Tutorials

Accessing Shared Partitions from Ubuntu & Windows 7

Thu, 07/15/2010 - 11:15 — Vanessa

It’s not uncommon for PC users to dual boot between two or more operating systems such as Windows 7 and Ubuntu. In previous tutorials, I’ve shown how to share files between Ubuntu and Windows 7 computers on a network using shared folders. However, in a setup where Linux and Windows co-exist on the same computer, using network shares to access files between the two operating systems isn’t quite as possible. This tutorial will show you how to set up a shared partition on your computer that both Windows 7 and Ubuntu can access.

Access Windows 7 Shared Folders from OS X via a Home Network

Tue, 07/13/2010 - 17:22 — Jack Busch

With Mac OS X Panther came a simplified networking experience, particularly when it comes to sharing folders and files with Windows machines. Enabling access to a computer running Windows 7 from a machine running OS X requires very little configuration. However, file and folder sharing between Windows 7 and OS X machines isn’t quite an 'out of the box' feature. Here’s what you need to do in order to make it work.

How to Manage Your Disks using the Disk Management Utility

Fri, 07/09/2010 - 13:20 — Vanessa

Windows 7 comes with a disk management utility to allow you to create, resize, and delete hard disk partitions on the fly without having to boot into a special disk utility or purchase additional software. In this tutorial, I'll demonstrate how to use the Windows 7 Disk management utility to manage your disk partitions. As you will be able to see from this tutorial, this tool is quite easy to use.

System Restore - How to Turn it On or Off

Wed, 07/07/2010 - 20:19 — Maximilian

In our previous articles we have shown What System Restore is, How to Create a Restore Point and How to repair your system using this tool. I will finish the series with an article which shows how to turn System Restore on or off ,depending what you need.

System Restore - How to Repair your System

Wed, 06/30/2010 - 11:22 — Maximilian

Last time I've shared what System Restore is and how to create a restore point. Now, it is time to share how to use this utility to restore your computer to a previously working state.

Your Complete Guide to Windows Media Player 12

Mon, 06/28/2010 - 16:43 — Jack Busch

Here at 7 Tutorials, we’ve been slowly but steadily covering all of the features that Windows Media Player 12 brings to Windows 7 users. Windows Media Player has long been a favorite bundled application for organizing, ripping, burning and, of course, playing music, videos and more. Over the years, Windows Media Player has evolved, expanding in complexity and features while simultaneously streamlining its interface towards a more intuitive user experience. In our opinion, Windows Media Player 12 is the best iteration of this long running media library and playback program. After delving into our tutorials, guides and articles below and learning the ins and outs of Windows Media Player 12, we’ll think you’ll agree.

How To Use the Windows 7 Disk Defragmenter

Sun, 06/27/2010 - 12:54 — Florina

In Windows 7, Microsoft modified the inner-workings of the defragmentation process and redesigned the graphical interface of the Disk Defragmenter tool. This version provides great control over the process and, like previous versions, allows the scheduling of run times. To learn more about what defragmentation is and how to use the Disk Defragmenter click on Read more.