Windows phone 7 desktop theme for Windows 7
The Windows Phone 7 OS is based on the Metro UI that offers an interesting and unique UI . Now , its possible to have your Windows 7 Desktop with the same UI with the Rainmeter theme . To have your Windows Phone 7 theme for Windows 7 , first [...]
Categories: How To's, Windows 7, Windows Phone 7 Tags: Metro UI, Theme, windows 7, Windows Phone
Optimize and clean your Windows Operating system with Kingsoft PC Doctor
Kingsoft has released the Kingsoft PC Doctor Kingsoft PC Doctor 2.7 BETA, an free application to optimize the performance of your Windows Operating system. The Application can be downloaded from the KingSoftSecurity Website . The Kingsoft PC Doctor 2.7 Beta download size is about 17 MB and currently Supports ： [...]
Optimize Your Laptop Battery backup With Microsoft Fix It
How long does your Laptop Battery last ? . I use Dell XPS 15 and the laptop battery lasts for around 2 hours and 30 minutes . The Battery backup time depends on various factors like Screen brightness USB’d or external harddisks connected Operating System settings Bluetooth or Wifi enabled [...]
Categories: Tools, Windows 7 Tags: Battery Backup, Fix It, Microsoft
How to display start menu items in Expanded view in Windows 7 ?
You can set the expanded view for the start menu items in Windows 7 easily which helps you avoid going to other places to find the necessary files / programs . For Example , Imagine you need to uninstall a program . This might require that we click control panel [...]
How to enable or disable Shadows in Windows 7 ?
Windows 7 has some interesting visual effects in the UI that grabs your attention. One of them is the shadow effect which you can easily notice in the Aero Theme. With Shadow Without Shadow It is also easy to enable / disable this shadow effect. 1. Click start menu and [...]
How to Automatically Lock your PC after few minutes of idle?
You can change your Windows 7 settings such that the PC is locked automatically after the PC being idle for some time. To change this, follow the below steps 1. Right click on your Desktop and click the Personalization. 2. In the Personalization Setting Dialog, click Screen Saver. 3. In [...]
How to view hidden files in Windows 7 ?
The Windows 7 by default hides the important files that are related to the windows core files . Sometimes , it happens that you require to view the hidden files . You can enable the option to view the hidden files by following the below steps 1. Go to Control [...]
How to modify the default Sounds in Windows 7 ?
The Windows 7 comes with different themes like Architecture , Characters , Landscapes , Nature etc . Each of these theme has default sounds that grabs your attention when you perform some operation . You can modify them or turn the sound off by following the steps below . 1. [...]
How to Start Windows 7 in Safe Mode?
Running Windows 7 in safe mode is useful and can help in cases where you want to troubleshoot problems with the programs and drivers and solve some serious problems which are not possible when Windows 7 is started normally. 1. To Start Windows 7 in safe mode, turn on your [...]
How to Schedule automatic disk clean up in Windows 7 ?
The Windows 7 comes with a disk cleaning utility which is generally used to get rid of unnecessary files like temporary internet files , setup log files etc . It is also possible to schedule the disk cleaning in Windows 7 . 1. Click start button of windows 7 and [...]
How to find Complete System Info in Windows 7 ?
How to find Complete System Info in Windows 7 ? You can easily find the system info in Windows 7 with the command MSINFO32.EXE . 1. Click the Windows Start Button and type msinfo32.exe in the search text box and press enter key . 2. This should open up the [...]
Categories: Windows 7 Tags: system info, windows 7
Different Calculators in Windows 7
The Windows 7 calculator has menu modes that includes the programmers and statictics view . Just click the View menu button in the calculator to explore different views . Not just that the Windows 7 calculator also offers different conversions like weight , volume etc along with the date calculations [...]
Customizing the Power Button in Windows 7
Do you restart your System very often ? . Want the restart button instead on Shutdown power button ? . Here’s an option to do it in Windows 7 . Right click on the Start and select properties Choose the Power Button action that you want from the drop down [...]
Categories: Windows 7 Tags: tips, tricks, Windows Phone 7
Outlook Info – A Gadget to show information about Outlook Mail on Desktop
Outlook info is a simple gadget created by Kelly that shows info from Microsoft Outlook which includes number of emails , upcoming appointments and tasks . The Current version is v2.3.2 and this gadget is a useful windows 7 gadget . The Outlook Info doesnot require you to browse through [...]
Categories: News, Outlook, Tools, Windows 7 Tags: Desktop, Microsoft, Outlook 2003, Outlook Info, Outlook Mail, PC, windows 7, Windows Vista
Microsoft’s Windows 7 Slate Ads
Microsoft in association with ASUS has released few commercials that features ASUS Eee Slate . There are 4 different Ads featuring business , mothers artists and bloggers . The ASUS Eee Slate EP121 comes with a display of 12.1” 1280 x 800 with Core i5 with integrated HD graphics CPU [...]
Fijitsu’s Windows 7 Slate – Q550 to be available soon
Here’s a Windows 7 slate from Fijitsu called Q550 Tablet PC is to be launched soon . Q550 security features include Fingerprint Sensor, SmartCard slot and optional TPM . The Q550 sports a 10 inch touchscreen display and runs on Windows 7 OS and is powered by Intel Oak Trail [...]
Categories: Announcement, News, Windows 7 Tags: CeBIT, Fijitsu, Germany, GottabeMobile, Q550, slate, windows 7
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Download is now Available
Microsoft has officially released the Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 . The same was made available to the MSDN users few days back . The Windows Server Service Pack comes with some features like Dynamic Memory and RemoteFX that provides a Rich Virtualization experience [...]
Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Dynamic Memory, Microsoft, MSDN, RemoteFX, Service Pack, windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows 64 Bit Processor Compatibility Detector Tool
Do you want to know the compatibility of your Windows 7 system for 32 Bit before upgrading to Windows 64 Bit version ?
64bit Checker is the tool for it .
Its a simple tool that displays the information on if your computer is running a 32bit or 64bit version of Windows and allows to check the compatibility of your computers with 64-bit version of Windows.
Categories: Tools, Windows 7 Tags: 32 Bit, 64-bit, ignoreware, windows 7, Windows 95, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Converting a Windows 7 Physical System to a Virtual Machine using VMWare Converter
Recently , i was trying to backup my machine to do a clean install of a different OS .Instead of just copying the files , i thought it would be better to make the physical machine to the Virtual Machine . Since there were already quite a few softwares installed [...]
Categories: General, Windows 7 Tags: local Machine, physical System, Virtual Machine, VMWare Converter, VMWare Virtual Machine Workstation, windows 7
Desktop slideshow in Windows 7
By Default , Windows 7 has some attractive wallpapers and sometime a user might be confused to select the right Wall paper for the Desktop. How good will it be so have many of them to be displayed in the Desktop as Wallpaper ??? This can be done easily in [...]
Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Desktop, Personalise, wallpapers, windows 7
Setting the time zone in Windows 7 with tzutil
tzutil is a command line utility in Windows 7 that helps one to set the PC’s timezone or get the current timezone of the PC. How to Use TZUtil to Set or Display Time Zone ? 1. Click on Start -> All Programs -> Accessories, and click on Command Prompt [...]
Using Problem Steps Recorder in Windows 7
A nice feature in Windows 7 that enables you to clearly describe the problem you face with an Application or the Computer . It is called “Problem Steps Recorder” . When the Application doesnt work properly , follow the following procedure Click Start Type PSR and press Enter Click Start [...]
Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Application, MHTML, package, Problem Steps Recorder, PSR, windows 7