Ashoks Computing Forums - Chapter 67 The Ultimate Windows 7 Review Giude : ------------------------------------------------------------hello everybody , this is ashok again , today

i am back here with one reivew of windows 7 , in this topic , we will come accross 1. top windows 7 most rated gadgets 2. the content advisor in windows internet explorer to speed up the windows inte rnet and overall speed 3. things to remember before installing windows 7 in an x86 pc 4. restoring the quick launch toolbar in windows 7 5. multi threaded file transfer 6. add videos to your start menu as a link 7. the windows trouble shooting platform 8. running any application with administrative credentials 9. opening folders in a new process 10. turn off recent search quieried display 11. how to make internet explorer 8 work faster than ever 12. advanced disk defragmentation and consolidation 13. working with the windows sidebar 14. enabling the run command in windows 7 start menu 15. improving desktop window manager for NVIDIA chipsets 16. the last is - not to use windows vista !!! 17. automatically logging on to windows desktop by skipping the logon procedure 18. creating an completely invisible folder 19. creating an completely private folder that is inbult password protected 20. prevent other users on the computer from changing any password of the comput er !!!! what guys , getting bored viewing the list ? chill dude !!!! ok now lets start the demonstration and presentation or maybe a discussion topic 1 ------working with the top rated gadgets , after the windows xp , windows 7 has become one of the most used OS , with an voracious support for desktop gadgets , some of them are 1.Mini TV - watch tv in short screen , good to time pass 2.Weather Bug - continuously recieve weather forecats and additions 3.Twadget - being one of the most popular social networking sites , easily manag e your profiles daily by reviews 4. Unit Converter - one best tool for quipmental brains , calculate your carious units now with ease 5. Everyday Wallpaper - Make your desktop come live with daily beautiful nature and other pics as your desktop background included with slideshow 6. Battery Meter - precisely recieve the info of your laptop or notebooks energy and power consumption 7. Gmail Reader - Find and manage your gmail account now with ease 8. Side Tris - A game for time pass , pretty good ..... --------------------------------------------------------topic 2 the content advisor prompts the user continuously for verified certifiacates , t

his is also password protected ,,,,,learn how to disable it .... disabling it means speed up the internet as your system policied precisely , to disable it , 1. open the internet explorer 2. click on tools and then switch to internet options ... 3. now go to the Content tab in it and select the disable option under content a dvisor do it like this watch carefully thats it now it is disabled ------------------------------------------------------topic 3 things to remember while installing windows 7 1. requires the basic and minimum hardware requirements 2. have a backup of vista as it is a good option if u r having an upgrade from s p1 3. the most important thing for an internet addict is the bookmark folder , just backup it also 4. the next is to backup the custom settings made to vista , after win 7 is inst alled those settings can be easily resotred with file and settings transfer wiza rd 5.move your download folder to another safe place on a hard drive , so saving it on c:\ is a bad idea 6.though microsoft recommends 16gb of hard drive for windows 7 installation , i recommend 30 gb as you wont run out of disk space in future 7. if u have any files on the desktop just move it to a safe place , as many imp ortant files are placed on desktop for quick access 8. just save all the important data , and dont forget to use the Windows 7 OEM d isk for an clean upgrade 8. last but least , just safe gaurd all your software and product keys ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------topic 4 enabling the quick launch toolbar in windows 7 right click on the taskbar and select "Toolbars" and in the sub menu select "New Toolbar" in the folders box just type this %userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch and click selcet folder , thats it now the quick launch is on the taskbar --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------topic 5 if you are an advanced computer user , u may have heard about sorry it is roboco py , it is included now in windows 7 , lets use it through the command line, lik e 1 to 128 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------topic 6 adding videos to your start menu

right click on the taskbar and select properties now switch to start menu tab and select customize switch down to the last and click the " Display As a link" option under the vide o start do it like this this is how u do it --------------------------------------------------------------topic 7 the windows trouble shooting the windows 7 included with trouble shooting is an good tool for discovery of ca uses , just open the troubleshooter and click on the option provided that you wa nt to trouble shoot , just as the internet connections here are some this is the list , just go once through it right now , guys it has an performanc e trobuble shooter too , go and check out the causes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------topic 8 you can run any application with administrative credentials , manually you right click the application and select "Run As Administrator" but here we have another alternative just hold down ctrl+shift+application selcted and click on enter thats it now you have the application with full administrative priveledges.. just watch how to !!!! this is how you do it !!!! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------topic 9 windows 7 opens all the folders in one process to save resources , if one folder crashes , then the rest also crashes , if u feel it is a risk , then we have an alternative to open every folder in its own process , just hold down the SHIF T key and right click on the folder and select "Open Folder In A New Process" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------topic 10 turning off the recent searches the windows search indexing service maintains a list of searches you queried bef ore , if you prevent them there will be a boost of performance do it like this open the group policy editor by typing gpedit.msc in the run box now switch to userconfiguration>administrative components>windows components>win dows explorer....in the right side menu double click on :"Turn of recent searches....." and double click it , select enabled and click ok... close the group policy and restart for the change to be effective ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------topic 11 just open the internet explorer>tools>internet options>programs> and select the manage addons button , in that see the eash add on delay time and disable it acc ording to your wish ...restart and watch the change -------------------------------------------------------------------------------topic 12 advanced disk defragmentation open CMD and type defrag.exe (drive letter)\ /r this will defragment the select drive with advanced cluster technology

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------topic 13 the windows sidebar the windows sidebar is an tool of gadgets , this consumes much memory and is not recommended for computers with less memory , remove it from the windows startup and save some more ram , do it like this 1. open registry editor by typing regedit in the run dilaog 2. now navigate to HKEY\CURRENT\USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\R un 3. in this menu you have to see a registry value known as sidebar 4. go ahead and delete it... and restart the computer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------topic 14 just right click on taskbar and select properties now switch to start menu tab and click customize scroll and look for "Run Command" , tick it and click ok thats it , just watch how to.... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------topic 15 the windows graphics are crafted in a way to support the NVIDIA chipsets , so y ou have no need of adjusting the visual effects just select "Let Windows Choose Whatever Is Best For My Computer" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------topic 16 i wont discuss it , sorry ----------------------------topic 17 open the run dialog and type "Control Userpasswords2" and untick the value "Users Must Enter A Username And Password To Use This Compu ter" is prompted for password , select the default account and type the password if r equired ....and click ok just watch....thats it ---------------------------------------------topic 18 right click and create a new folder anywhere you want , now right click on it and select customize folder now change the icon which has an empty display now rename the folder and type ctrl+999999999 thats it now you are done , see how to ok !!!! -----------------------------------------topic 19 just open the notepad and type this

cls @ECHO OFF

title Folder Private if EXIST Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} goto UNLOCK if NOT EXIST Private goto MDLOCKER :CONFIRM echo Are you sure you want to lock the folder(Y/N) set/p cho=> if %cho%==Y goto LOCK if %cho%==y goto LOCK if %cho%==n goto END if %cho%==N goto END echo Invalid choice. goto CONFIRM :LOCK ren Private Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} attrib +h +s Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} echo Folder locked goto End :UNLOCK echo Enter password to unlock folder set/p pass=> if NOT %pass%== PASSWORD_GOES_HERE goto FAIL attrib -h -s Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} ren Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} Private echo Folder Unlocked successfully goto End :FAIL echo Invalid password goto end :MDLOCKER md Private echo Private created successfully goto End :End , now save it on desktop as PRIVATE.bat and open it ----------------------------------------------------------------------------topic 20 just open the local account and policies manager 1. type lusrmgr.msc in the run 2. now click on users and right click on the user account you want to prevent fo r changing password 3. and select properties , in that tick "User Cannot Change Password" 4. thats it , just watch how !! ok guys , i am leaving , its already getting late , gunyt , i wil be back with s ome more info on tech !!!! byee