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| Thread ID: 108416 | 2010-03-28 02:20:00 | Things to do after you install Windows 7 | Digby (677) | Press F1 |
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| 870525 | 2010-03-29 06:29:00 | Kill the windows search service. I do this with vista and Win7. Everytime I reinstall it I'd have to disagree with this too :) It is the only thing that was good about Vista and its one of the cool things in W7. Although, yeah you need a decent system for the indexing to not slow everything down, or set it to run when idle. --- DISABLE UAC! |
WarNox (8772) | ||
| 870526 | 2010-03-29 06:31:00 | I have disabled UAC. Since it stops programs from updating | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 870527 | 2010-03-29 06:33:00 | Some people install Win 7 then get rid of it and install something else instead as the next thing they do. Much like I did with Vista for example. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 870528 | 2010-03-29 06:35:00 | DISABLE UAC! I have UAC enabled as not only is it a security feature, it also stops full-screen programs from opening when I click on them accidently (I have Quick Launch enabled). |
pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 870529 | 2010-03-29 09:20:00 | Interesting to read what people do, some good ideas there I'm planning to try . It depends who for, but if I set people up as a Standard User, the "friends and family free computer support hotline" gets a lot less busy . I suspect it's because it's too much hassle to install everything they download . It's not for everyone though! :lol: Windows: Change the Taskbar to "use small icons" and "combine when full" for the Vista look which I prefer . Hide the desktop icons, pin the desktop to to Windows Explorer as a folder instead . Get some nice themes ( . microsoft . com/en-US/windows/downloads/personalize" target="_blank">windows . microsoft . com), like my favourite Kiwi one by Greg Straight ( . microsoft . com/download/8/8/7/88794316-b8e6-4b83-be20-a7ebe213538f/Greg%20Straight%20-%20New%20Zealand%20Inspired . themepack" target="_blank">download . microsoft . com) . Apps: Corel Draw and Office (choosing only the bits I use) . My favourite Twitter app of the day, currently Seesmic . BabySmash . Email & Photos: Install the Windows Live Essentials pack other than the toolbar and the family safety, I don't use those two . Security Essentials too . IE8: I turn off the "Start Navigation" sound for Windows Explorer to stop the superfluous clicking sounds . Hide the menu and the commands and change to icons only, that leaves a nice clean interface . Web: Get the latest Adobe Flash & PDF . Yes I still prefer Adobe PDF Reader . Sysinternals tools: If it's my own system I replace Task Manager with Process Explorer, but I don't do that for friends and family because of information overload . I use Autoruns to remove all the shell and startup extras that I don't want . Safe mode checkdisk and defrag to tidy everything up . cheers W |
waldok (15185) | ||
| 870530 | 2010-03-30 02:40:00 | I turn off Jump lists (I find them pointless, they always have stuff in them that you never use) and that stupid Aero shake (where you shake a window and everything else minimises) I found myself accidentally invoking it, and I never use it. Enable auto expand folder in explorer (for the folder view on the left) Show hidden files. Schedule a defrag (if you don't have an SSD) make a backup. |
Deimos (5715) | ||
| 870531 | 2010-03-30 03:48:00 | Can't believe you guys don't mention an Explorer replacement! One of my first adds is xplorer2 Lite, a great dual pane file manager. Pretty much everyone can use Picasa, as well. |
linw (53) | ||
| 870532 | 2010-03-30 07:41:00 | Great stuff guys Keep it coming |
Digby (677) | ||
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