This theme has been created by Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Vishal Gupta. Apart from being our co-member and moderator in MeraWindows, his other identity is author of nice website askvg.com, epic tutorials on free tweaking tool Resource Hacker. Author: Vishal Gupta Type: Third party theme. License : Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License … [Read more...]
The History of Microsoft Windows Operating system: Part 2
Windows Premiere Edition/1.0xWindows 1.0 is a 16-bit graphical operating environment that was released on November 20, 1985. It was Microsoft's first Windows Operating system with a multi-tasking graphical user interface-based the PC platform released for the general public. Windows 1.0 was the first version of Windows launched. Codename : Interface Manager Os archetecture: 16 Bit Versions : … [Read more...]
The History of Microsoft Windows Operating system: Part 1
On 21 July 1980 Jack Sams, head of the Software side of IBM's secret personal computer project, contacts Microsoft and on 22 July 1980 they meet with Gates and Ballmer in Redmond. Gates & Ballmer immediately agree to sign a non-disclosure agreement. Without tipping its hand, the IBM people were interested in seeing if Microsoft could deliver the software they needed and whether they were … [Read more...]
Playing Media files and customizing Windows Media Player 12
You can access Windows Media Player 12 (WMP) in Windows 7 from :By Single Clicking the WMP icon in taskbar to open the player.Or By Right clicking over the WMP icon in the taskbar to get more options like above: or By Clicking the Start button then selecting and clicking WMP Or Going to the location where the file is located and double clicking it. Changing file association If you have … [Read more...]
Windows Media Video
Windows Media Video (WMV) is a compressed video compression format for several proprietary codecs developed by Microsoft.The format is a part of the Windows Media framework that also includes formats like Windows Media Audio (WMA), Advanced Systems Format (ASF) and High Definition Photo (HDP). WMV files use the Microsoft container format and represent Microsoft's own version of MPEG-4 (Part 2) … [Read more...]
Enable DreamScene in Windows 7
Dreamscene has been taken out from Windows 7 . So, in contrast to Windows Vista Ultimate and Home Premium there is no Dreamscene feature.Those who does not know, what is dreamscene, for them, its practically a wmv format video that can be set as "running" background.I and many people was somewhat disappointed for the fact, that dreamscene has been taken out from Windows 7 (I was Vista Ultimate … [Read more...]
How to run Silverlight applications in Opera Browser
It Works for both 32 bit and 64 bit versions. Opera for Windows supports Silverlight. Unfortunately, most of the Silverlight applications check the browser version so Silverlight doesn't start in Opera. When you click the "Install Silverlight" it redirects to Silverlight download page, and informs that the browser is not compatible. I have checked this trick in Opera Version 10.60 ; it logically … [Read more...]
How to use Windows SkyDrive to post high quality images
Get 25 GB of secured online space,where you can put any kind of file like images, documents, backup and can restrict or share individual folders like you do in Windows 7 computer and its all for free , even you do not have purchased a Windows PC.In this tutorial, we will learn how to use this potential space for free to insert photo or images in original quality to share with friends on Forum, … [Read more...]
How to Set up Free Hotmail, Yahoo!, GMail, AOL and other e-mail in Windows Live mail
You can use your Windows Live Mail, which you can download free of cost from the official website, to check all your free accounts, without the need to open the page and login individually. However, among these free email accounts, you can not reply from Free Yahoo! mail, you have to open the browser, go to the mail site (mail.yahoo.com) , sign in, open inbox and reply (or compose). Step 1 You … [Read more...]
How to modify a Windows Media Player skin and get a customized WMP skin of your own
I thought out this "simple" way of "creating" your own Windows Media Player Skin, without the need of knowing any complex xml and java script programming knowledge. What is a Windows Media Player Skin? It is nothing but a zip folder saved as wmz (Windows Media Player Skin format),which include a xml file, a Java script file and lot of image files. How we will proceed? Technically, we will do … [Read more...]
How to Install 3rd party themes in Windows 7
Probably you have seen, there are many third party themes available in different websites, forums. You have downloaded them, but cant find the way, how to install these themes. Here is how: 1.You have to patch three system files in Windows 7. These three files are uxtheme.dll, themeui.dll and themeservice.dll (in "%windir%\System32"). Note: The program will make Windows into … [Read more...]