2008 7:00 AM

What happened to the Search option on the right hand side of the Start menu?

It was redundant with the search box.
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Monday, August 04, 2008 7:00 AM

Why, when you sort by name, doesn't it actually sort by name?

Because "Sort according to the default sort order for the column whose title is... Name" is too long.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008 7:00 AM

When I double-click an Excel spreadsheet, Excel opens but the document doesn't

You disabled DDE.
Posted by oldnewthing | 39 Comments
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008 7:00 AM

Windows could not properly load the XYZ keyboard layout

Try reinstalling it.
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Tuesday, July 01, 2008 7:00 AM

Windows Vista changed the Alt+Tab order slightly

Based on design feedback.
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Monday, June 30, 2008 7:00 AM

You don't need that 90 byte whereis program any more

It's included with Windows Vista.
Posted by oldnewthing | 10 Comments
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Wednesday, June 04, 2008 7:00 AM

Why has my clipboard stopped working?

Some program opened the clipboard and forgot to close it.
Posted by oldnewthing | 25 Comments
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Thursday, May 15, 2008 7:00 AM

Build a slide show out of search results

Combining two components in a clever way.
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008 7:00 AM

The double-click time tells the window manager how good your reflexes are

Sort of the dialog unit of time.
Posted by oldnewthing | 36 Comments
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Thursday, April 17, 2008 7:00 AM

One-line batch script to delete empty directories

Don't need a whole program.
Posted by oldnewthing | 49 Comments
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Thursday, April 03, 2008 7:00 AM

How do I force the ECHO command to echo?

The mysterious dot.
Posted by oldnewthing | 32 Comments
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Monday, March 31, 2008 7:00 AM

2008 Q1 link clearance: Microsoft blogger edition

What others are saying.
Posted by oldnewthing | 12 Comments
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Thursday, March 06, 2008 7:00 AM

How do I log on using a dial-up connection on Windows Vista?

It's still there, but you have to find the right check-box.
Posted by oldnewthing | 31 Comments
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 7:00 AM

Wait a second, I thought we stopped doing this back in 2003

How to go back to a normal DNS.
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008 7:00 AM

Controlling which devices will wake the computer out of sleep

The powercfg program.
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