The Defrag Show

In this episode of Defrag: 1:35 - Troubleshooting Windows 7 Start-up Slowdowns. (Sysinfo, Autoruns, Startup Delayer) 10:23 - Windows won't boot. 15:00 - Blue Screens (WinDBG) 26:12 - Troubleshooting Homegroup 28:48 - Problems logging in to sites with Internet Explorer.

In tonight's episode: 0:50 - Deedub - Gov's 99 problems. 5:19 - Ytterbium - Can't view PDF in IE9. 8:28 - aL - Jumplists stop working, Media Center only showing one folder, network shares slow. 10:30 - Donald Adams - Disk2VHD boot problem. 12:10 - Paul - Media Center Guide stopped updating. 13:43 - ManuV - Elaborate on file/folder locks in Windows. 16:25 - Lorenz - Sticky Windows key in terminal sessions. 17:20 - MartinMine - Sometimes most current drivers aren't on WinUpdate, why? (We're covering slow shutdowns next week, Martin) 23:14 - CTorre - Delay in domain login, Windows 7 dropping WiFi at home. 27:30 - CKurt - Live Messenger state/contacts error, Media Center not showing files.

On tonight's episode: 00:40 David Young fixes his Homegroup problem. 02:10 When to re-registering DLL's. 02:54 Troubleshooting Windows 7 Shutdown delays. 06:30 How to collect data to send us for problem solving. 11:50 Troubleshooting an MSI installation, turning on verbose logging for troubleshooting. 17:30 About the Program Compatibility Assistant. 18:50 Troubleshooting a Windows Update failure. 22:18 Using the Debugging Tools for Windows.

00:54 Troubleshooting batteries and battery life. 06:20 Getting the best life out of a rarely used laptop's battery. 08:35 Sleeping PC long wake time. 11:00 Random HDD noise. 15:47 NVidia / Adobe Reader crash problem. 19:15 Bitlocker'd libraries not mapping. 22:15 Setting secondary HDD as default for My Docs

00:21 Soundcard doesn't work through speakers, works through headphones. 03:23 How to strict app access for several accounts. Link 1. Link 2. Link 3. 04:53 How to hide user account on login. Link. Related Coffeehouse link. 06:15 How Gov connects to his home machine.

00:25 Windows7News.com 4 part series on troubleshooting Windows 7. 01:00 Outlook 64-bit crashes when opening specific emails. 05:00 Do lots of fonts cause perf problems? 07:25 Question about 32bit/64bit Windows 7 installs. 09:25 Getting the best Solid State Drive speeds. Crystal Mark link. 14:30 Discussion about RAID controller cards vs. onboard Motherboard RAID arrays. 19:03 Using Windows Troubleshooting Platform.

00:25 What is the difference between Program Files and Program Files (x86)? 03:18 What things to do to tune a Home Theater PC. 07:20 Using 40GB SSD in a RAID0 or as ReadyBoost drive. 11:40 Is there a way to have Windows+E (Windows Explorer) open to a specific tree? 13:43 How to turn off Windows Shake. 17:12 How should I position all the antennas on my WiFi router? 21:20 Gov walks us through using the Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit. 32:04 Viewer help in progress, sluggish mouse and stuttering audio playback.

00:37 List of Fixits to repair Windows Media Player problems. 05:35 Getting MSE symbols question from MagicAndre1981. 07:00 Replacing semi-colons in a text file with line breaks with PowerShell. 08:40 Using Special replace in Word. 09:40 Lost menu and tabs in Task Manager. 11:33 .CHM (and some other) files won't open or show as blank in Windows 7. 14:20 Missing right click menu items in Windows 7 after upgrade. 16:28 Bitlocker drive mounting but corrupt. 18:35 Using EFS to encrypt a folder (per Mike Grass, EFS access is include in all SKU's of Windows 7, encryption is only on Pro/Ultimate/Enterprise.) 16:28 Bitlocker drive mounting but corrupt. 22:25 Gov talks about using CheckSur.

00:20 Eric Meijer and Charles interview Gov Maharaj. 04:12 All About SSDs - How do you know TRIM is enabled? 07:00 Is there any benefit to a defrag on an SSD? 08:42 What's the fastest way to connect a SSD 09:44 Can I tag text files like I do pictures in Windows 7? 12:53 Monitor no longer wakes from sleep. 14:42 Can I mirror my C: drive to another drive as a backup while Windows is running? 18:32 Will a "low level format" fix a thumbdrive that has bad sectors? 22:21 Deleted Thumbs.db and Desktop.ini, now having problems. 27:12 Windows crashes non-responding app too soon, is there a way to make it wait longer? 30:30 Hacking hardware - our pick of the week is Sugru.

[01:10] Handing the 3TB limit on drives in Windows. [06:30] How bad is a forced shutdown for your system. [11:20] How long to wait before turning off hanging shutdown. [13:05] Can someone tell what files were on my USB drive after taking out? [15:15] How can user find the biggest files on D: drive? [16:29] Suspected malware problem. [19:10] Does switching to Win7 from XP really cut CO2 emissions? [22:00] Changed number of boot cores and now Windows won't start. [link] [25:00] How can I optimize Windows for best perf on a netbook? [26:30] How can I get my old PocketPC working in Windows 7? [28:00] How to configure Aero settings per user. [29:52] A sound plays occassionally, how can user find where it's coming from? [31:17] Rotating screen on a machine for using as eReader. [32:47] What's the proper way to restart Explorer.exe after ending process? [34:17] Hardware hacking pick of the week: 8020.net.

[00:54] 4k drives not working for Windows Backups. KB link. [06:12] Process of deleting 800k items from Recycle Bin takes long time. [09:34] What ever happened to NetSend? Technet link. [13:19] IE9 message WRT Office 2007 add-on when visiting a site. [15:14] How to see Windows partitions on Bootcamp Mac and vice versa. [17:15] What environment variable to use for User\Public\Documents. CSIDLVariables link. [19:54] What exactly does the system do different when booting into Safe Mode? [23:54] How to set environment variables without rebooting. [24:50] How to unlock a file in Windows that is preventing it from being deleted. [27:10] How can I tell if someone is hacking my PC? [31:52] Keep your portable drive(s) from being indexed on guest machine. (prev show link) [32:41] Can you format a PC without losing data on it? [36:47] Can you force Aero Glass to remain on even if an app stopped it?

[00:20] How do I make a thumbdrive with Win32/64 install disk on it? Tool link. All-In-One link. AIK link. [05:13] Will disabling System Restore speed up my system? [06:30] Can I install Windows in a directory not named "Windows"? [07:50] Can I use a Ceton Infinity in WMC using Win2k8 R2? [10:25] How to run an old game on Windows 7. [12:45] How to reset security permissions on thumbdrive from old system. [15:35] Do registry settings persist after a system restore? [17:04] Can you run an elevated CMD from command line? [19:50] HDD space management tips for very small HDD's. [23:01] Can't delete partitions on a thumbdrive, why? [24:21] How can I see the last time my PC successfully defragged the drive? [26:19] How can I use an image of my old laptop in XP Mode? Disk2vhd link. [28:06] How can I set Thunderbird as default program in Windows? [29:08] How can I tell the last time someone logged onto my PC? [32:03] Was Windows Defrag tool a limited version of Diskeeper?

[01:06] IE not retaining history settings. [03:55] Live Essentials apps crash on launch, 64bit PC. [05:18] How would Gov migrate a system drive to a larger one? (AIK link) [06:30] CHKDSK launches every time laptop is started. [07:45] Allow writing to some thumbdrives but not others. [09:11] Can we remove rip option from Windows Media Player? [12:21] Do Windows Updates need to be installed in order? [12:58] USB3 Seagate FA GoFlex drive not working for backups. [15:01] Need 32bit for PAE? [16:06] How to change speed of CD burner. [18:18] Can I use two soundcards at the same time? [19:40] POTW: Spyrus Secure Pocket Drive. (link) [21:12] POTW: Bliss XP Background image IRL. (link)

[00:15] Is there a way to start Windows Device Manager faster? [02:39] I get error "Incompatible TPM device" when using Bitlocker. [06:55] In on Morto worm and how it works. Are machines on home network with no password at risk? [09:39] How exactly does Search Service work? Best practices for searching folders. [link] [11:58] Can I move the User folder to a non-system partition? [link] [14:15] What to look for when picking a WiFi card. [17:45] What to look for when picking a WiFi router. [19:24] How to run pinned icons as elevated? [20:15] Is it possible to downgrade to another version of Windows? [21:32] How to control media on a PC from distance. [link] [25:52] Can I select which access point in a group my computer connects to? [27:19] WiFi card in laptop appears to be working but can't see a network. [29:50] Hearing noise from unused platter drive in SSD laptop. Cause? [32:15] Adding apps to the Windows 7 Explorer Favorites List.

[00:20] - Ever lost data removing a USB drive without ejecting? [Reddit] [04:04] - Do Microsoft employees, or proxies, call people about virus removal? [link] [06:35] - MoCA as an enhancement to your home network. [10:57] - Validity of putting a dying hard drive in freezer. [15:34] - How to keep Win button from popping you out of a game. [link] [17:18] - Is it possible to shrink size of WinSXS folder? [18:42] - Is it possible to join a laptop to a second domain? [20:35] - Do network credentials expire? [21:55] - Can I have different volume levels for different users? [22:40] - How to change icons for devices in Window. [link] [23:54] - What is AppLocker and when would I use it? [25:18] - What can I do with Media Center without a TV Tuner? [link] [28:11] - In Device Manager, how do you figure out what an "unknown device" is? [30:35] - Is there a way to force Windows to populate icons with ones I'm viewing first? [31:43] - Considerations for using a 3D TV to play 3D games on PC. [34:37] - Is there a function to copy CD's in Windows 7? [35:44] - How can I send ALL sounds from one computer to another? [38:20] - How do I get thumbnails to show up for MKV files? [link] [39:05] - Where do I see old XP icon selections when changing icons on a shortcut? [42:00] - What does "Open as Portable Device" actually do? [43:16] - How do I make a bogged down PC more responsive to general input? [45:26] - Can I use multiple touch monitors on Windows 7? [link] [47:30] - How do you install Windows 7 using USB 3? [48:12] - Is it possible to not have to log into Windows 7 but still have a lock screen password? [49:37] - Problems restoring Windows 7 image to a different computer.

[00:20] - Comments from previous show. [link] [02:41] - What's the hotkey to restore minimized windows. [03:24] - How to make multimonitors act like a single monitor. [link] [08:45] - How to make a thumbdrive use the same drive letter across multiple machines. [11:19] - Start+app name launches wrong thing, how to fix. [12:47] - Error in Media Center using Silicon Dust card with 5.1 sound. [15:55] - Icons rearrange when changing external monitors, can this be prevented? [17:14] - IT policy sleeps PC when copying large files at night? [18:48] - Card reader on remote PC isn't being detected when RDP. [20:30] - What's the 'right' directory to write temp data to? [24:11] - Why can't I begin a folder name with a period+name? [link] [26:48] - Can I use a product key to upgrade Win7 Starter to Ultimate on a netbook? [link] [27:45] - Can we configure WiFi so it will only connect to corp network, no hotspot connectivity. [28:35] - Pick of the Week: Instructables.com - making a USB WiFi extender.

[00:28] - Update on EyeFinity adaptors. [01:38] - Update on Windows+M. [02:25] - Problems with using SD reader for ReadyBoost. [link] [06:25] - Is there a way to disable the Show Desktop 'button' in bottom right corner? [09:00] - Charles Torre's sister's router problem. [10:18] - Best way to migrate to a new, bigger HDD. [12:59] - Files in folder act like music media, how to change globally. [14:00] - Making standard user able to run an app elevated. [link] [20:22] - Hiding a user account from welcome screen. [link] [22:05] - Is there an app that will show energy usage on your PC? [link, link] [25:01] - Sync tools not working for 3TB drives. [26:19] - How to recover an app that is 'stuck' behind the task bar. (Update: Aero dock works as well with Windows+arrow keys.) [29:44] - The Gadget Show Battlefield 3 simulator. [link] [Update: The show aired last night and can be seen here.]

[00:10] - Readyboost max file size redux. [01:19] - Setting up Homegroup with virtual machine. [02:25] - Windows+M shortcut confusion. [link] [05:03] - MP3 of the show. [05:20] - Does it help to defrag the disk in a virtual machine? [06:36] - Is there a way to print to my home printer from work/on the road? [link] [08:06] - Can I install VirtualPC on Home Premium 64-bit? [08:40] - How to bring window to front to take screenshot programmatically. [10:20] - What is the support lifecycle cut off for XP Mode? [link] [11:06] - Can you restrict browsing history in IE temp directory? [12:55] - Merging partitions on a drive with empty partition in front of main partition. [14:42] - How to open new Notepad window without closing current one. [15:06] - Can you increase the current going to an external USB hub within Windows? [17:00] - Is there a Windows equivilent of Little Snitch on Mac? [18:10] - Is there a way to tell Windows to use eject on an internal drive? [20:00] - Can I migrate back to my Windows.OLD directory? [20:35] - How to use a password on RD but not on login. [link] [21:23] - Can I change default drive colors in Windows Explorer? [22:35] - Can I make my offline drives remain in the Windows Search Index? [17:00] - Is there an app to make highlighted text open in Notepad? [24:35] - Can I migrate a VM to a physical drive? [25:22] - Can I install VS entirely on a RAM drive? [27:00] - Pick of the Week: Monoprice.

[00:20] - Another method to eject an internal drive for removal. [01:45] - Speed up shutdown process to avoid pranksters. [05:35] - Tips for running Windows on a jump drive. [07:29] - Win key getting stuck on remote desktop. [02:25] - USB device delays on reconnect after sleep. [10:18] - Can't hit F8 to change boot method on MacBookPro. [11:07] - How to get a straight highlight in OneNote and Snipping Tool. [13:30] - Flash videos locking up browser. [14:39] - How to disable Aero Shake. [16:20] - Adding new files to right click New context menu. [link] [17:32] - Tips for merging directories. [19:24] - Can standard users share folders without admin privledges? [19:43] - Working with VS2k8 debugging and UAC privledges. [21:02] - Pick of the Week: Nest - Rethinking the thermostat.

[00:10] - KB for hanging shutdown via MagicAndre1981 [link] [01:23] - Taz.0 suggestion for closing internal drive. [link] [01:48] - Is there a method to wipe a file in Windows? [05:42] - Way to determine which port in a RAID bad drive is connected to. [08:44] - How to pin a specific folder to taskbar in Win7. [09:52] - Windows booting up slowly. [link] [link] [11:00] - How to make sure time on a PC is accurate as possible. [BTW: Gov didn't have the setting he was looking for because he's on a domain joined machine. In this configuration the DC sets the time on the PC.] [15:26] - Reddit post on how to bypass router throttling, if possible. [link] [17:33] - Snipping tool hands for several seconds before capturing. [20:20] - How to get thumbnails of .PSD files in Explorer. [link] [Free option: This one does not work for me on Windows 7 Ultimate but I'd be interested if any of you got it to work.] [22:14] - Advice on changing registry settings. [24:15] - Where do you store drivers so automatic searching finds them? [link] [09:52] - Rolling back to previous install of Windows. [27:24] - How to make your Win7 touch laptop a little more touch friendly. [link] [30:45] - How to prevent Contacts folder from being created. [31:45] - How to make PowerShell start in a specific folder. [32:48] - How to password protect a specific application in Windows. [link] [35:50] - What are the differences between Win7 RC and RTM? [36:57] - Will Win7 CD fix a MBR problem on an XP system or should XP CD be used? [37:48] - Is there a Windows app for taking a picture or video with a webcam? [link] [39:08] - How to find out which version of Windows is on a PC, possibly by product key. [40:00] - Do you really need to defrag your PC? [link] [44:00] - Pick of the week Nyko Zoom. [link]

[01:15] - OEM media for OS reinstall. [02:22] - How to move the page file from one drive to another. [05:59] - Is there a way to recover encrypted files if you have access to the physical drive? [10:51] - ICS not working on home configuration. [13:59] - Troubleshooting screen reinitialzing on machine. [16:48] - Can't see a user account made on a PC. [18:54] - Floppy drive A: started showing up, how to remove. [20:22] - Calc button on keyboard no longer starts up multiple instances. [22:03] - Pick of the Week: StevieB talking about the Applied Sciences Group. [link] (Hard Rock Cafe [link] [link])

[00:12] - Responsive mouse problem. [05:45] - Replaced HDD won't play Media Center files. [09:07] - Max frequency can go over 100%, what does this mean? [09:35] - Not all RAM is showing up. [11:11] - How to alter all files in a directory to change time stamp. [13:00] - Unexpected laptop wake behavior. [14:30] - Where to download Windows 7 ISO. [16:28] - Mirroring a SSD with HDD. [17:50] - How to shut off cores in quad core. [21:08] - Pick of the week. Hard drive prices [link, link], Kinect for Windows [link]

[01:10] - Notification popup screen error. [03:50] - Best way to switch audio output device. [06:30] - Control-0 reseting IE zoom to 125% not 100%. [08:22] - Error writing to LPT1 in Windows 7. [10:44] - Blocking Windows Updates to avoid policy. [12:58] - Locking a drive with a password. [15:47] - Can you change display properties via command line. [16:48] - Can you change wallpaper in Windows 7 Starter Edition. [17:53] - Can you make the Control button work like caps lock. [20:05] - Is it wise to use compression on AppData folder? [21:05] - Picks of the Week: Scott Hanselman's Guide to Freeing up Disk Space under Windows 7 [link], The Future of the cube farm: TetraShed [link], Poetic Aura [link], 3D games for Xbox [link]

[01:00] - I'm moving to a RAID, should I flatten my system? [03:57] - I'm building a system with 24GB of RAM, do I still need a page file? [link] [07:47] - When I right click and save an image as background online, where does it save the image locally? [08:40] - Image management with tags. [10:50] - Best way to change display settings, maybe with hotkey on Powershell script. [11:42] - Pinned icon on taskbar 'breaks'. [12:45] - Advice on building fastest gaming PC. [15:11] - CD drive tray opens when clicking on drive in Explorer. [18:41] - How to run everything as administrator. [22:25] - Pick of the Week: Windows 8 App Store. [link] Lytro camera. [link]