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How to enable or disable the Windows 7 Taskbar properties

onlineft — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:58:20 +0000

If you’re new to Windows 7 and you want to optimize your Computer, this is one of the finest tips for you. In this article, we have provided the steps to modify the Registry of the Computer.
If you modify the registry incorrectly, some serious problems might occur and these issues might require reinstalling the Operating System. Therefore, ensure that you follow the steps carefully. At the same time, if you want to take a backup of the Registry, you can take if before modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs or whenever you want. If you don’t know the backup the registry we have given an article in our site to backup and restore the Windows Registry and its components. Search for the article and backup the Registry Files safely.
How to disable the Taskbar Properties in Windows 7

•   Click on the Start Button and then type “regedit” in the Search Box and then press the Enter Key to open the Registry Editor Window.
•   Remember, you’ve to enter the Password, if you’re prompted for the Password.
•   Now, navigate to the following Key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\Explorer

• After navigating to the Key, you’ve to create a new 32-bit DWORD value.

• Then, name it NoSetTaskbar.

• After that, double click on it to set the value 1.

•   That’s it. Now, the Taskbar Properties of Windows 7 is disabled.
How to enable the Taskbar Properties in Windows 7
•   Click on the Start Button and then type “regedit” in the Search Box and then press the Enter Key to open the Registry Editor Window.
•   Remember, you’ve to enter the Password, if you’re prompted for the Password.
•   Now, navigate to the following Key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\Explorer
•   After navigating to the Key, you’ve to create a new 32-bit DWORD value.
•   Then, name it NoSetTaskbar.
•   After that, double click on it to set the value 0.
•   That’s it. Now, the Taskbar Properties of Windows 7 is enabled.

How to add or delete a context menu in Windows Vista and Windows 7

onlineft — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:54:38 +0000

Context Menu Editor is an important free utility that lets you add and delete application shortcuts, commands and website URLs. It is compatible with both 32 Bit and 64 Bit versions of Windows 7 and Windows Vista. All you have to do to start the application is just right click on the extracted executable and select Run as administrator. Then, just click on the Set Button on the Applications interface as shown in the screenshot.

Once you finish adding the entries, just right click on the empty area of the Desktop. Now, you can see the newly added entries in the context menu.

At the same time, if you want to remove an entry, just start the application and go to the Remove tab and then select the entry that you want to remove, right click on it and select delete option to remove it from the right click context menu.

With this tool you can have “Extended” feature that lets the menu item to show up only when you press and hold the Shift Key while right clicking.
It is available free for you.

How to add the Run Command in the Start Menu of Windows 7

onlineft — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:56:07 +0000

Windows 7, realty we can’t deny the features of this Operating System. However, there are some exceptions which we can’t perform in the Windows 7 Operating System. In this case, we have to use the features of the previous version of Windows. In such a way, one of the most often used features is using the Run Command from the previous versions of the Operating System as it has been replaced by the Search Panel of the Operating System. If you want to restore the Run Command back in the Windows 7, just follow the steps provided in this article.

•   First, right click on the Taskbar of the Windows 7 Operating System.
•   Now, you can get the Start Menu Properties.
•   In the Start Menu Properties, you have to select the Start Menu tab.
•   Then, click on the Customize Button.
•   After that, scroll down to the Run Command and then select the Check Box against it.
•   Now, click on OK.
•   Once you click on the OK, you will be navigated again to the Taskbar and the Start Menu properties menu.
•   Now, click on Apply and then click on OK.
•   That’s it. Now, successfully you’ve brought the Run Command back on the Start Menu.
•   Now, you can get the same feature as available in the previous version Operating System.

How to fix Error: Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be corrupted or missing (Code 39)

onlineft — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:46:53 +0000

Have you ever received the error message “Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be corrupted or missing. (Code 39)”? If so, you should follow the steps provided below to resolve the issue. If ant corresponding binary file has been corrupted or deleted, this error may occur, a file I/O problem, or if a Device Driver can’t be loaded or installed in the Computer for the corresponding device. Usually, this error can be resolved by uninstalling the corresponding Driver of the Device.
Sometimes the issue will occur even after installing the Drivers for the Device. Consider if the issue is related with your Computer’s Optical Drive (CD/DVD), you can fix this trouble by simply editing the Registry Settings of the Computer.

If you modify the registry incorrectly, some serious problems might occur and these issues might require reinstalling the Operating System. Therefore, ensure that you follow the steps carefully. At the same time, if you want to take a backup of the Registry, you can take if before modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs or whenever you want. If you don’t know the backup the registry we have given an article in our site to backup and restore the Windows Registry and its components. Search for the article and backup the Registry Files safely.

1.   Click on the Start Button and then type “regedit” in the Search Box and then press the Enter Key to open the Registry Editor Window.
2.   Remember, you’ve to enter the Password, if you’re prompted for the Password.
3.   Now, in the Registry Editor Window, expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE folder.
4.   Then, double click on the System Folder in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE folder.
5.   Now, double click on the CurrentControlSet folder in the System Folder.
6.   Then, in the CurrentControlSet folder, you’ve to double click on the Control folder.
7.   Thereafter, you’ve open the Class folder in the Class folder.
8.   Then, from the Class folder, navigate to the {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} folder.
9.   Now, you have to select the UpperFilters registry value from the right pane.
10.   Remember, if you don’t have UpperFilters and you’ve LowerFilters means, you can also perform these steps.
11.   Then, click Edit from the Menu Bar.
12.   Now, click Delete from the Edit Menu.
13.   After that, you’ve to click the Yes button in the “Confirm Value Delete” dialog box.
14.   Then, again in the Right Pane, you need to select the LowerFilters registry value.
15.   Now, click on Edit from the Menu Bar.
16.   Then, click Delete from the Edit menu.
17.   Now, as usual you have to click the Yes button in the Confirm Value Delete dialog box.
18.   Once you finish all the provided steps, you can close the Registry Editor Window.
19.   Then, restart the Computer for the changes to take effect.
20.   That’s it, the error 39 is successfully fixed.

How to enable Wireless N in Windows Vista and Windows 7

onlineft — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:49:33 +0000

As we know, you know the importance of the Wireless-N 802.11n Networking Support. We even know that some of you don’t know to enable the Wireless N in the latest Operating Systems like Windows Vista and Windows 7 because, we just came to know about enabling this feature. Usually, the Wireless-N 802.11n Networking Support will be enabled by default. If you want to play with it by enabling or disabling, please follow the following steps.
Enabling and disabling the feature is just like eating an Ice Cream.

In this article, we have given the steps with an assumption that a Wireless-N (802.11n) network adapter is installed in the computer.
Now, let’s start.
•   As usual, begin with the Control Panel. Click on Start Button and then select Control Panel.
•   Now, select the System and Maintenance option from the opened Control Panel Window.
•   After that, you have to choose the Device Manager from the System Maintenance Window.
•   Remember, you have to enter the Administrator Password, if you’re prompted.
•   Now, you feel difficulty with the above steps; just press the “Windows Key” and the “R Key” to open the “Run Command Window”.
•   Then, press “devmgmt.msc” and click on the OK tab, to simplify your work to open the Device Manager of the Computer.
•   Now, you have to double click on the Network Adapters category to expand the selection.
•   After expanding, just pick the appropriate Wireless Adapter up and then select the Action from the Menu Bar.
•   Now, select the Properties from the Action Menu.
•   Instead, you can also open the Properties tab, simply by right clicking on the appropriate Driver and selecting the Properties option.
•   Now, open the Advanced Tab from the Properties Window.
•   Here you’ve to manually select the 802.11n Mode then click the Down Arrow and start playing to enable or disable.

•   The name of the Wireless N in the image differs from the Computer to Computer.
•   Then, the actual name of the Wireless depends upon the Wireless Device installed in the Computer.
•   After choosing the right one, click on the OK button.
•   Now, you can close the Device Manager and Control Panel Window as you’ve successfully enabled the Wireless N in the Computer.