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How To: Install Windows 7 correctly

InfoWorld has some expert advice for the new Windows 7 operating system from Microsoft. Now that Microsoft has made the Windows 7 beta available for public download, many people are trying to figure out what's new and different. And many others not willing to risk their PCs by installing a beta OS are curious, too.

How To: Organize files and folders in Windows 7

Top-Windows-Tutorials is a great site dedicated to Windows tutorials for almost all things Windows. Whether you are a computer novice or an expert in Windows operating systems, you'll find useful information in these guides catering to your level of expertise. These user friendly and easy to follow free Windows tutorials will show you all that you can do with your Windows PC.

How To: Install Windows 7 on your computer

In this video, we learn how to install Windows 7 on your computer. First, place the disk inside your computer and start the installation process. Setup will start, then it will start to copy files, expand files, install features, install updates, and then complete. As it runs through each of these, it will show you a percentage of how far through the process it is. Once it has finished installing, you will be able to set up your user account. After this, you will need to enter in the product ...

How To: Turn off user account control (UAC) in Windows 7

In this video, we learn how to turn off user account control (UAC) in Windows 7. First, go to your desktop and then the start menu. From here, go to the control menu and then user accounts. After this, go to change your user account control settings and a new window will pop up. From here, change the bar from the top to the bottom where it does not notify you, or wherever you want it to be that suits you the best. To finish, you will save this and then exit out of all the windows and your set...

How To: Use command prompts in Windows

This video demonstrates how to open up the command line prompt and various commands which you can use to make your Windows experience easier. After clicking on the "Run" option from the start bar of Windows, you can then type "cmd" into the box, opening up the command prompt. The appearance of the command box can be changed by left clicking the small icon at the top left, going to properties, and changing the appearance. One useful command in the prompt is "ipconfig", which you type into the ...

How To: Disable uac on Vista in less than a minute

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to disable User Account Control in a Windows Vista computer. Begin by clicking on the Start menu and select the Control Panel. Then type in "user account" in the search box and click on "Turn User Account Control on or off" under User Accounts. Now deselect the checked box and click OK. Finish by clicking on Restart when the Microsoft Windows window pops up to reboot the system for the changes to take effect. This video will benefit those viewers who ...

How To: Find your IP address in Windows 7 and Vista

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to find their I.P address in Windows 7 and Vista. Begin by clicking on the Start menu. Then type "cmd" into the search bar and press Enter. When the command prompt window opens, type in "ipconfig" and press the Enter button. Now search through the list and find a line that says "I.P address" or "IPv4 address". The numbers will be divided by periods. Another way is to open Control Panel and select Network and Sharing Center. Then click on your local ar...

How To: Increase the virtual memory in a Windows XP computer

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to increase the virtual memory in a Windows XP computer. Begin by clicking on the Start menu. Then right-click on My Computer and select Properties. Now click on the Advanced tab and click on Settings under Performance. In the Performance Options window, click on the Advanced tab and click on Change under Virtual Memory. Change the Initial Size to 3000 and Maximum Size to 5000. Finish by click on Set, press OK and restart your computer. This video wil...

How To: Easily disable the uac option in Windows Vista

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to disable the User Account Control in Windows Vista. Begin by clicking on the Start menu and select Control Panel. Then click on User Accounts and Family Safety. Now select "Add or remove user accounts". Then click on "Go to the main User Accounts page" under Additional things you can do. Now click on "Change User Account Control settings" and deselect the box. Finish by clicking OK and restart your computer. This video will benefit those viewers who...

How To: Insert a YouTube video into Windows Movie Maker

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to insert a YouTube video into Windows Movie Maker. Begin by selecting the video that you would like and copy the video's URL. Then go to Zamzar. In Step 1, paste in the video URL. In Step 2, select the video format. In Step 3, enter in your email address. In Step 4, click on Convert to convert the YouTube video. Now go to your email and open the sent link to download the video. Once downloaded, users will be able to open the video in Windows Movie Ma...

How To: Set startup programs in Windows XP

This video tutorial is in the Computers & Programming category which will show you how to set startup programs in Windows XP. To begin click on the start button and go to the 'run' command, type in 'msconfig' and click OK. On the next window click on the 'startup' tab and here you will see all the programs that can run when you start up your computer. Here you check the programs that you want to run at start up and uncheck the ones you don't want to run. Then click 'apply' and in the next win...

How To: Install LED lights and a case window on an XBox 360

Your XBox 360 is a big part of you life. Probably about as big as your significant other. Make it your own by giving it some sweet case mods! This video will show you how to cut a window into the side of your console, install blue LED lights in it, and paint it. If you are one of those lucky XBox 360 owners whose real friends come see them sometimes, they will surely be impressed by this impressive mod.

How To: Use your iPad as a touchscreen monitor for your Mac

This video shows us the method to use iPad as a touchscreen monitor for your Mac. You have to use iDisplay available on app store. Start the application on your iPad and Mac. Tap the server on your iPad and on the Mac click 'Confirm' to connect it to iPad. Hit 'OK' on iPad. Now you can open a window on the Mac. You can drag the window out of the Mac screen on to the iPad. Now it will act as a touch screen. You can use all the touch screen features of iPad for this window. You can drag the win...

How To: Make hidden files visible in Windows Vista

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to view hidden files and folders in Windows Vista. Begin by clicking on the Start menu and select Control Panel. Click on Appearance and Personalization, and select Folder Options. In the Folder Options window, click on the View tab. Under Hidden files and folders, check the option, Show Hidden files and folders. Now click Apply and OK. This video also provides a demonstration of hiding and revealing a hidden file. This video will benefit those viewer...

How To: Make DVDs from AVI files with Windows DVD Maker

In this Software video tutorial you will learn how to make DVDs from AVI files with Windows DVD Maker. You will need a codec for this, which can be found at www.divx.com. Download the free version. While installing, when the prompt for component selection comes up, keep only ‘divx codec’ checked and uncheck the other components and install the codec. Now insert a DVD in to the drive and open up windows DVD maker. Select the movie you want to record, give a title and click next. Select the...

How To: Use the Narrator screen reading tool in Windows 7

In this how to video, you will learn how to use Narrator in Windows 7. To use the program go to start, accessories, ease of access, and Narrator. The program will now open. From here, the program will announce what you can use the program with. Press the control key to pause the program. Use control shift enter to read the currently selected item or the item with current keyboard focus. Ctrl shift space will read the contents of the current window. The narrator window has many options, such a...

How To: Reformat your hard drive to install Windows XP

In this Computers & Programming video tutorial you will learn how to reformat your hard drive to install Windows XP. You will need a copy of window XP. Insert the CD in to your CD drive. Restart your computer and the command prompt will show. Press any key to boot from the windows XP set up CD. The set up screen will be displayed. Click enter and agree to all the terms. Then select the driver on which you want to put the XP and click enter. Then select the NTFS file system and not the ‘quic...

How To: Change your computer name in System Properties (PC)

On your Windows computer you can change the name of your computer. After changing your name, when you turn off your computer you can make it display some thing else instead of the default "turn off computer" text. Do do this right click the My Computer icon on your desktop. Select properties from the menu. This brings up the System Properties window of your computer. Go to the Computer Name tab and in the description box insert a new name to your computer. Save the changes and exit the window...

How To: Install Boot Camp on a Mac OS X to use Windows apps

In this how to video, you will learn how to install Boot Camp on the Mac OS X. First, go to spotlight and look for the Boot Camp tool. Once you find it, open it. Click continue and choose how you want to partition the disk space for the Windows operating system. Once this is done, press partition. Once that finishes, insert the installation disc and then select start installation. Your system will then restart and then complete the installation of Windows. This may take a while. Once that is ...

How To: SSH into an iPod Touch 2G for Windows (3.0 firmware)

You can use your Ipod touch to SSH from windows. To do this go to Cydia and download Open SSH and Toggle SSH. Download and install these two applications. You will need to download and install Win SCP on your windows computer to work with the SSH. Now go to your Ipod applications and open the Toggle SSH application. From the welcome screen you can either enable or disable the SSH. Go ahead and enable it. Now close the application and open Win SCP on your desktop. From the first screen in the ...

How To: Change the text on your "start" button in Windows XP

Bored and feel like customizing your Windows XP? Check out this tutorial and learn how to hack Windows and change the text on your "Start" menu button. With this video, you will learn how to change this icon, step by step. You can then turn the menu button into anything you'd like. This is also a fun prank to do on someone's computer, or a great way to personalize all of the PCs in your office or workplace.

How To: Get rid of Windows Genuine Software notification

In this Computers & Programming video tutorial you are going to learn how to get rid of Windows Genuine Software notification. First download softpedia mirror Us exe and save it to your desktop and launch it. Then you got to click yes on the two following windows and your system will reboot. After rebooting it will take a bit longer to login to your user account. That’s normal. Click ‘run’ on the next window that comes up. Now a new message box will come up. Click OK on it. To make it go away...

How To: Start a screen share on iChat

This video tutorial from pirateskool presents how to enable screen share function in iChat application in Leopard operating system.Firstly, you need to ensure Screen Sharing function is enabled. From menu dock on your desktop, choose System Preferences option.In the opened window select Sharing. Make sure Screen Sharing is checked.Now you can close system preferences window.To establish screen sharing you need another user, who has Leopard operating system and iChat communication application....

How To: Delete hidden temporary files from your Windows XP PC

A basic maintenance step in Windows XP is deleting temporary files. In this short tutorial, TellYouKnew walks you through the steps necessary to delete temporary files. The first step is to select "RUN" from the Start menu. When the Run box opens, type %temp% in the box and press enter (or click OK). A new window will open which contains all of your hidden, yet safe to delete, temporary files. TellYouKnew advises that you simply select all of the files and delete them. You may delete the file...

How To: Use Mac's zoom button

In this Computers & Programming video tutorial you will learn how to use Mac's zoom button. Most of the new users of Mac think the small green button on top left corner of a window is to maximize the window to the full screen. But, in Mac there is no maximize button. This button is called the zoom button. What this button does is to maximize the window to fit the content rather than the full screen. If you go full screen, what you will get is extra white space. There is no short cut key for t...

How To: Encrypt files with Windows' built-in compression tool

Some data can be very confidential. In such case you need to encrypt the data so that it does not go into the wrong hands. There are lots of encryption software available to encrypt the data. But to use them first you need to install then and this can take lot of time. You can also use Windows built in compression client to encrypt information. To use this feature you need not install any software and it is a fairly simple process. So select a file that you want to encrypt, right click on it ...

How To: Install Microsoft Office 2008 on your Macbook Pro

This video from TechFusionVids presents how to install Microsoft Office 2008 on Macbook Pro.All installation process takes about 5 minutes. Insert Microsoft Office 2008 installation disk, double click on the installer icon when Office installation window opens.Click Continue two times, agree to software license agreement, type your name and name of your computer, click Continue again.Window opens saying you should close all running applications before starting further installation.Once it's d...

How To: Clean your hard drive and reclaim memory space

Watch this video to learn how to use Windows' built in cleanup software to reclaim memory space by removing old backups of windows. 1. Go to the start search bar and type in "disc cleanup". 2. Click on disk cleanup and wait for the program to gather information about your computer. 3. When it is done, go to "more options". 4. Click "clean up" on "system restore and shadow copies" option. 5. Click delete. 6. Close the window. Depending on how old your computer is, you should have reclaimed qui...