If you have been using Windows 7, then you have probably noticed the 3 little buttons just below the Windows Media Player thumbnail if you hover over it in the taskbar. In this sample, I’m going to demonstrate how you can easily add your own – and when I say easy I mean easier than boiling water – that easy.
Read moreNow that you have a fresh new install of Windows 7 on your Dell Mini 9 here are some tweaks to help out in making it just a little bit better.
This one is almost a must since I had no space left an the 8GB SSD drive. Start Command Prompt as Administrator and then run:
C:\Windows\system32>powercfg -h off
You will now have an extra ~1 1/2 GB of additional free space
I decided to play this safe and not disable the page file entirely but rather reduce it to the minimum 200MB. Right-click Computer –> Properties –> Advanced System Settings –> Advanced Tab –> Settings under Performance –> Advanced Tab –> Change under Virtual Memory.
You can run without any page file but if you do run out of memory, apps will likely crash.
Read moreI recently picked up a Dell Mini 9 which came pre-installed with Windows XP and a load of Dell software that I didn’t want or need – apparently MS Works is still alive and well. So wanting to make my new netbook more dated, I decided to install Windows 7 Beta.
Without an external DVD-ROM drive the setup was a little more involved – mainly having to install Windows 7 from a USB drive. So without further ado, if you are thinking of do this as well here is the process:
Here is what you will need: