Windows 7 upgrade, a stable move by Microsoft

Faith in Microsoft OS versions was almost lost after the launch of Windows Vista but the new Windows 7 upgrade from Microsoft is impressive. Unlike Vista, which gives us a feel that it is made by assembling various interchangeable parts, Windows 7 upgrade seems to be a result of continuous effort from a single coordinated team. Windows 7 feels elegant and comfortable for the daily computing use.
Although the Windows 7 upgrade is successor to Windows Vista but it ties up many loose ends from Vista and add consistency to it. It runs amazingly even on the modest hardware. We have always found that with each new version Windows is getting bigger. However, Windows 7 upgrade has changed the trend. It uses less memory, consumes less disk space and run fewer services as compared to other older version of Windows. It runs well both for 32 bit and 64 bit version and address five times more RAM in a 64 bit version
When Windows Vista was launched in 2007, most of the business small or big waited till the final service pack was ready. Every one of us was reluctant to upgrade to Windows Vista because of its complexity. The scene for Windows 7 is entirely different. Windows 7 upgrade has been steady and deliberate. The RCC code for Windows 7 which Microsoft made public on May 2009 was much more stable and reliable as compared to most other official Windows releases
Statistics revealed that 8 million people have been running the RCC code for Windows 7 and that is a record in itself. So who should go for Windows 7 upgrade? As one software cannot fit the entire requirement. One thing is for sure that Windows 7 upgrade can be the ideal choice for a large group of people.

Copy Music to an MP3 Player in Windows 7

1. An MP3 is a music file. An MP3 player is a portable music player which plays MP3 music files. You can copy tracks from your Windows 7 music library to an digital MP3 player. That process is known as syncing. To open the Sync pane which is in the Media Player Library, click the Sync tab on the right. You can also create a list of tracks to sync to your MP3 player.

2. Now, connect your digital MP3 player to your computer by using the USB cable that came with your player. Some digital MP3 players connect to a separate dock that’s connected to your computer. Some digital MP3 players connect wirelessly. the first time you connect a device to your Windows 7 computer, you may see two brief pop-ups because Windows 7 installs a driver for the device the first time you connect the device. After a few minutes, the MP3 player will appear at the top of the Sync pane. If the MP3 player already has some tracks on it, those tracks are listed in the Sync pane.

3. You can add more tracks, albums, artists, genres or playlists by dragging and dropping the files into the Sync pane’s sync list. If you want to rearrange them then you have to drag tracks up and down in the sync list.

4. To delete a track from the sync list, you need to right-click it and select Remove from List. If you want to start over from scratch then click the Clear List button at the top of the Sync pane.

5. If you want to see the amount of space used and the free space left on your MP3 player, then you can see this in a bar graph.

6. Now click the Start Sync button when you’re ready to copy tracks to the MP3 player. A progress bar and percentage shows how much of the sync is done.

7. A Sync completed message appears in the Sync pane when the sync is done. You can then disconnect your MP3 player from your computer or laptop.

How TO Make Windows 7 Better & More Better?

Here are a few tips and tricks you can use to make this great Windows even better.
I know you liked the new Windows 7 taskbar a lot but something was missing in . Guess what, now you can pin programs to the Start menu. But don’t forget the Quick Launch bar, where you could keep icons for programs. You won’t easily find Quick Launch bar in Windows 7, but there is a way to get it back. The Quick Launch folder is located at the hidden system folder location:

C:\Users\(user-name)\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch
Once you get the Quick Launch bar on your taskbar, you can drag programs to it as you did in Vista.
Even though Microsoft redesigned the new taskbar, but we know some people don’t like it. They’d prefer to have the old Vista/XP look and behavior, where the taskbar uses less screen space. If you’re one of those , it’s easy to change the taskbar so it will look like similar to the old look.

1. Right-click the Start button and select Properties.
2. Click the Taskbar tab.
3. Select the Use Small Icons check box and click Apply.

If you don’t like the way Windows 7 combines icons for all instances of an application, you can change that, too. On the same tab, click the down arrow on the Taskbar Buttons box and select Combine When Taskbar Is Full.

This dialog box also enables you to pick the taskbar location on the screen (bottom, top, left, or right), customize which icons appear in the notification area (system tray), and decide whether to temporarily minimize all open windows when you place your mouse on the far end (or bottom) of the taskbar

If you’re running Windows 7 with two or more monitors, you’ll be glad to know that multiple-monitor support has been enhanced. One thing we really like about Windows 7 is that when we connect to it via Remote Desktop from another computer, it doesn’t rearrange all icons as Vista often did with multiple monitors. However, one thing Microsoft didn’t build into Windows 7 that some of us were hoping for is the ability to set different wallpapers on different monitors.

However, there is an application called Display-Fusion. The free version offers you multiple wallpaper support, and the paid version, which costs $20 less than UltraMon, gives you multiple taskbars and window management features. We ’ve installed it on two Windows 7 computers and it works great.
Aero Snap is a new feature in Windows 7, which causes your application windows to automatically snap into a pre-configured place when you move them to the edges of the screen. Drag a window to the far right, and it will size itself to fill exactly half the screen. Drag it to the top corner and it will maximize to fill the whole screen. This can be handy, but it can also be annoying if you prefer that your windows stay the size you made them. Luckily, you can easily turn Snap off. Here’s how:
1. Click Start and select Control Panel.
2. Click Ease of Access Center.
3. Click Make the Mouse Easier to Use.
4. Select the Prevent Windows From Being Automatically Arranged When Moved To The Edge Of The Screen check box and click OK.

Windows 7 UAC- A Change In Vista to Windows 7

Microsoft redesigned the UAC in Windows 7. Most of the people feel this on-going effort has been successful.

Microsoft has reduced the actions that prompt you making it less annoying for the users. The software giant has made several changes, but the biggest change is the User Account Control “slider” setting which results in less annoyance and more security.

User Account Control safeguards your computer against hackers and protects it against malicious software. The tool prompts the user for the permission, if any application wants to make any changes to your computer. UAC is more flexible in Windows 7 than in Windows Vista. Now, every task doesn’t require your consent in Windows 7, and if you have administrator privileges, you can easily fine tune to UAC’s notification settings from the control panel.

Microsoft realized that allowing users to have administrative rights all the time is not acceptable under the mandates of Trustworthy Computing. So, Microsoft has made some changes, starting with the Vista. Those changes became UAC and consist of the following:
• Use virtualization to help programs run without administrative rights.

• If possible, operations requiring administrative rights will be changed to work with standard user rights. For example, granting standard users the ability to change time zone settings.

• Rework programs, so UAC knows when to request administrative rights.

• Ensure applications running with administrative rights are isolated from processes that are running standard privileges.

UAC is a complex tool. UAC, by default grants the user standard rights. If an application requires administrative rights to execute or load, UAC will prompt the user for permission to elevate privileges for that task. This change in approach prevents malware requiring administrative rights from installing automatically.

The rights elevation is handled by UAC’s Admin Approval Mode (AAM). AAM creates two profiles for the user at log-in, one with standard rights and one with administrative rights. As we mentioned above, UAC can elevate privileges.

The type of elevation used, depends on whether the user is from administrator group or not. If not, then UAC uses OTS, requiring permission from someone belonging to the local administrator group. If the user is a member of the local administrator group, UAC uses Consent elevation, asking the current user for permission.

Microsoft changed how UAC works in Windows 7. UAC in Windows 7 offers the user more flexibility. To find out the new options, go to Control Panel, select User Accounts, followed by Change User Account Control Settings. Here are the four new settings:

Top position: Is “Always Notify” and identical to the default mode in Vista.

Second position: Is the Windows 7 default setting, prompting the user when a non-Windows executable asks for privilege elevation.

Third position: Is similar to the second position. The difference being the prompt occurs on the user’s desktop rather than the secure desktop.

Bottom position: This setting turns off all protection afforded by UAC.

Besides offering users more say in how UAC works, Microsoft has added auto-elevation in an attempt to reduce the number of prompts submitted to the user. Due to the nature of auto-elevation, Microsoft is very particular about which programs can leverage privilege escalation.

They place the following restrictions:
• The executable must be digitally signed by the Windows publisher.
• The executable must be located in a secure Windows directory.