Get Windows 7 Volume Control Box in Windows XP

Get Windows 7 Volume Control Box in Windows XP, Here is how 

1. Type regedit in RUN or Start Menu search box and press Enter. It'll open Registry Editor.

2. Now go to following key:


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background

3. Now in right-side pane, change value of OEMBackground to 1




4. Now go to following folder:


%windir%\System32\oobe

Here %windir% represents "Windows" folder present in the system drive where Windows 7 is installed.

5. Create a new folder "info" inside oobe folder. Then again create a new folder "backgrounds" inside info folder. So the final path would be:


%windir%\System32\oobe\info\backgrounds

6. Now copy any desired wallpaper to this new "backgrounds" folder but following conditions must be followed:

The image name must be backgroundDefault

The image format must be JPG

The image size must be less than 256 KB

That's it. copy the wallpaper to "backgrounds" folder, your Windows 7 login screen will start using this new wallpaper as background

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Force Caps Lock, Num Lock and Scroll Lock Keys Behavior Using Windows Registry

Its a very common problem among Windows users. Whenever Windows starts, it automatically turns "CapsLock", "NumLock" or "ScrollLock" keys On at login screen even if you turned the keys off before the login or boot screen.

If you want to permanently change their behavior, then you can use following steps to do so:

1. Type regedit in RUN dialog box and press Enter. It'll open Registry Editor.

2. Now go to following key:

To change the behavior for currently logged in user:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard

To change the behavior for all users:
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard

3. Now in right-side pane, change value of "InitialKeyboardIndicators" string value to any of following:

0 - Turn all indicators Off (NumLock, CapsLock, ScrollLock)
1 - Turn CapsLock On
2 - Turn NumLock On
3 - Turn CapsLock and NumLock On
4 - Turn ScrollLock On
5 - Turn CapsLock and ScrollLock On
6 - Turn NumLock and ScrollLock On
7 - Turn all indicators On (NumLock, CapsLock, ScrollLock)

4. That's it. Exit registry editor and restart your system to take effect.

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Play All” Option Opens “Copy Items” and “Move Items” Dialog Box in Windows XP

Problem Description:

The problem occurs when you select a media file (it might be an audio or video file) and click on "Play All" link given in common tasks section (the sidebar present on the left in Windows Explorer):

It opens 2 annoying dialog boxes. First a "Copy Items" dialog box appears.

When you close it another "Move Items" dialog box appears.

Solution:

Follow these simple steps:

1. Type regedit in RUN dialog box and press Enter. It'll open Registry Editor.

2. Now go to following key:


HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\

3. Remove Copy To and Move To keys under it.

4. That's it. Now you'll not see those 2 annoying dialog boxes any more.

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Open in New Window” Option in Folders and Drives Context Menu in Windows

Open in New Window” Option in Folders and Drives Context Menu in Windows

1. Type regedit in RUN or Start Menu Search box and press Enter. It'll open Registry Editor.

2. Now go to following key:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell

3. We'll need to create a new key under "Shell" key. Right-click on "Shell" key and select "New -> Key". Give the new key name of "Open in New Window" (without quotes). You can give any other name, the name you set here will be shown as the option label in context menu.

4. Now we'll need to create another new key. Right-click on the new key which we created in the last step e.g. Open in New Window and select "New -> Key". Give the new key name of command.

5. Now select "command" key and in right-side pane, you'll see "Default" String value. Change its value to:

explorer %1

6. Now go to following key:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell

and follow steps 3-5 again for this key.

7. That's it. Once you set the value of "Default", you have done. Now right-click on any folder or drive and you'll get a new option "Open in New Window" which will open the selected folder or drive in a new window.

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How to Change Registered Owner and Organization Name in Windows?

How to Change Registered Owner and Organization Name in Windows?

1. Following is a screenshot of "System Properties" which shows the Registered Owner as " techvedic" and Organization name as techvedic






2. To change this information, type regedit in RUN dialog box and press Enter. It'll open Registry editor. Now go to following key:


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion

3. In right-side pane, change the value of "RegisteredOwner" and "RegisteredOrganization" to any desired string:






4. Close Registry editor and open System properties again. Now it'll show the new Registered Owner and Organization names:

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Pin to Start Menu Option is Missing in Windows XP, Vista and 7

All of you are already aware of "Pin to Start Menu" option in Windows which allows us to pin a program to Start menu which is quite useful feature:



But sometimes this option becomes unavailable and the user doesn't get this option in contextmenu:




If you are also facing this problem, then this tutorial will help you in getting this option back:


METHOD A:

Open RUN dialog box and provide following command:

regsvr32 /i shell32.dll

Restart your system and it should fix your problem.


METHOD B:

If the above method doesn't fix your problem, then type regedit in RUN dialog box and press Enter. It'll open Registry Editor. Now go to following key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

In right-side pane, look for a DWORD value NoStartMenuPinnedList. If you find it, delete it. Restart or log off and your problem will be solved.

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To change it:

1. Type intl.cpl in Run or Start Menu searchbox and press Enter. It'll open Regional Settings window. You can also open it from Control Panel.



2. Now click on "Customize" or "Customize this format" button. It'll open another window. Go to "Time" tab:



3. Now you can change the text for AM and PM symbols to your desired string. You can also completely remove the AM, PM symbols by removing "tt" from "Time format" text box. Even you can interchange between 12 hour and 24 hour time format by using "h" and "H" respectively.

Click on "Apply" button to apply the changes, then again click on "Apply" button to close the main Regional Settings window. Now the system tray will show your desired text instead of default AM and PM symbols:

4. There is a limitation in this method. You can only type 12 characters in the AM and PM symbol text boxes. What if you want to set longer string? Then you'll need to edit Registry.

5. Type regedit in RUN dialog box and press Enter. Now go to:


HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International

Now look for "s1159" and "s2359" string values. Both represent AM and PM symbols respectively.



6. Double-click on each string value and change its value to your desired text. Now you can use longer string without any problem:



7. Exit registry editor. Your changes will be saved immediately. If you don't see the new text in system tray, then you might need to log off or restart your system.

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Enable / Disable “New -> Shortcut” in Windows XP, Vista and 7 Context Menu?

Enable / Disable “New -> Shortcut” in Windows XP, Vista and 7 Context Menu - here rae the steps

Disable "New -> Shortcut" Menu in Windows XP:

1. Type regedit in RUN dialog box and press Enter. Now go to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\ShellNew

2. In right-side pane, you'll see a string value "Command". Double-click on it and delete the complete string from "Value data" box.

3. That's it. Now whenever a user will try to create "New -> Shortcut", Windows will show following error message and the process will create an empty file "New Shortcut" which you can delete later.

And the process will create an empty file "New Shortcut" which you can delete later.

Disable "New -> Shortcut" Menu in Windows Vista and 7:

1. Type regedit in RUN dialog box and press Enter. Now go to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\ShellNew



2. Now delete the "Shellnew" key.

3. That's it. It'll completely remove "Shortcut" item from "New" menu:

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Start Menu Option is Missing in Windows XP, Vista and 7

Pin to Start Menu Option is Missing in Windows XP, Vista and 7

All of you are already aware of "Pin to Start Menu" option in Windows which allows us to pin a program to Start menu which is quite useful feature:





But sometimes this option becomes unavailable and the user doesn't get this option in context menu:






If you are also facing this problem, then this tutorial will help you in getting this option back:


METHOD A:

Open RUN dialog box and provide following command:

regsvr32 /i shell32.dll

Restart your system and it should fix your problem.


METHOD B:

If the above method doesn't fix your problem, then type regedit in RUN dialog box and press Enter. It'll open Registry Editor. Now go to following key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

In right-side pane, look for a DWORD value NoStartMenuPinnedList. If you find it, delete it. Restart or log off and your problem will be solved.

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Create a Virtual Drive for Your Desired Folder

Here is how to do it:

1. Open Command Prompt and provide following command:

subst drive_letter: folder_path

for example, if you want to create a virtual drive letter H: for a folder "E:\Wallpapers", then use following command:

subst H: E:\Wallpapers

2. It'll immediately create a virtual drive H: which will represent the "Wallpapers" folder:

Before using subst command:

After using subst command:



3. As you can see. A new drive letter H: has been created which directly goes to "E:\Wallpapers" folder upon double-click.

4. If you want to delete this virtual drive, then provide following command:


subst drive_letter: /D

for example, we created H: drive in Step1, so our command to delete this virtual drive would be:


subst H: /D



5. You can view a list of all existing virtual drives by simply giving subst command without any parameter in Command Prompt.

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Disable / Restrict Use of USB Storage Devices in Windows?

If the USB storage device is not installed in system:

1. Type %windir%\inf in Explorer addressbar or RUN dialog box and press Enter. It'll open "inf" folder.

2. Now look for following 2 files:
usbstor.inf
usbstor.pnf

3. Now you have to change their user permissions setting. Do as following for each file:

Right-click on the file and select "Properties". Go to "Security" tab and select the desired user or group in "Group or user names" list which you want to restrict from using USB drives. Now in "Permissions for Users" list, click on "Deny" checkbox next to "Full control" option and then click on OK.

In Windows Vista, you'll have to click on "Edit" button after selecting the user or group in "Group or user names" list and then again select the same user or group in new dialog box. Now you can click on "Deny" checkbox.

That's it

If the USB storage device is already installed in system:

1. Type regedit in RUN dialog box and press Enter. Now go to:


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UsbStor

2. In right-side pane, change value of "Start" to 4



3. Now whenever a user will attach a USB storage device which is already installed in system, Windows will not detect it and it'll not be shown in My Computer.

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