How to show desktop in windows 7

Show Desktop missing?

http://digitalpbk.blogspot.com/2007/12/show-desktop-missing.html Show Desktop missing? Show DesktopAfter opening hundreds of windows and you want to desperately do something with your desktop, you have to go on minimizing all the windows. This is where the Show Desktop is used. For those who have not seen it, it is there in the quick launch section of the Task Bar.And for the more unlucky guys who have not enabled the quick launch, a google search would be more than enough to know more. And for the lucky guys like me, who occassionally find it interesting ...

How to make a Windows Gadget in Windows 7

http://digitalpbk.com/windows-gadgets/how-make-windows-gadget-windows-7 How to make a Windows Gadget in Windows 7 This is an introduction to developing windows gadgets on the Microsoft Windows 7 Operating System. A windows gadget is a small piece of UI that floats around on your desktop. This is the version 2 of the Windows Sidebar which appeared in Windows Vista operating system. All gadgets are simply a collection or group of HTML/JS(JScript)/CSS files and a bunch of assets described by a gadget.xml placed in a .gadget Folder. This tutorial assumes you know ...

Sony Vaio Gamma error and color is not saved (Nvidia Geforce GT 300)

http://digitalpbk.com/hardware/sony-vaio-gamma-correct-color-not-saved-nvidia-geforce-gt-300 Sony Vaio Gamma error and color is not saved (Nvidia Geforce GT 300) The default settings on my Sony Vaio CW Series laptop had wrong Gamma settings, therefore the color reproduction on the screen was slightly on the redish side. The setting on the Display on Control Panel was not getting saved due to some reason (Windows 7). This issue can be resolved by changing the Gamma setting on the Nvidia Control Panel as shown highlighted in the image below. The Control Panel can be accessed from ...

How to Prevent my Computer from going to sleep when I am running big process ?

http://digitalpbk.com/windows/prevent-my-computer-going-sleep-run-process-without-stop How to Prevent my Computer from going to sleep when I am running big process ? By default on Windows 7, the computer sleeps after 30 minutes. Usually power plans and options are more required on laptops, but desktops also do use this setting. This is bad if you want to run some process which has to run for a long time like downloading from the internet or running torrents or running huge scripts. If you leave your computer unattended the computer sleeps after 30 minutes. This interrupts ...

Change Network adapter MAC address on Windows 7

http://digitalpbk.com/windows/change-network-adapter-mac-address-windows-7 Change Network adapter MAC address on Windows 7 Shows you how to Change MAC Address on Windows 7 powered laptop Most of us (atleast those who learned computer networking) grew up learning about the 7 layers of OSI ISO model or the simple 4 layer model. The lowest layer is the physical layer. In this layer all machines are assigned an address called the MAC address (Media Access Control Address) . The MAC Addresses come pre-assigned in the hardware and it is assigned by a standard authority so ...

How to burn ISO files on Windows 7

http://digitalpbk.com/how-to/burn-iso-on-windows-7 How to burn ISO files on Windows 7 How to burn ISO files on Windows 7 using Windows burner software Windows 7 has built in support to burn ISO images onto DVD and CD. That means you dont have to install any other software like Roxio or Nero to burn your images. And in few clicks you can burn your ISO ! Steps to burn ISO files Right click the ISO file and choose burn disc Image If you have other CD/DVD writing software, you might have to do Right Click > Open With > Windows ...

Repair Windows with Linux

http://digitalpbk.blogspot.com/2008/03/repair-windows-linux-invalid-sytem32.html againBoot into linuxand do the following as rootMount the drive windows is installed on to say "/mnt/c"# cd /mnt/c/windows/system32# cp -r config /home/some/directory# cp ../Repair/system config/systemNOTE: Copy other files such as software from Repair to config only if they are shown as corrupt.Reboot the systemNow it should boot into windows and show your desktop.Now use system restore to get back to your initial state.Any doubts ? ...

Introduction to Windows - Programming for Windows

http://digitalpbk.blogspot.com/2007/09/windows-and-c-programming.html XP",WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW,CW_USEDEFAULT,CW_USEDEFAULT,CW_USEDEFAULT,CW_USEDEFAULT,NULL,NULL,hInstance,NULL); ShowWindow(hwnd,nWinMode); UpdateWindow(hwnd); while(GetMessage(&msg;,NULL,0,0)) { TranslateMessage(&msg;); DispatchMessage(&msg;); } return msg.wParam;}LRESULT CALLBACK WindowFunc(HWND hwnd,UINT message,WPARAM wparam,LPARAM lparam){ switch(message) { case WM_DESTROY: PostQuitMessage(0); break; default: return DefWindowProc(hwnd,message,wparam,lparam); } return 0;}Windows OS SkeletonWindows is called so because all things you see on your desktop is broken into small Windows ...

Correct Colors displayed on Laptop / LCD Screen on Windows 7

http://digitalpbk.com/howto/laptop-color-correction-gray-gamma-reddish-windows-7 color seems to be not the light gray color, then follow the steps given below to calibrate the color on Windows 7. Color Caliberation on Windows 7 Goto Control Panel > Appearence and Personalization > Display and click Calibrate Color as highlighted in the image given below: Follow the steps to correct the Gamma, and color balance. :) Laptop Windows How to ...

Why Laptop Performance lower on batteries

http://digitalpbk.blogspot.com/2007/03/why-laptop-performance-lower-on.html » Power Options » Change the Power Scheme from Portable/Laptop to Home/Desktop. (Windows)By doing this the laptop does not uses power saving schemes and your game will run at a better performance.Got a Better answer?Lemme know ... ...