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Run Incompatible Windows XP / Win 7 Programs on Windows 8

March 19, 2013 By 7 Comments
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Windows 8 is no longer news and despite the criticism it received at the beginning, more and more users are upgrading from Windows 7 to the latest Microsoft Windows operating system. The removal of the start button along with some rather radical changes made a lot of people stick with Windows 7 but one thing I love about Windows 8 that will never made me downgrade was the speed. It was much faster than its predecessor but I, like many other users, had some problems trying to make some software programs work on it. My USB modem software, for example, was basically made for Windows XP / 7 and neither my operator nor Huawei was quick enough to release an update for Windows 8. That was the … [Read more...]

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Simple Techniques to Use Windows 7 More Efficiently

January 21, 2013 By 5 Comments
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Windows 8 seemed to be a hot cake for a long time now. However, after the release and hands on experience of W8, most of the users are not willing to switch their operating system from Windows 7 to Windows 8. Existing users have decided to stick to Windows 7 and new users are planning to buy Windows 7 system. Despite using Windows 7, many of the users haven't explored it well. For new users & existing users (who do not know it in depth), we have cited few ways to make the most out of their Windows 7 operating system. Let's get started with it. Must Read: 7 Ways to Make Your Computer Last Longer Search in Windows 7 It happens, often that you save a document and do not … [Read more...]

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How to Unlock 4 Awesome Windows 7 Hidden Themes

March 9, 2012 By 3 Comments
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When you install Windows 7 OS with US regional settings, there are a couple of themes hidden from your view. With a US Windows 7 installation, four regional themes are actually hidden by default. These themes are so hidden that you won't even see them if you manually navigate to the folder in which they're located. There are different hidden themes for Canada, UK, South Africa and Canada. The Trick is to navigate to C:\Windows\Globalization\MCT where all the themes are located. However, you won't even be able to see these themes if you navigate directly to the folder. How Do I Unlock These Hidden Themes? - Go to My Computer - Paste this in the address bar: … [Read more...]

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Activating “god mode” in Windows 7

January 9, 2012 By 7 Comments
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If you're hearing god mode in windows 7 for the first time, I'm sure it definitely sounds like a very exciting feature. God mode is actually a feature in Windows 7 that allows you to easily find things you probably didn't know exist in your OS. It gives you the complete list of all settings without browsing the control panel trying to find the hidden options. Activating GodMode lets you access all control panel options within just one folder. Actually, there is nothing so special in this GodMode myth, there's no hidden settings or something except what can be accessed from the control panel. How to Enable god mode in Windows 7 - Create a new folder on the desktop - Name the folder as … [Read more...]

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WINDOWS RUN COMMANDS

October 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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Do in a matter of few clicks and text what will normally take several clicks to perform. There are, however, tools and utilities that I bet you never knew you had that can be accessed through the Run feature. The main reason most people don't use the Run feature is because they don't know the Commands.Some of these commands are not known to regular XP user and I strongly advise you to use only the ones you are sure of.Accessibility Controls access.cpl Add Hardware Wizard hdwwiz.cpl Add/Remove Programs appwiz.cpl Administrative Tools control admintools Automatic Updates wuaucpl.cpl Bluetooth Transfer Wizard fsquirt Calculator calc Certificate Manager certmgr.msc … [Read more...]

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WINDOWS SHORTCUTS

October 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment

WINDOWS XP SHORTCUTSALT+- (ALT+hyphen) Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menuALT+ENTER View properties for the selected itemALT+ESC Cycle through items in the order they were openedALT+F4 Close the active item, or quit the active programALT+SPACEBAR Display the System menu for the active windowALT+TAB Switch between open itemsALT+Underlined letter Display the corresponding menuBACKSPACE View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows ExplorerCTRL+A Select allCTRL+B BoldCTRL+C CopyCTRL+I ItalicsCTRL+O Open an itemCTRL+U UnderlineCTRL+V PasteCTRL+X CutCTRL+Z UndoCTRL+F4 Close the active documentCTRL while dragging Copy selected itemCTRL+SHIFT while … [Read more...]

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