You can create a password reset disk in Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP, so that you can regain access to the system quickly in the event of a forgotten password, without having to use third-party boot environment CDs and tools. Microsoft suggests that you create a password reset disk after creating the user account and assigning the password. Here is a walkthrough on how to create a password reset disk in Windows 7. (more…)
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How to Create a Password Reset Disk and Use It to Reset Forgotten Password in Windows 7
Fix Windows 7 Start Menu Search Showing Only Category Headings
When you type a search word or phrase in the Windows 7 Start menu, the search results may turn up empty with only the category headings (such as “Control Panel”, “Files”, “Microsoft Outlook”) showing. Also, clicking any of the category heading from the search results may open a Windows Security dialog displaying the error "These files can’t be opened". (more…)
How to Rename “Screen Resolution” In the Desktop Context Menu in Windows 7
In Windows 7, three new commands are added to the Desktop right-click menu namely, Screen Resolution, Gadgets and Personalize. This article tells you how to rename the Screen Resolution entry. "But what’s the point of renaming the entry?" you may ask. (more…)
Taskbar Reset With Automatic Logon Enabled in Windows 7 [Obtaining the Hotfix]
Microsoft has made available a hotfix that’ll resolve a problem where the taskbar customizations are lost and reset to defaults when automatic logon is enabled in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. More details are available at FIX: The Taskbar is reset to the default settings when you use the "Automatically Log On" feature in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2. (more…)
How to Increase the Taskbar Thumbnail Preview Size in Windows 7
Until last week I was thinking that increasing the taskbar thumbnail window size is not possible natively in Windows 7 (and Windows Vista). Well! Windows 7 supports the ability to increase the thumbnail preview size natively, through registry edits which I’m covering in this article.
This is how the taskbar thumbnail preview window appeared prior to applying the following edit.
How to Add “Merge (as User)” Right-Click Menu Option for REG Files
When logged on to an administrator account in a Windows Vista or Windows 7 PC and attempt to merge a .REG file, you’ll see the User Account Control (UAC) prompt asking for your consent to allow the process to start. Regedit.exe uses the highestavailable execution level (as specified in its manifest) and thus it prompts for consent to launch with the highest available privilege.
No Preview Available for Certain Files in Zip Folder View in Windows 7 and Vista
Recently when browsing a Compressed (zipped) Folder containing some JPG images, I observed that the preview pane displayed the message "No Preview Available" when selecting an image file. However, preview worked fine if the files were extracted to a folder and then viewed from there.
Fig 1: Compressed (Zipped) Folder View
I extracted the images to a folder, and preview works just fine. (more…)
How to Disable Full Row Select in Explorer in Windows 7?
I’m writing this article specifically for Windows 7, because the FullRowSelect registry value that you used in Windows Vista, doesn’t work in Windows 7. (REF: Enable or Disable Full Row Select feature in Explorer in Windows Vista). After some of our readers reported that setting FullRowSelect to 0 doesn’t do anything in Windows 7, I decided to have a look at this issue. Playing with different bitmask values, I finally got what I wanted – to disable full row select feature in Windows Explorer (Details mode) in Windows 7, but with a minor side-effect which is explained in the later part of the article. (more…)
Which Files Does the Windows 7 System Maintenance Tool Delete?
In Microsoft Knowledgebase article KB978980 Microsoft states that when there are more than four broken shortcuts on the desktop, the System Maintenance troubleshooter automatically removes all broken shortcuts from the desktop. It implies that it only removes "broken" shortcuts.
Well! Look at this screenshot. (more…)
How to Disable Aero Shake (Another Method) in Windows 7?
As we recently saw the Aero Shake feature can be disabled by enabling the Turn off Aero Shake window minimizing mouse gesture option in the Group Policy Editor, or by creating the NoWindowMinimizingShortcuts registry value. I found another way to disable Aero Shake, and this is a different registry edit. (more…)
