How To Solve Slow Folders In Windows 7

I have been experiencing one slow loading folder in Windows 7 lately which took me ages to figure out why it was happening and how that folder could be fixed so that it would display its contents right away. The folder was my download folder where all downloads from the Internet where placed in. It grew to a size of roughly 250 Gigabytes of data with all file types present: videos, photos, documents, programs and music. I first assumed it was simply to big or that the many files and subfolders inside would be the cause of the loading animation in the location bar. But deleting files and folders did not fix the problem.

There were other possibilities of which I explored all but none fixed the problem. This included antivirus software, shell extensions, the view mode or thumbnail caching. Then I read an article over at Addictive Tips about speeding up Windows 7 folder loading time. The explanation given in the article did not describe my problem but the solution fixed it.

I checked the folder properties after reading the article to see how this folder was optimized in Windows 7. It was set to pictures. I changed that value to videos and placed a checkmark in the “also apply this template to all subfolders” checkbox. (it also worked changing it to general items and documents with general items probably the best choice.

The result was incredible. The folder contents where displayed right away without loading time. I reverted the settings only to experience the slow loading folder contents once again.

It is safe to assume that this is some kind of caching gone wrong. I’m not sure why it was set to pictures in first place but this is the cause for the slow loading folder.

How To Solve Slow Folders In Windows 7

Install Windows 7 From Usb.That guide is useful if you want to make yourself free from need of dual boot. Now here is another scenario what if you don’t have DVD-ROM and you are running Windows XP, you might have guessed in this case we can’t install windows 7.

I’ve tried researching on how to Install Windows 7 From Usb before and when I finally managed to do it, the whole process is so unbearably slow that I thought I would NEVER Install Windows 7 From Usb. Recently there has been many articles about installing Windows 7 from USB flash drive and I’ve decided to give it another try and see if there is any improvement on the speed. Install windows 7 from usb

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Windows 7 Dreamscene a feature in windows vista which allows video clip, movie show, slideshow or animated image and picture to be set as the desktop background. This was another great feature of windows vista which has been removed in Windows 7.

I am sure many users will be missing DreamScene in windows 7 but don’t worry here is way to install and Enable Dreamscene in Windows 7.The below hack requires you to install and run a patch as Administrator Privileges.

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Windows 7 Taskbar is completely different from Windows Vista and XP. Windows 7 taskbar also know as super barhas bigger icons, no more title text of windows, thumbnail preview, jump list, pinning option etc. Some of these features are fascinating but some do annoys users like Thumbnail Previews which displays small thumbnail preview of opened window.

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According to Retrovo, a major online shopping site, there are many Netbook users who are less than enamoured by Microsoft’s latest operating system.

The problem lies in the fact that Windows 7 starter edition was never meant to be a saviour for the Netbook anyway, not if Microsoft and others have their way.

Retrovo’s blog post entitled “is Microsoft trying to kill the netbook market” says it all. Retrovo analysed responses from over 1000 users and the overwhelming response is crystal clear.

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Download Windows 7 Circle Dock Bar

Here is another Windows 7 trick called as Windows 7 Circle Dock for Vista and XP. This Windows seven trick using open source Circle dock bar application to decorate vista and XP desktop with similar Windows 7 circle dock that showed on Windows 7 Pre beta version. No installation , no registry hack or no command hack requires to activate  Windows 7 circle dock bar on vista or XP

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Something seems to be throwing off the natural, peaceful balance that should exist between the iPhone and Windows 7. Users of both products have been complaining about syncing issues on Apple’s support forums. Apparently, when the iPhone is plugged to the PC, iTunes displays an “error 0xE8000065″ message. Besides iTunes, the one thing all affected users seem to have in common is: Intel’s new P55 Express chipset.

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Upgrade Windows Vista to Windows 7 Hangs at 62%

When you upgrade your computer from Windows Vista to Windows 7, the upgrade process stops responding at 62% indefinitely. This problem occurs because Iphlpsvc service stops responding during upgrade. Note other services may also cause a problem in which upgrade process stops responding at 62%. Important Don’t use this resolution if upgrade stops responding at a percentage other than 62% or if log entries’re not logged. For Read the rest of this entry

Hot To Use Windows Vista Taskbar in Windows 7

Windows 7 has various new features in it, which are still not familiar to all Windows XP and Windows Vista users. These features are useful for those who have been using Windows 7 since its beta period. New users would require some time to get used to with Windows 7 operating system.

Since long time, Windows users have been using different type of taskbar, which has tab like structure for each opened program. Windows 7 taskbar is a Read the rest of this entry

Ubuntu 9.10 vs Windows 7

Recently, the Ubuntu 9.10 has been revealed to public and ready for download. You can now grab a copy of your Ubuntu and experience the difference from the previous versions. I read this article from ZDNet website, they’d tried to compare Ubuntu with Windows 7. Windows 7 has been release for commercially before the released of Ubuntu.