How to add quick launch to windows7 taskbar

Generally, you will notice that the quick launch is not present on the taskbar in windows7 . The quick launch actually exists but it is disabled by default so you need to enable it in order to use it.To enable it do as follows:

1. Right-click on taskbar.

2. From Toolbars Menu select New Toolbar.

3. Under Folder add : %appdata%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch and click on Select Folder.

4. You now have a quick launch as below.

5. Unlock the taskbar by right-click on taskbar.

6. Remove the Show Text and Show Title by right-click on the quick launch on taskbar.

7. Make sure you right-click taskbar once again and lock the taskbar.

8. Quick Launch on the taskbar should look like below.

You are done with it! Now you can get easy access to every application you need!

How to enable hidden themes in windows 7

Windows 7 , by default has only few themes available for customization. People who are not satisfied with it can add few
more themes , which are hidden and can be enabled . These themes are available for certain regional countries like:
Australia
United kingdom
Canada
South Africa

Simple steps to enable hidden themes in Windows 7 :


=> Open windows explorer .

=> Click organize and go to folder and search option .

=> From View tab above ,check on “show hidden files and folder” and uncheck “hide protected operating system files” and  apply the changes.

=> Now search and  browse to the folder: Windows\Globalization\MCT

=> You will get five folder with name: MCT-AU,MCT-US,MCT-ZA,MCT-CA,MCT-GB , which represent globalization setting for each region .

=> Go to theme folder , which is inside every folder mentioned above and double click on **.theme (** – AU/US /ZA / CA/GB)   file to execute and  activate the theme .Once activated it automatically gets saved and available in the personalization  settings ,so that user can select  this theme later directly from personalization settings.

=> Go back to folder option to check “hide protected operating system files and folder ” option .It is recommended.

How To Create A Bootable USB With Windows 7

    Microsoft released a utility that you could create a bootable USB flash with Windows 7, but when was found that some parts of the utility were illegal, that application was removed from their site. But don’t worry, there is a chance to make your stick bootable.

What do you need?

- A DVD with Windows 7
- A Stick of minimum of 4 GB.

Let’s start it.

1. Open a Microsoft DOS window. To do this press the Windows key + R, and there write cmd.

2. Write diskpart and press Enter.



3. It will open the diskpart application.

4. Type LIST DISK and make sure what number is your stick and to have at least 4 GB (carefully, not 4000 MB).

5. Type select disk n (n is the number that you found in step 4)


6. Now write clean, this will erase all the data on your stick.


7. Write create partition primary

8. Now type select partition 1

9. Type active


10. This time, put “format fs = fat32”


11. Type assign.

12. After this process, type “EXIT”

13. Open another cmd window and type in “xcopy d:*.* /s/e/f  F:”

Notes:
d: – point the DVD
F: – point the USB flash drive

14. Wait, will take a while

15. Finally, open the CMD window again and type del F:\sources\ei.cfg

16. Okay, you have a bootable stick with Windows 7.

How to install Windows 7 using bootable USB drive

We have been using CDs and DVDs to install operating systems on our computers for quite some time now. With the ever increasing popularity of netbooks, things are about to change. In such cases, an external optical drive or a USB drive is required.

There are a few situations where the use of USB drive brings a certain benefit:

(1)When you want to create a live USB from an ISO image

(2)You can protect your original install media from wear and tear.

(3)When you are trying to install Windows 7 on a netbook or your optical drive is broken.

For starters, not every PC is capable of booting from a USB flash drive. For the most part, computers manufactured within the last two years are generally able to boot from a flash drive.The pen drive capacity must be a minimum of 4 gb.

Now the following are the steps required to install windows using a bootable USB:

(1)First install the boot files onto it by following either of these methods.

           => Manually : How to create bootable Windows 7 USB manually

(2)The next thing that you must do is to configure your PC to allow you to boot from the flash drive. This is all done through the computer’s BIOS Setup.

(3)You can access your computer’s BIOS by pressing a specific key immediately after you turn the PC on. The key varies, but it is usually either [F1], [F2], [Delete].

(4)Once you are in the BIOS Setup, you should verify that all of your computer’s USB options are enabled. This might include things like support for legacy USB devices or support for USB 2.0.

(5)If there is a time out setting for USB devices, you should set it to the max to insure that the system doesn’t time out while waiting on the USB device to boot.

(6)Next, find the section on boot device priority. Normally, a USB flash drive (which is usually listed as USB-HDD, but may be listed as a removable device) will have a very low boot priority.

(7)If the USB flash drive’s boot priority is lower than the hard disk (listed as HDD) then the only time the computer would ever boot off of the USB flash drive is if the system were to fail to boot from the hard disk. You must therefore rearrange the boot device priority so that the flash drive has a higher priority than the hard drive.

(8)After configuring the PC reboot the system and insert the USB pendrive onto which the boot files are created and install the new WINDOWS 7.

How to know my Windows 7 and Vista Operating System Genuine or not

Anyone who already has a copy of Windows operating system like Windows 7 or windows Vista or office and wants to check  or wants to know whether the software is genuine  or not .You can visit www.microsoft.com/genuine .

What is Validation?

Validation is an online process that lets you verify that your copy of Windows is genuine. Validation is supported for some versions of Windows.
Validation might be required

• For your copy of Windows before you can get downloads and some updates from Microsoft, which are reserved for PCs running genuine Windows.
• Windows might also prompt you to run genuine validation if activation is not properly completed. All customers can access security updates using Automatic Updates.

If your copy of Windows fails validation, the validation results page will detail why Windows was not genuine, as well as instruct you how to quickly and easily resolve the issue. No personally identifiable information is collected.

What is Verification?

Activation pairs your product key with your hardware configuration and helps verify that your copy of Windows hasn't been used on more computers than the Microsoft Software License Terms allow.

Why Windows Fail Validation?

There are 3 reasons that cause your Windows might fail Genuine validation test.

1. Repairs
2. 1 License = 1 PC
3. Counterfeit software

Repairs. You might start to see messages on your desktop that Windows is not genuine after your PC has been repaired. Validation can fail after a repair because some repairs require reinstallation of Windows and during the process, the shop or person repairing your PC used a product key to activate Windows that was different than the one used to activate Windows when it was originally installed. You might not see notifications that Windows isn’t genuine until after you try to download something from the Microsoft Download Center that requires validation, and validation fails. To get genuine, re-enter your original product key to properly activate Windows.

1 License = 1 PC. Another common cause of Windows validation failure happens when you try to install Windows on more computers than your license allows. For instance, if you purchased one copy of Windows and installed in on more than one PC, online validation might fail because the product key has already been used on another computer. Normally, the rule to follow for most copies of Windows is that only one copy of Windows can be installed on one PC.
 
Counterfeit software. Validation will also fail if you’ve inadvertently acquired and installed counterfeit Windows.Validation failure is also common for counterfeit Windows that was purchased either by itself, perhaps from an online auction site, or even installed on a used PC that was purchased online or in-person. Remember to ask the seller to include the original Windows disc and the Certificate of Authenticity

Enable and Disable the Hidden Administrator Account in Win 7 and Vista

    Windows 7 and Windows vista has the Built-in Administrator account but this account is disabled default by Microsoft. You can ask me that my windows user Accounts displayed my account as an Administrator.
When you installed your windows 7 and vista, the setup asked to enter user name and password and your user account created. yes, of course; That account only have Administrator privileges.
Aren't you believe it? Click 'start' button and Right click on the Notepad or Paint or any Application; you could see the option "Run as Administrator". It concludes that you only have Administrator privileges.
I will show you that how can you enable and disable the Built-in Administrator account?
Two methods are available to enable Built-in Admin account.

Method 1:

How to enable the Admin Account

Open the 'Run command' by pressing the SHIFT+R keys. In Run command Type "netplwiz" and click enter.

This command opens the 'user accounts' windows. Click the 'Advanced' tab in the user accouts window

Now click the 'Advanced ' button in the Advanced user management frame. It will open the 'Local users and group' window

There click the 'Users' folder icon. It will displays the users of that system.

There Double click on the 'Administrator' .It will open 'Administrator properties' windows

There 'Uncheck the Account is disabled' and click ok and close all the windows.
After you restart your windows, in the log on screen you can see Administrator account with your user account.

How to disable the Admin Account

To disable the built-in admin account, repeat the same process.But this time Enable the Check box in the "Account is disabled" option'

Now your Built-in admin account disabled

Method 2:

How to enable the Admin Account

First open the command prompt. You can open the command prompt in the Run command by typing "CMD" and click 'enter'

In the command prompt ,type the following command to enable the Admin account
net user administrator /active:yes

After typing this command click 'enter'.'The command completed successfully ' message displayed in the command prompt.

Now your Built-in Administrator account enabled

How to Disable the Admin Account

To disable the built-in admin account, repeat the same process. But enter the following command in the command prompt
net user administrator /active:no

Now your Built-in Administrator account disabled

Note: Built-in Administrator account has the full rights in your system.So in the Built-in administrator account you should not do anything wrong like deleting operating system files and etc.