Tips on using 7

Windows 7 may be Microsoft’s most anticipated product ever. It builds on Windows Vista’s positives, and eliminates many of that OS’s negatives. It adds new functionality, too�all in a package that is less resource-hungry than its predecessor.
And whether or not you're upgrading from Vista or skipping it altogether and moving up from Windows XP, you'll need to know how to make the most of it in your environment. Here are 77 tips and tricks to get you there...

Windows 7: 77 Windows 7 Tips

Originally Posted by Kylethedarkn

Another Cool Feature included in Windows 7 and Vista is a more awesome looking alt tab type of program. Just hold the windows key and tab and you get a 3d alt tab type program switcher.

That has been around before there was any winkey... it was alt+ tab.... which still works ....


and alt+ F4 kills the application in the foreground.

Originally Posted by tblount

That has been around before there was any winkey... it was alt+ tab.... which still works ....


and alt+ F4 kills the application in the foreground.

Alt+Tab displays something different than Winkey+Tab. Try it.

Originally Posted by Kylethedarkn

Alt+Tab displays something different than Winkey+Tab. Try it.

Same content isn't it?

Here's some screenshots of each key variation...

That little box in the alt+Tab shot appears in the centre of the screen (as I'm sure your aware) but as I had to keep my finger on the alt key, to keep it there while I pressed the screenshot button, only the box will appear in the screenshot.
Handy tip if you don't want to capture your whole desktop but just whats inside the window..

I've done it the old way so long the new way looks confusing.... I guess it still rotates through them with each press of the tab key.

I lost my mouse over thing with aero.. when it worked I could just point to a window in my taskbar then to the larger window that opened up... and it would show a full screen snapshot. I think these new graphics driver hav messed that up... it also messed up the aero peek.

Something for those new to Windows 7. A quick run through of some of the features and some little tricks.

I recommend the first tip to anyone requesting help on the forum.

"Another Cool Feature included in Windows 7 and Vista is a more awesome looking alt tab type of program. Just hold the windows key and tab and you get a 3d alt tab type program switcher. "
Try the two keys together with the CTRl

Great resources here all, thankyou

i couldn't make a repair disc, but i do have the install disc, problem solved