Go to the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\ LogonUI\Background
Double-click the OEMBackgroundDWORD key
Set value of the key to 1
Select a background image for logon screen with size less than 256 KB.
Copy that image into the C:\Windows\system32\oobe\info\backgrounds folder
Rename the image to backgroundDefault.jpg. Reboot, and now your logon image would have changed.
Remove Send Feedback Link:
The bug that troubles in Windows 7 is the send feedback link. Following is a simple fix to get rid of this. Make sure you have a backup of the registry before you proceed.
Click Start > Search and type regedit. Open regedit.exe as administrator.
Look for the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control PanelDesktop
Right-click on the white space in the pane to the right of the key hierarchy and select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value.
As the value appears, name it FeedbackToolEnabled. Double-click the value that was created with FeedbackToolEnabled and enter 0 in the Value Data box, and then click OK.
Log off and log on the system for the values to take effect.
Unlock the Hidden Themes:
Windows 7 has a pack of hidden and locked themes. To unlock the hidden themes:
1. Go to C:\Windows\winsxs
2. Enter “*.theme” in the search feld. You will get the Click me prompt
3. Double-click the themes ZA, US, GB, CA, AU to install them.
Windows 7 lets you search online repositories as well as your PC
Whether you've just bought a new PC running Windows 7 or you've been using it for a while, there are bound to be things you didn't know you could do.
Whether it's tweaks to get the desktop the way you want it, tips for troubleshooting or ways to squeeze more performance from Windows 7, we've got it covered.
We've updated our popular Windows 7 tips article with a load of new ones, including how to recover locked-up apps, how to extend your jumplists, leave a Windows 7 Homegroup, and more. Read on for 85 tips to help you get the best from Windows 7.
22 common Windows 7 problems solved
1. Problem Steps Recorder
As the local PC guru you're probably very used to friends and family asking for help with their computer problems, yet having no idea how to clearly describe what's going on. It's frustrating, but Microsoft feels your pain, and Windows 7 will include an excellent new solution in the Problem Steps Recorder.
When any app starts misbehaving under Windows 7 then all your friends need do is click Start, type PSR and press Enter, then click Start Record. If they then work through whatever they're doing then the Problem Steps Recorder will record every click and keypress, take screen grabs, and package everything up into a single zipped MHTML file when they're finished, ready for emailing to you. It's quick, easy and effective, and will save you hours of troubleshooting time. 2. Burn images
Windows 7 finally introduces a feature that other operating systems have had for years - the ability to burn ISO images to CDs or DVDs. And it couldn't be much easier to use. Just double-click the ISO image, choose the drive with the blank disc, click Burn and watch as your disc is created. 3. Create and mount VHD files
Microsoft's Virtual PC creates its virtual machine hard drives in VHD files, and Windows 7 can now mount these directly so you can access them in the host system. Click Start, type diskmgmt.msc and press Enter, then click Action > Attach VHD and choose the file you'd like to mount. It will then appear as a virtual drive in Explorer and can be accessed, copied or written just like any other drive.
Click Action > Create VHD and you can now create a new virtual drive of your own (right-click it, select Initialise Disk, and after it's set up right-click the unallocated space and select New Simple Volume to set this up). Again, you'll be left with a virtual drive that behaves just like any other, where you can drag and drop files, install programs, test partitioning software or do whatever you like. But it's actually just this VHD file on your real hard drive which you can easily back up or share with others. Right-click the disk (that's the left-hand label that says "Disk 2" or whatever) and select Detach VHD to remove it.
The command line DISKPART utility has also been upgraded with tools to detach a VHD file, and an EXPAND command to increase a virtual disk's maximum size. Don't play around with this unless you know what you're doing, though - it's all too easy to trash your system. 4. Troubleshoot problems
If some part of Windows 7 is behaving strangely, and you don't know why, then click Control Panel > Find and fix problems (or 'Troubleshooting') to access the new troubleshooting packs. These are simple wizards that will resolve common problems, check your settings, clean up your system and more. 5. Startup repair
If you've downloaded Windows 7 (and even if you haven't) it's a good idea to create a system repair disc straight away in case you run into problems booting the OS later on. Click Start > Maintenance > Create a System Repair Disc, and let Windows 7 build a bootable emergency disc. If the worst does happen then it could be the only way to get your PC running again. 6. Take control
Tired of the kids installing dubious software or running applications you'd rather they left alone? AppLocker is a new Windows 7 feature that ensures users can only run the programs you specify. Don't worry, that's easier to set up than it sounds: you can create a rule to allow everything signed by a particular publisher, so choose Microsoft, say, and that one rule will let you run all signed Microsoft applications. Launch GPEDIT.MSC and go to Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Application Control Policies > AppLocker to get a feel for how this works. 7. Calculate more
At first glance the Windows 7 calculator looks just like Vista's version, but explore the Mode menu and you'll see powerful new Statistics and Programmer views. And if you're clueless about bitwise manipulation, then try the Options menu instead. This offers many different unit conversions (length, weight, volume and more), date calculations (how many days between two dates?), and spreadsheet-type templates to help you calculate vehicle mileage, mortgage rates and more.
Don't take any Windows 7 applet at face value, then - there are some very powerful new features hidden in the background. Be sure to explore every option in all Windows applets to ensure you don't miss anything important.
CALCULATE MORE:The new Calculator is packed with useful features and functionality 8. Switch to a projector
Windows 7 now provides a standard way to switch your display from one monitor to another, or a projector - just press Win+P or run DisplaySwitch.exe and choose your preferred display. (This will have no effect if you've only one display connected.) 9. Get a power efficiency report
If you have a laptop, you can use the efficiency calculator to get Windows 7 to generate loads of useful information about its power consumption. Used in the right way, this can help you make huge gains in terms of battery life and performance. To do this you must open a command prompt as an administrator by typing 'cmd' in Start Search, and when the cmd icon appears, right-click it and choose Run as administrator.
Then at the command line, just type in 'powercfg -energy' (without quotes) and hit Return, and Windows 7 will scan your system looking for ways to improve power efficiency. It will then publish the results in an HTML file, usually in the System32 folder. Just follow the path it gives you to find your report. 10. Understanding System Restore
Using System Restore in previous versions of Windows has been something of a gamble. There's no way of telling which applications or drivers it might affect - you just have to try it and see.
Windows 7 is different. Right-click Computer, select Properties > System Protection > System Restore > Next, and choose the restore point you'd like to use. Click the new button to 'Scan for affected programs' and Windows will tell you which (if any) programs and drivers will be deleted or recovered by selecting this restore point. 11. Set the time zone
System administrators will appreciate the new command line tzutil.exe utility, which lets you set a PC's time zone from scripts. If you wanted to set a PC to Greenwich Mean Time, for instance, you'd use the command
tzutil /s "gmt standard time"
The command "tzutil /g" displays the current time zone, "tzutil /l" lists all possible time zones, and "tzutil /?" displays details on how the command works. 12. Calibrate your screen
The colours you see on your screen will vary depending on your monitor, graphics cards settings, lighting and more, yet most people use the same default Windows colour profile. And that means a digital photo you think looks perfect might appear very poor to everybody else. Fortunately Windows 7 now provides a Display Colour Calibration Wizard that helps you properly set up your brightness, contrast and colour settings, and a ClearType tuner to ensure text is crisp and sharp. Click Start, type DCCW and press Enter to give it a try. 13. Clean up Live Essentials
Installing Windows Live Essentials will get you the new versions of Mail, Movie Maker, Photo Gallery and others - great. Unfortunately it also includes other components that may be unnecessary, but if you like to keep a clean system then these can be quickly removed.
If you left the default "Set your search provider" option selected during installation, for instance, Windows Live will install Choice Guard, a tool to set your browser home page and search engine, and prevent other programs from changing them. If this causes problems later, or you just decide you don't need it, then Choice Guard may be removed by clicking Start, typing msiexec /x {F0E12BBA-AD66-4022-A453-A1C8A0C4D570} and pressing [Enter].
Windows Live Essentials also adds an ActiveX Control to help upload your files to Windows Live SkyDrive, as well as the Windows Live Sign-in Assistant, which makes it easier to manage and switch between multiple Windows Live accounts. If you're sure you'll never need either then remove them with the Control Panel "Uninstall a Program" applet. 14. Add network support
By default Windows Live MovieMaker won't let you import files over a network, but a quick Registry tweak will change this. Run REGEDIT, browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Live\Movie Maker, add a DWORD value called AllowNetworkFiles and set it to 1 to add network support. 15. Activate XP mode
If you've old but important software that no longer runs under Windows 7, then you could try using XP Mode, a virtual copy of XP that runs in a window on your Windows 7 desktop. But there's a big potential problem, as XP Mode only works with systems that have hardware virtualisation (AMD-V or Intel VT) built-in and turned on. If you've a compatible CPU then this may just be a matter of enabling the option in your BIOS set-up program, however some high profile brands, including Sony Vaio, disable the setting for "security reasons". And that blocks XP Mode from working, too.
One solution has emerged, but it's a little risky, as essentially you'll have to alter a byte in your laptop firmware and hope this doesn't have any unexpected side-effects. Gulp. If you're feeling brave then take a look at the Feature Enable Blog for the details, but don't blame us if it goes wrong.
A safer approach might be to use VirtualBox, a virtualisation tool that doesn't insist on hardware support, but then you will need to find a licensed copy of XP (or whatever other Windows version your software requires) for its virtual machine. 16. Enable virtual Wi-Fi
Windows 7 includes a little-known new feature called Virtual Wi-Fi, which effectively turns your PC or laptop into a software-based router. Any other Wi-Fi-enabled devices within range - a desktop, laptop, an iPod perhaps - will "see" you as a new network and, once logged on, immediately be able to share your internet connection.
This will only work if your wireless adapter driver supports it, though, and not all do. Check with your adapter manufacturer and make sure you've installed the very latest drivers to give you the best chance.
Once you have driver support then the easiest approach is to get a network tool that can set up virtual Wi-Fi for you. Virtual Router (below) is free, easy to use and should have you sharing your internet connection very quickly.
If you don't mind working with the command line, though, maybe setting up some batch files or scripts, then it's not that difficult to set this up manually. See Turn your Windows 7 laptop into a wireless hotspot for more. 17. Recover locked-up apps
If an application locks up under a previous version of Windows then there was nothing you could do about it. A new Windows 7 option, however, can not only explain the problem, but may get your program working again without any loss of data.
When the lockup occurs, click Start, type RESMON and click the RESMON.EXE link to launch the Resource Monitor.
Find your frozen process in the CPU pane (it should be highlighted in red), right-click it and select Analyze Wait Chain.
If you see at least two processes in the list, then the lowest, at the end of the tree, is the one holding up your program. If it's not a vital Windows component, or anything else critical, then save any work in other open applications, check the box next to this process, click End Process, and your locked-up program will often spring back to life.
18. Fault-Tolerant Help
Windows 7 includes a new feature called the Fault Tolerant Help (FTH), a clever technology that looks out for unstable processes, detects those that may be crashing due to memory issues, and applies several real-time fixes to try and help. If these work, that's fine - if not, the fixes will be undone and they won't be applied to that process again.
While this is very good in theory, it can leave you confused as some applications crash, then start working (sometimes) for no apparent reason. So if you'd like to check if the FTH is running on your PC, launch REGEDIT, and go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\FTH - any program currently being protected by the FTH will be listed in the State key.
Experienced users may also try tweaking the FTH settings to catch more problems, and perhaps improve system stability. A post on Microsoft's Ask The Performance Team blog (bit.ly/d1JStu) explains what the various FTH Registry keys mean. 19. Automatically switch your default printer
Windows 7's location-aware printing allows the operating system to automatically switch your default printer as you move from one network to another.
To set this up, first click Start, type Devices, and click the Devices and Printers link.
Select a printer and click Manage Default Printers (this is only visible on a mobile device, like a laptop - you won't see it on a PC).
Choose the "Change my default printer when I change networks" option, select a network, the default printer you'd like to use, and click Add.
Repeat the process for other networks available, and pick a default printer for each one.
And now, as you connect to a new network, Windows 7 will check this list and set the default printer to the one that you've defined.
Users who have been struggling to follow our command prompt based install Windows 7 from USB flash drive and make bootable USB guides have a good reason to rejoice. Now you can create Windows 7, Vista, or the old XP bootable USB key with a few clicks. Yup, this is true. Read to know more!
Let’s begin the guide without wasting time. Just make sure that you have a pen drive with 4GB + capacity if you are making a bootable USB flash drive.
Requirements to create bootable Windows USB:
# Windows 7 or Vista ISO
# Pen drive with 4GB+ (2 GB is sufficient for XP)
# 15 Minutes of free time
Procedure:
1. Insert your USB flash/pen drive to your system and backup all the data from the USB as your USB drive will be formatted during the process.
Since few days, we getting a lot to read about Windows 8. We got to see the new interface, new task bar design, any many other new features. But only time would prove if it is actually true or not. But, I find nothing wrong in assuming these things to be true and using Windows 8 Transformation Pack For Windows 7 to make my PC look like one.
Download Windows 8 Transformation Pack For Windows 7
Once you download and install this Windows 8 transformation pack, you would surely get the feel of the futuristic Windows OS. And there is no rocket science involved in the installation of this transformation pack.
All you need to do is download the transformation file, and run its .exe file. And you can easily finish the installation just like any other normal software.
Internet Explorer 9 is by far the best Internet Explorer ever released. But if this fact is not inspiring enough for you to start using it, we bring you the guide to uninstall Internet Explorer 9 from Windows 7, Vista.
Uninstall Internet Explorer 9 From Windows 7, Vista
Regardless your reason behind uninstalling IE 9, these steps would help you for sure.
To start with, click on the Start button and type Appwiz.cpl and hit enter.
Now, click on the option labeled as View Install Updates. Now under the Uninstall an update section, scroll down and look out for the Microsoft Windows section.
Now, right click on Windows Internet Explorer 9 and click on the Uninstall or Go to top and click uninstall option and click on the Yes button.
Well, what exactly a MAC address is? If you are aware of computer networks, then you must be knowing it. But here is some information regarding it. Media Access Control Address, commonly known as MAC Address is a unique identification number that comes assigned to your hardware.
MAC Address by actually assigned by a standard authority which ensures that any MAC address is not repeated. And if you think this might not allow you change it, then you are wrong. We would be talking of the ways which would let you change MAC address in Windows 7 without much of efforts.
2 Ways To Change MAC Address In Windows 7
METHOD 1 – Change MAC Address
In this method we would actually changing it using the Network settings in Control Panel. So navigate it as, Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center. And then, click on the option marked as Change Adapter Settings.
Now this will list out all the connections on your computer. Right click on your connection and then click on Properties. And on the window which has opened, click on the Configure button.
Click on the Advanced tab and from the Property column, click on Network Address and enter the value you want. That is it, this is how you can change MAC address in Windows 7.
You can verify it by firing the the command, ipconfig /all on the command prompt.
METHOD 2 – Change MAC Address
We would using a nifty program called, Win7 MAC Changer lets you change the MAC address on Windows 7, Windows XP and Vista.
Using this free tool is so much easy. Once you launch this program, it would display you with the current MAC Address. And all you to do is click on the Change button which would let you change MAC Address in Windows 7 manually or it also generates a random address to use.
These are the 2 ways to change MAC address in Windows 7. You can follow which ever you feel like as both of them does the required quite smoothly. And in order to confirm the change, get to the command prompt and fire the command, ipconfig /all. This would display you with current MAC address.
If you are working on Windows 7, and you need to change / renew IP address, then it is quite possible. Yes, you can easily do it even if you are not good with computers.
In order to renew IP address on Windows 7, you can blindly follow the below steps as it is fool proof. Irrespective to the reason behind your need to get a new IP address on Windows 7, you can get it done just by sticking to the below guide.
Steps To Change / Renew IP Address On Windows 7
Method – 1
First thing you need to do is plug in your modem and connect it to your computer. Make sure that do not switch ON your modem
Get into the control panel and click on Network and Sharing Center
Now on the top left corner, you will find a link labeled as Change Adapter Settings. Just click on it
Right click on the Local Area Connection icon now and select the Disable option
The above step would have released IP address, and now we need to renew it
Now unplug the modem and cut off the power supply of the modem. If it runs on battery, just remove it and put it back. This will complete the release process of IP address
Switch ON your modem, and connect it to your computer
Once it is detected, follow the above steps to get to Local Area Connection icon. Right click on it and Enable the option
This will renew the IP address
Method -2 Well, I am not sure if this method works on Windows 7 or not. But it does work perfectly fine on Windows XP. But its worth trying as it hardly takes a couple of minutes to complete it.
Launch the command prompt on your computer
Type ipconfig to check your current IP address
Now, enter the command, ipconfig /release, which will release the current IP
And then hit, ipconfig /renew which will renew / change the IP address
That is it! This is the complete step by step guide to change / renew IP address on Windows 7.
This post would prove that iPhone or iPad can only use its Bluetooth for transferring files between any other Apple device is nothing more than a myth. You can very well connect your iPhone / iPad with Windows 7 using Bluetooth.
In this post, we have shared step by step procedure to sync iPhone with Windows 7 using Bluetooth. And once you are done reading this, I am pretty sure that you would be able to do this one go as it isn’t much difficult.
Step By Step Guide To Sync iPhone With Windows 7 Using Bluetooth
Tap on the Settings button on your iPhone and then on General option to some configuration
Now tap on Bluetooth to do settings related to Bluetooth
Turn the Bluetooth option ON because you want your device to be discoverable while you are performing the below steps
Get on to your Windows 7 system now and launch Control Panel. Look out for Add a device option under Hardware and Sound and click on it
Wait till it detects your iPhone and lists it in window
Once it does, select the device and click on Next button to go ahead with pairing
It would now display you with a code which will let you pair your Windows 7 with iPhone / iPad. At the same time, your iOS device will also get similar message to Pair the device. So go ahead and pair them just like you pair any normal devices
All this will launch Bluetooth Phone Operations and Settings automatically. But if it does not, open Control Panel and navigate as Hardware and Sound > Devices and Printers and double click open the iPhone icon to launch Bluetooth Phone Operations And Settings
Before you go ahead, ensure you click on Synchronization Settings and click all the items that you wish to synchronize. Once done click on Apply button
That is it! This is how you can sync iPad / iPhone with Windows 7 using Bluetooth. And once its in sync, if you play a song on your iOS device, a pop up music player will be launched on your computer provided they are connected via Bluetooth. Try it and let us know if you are stuck somewhere.
Previous versions of windows allowed a user to capture screen shotsof Desktop by hitting the [PrtScrn] key. This was quiet disquieting as it had limited options to further manipulate the image. To overcome this problem, Windows Vista has introduced the Snipping Tool.
Using this tool, one can easily capture screenshots of the desired window, entire screen or by a particular selection within the screen. Moreover, this tool comes absolutely free with Windows Vista. To use the Snipping tool:
On the desktop, click “Start > Accessories > Snipping Tool”. The “Snipping tool window” appears.
Click on the “New” drop down arrow and select an appropriate option. For example to take a screenshot of a particular window,
select the “Window Snip” option.
Now simply place the cursor over a particular window and select it.
The screen shot will now appear in the editing window.
To save the file, select the “Save As” option from the “File” menu.
You can talk to your near ones abroad at a low price via VOIP, using programs such as Skype. However, you wouldn’t like to get your friends out of the bed in the middle of the night and so want to keep track of their time zones. Along with the current local time, Vista can display two other clocks with varying timings. To display more clocks in the start menu of Windows Vista,
Open the ‘Date’ window by clicking on ‘Start > Settings > Control Panel > Date and Time’ to open the ‘Date and Time’ dialog box.
In the ‘Additional clocks’ tab, you can activate up to two clock dials along with the standard clock dial for the local time.
The settings can be made in the ‘Show this clock’ section. This sections contains two clock time zone settings, one for each display.
In order to display a clock dial,
Select the check box next to the ‘Show this clock’ option.
Next, ‘Select time zone’
‘Enter a display name’ that will inform you in which time the clock refers to.
Finally, confirm by clicking ‘OK’.
So the next time you mouse over the date and time symbol on the system tray notification area, you will see one or two different names and times for the time zones you have set, in addition to the usual local time in the system tray.
Windows updates are meant to be bug free. But this is not the case with some of the Vista updates For example, the kb938371 patch responsible for better system management, which Vista thrust upon users, created problems with connected USB components. This problem is seen in all Vista versions.
If you facing any problem with Windows XP automatic updates and want to remove them,
Most of the Windows users will enable automatic updates. These updates may sometimes lead to disastrous situations leading to many technical problems. If you are facing this problem, here is a software called Windows XP Update Remover which resolves it and remove the newly installed updates and restore the system to its previous state. These Windows XP Automatic Updates will check the Windows Updates Web site for new high-priority Windows security patches, critical updates hot fixes, service packs, etc to protect the computer from the latest possible security threats.
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Windows XP Update Remover is a freeware Windows software which lets users to quickly and completely remove or uninstall the updates installed in the computer.This will remove $NtUninstall backup folders and associated uninstalled information from the computer. The user can see the list of updates installed on the computer so that you can choose the updates to be removed.
Fortunately, new updates will be available to repair the damage caused by these flawed patches. On the subject of uninstalling it, Microsoft states, “You cannot remove this update”. But there’s a way to do it. To remove bugged Vista Updates from your computer..
Right click on ‘Computer’ and select ‘Properties’.
You will see an ‘Unfamiliar device > USB-HID’ in the Device Manager.
Right-click on it and select ‘Update driver software’.
Set ‘Search for the driver software on the computer’ and specify the path ‘C:Windowswinsxs’ in the next dialog, provided ‘C:’ is your Windows partition.
Now install the driver even if Windows complains that it is not signed.
This should resolve the problem if it was only about one device. In the case of multiple devices we suggest that you verify whether every HID component was assigned to the correct driver.
This handy tool will provide you with an easy way to shutdown your Windows Vista automatically. If you like to listen to your music before you go yo bed, save some electricity by scheduling your vista to shut down or go to sleep mode in a few hours.
You can auto schedule a logoff, hibernate, standby (sleep), restart, or a shutdown with this nifty application. First of all, this application is free. AND, you don’t even need to install this application. It’s simply a single executable file that you can put anywhere in your hard drive. Simply create a shortcut on your desktop, the quick launch toolbar, or anywhere you want, and point it to the .exe file. You can choose to “Please shutdown my windows in 60 minutes, thank you” or the “Please shutdown my windows at 2 a.m in the morning as I’ll definitely be sleeping by then, so I don’t need to listen to my music anymore” method.
Once run, the program will sit itself in the system tray. It’s a very handy application and simple as well. I know you can probably do it “manually” with a windows shell command, but many people will prefer the click-and-forget method. Check out the Windows Vista Shutdown Timer application yourself
At a point of time, the Windows Vista logon screen may get quite annoying. To add more to the annoyance, Windows Vista does not allow the user to change the default logon screen. You can download a third party software called "Logon Studio Vista" from this link which lets you customize the default logon screen as and when required.
Once downloaded, double-click the setup file and install the application to an appropriate location. To create and change the default logon picture using logon studio:
Click “Create” to browse for a new logon screen picture
In the resulting window, enter an appropriate name for the picture and click the "Browse" button to
locate it.
Once done, simply click “Load” to view it in the right pane.
Double-click the image to set it as your logon screen
Once done, click "Save".
Now in the main window, simply select the picture and click "Apply".
NOTE: You can also click the "Download" button to download additional logon backgrounds from the Logon Studio website. You can even create your own Windows Vista login screen. .
At a particular point of time, the files in your system tend to get scattered on the disk, thus increasing the execution time of the respective program. The disk defragmentation utility in Windows can thus scan for and rearrange these scattered files on your hard drive.
Usually defragmentation is required once every week. But at times it may not be possible to remember performing a scan especially if you’re on a tight schedule. You can thus schedule the defragmentation utility to run as and when required.
Click "Start > Control Panel" or simply type "defrag" in the "Search" box.
The "Disk Defragmenter" window appears.
By default, the "Run on a schedule" check box will be selected.
Click the "Select volumes" button.
Select the drives to be defragged in the resulting window.
Select an appropriate week, day and time from the respective drop-down lists.
At times you may require transferring huge files from one system to another. This process could be tedious especially when it comes to using several storage devices to transfer data. But with Vista, this process is simplified if you’re connected via a LAN. You can share your drives of hard disk over a network easily in Windows Vista.
Previously we discussed How to Turn Off or Disable Admin shares of your Drives. Now let us see how to share your drive over a network, follow the steps given below:
Double-click “My Computer”.
Right-click on a particular drive and click “Share”.
Click the “Advanced sharing” button.
Select the “Share this folder” checkbox.
Once done click “OK”.
You can set permissions for different users who access your drive i.e. Full Control, Change and Read. Full Control allows a user to read, write, modify or delete the files in the drive. The Change option allows a user to only read and make changes to a file without deleting it whereas the Read option only allows the user to read the file.To set these permissions:
Double-click “My Computer”.
Right-click on a particular drive and click “Share”.
Click the “Advanced sharing” button.
Select the “Share this folder” checkbox.
Click the “Permissions” button.
In the “Permissions for Everyone” section, select the “Allow” or “Deny” checkboxes next to corresponding permissions.
We always will run short of Storage space, no matter how huge hard disk may be. There are a lot of ways to get wasted memory by deleting unnecessary files without having to forego important functions. For instance, Vista regularly creates shadow copies, which are used to recover the system or to access older file versions in case of emergency. This function takes up a lot of storage space. But if you regularly create backups of your data you can limit the storage space allocated to the shadow copies, without foregoing an important security aspect. However, Vista does not offer any dialog box for the configuration.
You can fix this in a simple way by using a command line program ‘vssadmin.exe’. First, start a window of the command line with administrator rights. For this,
Write ‘cmd’ in the search field in the start menu,
Right-click ‘cmd.exe’ and select the context command ‘Run as Administrator’.
Now use vssadmin list shadowstorage to query the current status of the shadow copies.
Windows lists how much storage space is allocated for the shadow copies, where and for which drive is already being used. Use the following command for adaptation:
For ‘Drive’, enter the drive letter followed by a colon, where and for which drive you want the shadow copies to be saved and specify the ‘/Maxsize’ option without fail, otherwise Windows does not limit the size. /on=c: /for=c: /maxsize=10GB As a value for ‘Size’, use a number followed by the respective unit such as ‘MB’ or ‘GB’. You can subsequently check the current status once again using: vssadmin list shadowstorage. In this way you can save up a lot of storage space.
Vista loads a whole lot of functions and system programs on the hard disk during the installation. Many of them are never used but still take up space and possibly even system capacity. This reduces the performance of the system. We already discussed about different Ways to increase performance of Windows Vista. You can deactivate unnecessary services to speed up your system. By turning off these unnecessary windows features, you can increase performance of the system.
Open the start menu using ‘Start’ and enter the term ‘Optional Features’ under ‘Start Search’. The result appears above the field. Here, right-click the entry ‘Optional Features’ under ‘Program’ and select the context command ‘Run as Administrator’. If the currently used account does not have any administrator rights, you must select one that does in the dialog box and enter the respective password. If you are already working with an account that has the respective rights, a double-click on ‘Optional Features’ is sufficient.
Windows now collects information about the optional functions and lists them in a ‘Windows Functions’ dialog box, that could take some time. The operating system subdivides those entries that are followed by a plus sign into further sub-functions, which you can activate or deactivate, independent of each other.
Click on the plus sign for a list of the subordinate functions. Active functions are marked with a checkmark. You can now deactivate an entry by removing the checkmark in front of it. You can do this for instance, in the case of games, XPS Viewer, Tablet PC Components, Windows Teamwork among other things. Make up your mind as to which programs you never need. Finally, confirm your choice with ‘OK’.
Although Windows 7 is the most popular operating system on planet Earth, but Windows XP is yet to loose its presence. Windows XP have been in existence from years and user love using it. So, if you are looking to upgrade it and install Service Pack 3 on Windows XP, then here is some help.
Service Pack 3 is latest upgrade for Windows XP, and if you want to power you existing Windows XP with this upgrade pack, then here is the installation guide.
Install Service Pack 3 In Windows XP – Windows XP Upgrade
To start with, you need to log in with an Administrator account. And make sure that you use a fully charged UPS if you working on a desktop or a fully charged battery if you are working on a laptop because you do not want to halt the up gradation in between.
Now, you need to download the Service Pack 3 files on to your computer. So, just Google it and get the files on to your computer.
The other important thing, that you need to take care of is to disable anti virus and firewall. And to ensure the security parameters further, it would be better if you disconnect your computer from Internet.
Now, close all the applications that are currently running . Once its done, double click on the SP3 file which would start the process of whole upgradation.
Once its all done, enable the antivirus and firewall and then connect your computer back. Now, restart your computer and then you have successfully installed Windows Service Pack 3 on your computer.
Sticky Notes is one of the best offerings by Windows 7. And if you have loved it too and want to have same or similar Sticky Notes for Windows XP, Vista, then you should try Stickies.
Stickies offers you with all the features on Windows XP and Vista that Sticky Notes does on Windows 7. Once you install this app on your computer, right click on the icon present in task bar and click on the option labeled as New Sticky
This will open a new note where you could jot down any thing that you want. It also lets you change the font size, color and size.
And just like Sticky Notes on Windows 7, Stickies would still show you the same stuff that you have written before restarting the PC. So, meet your obsession for Sticky Notes on Windows XP and Vista.
Follow the steps below to clear AutoComplete entries:
1. Double click on Internet Explorer
2. Go to Tools-> Internet Options-> Content tab
3. Under the Personal Information category, press the AutoComplete button.
4. Press Clear Forms from the resulting menu.
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