Windows 7

GodMode GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

Use "Home Image" for Desktop Home Folder (or Breifcase) %SystemRoot%\system32\pnidui.dll
R-Click Desktop > Personalize > Change Desktop Icons > Change Icon (paste new path) Normal location C:\Windows\System32\imageres.dll to revert if needed.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/

http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/ Free AV

SSD Tweaks for Windows 7 (pre Sp1)

Windows XP Mode How to and downloads

HomeGroup Tips - "link-local IPv6 address" is calculated by the computer for that network. No "DHCPv6" server is required. Link-local IPv6 addresses are easy to identify (they start with fe80::) and no IPv6 router will route traffic to or from those addresses. In other words, they work the same way as the 169.254.x.x range

Windows-7 upgrade-advisor

http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/06/microsoft-emancipates-digital-cable-tuners-with-second-media-cen/

Enable Quick Launch - (then make double wide toolbar like below!)
1. First, right-click on the taskbar and turn off "Lock the Taskbar."
2. Right-click the taskbar, hover over Toolbars, and select New Toolbar.
3. When it asks you to select a folder, enter this string: %userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch
4. Find Quick Launch (it may be on the right side of the taskbar), right-click the divider and disable "Show Text" and "Show Title." Make sure "Large Icons" is enabled.
5. Drag the divider to rearrange Quick Launch on your taskbar (using left-click).
6. Right-click and lock your toolbar again.

Change default RDP PORT to access 2nd PC on network via firewall: (i.e. 3390, 3391...)
Start > RUN> REGEDIT>
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\TerminalServer\WinStations\RDP-Tcp\
Open PortNumber, on the Edit menu, click Modify, and then click Decimal.
Type the new port number, and then click OK. (default is 3389)
Forward new port (i.e. 3390) to internal IP now via router
Then from outside LAN PC use XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:3390 or MyXPPro:3390
*WIN7 - if you chacnge port to 55555 from 3389 you must manually allow those ports in the firewall rules as well (UDP and TCP) Add new Rule under FIREWALL > ADVANCED SETTINGS on left> > PORT > 55555 > TCP save as _RDP for 55555 TCP

sonicwall vpn workaround for Win 7 - Says it cant find the IPSec driver after rebootJust made the same post in the 64 bit windows 7 thread but for the 64 bit version at least, you can work around the issue by going into device manager, select view hidden devices and then go to non plug and play devices and manually start the sonicwall ipsec driver. Probably the same will work for the 32bit version.

Update - Good news, I have an update for the work around and it works like a champ. I have tested it. Still in the same Non-PnP Drivers, right click on the SonicWall IPSec Driver and go to Properties. Go to the Drivers tab and Change the Startup Type from System to Automatic. Click start to start up the service now. Click OK. On your next reboot it will stay started.

Speed Tips from 7 forums (mouse etc...)

Printer Tips via John:

to share Printers attached to XP computers with either X-64 or X-32 versions of Windows 7 is SIMPLE. These instructions are for the Printer attached to the XP machine (but works in reverse as well).

("Stand alone" Network printers can be done slightly similarly BTW).

assume the computers are call XPMACHINE and W7MACHINE.

1) Ensure Printer on XP machine is shared - assume it's called SHAREDPRINTER.

2) On the Network Browsing on your Windows 7 machine ensure you can "See" the Printer share.

Now on the Windows 7 machine do the following (doesn't matter if it's X-86 or x-64).

3) Control Panel==> add LOCAL (Yes LOCAL) printer. I know it's on a Network but hold your horses -- what we are actually doing is "Poodlefaking" the Windows 7 machine into thinking it's running the printer.

4) Create NEW port==>Local port

5) Portname is \\XPMACHINE\SHAREDPRINTER

6) Now Windows 7 will load a driver and you'll be able to print on the XP machine.

Simple

(For a "Network stand alone printer") at 4) chose TCPIP port
and at 5) enter the IP address.

If the printer is on the Windows 7 machine and you want to print on the XP machine then do the same instructions on the XP machine --
port name in this case will be \\W7MACHINE\SHAREDPRINTER