Archive for the ‘Windows 7’ Category

How to Minimize Windows Live Messenger to System Tray in Windows 7

Windows 7 has one of the major changes in UI in the form of task bar which is called Super taskbar. Windows Live Messenger or any other IM clients generally minimizes to system tray in Windows Vista, but in Windows 7, even when minimized it stays in the task bar. If you feel the task […]

How to Create a Windows 7 Reliablity Monitor Shortcut

This will allow you to download a Reliability Monitor shortcut that will open Windows 7 Reliability Monitor directly instead of having to go through the Action Center. Here’s How: 1. Click on the download button below to download the Reliability_Monitor.zip file. 2. Click on Save, and save the .zip file to the desktop. 3. Open […]

Favorite Windows 7 Interface Changes for Netbooks

Window maximize- just dragging a window to the top of the screen maximizes it. Dragging it back down restores it to its previous size. This is incredibly useful on the netbook. Show desktop-  hover the cursor over the far right of the taskbar and all windows disappear until you move the cursor away. This is […]

Install Windows from a USB drive!

  Imagine a situation where you need to install Windows Vista or 7 in a system but you don’t have access to DVD drive. We all know Windows Vista, Server 2008 or 7 comes in DVDs and you’ll need a DVD drive to install them. Then how will you install them? The solution is, you […]

Windows 7 system requirements

If you want to run Windows 7 on your PC, here’s what it takes: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit) 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit) DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher […]

Windows 7 Upgrade Chart

Upgrade of Windows 7 Beta to RC and RTM

If you are running Windows 7 Beta and you try to upgrade to Windows 7 RC straight from the installation media, you’ll get an error telling you that this is not possible. Similarly, if you are trying to upgrade from Windows 7 Beta or RC to Windows 7 RTM, you’ll get a similar message. The […]

How to Change Windows 7 Product Key

1. Click on start and type command (cmd) with run as administrator option 2. Now type following command “slmgr.vbs -ipk <insert your new product key here>” 3. To activate windows after changing the key, run “slmgr.vbs -ato”

10 reasons why Windows 7’s XP Mode is a big deal

Author: Brien Posey   Windows 7 features a new twist: XP Mode, which lets you run your Windows XP apps without compatibility issues. Brien Posey explains why XP Mode is significant and outlines its benefits. One of the most exciting Windows 7 features is Windows XP Mode. It uses a brand new version of Virtual […]

Play Your iPod Through Your Windows 7 PC’s Speakers

Windows expert Ed Bott finds a useful feature in Windows 7: you can play an external audio device through your computer’s speakers without any extra software using a simple configuration setting. To activate the setting, you’ll need to plug the device into the Line In or microphone jacks, head to the Sounds panel, and then […]

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