I purchased a MSI A6200 (CR620) Laptop several years ago at an unbeatable Black Friday deal at Office Depot. It ran well for quite some time until Windows became bloated and ran poorly. I decided to format the hard drive and install a fresh copy of Windows 7 (32-bit). Everything went smoothly until I tried… Read more
Windows 7
How to add “Run…” option to Windows 7 Start menu
If you recently upgraded from Windows XP to Windows 7, you may be wondering where the Run… option in the Start menu went. I use this option in XP regularly to quickly launch programs like Notepad and the Command Prompt, so it was annoying when I tried doing this in Windows 7 only to find… Read more
How to add the XP/Vista ‘Show Desktop’ icon to the Windows 7 taskbar
This article will show you how to add the “Show Desktop” icon that is present in Windows XP and Vista, to the Windows 7 taskbar. Windows 7 got rid of this icon and replaced it with a Aero Peek/Show Desktop button on the bottom right corner of the screen, near the System Tray. Many users… Read more
How to disable the annoying Aero Snap in Windows 7
Do you find yourself rearranging your application windows and then all of a sudden it maximizes to full-screen? Or how about moving the window to the left- or right-edge of the screen only to find it resize to take up half of your screen? This is a new “feature” in Windows 7 called Aero snap… Read more
How to install Windows 7 on VMware Workstation 7.0 (A Step-by-step Guide)
This article will show you how to install Windows 7 within VMware Workstation 7.0. This latest release from VMware was unveiled a couple weeks ago that added support for Windows 7, Aero Glass, performance improvements, and much more. Now, lets cut to the chase and get started! To Install Windows 7 inside of VMware Workstation… Read more
Windows 7 desktop is cut-off (overscan) when connecting PC to LCD HDTV via HDMI (Solution)
Now days, many computers come equipped with a HDMI-out connection that allows you to connect it to an HDTV so you can watch videos, play games, etc. I have a Dell M1530 that I regularly connect to my Samsung LN40A750 via HDMI to get stunning video output. My laptop used to run Windows Vista and… Read more
Capture screenshots in Windows 7 using the Snipping Tool
The Snipping Tool is a cool “new” utility that is included with Windows 7. You might be wondering why I put the word new in quotes. That is because this program was actually introduced in Windows Vista but went unnoticed by the vast majority. The reason for this is because it was not installed by… Read more
Microsoft Windows 7 – Free Download
Earlier this week, Microsoft posted the Windows 7 RC1 (Release Candidate 1) build 7100 for FREE download from their website. Users are invited to download and try their latest operating system for free until it expires June 1, 2010. Windows 7 is the successor to Windows Vista and is expected to be officially released later… Read more
How to mount an ISO,BIN,UIF,IMG image in Windows XP/Vista/7
This article will explain two different methods on mounting images as a CD-ROM/DVD-ROM on Windows (including Windows 7). The first option will work on all Windows flavors and for .iso, .bin, .cue, .uif, .nrg, and .img file extensions. The second option works on Windows XP only and supports only .iso files. Option #1 (Windows 2K/XP/Vista/7)… Read more
