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Sometimes, due to heavy processes or bugs, you might not view all the PC’s connected to your LAN, in the Network option.

If you are sure to have that PC connected and is not viewed on Network, here’s what to do.

Open RUN (CTRL + R) or type in Start menu Search (Only for Vista & 7).

\\ComputerName-YouWishToConnect

And press enter.

*Remember to type-in the full name with – in it. It can be viewed by checking Properties of My Computer (Right-click on My Computer and go to Properties), and look in front of Full Computer Name. You have to type that name after \\

The 3 … in front of few options in windows, means that, whenever you press that option, a window will open for further options.

Creating a restore point is much safer than backing-up the registry.

Most of the software’s make it before installation, so that your system could be restored later if that software conflicts with any of the system files.

You can make it manually too.

Right-Click on My Computer and go to Properties. Now make your way to System Protection tab.

Use the Create… Option and type a name for it. It hardly takes a minute to make restore point.

Once done, use the System Restore… Option anytime to bring your PC back to the point where it was, when that Restore Point was created.


Restoring will not harm any of your saved files, but it’ll uninstall any application installed after that. This process is totally reversible by using the System Restore… Option again.

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One way to create shortcut for folders is to, right-click on it and then click on Create Shortcut option OR right-click on the file and then Send To |Desktop Create Shortcut.

Here’s the easiest way to do so.

Whenever you open a Folder or a Webpage, if you see at the absolute left of the address-bar, there is an icon over there.

All what you have to do is to drag that icon anywhere you want its shortcut. The moment you’ll leave it the shortcut will be created.

 

 



 

 

 

Windows 7 has introduced a lot of new features to make work easier & faster. Here’s one of it.

Try to click (left-click) & hold any of the taskbar items and then drag upwards. It’ll show the right-click options.

 

This may come in handy while using laptop.

Hidden Send-to options

If you want to send files to multiple folders at the same time, it might take time to drag files to specific folders separately.

You can simply add those folders to send-to option, so that you can just right-click on the file and send it to that folder.

Here’s what to do:

Right-Click on the folder which you want to add to send-to option & create its Shortcut. Now, once the shortcut has been created, cut it (Ctrl + X) & paste it (Ctrl + V) into:

C:\Users\Ultimate\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo



You may rename the shortcut as you want.

To remove it from send-to option, simply delete its shortcut from that folder.

One of the previous posts was about Hidden Exit Explorer Option in Windows Vista & 7. Here is a common method to do so.

It comes in handy when you don’t want the kids to mess with the PC when you are not around.

Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc OR Ctrl + Alt + Del to open task manager & make your way to Processes Tab.

Now look for explorer.exe, then click on it and press End Process OR Right-Click on it and End Process it.

 

Doing this will make everything on the desktop, vanish. In other words, anything could hardly be done now.

To bring everything back, Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open task manager. Click on File |New Task (Run) & type "explorer" without quotes & press enter.

Everything will be back to normal.

In one of previous posts I had explained about, how to skip the password screen at Windows startup, in which came the use of “control userpasswords2” User Accounts, which is only accessible by entering the “control userpasswords2” command in RUN.

Here I’m going to explain how to place an Icon of this User Accounts in Control Panel, for easy access.

To differ it from the actual User Accounts, it has been named User Accounts 2.
To do this, all you have to do is to download the following .reg file and open it by double-clicking on it and accept all the warnings.

Next time you open your Control Panel, you’ll see a new Icon, named “User Accounts 2”

Download Links:

Mediafire:

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Now, once you have done this, you might not see the same icon as shown is the above picture.

If you can live with that, it’s your wish, but if you want to apply the same icon, then follows the following steps.

download the icon.



*Do not right-click and save the above image because, to apply icon, the image has to be in ico format 256x256, so it would be better to download the icon.

Download Links:

Mediafire:

Download

Once downloaded, save it someplace safe.

Open Registry Editor, by typing regedit in RUN (Win Key + R)

Then go to

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\ 98641F47-8C25-4936-BEE4-C2CE1298969D\DefaultIcon

In right-side pane, double-click on “(Default)”, a small window will open.

 

Under “Value data:” type the address where you have placed the icon (C:\Windows\ico\29793.ico) and press ok and close the Registry Editor.

Now open the Control Panel and you’ll see the new Icon.

Done!