Change the Network number - Windows 7

1. Right click connection icon in Taskbar notification area
2. Choose Open Network and Sharing Center.
3. Clicking on the house icon

 

Mapping a network drive - Clearing the list of names in the drop down box

In order to delete unwanted entries from the drop down box, you have to do it from the registry.

1. Click on ‘Start’. Type ‘regedit’ in the search textbox and select regedit.exe in the search list.
2. This will open the registry editor window. Navigate to the following location by expanding the nodes:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Map Network Drive MRU

3. In the registry window right pane you will see the list of all the history entries.
4. Delete the ones you don’t want.

Important: This method contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. 

For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

How to back up and restore the registry in Windows (322756) (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756/ )

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Open about:config

Restart Aero with the Windows 7 right click context menu item

Open your registry and find the following location:

    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\

Create the "Restart Aero" and "Command" Keys:

    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Restart Aero\Command

Edit tge string in the Command folder named (Default) and under Data type the following:

    CMD /C NET STOP UXSMS & NET START UXSMS


This adds the option to Restart Aero to the right click context menu on the desktop.

How to synchronize subtitles using Media Player Classic

How to synchronize subtitles using Media Player Classic

Sometimes when we download movies and tv shows they come with subtitles (usually with extension .srt). that are not synchronized with the video.

All you have to do is:

1. Open the video
2. Load the subtitle
3. Press Ctrl+6, to show the SubResync console in which you can see the sequence of the subtitles
4. Pause on the beginning of any dialog
5. Select the subtitle sequence according to video's dialog in the SubResync console
6. Right-click on the Time field and select Current. This action will fix the time sequence of the subtitle

You can also save the newly synchronized subtitle via main menu: 

 

File -> Save Subtitle (Ctrl+S)

Firefox 28 - How to move Tabs below the Navigation bar

1. Open Firefox
2. Open about:config
3. Search and change browser.tabs.onTop to false