What is firmware? When you use a DVD player or any hardware, it is guided by software that can be compared to a driver for a component in your computer. This software is called firmware. It can manage the device on which it is installed. That will contain the necessary codecs to play, DivX video for example. Like any software, it needs to be updated. That is why it is on a ROM that can easily … [Read more...]
How to record the system or PC sounds in Windows 7
By default, you can not record the PC sounds or system sound in Windows 7. To make it more easy, you can nor directly record log off logon sounds, Windows 7 voice etc. We will show you the easy way to record any sound that is generated in your Windows 7 pc. Right click on the speaker icon in the notification area and click Recording devices : Sound Window will open. Right click in an empty … [Read more...]
Add Registry Editor in Windows 7 Control Panel
By default, Registry editor is absent in Microsoft windows 7 Control Panel. After following the tutorial, you can easily add the registry editor in the control panel of Windows 7. Open Notepad. Write down the following code: [crayon-69eea155e3c61892746582-i/] Click file > Save as > name as you like.reg ; change file type from text to all files and click OK. Just double click the registry … [Read more...]
Aura For Windows 7:Get Aero glass color matched with wallpaper
Aura is application that calculates average color of desktop background image or active window icon and sets it as Aero Glass color. It works like color hot-track in Windows 7 taskbar. Aura written in C# using WPF and Visual Studio 2010. System Requirements for running Aura: - Windows Vista/7 - .NET Framework 3.5 or higher Download Aura from here … [Read more...]
Prevent running specified programs and applications in Windows 7
You might want to prevent or restrict users certain not to use some specific programs and applications in Microsoft Windows 7. You can do it in two ways: either via Group Policy Editor or via editing the registry. There is no doubt, that restricting via Group Policy Editor is far more easy than editing the registry, but unfortunately, Group Policy Editor is not accessible beyond Windows 7 Ultimate … [Read more...]
Restore Windows Aurora Screensaver with all settings in Windows 7
Aurora screensaver is by default absent in Windows 7, here is a complete tutorial on how to restore Windows Aurora Screensaver with all settings in Windows 7. Windows 7 lacks the corresponding screensaver file. So, you need to download it. Download Aurora screensaver file by clicking here (We have created the registry files for you too and included in the the rar file). You will get a rar file … [Read more...]
Change the folder icons in left side of explorer pane in Windows 7
After following this tutorial, you will be able to change the default yellow colored folders that appears in left side of explorer pane in Windows 7. This what the default appearance is: To change the odd looking yellow monotonous folder icon, you have to follow these steps. Click Start button, type œregedit (without the quotation marks) and press Enter from keyboard. Accept the security … [Read more...]
Windows 7 theme for Basic and Aero: Minimal Taste
Minimal Taste for Windows7 An excellent premium quality theme for Microsoft Windows 7. Here is the preview (Click to zoom) and download link. Here is what the designer says: UPDATE 4 - matching glass like scrollbars for the colored caption buttons Version UPDATE 3 - another variation added to the package: Color Caption Buttons I had fun making the new buttons (inspired by the original OSX … [Read more...]
Risks related to prolonged usage of computers and how to avoid them
Meta analysis with 234 retrospective studies from 1986 to 2007 revealed that 6.3 out of 10 employees working in front of computer screen feel ocular-visual (cons 4 of 10 among other employees) problems, the median age being at 57 years. In DuPont Inc, United States, 535 accidents counted during two years (1999 and 2000), eighty-one percent were related directly or indirectly to CTS (carpal … [Read more...]
Today is 25th anniversary of the PC virus
TWENTY-FIVE years ago today, two brothers in Pakistan came up with a new and novel way to catch out software pirates. As it turned out, they also gave birth to one of the greatest annoyances in the modern world. "Brain", considered to be the first major personal computer virus, was created on January 19, 1986, by Basit and Amjad Farooq Alvi at their computer shop in Lahore, Pakistan. From there … [Read more...]
How to remove “Pin to Start Menu” in right click context menu in Windows 7
In earlier tutorial, we have shown, how to remove "Pin to Taskbar" from right click context menu. Some users do not need the option œPin to Start Menu in right click context menu in Windows 7. This option unnecessarily makes the right click context menu bigger for them. In that case, user may want to remove Pin to Start Menu option. In this tutorial, we will show, how to remove pin to Start … [Read more...]