Bring Back Classic Start Menu to Windows 7 with Classic Shell

One of the inconvenient feature in Windows 7 is the Start Menu which items are not organized , not easy to access and open programs or Commands as well.Where as classic Start Menu in older version of Windows is very easy to use.Looking for  free Classic Start Menu in Windows 7 which Windows 7 doesn’t support don’t worry! Classic Shell brings it to Windows 7.

Classic Start Menu features:

• You can easily drag and drop applications to let you organize them.
• Options to show favorites, expand control panel etc.
• Shows recently opened documents, user can customize the number of recent documents that can be displayed.
• Translated in 35 languages, including right to left support for Arabic and Hebrew.
• You can always access the original Win 7 menu whenever you want with Shit +Click on start button.
• User can able to perform asks like delete, rename, sort and others by right clicking on an item.
• Supports both 32-bit and 64-bit Operating Systems.
• Supports Microsoft’s Active Accessibility.

Classic Shell also adds toolbar for Windows Explorer in Vista and  Windows 7 similar to in Windows XP.Which user can uncheck during installation if he wants.

Classic Shell is freeware.

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W7 Taskbar Tweaker 1.0 Adjusts Sizes of Taskbar Buttons & Thumbnail Previews

Recently covered about bringing Vista style taskbar to Windows 7 by choosing small icons in Win 7 Taskbar Properties, here free portable application W7 Taskbar Tweaker that lets you adjusts size of Win7 Taskbar buttons and thumbnail previews.

W7 Taskbar Tweaker developed aimed at reducing buttons or icon sizes on Taskbar,since icons on Taskbar does occupy some space in Windows 7.

By default for Windows 7 the Taskbar buttons set as always combine, hide labels , but this tweak won’t work if icons are set to always combine.This app will work better if  in W7 Taskbar Tweaker , Taskbar button size is set to never combine and use small icons.

The default taskbar button size is 40 for small icon and 56 for large icon.If you choose to use small icons,then set a value between 30-180 , if you use larger icons set a value between 42-180.Similarly you can also change the size of Taskbar thumbnail previews , you can choose value between 96-512, where the default size is 200.Once you make changes click Apply Changes and restart your PC to view changes.

You can revert back to default settings at any time by clicking apply defaults buttons shown in W7 Taskbar Tweaker UI.

W7 Tweaker is freeware and portable , no installation is required.

Download W7 Taskbar Tweaker 1.1

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Microsoft Says Windows 7 SP1 will Contain Minor Updates

There is lot of buzz about the release date of Windows 7 Service Pack1(SP1) will be released, wait! Microsoft not jumping to tell about Windows 7 SP1 release date,but confirms that  SP1 will contain only minor updates to current version we are using, Windows 7 build 7600.

According to Microsoft

For Windows 7,SP1 includes minor updates.These minor updates include

• updates that are delivered through Windows update for Windows 7 users.
• An updated Remote Desktop client will be delivered which takes the advantage of RemoteFX introduced in the server-side with SP1 for Windows 2008 Server R2.

Microsoft confirms that after release of SP1 of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, the SP1 will be delivered through Windows Update and also will be available as download from Microsoft Download Center as well.

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Download Internet Explorer 9 Preview Platform for Windows 7

Microsoft released Internet Explorer 9 platform preview for developers to get feedback.This preview is intended for developers only.IE9 preview supports Windows Vista SP2 and Windows 7 only.To try out some of the upcoming features in IE9, users can download and try IE9 preview from test drive site.

System Requirements for IE9 preview

• Internet Explorer Platform preview requires Windows 7 (x86 or X64) and Vista SP2 (X86 or X64).
• Vista users require IE8 and DirectX 2D must be installed.Vista users can install DirectX 2D by installing platform update for Windows Vista.

IE9 preview contains no user interface.User can try some demo examples of features in test drive site  in IE9.

Download IE9 preview platform

For more details read Internet Explorer Preview platform release notes.

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Change Windows 7 Taskbar to Vista Style

The best feature in Windows 7 is offered by Taskbar with thumbnail preview of the programs when you hover mouse on icon on the taskbar.No one wants to move to older features of technology, but if you are user upgraded from Vista if you want vista style taskbar in Windows 7 till you get used to windows 7, you can customize Windows 7 taskbar and get vista style taskbar easily.

To get Vista Style Taskbar for Windows 7

1.Right click on the Taskbar, click Properties, under Taskbar Tab select “Use small icons” and opposite Taskbar buttons choose “Combine when taskbar is full” .

2.Click Apply and OK to save changes.Now you can observe Vista type taskbar in Windows 7.

To get Windows 7 Taskbar default settings  back again, uncheck “Use small icons” and select “Always combine, hide labels”, click and Apply to save changes in Taskbar and Start Menu properties.

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Fix 21 Common Problems in Windows 7 with 7 Quick Fix 1.0

Last time we covered about XP Quick Fix which fixes 25 common problems arrive due to viruses, here is 7 Quick Fix which fixes 21 problems in Windows XP that also caused by viruses and disables important system programs in Windows 7.

It is common to have after removing viruses from your computer Task Manager, Registry Editor and other System programs gets disabled, this tool can enable them to certain extent.7 Quick Fix can fix all those affected system programs due to viruses.7 Quick Fix is freeware and portable, no installation is require as user can carry it in his USB drive and use.

 

7 Quick Fix can enable Task Manager, Registry Editor , Command Prompt, Folder Options if they are disabled.Download and run 7 Quick Fix to know about list of fixes it offer to Windows 7.

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Discover Hidden Aero Themes in Windows 7

Windows 7 offers location specific themes based on user selected language and location during Windows 7 installation. So other international Countries themes still hidden in installed Windows. We can find those themes directory ,open them and make Windows 7 desktop colorful.

Click Start button and paste C:\Windows\Globalization\MCT in search box. Where C drive refers to Windows 7 installed drive.Check it may be D or any other Drive for your computer.Now opening the above directory will show you folder containing themes of United States, Canada, United Kingdom,Australia, South Africa(may vary depending upon on your location).

Open each country folder, open themes folder and click theme to use for Windows 7.

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Start Menu 7 : Alternative to Windows 7 Start Menu

One thing that annoys any user in Windows 7, is the Start Menu.All users have to type and search in Files and Folders to open programs which is so irritating.Windows 7 Start Menu is inconvenient and uncomfortable to open programs or commands. Start Menu 7 designed to replace Windows 7 start Menu with which user can able to view and access programs much like he does from Start Menu in Windows XP.

Start Menu 7 Features

• The list of items is alphabetically sorted, so user can easily find any program or command by it’s name.
• You can create modify and reorder items in Start Menu 7.
• Special Run button added that appears on Start Menu 7.
• Start Menu 7 free version contains Power Control Panel.
• From the options on Start Menu 7, user can customize themes from Skin option like Windows Aero, Windows classic, Vista Classic Start Menu  and Windows Theme.
• After installation of Start Menu 7, it will be automatically integrated into Windows and changes Start Menu.
• User can enable shortcuts for power buttons by running Wizard .

Start Menu 7 free version is available .Start Menu 7 works with Windows 2000\2003\XP\Vista \7.

Download Start Menu 7

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Selecting files in Windows 7

Recently, I discovered a new way to select files in Windows 7, its amazing, one must check it out. It makes work of multiple selection a lot easier. Windows 7 supports checkbox selection. It enable users to select files by help of check boxes. You can enable checkbox selection in Windows 7 by following these steps-

1. Press start key, and type Folder Options
   
2. Click to open folder options, then click on view tab and check on “Use checkbox to select items” & click OK
   

And you are done!!

Now, you can see check boxes, whenever you’ll start selecting anything. Like shown here

If you don’t like this feature, then you can turn it off anytime, you’d like to…
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Create Windows 7 bootable USB

Many of us are so lazy these days that we do n’t want to use optical media for any purpose. Now, even Mini laptops do n’t include DVD +RW drive in them. My friend having a similar problem came to me, he was not having any optical media drive in hp Mini laptop. So, he asked me about how could he be able to load Windows 7 or Vista into it, and the answer is by creating a bootable usb pen drive. It is very simple to create a bootable USB drive for Windows 7. Here is the whole guide to create Windows 7 USB installation

Preparing the USB drive

1. Get a 4GB or more capacity of USB pen drive, SD/MMC card might also work (not tested by me).

Format the pen drive in NTFS file system and copy all the data of Windows Installation DVD into USB drive.

Click on start and click Run… Type cmd and press enter. Run cmd as administartor.

Now open the USB drive, for example J: drive is my USB drive, I’ll type J: and press enter.

Type-
cd boot
bootsect /nt60 J: /force

This will make your pen drive as bootable media, adn you can install Windows, as usual from  like from DVD installation.

If you got any problem feel free to Contact Us. I’ve also uploaded one video, showing how to create this installation, its shown here

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Are You Looking At Windows 7?

Are You Looking At Windows 7?

Obviously Windows 7 is now out on the marketplace. You see it on TV, in the news and on the Internet. You also have to try to get past all the Internet chatter to get a thorough understanding of this new operating system.

Windows 7 is expected to be better than Vista, but what does Windows 7 have and no longer have that you have with Vista or XP?

And, are you going to have any compatibility problems with your old software when upgrading from XP or Vista?

Will your computer support Windows 7?

These are all questions that I try to answer in: Windows 7 Anyone?
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