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  • Windows 7 Tips

    Windows 7 God Mode: Extended Control Panel for Windows
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    Recently there has been a lot of buzz about the Windows 7 “God Mode” feature which provides an access to all control panel tasks in a folder which can be referred as Super control panel.
    Steps to enable it:
    1. Create a new folder in any of the folder in any of your Windows partition.
    2. Right-click on the folder and click on rename (or press F2)
    3. Rename the folder as XYZ.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
    4. Press enter and the icon would change into an extended control panel which enlists all the tasks in Control panel.
     

    The trick is also said to work in Windows Vista, and although it works fine in 32-bit versions of Vista, it can cause a crash in 64-bit versions of that operating system. It can be referred as an Easter egg in windows.

  • Windows 7 Tips

    Launch Multiple instances of an Application

    Multiple instances of a program can easily be launched in Windows 7. If one instance of a program is already running then you can still start another by a simple Keyboard + Mouse click Combo.
    You can simply hold down shift key while Right clicking to any application i.e. Combo of Shift key & Mouse Click and new instance of that application would be launched.

    Notice number of instances has increased of Internet Explorer, Windows Explorer, Paint, Live Writer after Shift + Right Clicking them.

  • Windows 7 Tips

    Create New instance of an Application in Windows 7 Super Taskbar
    In windows 7 Taskbar instance of an application can easily be created by using Win + NumberKey. Here number key signifies the position of the Application in the Taskbar.

    If you press Windows + 1, it will create a new instance of the first icon in the task bar. In the taskbar Shown here it will open an instance of Internet Explorer while Win+5 opens Windows media Player, Win+7 to Windows Live writer ad so on.

  • Windows 7 Tips

    Customize the Windows 7 log-on screen

     

    Windows 7 makes it easy Changing the Windows log-on screen.
    Go to start, and click on Run,type Regedit & press enter there. This will open Registry.
    Navigate to : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\ LogonUI\Background
    Double-click the OEMBackground DWORD key
    Set value of the key to 1.
    Select a background image for Logon Screen with size less than 256KB in size
    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.

  • Windows 7 Features

    Windows 7 Control Panel Canonical Names

    Recently there was a lot of buzz on Windows 7 god mode. Microsoft has come up with an explanation and a list of other godmodes aka Canonical names for control panel item.

  • Windows 7 Tips

    Invert color feature in Paint in Windows 7

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    In earlier version of windows (Vista & below) there was a feature in paint “Invert colors” which inverts the portion or the complete image in paint. The image which has been inverted just looks like what a negative film looks like.
    Logic was simple : (1-Color of Current Pixel)
    However this feature is hard to find in Windows 7, as it has been removed from the Menu and it appears only when you right click a portion to be inverted. here is how an image portion/complete image can be inverted :
    1.Open the image in paint
    2.Select the portion to Invert
    3.right click that portion to find the invert color option.
     

    4. Check out the inverted portion.

  • Windows 7 Tips

    Make your Windows talk what you write
    You can make your Windows talk whatever you write. Simply write this small vbscript in notepad and save the file with a (*.vbs) extension which will create a VBScript file.
    After saving this file double click the .vbs file and it will prompt you for a text.

    Input the text & press OK to hear the inner voice of your Windows.

  • Windows 7 Tips

    How to find if Windows is a 32-bit or 64-bit Version of Windows?

    Consumers may install Windows in 2 different types of Bit-Versions. One is 64 Bit Version of Windows & other is 32 Bit version of Windows. Usually, Windows comes pre-installed on new computers. While downloading any software if the website asks you if your Windows is 32 bit or 64 bit then to find the bit Version of your Windows, here is how you can do it.
    To find your Operating System information in Windows Seven:
    Method 1: View System window in Control Panel
       1. Click Start , type system in the Start Search box, and then click system in the Programs list.  or Click Start Menu > Control Panel, > System & Maintenance > System.
       2. The operating system is displayed as follows:
              * For a 64-bit version operating system: 64-bit Operating System appears for the System type under System.
              * For a 32-bit version operating system: 32-bit Operating System appears for the System type under System.
    Method 2: View System Information window
       1. Click Start & type system in the Start Search box, and then click System Information in the Programs list.
       2. When System Summary is selected in the navigation pane, the operating system is displayed as follows:
              * For a 64-bit version operating system: x64-based PC appears for the System type under Item.

              * For a 32-bit version operating system: x86-based PC appears for the System type under Item.

  • Windows 7 Tips

    Enable Internet Sharing of USB Modem in Windows 7

    To enable Internet Sharing of USB Modem in Windows 7, follow the steps:
    1. Navigate to system tray click on the arrow button to show the list of available processes and tasks.
    2. Select the Internet access from the list available and click on Open Network & sharing Center. (You may also reach here via Control Panel)
    3. From the Left side pane, select manage Wireless Networks
    4.Select the Add option in the Manage Wireless Networks Window.
    5. From the Manually connect to a wireless network pop up window, select Create an Ad hoc network.
    6. Click next after reading details about wireless ad-hoc network.
    7. Configure Ad-hoc network. Enter desired network name, security type and security key.
    8. Make sure you select an encryption type. Make the security type WEP and password protect it using 5 or 13 character key.
    9. Click on Turn on Internet Connection sharing to share the internet.
    10. Internet Sharing is enabled. Press Okay to proceed. You have now enabled WiFi connection from your laptop available to other users.
    To connect to your system’s internet one must simply locate and select the network just created and connect using the encryption security key as entered.

    11. Once done, you may remove the adhoc network from Manage Wireless networks window.

  • Windows 7 Features

    System requirements for Windows Virtual PC
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    Before you move on to Windows XP mode in your Windows 7 have a check @ your system requirements as well.You must have following configuration :
        *Hardware Virtualization Technology enabled
        *1 GHz 32-bit / 64-bit processor required
        *Memory (RAM) :2GB memory or higher recommended
        *Recommended 15 GB hard disk space per virtual Windows environment
        *Supported host operating system: Windows 7
        *Supported guest operating system: Windows XP SP3 / Vista / Windows 7