Windows 7 tweaks (Vista also)

[reghakr]

Here's a scipt which always you to take full ownership of a directory :

Copy and paste the following into Notepad and make sure All Files is showing in the drop-down box and save as takeownership.reg.


Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shel l\runas]
@="Take Ownership"
"NoWorkingDirectory"=""

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shel l\runas\command]
@="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" /r /d y && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F /t"
"IsolatedCommand"="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" /r /d y && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F /t"

Double-click on it and restart Windows.

NOTE shel l should be shell

[gracy787878]

In windows7 you can disable windows components such as IE, Windows search,gadget platform and media feaures to boost windows 7 speed--which you could no turn off in earlier versions of windows OS. Here’s how:
1. Click Start ->Control Panel -> select Programs And Features.
2. Click Turn Windows Features On Or Off.
3. Simply check or uncheck boxes to turn on or turn off the various Windows features.