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  • Create System Recovery Disc_win 7 tips

    Windows 7 comes with the built-in ability of being able to create a System Repair Disk that can be used to recover from major issues.

    The same recovery features can be found on the Windows 7 installation disc, but if you don’t have an installation disc, or your was lost or damaged, you’ll need this recovery disc to access the Windows 7 recovery features in case your system becomes seriously corrupt or unbootable.
    This article will help you to Create a Windows 7 System Recovery Disc.

    Instructions

    1. To begin the process of creating a System Repair Disc, Click Start > Control Panel > System and Security >Backup and Restore.

      Click “Create a System Repair Disc“
       

    2. If you have multiple optical drives installed in your system, select your preferred CD or DVD burner from the drop down. Place a CD or DVD in the optical drive tray and click “Create disc.”

       

    3. A progress bar will be displayed on the screen. Creating the disc should only take a few minutes. When the process is done, click “OK.”

       

    4. You’ve just created a Windows 7 System Recovery Disc to use in case of a major computer emergency.

  • Win 7 Tips- Split Screen

    Split Screen– Windows 7

    Information

    This article will show you how to easily split your screen in Windows 7. This split screen feature is new with Windows 7 and lets you view 2 screens side by side. Both screens are active so you can just move your mouse from screen to screen to work. Being able to view two documents or web sites side by side is an excellent feature in Windows 7.

    This article will help you to Use Split Screen In Windows 7.
    Instructions
    1. Open the documents or web sites you want to view side by side. If you want to look at two web sites side by side you will need to open 2 separate browser sessions not just have 2 tabs open on the same browser. That means you need to click the browser icon to open another browser session.

       

    2. Go to the screen you want to view on the left. Hold the Windows icon key down. This is the key that has the windows 7 logo on it. It is usually in the bottom left of your keyboard. Hold the left arrow key at the same time you are holding down the windows icon key. This will move your first window to the left.

       

    3. Go to the screen or document you want to display on the right. Repeat the steps above. Hold the Windows icon key down and the right arrow key at the same time. This will move your second open window to the right.

       

    4. Hold the Windows icon key down and the up arrow key at the same time to maximize your window again. You will need to put your mouse on the screen or document you want to maximize and then press both keys down simultaneously.

  • Change File Associations_win 7 tips

    Have you ever tried to double-click on a file only to find it always opens in the wrong application? Sometimes when you install an application, it will covertly change the file association of one or more file types to use the new application. Or maybe you just prefer to use on program over another.

    Here’s how to change file associations in Windows 7 so that the program you want to use will open your files by default.
    Instructions

    1. Browse to the folder location of the file that you’d like to change.
    2. Right-click on the file, scroll down hover your cursor over “Open with.” On the fly-out window to the left, click “Choose default program“.
    3. In the “Open with” window, check Recommended Programs section for your desired program. If you don’t see the program you’re looking for, click on the downward caret symbol to the right to reveal “Other Programs.”
    4. If the desired program still does not appear, click the Browse button and browse for the desired program. It will likely be found in the Program files directory.
    5. Once you’ve selected the desired program, be sure to click the “Always use the selected program to open this kind of file” box, then click “Ok.”
      All files with the same file extension will open with your desired program now that you have changed the file association in Windows 7.

  • Disable Auto Update Restart_win 7 tips

    Windows 7 automatic updates help to keep your computer secure and up to date with the latest bug fixes and security patches. It highly recommended that you have it enabled, but can be really annoying when it continuously nags you to reboot your computer. The good news it is very easy to disable the auto-restart using Local Group Policy Editor.

    This article will help you to disable Windows 7 auto update restart.
    Instructions

    1)Click the Start menu and type “gpedit.msc” (without quotes) in the search line and press the enter key. This will launch the Local Group Policy Editor.

    2)On the left side of Local Group Policy Editor, expand to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components. Then scroll down and select Windows Update.

    3)Double click “No auto-restart with logged on users for scheduled automatic updates installations” option. In the properties window that appears, change the option from “Not Configured” to “Enabled“. Click “OK” and close Local Group Policy Editor. Windows will no longer prompt you to restart after automatically installing updates.

  • Windows 7 Tips- Disable Aero Snap

    Disable Aero Snap (and Switch Among Open Windows More Quickly)

    Sometimes, automatic actions that are meant to be helpful can turn out to be frustrating if they aren’t doing what you are really trying to do.

    Likewise, you might want to disable Aero Snap—the feature which automatically snaps windows to a certain size and position when you drag their title bars on the desktop.
    Instructions

    1) Click the Start button to open the Start menu.

    2) Type ‘mouse‘ in the Search Files And Programs box.

    3) Select Change ‘How Your Mouse Works‘ from the list of items that are found.

    4) Select the checkbox for the option ‘Prevent Windows From Being Automatically Arranged When Moved To The Edge Of The Screen‘.

    This way we can disable Aero Snap.

  • Windows 7 Tips – Vista Style Sidebar

    Add the Vista Style Sidebar Back to Windows 7


    INFORMATION:
    This article will show you the way to get the Vista style side bar on your Windows 7 PC.

     

    Copy Files from Vista

    Note: In this example we are using 32-bit versions of Vista and Windows 7. Make sure you are logged in with Administrator credentials.


    If you have a Vista machine running, we can copy the Windows Sidebar files over to the Windows 7 machine. On the Vista machine navigate to C:\Program Files and copy the Windows Sidebar folder and all of its contents over to a flash drive or network location.

    On the Windows 7 machine go to C:\Program Files and rename the Windows Sidebar folder to something like Windows Sidebar_old.

    Now copy the Vista Windows Sidebar folder into C:\Program Files.

    Now you will have both folders…Windows Sidebar and Windows Sidebar_old in your C:\Program Files folder.

    Right-click on the desktop and select Gadgets.

    The Original Vista Sidebar is back and will act as it did in Vista.

  • Fix Gadgets not Displaying – Windows 7

    How to Fix Gadgets not Displaying Correctly in Windows 7
    Information
    If you have gadgets that are displaying on your Windows 7 desktop improperly as black, white, blank, or just messed up, then this will show you how to fix them.

    You must be logged in as an administrator to be able to do this tutorial.
    Note
    If you have a 3rd party firewall program installed, then also check to make sure that the gadgets are allowed in the firewall and are not being blocked in that program’s exception settings.
    EXAMPLE:
    Gadgets not displaying correctly

    HERE’S HOW:
    Manually in a Elevated Command Prompt
    NOTE:
    This does the same thing as in OPTION ONE above, but manually.
    1. Open a elevated command prompt (right click – Run as administrator)
    2. In the elevated command prompt, copy and paste each command below and press Enter one at a time. After each time your press Enter, you will need to click on OK before doing the next command.
    net stop sidebar.exe
    regsvr32 msxml3.dll
    regsvr32 scrrun.dll
    regsvr32 jscript.dll
    regsvr32 atl.dll
    Regsvr32 “%ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\sbdrop.dll”
    Regsvr32 “%ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\wlsrvc.dll”
    Code:
    reg delete “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones” /f
    NOTE:
    This command will reset the security zones in Internet Explorer back to the default settings.
    net start sidebar.exe
    3. Restart the computer to apply.
    4. Check to see if the gadgets on your desktop are displaying correctly now. If not, then try uninstalling and reinstalling the still bad gadget, or do a System Restore using a restore point dated before the problem.