It doesnt require installation, and wont change any of the system files. If you dont want to use the standard Windows backgrounds, you might add your own folder of images. After youve selected the background you want, hit the Apply button in the upper right hand corner. Click Yes on the authorization screen. Click Yes to User Account Control if it comes up. The wait a bit while the background is applied....

Want to enhance your search results at Yahoo, Google, and Bing? Enjoy more features with your search results with the BetterSearch extension for Firefox. Note: The BetterSearch extension also works with Flock. Before For our example we decided to do a search for Windows 7 at Google. you might see the difference in the outlined search result shown here versus the one shown above. Here is a close-up of the search result....

Do you miss having the Quick Launch Toolbar in Windows 7? Now you’ve got the option to get that functionality back with the highly customizable free utility SE-TrayMenu. Note: SE-Tray Menu comes in exe file and portable versions. Simply hold your mouse over it to see the default layout, theme, and apps available. To enter the prefs for SE-TrayMenu, right opt for “System Tray Icon”. The next thing is to start adding in the apps that you want quick access to....

Then under the Backup section select Manage Space. In the Manage Windows Backup disk space screen tap on View Backups under the Data file backup section. A list of backups for different time periods will show up. you’re free to delete older ones and just keep the most current backup. This will free up a lot of space if you have several backups periods stored. You will get a message making sure you want to delete the backup....

Note: This article assumes you have already created aSystem Repair Discand havecreated a system image in Windows 7. Usually it’sF12but each system varies, for instance on my IBM Thinkpad it’s a separate Access IBM button. Here you want to choose the correct keyboard input and click Next. System Recovery searches for the Windows installation(s) you have on the hard drive. Finally you’re given an quick overview of the selected image and if everything looks right, click Finish....

Are you looking for a internet Activity Indicator that shows more life than the default one in Windows 7? Setup When you download the app it will be in a zip file and contain only three files. Now you are ready to replace the default web link Activity Indicator and enjoy some classic goodness. Time to make the default web link Activity Indicator disappear. Use the Customize Command to initiate the Notification Area Icons Window....

news or social) for when you first open your online window and start your day. But when you finish with those you have to manually open up your links for work. Clicking on either the Menu Listing or Status Bar Icon will open up the following window. There is one default URL included with the extension and no options to bother with. First the new tabs… Here are our links opening in new tabs…your current tab remains unchanged....

and youll see the following message in the command screen when its finished. Notice it shows the number of errors and warnings contained in the report. The Power Efficiency Diagnostics Report is saved in HTML format in your local user drive. Sections of ReportSo what does this report even mean? Well, its broken down into 4 sections and well take a look at each one. The second section contains the Errors with a red background....

Would you like to have a built-in notepad for your Firefox internet tool? Through the Tools Menu. Using the QuickNote Sub-menu will let you reach the Floating Window, Sidebar, & Tab Versions. If you prefer the keyboard ninja method, you may reach the Floating Window Version using Ctrl + F7. QuickNote in ActionFor our example we decided to open all three versions at the same time. you could see that we changed the background colors to help differentiate between the three notes....

This isn’t the first time, eitherit’s like a non-stop barrage of security holes from Adobe products.

Having issues with your PDF previews working with Microsoft Outlook or Windows Explorer on a 64-bit version of Windows? Turns out the problem is that Adobe sucks, but a quick registry hack can save the day. Credits Unlike most of the registry hacks on this site, we didn’t come up with this one! (seriously, it’s an excellent book)

Here we will look at a few different ways to manage hibernate options in Windows 7. Note: Hibernate mode is not an option on systems with 4GB of RAM or more. hit Start and jot down CMD into the search box and it will be listed under programs. Right-press the icon and select Run as administrator. The Command Prompt opens and you will use the following to enable Hibernation. powercfg /hibernate on...

The setting goes into effect right away for all users of the machine. The button to turn off the computer if the user hits Ctrl+Alt+Del will be gone as well.