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What's this tutorial about... This is a simple tutorial on how to setup a cable network of two PCs using a cross-over Cable. General Information The tutorial is based on two laptops running Windows 7 and Windows XP. It is assumed that you have the w7 machine already connected to the internet. The network is a wireless network, with broadband modem directly connected to a Linksys wireless router (WRT54G). The w7 machine is wirelessly connected to the network. Requirements Two machines running w7 and XP. An ethernet cable (Cat 5 or 6). How To: Testing ports and cable connectivity. 1) Power on both w7 and Windows XP machines and connect both with the ethernet cross- over cable. 2) From w7, go to a command prompt...

Troubleshoot Windows 7 Installation Issues If you are having a hard time getting Windows 7 to complete the installation process, study the information and steps outlined in the tutorials linked below to sort through each in-turn and hopefully find a solution to the particular issue that is causing the problem(s) and get Windows 7 installed successfully. General Information 1) If the installer is one you acquired, perhaps the ISO file is bad and another will work; or if you burned it to DVD yourself, another burn is needed, use ImgBurn at no greater than x4 speed with a verify. ImgBurn Free ISO Burning Software 2) If the PC is capable, add the installation files to a USB stick and boot that to install. Create a Bootable Windows 7...

How to Create a "Shut Down Windows" Shortcut in Windows 7 This will show you how to create a Shut Down Windows shortcut to use to select to either Switch user, Log off, Restart, Sleep, Hibernate, or Shutdown in Windows 7. Normally you can press Alt+F4 while the desktop is in focus to also open the Shut Down Windows dialog box. EXAMPLE: Shut Down Windows To Download the "Shut Down Windows" Shortcut 1. Click on the download button below to download the file below. Shut_Down_Windows.zip http://www.sevenforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=33994&stc=1&d=1256931025 2. Click on Save and save the .zip file to the Desktop. 3. Right click on the .zip file (on desktop) and click on Open. 4. Select and extract the Shut Down...

How to Use Speccy to View Your System Information in Windows What is Speccy? "Speccy, developed by Piriform, is a freeware system information tool for personal computers. Speccy gives users detailed statistics on every piece of hardware, including CPU, Motherboard, RAM, Graphics Cards, Hard Disks, Optical Drives, Audio Support." -Wikipedia This program does not include/collect any personal information, just system specs. Lets get started: 1.) Download Speccy from the official site.http://www.piriform.com/speccy/download 2.) Once downloaded, run the installer as you would install any other application. This is just Speccy you are installing, so do not accept to install chrome or any other suggested software. You are...

How to Find and Update Outdated Drivers in Windows First of all, I want to give the credit to my friend Northernsoul55 who made me aware about this useful tool, NirSoft Driverview. Driver update. Sometimes it is a big question to us. We are sometimes confused about which driver is outdated in my system, which one is to update, and how to know all about it. Sometimes we use third party programs to update our drivers, but in most of the cases those dont work perfectly. Here we are going to use a tiny program, NirSoft DriverView. It can make our job easy upto a great extent. Here's how: Finding outdated Drivers 1. Download DriverView from any of the following locations: Manufacturer's site: DriverView: Loaded Windows...

How to Create a Custom Logon Sound that Speaks What You Like Disclaimer: First of all, thanks to Vipul Taneja of Microsoft India for letting me know about this trick written by Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Thomas. He described it first and I am writing this tutorial based on it after testing on my PC with some modifications and screenshots. As of most tutorial written by me, this tutorial also will not need any "extra" software. What we are going to do? We will make a VB script and place it in Windows 7 Startup folder. There after, every-time you log in, a voice will greet you after the startup sound (if enabled). Step 1 Open Notepad. Copy paste the code written below: Dim speaks, speech speaks="Welcome...

How to Use Small or Large Icons in IE9 and IE10 This will show you how to get large icons in the address bar and Favorites/Command bar in IE9 and IE10. Thanks to member stuartrozier for pointing this out here. Example: With large icons: With small icons: To Use Small or Large Icons in IE using a REG File Download 1.Do step 2 or 3 below for what you would like to do. 2. To Use Small Icons in Internet Explorer NOTE: This is the default setting. A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below. Use_Small_Icons_in_Internet_Explorer.reg http://www.sevenforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=237641&stc=1&d=1350788159 3. To Use Large Icons in Internet Explorer A)...

How to Uninstall Programs and their Leftovers using Revo Uninstaller Freeware This short video tutorial explains how to uninstall programs with Revo Uninstaller Freeware that also scans for leftovers after the standard uninstall. . Note: If you click the link above the video window, the graphics resolution of the video is much better. Revo Uninstaller on Vimeo 14401883 How to Uninstall or Change a Program in Windows 7 How to Completely Uninstall Avast Antivirus

How to Turn the Start Screen On or Off in Office 2013 Apps By default Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher 2013 opens a Start screen where you can select a template (on the right) or recent document on the left. This tutorial will show you how to turn the Start screen on or off in Office 2013 apps including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, etc. Here's How: 1. Once you have loaded any template and can see Ribbon menu, click on the FILE menu. 2. Go all the way down, and click on the OPTIONS tab. 3. In Options window, go to the General tab and uncheck option Show the Start screen when this application starts (at the very bottom of the window). 4. Now your Office application will load automatically into first general...

How to Create a Desktop Shortcut to Turn Num Lock ON or OFF Some modern laptop keyboards have no Num Lock key. Instead the user needs to set Num Lock in BIOS. Various applications might turn Num Lock ON or OFF without user knowing of it. This tutorial will show you how to create a shortcut to turn the Num Lock on or off when you want to in XP, Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8. This is how: 1. Open Notepad 2. Copy the following code into a new text document: set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") WshShell.SendKeys "{NUMLOCK}" 3. Select Save as type: All Files (*.*), name the file as you wish and give it a .vbs extension to save your file as a Visual Basic Script: 4. Create a shortcut for your NumLock script on...

How to Install or Uninstall Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) in Windows 7 This tutorial will show you how to either install or uninstall Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) to return to Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) for all users in Windows 7. You must be logged in as an administrator to be able to install or uninstall IE10. For more information about IE10, see: Internet Explorer system requirements Internet Explorer - Microsoft Windows In 32-bit Windows 7, Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) is still only a 32-bit browser. In 64-bit Windows 7, Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) has 32-bit and 64-bit together in one browser now. The IE10 browser frame process runs 64-bit, but for compatibility with plug-ins, IE10 runs 32-bit tabs by default. If the user...

How to Turn On or Off AutoComplete in Internet Explorer AutoComplete (automatic text completion) or inline AutoComplete is a feature that automatically appends the suggested text to the words as you are typing them in the Internet Explorer address bar and open dialog box. It tries to guess and finish what it thinks you are typing for you automatically. This will show you how to turn AutoComplete on or off in the address bar of Internet Explorer in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8. EXAMPLE: Internet Explorer "AutoComplete" On and OFF To Turn IE AutoComplete On or Off in Internet Options 1. Open the Control Panel (Icons view), and click/tap on the Internet Options icon. A) Go to step 3. OR 2. Open Internet Explorer, click/tap...

How to Update or Refresh the WEI Score in Windows 7 The Windows Experience Index measures the capability of your computer's hardware and software configuration and expresses this measurement as a number called a base score. A higher base score generally means that your computer will perform better and faster than a computer with a lower base score, especially when performing more advanced and resource-intensive tasks. Each hardware component receives an individual subscore. Your computer's base score is determined by the lowest subscore. For example, if the lowest subscore of an individual hardware component is 2.6, then the base score is 2.6. The base score is not an average of the combined subscores. For more information about...

I always have index disabled, and can't get at these settings without turning it on first. So here's my work around if anyone is interested. I've added the string "PerceivedType" with a value of "text" to any file types I want to search inside (with index off), this will direct windows to actually search inside these file types. [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.php] "PerceivedType"="text" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.whatever] "PerceivedType"="text" Hope this is helpful to some! I for one wish there was a better system for search settings, a more visable quick access button (beside the search field would seem obvious) for controlling various advanced settings without the need to access the indexing feature to enable them in the first place. I'll keep...

How to Turn On or Off Media Streaming using Windows Media Player in Windows 7 Media streaming (media sharing) allows you to send your music, pictures, and videos to other computers and devices on your same home or work network. If you have a home network, you can use Windows Media Player (WMP) to stream media to computers and media devices in your home. This will show you how to turn media streaming using Windows Media Player on or off for all users in Windows 7. The N and KN editions of Windows 7 have all the features that normally come with each individual Windows 7 edition, except for Windows Media Player 12 and related programs, such as Windows Media Center or Windows DVD Maker. The N editions of Windows 7 allow you to choose...

How to Uninstall Windows Update from Console Level This article will show you how to uninstall hotfixes or service packs if unable to do that through "Programs and Features".This article applies to Vista/Windows Server 2008/Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2 (all versions).Methods can be divided into two groups -by using wusa and pkgmgr commands These methods work properly only in normal mode USING WUSA COMMAND (work only in Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2) //all methods work both normal updates and service packs// METHOD I Run cmd.exe with elevated previlliges (right click on cmd.exe and choose "run as administrator") and type: wusa /uninstall /kb:{update ID} e.g To uninstall update KB980302 the command will be following...

How to Add or Remove Task Manager from the CTRL+ALT+DEL Screen This will show you how to add or remove the Start Task Manager option in the Windows 7 CTRL+ALT+DELETE screen for all users on the computer. EXAMPLE: CTRL+ALT+DEL screen NOTE: This is when you press CTRL+ALT+DEL with Start Task Manager added by default (left screenshot below), and removed (right screenshot below). Using a REG File Download 1. To Add Task Manager to CTRL+ALT+DEL Screen A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below. Add_Task_Manager_CTRL+ALT+DEL.reg http://www.sevenforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=53487&stc=1&d=1265916214 B) Go to step 3. 2. To Remove Task Manager from CTRL+ALT+DEL Screen A) Click on the Download...

How to Turn the Guest Account On or Off in Windows 7 If you want someone to have temporary access to your computer, you can turn on the guest account. A guest account is an account for users who don't have a permanent account on your computer or domain. It allows people to use your computer without having access to your personal files. People using the guest account can't install software or hardware, change settings, or create a password. The guest account is not available on Windows 7 Starter. This tutorial will show you how to turn the guest account on or off in Windows 7. You must be logged in as an administrator to be able to do the steps in this tutorial. Since the guest account allows a user to log on to a network...

How to Leave a Homegroup in Windows 7 If you decide that you no longer want your computer joined to a Homegroup, then this will show you how to leave the homegroup to remove your computer from it. After you leave a homegroup, you will no longer be able to access files and printers other people have shared with that homegroup. They will also no longer be able to access files and printers that you had set to share with the homegroup. When you leave a homegroup, all user accounts on your computer also leave the homegroup. If every joined computer leaves a homegroup, it will no longer exist. Here's How: 1. If you have not already, make sure that all PCs that are already in the homegroup you want to leave are turned on and...

How to Install, Enable, and Disable Windows Virtual PC Integration Features The Integration Components package contains integration features, which improve the interactions between the virtual machine (guest) and the physical computer (host). This will show you how to install, enable, and disable them in Windows Virtual PC. Once you have installed the integration components in a virtual machine, you will be able to enable or disable the integration features at will. After the Integration Components package is installed, you can turn some of the integration features on or off by modifying the virtual machine settings. The two exceptions are mouse integration and time synchronization, which are always turned on when the package is...