There are a few precautions to take before installing Windows 7 SP1. One of them is that you have enough storage space on your computer.
Microsoft has created a disk space requirements table for Windows 7 Service Pack 1.
Make sure you have enough free space to install SP1, although much of this space will be recovered after installation.
If you need to delete space, this message can help you.
You have a Hyper-V guest operating system running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 with a hard disk connected to a SCSI controller. Well, if you get the error Unexpected Error. Error code: 490@01010004, then this article can help you.
This error message can be displayed in the Event Viewer.
There is a KB979391 explaining ONLY why this happens, but no real correction in this article. Some forums have reported that this problem can be solved by reinstalling your Virtual Drive software such as Alcohol 120%, DAEMON Tools Lite etc.
If you cannot assign a file extension to an application under Windows 7/8/10, you should try this :
and navigate to:
ComputerHKEY_CLASSES_ROOTApplications
Here you will find the command. . exe name that causes problems
Expand and navigate to :
Shell > Open > Command.
double-click it and make sure that the application location points to the actual location of the executable file in the value data field.
Exit the registry editor.
Now link the file type for this special extension and see if it helps!
Our Freeware File Association Fixer for Windows should also interest some of you. This article shows you how to reset all file associations in Windows 10 to default settings.
I’m not very good with Linux, but I wanted to install Linux to learn more about it. But when I read the installation manual, I found it difficult. Then I found this little program called Wubi.
Wubi is an officially supported installer for Windows users that allows you to install and uninstall Ubuntu in a simple and secure way like any other Windows application. It’s like installing any program on our Windows. You don’t have to be a computer genius to install it. And if you want to remove it, just uninstall it from the Control Panel and it no longer exists.
Windows Embedded Compact 7 Evaluation Edition Toolkit is valid for 180 days from the day of installation and can now be downloaded from Microsoft.
Windows Embedded Compact 7 provides the latest technologies for the development of next generation special devices, including Internet Explorer with built-in Flash 10. 1, full media player and DLNA support, symmetric multi-core support, Microsoft Office document viewer, PDF viewer, and a revolutionary new user interface framework called Silverlight for Windows Embedded Compact 7 provide developers and user interface designers with a powerful real-time operating system and complete development environment that enables an integrated and streamlined development environment that enables devices to quickly get to market.
When you visit the Windows 7 customization gallery, you will notice that Microsoft offers different themes, wallpapers and gadgets for Windows 7. In the Gadgets section, you will see Desktop Gadgets and SideShow Gadgets.
Windows Desktop Gadgets are a kind of mini-applications based on CSS, script and HTML. These gadgets are used to display information such as CPU, RAM usage, system properties, RSS feeds or to start and control applications. You can also use gadgets to display a slide show of images or to display constantly updated titles.
You can find many players that can play videos and upload subtitles with them. But most Windows enthusiasts still like to use Windows Media Player to watch movies, listen to music, and so on. One of the main problems encountered by most users with WMP is loading subtitles.
We are tired of complicated corrections and patches like renaming DLLs, patching EXE to make subtitles work, etc…. Some may have worked, but most of these processes are dangerous because they can switch the player to other installed codecs.
While you can disable Secure Logon or Ctrl Alt Del via UI, Group Policy or Windows Registry and set that CTRL+ALT+DEL is not required before connecting to a Windows 7 or Windows Vista computer, Microsoft has now released a Fix It that automatically allows it.
When you click Ctrl + Alt + Delete together in Windows 7, you will see a screen with the following options :
The Ctrl+Alt+Del screen adds a level of security to your Windows computer because it provides a secure connection . When enabling the secure connection, users must press Ctrl+Alt+Del before they can enter their credentials and log in. But if you wish, you can now simply disable the Ctrl+Alt+Del request to connect with a Microsoft patch.
The Attachment Manager on Windows is a service that is enabled when you receive an email message with an attachment and dangerous files that you can save from the Internet. In this article, we will see how to configure high, medium and low risk files.
Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft Windows Messenger and Microsoft Internet Explorer use Attachment Manager to manage Internet attachments and downloads.
The Attachment Manager protects you against dangerous attachments and downloads by identifying the file type and corresponding security settings. If it identifies an attachment that may not be secure, it prevents the file from opening or warns you before you open the file.
I’ve seen many discussions in different communities asking for a way to convert Windows Media Center recordings for example WTV files to other formats. There are different software that can help us with conversion. Yesterday I found this freeware MC-TVConverter, which can help us convert the WTV format.
MC-TVConverter is a GUI for the following applications: remuxTool, HandBrake, FFmpeg, MEncoder, ComSkip, ccextractor.
According to their website, the functions :
The best part is that you get all these features for free because it is an open source program.
