With an increasing number of people already shifting to Windows 7, numerous bug fixes, tips, tools, and utilities are being found/made. Today, we are going to go over some utilities which work with Windows 7 as well as Windows Vista. Readers who use either system will surely benefit from all of these. Also take a look at some Useful Windows 7 Applications which we posted in the past.
1- Fix Internet Explorer
This utility is fixes the crashes of Internet Explorer and ensures smooth browsing operations. The utility comes compressed in a small ZIP archive of which the contents you can simply extract and use. Make sure to close all open Internet Explorer windows before running the utility.
Fix IE Utility can be downloaded from here and has been tested on Internet Explorer versions 7 and 8.
2- Prevent Deletion Of Important Files
Novice users have more than once deleted important system files. The deletion of these files corrupts the operating system and the only viable solution to solve the corruption is the reinstallation of the operating system. Of course the best cure is prevention, hence this utility. Prevent (version 1.0) is a freeware application which runs on all Windows.
This freeware prevents cutting, pasting, copying, deleting, copy to, move to, send to, and renaming functions. Installing Prevent on your system means that your files will never be tampered with, especially not your system files.
Prevent can be enable/disabled by assigning it hotkeys which smoothens functionality.
3- Ultimate Windows Tweaker
Ultimate Windows Tweaker is an unbelievably small (~345 KB) utility which does not require any installation whatsoever. Despite its minuscule size, it has over 150 tweaks i.e. ways to enhance the performance of your Windows.
The Windows Tweaker can be downloaded directly from here. Any Windows user will surely find this utility to be extremely beneficial; the improved system performance will be clearly noticeable.
4- Windows Access Panel
Windows Access Panel is your one stop to access all important aspects of your Windows. Here is how the panel looks like:
To access the objects/utilities listed in the panel, one would need to access the Control Panel first and then be able to adjust/modify the settings. However, with the help of the Access Panel, all you do is click on the relevant icon to be taken directly to the settings you want to change.
The icons listed in the screenshot of Access Panel pasted above show only few of the 48 programs of which the shortcuts are available on the panel. Displaying them makes access all the more easier for the user.
Windows 7, something which is way better than Vista (I hate Vista) – speedwise and supports almost every thing. Most of the users (like myself) have shifted or are being shifted to Windows 7 gradually. There are many awesome windows 7 applications, almost all the major ones already have their own versions which are for windows 7 only. I’ve compiled here a small list of Windows 7 applications that you will definitely like, some of these applications are new and are in beta phase (which you can also participate in the testing and development), rest have their final versions, so on and so forth.
1- Windows 7 Application Launcher (7APL)
7APL is an application launcher made with Windows 7 in mind. You can launch single applications or group of applications with a single hot key or by using the newest features of Microsoft’s latest OS — JumpLists and interactive thumbnails which are well-integrated into the application. This gives you 3 easy ways to launch applications:
- Right click access to profiles through JumpLists (whether the app is opened or closed)
- Customizable hot keys for each individual profile
- Interactive thumbnail to view/launch profiles (hover over 7APL icon in taskbar)
Features Include:
- Profiles – Group applications into profiles to launch them simultaneously.
- Profile pictures – Associate pictures with profiles to easily identify between them.
- Hotkeys – Specify hotkeys on a per-profile basis to launch your applications
- Interactive thumbnail – Launch profiles directly from the taskbar
- Jumplist support – Launch profiles or tasks directly using jumplists
- Toggle Mode – Toggle mode allows you to close the apps you launched (on a per-profile basis)
- Exceptions – Pesky applications that won’t close can be added as an exception
- Pinning – The application pins just fine for those who want it constantly running
- Options – Run 7APL at system boot, minimize on startup, and minimize on close ensures you can keep the launcher running at all times if desired
Download Here (Beta Version)
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AltPE (Alternative Picture Editor) is a freeware application alternative to your usual image editor. To retouch and edit images, and add basic effects on your photos, there is no need to hack the latest version of Adobe Photoshop.
AltPE works with most popular image formats: PNG, BMP, GIF, TIF, PPM, PGM, PNM, JPEG (compression adjustable) and JPEG2000. And it supports RAW through DCRaw. You can add text on the design, size and shape rotate as desired. Adjust color, light and contrast of the image. Remove annoying red eye effect on pictures. And, among many other functions, supports the TWAIN standard to also use a scanner.
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If you have lots of applications in your startup like Java, msn, anti-virus etc, it usually takes more time in loading your windows. It processes all those applications hence increases your boot time. You can ofcourse tweak it through regedit, remove the applications that you don’t want and vice versa but what if you need to run that anti-virus to keep your pc safe? – there’s a solution called “Startup Delayer”.
It’s a nifty application that delays the applicatons in your startup menu to run after a certain amount of time. For example, you can delay Java Updater to wait 10 minutes after startup, this way, your computer will boot faster and you can still have those applications running but after a small delay.
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Skype 4.0 Beta 3 has been released for windows users only. There are notable changes including a clean and professional interface, full history features (You’ll find the History button at the bottom of the Conversation tab.) Another great improvement comes in form of “Bandwidth Manager”. Skype team made lots of improvements to audio call and video quality.
Another new feature in Skype 4.0 Beta 3 is Abuse Reporting. Skype users always confront people who they don’t know, adding them up as a friend. When you someone, you’ll see this feature and you can report unwanted authorisation requests which a small number of skype users are experiencing. Other small features include improvements in their Call Toolbar, return of Outlook Contacts, Group Conversations adjustments and much more.
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