Block access to drives in Windows 7 ultimate/premium

IF you want no one to open a drive without your permission.
it is possible in Windows 7 ultimate/premium
To block access to drive go to Computer and right click on the drive and select properties. In the properties window click on ‘Security’ tab. Select the user account you want to restrict and click on edit.

Change the permissions according to your need for user groups or a particular user and click Apply and then OK. It will not work for users with admin account as even they have the same rights as you so they can revert all permissions. You will need an admin account to perform this task.

NOTE: ))This trick is for Windows Seven ultimate and premium edition users only
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Map Network Drive in Windows 7

Sometimes we can easier access shared network folder by.map a Network Drive in Windows 7,Here is how to map a Network Drive, and make sure your computer is connected to your network.

* First Double-click the Computer icon in the desktop.
* After the Window opened, you can find the Map network drive, button in the toolbar. Click on it.
* Then specify the drive letter for the connection and the folder that you want to connect to. Such as:

Drive: Z:
Folder: \\192.168.1.6\share

Notes: If you want that it is always available in the Computer window, check the "Reconnect at logon" box.
If you need to login every time to access the Network Drive, with a different user name and password, check the "Connect using different credentials" box.

Now check the finish button to apply. The network drive of the shared folder is mapped by yourself.

How to open a port in Windows 7 firewall

If you want to create a control connections for a TCP or UDP port by windows 7 firewall, here is how to open ports step by step:

* Click start button --> Control Panel --> System and Security Link --> Windows Firewall --> Advanced Settings.

* In the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security Window, On the left click Inboun Rules --> On the right click New Rule link.

* On the New Inbound Rule Wizard, mark Port --> click Next --> type the ports you need to open.

For example, to open the TCP ports 21 and 80 , mark TCP and type 21,80 in the Specific local ports

* click Next --> Choose "Allow the connection" or "Allow the connection if it is secure" --> click Next --> Check or Uncheck the network type: Domain, Private, Public --> click Next --> Type a name and its description(optional) --> Click Finish.

Now the new rule takes effect immediately.

Get Vista Like Taskbar In Windows 7

If You are new to windows 7 and not able to go along with is smoothly then
here is an option that you can follow to get the Taskbar icons as the same we had in Vista.
In Vista whenever we minimized an application (folder, word etc.)
it is accessed by a atb @ taskbar which describes about process and has an icon as well.
But in Windows 7 this thing has been replaced by an Icon so you can't get any text over there.

To get back the similar feel in Windows 7 do the following:

 Navigate to taskbar & Right Click it.
Open taskbar properties.
Go to option taskbar Buttons.

Here you have 3 options: hide labels, combine and never combine
Choose the third one.

it would restore the Taskbar buttons like they were used to be in Vista.

This is how taskbar would look like now...

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Spooler SubSystem App has stopped working

After I have installed windows 7, my computer get the following message on each startup time:

Spooler subsystem app has encountered a problem and needs to close
Spooler SubSystem App has stopped working

I think that may be you need to update your Windows 7 version. Because the problem seems to be resolved since updated to 7048 version.

Or you can try to fix the error by this way:

1. Click the start button --> Control Panel --> programs and features --> windows features.
2. Then find the "Printing and Document Services" in windows features. Untick "Windows Fax and Scan" and "Internet Printing client".
3. Click the OK button to apply and reboot your PC.
4. When login the Windows, system will find the printer and install the priter driver.

How to print windows 7 sticky notes

'Sticky Notes Windows 7' is very useful for me. You can write down your notes and change the fonts or colors of the note, but how to print sticky notes in windows 7. When Right-click on a note, I con't find out printing function in the menu.
It's necessary to copy the note text into MS Office Word or WordPad to print for me. But it's an extra step. MS will add that feature in sticky notes.

To get printing function in notes, you can use Microsoft Office OneNote 2003. You can print a page of notes by clicking Print on the Standard toolbar in OneNote.
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Ctrl+Alt+Del Change combination function in windows 7

Change Ctrl+Alt+Del combination function in windows 7
Ctrl+Alt+Del have been one of the rescue Key combos since the Windows Evaluation. And during succession of Windows it has changed the offers and functionality it provides to user.
In Windows 7 Ctrl+Alt+Del combo gives the following option
· Change Password
· Lock Computer
· Task Manager
· Logoff
· Start task Manager

However restrictions can be made on the above features using Group Policy Editor Setting. This setting may
· Prevent users from locking the system
· Prevent users from changing their Windows password on the Windows Security dialog box (which appears when you press Ctrl+Alt+Del).
· Prevent users from starting Task Manager
· This setting disables or removes all menu items and buttons that log the user off the system.

 Steps to disable any of the features:
· Open Run Dialogue Box (Win + R) and type gpedit.msc
· Navigate to Local Computer policy > User Configuration > Administrative Templates > System in left hand side pane.
· Select Ctrl+Alt+Del Options setting
· Select any of the setting you want to enable from right side pane. (Enabling a setting means disabling the feature)
· Open it and enable it.
· Press OK
(A Reboot is required for the above setting to take place)

Change start menu size in Windows7

How to Change the Height of the Windows 7 Start Menu?
If you are not sure where can go to the settings to resize the start menu,
there is a quick and simple way to change the Start Menu size. I think many new users don't realiz it.

Right-click the Start button --> select Properties --> Under the Start Menu tab --> uncheck "Store and display recently opened programs in the Start menu."--> Click the Customize button --> change the Number of recent programs to display to 8 -->
click the OK button.

Customize 'log on screen windows 7'

Customize 'log on screen windows 7'
Windows 7 makes it easy changing the Windows log on screen.
1. Go to start, and click on Run, type regedit & press enter there.
2.Navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Softwear\Microsoft\Windows\CrruentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background
3.Double-click theOEMBackground DWORD key

4.Set value of the key to 1.
     
5.Select a background image for Logon Screen with size less than 256KB in size (Use of image Resize softwear like VSO Resizer can help)
6.Copy that image into the
C:\Windows\system32\00be\info\backgrounds folder
7.Rename the image to backgroundDefault.jpg
8.Reboot, and now your loon image would have changed.

Change Windows 7 Start Orb Utilities

Windows 7 Start Orb Changer is a free Utilities which can easily help you change Start Orb
Now it's available to download...

There are 2 files and 1 folder in the download file:

The main executable file is Windows 7 Start Orb Changer.exe
Sample Orbs folder contains some sample start orb bitmaps.
r.exe can be used to replace the start orb bitmaps

How to use the software?
After lunch the main file, click "the Change Orb" button and select the Orb you want to replace. Then click "Start Explorer" button to finish.

The Windows 7 Utilities is very useful for me now.

Notes: It can't run in Windows 7 build 7229.

Reset windows 7 boot manager

Reset 'Boot Manager For windows 7'
I have installed Windows 7 & Xp. Now I want to reinstall XP, but I don't want it to kill the boot manager.

Personally you should use Easy BCD Software(It required Net Framework 2.0).

You would install XP then recover Windows 7 with the "recovery disc". Then run Easy BCD in XP to reset the Windows 7 boot manager.

How to delete all RSS feeds on windows7

You Are added hundreds of RSS feeds to IE 8.0 on Windows7. But Now You need to delete all RSS feeds in IE at once. There is a simple way to do.

Go to-----------

C:\Users\$user-name$\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Feeds

$user-name$ is your Account name in the computer. Now you just delete all contents.
Thats It You Are Deleted Alls.....................

Best wireless router windows 7 compatible

Are you want to buy a wireless router to replace your wired router? You'd better know what is the best wireless router available at this time.

There are the below wireless router compatibled with Windows 7 32bit/64bit:
All products installs automatically without any extra driver.

Cisco Linksys WRT310N Wireless-N Gigabit Router Wireless Router
Netgear Rangemax Dual Band 802.11n WNDR3300 Wireless Router
Linksys Broadband 802.11n 4Port Wireless Router
Linksys Dual-Band Gigabit 802.11n Wireless Router

Belkin Wireless Router:
G F5D723-4
N+ F5D8235-4
N F5D8236-4
N F5D8233-4
802.11g DSL/Cable Gateway F5D7230au4
F5D7230uk4 G F5D7230uk4
F6D4230-4 N150 Enhanced F6D4230-4
N150 F6D4230uk4
G F5D7230-4

D-Link Wireless Router:
DIR-628 RangeBooster N Dual Band
DIR-635 RangeBooster N 650
D-Link DIR-855 Xtreme N Duo Media
D-Link DIR-825 Xtreme N Dual Band Gigabit
D-Link DGL-4500 Xtreme N Gaming
D-Link DIR-615 N
D-Link DIR-655 Xtreme N Gigabit
D-Link DIR-300 Wireless-G
D-Link DIR-320 Wireless-G USB Print Server
D-Link DIR-600 150

Netgear Wireless Router:
Rangemax Dual Band 802.11n WNDR3300
WNR3500.........
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Disable searchindexer.exe in Windows 7

SearchIndexer.exe (Microsofts Windows Search Indexer) in Windows 7 is the powerful windows search, but sometimes it uses a amount of CPU Usage and may utilizes near 100% CPU usage. Looking at the Resource Monitor the process 'Searchindexer.exe' is getting High CPU. So you need to disable or Delete SearchIndexer.exe to stop Windows Enhanced Search.

How to disable searchindexer.exe in windows 7

* Click Start Button --> Control Panel --> Programs and Features --> Turn Windows Features on or off.
* Clear the Indexing Service's chek box on the "Windows Features" window and click ok.

Now you turn off Windows Search's Index service and Windows 7 still has its simple search functionality.

Use right click extender to customize your Windows context menu

Right-Click Extender is a tiny free app which allows the Windows 7 users to add many useful utilities to it’s right click menu.

With it’s intuitive user interface it is really simple to understand and use this software. Just check the desired boxes and click on “Apply” button to add the selected utilities to right click menu of the Windows 7  OS.

The software is mainly developed for Windows 7 operating system but should work withWindows Vista as well. You can download this freeware from the link given below.
windows 7 start menu customize 

Download Right Click Extender 2.0 (Freeware) (457 KB)

Disable searchprotocolhost.exe high cpu

I has found that Searchprotocolhost.exe in Windows 7 is running all of the time and uses high cpu or memory, such as using up to 36% of CPU. searchprotocolhost.exe is slowing down my old computer.

what is Searchprotocolhost.exe? It is Windows Search Protocol Host which is created by Microsoft Corporation and located in the C:\Windows\System32 folder.

How to safely disable searchprotocolhost.exe or stop searchprotocolhost running?

Type services into the search box and press enter
*****
Double-click the Services(Local)
*****
look for Windows Search
*****
Right-click it
*****
choose properties
*****
click stop.  Change startup type to disable then click apply.

How to set mouse to single click in windows7

How to set Computer mouse to single click in windows 7.
Simplify using your mouse by changing double-click to single/click.

* Open Computer icon on your desktop
* Click Tools, and then click Folder Options.
* Click on the General tab, Select "Single-click to open an Item (point to select)" and "Underline icon titles only when i point at them".
* Click On OK.
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