Irritated by Windows Vista, Hooked Up With Windows 7 - The Microsoft Starlet

Microsoft is mother of some of the most revolutionary inventions of the era... In the present scenario, it is almost impossible to think about a professional life that has no computer support and we know, heart of a computer lies in its operating system.
And it is very clear, "Windows" - the brain child of Microsoft is the synonym of Operating system.
Windows 97 was the very first version of operating system launched by Microsoft and it was an immense success. This was followed by later version Windows 2000 and Windows XP. All the operating system launched by Microsoft were extremely successful and then company brought its prominent effort as Windows vista. Enabled with numerous features, this was supposed as the grand venture from Microsoft but due to numbers of wrapped flaws, it could not hit the market the way, other offerings from Microsoft did.
Windows Vista was compared slower and a tough deal for all those who are aware with only the basics of computer. It has also the policy issue which either makes your computer extremely secured or an easy deal for those who hunt for the opportunity to peep in other's computer.
Hence, Microsoft brought a new edition of operating system, named Windows 7. This was actually a revamping of windows vista with some better features. Microsoft launched its premium version of windows 7 in October 09.
The release of windows 7 earned a great applaud from media as well as software buffs. Microsoft compares its latest kid with last offerings as -
• Make the things you do every day easier with improved desktop navigation.
• Opening, closing, and sorting through windows is a lot easier. You can find what you want and get things done a lot faster. And, it's pretty.
• Make your web experience faster, easier and safer than ever with Internet Explorer 8.
• Our fastest, easiest, safest browser ever. New features help you find and use things on the web a lot faster.
• Record TV. Watch Internet TV. Watch DVDs. Enjoy online entertainment. Play your music and watch your videos and slideshows. It's all here.
• Easily create a home network and connect your PCs to a printer with HomeGroup.
• Connect to company networks easily and more securely with Domain Join.
• If you've got information on your PC that you need to protect, you can help prevent theft or loss by using BitLocker data encryption to put a virtual lock on your files.
• Work in the language of your choice and switch between any of 35 languages.

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How to Make Your Folder Private

Below is one way to protect your folder by make your folder private, follow step by step the tips below:
•Open My Computer
•Double-click the drive where Windows is installed (usually drive (C:), unless you have more than one drive on your computer).
•If the contents of the drive are hidden, under System Tasks, click Show the contents of this drive.
•Double-click the Documents and Settings folder.
•Double-click your user folder.
•Right-click any folder in your user profile, and then click Properties.
•On the Sharing tab, select the Make this folder private so that only I have access to it check box.


Note

•To open My Computer, click Start, and then click My Computer.
•This option is only available for folders included in your user profile. Folders in your user profile include My Documents and its subfolders, Desktop, Start Menu, Cookies, and Favorites. If you do not make these folders private, they are available to everyone who uses your computer.
•When you make a folder private, all of its subfolders are private as well. For example, when you make My Documents private, you also make My Music and My Pictures private. When you share a folder, you also share all of its subfolders unless you make them private.
•You cannot make your folders private if your drive is not formatted as NTFS For information about converting your drive to NTFS

Trick for Windows XP Faster

A way to clear prefetch on shutdown

1. create a new text file in the C:\ directory
2. type "del c:\windows\prefetch\*.* /q" (without he quotes)
3. save the file as "prefetch.bat"
4. From the Start menu, select "Run:
5. Type in "gpedit.msc"
6. In the window that appears, under the "computer configuration" heading, expand "windows settings"
7. under "windows settings", select "Scripts (Startup/Shutdown)"
8. double click "shutdown" from the right window
9. click "add"
10. click browse and locate your "prefetch.bat" file
11. click "open"
12. click "OK"
13. click apply or OK to finalize this process.

Now you are done. Every time you shut down or restart your computer, it will run your shutdown script to delete the prefetch files.

Tips to delete prefetch automatically

• create a new text file
• type "del c:\windows\prefetch\*.* /q"
• save the file as "whateverthename.bat"
• a batch file for deleting prefetch
• automatically, now it is really automatic