Tricks Change Windows 7 Logon Screen Background

Windows Tricks

Windows 7 has been a great product from Microsoft.Its features like problem step recoder( psr),sticky notes,new calculator,improved notepad and wordpad are wonderful.What I did not liked is its logon screen.So I decided to change the background of the logon screen to my custom wallpaper.I found three methods to change the logon screen and i will explain all of the three methods in this post.

1.Using Logonstudio:-Logonstudio is a free application provided by stardock.This application is compatible with Microsoft windows 7,vista and xp.It comes preloaded with many beautiful logon screens and you can literally thousands of them from wincustomize.com .Logonstudio is fairly simple to use all you have to do is the select the background theme and apply it.

The system requirements for windows logonstudio are

Windows 7, Vista or XP

●Minimum screen resolution: 1024 width and 768 height

●10MB free drive space

●512MB RAM

2. Windows 7 Logon Screen Rotator:-This utility is of great use for all those who likes change.You can specify 10 images that will be changed every time you logon to your windows.So,you wont have to get bored by seeing the same logon screen over and again.The best part of this utility is that not installation is required for it.To use this application you have to do the following things.

1Open the zip file.Click on the exe file.

2.Now specify the custom wallpapers you want to use as logon screen.

3.Click on “Enable and Exit”.And that’s it.You will see a new logon screen when you login next time.

4.Now if any time you feel the that you want to revert back to original windows 7 logon screen then click on”revert to windows 7 default logon screen”.

Note:this application requires that your custom wallpapers should be less then 256 kb in size.

3. Windows 7 Logon Screen Changer:-This is another utility that will allow you to change the logon screen.It is fairly simple to use.It also provides an option to revert back to the original windows 7 logon screen.

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General Computer (pc) Tips And Tricks

PC Tricks

These are general computer tips and tricks that are mostly operating system independent.They are useful on almost all window platforms windows xp,windows vista and windows 7.Below are some Pc tips and tricks.
1. Tips and Tricks To Increase Speed Of Computer (pc).
Problem:Computers seems to run faster when they have newly installed operating sustems but they keep on slowing with the passage of time.
Solution:
• Use Defragmentation softwares to increase the speed.
• Remove unneccessary programs from startup.
• Remove unwanted installed softwares from computer.
• Use a good antivirus program to protect your computer from viruses,worms and malwares.
• Clean the registry of the computer using a good software.
(Note:Donot edit registry yourself if you are no expert)
2.How to Consume Less Laptop battery And Increase Performance.
• Close unwanted programs running in background becuase these applications usually drain out your battery.Browser tabs use to consume a lot of memory of computer.So always close unnecessary browser tabs.Stop the bluetooth or wifi of the system if they are not required.

3.How to Enhance Gaming Experience On your Computer
• Gaming Experience on pc or laptop can be increased by switching the theme of the window to classic view.It frees up a lot of memory of the computer.The steps explained above will also help you to increase your gaming experience.A Software called 3d analyser can give a real help to people having very old pc.

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Problem Step Recorder-Windows 7 Screen Capture Tool

Windows Tricks

Well!You might not heard of this great tool provided by microsoft in windows 7.Problem Step Recorder (PSR) is a small tool which can be of extreme help if have to send some screenshots to some technician or friend of your for asking help about a program crash or anything like that.What this Tool does Is as follows

• Automatically takes a screenshot on mouse click.
• Automatically takes screenshot on any key press.
• You can also add comments according to your requirements.
• Saves all Screenshots in a zip file that can be easily sent via email.

Here is a step by step guide of how to use Problem Step Recoder In windows 7 with screenshots

1.To start Problem Step Recorder click on the window button and enter psr or psr.exe and press enter key

2.After you press enter you will see application as shown below with the options to Start the recording enabled and the rest of the options disabled.

3.Now click on the Start Record button and it will start recording your mouse clicks and key press i.e every time mouse is clicked it will take the screenshot of the current window.

4.Now this is the time you start the application which is crashing and it will record the whole step by step execution.So your technician or friend will be able to see how the application crashed or what you might have done wrong while launching the application.

5.After completing the above mentioned steps click on the stop record button.You can also add comments wherever you feel by clicking on the add comments button.

6.When click on stop record you will be asked to save the file.give it a name and save it .this file be in zipped format.

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How To Lock the Computer Screen Windows 7

Windows Tricks

Sometimes You have to leave your system for a while say 5-10 minutes and you don’t want to shut it down and you also don’t want that somebody at your back use your system.The best thing to do at this point of time is to lock your Computer System Screen.While tutorial for locking the system will also work with Microsoft windows 7,vista and windows xp but the screen shots used in this tutorial is of windows 7.So your graphical interface may vary but the steps will remain same for locking the computer system in all the above mentioned systems.

There Are Two Methods To Lock Your Computer Screen

• Using the Keyboard Shortcut
• Using the shortcut Icon

First We will see how to create a desktop shortcut to lock the computer screen.Now here is the step by step tutorial with screen shots.

1. Right click on your computer screen and click on “New” and then on shortcuts.

2. After clicking on shortcuts and then copy and paste the following code in the text box “rundll32.exe user32.dll, LockWorkStation “ (without quotes)

3. Now click on the Next and it will ask you to name your shortcut.

4. Put in your desired shortcut name.

5. Now Click on the finish button

6. And that it.Your Shortcut button to lock your computer screen is ready

The Second Method to lock your computer screen is by using keyboard shortcut.The keyboard shortcut is “Window key+L “ and that’s it.

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How To Open Docx Files Without Microsoft Word

Windows Tricks

This tutorial is for all those people who dont have Microsoft office 2007 and they want to open docx files.Microsoft introduced the docx format with the release of its 2007 office suit.All the files created in Microsoft office 2007 are by default in the format of docx,pptx,xlsx which are not compatible with the 2003 office suite of Microsoft.If you dont want to buy Microsoft office 2007 or you dont want to upgrade your office suite from 2003 to 2007 or 2010 version then in this tutorial you will learn that how we can use alternative freeware utilities to resolve this situation.

We are providing you with Four Solutions to solve this problem

1.Use Microsoft Office compatibility pack

Well this option is for only those user who have Microsoft office 2003 installed on their systems.Microsoft office compatibility pack will convert the docx format into a compatible format that can be easily opened with the Microsoft 2003 office suite.It is available for download directly from Microsoft official website.

2.Download Open Office

Open office is the default office suite for Linux users .It is available for downloading for windows,Linux as well as Mac users.It is available for free and as the name suggests it is also open source.It is also compatible with some other formats.

3.Dev Vicky world 2010 office suite

If you want to go for a very light weight application then go for this software.It is a freeware utility that can be used to open docx files.

4.Use Google Docs to open Docx Files

Google Docs is an online suite to view files on the Internet.You can upload your document into it and view it.Another method that you can use is that you send a gmail email to your own email id with the Docx file attached to it.When you will open this email gmail will give you an option to view this mail.

If you know any other method.Please leave a comment and we will add it into this Post

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Hack Administrator Password In Windows 7,Xp And Vista

PC Hacks

Most of us might have experienced a situation when we forget our Windows administrator password.And we are not able to login into windows and access our all necessary data and programs.At that time the only solution that comes into or mind is the installation of fresh copy of windows but this will lead to loss of all data and files that are in the windows drive.There is also another way around using which you don’t need to install a fresh copy of windows and without losing any data.We are providing here the method to reset windows administrator password.This tutorial is only for the purpose of recovering your windows 7,xp or vista password.This should be used only when you forgot or lost your password and not for hacking into somebody else’s system.Using this hack you can reset your administrator password or leave it blank.

By using this tutorial

1.You donot need to know anything about your old password.

2.You can unlock locked or disabled accounts.

3.Also edit the registry.

The requirements for using this method are:-

1.Blank CD/floppy disk.

2.Access to Internet.

3.Cd or floppy writer

These requirements can be easily fulfilled by spending 15 minutes in cybercafe or at friends computer

Now here is the step by step tutorial with screenshots on how to hack administrator password in windows 7,vista or xp.

1.Download this small utility.

Click Here To Download

2.You will get an zipped file with ISO image in it.Extract his image using winrar or inbuilt windows software.

3.Put your blank cd in CD-ROM and burn this using Nero or any other image burner software.this is most important step and make sure you burn the ISO image properly.

4.Now put this CD in the system whose password is to be reset.

5.Restart your system and when prompted press enter to boot from the CD.

Note:If you do not get prompt of boot from CD.Then restart you system and press f2 or f6 or f8 or Esc key(anyone of them should work for your system) before the booting of the windows start.Now you will enter into bios and you should change the boot order from here with the first preference as CD-ROM.And again restart your system

6.Now the software will load automatically.It will ask you to select the windows drive and after that provide you with the option of resetting password.

If you have any queries or suggestion do not hesitate to ask.

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