New to Windows 7, was on Vista prior- few queries pls

[eknirb]

1) It boots up with asking me for a password. Don't want that. Where do I change?

2) Monitor goes dark after awhile of non use- guess there's an energy saver option?

3) IR remote. I have the TV "Windows Media Center Option." I have the cable hooked up in the back to the processor---where do I plug in the IR remote, I forget. And theres one of those and another remote with a tiny silver tab at the end?

4) Can't seem to get printer to work, tho it was properly installed. USB connected, powered up, etc. Don't I just install the CANON software or so I do something else?

5)Is it just me or does it take a long time to boot up?

6) I might--might--start using IE9. Why are there two versions shown in start list? Internet Explorer, and Internet Explorer 64 bit.

New HPE h81010t, 12G Ram, Intel Core i5-2400.

 

[TheReaper]

Hello & welcome to Seven Forums.

1: Auto log on to your user account
2: Select a power plan & Change power plan settings
3: not really my area of expertise, sorry
4: Driver - install add printer wizard or you might try installing the Canon software in compatibility mode.
5: How long does it take to boot up? If it's around a minute or so, it's perfectly normal.
6: There are 2 versions installed, one 32(86)bit and the other 64bit; because you have 64bit Windows, as I gather from your specs.

I hope this will help you out, but if you have any more problems or questions, don't hesitate to ask.

 

[eknirb]

ok, well i just deleted password. i didn't want it to have me have to enter one each time.

i guess re IE; i don't know why the start menu shows two versions of it. One just says 'Internet Explorer,' and the other 'Internet Explorer 64 bit.'

 

[seavixen32]

The start menu shows two versions of IE9 because there are two versions i.e. IE9 32-bit and IE9 64-bit, which are displayed because you have the 64-bit version of Windows 7.

If having both of them displayed under All Programs bothers you, just delete the shortcut for the version you don't want to use.

Alternatively, right-click the version you do want to use and choose to pin it to the start menu and/or the taskbar.

One thing to remember about the 64-bit version though, Adobe are still working on a 64-bit version of Flash player so you may get a warning that IE9 64-bit can't play Flash video.

 

[t-4-2]

ok, well i just deleted password. i didn't want it to have me have to enter one each time.

i guess re IE; i don't know why the start menu shows two versions of it. One just says 'Internet Explorer,' and the other 'Internet Explorer 64 bit.'

>>> well i just deleted password. i didn't want it to have me have to enter one each time.

Bypass the logon screen. Logon directly to your desktop....

Automatically Log On a User Account at Windows 7 Startup
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/377-log-automatically-startup.html

 

[legacy7955]

@Eknirb:

I too noticed that after you let Win 7 idle for a number of minutes, EVEN if you have a screen saver activated like I do that the screen will go dark after a number of minutes and remain so until the PC goes into sleep mpde, I wish I could get the screen saver to remain on until the PC is set to go into sleep mode.

Anyone know how to set it up that way?

 

[seavixen32]

Right-click your desktop again then choose Personalize and click on Screensaver. Make sure that On resume, display logon screen is unchecked and choose None in the drop-down list for the screensaver.