Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 (and Windows Server 2008 R2) is now available. The update can be downloaded from here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=c3202ce6-4056-4059-8a1b-3a9b77cdfdda&displaylang=en. It can be also downloaded via Windows Update.
Tag: Windows 7
How to set environment variables in Windows 7 for Java
Environmental variables are used by the operating system to save settings (default values, locations of resources) to be used by Windows or by processes launched by users.There are two types of environmental variables: user variables that are specific to a particular Windows user account; system variables are always visible, regardless of the used user account.
Solution to chm files problem “This program cannot display the webpage”
This is an old problem that I have encountered when reading .chm files (Microsoft Compiled HTML Help File). For a long time I thought the file has broken during download or file transfer, but if I was putting the file in an archive (rar, zip) and opened it, it works. Outside the archive it gives […]
Solution for HTTP Error 500.21 – Internal Server Error – Bad module “ManagedPipelineHandler” on IIS 7.5
This problem has been encountered after the production server has been upgraded to Windows Sever 2008 R2 and the ASP.NET solution has been moved on the .NET 4.0 platform. The ASP.NET application was put to run in a ASP.NET v4.0 with Integrated Managed Pipeline application pool. The application was updated using Visual Studio 2010.After installing the necessary IIS […]
How to view hidden files, folders and extension for known file types on Windows 7, Vista and XP
By default, on Windows systems, operating system files and folders are protected by making them hidden. So users can’t see this type of files and folders when Windows explorer is used. This is a protection measure against unwanted actions as delete, copy, rename that could make the operating system unstable or inoperable.
How to delete Hiberfil.sys file and to enable/disable hibernation on Windows 7, Vista and XP
Hiberfil.sys is a hidden system file located in the root folder of the operating system drive (in most cases, this drive is C: and to see this file you need to know How to view hidden files, folders and extension for known file types on Windows). The Windows creates this file at the system installation […]
How to change size of desktop icons in Windows Vista and Windows 7.
By default, in Windows Vista and Windows 7, the size of icons is set to Medium. On higher resolution, they appear too big and are in contrast with the quality of the interface elements. If you prefer another size for desktop icons, there are two things you can do:Switch between standard icon dimensions: