Tablet PC is notebook shaped computer that able to accept input directly through the computer’s screen. You can use your finger, stylus, or other device to control Windows 7 without using a keyboard or mouse.

To use all these features in Windows 7 you should turn on Tablet PC Components by following the instructions:

1. Open Start menu and choose Control Panel.

2. Choose Programs and Features.

3. Press Turn Windows Features on or off.

4. Check the Tablet PC Components item.

5. Click Ok button and follow the onscreen directions.

After performing instructions above such features will be turned on:

- Tablet PC Input Panel;

- Windows Journal;

- Math Input Panel;

- Other Hand Writing Recognition Features.

NOTE: Unfortunately Windows 7 doesn’t allow to choose what features of the Tablet PC turn on or off. You can turn on or off only all the features.

To change default Windows remote desktop protocol (RDP) port number (3389) to any other, follow this instructions:

1. Press "Start" button and type "regedit":

2. Expand the registry folders to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE --> System --> CurrentControlSet --> Control -->Terminal Server --> WinStations --> RDP-Tcp

3. Look for "Port number" entry and double-click on it. In opened window choose "Decimal" and change "Value data" field to desired port number.

4. Press OK.

5. Make sure that new port is opened in firewall.

6. Enjoy

Sometimes you may need to take the screenshot of the items that displayed on the display. Screenshot is image taken by operating system to record items that displayed on the display.

You can do the screenshot in 2 ways in the Windows 7.

First – using keys’ combinations of your keyboard.

1. At the beginning you must clarify what keys should be used to take the screenshot.

Usually you should use PrintScreen key on your keyboard (or PrtScr).

But sometimes you can do the screenshot by pressing Fn or Ctrl then pressing another key.

2. If you want take the screenshot of the items that currently showed on the display

press key combination that used for taking the screenshots.

2. Open Paint (or another image editor). To open Paint go to Start menu, choose All Programs, then Accessories and choose Paint.

3. Paste your screenshot to the Paint window using Paste option or Ctrl+V keys combination.

4. Save the image to the destination folder.

NOTE: If you want to take the screenshot of the active window then you should press and hold Alt key on your keyboard and press PrintScreen key on your keyboard or another key combination that used for taking the screenshots.

You will get next result:

Second – using Snipping Tool in Windows 7

1. Open Start menu, choose All Programs, then Accessories and press Snipping Tool.

You will see next window:

2. Select area that you want to take screenshot of.

3. Save the image to destination folder.

If you have Windows XP-based computer and going to upgrade to Windows 7 you should have good tool for files and settings migrating. You can use Windows Easy Transfer that created for transferring files, email, pictures, and settings.

To do the migration you need:

- computer with Windows 7;

- computer with Windows XP;

- USB flash drive.

First you should save all important personal data from Windows XP computer. If you don’t have the Windows Easy Transfer tool installed on it you can install it on the flash drive using Windows 7 computer.

Step 1. Install Windows Easy Transfer tool on the flash drive.

On your Windows 7 machine launch Windows Easy Transfer: click Start  button, choose Getting Started and then Transfer your files.

You will see the Windows Easy Transfer welcome screen.

Press Next button to proceed. In the next window choose An external hard disk or USB flash drive. 

Then choose This is my new computer.

In the next window press No.

Then choose I need to install it now.

It is time to plug into computer your flash drive. In the wizard window choose USB flash drive.

And browse for your flash drive. In my case it is Removable Disk (G:).

You will see the process of copying the Windows Easy Transfer tool files on your removable device.

Now you are ready to install Windows Easy Transfer on your old computer.

Unplug your flash drive from new computer (Windows 7).

Step 2. Transfer files from Windows XP computer.

Plug your flash drive in your old computer (Windows XP). You will see the folder WindowsEasyTransfer and icon for Windows Easy Transfer tool.

You can start Windows Easy Transfer process by double-clicking on the program icon. 

In the first window press Next button

then choose This is my old computer.

The program will scan your system drive for users’ data and settings.

You will see the list of the user accounts.

You can copy only certain files. Just press Customize and choose the items that you want to save.

Also you can use Advanced option and choose files in the more detailed mode.

Press Save button and now you are ready for transferring. Press Next button to start that process.

You will be asked to set the password to protect your future .MIG file that will contain all your settings and files, but you can leave these fields blank. Press Save button to proceed.

Choose file destination at the next window, you can use same flash drive where your Windows Easy Transfer tool is located. 

Wait until saving files and settings will be finished.

Review the information in the next window and press Next button.

Read the report and press Next button.

Press Close buton and un-plug your flash drive from old computer (Windows XP).

Press Close button.

Step 3. Transfer your files on the new computer (Windows 7).

Launch Windows Easy Transfer: click Start  button, choose Getting Started and then Transfer your files.

and navigate to the .MIG file location (it is can be your flash drive or external hard drive).

You can transfer all files and settings that are contained in the .MIG file or you can customize what to transfer by choosing Customize or Advanced Options.

Press Transfer button and wait until transferring to new computer will be finished.

After process will be completed you can review what was transferred or what programs were installed on your old computer (Windows XP) but don’t install on a new one (Windows 7).

Good luck!

 1. With the Windows XP CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive, click Start,

     and then click Control Panel.

 2. Double-click Add or Remove Programs.

 3. Click Add/Remove Windows Components.

 4. In the Windows Components Wizard, click Accessories and Utilities (the words, not the check box), and then click Details.

 5. Use the appropriate method.

• If the Games check box is not checked (no games are installed), and you want to install all of the games, click to select the Games check box, click OK, and then click Next.
• If the Games check box is not checked (no games are installed), and you want to install one or more of the games, click Games (the word, not the check box), and then click to select the check boxes for the games you want to install. Click OK, click OK, and then click Next.
• If the Games check box is checked and the background of the check box is white (all games are installed), and you want to uninstall all of the games, click to clear the Games check box, click OK, and then click Next.
• If the Games check box is checked and the background of the check box is white (all games are installed), and you want to uninstall only some of the games, click Games (the word, not the check box), and then click to clear the check boxes for the games you want to uninstall. Click OK, click OK, and then click Next.
• If the Games check box is checked and the background of the check box is gray (one or more games are installed), and you want to uninstall all of the games, click to clear the Games check box, click OK, and then click Next.
• If the Games check box is checked and the background of the check box is gray (one or more games are installed), and you want to uninstall only some of the games, click Games (the word, not the check box), and then click to clear the check boxes for the games you want to uninstall. Click OK, click OK, and then click Next.

By default, Windows XP includes FreeCell, Hearts, Minesweeper, Pinball, Solitaire, and Spider Solitaire.

Before you do anything else, close Outlook. You should also note that we’ll be modifying system generated files here, so proceed with caution or not at all.

Open up windows explorer window and then paste the following text into the address bar, which should bring you to a folder with a single folder inside with a really long name.

%userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Protect

What you’ll need to do is just rename that folder to something else (I suggest appending -old onto the end of it so that you could easily rename it back if things go wrong)

Now re-open Outlook, and then type in your password hopefully for the last time, making sure to check the box to remember it. You should now see that the original folder was re-created again.

At this point Outlook should remember your passwords, but you can close Outlook and reopen it to make sure. If you encounter problems with this, you can remove the new folder and then rename the -old folder back to the original name to put everything back the way it was.

How to clean up Live Essentials

Installing Windows Live Essentials will get you the new versions of Mail, Movie Maker, Photo Gallery and others - great. Unfortunately it also includes other components that may be unnecessary, but if you like to keep a clean system then these can be quickly removed.

If you left the default "Set your search provider" option selected during installation, for instance, Windows Live will install Choice Guard, a tool to set your browser home page and search engine, and prevent other programs from changing them. If this causes problems later, or you just decide you don't need it, then Choice Guard may be removed by clicking Start, typing msiexec /x and pressing [Enter].

Windows Live Essentials also adds an ActiveX Control to help upload your files to Windows Live SkyDrive, as well as the Windows Live Sign-in Assistant, which makes it easier to manage and switch between multiple Windows Live accounts. If you're sure you'll never need either then remove them with the Control Panel "Uninstall a Program" applet.

Memory (RAM) can become corrupted and not work properly. Usually, a replacement is needed to fix the problem, but before you replace your hardware, you should use the Windows Memory Diagnostic tool. This tool is available in both Windows Vista and 7.


To run Windows Memory Diagnostic:
1. Click the Start button, type mem, and click on Windows Memory Diagnostic.
2. When the Windows Memory Diagnostic screen loads, click Restart now and check for problems.

3. You computer will restart.
4. The memory diagnostic will run and can take some time (up to an hour).

5. Windows will restart and report any errors to you. 

After sharing this feature with Windows Vista and Windows 7 users, many of them reported a more responsive system after the test.

This registry hack is nothing new, it's been around forever… think of this as a refresher course. Also note that you can use this same technique to substitute any other application that you'd like by adjusting the path in the registry to point to the different editor.

Manual Registry Hack

Open regedit.exe through the start menu search or run box, and then browse down to the following key:

Code:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell

Right-click on "shell" and choose to create a new key, calling it "Open with Notepad". Create a new key below that one called "command". Double-click on the (Default) value in the right-hand pane and enter in the following:

Code:
notepad.exe %1
The change should take effect immediately… just right-click on any file and you'll see the next menu entry.

Since Windows 95, there has been a missing feature in the operating system that frustrates many users. Microsoft has never given us an easy way to print the contents of a folder. There are several workarounds to this problem but some solutions are easier than others are.
Why Print Folder Contents?

Any folder in Windows 7 can contain a collection of files or other folders. In fact, the folder structure of the Windows operating system is quite a complicated menagerie of files and folders. Printing the contents of personal folders such as My Documents has several useful applications.

First, printing folder contents lets you keep a hard copy record of all of your files and folders in any folder you choose. This is especially useful if you take a snapshot of the contents of your Program Files folder. This way, you have a record of the applications you had installed on your computer in the event of a hard drive or operating system crash.

Second, if you often find yourself having to edit many documents in a folder, having a printout of the contents of the folder allows you to check off the files you’ve edited and make brief notes to yourself about the editing you’ve completed. This is especially useful for students and copyeditors who must make minor adjustments to many documents at a time.

Finally, printing folder contents can help administrators compare the contents of an infected folder with the contents of a healthy folder. Many viruses and other malware add or delete files and folders to do whatever it is they are doing to your computer. By comparing copies of the contents of two folders, an administrator can easily check whether everything that should be in the folder is indeed there.
Printing Folder Contents with Screenshots

One popular method of printing folder contents in Windows is to take a screenshot and print the resulting picture using a graphics program. This is inconvenient for two reasons. First, you have to paste the picture into a graphics program. If you don’t have a graphics program, you are stuck using MS Paint or some other underpowered application. Second, the image quality from such a screen capture is usually quite low. The actual printout you get may be grainy, too small, or go beyond the limits of how far your printer can print to the edges of the paper.
Print the Contents of Folder in Windows 7

Luckily, there is another way to print the contents of any folder in Windows 7. However, there are a number of steps involved to get a nice, clear printout of your folders. Begin by logging in to Windows 7 with an account that has administrative privileges. Click on Start>All Programs>Accessories and locate the application titled Command Prompt. Right click on Command Prompt and select Run As Administrator from the menu.

Windows 7 asks you if you indeed want to Run the Command Prompt as an administrator. Click Yes and the Command Prompt will open. Navigate to the location of the folder whose contents you want to print. In this example, we will print the contents of the Program Files folder. To get there, type the following and press the Enter key:

cd\program files

Now you need to clear the Command Prompt screen. The clear the screen, type the following and press the Enter key:

cls

Your Command Prompt display should now look like this:

Now type the following into the Command Prompt:

dir> contents.txt

Windows 7 won’t give you any indication that anything has happened. However, if you navigate to the Program Files folder using Windows Explorer, you will notice a text file there named “contents.txt” in the folder.

Open the file and you now have a complete and detailed list of all the files and folders within the Program Files folder.

Of course, this trick works with any folder. Just remember that the file you create that contains a list of the folder’s contents will always be saved in the folder you are trying to print.

Also, you can name the file anything you want and you can give it any file extension. If you prefer, you could name the file “Program Files Contents.doc” so you have a more descriptive name and can open the file up directly into Microsoft Word.