1. Open Windows Explorer and right-click the "Homegroup" icon in the Navigation pane. Select "Change HomeGroup Settings."

2. Click "Leave the homegroup" link.

Windows will ask for confirmation.

3. Click "Leave the homegroup."

4. Close Explorer.

5. Open the Run dialog box, type services.msc, and press Enter.

Windows will open the Services window.



6. Look for the following two services:...

If you want to boot Windows 7 from a USB drive or a USB flash drive, follow these instructions:

Requirements:
*USB Flash Drive (Minimum 4GB)
*Windows 7 or Vista installation files.
Follow the below steps to create bootable Windows 7/Vista USB drive using which you can install Windows 7/Vista easily.

1. Plug-in your USB flash drive to USB port and move all the contents from USB drive to a safe location on your system.

2. Open Command Prompt...

Microsoft’s Windows 7 is bound to make the legions of existing Windows users wonder whether they should upgrade. And it will make those who have put off hardware purchases in anticipation of the new operating system wonder whether the time is right to hand over their hard-earned cash. Windows 7 has already won over the majority of those who have been beta testing the product for over a year now. So there’s really just one question that remains: will it impress you? To give you a head start on deciding,...

Default setting:
%windir%\explorer.exe

My Computer
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /E,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

My Documents
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /N,::{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}

Recycle Bin
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /N,::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

Network Neighborhood
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /N,::{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}

Default Web Browser or...

I love this tip, and it works:

http://www.trilithium.com/johan/2004/12/places-bar/
Taking the Places bar to new places

In Windows 2000, a new feature was added to the Open and Save As common dialogs: the Places bar. It's a vertical button bar at the left-hand side of the dialogs, giving quick access to five standard locations: History, Desktop, My Documents, My Computer, and My Network Places.

If you have renamed My Documents, My Computer, or My Network...