Microsoft’s latest iteration of Windows, Windows 7, is undoubtfully the best operating system because of its improved UI, features and overall performance. One of the lesser known features of Windows 7 is its Advanced recovery methods. With the advanced recovery feature one can easily reinstall Windows 7 without much hassle.

You can reinstall Windows 7 either from a recovery image provided by your computer manufacturer, or from your original Windows 7 installation disc or Windows 7 USB flash drive. In this guide, we will show you how to reinstall Windows 7:

1. Open Start menu, type in Recovery in the search box and then hit enter to launch Recovery window.
2. Click Advanced Recovery methods to open Windows 7’s advanced recovery methods.
3. In the Advanced Recovery window, you will see two options: – Use a system image you created earlier to recover your computer: If you have created a system image, you can use it to replace everything on your computer, including Windows, programs, and all your files, with the information saved on the system image. – Reinstall Windows: This option will reinstall Windows on your computer. Afterward, you can restore your files from a backup. Any programs you have installed will need to be reinstalled using the original installation discs or files. Existing might remain in the Windows.old folder on your hard disk after the reinstall completes. Read the rest of this entry

You can use a wireless network to share Internet access, files, printers, game consoles, and other devices among all the computers in your home. After you’ve completed the initial wireless router setup and added your computers and devices to the network, you can use your home network to surf the web or to play online games—whether you’re sitting in your living room or relaxing in your backyard.

It’s easier than ever to set up a wireless network, especially now that Internet access and routers have become widely available.

What you’ll need to set up your wireless network:

• An operating system that supports wireless networking
• A broadband (DSL or cable) Internet connection
• A wireless router, a DSL modem, or a cable modem with built-in wireless networking support
• A computer with built-in wireless networking support or a wireless network adapter
• A copy of your router setup instructions Read the rest of this entry

For better or worse, it is a multitasking world we live in. And multiple monitors are uniquely useful for keeping track of numerous programs running simultaneously on your computer. Plenty of studies have pegged the productivity gained by adopting multiple monitors at anywhere from 9 to 50 percent. Multiple monitors reduce memory load by keeping more of your work in front of you, so you don’t have to expend as much energy remembering where things are. Multiple screens can also make us faster, saving us from the task of constantly searching through files and folders for information.

Setting up multiple monitors isn’t particularly difficult, but depending on the type of computer you have and how many screens you want, the complexity can ramp up quickly and require all sorts of cards, adapters and dongles. It’s best to buy monitors that match the video outputs of your computer, but if your ­ computer and monitor require different plugs, you’ll have to choose from a constellation of adapters that provide a bridge between standards. Additionally, there are miniaturized versions of many of these connectors — Apple is particularly fond of integrating mini video ports into its laptops—which can require adapters just to mate them to their larger siblings

So how many monitors can you plug into your computer? That largely depends on your graphics card. Most graphics cards can support two monitors—for desktops, that typically means two independent screens can plug into the back of the PC. For laptops, the card can drive both the integrated display and one outside monitor. Some desktop computers allow you to add a second graphics card, which means you can connect four monitors. And there are gaming-­enthusiast computers that ­support up to three graphics cards for a total of six monitor outputs—but at a couple hundred dollars per card and per screen, that can quickly get expensive. Some higher-end graphics cards from AMD’s ATI division use a technology the company calls Eyefinity, which allows a single graphics card to support up to six monitors. Likewise, specialty manufacturer Matrox has cards that can support up to eight monitors. Read the rest of this entry

Windows 7 makes it easier for users to migrate the network profile to a USB flash drive so that you can use the network setting on another computer. This can be achieved by clicking the Network system tray icon and then selecting Properties from the desired network connection’s right-click context menu.

Now head over to the Connection tab and hit the “Copy this network profile to a USB flash drive” link. This is a solution to a limited problem but what if you use your laptop/netbook on multiple locations, such as Home and Work? It is tiring to manually change the TCP/IP network setting over and over again.

Thanks to TCP/IP Manager, an opensource tool, changing network settings is only a click away. It supports up to 10 network profiles, which means you can add the network settings of as many as 10 locations and switch between them quickly. Read the rest of this entry

The System Restore tool in Windows 7 is a very valuable utility when you’re trying to solve a major problem, often used by many IT Support companies.

Most serious issues in Windows 7 are caused by problems with the Windows Registry, device drivers, or DLL files. When a restore point is created, a current copy of these and other important files in Windows 7 are saved and can be restored using System Restore.

Considering the scope of protection that System Restore provides, using the tool early in your troubleshooting could save a lot of time.

Follow these steps for reverting important Windows 7 system files back to a previous state using System Restore: Read the rest of this entry