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and you can also get rid of a lot of useless crap offered by the idiots who came up with the GUI for Windows 8" I use it.....Do you have something against the Romper Room and Fisher Price gangs who actually like the normal 8 desktop? I have nothing against anyone whose opinions differ from...

Do you have any problem just changing a file icon the normal way via right-clicking and selecting Properties and choosing the "Change icon" button and browsing to C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll? I can't find a lot of information on this but you are probably running foul of Windows 8 File...

I have tried several of the Windows 8 start menu offerings, both paid and freeware versions and have found that none of them can compare with the freeware start menu from Classic Shell. (http://www.classicshell.net/) It gives you the choice of three different versions, from the old classic...

In all past versions of windows (Windows 95 through Windows 8) I have been able to change a few of the icons in shell32.dll. However, when I change any or just one of the icons in shell32.dll in Windows 8.1 the OS will not boot until I re-install the original unchanged version of shell32.dll...

I was mistaken in the previous post when I stated that the problem had been resolved. After checking several times, the context window appeared even though the offending entry had been re-enabled so I surmised that all was well even though I didn't know why. However, when I clicked a desktop...

Thanks to the advice you offered the problem is no longer evident. I acquired ShellExView and used it to disable half of the long list of non Microsoft items. A right click on a desktop shortcut icon brought up the context menu. I knew the culprit to be in this group somewhere and by a...

My initial impression of Windows 8 was one of damn near total dismay. I thought and still think that the Metro GUI was the stupidest idea ever to come from Microsoft. Make that the second most stupid idea, the first being the lack of a reasonable option such as the desktop option to include a...

Using Windows 7 Ultimate I have a problem whenever I right click one of the desktop icons. Instead of the usual context window appearing I get one that tells me that windows explorer has stopped working with a button to restart the program. This happens every time I right click any icon on the...

We're grasping at straws here folks, might as well call it done as I had covered all of the above suggestions before I placed my initial plea. Let's call it case closed. I'll either figure it out myself or simply use a clone from another computer that does not exhibit this behavior. Thank you...

To Firewolfrl, Windows does manage the network connection. Linksys manager is not even installed on this computer. The only thing from Linksys that is installed is the driver for the USB adapter. I doubt that Linksys has anything to do with this problem as it will connect manually. It's the...

To BadBigBen, The tray icon for the wireless connections contain no such animal in any of my Vista computers. To Linney, Everything you suggested was previously checked and found to be running. I spent a lot of time and effort trying to figure this out before asking for help. As Ben said, it...

It is set to private rather than public.

I'll try to clarify my dilemma for you kind folks who are trying to help. Let's take "Manage Wireless Networks" and realize that it's empty and will not populate itself. When I try to manually insert a network I get the "access denied" message. A check of available wireless networks will...

Quote from initial inquiry: "I do not have nor can I establish a network list." The program will not create a list and when I try to do it manually I get the "access denied" message. Therefore there is no listed network to right click for modification.

My computer with Vista Ultimate, SP2 installed will not connect to my home network automatically. It will only connect manually. I'm using a Linksys wireless USB adapter and a Linksys router. When I try to set up the computer to connect automatically it will not do so and informs me that...

PROBLEM SOLVED Thanks to all of you for your efforts to assist me with my dilemma. I solved the problem by dismantling the computer's hardware and then putting it all back together. I also unplugged and reattached all wires. I have no idea which item was causing the problem as I did...

Windows XP Pro w/SP3. Shortly after Windows fully boots I am getting the blue screen that reads: "A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer. INVALID_PROCESS_ATTACH_ATTEMPT If this is the first time you've seen this stop error screen...

To Strongm, SP1 was released to commercial enterprises about a week ago and is expected to be released to the general public soon. The early recipients have it and someone with such access has already uploaded it to the Internet where it can be retrieved by anyone who knows where to look...

Sorry, I never did find a satisfactory answer to the “start menu button” question prior to putting Vista on the back burner. I bought the “Ultimate” version within a week of its release. I should say, within a week of its escape. It took me many, many hours of frustrating trial and error to...

Can anyone tell me if there's a way to change the icon used for the Vista start button?