Pepperidge
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My new laptop will be in anyday now...and I heard good things about this...anyone tried it yet?
Quote:
C&P from Yahoo Tech
Who doesn't want to be a deity? Especially a deity of Microsoft Windows, joining Bill Gates and Paul Allen in an unholy pantheon of digital excess?
Well, I can't quite make that happen, but I can at least show you how to get a little more control over Windows 7, through the use of a trick which CNET revealed this week, a little shortcut known as "God Mode" or "GodMode."
The setup method is simple, if bizarre: Make a new folder in Windows 7 (anywhere) and give it this name exactly:
GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
Now open that folder. Instead of an empty directory you'll find a control panel interface giving you instant access to dozens of tweaks you can make to your operating system environment. It's a little like the old TweakUI, an essential add-on for Windows XP, and it gives power users a quicker and easier way to make more than 100 common customizations to their system, from tweaking the way User Account Control works to running an antivirus application to even changing how frequently the cursor blinks.
It's actually pretty handy, and the beauty is that you can put the GodMode folder anywhere (or have multiple copies) and it will work exactly the same way. Be warned however that some users are reporting instability on 64-bit Windows 7 installations. (I'm running it on a 32-bit edition of Windows 7 Ultimate and it's working great.)
Check it out!
Quote:
C&P from Yahoo Tech
Who doesn't want to be a deity? Especially a deity of Microsoft Windows, joining Bill Gates and Paul Allen in an unholy pantheon of digital excess?
Well, I can't quite make that happen, but I can at least show you how to get a little more control over Windows 7, through the use of a trick which CNET revealed this week, a little shortcut known as "God Mode" or "GodMode."
The setup method is simple, if bizarre: Make a new folder in Windows 7 (anywhere) and give it this name exactly:
GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
Now open that folder. Instead of an empty directory you'll find a control panel interface giving you instant access to dozens of tweaks you can make to your operating system environment. It's a little like the old TweakUI, an essential add-on for Windows XP, and it gives power users a quicker and easier way to make more than 100 common customizations to their system, from tweaking the way User Account Control works to running an antivirus application to even changing how frequently the cursor blinks.
It's actually pretty handy, and the beauty is that you can put the GodMode folder anywhere (or have multiple copies) and it will work exactly the same way. Be warned however that some users are reporting instability on 64-bit Windows 7 installations. (I'm running it on a 32-bit edition of Windows 7 Ultimate and it's working great.)
Check it out!
