Open an Elevated Command Prompt in windows 7

The difference between Elevated Command Prompt and normall Command prompt is an Elevated Command Prompt  has administrator rights.Below is the screenshot of an elevated command prompt(left) and command prompt(right),you can find that Title of elevated command prompt has Administrator included,and is opened to C:\Windows\system32   How to open and Elevated Command Prompt  in windows 7   Method [...]

create bootable windows 7 usb from iso

If you don’t have optical drive installed on your laptop,you can create a bootable windows 7 usb from your windows 7 installation iso using Microsoft’s Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool.  Altnatively you also can create a bootable usb from iso using 3rd party tool such WintoFlash which also support Xp and Vista 1.Download Windows 7 [...]

Off-screen window in windows 7

If you ever used a second monitor / screen with your laptop,and you disconnected it without moving the windows back to your current desktop,you may faced that the application were running but you can not saw the window in current screen,although you can saw it on your taskbar.If so please follow below steps to get [...]

Windows 7 starter change wallpaper / background

Microsoft does not allow users with windows 7 starter edition installed to change their wallpaper / background.Below guide will show you how to tweak your registry to change wallpaper / background in windows 7 starter,no 3-rd party tools need. 1.Click Start then type regedit then press Enter to open registry editor 2.Browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop [...]

Cannot delete icons files folders from desktop in windows 7

If you met the issue that cannot remove icons or files or folders from desktop in windows 7,pls follow the below steps to troubleshooting,normally the root cause is that the icons or files or folders are used by other processes. 1.Press key F5 to refresh your desktop then try to delete it again 2.Go to [...]

Install wordpress on windows 7 locally

To install wordpress in windows 7,we need  php mysql apache phpmyadmin been installed to set up a website first,this post will use xampp instead since it will save more time and steps. 1.Download xammp and  set up a website in windows 7 2.Download the latest wordpress from http://wordpress.org and extract it to under folder xammp ,then [...]

Set up website in windows 7

Normally we can set up a website in windows 7 by enable iis 7 and asp in windows 7 ,this tutorial will show you a easier way to set up website in windows 7 using xammp  which contains php mysql apache and other services. 1.Download xammp from below link(ZIP or 7zip) http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html 2.Extract the ZIP [...]

Windows 7 Change Power Plan Options

In windows 7,you can change your power plan options to reduce the amount of power your computer uses, maximize performance, or balance to  make your laptop battery last longer. 1.Go to Control Panel (Small Icons View) and click Power Options 2.In the left pane of Power Options window,you can Create a power plan or choose [...]

Windows 7 Enable or disable Hibernate

Of all the power-saving states in Windows 7, hibernation uses the least amount of power,so you can enable hibernate to save more power or let you battery can support more time for you laptop.Below is a simple guide for how to enable or disable hibernate in Windows 7 1.Click Start ,go to All programs — [...]

Customize start menu in Windows 7

In windows 7 ,you can customize your start menu can make it easier to find your favorite programs and folders and other items. 1.Right click on your Start button then click Properties. 2.Under Privacy ,you can choose if store and display recently opened programs in the start menu and if store and display recently opened items in the [...]