How to Open Help Files (.hlp) in Windows 7 that Require Windows Help Program (WinHlp32.exe)?

As you know Windows Vista doesn't contain "Windows Help Program (WinHlp32.exe)" which is required to display 32-bit help files having .hlp file extension. Microsoft decided to remove the program from Windows Vista, 7 and all future Windows versions because WinHlp32.exe has not had a major update for many years, and it does not meet their standards for all new Microsoft programs. But Microsoft realizes that this may cause some problems for customers who want to upgrade to Windows 7 but still rely on 32-bit .hlp files. Therefore, Microsoft...

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Is Your PC Ready for Windows 7? Check Yourself Using Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor v2

Microsoft is going to release Windows 7 to public tomorrow, October 22nd, 2009. If you are planning to purchase a copy of Windows 7 RTM, you should first check whether your current system is compatible with Windows 7 or not. "Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor" helps you in find out whether your PC is ready for Windows 7 or not. It scans your PC for potential compatibility issues and lets you know about your Windows 7 upgrade options. Within minutes, you'll get a report that tells you if your PC meets the system requirements, if any known compatibility...

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Windows XP Mode RTM Available for Public, Download NOW

"Windows XP Mode" is specially designed for small and medium-sized businesses to help ease the migration process to Windows 7 by providing additional compatibility for their older productivity applications. Users can run and launch Windows XP applications in Windows XP Mode directly from a Windows 7 desktop. Recently final version of "Windows...

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Hindi Language Interface Pack (LIP) Available for Windows 7

Microsoft has released the first Language Interface Pack (LIP) for Windows 7. That's a good news for Indian users as the first LIP available is Hindi. Now you can enjoy Windows 7 interface in Hindi. You can download it using following link: Download Hindi LIP for Windows 7 Thanks to our friend "Rob Margel" for this news...

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Why Microsoft Used the Name Windows 7? Explanation Inside

Windows 7 has been released to public but many people are so much confused about its name. People are talking about why did Microsoft use the name Windows 7? In this topic, we'll try to explain the reason behind it! Mike Nash @ "The Windows Blog" posted why Microsoft decided to name it Windows 7: The decision to use the name Windows 7 is about simplicity. Over the years, we have taken different approaches to naming Windows. We've used version numbers like Windows 3.1, or dates like Windows 98, or "aspirational" monikers like Windows XP or...

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Why Microsoft Used the Name Windows 7? Explanation Inside

Windows 7 has been released to public but many people are so much confused about its name. People are talking about why did Microsoft use the name Windows 7? In this topic, we'll try to explain the reason behind it! Mike Nash @ "The Windows Blog" posted why Microsoft decided to name it Windows 7: The decision to use the name Windows 7 is about simplicity. Over the years, we have taken different approaches to naming Windows. We've used version numbers like Windows 3.1, or dates like Windows 98, or "aspirational" monikers like Windows XP or...

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Create Windows 7 Bootable USB Drive or DVD Using Official “Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool” from Microsoft

Also take a look at other similar tools: A Bootable USB, WinToFlash, Setup from USB, Win32 Disk Imager and UNetbootin. If you download your Windows 7 copy using Microsoft Store or your MSDN/TechNet/Connect account, it comes in ISO file format which needs to burn to a DVD. What to do if you don't have a DVD drive? You can create a bootable USB...

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Create Windows 7 Bootable USB Drive or DVD Using Official “Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool” from Microsoft

Also take a look at other similar tools: A Bootable USB, WinToFlash, Setup from USB, Win32 Disk Imager and UNetbootin. If you download your Windows 7 copy using Microsoft Store or your MSDN/TechNet/Connect account, it comes in ISO file format which needs to burn to a DVD. What to do if you don't have a DVD drive? You can create a bootable USB...

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Customize Windows 7 Login Screen Using Account Screen Editor

Today we are sharing a free tool, "Windows 7 Account Screen Editor" which provides an easy way to customize Windows 7 login screen background. Click on "Set background" button and choose a picture for your login screen. Click on "Default background" button to restore default login scren background. If a picture is too large, it'll automatically...

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Texturize Windows XP, Vista and 7 Taskbar using Taskbar Texturizer

Here is another awesome tool created by our friend "Solo-Dev" @ DA. "Taskbar Texturizer" is a small tool which can add various textures to your Windows Taskbar to make it more stylish. Its portable, so you don't need to install it. It can also be set to run at windows start up, along with auto-applying the last skin that was chosen. The start...

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Microsoft Released FREE Windows 7 Product Guide, Download NOW

Microsoft has released an official Windows 7 Product Guide which is available in PDF and XPS formats for download. It provides a detailed look at the many new and improved features in Windows 7. The guide is designed as an accurate source of information that can help you to understand how Windows 7 Simplifies Everyday Tasks, Works the Way You Want, and Makes New Things Possible. The guide is also designed to provide IT Professionals with information about how to Make People Productive Anywhere, Manage Risk Through Enhanced Security...

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How to Disable Windows 7 Taskbar Tab Preview Thumbnails in Mozilla Firefox?

If you are using recently released Mozilla Firefox 3.6 or 4.0 version, you might have noticed that it supports Taskbar preview thumbnails for each tab in Windows 7, i.e. Firefox shows preview thumbnails for each tab when you hover mouse cursor over its taskbar button as shown in following screenshot: Some of our readers found it annoying and want...

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Windows 7 in a Box: Get All System Settings in One Place

"Windows 7 in a Box" is a small application which allows you to easily access almost all system settings in one place. You can open Desktop Personalization, Task Manager, Registry Editor, Device Manager, UAC Settings, Paint, Notepad, Calculator and many other useful system programs. You can even log off, restart or shut down your system using...

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Messenger Aero Switcher: Disable Aero UI in Windows Live Messenger (WLM) Under Windows Vista and 7

If you use latest version of Windows Live Messenger (WLM) under Windows Vista or 7, you might have noticed that it uses Windows Aero theme to draw window borders, titlebar buttons, etc. Older versions of WLM didn't use Aero frame, they used to provide their own GUI. If you miss the old GUI and want to get it back, you can get it by turning Aero...

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[Registry Method] How to Prevent Themes to Change Desktop Icons & Mouse Pointers in Windows 7?

Windows 7 comes with lots of bundled themes which can be applied using Desktop Personalization window. You can also download many free Windows 7 themes using Microsoft official Windows 7 theme gallery. But almost all these themes come with their own pre-defined mouse cursors and Desktop icons and when you apply a theme, it changes the Desktop icons...

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Download Update for Windows 7 to Fix Data Corruption Issue for Secure Digital (SD) Cards

Microsoft has released an update "KB976092" for Windows 7 which fixes a data corruption issue for Secure Digital (SD) cards. If you are using Windows 7, you should download and install this update. Problem overview: You have an NTFS formatted SD card. You use Advanced Direct Memory Access (ADMA) to transfer data between the SD card and a computer that is running Windows 7 system. When you transfer data from the computer to the SD card, the data on the SD card may be corrupted. Additionally, unexpected problems may occur when you try to use...

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Get Classic Start Menu Back in Windows 7 Using CWSM

There is no doubt, Windows 7 comes with lots of new features but its also true that some important functionality have been removed from Windows 7 like good old Classic start menu. Classic start menu was very useful and easy to use but for some unknown reasons, Microsoft has removed it from Windows 7. Now if you want to get it back, you'll need...

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How to Disable Autorun Functionality in Windows Using Registry Editor?

Whenever you insert a USB drive, CD/DVD, etc into your system, Windows automatically launches an Autorun dialog box which allows you to select an action from the given list. You can browse the content, play media files, etc using Autorun dialog box. Sometimes you might find the Autorun functionality annoying and might want to disable it permanently....

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System Screensavers Tweaker: Access Secret Hidden Screen Saver Settings in Windows Vista and 7

Windows Vista and 7 come with some new and interesting screen savers like Aurora, Mystify, Ribbons and Bubbles. All these screen savers are good but the worst part is you are not allowed to customize their settings. There are no options available to customize any of these screen savers. We have posted a tutorial to customize these screen savers...

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Download “AeroVG Se7en” Theme for Windows 7

NOTE: This theme has been featured by Microsoft. "AeroVG" theme is one of the most popular themes available for Windows Vista. It provides excellent transparency in Taskbar, Startmenu, Explorer, etc. It also changes lots of visual things like menubar, addressbar, progressbar and much more. Lots of Windows 7 users requested to make the same...

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Truth Behind Hidden Secret “God Mode” (or GodMode) Found in Windows 7

So everyone is talking about the new "God Mode" found in Windows 7. Is it really new to Windows 7? Is it really a hidden secret thing? Lets understand it with the help of a very simple story. 2 persons are discussing about "GodMode": Person 1: Did you know Windows 7 contains a hidden secret "God Mode"? Person 2: (Surprised...) Really? I didn't....

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How to Get Windows Media Player (WMP) 12 Taskbar Toolbar (Taskband) Back in Windows 7 by Restoring wmpband.dll File

If you are using Windows 7 and missing the good old Taskbar Toolbar aka Taskband in Windows Media Player 12 (WMP 12), here is something very interesting for you. "Justin Buser" @ our friend site WinMatrix has found an excellent way to bring WMP 12 Taskbar Toolbar back in Windows 7. If you don't know what is WMP Taskbar Toolbar or Taskband, please...

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Microsoft Cooking Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1)

Windows 7 was released to manufacturing on August 6th and to public on October 22nd and now it seems that Microsoft has started working on the first Service pack for Windows 7. Rafael @ Within Windows has found something interesting regarding SP1 for Windows 7. Similar to previous external beta service pack rollouts, Microsoft has enabled – via...

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How to Add Windows 7 “God Mode” Shortcut in Desktop Context Menu?

We have talked about "God Mode" found in Windows 7 which allows quick access to all Control Panel options in a single place. To access this hidden "God Mode" you have to create a new folder or a new shortcut but today in this tutorial, we are going to tell you how to add a shortcut to "God Mode" in Desktop context menu so that you can quickly...

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How to Add Windows 7 “God Mode” Shortcut in My Computer Context Menu?

As you all know "God Mode" in Windows 7 allows quick access to all Control Panel options in a single place. To access this hidden "God Mode" you have to create a new folder or a new shortcut but today in this tutorial, we are going to tell you how to add a shortcut to "God Mode" in My Computer context menu so that you can quickly and easily access...

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How to Pin Windows 7 “God Mode” Shortcut to Taskbar?

We know "God Mode" in Windows 7 allows quick access to all Control Panel options in a single place. To access this hidden "God Mode" you have to create a new folder or a new shortcut but today in this tutorial, we are going to tell you how to pin "God Mode" shortcut to Windows 7 Taskbar so that you can quickly and easily access it. Following are...

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Librarian: A Library Manager for Windows 7

Librarian is an excellent piece of software created by our friend "Happy Bulldozer aka hb860". It allows you easily tweak Libraries in Windows 7. It is a multi-language application which allows you to: Create a new library with any folder(s) inside Change library's icon through standard Windows dialog Rename library Change content type of new or...

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How to Get Windows XP Styled Classic “Alt+Tab” Switcher Screen in Windows Vista and 7?

Whenever you press "Alt+Tab" key combination in Windows Vista or 7, it shows a new improved screen which shows running application names along with their live thumbnails so that you can see the window content before switching to them. The "Alt+Tab" switcher screen also shows "Desktop" in the list so that you can directly access Desktop icons without...

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[FIX] Welcome Screen is Displayed for 30 Seconds If a Solid Color is Set as Desktop Background in Windows 7

Some Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 users might face a weird bug which has been confirmed by Microsoft and would be fixed in upcoming SP1. The bug appears when you set a Solid Color as Desktop background. Right-click on desktop and select Personalize option. Click on Desktop Background at the bottom of the window. Select Solid Colors option in...

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7 Taskbar Tweaker: Ultimate Utility to Tweak Windows 7 Superbar

Windows 7 comes with new "Superbar" which is an enhanced version of old Taskbar. Superbar provides lots of new features like support to pin an item to Taskbar, Jumplists, etc. Some of you might not like these newly introduced features so today we are sharing a small but useful utility which helps in tweaking Windows 7 Taskbar. "7 Taskbar Tweaker"...

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“Windows Experience Pack” Available for Windows XP, Vista and 7

The Windows Experience Blog has announced the availability of "Windows Experience Pack" which has been developed for people with PCs running Windows 7 and/or Windows Live Essentials. With the Windows Experience Pack, you are able to create an alter-ego of yourself in a specific destination – a beach, mountain, safari, or city. When you create your alter-ego, you create a fully customized avatar for that destination that becomes a part of a Windows Live Messenger and Windows 7 theme for your PC. You'll also be able to download a .jpg image...

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“Windows Experience Pack” Available for Windows XP, Vista and 7

The Windows Experience Blog has announced the availability of "Windows Experience Pack" which has been developed for people with PCs running Windows 7 and/or Windows Live Essentials. With the Windows Experience Pack, you are able to create an alter-ego of yourself in a specific destination – a beach, mountain, safari, or city. When you create your alter-ego, you create a fully customized avatar for that destination that becomes a part of a Windows Live Messenger and Windows 7 theme for your PC. You'll also be able to download a .jpg image...

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“Windows Experience Pack” Available for Windows XP, Vista and 7

The Windows Experience Blog has announced the availability of "Windows Experience Pack" which has been developed for people with PCs running Windows 7 and/or Windows Live Essentials. With the Windows Experience Pack, you are able to create an alter-ego of yourself in a specific destination – a beach, mountain, safari, or city. When you create your alter-ego, you create a fully customized avatar for that destination that becomes a part of a Windows Live Messenger and Windows 7 theme for your PC. You'll also be able to download a .jpg image...

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