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Solid Color Background Causes 30 Seconds Delay During the Logon Process in Windows 7
Written by Kent on January 18th, 2010 | Posted in Tips & Tricks | Tags: background, bug, hotfixYou think computer that runs on Windows 7 would perform a little bit fast if the desktop background is set to solid color. It’s quite surprising that ...
How To Get PDF Preview Function to Work in 64-bit Version of Windows 7 with Outlook
Written by Kent on January 18th, 2010 | Posted in Tips & Tricks | Tags: 64 bit, outlook, pdf preview, registryIf you use Outlook in Windows 7 64-bit edition, you may be getting “PDF Preview Handler for Vista” error message when trying to preview PDF attachment right from ...
Nothing but 7up Theme for Windows 7
Written by Kent on January 17th, 2010 | Posted in General | Tags: themeNice theme based on the soft drink 7Up first released by Microsoft China. It’s not available on global Microsoft Personalization Gallery at the moment but you can ...
How To View Superfetch Cache Contents in Windows 7
Written by Kent on January 16th, 2010 | Posted in How to, Tips & Tricks, Tools | Tags: prefetch, superfetchSuperfetch is one of the reason that makes you feel Windows 7 runs faster and smoother than any of its predecessor, and that’s why you shouldn’t disable it in any ...
IE Plays A Big Rule in Chinese Attacks on Google
Written by Kent on January 15th, 2010 | Posted in General, Security | Tags: IE, SecurityOne of the biggest things happened this week was the highly-organized hacking attack on Google, Adobe, and among other 33 big firms. And IE seems to be playing a big ...
Exploring 50+ Tips & Tricks with Windows 7 Tips n Tricks FREE eBook
Written by Kent on January 14th, 2010 | Posted in Tips & Tricks | Tags: ebook, tips, tricksFor those who love Windows 7 and want to go a little deep for the experience provided by this wonderful Operation System, here comes a list of ...
CPU-Z Gathers Your Computer Information in Detail [Tool]
Written by Kent on January 13th, 2010 | Posted in Tools | Tags: CPU, Free Tool, graphic, mainboard, memory, portable toolCPU-Z is a freeware system tool that gathers information on some of the main devices of your computer system, such as CPU processor, Main Motherboard, Memory, Graphics, and Caches, based ...
How To Resize VHD To Get More Space for Your Virtual Machine
Written by Kent on January 12th, 2010 | Posted in Tools | Tags: vhd, Virtual PCIf you use Microsoft Virtual PC enough, you eventually may end up storage shortage on VHD you originally created. And when it happens, all you need to do is extending ...
How To Use Local Group Policy Whitelist Certain Programs in Windows 7
Written by Kent on January 11th, 2010 | Posted in Tips & Tricks | Tags: gpedit, group policy, registryTypically, let’s say, what’s the easiest way to lock down a shared computer to only allow users to use certain specified programs installed on that computer? The answer is to ...
More Tips on “Windows 7 Hacker” Mode, aka Windows 7 GodMode
Written by Kent on January 11th, 2010 | Posted in Tips & Tricks | Tags: godmode, guid, registryDon’t get me wrong, I am not a fan of this GodMode at all. To me, it’s just a shortcut to a place that lists all control panel functions. ...
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