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Florina Muntenescu - a Computer Science & MSc in Artificial Intelligence graduate and programmer on mobile devices.
Florina Muntenescu - a Computer Science & MSc in Artificial Intelligence graduate and programmer on mobile devices.

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How to Handle XPS Files with the XPS Viewer in Windows 7 or Windows 8

  • tutorial
  • Florina Muntenescu
  • 01.29.2013

XPS files or XML Paper Specification files, are Microsoft's direct competitor to Adobe's PDF format. XPS Viewer is the tool used to view XPS files, similar to Adobe Reader. While XPS might not be as popular as PDF, it is used by some Windows users. For those of...

How To Use the Windows 7 Disk Defragmenter

  • tutorial
  • Florina Muntenescu
  • 06.27.2010
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...

How to Customize File Types, AutoPlay & Default Programs Settings

  • misc
  • Florina Muntenescu
  • 05.31.2010

One of the things that became obvious after publishing our series on how to set default programs, associate file types and set up AutoPlay settings, is that Windows 7 has limited capabilities for setting all these things. Fortunately for us, there are third party programs, such...

How to Create or Delete User Accounts in Windows 7

  • tutorial
  • Florina Muntenescu
  • 01.21.2010
Building on our article about how to edit user accounts, I will try to complete this subject with a tutorial about creating and deleting user accounts and how to turn on or off the guest account in Windows 7. I'll also explain what is the difference between the available account...

How to Customize Your Windows 7 Logon Screen

  • misc
  • Florina Muntenescu
  • 12.31.2009
We will continue our series on customizing the appearance of Windows 7 with an article about logon screens. Even though now you can customize lots of visual elements directly from the Control Panel, you still cannot change the logon screen. As with previous versions of...

How to Unveil Hidden Regional Themes in Windows 7

  • tutorial
  • Florina Muntenescu
  • 11.25.2009
At the installation of Windows 7 you are prompted for your country and language. Based on your selection, a group of themes will be installed. Apart from that, Windows 7 will copy on your hard disk some additional hidden themes that you aren't aware of. There are a few hidden themes,...