The following table specifies the limits on physical memory for Windows 7.

Physical Memory Limits: Windows Server 2008 R2

The following table specifies the limits on physical memory for Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows Server 2008 R2 is available only in 64-bit editions.

Have you ever thought that the clicking sound is annoying when you click on the links in Internet Explorer (IE7 or IE8) or refresh the Window? Especially in the night when your friends or family members are sleeping and when you browse? Then disabling that clicking sound will be a good option. Unfortunately you can’t disable it from IE and you have to do it through the system sound settings.

So how to disable the clicking sound in IE?

Go to Start button –> Control Panel –> Hardware and Sound.

Under Sound, click Change System Sounds.

There you will see the list of programs whose sound system is managed by Windows Vista,  Scroll down to see Windows Explorer. There choose Start Navigation and from the Sounds drop down menu choose None. Click OK.

You may also want to change the settings for Complete Navigation to None, if its not already set to None. Also if you don’t want any noise while you are browsing, you can also disable the sound when you have a blocked pop-up window. Choose Blocked Pop-up Window and change it to None.

So, what exactly is God Mode in Windows 7?

Well, for starters, it’s not really a mode. And it’s nothing you need to be a deity to pull off, either.

Rather, it’s a folder packed with shortcuts to just about every settings change and administrative function in Windows 7. Everything you’ll find in the Action Center, Backup and Restore, Autorun, Desktop Gadgets, Devices and Printers — it’s all there. All dumped in one central location for easy access.

No, this trick doesn’t involve entering IDDQD in the run box – but it’s just about that simple. Here’s the magic,

• Create a new folder anywhere (I set mine up in d:\)
• Rename the folder and paste in the following text: GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

That’s it! You’ve now got your new, somewhat handy folder. Why somewhat handy? Well, because you can already access everything in there by typing a few letters into the search box on your start menu.

Still, it’s a pretty long list of things to remember – so having a nice reference like this could actually be useful from time to time 

• Create a new folder anywhere (I set mine up in d:\)
• Rename the folder and paste in the following text: GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

That’s it! You’ve now got your new, somewhat handy folder. Why somewhat handy? Well, because you can already access everything in there by typing a few letters into the search box on your start menu.

Still, it’s a pretty long list of things to remember – so having a nice reference like this could actually be useful from time to time

How to Clear Recent Items List

Windows stores the Recent items list at the location

%APPDATA\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations. Paste this path in Windows explorer and hit enter.
Simply delete all the files present in this directory to reset the jumplist for all applications.

How to Disable Recent Items in Jumplists

Right click on an empty portion of the taskbar and select Properties from the context-menu. Browse to the Start Menu tab and uncheck the box next to “Store and Display Recently opened items in the Start menu and the taskbar“. This should make Recent items disappear from the jumplists.

When you use the Open With dialog to associate .exe files with another application, the settings are stored in the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ FileExts \ .exe \ UserChoice

There will be a value named Progid in the right pane. The Progid data will contain the application’s exe file name (Applications\Notepad.exe, Applications\IExplore.exe, or a Programatic Identifier such as txtfile, jpegfile etc).

Note that despite this problem, you should be able to launch applications by double-clicking on the data files. For example, with the above setting, you should be able to launch Microsoft Word application by double-clicking on a .doc file, but not by running Winword.exe directly.)

Registry fix

To fix the problem, you need to delete the UserChoice key above using a REG file or a script. Download exefix_cu.reg attached at the end of this article, and save it to Desktop. Right-click on the REG file and choose Merge.

For other file types

To undo the Open With setting for other file types, the registry location is the same. (Replace the text .exe in the above registry key with the actual file extension).

Example:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ FileExts \ .xyz \ UserChoice

Where .xyz is the file extension for which you want to undo the Open With action.

Download file : https://kapothi.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/exefix_cu.reg

you can now officially change Windows 7 Build 7057 login UI background. Windows 7 now supports the ability to load images into the background of the login screen without the use of third-party software or manual hacks.

Steps to Change Windows 7 Build 7057 Logon Background Image

1. press win+r key and Type Regedit at run prompt

2. Locate following registry key

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background

3. Now in right-side pane, change value of OEMBackground to 1.

(if u cant find OEMBackground value creat a new DWORD value in right side pane)

4. Create a new folder name “info” and “backgrounds” within oobe folder

Folder path should look like this %windir%\System32\oobe\info\backgrounds

5. Now place your desired logon wallpaper within this background folder with file name as backgroundDefault.jpg

Images Name with resolutions

backgroundDefault.jpg

background768×1280.jpg (0.6)

background900×1440.jpg (0.625)

background960×1280.jpg (0.75)

background1024×1280.jpg (0.8)

background1280×1024.jpg (1.25)

background1024×768.jpg (1.33-)

background1280×960.jpg (1.33-)

background1600×1200.jpg (1.33-)

background1440×900.jpg (1.6)

background1920×1200.jpg (1.6)

background1280×768.jpg (1.66-)

background1360×768.jpg (1.770833-)

Please NOTE: Images must be less than 256kb in size

The backgroundDefault.jpg image is loaded and stretched-to-fit when a resolution/ratio specific background cannot be found.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/232070

SYMPTOMS

When you run Dcpromo.exe to create a replica domain controller, you receive one…

When you run Dcpromo.exe to create a replica domain controller, you receive one of the following error messages in Dcpromo.exe:

Error message 1

Failed to modify the necessary properties for the machine account. Access is denied.

Error message 2

Error – The Active Directory Installation Wizard was unable to convert the computer account <Computer Name>$ to a domain controller account. (5)
Examination of the Dcpromoui.log file indicates that the initial part of the promotion was successful (this is also verified because the computer becomes a member server in the domain), but that the promotion to domain controller did not succeed because Dcpromo.exe could not modify the machine account.

CAUSE

This problem can occur if the account that is used for the promotion operation h…

This problem can occur if the account that is used for the promotion operation has not been assigned the “Delegation Privilege” right. Or, if this right has been assigned, the policy has not propagated yet, possibly because of replication latency. By default, only members in the Administrators group have the “Delegation Privilege” right.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, use an account in the Administrators group, or add the…

To resolve this problem, use an account in the Administrators group, or add the appropriate account to the Administrators group. To grant this right to another user or group, set the delegation privilege on the Group Policy object:

1. In the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in, edit the Default Domain Controllers Policy on the Domain Controllers Organizational Unit.
2. Double-click Computer Configuration, click Windows Settings, click Security Settings, click Local Policies, and then click User Rights Assignment.
3. Under Enable Computer and User Accounts to be trusted for Delegation, add the appropriate account or group.
4. Apply the policy using one of the following methods:

• If it is a Windows 2000 domain controller, open a command prompt, and then type:

secedit /refreshpolicy machine_policy /enforce

• If it is a Windows Server 2003 or a Windows Server 2008 domain controller, open a command prompt, and type:

gupdate /force

1. Force replication from the domain controller on which the policy was changed to the other domain controllers in the domain by using repadmin, replmon, or Active Directory Sites and Services.

To apply the updated policy, restart the problematic server which you wanted to promote as a domain controller.