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Follow the steps to create a new restore point for Windows 7. It will help to restore the Computer back to this restore point if required.

IMPORTANT: System Restore will create a backup of the registry and other settings. No data will be saved and documents and e-mail will not be backed up.

NOTE: If the system will not start in normal mode, restart the computer in Safe Mode.

One of the advantages of Windows 7 in comparison with Windows Vista is advanced personalization features using the interface of Aero. Among them - an interesting opportunity to use RSS is to create a slide show, which will be used as the desktop background.
 

RSS and files

The first difficulty lies in the fact that all the RSS-feed used to create the slide shows, must be in one place. This limits the choice, but I found a way to solve the problem as mentioned below.

Another difficulty - lack of built-in interface to create threads using the slide show based on RSS. We'll have to copy and edit write protected files of Windows.
 

Creating a customized Windows 7 theme

Fig. 1 shows the window personalize Windows 7 Ultimate on my test system. By default, the default theme Aero.

To start, we need the theme file, which can be edited. To get it, open Windows Explorer (Windows Explorer) Folder C:\ Windows \ Resources \ Themes (Fig. 2).

Ever wondered if you may use your Wireless enabled Laptop to share the Internet connection with all your Wireless devices, including Wi-Fi enabled phones, PSP, other Laptops or PCs, Netbooks etc?

Now, I'm going to reveal another Windows 7 secret to you. Yes, it's possible to turn your Windows 7 based Computer into a Wi-Fi Hotspot. You don't require a Wireless router to share the Internet connection anymore.

Please follow this procedure to turn On the Windows Aero user interface in the Windows 7 Operating System.

1. Click the Start button, and then click Control Panel.
2. In the Control Panel window, click Appearance and Personalization.
3. In the Appearance and Personalization window, click Personalization.
4. In the Personalization window, click to select any one of the Aero Themes.

The Troubleshooter in Control Panel contains several troubleshooting programs that can automatically fix some common problems with your computer, such as problems with networking, printers, hardware and sound, using the Web, and program compatibility.

Follow this procedure to use the troubleshooter.

NOTE: Troubleshooters aren't designed to fix every problem. However, they are a useful tool to try first and it may save time and effort resolving your problem.

1. Click the Start button, and then click Control Panel.
2. In the Control Panel window, under System and Security, click Find and fix problems.

Follow this procedure to check performance of the Computer using the Windows Experience Index in the Windows 7 Operating System.

1. Click the Start button and then click Control Panel.
2. In the Control Panel window, click System and Security.
3. In the System and Security window, click System.

In previous versions of the Windows operating systems, you could actually browse to and view or manipulate the content of the Cookies folder. In the Windows Vista operating system, you can see the Cookies folder by clicking Start, and in the Start Search field, typing cookies. But if you then attempt to open the Cookies folder by either clicking on it or pressing the Enter key, an Access is denied error will be displayed. This is because the Cookies folder is not really there. What is there is a pointer that instructs the operating system where the actual Cookies folder can be found. The operating system does this to add a level of security to that folder.

The Windows 7 operating system has taken this level of security one step further by not listing the Cookies folder at all when searched.

There are several factors that can affect the hard disc drive (HDD) space being used:

• The operating system has a Temp file (directory) that will retain 3 GB or more to store temporary files. The Temp file will reflect a HDD size equal to the temporary file content that is allocated to the file. Because temporary files are, as the name would suggest, intended to be temporary in nature, the files that reside in the Temp directory can be deleted without the risk of data loss.
• When using the OEM version of Windows 7 Upgrade Kit  obtained from your Computer's manufacturer to upgrade the Windows Vista Operating System, a win7upgrade folder may be created on the hard drive in order to perform the upgrade. Once the operating system upgrade is complete, the win7upgrade folder is no longer needed and can be deleted without the risk of data loss. Doing so will free up to 2GB of HDD space.
• Often during the upgrade process, a Windows.old file will be created on the hard drive as a location to save user data files that were present on the computer before the upgrade. The Windows.old can be very large. Review the contents of the file and delete all or part of that file if desired.

The Windows 7 Operating System has a new file-sharing feature called a Homegroup that allows other Computers with the Windows 7 Operating System to share trusted files and resources with each other.

When trying to access Network resources, such as files, folders or Drives on another Computer over a Home Network, you may be prompted for a username and password.

You must enter the username and password of a password-protected user account that exists on the Computer you are trying to access. If you do not want to use a user account that is already set up, create a password-protected user account specifically for the Network logon.