Just installed '7' and need help badly!

[reneptri]

Hi all!
I just installed win7 home 32.

I have 2 important questions.
1 - On my DVD/s letters J and K respectivly, when I have a disc in them
The letters change from DVD RW Drive J to DVD RW Drive (J Win_7 Compatible

Then in the Computer Management, under the drives, it says:
Win_7 Compatible (J

IF the above show up as a smilie face, it is ( J : ) without the spaces!

How the heck do I get rid of that Win_7 Compatible ??????????

2 - On my taskbar, I have my normal icons for open programs,
but every time I hover over them, a small version of the open program displays.
Is there any way to get rid of that option? It's VERY annoying!!!

Thank you for your prompt help!

 

[Jonathan_King]

Welcome!

1.

Right-click on the drive in My COmputer, and select Rename. You should then be able to delete the Win_7 Compatible.

2.

That is Aero Peek. Many users love it, but it drives others crazy. It is simply a matter of preference. To disable it, see here: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/838-aero-peek-turn-off.html

Hope this helps,
~JK

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello reneptri, welcome to Seven Forums!



I believe this is what they are referring to with #2, see the tutorial at the link below; be sure to post back to keep us informed.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/52265-taskbar-thumbnail-previews-enable-disable.html?ltr=T

 

[reneptri]

ah ha!

It was NOT the Aero. It WAS the Taskbar Thumbnail Previews !!!
So I am downloading the tweaker!

Now, as far as renaing my DVD burning drives ...
There is NO option anywhere to do that.
I was able to do that on my HDD but not the CD/DVD's ...
Any other suggestions?

Thanks for you hep again!!!

 

[Ztruker]

I would suggest leaving it for awhile. It annoyed me at first as well, but after awhile I came to depend on it, especially when I have multiple instances of a program open. Point to the Icon on the Taskbar and select the one I want from the popups.

 

[Ztruker]

As far as renaming a hard drive or in your case an optical drive, see this tutorial by Brink: Drive Name Change - Vista Forums

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

As far as renaming a hard drive or in your case an optical drive, see this tutorial by Brink: Drive Name Change - Vista Forums

I'm trying this in 64-bit Windows 7 and I'm getting errors saying the "DriveIcons" key already exists.

I don't think it's going to work as is.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

I just got it to work, there's already a key named "DriveIcons" up above and that one works to change the name; I don't really like it though.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Now that I figured it all out I find a tutorial that Brink has created at the link below.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/66118-drive-rename.html?ltr=D

 

[reneptri]

As far as renaming a hard drive or in your case an optical drive, see this tutorial by Brink: Drive Name Change - Vista Forums

Hi!
I just tried this and it did NOT work!
Every time I put a DVD in the drive this is what I get:
DVD RW Drive (K WIN_7_COMPATIBLE

If there is nothing in the drive I get this:
DVD RW Drive (K
It's the WIN_7_COMPATIBLE that I need to get rid of!

again if you see a happy face like I am seeing, it's ( K: )

DVD RW Drive ( K: ) WIN_7_COMPATIBLE

Also, while I am here, I might as well get the rest of these windows 7 questions out of the way.
I feel like I am wasting so much time trying to look up the answers I can't get anything installed.
1 - How do I remove ALL of the locks and shortcut
arrows on ALL of the folders in every category?
I am the only user on my machine, and it's already getting old getting denied access to my own folders.
2 - Is there a way to right click in a folder to add anything other than another folder?
In XP we used to be able to add .txt, .doc, .html and everything else.
3 - Is there a way to change the look of certain things,
like the way a .txt icon looks?

That's enough to start.
I have got so much work to do and I am getting a bit flustered.

Thank you ALL for your help!!!

 

[Ztruker]

I used Ultimate Windows Tweaker to remove the arrow from shortcuts. Not sure about the lock icon as I had no interest in removing it.

To get rid of all the "Are you sure you want to do this" popups, turn of UAC from msconfig / Tools tab / Change UAC settings..

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Seven Forums has an excellent tutorial on how to remove the shortcut arrow overlay, have a look at the link below. It is not wise to disable UAC as it'll leave the system vulnerable to any rogue malware that tries to take control of the system.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3606-shortcut-arrow-remove-restore.html

 

[reneptri]

Hiya,

Y'all misunderstood what I needed.
I needed access to the folders with shortcuts and locks.
I finally figured out that it was an ownership problem.

So I took ownership of all my HDD at once for each drive,
and the problem went away!

This Windows 7 is really hinky compared to XP!
'This' slows 'that' down and can't boot because of the 'other' hahaha.
I got drivers and updated programs specifically for '7', and there are
still weird problems.
I thought I knew my computer .. and now that '7' is here I feel like
I am kindergarten again! LOL!

 

[Ztruker]

Taking ownership of an entire drive or drives is probably going to cause you problems in the future. There are some areas that need to be owned by System, just as was true in XP. It will be interesting to see if you have any future problems because of what you did.

Keep us posted please, thanks.

 

[reneptri]

So far so good!
I will let you know!
Thank you sooooo much.

1 last question ... Is there a suggestion site for windows 7?
I want to complain about the over amount of this security!
Every this I touch needs to be adjusted, and that is out of hand!
again ...
thanks!

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

You could post at the link below, let us know how it sorts out.

Microsoft TechNet Forums

 

[reneptri]

Areo Peek solution

On my taskbar, I have my normal icons for open programs,
but every time I hover over them, a small version of the open program displays.
Is there any way to get rid of that option? It's VERY annoying!!!

I found the solution to getting rid of the mini screens that
Aero Peek produce!
Not only does it have to be unchecked in the taskbar options, but it needs to be unchecked in the "Performance Options/Visual Effects" too. This is the option that need
to be unchecked:
- Enable desktop composition
Now I don't have the smaller version of the window, only a little bit of text, and that is fine!

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

We're glad you found a solution that works for you, thanks for the update.