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![366 Reset the Notification Area in Windows 7 [How To]](http://i0.wp.com/www.mintywhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/366.png?resize=139%2C139 "Reset the Notification Area in Windows 7 [How To]")
A small annoyance in Windows 7 is the fact that it doesn’t remove old notification icons from the taskbar. After a while a lot of old icons will still be present with no obvious way to remove them. This is easily remedied and this guide will show you how to do it, manually.
[UPDATE]-For those wishing for an automated solution, see here.
This guide does involve editing the registry, please see here before proceeding.
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Windows Forums member, Batu, has created a second, useful tool for Windows 7. Recently, RSVR85 showed you how to change drive icons in Windows 7. This tool expands upon that concept and does the hard work for you. I tested this tool and it works great.
In this guest post, James Ricketts explores using computer error codes to solve PC problems. Learn more about James at the conclusion of this post.
One of the most common complaints of computer users across the world is that they find computer error messages to be complicated and hard to understand. This is partly true as most computer error messages do not clearly spell out cause of error and its possible solution. However, certain error messages do leave certain clues in the form of error codes, which not only computer experts, but any common user can use in order to solve PC problems.
These error codes may look like a random collection of numbers and letters, but they are your best bet in solving the error yourself. This article shows you how to effectively use computer error codes to solve your PC problems.
Joseph Moran and Kevin Otnes are both writers who have a long history in technical documentation and other tech-related endeavours. In this interview, we get to know Kevin and Joseph and then I’ll share a little about their book “Getting StartED Windows 7″ (Amazon)
RICH: Joe, you say you like to play Tennis; what else do you like to do outside of the world of computers?
JOE: I’m a big movie fan, though considering the way I watch most of them– on Blu-Ray disc or via digital download– I guess that barely qualifies as outside the realm of computers. Considering how much time I spend seated in front of glowing screens, I do try to get outdoors as often as possible– biking is another activity I’ve recently rediscovered (though with a GPS mounted to the handlebars, even that isn’t quite computer-free!).
Fellow Microsoft MVP, Michael Martin, recently released mediaforma.com, which hosts free Windows 7 training videos. Twenty videos out of a total of 105 are available on the website; every week, two new videos are added and the two oldest videos disappear.
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