Windows 7 Hacks

Here are the some of the ways to hack the windows 7….
1. How to Unlock the Windows 7 Hidden Themes
The Windows 7 beta has a pack of hidden and locked themes. Let’s see how you can unlock the hidden themes.
Step 1: Open the Explorer (Windows + E) and go to C:WindowswinsxsStep 2: Enter *.theme into the search field. Alternately you can use the * sign on the number block.Step 3: You’ll get the Click me promptStep 4: Double-click the themes ZA, US, GB, CA, AU to install them.
2. How to Enable the Windows Aero in Windows 7
If you were looking for the best designed and most transparent Microsoft user interface then you can’t escape Windpws Aero. Here’s a hack to enable Windows Aero in Windows 7. But before you proceed with the steps keep a backup of your registry.
Step 1. Click on the Start Menu and type “regedit” into the search box. When the program appears click to open the regedit.exe icon.Step 2. Locate the Key belowHKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsDWM
Step 3. Look to the pane on the right of the key hierarchy. Right click on the white area and select New > DWORD (32 bit) Value.Step 4. As the value appears name it UseMachineCheck.Step 5. Repeat and create 2 more DWORD Values, Blur and AnimationsStep 6. First double-click the value just created with the UseMachineCheck and enter 0 in the Value Data box. Do the same for Values Blur and Animations. Then click OK.Step 7. Now close the Registry Editor.Step 8. Open the Start Menu and type “cmd” into the search box, right-click on cmd.exe when the program appears in the search results. Now, select Run as Administrator from the drop-down.Step 9. As the Command Prompt opens type the commands below
i) Net Stop uxsms – this command will stop the Desktop Windows Manager Session Manager
ii) Net Start uxsms– this command will restart it
Step 10. Once you close the Command Prompt. Right click on the desktop and click on Personalize from the menu.Step 11. Click on the Window Color and Appearance in the Personalization Windows Aero the Color Scheme menu.
3. How to Enable the Quick Launch Bar in Windows 7
It is a surprising to see that the Quick Launch Bar has not been enlisted in the easy to enable list. Here’s what you gotta to do to enable the Quick Launch Bar.
Step 1:Right-click on the Taskbar and select Toolbars > New Toolbar from the menu.Step 2: Copy and paste the address provided below into the Address bar
%SystemDrive%Users%username%AppDataRoamingMicrosoftInternet Explorer
then click the arrow to the right of the Address bar to navigate to the folder.
Step 3: Select the Quick Launch folder listed and click the Select Folder button
6. How to Remove Send Feedback link in Windows 7
The bug that troubles the window in Windows 7 is the send feedback link. This is a simple fix to get rid of this pique. Make sure you have a backup of the registry before you proceed.
Step 1: Click on the Start Menu and type “regedit” into the search box, click to open the regedit.exe icon when the program appears.Step 2: Look for the following Key HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelDesktopStep 3: Right-click on the white space in the In the pane to the right of the key hierarchy and select New > DWORD (32 bit) Value.Step 4: Now as the value appears name it FeedbackToolEnabledStep 5: Double-click the value that was created with FeedbackToolEnabled and enter 0 in the Value Data box, and then click OK.Step 6: To effect the changes Log off the computer and log on to the system.
for further knowledge go through http://www.merawindows.com/Forums/tabid/324/forumid/96/threadid/41491/scope/posts/Default.aspx

How to disable the IPv6 completely on the Windows Platform

IPv6 is the next-generation Internet Layer protocol for packet-switched internetworks and the Internet. IPv4 is currently the dominant Internet Protocol version. IPv6 is installed and enabled by default in Microsoft Windows Vista/Server 2008/7. If your network aint using IPv6 than you are safe to disable IPv6 or If you want to disable IPv6 by any cause, just follow the simple steps:
How to-
  1. Run Registry Editor (type regedit in StartSearch or Run Dialog box).

  2. Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesTcpip6Parameters
  3. In the right pane, create a DWORD (32-bit) Value and name it DisabledComponents
  4. Double-click DisabledComponents, and then set its data value ffffffff in HEX or 4294967295 in Decimal
  5. Restart your Windows to take effect.

Microsoft’s Live Search may be Kumo.com in near future

Lots of rumors were there, “What’ll happen with Live Search?” but the good news is this.

Microsoft’s Live Search can be turned to Kumo.com. An mail of Search Executive Satya Ndella just sent to his staff to checkout the site, its internal release as beta website. He clearly stated that Kumo is the codename they have chosen for internal test.

Adjust Large System Cache

Easy Way to Adjust LargeSystemCache

HKLMSystemCurrentControlSetControlSession ManagerMemory Management and change thevalue to either O or 1 to the adjustment the LargeSystemCache.
However, in Windows XP, all you have to do is:· Right-click My Computer.· Select Properties.· Click Advanced.· Choose Performance.· Click Advanced again.· Select either Programs or System Cache under Memory Usage.Programs = 0 for the registry tweak equivalentSystem Cache = 1 for the registry tweak equivalent


· On NT Server (in this case XP), the Large System Cache option is enabled, butdisabled on Workstation. The two different settings effect how the cache managerallocates free memory. If the Large Cache option is on, the manager marks all the freememory, which isn’t being used by the system and/or applications, as freely available fordisk caching.

· On the flip-side (with a small cache), the manager instead only sets aside 4MB ofmemory for disk caching in an attempt to accelerate the launch of applications. Or in amore technical approach, if enabled the system will favor system-cache working sets overprocess working sets (with a working set basically being the memory used by components ofa process).