Windows 7 tip: make it more faster

Posted by on Sep 23, 2009 in Microsoft | 0 comments

Windows 7 is already very fast and reliable but this tutorial will help you in getting the max performance of your system.

 

1. Right-click on Computer icon on Desktop and select Properties (or press WIN + Pause/Break keys). Now click on Advanced system settings link in left side pane (You can open it directly by giving sysdm.cpl command in RUN or start menu search box). Now click on Settings button in Performance section.

 

2. Disable all unnecessary options in Visual Effects tab, you can remain following options enabled according to your requirements:

  • Enable desktop composition (If you want to use Windows Aero theme)
  • Enable transparent glass (If you want to use transparency in Windows)
  • Show thumbnails instead of icons (If you want to show thumbnails in Explorer)
  • Show window contents while dragging (If you want windows to show content while moving them)
  • Smooth edges of screen fonts (If you want to show smooth fonts)
  • Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop (If you want to show shadows under desktop icon labels)
  • Use visual styles on windows and buttons(If you want to use Windows Aero or Basic theme.
    • Display file size information in folder tips
    • Hide extensions for known file types
    • Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color
    • Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items

3. Open Windows Explorer and go to “Organize -> Folder and Search Options” and click on View tab.Now disable following options:

 

After the above mentioned points, you will see some noticable improvements in your system performance.

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Windows 7: 2 useful tips

Posted by on Sep 23, 2009 in Microsoft | 0 comments

Easy to modify, easy to acces informations and an easy way to go back to windows xp style. Learn how to adjust and to change windows logon wallpaper, and to add additional quick launch bar.

Adding  the additional quick launch known in  previous versions of windows.

  1. You click on right taskbar. The open window use toolbars-> new toolbar.
  2. It will open a window RTP route to the new toolbar. %userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch and click Select Folder.
  3. Now you get old quick launch the bar. You click again right click and select unlock right taskbar. You can now to pull the new toolbar left RTP bring him in position known.
  4. Right click on Quick Launch and on the window and unselect Show Text and Show File.

How to change the logon image.

  1. Using RUN -> write regedit.
  2. Find the syntax: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background.
  3. In the right pannel, change value for OEMbackground to 1.
  4. Now go to the folder called: %windir%\System32\oobe.
  5. Create a new folder, inside the folder ”oobe” and name it ” info”. Next under the folder called “info”, create a new folder that will be named as “backgrounds”.
  6. Copy in the folder called “backgrounds” your favorite wallpaper.

Something more about changing the logon image:

  • Name of the wallpaper must be backgroundDefault.jpg.
  • The image must not have the size under 256 KB.
  • The image must be JPG format.
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