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  • Creating a VHD in Windows 7

    How To Create A VHD (Virtual Hard Disk) In Windows 7?
    Unlike previous Windows versions, Windows 7 lets you create a new Virtual Hard Disk without the help any third-party applications.

    Creating a Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) in Windows 7 is very simple.
    Steps to create Virtual Hard Disk
    1. Type in diskmgmt.msc in Start menu search filed and hit enter to open Disk Management window. Alternatively, right-click on Computer icon on the desktop, select Manage. In the Computer Management window, click on Disk Management link open the program.
    2. In the Disk Management window, go to Action, and select Create VHD option.
    3. In the following window, select a drive/folder location to create a new VHD file.
    4. Next, enter the size of VHD. Make sure that you have enough free space before entering the VHD size. Here, you have the choice to choose between two VHD formats: Dynamically expanding, and Fixed Size (recommended).
    In the dynamically expanding format, the size of the VHD expands to a fixed maximum size as data is saved to it. However, the disk size doesn’t compact automatically when data is deleted. As the name suggests, Fixed size VHD format uses a fixed amount of space regardless of the amount of the data stored in it.
    5. Click on the create button to start the process. You will see a new VHD file.

     

  • Enable or Disable Screen Savers

    Enable or Disable Screen Savers in Windows 7
    Information
    This article will show you how to enable or disable desktop screen savers from being able to run for all users on the computer.

    You will need to be logged in as an administrator to be able to do this tutorial.
    EXAMPLE:
    Screen Savers Enabled and Disabled

    NOTE:
    When disabled, the Screen Saver Settings window is grayed out.
    Through the Local Group Policy Editor
    1. Open the Local Group Policy Editor.
    2. In the left pane, click on to expand User Configuration, Administrative Templates, Control Panel, and Personalization. (see screenshot below)
    3. In the right pane, right click on Enable screen saver and click on Edit. (see screenshot above)
    4. To Enable Screen Saver
    A) Select (dot) either Not Configured or Enabled. (see screenshot below step 6)
    NOTE:
    Not Configured is the default setting.
    B) Go to step 6.
    5. To Disable Changing Screen Saver
    A) Select (dot) Disabled. (see screenshot below step 6)
    6. Click on OK. (see screenshot below)
    7. Close the Local Group Policy Editor window.
    8. If open, close and reopen the Screen Saver Settings window to apply.

  • Pin Computer to the Taskbar

    How to Pin Computer to the Windows 7 Taskbar
    Information
    This will show you how to pin Computer to the Windows 7 taskbar as a separate icon instead of it being pinned as a Jump list item in the default pinned Window Explorer taskbar icon.

    Note
    When you have both the default Windows Explorer icon to the left and this Computer icon to the right of it, then each time you click on the Computer icon on the taskbar it will open another separate new window of Computer. Clicking on the Windows Explorer icon will only open the one window instance.
    Warning
    To avoid issues with other pinned “explorer” type shortcuts from displaying their opened windows in the thumbnail previews of whatever pinned “explorer” type shortcut is on the farthest left of the taskbar, be sure that the default pinned Windows Explorer taskbar icon is dragged to the left of this pinned Computer icon on the taskbar, and that any other pinned “explorer” type icon is dragged to the right of this Computer icon.
    EXAMPLE: Computer Unpinned and Pinned from the Taskbar
    EXAMPLE: Computer window
    Manually Create the Download Shortcut
    1. If you have not already, then uncheck the default Computer shortcut from the Desktop Icon Settings window.
    2. Right click on a empty space on the desktop and click on New and Shortcut.
    3. Type in the location in bold below and click on the Next button. (See screenshot below)
    %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe shell:MyComputerFolder
    OR
    %windir%\explorer.exe shell:MyComputerFolder
    OR
    C:\Windows\explorer.exe /e,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
    4. For the name, type Computer and click on the Finish button. (See screenshot below)
    5. Right click on the new Computer shortcut on the desktop and click on Properties.
    6. Under the Shortcut tab, click on the Change Icon button. (See screenshot below)
    7. In the “Look for icons…” line, type in bold below and press enter. (See screenshot below)
    %SystemRoot%\system32\imageres.dll
    8. Select the Computer icon and click on OK. (See screenshot above)
    9. Click on OK. (See screenshot below)
    10. Drag the new Computer shortcut onto the taskbar until you see the Pin to Taskbar pop-up and drop it. (See screenshot below)
    11. Computer is now pinned to the taskbar. (See screenshot below)
    NOTE: 
    If you ever wish to remove the pinned Computer icon from the taskbar, right click on it and click on Unpin this program from the Taskbar.
    12. You can now delete the Computer shortcut on the desktop.

  • Restoring files from previous versions

    Restoring files from previous versions
    You can restore deleted files and folders or restore a file or folder to a previous state.

    To restore a deleted file or folder
    Open Computer by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, and then clicking Computer.
    Navigate to the folder that used to contain the file or folder, right-click it, and then click Restore previous versions. If the folder was at the top level of a drive, for example C:\, right-click the drive, and then click Restore previous versions.
    You’ll see a list of available previous versions of the file or folder. The list will include files saved on a backup (if you are using Windows Backup to back up your files) as well as restore points, if both types are available.
    Note
    To restore a previous version of a file or folder that’s included in a library, right-click the file or folder in the location where it’s saved, rather than in the library.
    For example, to restore a previous version of a picture that’s included in the Pictures library but is stored in the My Pictures folder, right-click the My Pictures folder, and then click Restore previous versions.
    Double-click a previous version of the folder that contains the file or folder you want to restore. (For example, if a file was deleted today, choose a version of the folder from yesterday, which should contain the file.)
    Drag the file or folder that you want to restore to another location, such as your desktop or another folder.
    The version of the file or folder is saved to the location that you selected.
    Tip
    If you don’t remember the exact file or folder name or its location, you can search for it by typing part of the name in the search box in the Documents library.
    To restore a file or folder to a previous state
    1.   Right-click the file or folder, and then click Restore previous versions.
    You’ll see a list of available previous versions of the file or folder. The list will include files saved on a backup (if you’re using Windows Backup to back up your files) as well as restore points, if both types are available.
    2.   Before restoring a previous version of a file or folder, select the previous version, and then click Open to view it to make sure it’s the version you want.
    Note
    You can’t open or copy previous versions of files that were created by Windows Backup, but you can restore them.
    3.   To restore a previous version, select the previous version, and then click Restore.
       
    Warning
    The file or folder replaces the current version on your computer, and the replacement can’t be undone.
       
    Note
    If the Restore button is unavailable, you can’t restore a previous version of the file or folder to its original location. You might be able to open it or save it to a different location.

  • Windows 7 Features – Virtual Hard Disk

    Virtual Hard Disk

    The Microsoft virtual hard disk (VHD) file format specifies a virtual hard disk, which is encapsulated in a single file and is capable of hosting native file systems and supporting standard disk operations. This topic contains an overview of the new functionality that is offered in this version of Windows.



    In Windows 7, VHD can be used as the running operating system on designated hardware without any other parent operating system, virtual machine, or hypervisor. You can use the disk management tools (the DiskPart command-line tool and the Disk Management MMC snap-in) to create a VHD file. You can then deploy a Windows 7 image (in .wim format) to the VHD and configure the boot manager for a native or physical boot of the Windows image, which is contained in the VHD.


    Benefits of the new and changed features of VHD

    Enterprise environments that already manage and use VHDs for virtual machine deployment will find the most benefit from the new features in this release. Although enterprise environments are moving an increasing number of applications to virtual machines, they still use physical computers to operate a significant part of the data center. For this reason, IT administrators have to maintain two sets of images: one set based on the .wim format for physical computers, and another set based on the VHD format for virtual machines. The VHD format supports physical computers and virtual machines, and it provides flexibility in image deployment and simplifies image management.

    An image format that runs on both physical computers and virtual machines also benefits developers and testers. This is because they use virtual machines to test new system and application software, but sometimes they need to run tests on physical computers to access a specific hardware device, like the graphics card, or to get accurate performance profiling. Native VHD boot also enables developers and testers to boot into a Windows 7 image without creating a separate partition on the physical computer for installing Windows. 

  • Enable or Disable Problem Steps Recorder

    How to Enable or Disable Problem Steps Recorder in Windows 7
    Information
    You can use Problem Steps Recorder to automatically capture the steps you take in Windows 7, including a text description of where you clicked and a screen shot during each click. Once you capture these steps, you can save them to a .zip file containing a .mht (MHTML) file of them. This file can then be used by a support professional or someone else helping you with a computer problem. If you like you can use it as a sort of Slide Show type demo to.
    This article will show you how to enable or disable the ability of all users to use Problem Steps Recorder in Windows 7.

    You must be logged in as an administrator to be able to do this tutorial.
    EXAMPLE:
    Problem Steps Recorder
    Through the Local Group Policy Editor
    1. Open the Local Group Policy Editor.
    2. In the left pane, click on to expand Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates, Windows Components, and Application Compatibility. (see screenshot below)
    3. In the right pane, right click on Turn off Problem Steps Recorder and click on Edit. (see screenshot above)
    4. To Enable “Problem Steps Recorder” in Windows 7
    A) Select (dot) either Not Configured or Disabled. (see screenshot below step 6)
    NOTE:
    Not Configured is the default setting.
    B) Go to step 6.
    5. To Disable “Problem Steps Recorder” in Windows 7
    A) Select (dot) Enabled. (see screenshot below step 6)
    6. Click on OK. (see screenshot below)
    7. Close the Local Group Policy Editor window.
    8. If enabled, users will be able to use Problem Steps Recorder.

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