Over time, as you install more and more programs on your netbook or any computer, more and more startup entries will form. With all the startup items, you’ll boot your computer slower and slower every time you boot. It makes sense to disable unwanted boot entries, but Windows doesn’t exactly provide a menu in the control panel. Here’s how to manage disable startup entries and possibly cut large lengths of boot time.
Netbook may be small, they may be lightweight, and they may be portable, but in some occasions a vertical resolution of 600 pixels just isn’t enough.
Netbooks with Intel chips natively support screen rotation – in any direction, but the problem is: The trackpad doesn’t rotate along with it. Using a netbook normally will have the mouse go up and down when you put your finger down and move up and down. However, when rotated sideways, the trackpad will act as if the screen is positioned normally and if you want your mouse to go up and down while holding a notebook on its side, you will have to go left to right. Using ScreenMouseRotate, you can flip both your screen and your mouse for easier use.
Using portable application ShellNewHandler, one can easily shrink the size of the “New” menu by disabling objects that you never use. For example, I never use the “New” menu to create a Photoshop or Flash document – I go straight to the program instead. Cleaning up the menu saves screen space and may even load faster, as there are less entries to process.
Windows Aero/Windows Luna may be pretty, but it’s barely customizable. That’s why many hackers and graphic artists have created custom themes, or visual styles, for Windows. By default, when applying a visual style, it has to be signed by Microsoft in order for it to work. So on a fresh install of Windows you won’t be able to use 3rd party visual styles and themes.
However, there’s a way around it. By patching a few .dll files, you can get Windows to accept 3rd party visual styles that aren’t signed by Microsoft, with Windows Aero support. This guide will apply to both Windows XP and Windows 7.
The Windows 7 logon background may seem dull or boring to some users. Don’t like it? Here’s a guide on how to customize the Windows 7 logon background to whatever you choose. By downloading TweakLogon one can easily change their Windows 7 Logon Background. I believe it works on all editions of Windows 7.
