After installing Windows 7 as a dual-boot setup, it’s automatically set as the default boot option (shown at startup). The default Operating System starts automatically after the specified timeout period elapses. If you want to unset Windows 7 as the default boot option, use the System Configuration Utility in Windows. (more…)
Archive for January, 2009
Windows 7 Becomes the Default Boot Option After Dual-Boot Setup
Using the Problem Steps Recorder Tool in Windows 7
Problem Steps Recorder (PSR) in Windows 7 is a great little tool to record the steps to reproduce a problem in the computer. The captured data is stored in a MHTML document which is enclosed in a zip file. You can send the zip file to someone else who can help you fix the problem. (more…)
Windows Vista Partition Not Seen From Windows 7 in a Dual Boot Setup
After installing Windows 7 in a separate partition as a dual boot option with Windows Vista in another partition, you may notice that Windows 7 installation does not list the drive in which Windows Vista is installed. Here is a simple fix! (more…)
How to Create a System Repair Disk in Windows 7 and Vista
You can create a system repair disk in Windows 7 and Windows Vista to guard against being unable to start Windows correctly. The repair disk loads the Windows Recovery Environment, which contains the recovery tools to repair/recover your unbootable Windows system. (more…)
How to Change the Start Menu Power Button Action in Windows 7
Do you prefer to put your PC into hibernate instead of shutting it down? Here is how to change the default Start menu power button action in Windows 7. (more…)
How to Restore the Quick Launch Toolbar, Show Desktop and the Flip 3D Icons in Windows 7
The Quick Launch Toolbar (Deskband) in the Taskbar has been removed in Windows 7 as the Taskbar design has changed. Tim Sneath’s Tip #13 tells you how to add the Quick Launch Toolbar using the New Folder command. This also exposes the icons for Internet Explorer, Show Desktop and Flip 3D shortcuts. (more…)
Bumper List of Windows 7 Secrets Released
Remember some of the excellent Windows Vista Tips (secrets) published by Tim Sneath more than 2 years ago, when Windows Vista was released? Now they have released the The Bumper List of Windows 7 Secrets.
The Black Box Recorder Tip is my favorite out of the whole lot. (more…)
View Hidden Items in the Send to Menu in Windows 7
We saw about the Hidden Context Menu Options in Windows 7 earlier. Here is something which I just came across when using Send To in Windows 7. (more…)
Scan for Affected Programs – New System Restore Feature in Windows 7
When you perform a System Restore rollback in earlier versions of Windows, you’ll see the list of changes in the file system/registry that had occurred after restoring to an earlier System Restore point. Windows 7 introduces a new System Restore feature wherein you can know beforehand the list of programs and drivers that will be affected (added/removed) in the event of restoration to a particular point. (more…)
Using the Desktop Background Slideshow Feature in Windows 7
Desktop Slideshow is another cool feature included in Windows 7 which provides capability to switch desktop background images at specified intervals. (more…)
