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Infopackets Shelly R. writes: " Dear Dennis, Every once in a while, when I try and delete a folder on my network share, Windows tells me that 'This action can't be completed because the folder or file in it is open in another program'. I click the ... 'Try again' button multiple times but that rarely ever works. Can you please tell me why this keeps happening and what I can do to delete the file / folder? " My response: The reason why you receive the 'File in use' error (or 'Folder in use' error) is exactly that - the file or folder is in use by some other program, however, Windows isn't saying ... (view more)

Infopackets Reader 'Ed' writes: " Dear Dennis, Back in the days of Windows 95 and 98 there used to be a utility called Change of address (also known as 'COA' or 'COA2'), which allowed you to move a program from one drive to another. For example, I ... could move an installed program from C: to D: drive, then Windows would run the program from the new location. Is there still such a utility available for Windows 7, 8 and 10? " My response: Change of Address was created by Ziff Davis and is downloadable through PC Magazine's website. That said, the program was made in 2001 and I am not sure if you ... (view more)

Microsoft has confirmed the latest Windows 10 update has messed up Word 2016 for some users. Fixing the mistake is possible but somewhat complicated. The problem comes with the latest cumulative update to the system, known as Windows 10 Cumulative ... Update KB3124200, released December 17, 2015. The component update that's causing the problem accidentally renames a file during the update, which then causes macros, autotext entries, and styles to no longer load. Autocomplete Among The Messed-Up Features The file in question (normal.dotm) stores all the template information for Microsoft Word 2016 ... (view more)

A security research firm says more than a thousand people accessed a dummy database of personal details that it released as an experiment, though that number is much likely higher. It says the would-be criminals acted far faster than most security ... breaches take to fix. The experiment was the work of BitGlass, a company that offers security services for cloud computing firms. The firm wanted to test how quickly a 'leaked' set of personal data would spread around the world; to do so, BitGlass made an Excel file that contained 1,568 sets of names, phone numbers, addresses, credit card ... (view more)

Microsoft is facing a storm of protest over its decision to remove a popular feature from its OneDrive cloud storage service. The change is set to take shape when the company's next operating system, Windows 10 , is released next year. In Windows ... 8.1, OneDrive shows ' smart files ', otherwise known as ' placeholders ' stored on the cloud, but not available on a local device. If a user decides they want to view or edit that file and double click on it, OneDrive begins to download the file to local storage. The advantage of smart files is simple: they let users view the entire contents of ... (view more)

Zer0 0.8 Zer0 is designed to help you to find and securely delete files once and for all. Just drag the targeted file into the delete box and it's gone forever. Features include a user-friendly interface and a high-security file deletion algorithm ... that makes file recovery virtually impossible. http://www.kcsoftwares.com/ StudioLine Photo Basic 4.0.21 With a highly-accessible user interface and features that include image editing and archiving, StudioLine Photo Basic is one of the better freeware image editing programs on the market. This program lets you create unique effects for all of ... (view more)

OpenSaveFilesView 1.0 This simple tool displays a list of files recently opened by a Windows user. For every file listed, OpenSaveFilesView shows the file name, the order that the files were opened, the time the file was opened, the file size, and ... more. http://www.nirsoft.net/ Spotify 0.9.14.13 Find the newest and best music with Spotify, which places millions of tunes right at your fingertips. Spotify is free to use and can be downloaded to your mobile device or computer. Not only will it play any song, any time, it'll recommend other, similar songs you may not have heard before. http:// ... (view more)

Ubiquitous Player 2014.9.2 This multimedia player can help you do just about everything. It's a file manager, an image viewer, a music player, and a bookmark manager. It's so accessible you can listen to your favorite music and access video files ... right from the file tree. http://ubiquitous-player.blogspot.ca/ MozillaCacheView 1.65 This small but useful utility reads the cache folder of your Mozilla Internet browser and displays a list of files stored in the cache. Displayed information includes URL, content type, file size, last modified time, last fetched time, etc. http://www. ... (view more)

A special hack for the Window XP registry reportedly allows users of the aging operating system (OS) to access security updates -- even though Microsoft has officially stopped supporting the operating system as of April, 2014. The hack was first ... discovered last week. It 'tricks' Windows XP computers into believing they are running a special variant of the Windows XP operating system known as Windows Embedded POSReady 2009, which is often used for ATMs and cash registers. According to reports, Microsoft plans to support this unique off-shoot of Windows XP for another five years. Registry Hack ... (view more)

SearchMyFiles 2.48 Looking for an alternative to Windows' standard "Search for Files and Folders" feature? Then try SearchMyFiles, which gives you a number of unique tools for searching through the files and folders stored on your system. Users can ... search by wildcard, by last modified / created / last accessed time, by file attributes, by file content (text or binary search), and by the file size. http://www.nirsoft.net Fotor 2.0 This completely free online photograph editor allows you to create exciting high-definition images of your friends and family. Using this program, you ... (view more)