Drives Don’t Show Up in My Computer

• October
• 22

If you are having problems getting your drives to show up in “My Computer”, then you may just need to assign the drive a letter. Here’s how.

#1. Open drive management console.
Right click on “My Computer” and select “Manage”.

In the management console, select “Disk Management”.

#2. Change drive properties.
Right click the disk in question in the lower pane. Select “Change Drive Letter and Paths”.

Select the disk and click “Change”. You may now assign the drive a letter and click “OK”.

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IE7 Security Setting Warning

• October
• 20

Do you get the “Your security setting level puts your computer at risk” warning every time you adjust your Internet Explorer settings? This problem has a very simple fix.

#1. Open Group Policy Editor.
Click on “Start”, then “Run”. In the run box, type “gpedit.msc” without the quotes and click “OK”.

#2. Enable bypass option.
In the Group Policy Editor, browse to “User Configuration, Administrative Templates, Windows Components, Internet Explorer”.

Right click on the “Turn off the Security Settings Check feature” and select “Properties”.

Select the option labelled “Enable” and click “OK”.

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Outlook Sends Multiple Copies

• October
• 18

Is Outlook sending more than one copy of your emails? Good, here’s an easy fix.

 #1. Go to your account properties.
Open Outlook. Go to “Tools”, and then to “Accounts”.

In the “Mail” tab, find your mail account, select it and press “Properties”.

#2. Change mail options.
Go to the “Advanced” tab. Uncheck the box labelled “Break apart messages larger than…” and click “OK”.

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