1. Right-click on the taskbar and choose the Properties… option.
2. The Taskbar and Start Menu Properties window will appear. Now click on the tab labeled Start Menu
3. Click on the button labeled Customize…
4. Scroll about three-fourths of the way down the list of options until you find Run command. Place a check-mark in this option and click OK.
5. Navigate to the Start menu and you will now see the Run option!

How to display the “Show Desktop” icon in Windows 7

Open Notepad by going to Start –> All Programs –> Accessories and paste the following lines in a new document:

[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=explorer.exe,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop

It should look like this…

Navigate to File –> Save As… and choose All Files from the Save as type field.

In the File name field, type C:\Windows\Show Desktop.exe as shown below, and hit Save

If you receive the message You don’t have permission to save in this location… like the one below, that means you do not have write access to the C:\Windows folder. Granting access to this folder is outside the scope of this article, but a quick Google search will help you with this!

Once you have successfully saved the file, open Windows Explorer or Computer and navigate to C:\Windows and find the Show Desktop file you just created. Click and drag the file to your taskbar to pin it.

Now go back to the Show Desktop file in the C:\Windows folder  If you do not see the extension .exe, you must change the settings to unhide it. To do this, hit the ALT button on your keyboard, and choose Tools –> Folder Options. Click on the View tab and and uncheck the option Hide extensions for known file types.

Once you are able to see the full filename, rename Show Desktop.exe to Show Desktop.scf. A popup window will display confirming this change, hit Yes.

Hold down the Shift key on your keyboard, right-click on the Show Desktop icon you just pinned to the taskbar and choose the Properties option from the menu.

Click on the Shortcut tab and change the value in the target field to C:\Windows\Show Desktop.scf. Click the OK button.

Go ahead and click on the Show Desktop icon on your taskbar. Voila! Just like previous versions of Windows! And if your thinking, ‘hey the icon doesn’t look the same!!’, don’t worry – the next time you restart your computer you will get the good ole icon back as well.

When I first heard about this feature before I got Windows 7, I thought this would be a “cool” thing and very useful for comparing information in 2 windows side-by-side. However, after using Windows 7 for a couple of weeks now, I find it very annoying because I never work with maximized windows and am always rearranging it.

Figuring out how to disable Aero Snap is not very intuitive, but this article will show you how to to do. So, lets get started!

First, open control panel by going to Start –> Control Panel.

After you open control panel, click on Ease of Access.

Next, click on Change how your mouse works

Finally, put a checkmark in the option Prevent windows from being automatically arranged when moved to the edge of the screen and hit OK

To Install Windows 7 inside of VMware Workstation 7.0

Download & Install the free 30-day trial of VMware Workstation 7.0

Insert the Windows 7 install DVD into your drive

Run VMware Workstation 7.0 from the Start menu

Click New Virtual Machine

Choose Typical and click Next

Choose the option Installer Disc and ensure that the optical drive that has the Windows 7 installation DVD is selected.
Note: If you have Windows 7 as an ISO image, choose the option labeled: Installed disc image file (iso)

A convenient new feature is the ability to specify your Windows 7 product key prior to starting the installation to allow for a fully-unattended install. No more coming back to your computer an hour later after you think the installation finished only to find it stuck on a screen asking for a serial number!
Go ahead and enter your Windows product key and Full name. The password is optional. Click Next.

Now it is time to name the virtual machine and choose the location. We will keep the default location and name the VM Windows 7 Pro

VMware needs to know how hard drive space to allocate to the Windows 7 disk. Lets stick with the 40.0 GB default and click Next.

Now you will be presented with a summary screen that shows all the VM configuration parameters. Don’t worry, you can change most of these at any time! Click Finish to begin the installation!

The virtual machine will now boot up and load the Windows 7 installer from the DVD. If you need to step away from the computer, go ahead, no more user-intervention is needed. But if you would like to stick around and read the rest of this post, I don’t mind

The installer will now copy files… This will take a while…

Your system will reboot…

And continue installing…

And about 30 minutes later, its all done!

Now is a great time to save the state of your VM by taking a snapshot. This way, if you shut down VMware, you don’t have to start all over again! Right click on Windows 7 Pro in the left panel and choose Take Snapshot

Enjoy your Windows 7 VM!

I searched and searched online for a similar issue and could not find any results – probably since Windows 7 is so new. I downloaded to latest Nvidia GeForce drivers but still no luck. I tried changing the refresh rates of my video card but that still did not work. Almost ready to give up, I decided to go through my TV menu options for anything that might make a difference. Voila! I found a picture mode setting that was set to 16:9 and I changed it to Just Scan and that fixed the issue. No more cut-off screen!

I hope this article gives you some ideas to try out and fixes your problem. If not, post some information as a comment and maybe someone will be able to help you out!

Start –> All Programs –> Accessories –> Snipping Tool

The application will load as shown below

Click on the down-arrow adjacent to the New button. This will expose four different method of obtaining a screenshot. Try out each one to see what it does. Depending on what you are trying to do, all of these are useful!

Here is a sample of something I captured. You now have the option to write on it using the Pen tool as well as the Highlighter tool. Also, you can quickly send an email with this image as an attachment!

The Windows 7 Snipping Tool offers functionality that is sufficient for most people and is very easy-to-use. If you are looking for something more powerful, try a freeware program called MWSnap.

What is Windows 7?

Windows 7 is the next version of the Windows client operating system. This version incorporates hundreds of improvements based on your feedback. It works the way you want: it’s responsive, reliable, and runs smoothly. It starts and shuts down faster, and is designed to make your battery last longer. Plus, it’s really easy to connect to things you care about—from people to printers. You’ll also be able to do everyday things faster, from getting around the desktop and managing open windows, to finding files and programs, and using the web. We hope you love it, because it’s got your fingerprints all over it. Source http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/faq.asp

>Windows 7 Free Download

Option #1 (Windows 2K/XP/Vista/7)

1. Download MagicDisc which is a freeware, ad-free, spyware-free software by clicking here.
2. Install this software and you will now see a icon in your system tray (bottom-right corner of Windows)
3. Right-click on the icon and choose Virtual CD/DVD-ROM -> E: No Media -> Mount… (Note: On your system E: may be substituted with another letter)
4. An Open file dialog will now open, choose the image file you would like to mount and click OK
5. Thats it! You can now access the files by navigating to the drive letter in Windows Explorer

Option #2 (Windows XP and .ISO Only)

1. Download Virtual CD-ROM Control Panel from Microsoft by clicking here.
2. Run the downloaded file and extract the files into a folder (e.g. c:\vcd)
3. Copy VCdRom.sys to your %systemroot%\system32\drivers folder (e.g. c:\windows\system32\drivers)
4. Run VCdControlTool.exe
5. Click Driver control
6. If the Install Driver button is available, click it. Navigate to the %systemroot%\system32\drivers folder, select VCdRom.sys, and click Open.
7. Click Start
8. Click OK
9. Click Add Drive to add a drive to the drive list. Ensure that the drive added is not a local drive. If it is, continue to click Add Drive until an unused drive letter is available.
10. Select an unused drive letter from the drive list and click Mount
11. Navigate to the image file, select it, and click OK

You may now use the drive letter as if it were a local CD-ROM device. When you are finished you may unmount, stop, and remove the driver from memory using the driver control