Windows 7 Tricks

[jesse]

Here are some few Windows 7 Tips for you .

If you still didn't got you hands on windows 7 then here it is :

Windows 7 Beta, 32-bit versions

Windows 7 Beta, 64-bit versions

An update is available for Windows Media Center and Windows Media Player in Windows 7 Beta

An update is available for Windows Media Center and Windows Media Player in Windows 7 Beta. This update addresses some issues with Windows Media Center playback, recording, and MP3 file support in Windows.
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Playback and recording issues that are fixed in this update

• Protected tuning sources, such as OCUR and ISDB, do not function correctly.
• MHEG (iTV) in Europe does not function correctly.
• Recording of a series may fail after some time if the system was upgraded from Windows Vista and the recording of that series was set up in Windows Vista.
• Windows Vista DVR-MS recordings do not play back in Windows Media Center or in Windows Media Player.
• Windows Media Center may become unstable when you perform recording operations.

An MP3 file support issue that is fixed in this update
Every time that metadata is edited in an MP3 file that already contains lots of metadata in the file header, some audio at the beginning of the track may be lost permanently. Up to several seconds of audio may be lost.

Large headers are common in music files that are purchased from commercial services because the files usually have large album art. Use of tools to add large album art to existing MP3 files may also cause this audio loss. Specifically, any information that causes the header size to exceed 16 kilobytes will trigger the loss. Each edit will increase the total loss.

Important Windows Media Player has a feature that adds metadata that is missing. This may include large album art. By default, this feature is turned on. Therefore, without action on your part, all MP3 files that have large headers in your Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center libraries are likely to lose some audio. Install the update to resolve this issue before you introduce MP3 files to the computer.

Note The metadata for an MP3 file can be edited by Windows Explorer, Windows Media Center, and Windows Media Player. Such metadata includes album art (also known as a thumbnail), artist, album name, track, and several other tags. In Windows 7 Beta, Media Foundation programming interfaces perform metadata editing of MP3 files.

For example, the following actions may cause metadata to be edited:

• Automatically or manually importing MP3 files into Windows Media Center or Windows Media Player.
• Manually editing ratings or other information on MP3 files by opening the file properties in Windows Explorer, or by using user interfaces in Windows Media Center or Windows Media Player.

Workarounds for the MP3 file corruption issue

If you do not apply this update, the most effective workaround is to set the properties of all MP3 files to read-only on local hard disks, removable drives, and network shares that can be accessed by Windows 7 Beta computers. To do this, follow these steps:

1. In Windows Explorer, select and right-click your MP3 files, and then click Properties.
2. On the General tab, click to select the Read-only check box.
3. We recommend that you back up all the MP3 files before you use Windows Media Player or Windows Media Center.

A simpler but less complete workaround is to disable metadata automatic updates in Windows Media Player by setting the Windows Media Player options. To do this, follow these steps:

1. On the Tools menu, click Options.
2. On the Library tab, click to clear the Retrieve additional information from the Internet check box and the Maintain my star ratings as global ratings in files check box.
3. Click OK.

A possible solution to the MP3 file corruption issue
If some of your MP3 files have already been affected, you might be able to restore the corrupted MP3 files to their pre-edit status. To do this, follow these steps:

1. In Windows Explorer, right-click a corrupted MP3 file, and then click Properties.
2. On the Previous Version tab, select an earlier version in the File Versions list, and then click Restore. If multiple edits were performed, you may have to revert to the oldest version that is available.

You can also share some of your tips from windows 7 here .

[jesse]

Keyboard shortcuts are most important for power computer users. If you want to increase your productivity then you must know all windows keyboard shortcut which is required to carry out your day to day computing activity. Windows Vista and XP have almost same keyboard shortcuts but microsoft latest operating system windows 7 has got many new keyboard shortcuts.

Here is a list of all new as well as old windows 7 keyboard shortcut which will be definitely helpful for all Windows 7 users experimenting with first windows 7 beta.

General

• Win+Up : Maximize
• Win+Down : Restore / Minimize
• Win+Left : Snap to left
• Win+Right : Snap to right
• Win+Shift+Left : Jump to left monitor
• Win+Shift+Right : Jump to right monitor
• Win+Home : Minimize / Restore all other windows
• Win+T : Focus the first taskbar entry
• Pressing again will cycle through them, you can can arrow around.
• Win+Shift+T : cycles backwards.
• Win+Space : Peek at the desktop
• Win+G : Bring gadgets to the top of the Z-order
• Win+P : External display options (mirror, extend desktop, etc)
• Win+X : Mobility Center (same as Vista, but still handy!)
• Win+# (# = a number key) : Launches a new instance of the application in the Nth slot on the taskbar.
• Example: Win+1 launches first pinned app, Win+2 launches second, etc.
• Win + +, Win + - (plus or minus key) : Zoom in or out.

Explorer

• Alt+P : Show/hide Preview Pane

Taskbar modifiers

• Shift + Click on icon : Open a new instance
• Middle click on icon : Open a new instance
• Ctrl + Shift + Click on icon: Open a new instance with Admin privileges
• Shift + Right-click on icon : Show window menu (Restore / Minimize / Move / etc)
• Note: Normally you can just right-click on the window thumbnail to get this menu
• Shift + Right-click on grouped icon :Menu with Restore All / Minimize All / Close All, etc.
• Ctrl + Click on grouped icon : Cycle between the windows (or tabs) in the group

[jesse]

Right-click everything
At first glance Windows 7 bears a striking resemblance to Vista, but there's an easy way to begin spotting the differences - just right-click things.

Right-click an empty part of the desktop, for instance, and you'll find a menu entry to set your screen resolution. No need to go browsing through the display settings any more.

Right-click the Explorer icon on the taskbar for speedy access to common system folders: Documents, Pictures, the Windows folder, and more.

And if you don't plan on using Internet Explorer then you probably won't want its icon permanently displayed on the taskbar. Right-click the icon, select "Unpin this program from the taskbar", then go install Firefox, instead.

Fix the taskbar

The new Windows 7 taskbar acts as one big quick launch toolbar that can hold whatever program shortcuts you like (just right-click one and select Pin To Taskbar). And that's fine, except it does consume a little more screen real estate than we'd like. Shrink it to a more manageable size by right-clicking the Start orb, then Properties > Taskbar > Use small icons.

If you've no problem with the taskbar size, but find the way it combines icons to be confusing, then right-click the Start orb, click Properties > Taskbar and set "Taskbar buttons" to "Combine when taskbar is full" for a more familiar XP and Vista-style look.

[jesse]

Burn a Disc Image from a ISO or IMF file in Windows 7

This will show you how to use the built-in Windows Disc Image Burning Tool to burn a CD or DVD disc image from a ISO or IMG file in Windows 7.

1. Place a blank unformatted CD or DVD into your CD/DVD drive.
2. Right click on the ISO or IMG file you want to burn a disc image with, then click on Burn disc image. (See screenshot below)
3. Next to Disc burner, click on the drop down arrow and select the CD/DVD drive with the blank CD/DVD in it. (See screenshot below step 4)
4. Check the Verify disc after burning box if you want Windows 7 to verify the disc image afterwards, otherwise leave it unchecked. (See screenshot below)
5. NOTE: Verifying the disc will take a little bit longer for the disc image to be finished.
6. You will now see this. (See screenshots below)
7. If you checked the Verify disc after burning box in step 4, then you will see this next. (See screenshot below)
8. NOTE: You will not see this if you did not check the box. Instead you will see step 7.
9. When it is finished burning the disc image, click on the Close button. (See screenshot below)
10. Remove your new CD/DVD image from the CD/DVD drive.

[jesse]

• In the case that something happens to your system, you can make yourself a system repair disc. Just search “system repair disc” in the start menu.

You can get quicklaunch back by following these steps:

1. right-click the taskbar and Toolbars and then select New Toolbar
2. in the folder selection box that appears enter “%userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch” without the quotation marks of course.
3. turn off “lock the taskbar” and right-click the divider. Make sure “show text” and “show title” are both disabled and that view is set to “small icons”
4. you can then rearrange the toolbar the way you like it and then lock it again.

• Mail and a few other features are missing on 7. You can get them back by downloading Windows Live Essentials to get Live Photo Gallery, Mail, Messenger, Movie Maker, and other features from here.
• If you have a disk image such as an .iso that you want to burn, just double click it and a burning tool should appear.
• If you like using ctrl+alt+del but want only the task manager to pop up, try ctrl+shift+esc. This should also work for Vista also.

[kaatloonga]

Thank you Guyzz

[ilordvader]

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[friend4allage]

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