Windows 7 includes a very good firewall which is much better than its predecessor, Windows XP firewall. But the problem with Windows 7 firewall is that it is not easy to use. It uses a very complex UI which a normal person can’t use without knowing much about firewalls.
Read moreManage Windows 7 Firewall Easily With Windows 7 Firewall Control
If you are a portable apps lover then you would have wished about so many programs and applications that they were portable but couldn’t find their portable versions. Today I’ll write about two portable apps creators. Both of them are very good. Let’s talk about both of them one by one.
At last the first service pack of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 has been released. Although it’s not the final version, the final version will be released somewhere in the first quarter of 2011. Let’s look at some of the features of Service Pack 1.
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 RC will help you:
Read moreWindows 7 Service Pack 1 RC1 Direct Download Links (KB976932)
Microsoft has been busy getting rid of all the Windows activation cracks that started to pour out even before the final release of Microsoft Windows 7. The activation cracks used to bypass the technology used by Microsoft that interpreted the activation.
With Service Pack 1, it became almost impossible for the hackers to crack the new activation technology used by Microsoft. But a new technique has emerged that uses SLIC and SLP to crack Windows 7 activation even before Windows 7 boot process which makes Windows look like genuine.
One of the common error experienced in using Microsoft Windows 7 is that sometimes Windows7 is unable to detect a DVD ROM drive attached to your computer irrespective of the fact that the standard driver is properly installed and DVD drive is visible in the BIOS.
Microsoft Windows 7 provides some unique functionality that are build specifically to overcome some system problems. This articles will guide you on how to use Microsoft Windows 7 Startup Repair to identify and repair certain errors. Microsoft Windows 7 Startup Repair is a system recovery tool which you can locate in the System Recovery Options menu. This tool can help you overcome specific system problems that might hinder in successfully booting Windows 7. Missing or damaged system files is one good example of such problems. Windows 7 Startup tool automatically starts up whenever Windows fails to boot properly and start scanning your computer for issues and later attempts to fix them. There are possibilities that the utility my not start automatically (depends on nature of issue) and thus you need to run the utility manually through System Recovery Options.
Follow the steps below to use Windows 7 Startup Repair!
There are numerous ways by which you can lock your computer screen in Windows 7 but the most efficient and quickest way to lock your computer screen is by using a keyboard shortcut. Win+L is the keyboard shortcut which is used to lock the computer screen in Windows. Amongst all, there is one additional way by which you can lock your computer screen and that is to create a shortcut for this phenomenon in Windows 7 as well as in Windows XP and Windows Vista too.
Read moreCreate a Shortcut for Locking the Computer Screen in Windows 7
I was browsing the internet and found out a very good tip from ghacks about Shared Folder Wizard. I never knew that there is a built in wizard for sharing of folders. To start the wizard, just go to Run –> shrpubw. This will open up the Shared Folder Wizard.
