Get Windows 7 Volume Control Box in Windows XP. Windows 7 contains a redesigned Volume Control window which shows better details and graphics for device volumes. Now you can get a similar window in your XP. Thanks to fediaFedia for creating this mod. Download the required file from following link: Download Windows 7 Volume Control for XP After downloading the ZIP file, extract it and you'll get an EXE file "sndvol32.exe". Now you just need to replace existing "sndvol32.exe" file present in "%windir%\System32" folder (here %windir% represents "Windows" folder present in the system drive where Windows is installed in your system) with this new one.
Make sure you have run WFP Patcher in Windows. If you don't want to disable WFP, you can still replace the file using Replacer. Computer - Add or Remove from Navigation Pane. Add the Quick Launch Bar to the Taskbar in Windows 7. In yesterday’s article we showed you how to make the Windows 7 taskbar work more like XP or Vista, but we left one thing out: the Quick Launch bar. It’s really not too difficult to add it back, although it will take a few more steps. You should note that the new Windows 7 taskbar allows you to dock items to the taskbar, combining the features of both the normal taskbar as well as the Quick Launch.
For more on this, be sure to read through our coverage of the Windows 7 beta if you haven’t already. The above screenshot is the Windows 7 taskbar after changing back to XP/Vista mode, and adding the quick launch bar back. Adding the Quick Launch Bar Back to Windows 7 To add the toolbar back, you’ll want to right-click on an open area of the taskbar, and choose Toolbars \ New Toolbar from the menu. Now’s the slightly tricky part… you’ll want to paste the following path into the location bar: %appdata%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch. Control Panel - Add or Remove from Navigation Pane. Favorites - Add or Remove from Navigation Pane. Hello Enzo, No, but you can go the registry location below, then do steps 4 & 5 for the DefaultIcon key. Afterwards, right click on (Default) in the right pane, and click on Modify.
Type in the full path of the icon you want to use. You may need to log off and log on to fully apply though. See tutorial: Favorites - Change Default Icon Code: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{323CA680-C24D-4099-B94D-446DD2D7249E}\DefaultIcon Hope this helps, Shawn. Homegroup - Add or Remove from Navigation Pane. Libraries Folder - Add or Remove from Navigation Pane. Network - Add or Remove from Navigation Pane.
Remove Network from the "Open" and "Save as" type windows as well in 64-bit Windows 7, I am unable to find the value F02C1A0Detc under the CLSID folder in the regitry string below. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\CLSID\{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}\ShellFolder Likewise, I am also unable to find the { 031E4825etc} string value below from removing the Libraries icon from the "Open" and "Save to" type windows as well. Any help is greatly appreciated! 9. Note To also add or remove Libraries from the "Open" and "Save as" type windows as well in 64-bit Windows 7, you will also need to do this step.
Show Your Desired Text on Desktop by Customizing Windows Vista & 7 Build Number. Each Windows OS has its own build number which is shown in its Beta builds but not shown in RTM versions. This build number on Desktop is also called Watermark. For example, Windows Vista SP1 shows its build number as "Build 6001" on Desktop. In this tutorial, we'll change this build number to our custom string and will show that custom string on Desktop. You can put your name, your website URL or anything which you want to show.
It might also become very useful to customization pack creators who can show their customized text like any beta build number or their pack version/name on Desktop. So here we start our tutorial: 1. Type regedit in RUN or Start Menu Search box and press Enter. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop In right-side pane, change value of "PaintDesktopVersion" DWORD to 1 (Create the DWORD value if its not present). 2. 3. NOTE: Here %windir% represents "Windows" directory which can be found in the system drive where Windows is installed. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 8 a. 8 b. 8 c. 9.