Split C Drive in Windows 7

Normally if you bought your laptop with Windows 7 pre-installed ,there only was on partition (C drive).Fortunately,we can resize partition free in windows 7 and below steps will show you how to split C drive to 2 or more partitions for free. 1.Right click My Computer then click Manager 2.In the left pane,select Disk Management ,then [...]

Customize Command Prompt in Windows 7

In windows 7,You can customize  Command Prompt window,such as  changing its size, font, and even colors ,width. The same time you can save the settings independently for each shortcut that launches a Command Prompt so that you can make appropriate settings for different tasks. You can click the Control icon menu(or right click title bar) [...]

Uninstall Drivers from Windows 7

Sometimes when you met weird hardware issues, you may need to uninstall old drivers to do troubleshooting.Below steps will show you how to uninstall drivers in windows 7. 1.Open an Elevated Command Prompt   (Go to Start — All Programs – Accessories, then right click Command Prompt and click on Run as administrator) 2.Run the below 2 command to launch Device Manager SET DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES=1 [...]

Disable Thumbnails in Windows 7 Explorer

You can disable thumbnails preview in windows 7 explorer to speed up browsing ,especially if there are thousands of pictures under a folder ,it will take a while to show all the thumbnails . 1.In your Explorer window,click Organize then click Folder and search options 2.Go to to View tab ,then you can check the [...]

windows 7 netmeeting replacement

Netmeeting is not available in Windows 7 due to there are Dynamic Link Library conflicts .In Windows Vista you can use Windows Meeting Space as a replacement of netmeeting , but we still  cannot find this tool under Windows 7.Below list some features or tools as replacement of netmeeting in windows 7   Replacement One You [...]

Use Remote Assistance in Windows 7

Sometimes the best way to fix a problem is to have someone show you how. Windows Remote Assistance is a convenient way for someone you trust, such as a friend or technical support person, to connect to your computer and walk you through a solution—even if that person isn’t nearby. To help ensure that only [...]

Change file association in Windows 7

In Windows 7 you can fine-tune default programs based on the file type or protocol by changing file association 1.Click Start  then type programs in your search box then press Enter 2.In the right pane,click Associate a file type or protocol with a program 3.Scroll down to find and select the file extension whose association you want [...]

Uninstall IE 8 from Windows 7

If you are using Firefox or Chrome and never use Internet Explore 8 ( IE 8 ) ,you can follow the below steps to uninstall IE 8 from your windows 7. 1.Go to Control Panel (small icons view) then click Programs and Features 2.In the left Pane,click Turn Windows Features on or off 3.Clear the [...]

Resize partition free in Windows 7

This tutorial will show you how to shrink or extand a partition free using built-in tool Disk Management Please be noted you need to log on with an administrator account to do the below steps Shrink a partition 1.Type partition in your search box then press Enter to launch Disk Management 2.Right click the partition [...]

Hide Drive in windows 7

Below steps will show you how to hide a drive in windows 7 by removing it’s drive letter,of course you can use the same way to assign it a drive letter again if you want to access it’s data again. 1.Right click Computer and click Manage 2.Select Disk Management from the left pane 3.In the [...]