View Hidden Files in Windows

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  It is often required to view the hidden files and folders on your computer. The following guides show you how to enable viewing of these hidden files. There is a prescribed procedure for viewing hidden files in Windows 7. First, you need to close all the programs on the desktop. Second, click the start button, then click on the control panel icon to open the control panel. In the control panel, click on the "Appearance and Personalization" link. When you click on this, you will see the option to show Hidden files and folders. Now, click on this option. Again, there will be an option for Hidden files and folders. Select the button that is labeled "show Hidden files, folders and drives". You also have to remove the check mark labeled "Hide extensions for known file types". After this, you also need to remove the checkmark labeled "Hide protected operating system files (Recommdended)". Once this is completed, click the Apply button and then click OK. After completion of this, your system will be configured to show all hidden files. The following contain the steps to view hidden files in Windows Vista. First, you need to close all programs so that you are at the desktop. Next, go to the start menu and click on it. Select the control panel. Click on the Control Panel and you will see two options here. The first is classic view and the second is control panel home view. If you are in classic view, double click on the folder options icon and click on the view tab and skip the next step. If you are in the Control Panel Home view, click on the "appearance and personalization" link and click on "show hidden files or folders". Under the Hidden files and folders you can select a radio button labeled as show hidden files and folders. Remove the checkmark from the box labeled "Hide extensions for known file types". Remove the checkmark from the box labeled "Hide protected operating system files". Next, click the Apply button and then press OK. Finally, close the My Computer. At this point Windows Vista has been configured to show all hidden files and folders. In order to view hidden files in Windows XP, you need to follow these steps. First, you need to close all programs and come back to the desktop. Next, click on the My Computer icon on the desktop. Select the Tools menu and click Folder Options. Now, check the checkbox labeled "Display the contents of system folders". Under the Hidden files and folders section, select the radio button labeled "Show hidden files and folders". Remove the checkmark from the checkbox labeled "Hide file extensions for known file types". Remove the checkmark from the checkbox labeled "Hide protecting operating system files". Next, click the Apply button and then press the OK button. At this point your computer is now configured to show all hidden files. Web site and all contents ? Copyright ComputerTooSlow.com 2008, All rights reserved. 

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Godmode in Windows 7 and Vista

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  The old Windows trick is back to prominence. This undocumented developer feature in Windows has been around well before Windows 7 or Vista. To invoke the so-called GodMode, right-click an empty space on your desktop or in a folder to create a shortcut and then give it an arbitrary name followed by a period and {ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}. You will end up with categorized list of Control panel tasks. This can be convenient and allows for quick and easy access to the control panel.

The name GodMode was coined by bloggers. Setting up the GodMode folder in your Windows Vista 64-bit could cause your OS to crash. So, be careful if you have the 64-bit version of Vista. There are various strings available, however, to invoke the real GodMode you need to use the string above. Here is an example of how I did it on my pc: computertooslow.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

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Change to the Classic Start Menu in Windows Vista

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Windows XP seems to have cult-like users who don't want to abandon the operating system in favour of later versions. They use software that brings Windows XP operating system life with Windows 7 features. These software programs make Windows XP look so great that they can be mistaken for Windows 7. If you have a Windows Vista and miss the classic start menu in Windows XP, do not to worry. You can easily switch from the aero to classic start menu on your Windows Vista machine. Let's look at how we can go about this.

Step 1 - Right-click on the start menu and click properties.

Step 2 - This will get you to the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog box. Click the start menu and check classic start menu --> click Apply and Ok.

Alternatively, you can effect this change by going to control panel --> click on classic view --> click on start bar and then start menu. The "Customize Classic Start Menu" offers a whole lot of other options such as adding or removing items. You can also clear recent history. To revert to the standard start menu, click the corresponding customize button.

You can search for any file on your computer. To disable this feature check don't search for files and click OK. To enable you search for files easily on your computer, check Search the entire index and click OK.

To search for a file on your computer, click on start menu -> on the start search enter the name of the file.

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How to disable CD/DVD autoplay in Windows

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  Simply put, when you insert a USB device, external hard drives, Compact Flash or Smart Media drive on your system a window pops up asking if you would want to open a file or play a DVD. That is Windows AutoPlay. It normally is set to on by default in windows. Most people find this feature very disturbing.

In addition, you may want to disable this feature for security reasons. This is because computer threats such as viruses, trojans, and other malicious software that come on external media could infect and damage your system even before you are prepared to scan the device for threats. CDs could come with rootkits and other threats as an example.

To disable Autoplay in Windows XP: from start menu click Run-> Type gpedit.msc and press Enter. This leads to the group policy window. Go to Computer configurations -> Administrative Templates -> on the right-hand side search for the "Turn off Autoplay" and double click it. Turn off Autoplay properties will pop up. From the drop down window, select all drives or the drive you would want to disable. First, you have to log into your machine as an administrator. Type Gpedit.msc in the search box and hit enter. Navigate to computer configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows components -> on the right side area click Autoplay policy -> double-click turn off Autoplay. From here, you should be able to choose between turning off all drives or only removable drives such as USB, CD ROM and so on.

Next, restart your computer for the changes to take effect. If you are interested in disabling Autoplay for CD/DVD drive ONLY then you need to click on Control panel -> Classic View-> Autoplay -> deselect Use Autoplay for all media and devices and click save.

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How to Stop Windows From Going to Sleep When Closing a Laptop

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  Quick answer: Right-Click the battery meter icon in the system tray (bottom right corner of the screen, next to the system clock). Look for "energy options" and adjust "What closing the lid does".

When people close their laptop, it usually means they're done working. At least, that's what modern operating systems assume by default, since they will usually make your laptop hibernate whenever you close the lid. This happens even if you just close if for a few brief seconds. In practical terms though, this feature may not turn out to be as efficient as it may sound. There are a number of situations where you may want to keep your windows laptop from going to sleep when closing the laptop. A few examples could be when you are changing to another table at the library or going upstairs to sit at your desk.

In such occasions, having the computer go to sleep because you close the lid can be a nuisance, and moving a laptop without closing the lid is also impractical. However, this is by no means a problem, since changing the way your laptop responds when you close the lid is actually quite simple and fast. You can even set up different energy profiles, and choose between them with no more than two clicks of the mouse. This article will help you stop windows from going to sleep when closing the laptop and it will show you how to customize your energy settings and create different energy profiles on Windows operating systems (including XP, Vista and 7).

There are two main ways that you can adjust power settings on a Windows laptop. These methods differ only in how to reach the "Power Options" menu, so you can just choose the one you like best. The first method involves clicking "Start" and opening the control panel and then looking for "Power Options" usually in the "Hardware and Sound". You can also reach the "Power Options" menu directly by right-clicking on the battery meter icon in the system tray, which you can find next to the system clock on the right end of the taskbar.

Both methods work for Windows XP, Vista and 7, and once you reach the actual Power Options menu you'll see roughly the same options, regardless of the version of Windows you're using. The main difference is only how these options are presented. Once you get used to the Power Options in a version of Windows, you'll have no problem adjusting these options in other versions.

In the Power Options menu, you can just "Choose what closing the lid does" (look for the "advanced" tab if you're using Windows XP; in recent versions of Windows, you'll find a shortcut in the left section of the menu). Available options you can assign to the action of closing the lid include "Do nothing", "Sleep", "Hibernate", or "Shut Down".

The selected option will activate as soon as you hit OK, your laptop will then decide "What closing the lid does" based on what you chose in this menu. What's more interesting (and practical), is that you can set up different user profiles and choose them on the fly, simply by left-clicking the energy power meter.

Setting up different energy profiles from the "Power Options" menu is also extremely simple. In fact, it's as simple as naming different sets of power options, according to your convenience. Think of the assigned name as a shortcut that will allow you to choose between different power saving profiles on the fly.

For instance, you can have a set of options called "energy saving" in which the laptop does go to sleep whenever you close the lid, and another set of options called "no sleep" in which the laptop does nothing when the lid is closed. When you've set up both options, you can choose the desired profile rather quickly. You just need to left-click the energy power meter on the Taskbar, and choose the option you find most convenient in any given moment.

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