Hi Everyone:)
I have done a lot of messing testing checking and so forth with windows 7 so much to the fact I think I fried my brain a bit lol
In the end though it did pay off with the win 7 builds, I give a lot of credit to neuropass as I was so pro xp it was his nudges that gave me a push to try something different and all his help at the start of when I began to mod the windows 7 versions as I was lost to begin with so thanks for all your help neuro
In this post I am going to give you links to tools, mods, themes sites and so forth that can really help in building your own custom 7 a bit down the road I will make a tutorial of how I built windows 7 mods from start to finish.
Lets start here with some high quality themes for win 7
W7Dark
Metal-X
7 carbon
Delicate final
Colors 2.0
Aero x v2.5
Win7-Blend for Windows 7 v1.8
snohseo7
twilight theme
Product 7 (RED) Extreme Theme
Win7-Blend v1.6
Aero X v1.0
MySe7en .Codename BlackGlass
Dynamic Black
windows 7 ultimate black
Creativ-X
Blend v1.2
Yellow Fusion
Dark7 Ultimate
ElegantBlack
Desaturated fixed
Kiilki
Funk
Blend
Delicate
carbon
Win 7 Black and Red
Black Line In The Horizon
Blue Moon
Windows7 Final theme
SG9 Designs Special Edition
Carbon Fusion
Q4W7MOD
Victorian Glass
VK
Steelflash
Sico
Dark7mix
Q4
Alternative
Neon
Grimstyle
Red fusion
Soft7 1.6
Clearscreen Sharp
Sky
dESATURATED
Ka7ana Stealth
Eternity
NEXTlevel
GRAY ICE
Elegant GRAY v.2
ThaImpact
Universal shellstyle.dll -Win7
shell32.dll Dark Mod
Here are some win 7 tweaker programs
TweakNow WinSecreat
XdN Tweaker
Windows 7 Little Tweaker x86 only
Giga Tweaker
Argente Utilities
SetteMaxer
Tweak Star
Mz Ultimate Tweaker
Stardock Tweak7
7 tweak -
Wintuning 7 1.02 -
Windows ultimate tweaker 2.0-
windows 7 logon background changer -
TweakNow PowerPack 2009
Tweak-7
TweakWindows7
Extras
Start KIller
Blue Task Manager
Glass CMD for Vista and windows 7
Transparent Context Menu
Win 7 Sig Edition Calendars
Win7 Sig Edition Gold Arms
Taskbar Texturizer v1.4
Glass notepad works on windows 7
Standalone Stacks
7 Taskbar Tweaker
This programs enables you to tweak your Windows 7 taskbar.
Features:
- Show standard window menu on right click instead of jump list.
- Close or focus a window on middle click instead of running a new instance.
- Disable grouping of windows by file path or application id.
- Cycle through windows of a grouped button on left click instead of showing a thumbnails preview.
- Open with while dropping a file on a taskbar button instead of pinning.
- Disable thumbnail previews.
x86 download
x64 download
Close all running applications with one click
7 Stack : Add Multiple Programs In One Windows 7 TaskBar Icon
The first software programs that are making use of the new features that Microsoft introduced in Windows are slowly appearing on the Internet. One of the first is a program called 7 Stacks which basically allows Windows 7 users to add as much as ten different applications into one icon in the Windows 7 taskbar.
Why would someone want to do that? The answer is space and probably better manageability as well. Instead of having to deal with up to ten separate icons in the taskbar users only have to deal with one that contains all the ten applications that they want to access. This is for instance ideal to combine applications of a similar type, e.g. Internet applications like web browsers, email clients and messengers or Office programs like Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. It’s also possible to combine folders with applications in one Windows 7 icon which could be used to open documents quickly this way that are related to the applications.
A new stack is simply created by right-clicking any open stack in the Windows 7 taskbar and selecting the “Create New Stack” option in the jumplist. This will create a new shortcut which can then be pinned to the taskbar and customized there.
download
Windows 7 Logon Screen Rotator
Logon Screen Rotator is a free application that will change the logon background image to an image of your choosing and at a time of your choosing on Windows 7.
Update packs for windows 7 x86 and x64
Library Icon Changer
Program addons for windows 7
Modding tools windows 7 tool kit
Vlite
Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) For Windows 7
Some very useful sites to get info or other things about win 7
Wincert -
My digital life -
Windows 7 Center -
The Windows7 site -
sevenforums -
Windows7forums
Tweak7
Windows Club
customizewindows7
Black Viper windows 7 services
Updates
An update is available that allows for a potential power saving in an AMD multicore processor that is running an x64-based version of Windows Vista SP2, of Windows Server 2008 SP2, of Windows 7, or of Windows Server 2008 R2
The update in itself is worth a download and an install, to make post-Vista 64-bit platforms play nice with Enhanced C1 state (C1E) for lower power consumption for an AMD multicore processor. But what is interesting is that under Hotfix Support for Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2 it says SP1 (Service Pack 1) and SP3 for Vista.
HOTFIX INFORMATION
The local Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) timer is programmed to count even when it is not being used. Therefore, the local APIC timer runs in the C1 sleep state continuously at a constant rate regardless of performance state (P-state) transitions. This behavior causes the computer to consume unnecessary power. However, AMD processors support an inactive state for when the CPU APIC timer is not being used. Therefore, an AMD processor can enter the low-power C1E state. This low-power state saves up to an additional 10 percent in power.
If your processor supports the C1E state, you can apply this update to allow for the potential power savings of the C1E sleep state.
Important Windows 7 Update - (KB974431) - 10/13/2009
Update information
This update improves the stability and reliability of Windows 7 and of Windows Server 2008 R2.
To install the correct version of this update, you must know whether you are running the 32-bit or the 64-bit version of Windows 7 or of Windows Server 2008 R2. If you are not sure which version of the Windows operating system you are running, or whether it is a 32-bit version or 64-bit version
Windows 7, 32-bit versions
Windows 7, 64-bit versions
So far thats everything the more I find the more I will add to the post
I have done a lot of messing testing checking and so forth with windows 7 so much to the fact I think I fried my brain a bit lol
In the end though it did pay off with the win 7 builds, I give a lot of credit to neuropass as I was so pro xp it was his nudges that gave me a push to try something different and all his help at the start of when I began to mod the windows 7 versions as I was lost to begin with so thanks for all your help neuro
In this post I am going to give you links to tools, mods, themes sites and so forth that can really help in building your own custom 7 a bit down the road I will make a tutorial of how I built windows 7 mods from start to finish.
Lets start here with some high quality themes for win 7
W7Dark
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http://creativityx.deviantart.com/art/W7Dark-for-Windows-7-147133341
Metal-X
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http://nguyenxuanhoa.deviantart.com/art/Metal-X-for-win-7-x64-147132127
7 carbon
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http://nullz0rz.deviantart.com/art/7-carbon-144287320
Delicate final
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http://2befree.deviantart.com/art/Delicate-final-for-Win-7-144554801
Colors 2.0
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http://mediamyself.deviantart.com/art/Colors-2-0-For-Windows-7-Basic-144580043
Aero x v2.5
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http://yacine29.deviantart.com/art/Aero-x-v2-5-for-windows-7-144520585
Win7-Blend for Windows 7 v1.8
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http://zainadeel.deviantart.com/art/Win7-Blend-for-Windows-7-v1-8-144063997
snohseo7
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http://dmone9.deviantart.com/art/snohseo7-vs-147156130
twilight theme
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http://yacine29.deviantart.com/art/twilight-theme-for-win7-144123826
Product 7 (RED) Extreme Theme
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http://rapidshare.com/files/308172501/Product_7__RED__Extreme_Theme.rar
Win7-Blend v1.6
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http://zainadeel.deviantart.com/art/Win7-Blend-for-Windows-7-v1-6-143673324
Aero X v1.0
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http://yacine29.deviantart.com/art/Aero-X-v1-0-for-windows-7-143681551
MySe7en .Codename BlackGlass
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http://bubito.deviantart.com/art/MySe7en-Codename-BlackGlass-143548585
Dynamic Black
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http://djabytown.deviantart.com/art/Dynamic-Black-143467965
windows 7 ultimate black
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http://nullz0rz.deviantart.com/art/windows-7-ultimate-black-143354653
Creativ-X
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http://nguyenxuanhoa.deviantart.com/art/Creativ-X-theme-style-for-wind-143430924
Blend v1.2
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http://zainadeel.deviantart.com/art/Win7-Blend-For-Windows-7-v1-2-142714266
Yellow Fusion
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http://sergiogarcia9.deviantart.com/art/Yellow-Fusion-For-Windows-7-142696377
Dark7 Ultimate
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http://mrgrim01.deviantart.com/art/Dark7-Ultimate-for-Windows-7-142681498
ElegantBlack
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http://bhast2.deviantart.com/art/ElegantBlack-Windows-7-Final-142220395
Desaturated fixed
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http://kissme88.deviantart.com/art/Desaturated-fixed-by-KiSsMe88-142289318
Kiilki
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http://nittiyh.deviantart.com/art/Kiilki-VS-for-7-142338453
Funk
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http://nittiyh.deviantart.com/art/Funk-VS-for-7-142338859
Blend
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http://zainadeel.deviantart.com/art/Win7-Blend-for-Windows-7-v1-0-142423224
Delicate
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http://2befree.deviantart.com/art/Delicate-for-Windows-7-update-142524130
carbon
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http://moovik.deviantart.com/art/theme-for-windows-7-142566818
Win 7 Black and Red
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http://dumdummer.deviantart.com/art/Win-7-Black-and-Red-142673672
Black Line In The Horizon
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http://sergiogarcia9.deviantart.com/art/Black-Line-In-The-Horizon-141981325
Blue Moon
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http://mrgrim01.deviantart.com/art/Blue-Moon-for-Windows-7-141489775
Windows7 Final theme
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http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?nctngrzthiu
SG9 Designs Special Edition
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http://sergiogarcia9.deviantart.com/art/SG9-Designs-Special-Edition-141328691
Carbon Fusion
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http://sergiogarcia9.deviantart.com/art/Carbon-Fusion-For-Windows-7-140804872
Q4W7MOD
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http://expressit.deviantart.com/art/Q4W7MOD-140760232
Victorian Glass
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http://deviantnoob.deviantart.com/art/Victorian-Glass-7-VS-140694622
VK
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http://live-vs-vienna.deviantart.com/art/VK-140428684
Steelflash
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http://alkhan.deviantart.com/art/Verdesh-SteelFlash-RTM-Win7-133360532
Sico
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http://alkhan.deviantart.com/art/SiCo-for-Windows-7-RC-126815591
Dark7mix
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http://adrianodj25.deviantart.com/art/Dark7mix-Theme-UPDATED-136063382
Q4
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http://adrianodj25.deviantart.com/art/Q4-VS-7-update3-download-139411763
Alternative
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http://oliver182.deviantart.com/art/Alternative-for-Windows-7-127004959
Neon
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http://mrgrim01.deviantart.com/art/Neon-Windows-7-Theme-140261436
Grimstyle
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http://mrgrim01.deviantart.com/art/GRiM-Style-140007520
Red fusion
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http://sergiogarcia9.deviantart.com/art/Red-Fusion-for-Windows-7-139946034
Soft7 1.6
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http://ap-graphik.deviantart.com/art/Soft7-1-6-for-Windows-7-139943464
Clearscreen Sharp
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http://k-johnson.deviantart.com/art/Clearscreen-Sharp-for-Windows7-141360821
Sky
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http://oliver182.deviantart.com/art/Sky-vs-for-Windows-7-139852668
dESATURATED
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http://redmile.deviantart.com/art/dESATURATED-for-Windows-Seven-139519425
Ka7ana Stealth
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http://killaaaron.deviantart.com/art/Ka7ana-Stealth-Alpha-X86-X64-135175965
Eternity
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http://eyesofaraven.deviantart.com/art/Eternity-for-Windows-7-133993324
NEXTlevel
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http://fediafedia.deviantart.com/art/NEXTlevel-port-for-Win7-133856707
GRAY ICE
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http://djabytown.deviantart.com/art/GRAY-ICE-VS-7-Version-122491471
Elegant GRAY v.2
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http://djabytown.deviantart.com/art/Elegant-GRAY-v-2-135535780
ThaImpact
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http://djabytown.deviantart.com/art/ThaImpact-VS-7-Version-123553200
Universal shellstyle.dll -Win7
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http://satukoro.deviantart.com/art/Universal-shellstyle-dll-Win7-141433521
shell32.dll Dark Mod
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http://h4rdtr4nce.deviantart.com/art/shell32-dll-Dark-Mod-145334430
Here are some win 7 tweaker programs
TweakNow WinSecreat
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http://www.tweaknow.com/WinSecret.html
XdN Tweaker
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http://xenomorph.net/?page_id=336
Windows 7 Little Tweaker x86 only
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http://leelusoft.blogspot.com/2009/05/windows-7-little-tweaker.html
Giga Tweaker
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http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/System-Tweak/GIGATweaker.shtml
Argente Utilities
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http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/System-Tweak/Argente-Utilities.shtml
SetteMaxer
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http://tevfikbinen.turkiye.it/Projects/SetteMaxer/SetteMaxer.exe
Tweak Star
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http://tweakstar.com/index.php
Mz Ultimate Tweaker
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http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/System-Tweak/Mz-Ultimate-Tweaker.shtml
Stardock Tweak7
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http://www.stardock.com/products/tweak7/purchase.asp
7 tweak -
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http://www.daoisoft.com/7tweak/
Wintuning 7 1.02 -
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http://www.cwtuning.com/
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http://rapidshare.com/files/290801456/W_tn.zip
Windows ultimate tweaker 2.0-
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http://www.winvistaclub.com/download/Ultimate%20Windows%20Tweaker.zip
windows 7 logon background changer -
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http://thewindows7site.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=565&d=1252574391
TweakNow PowerPack 2009
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http://thewindows7site.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=417&d=1250099091
Tweak-7
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http://www.totalidea.com/product.php?Product=Tweak-7
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http://rapidshare.com/files/283429785/WinASO.EasyTweak.v3.0..rar
TweakWindows7
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http://thewindows7site.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=195&d=1249083707
Extras
Start KIller
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http://www.tordex.com/download.html
Blue Task Manager
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http://xandir112.deviantart.com/art/Windows-7-Blue-Task-Manager-111218627
Glass CMD for Vista and windows 7
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http://komalo.deviantart.com/art/Glass-CMD-for-Vista-121457868
Transparent Context Menu
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http://solo-dev.deviantart.com/art/Transparent-Context-Menu-139799196
Win 7 Sig Edition Calendars
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http://sergiogarcia9.deviantart.com/art/Win-7-Sig-Edition-Calendars-141400985
Win7 Sig Edition Gold Arms
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http://sergiogarcia9.deviantart.com/art/Win7-Sig-Edition-Gold-Arms-141461634
Taskbar Texturizer v1.4
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http://solo-dev.deviantart.com/art/Taskbar-Texturizer-v1-4-141951754
Glass notepad works on windows 7
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http://mkuw.deviantart.com/art/Notebook-142907247
Standalone Stacks
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http://www.chrisnsoft.com/standalonestack/
7 Taskbar Tweaker
This programs enables you to tweak your Windows 7 taskbar.
Features:
- Show standard window menu on right click instead of jump list.
- Close or focus a window on middle click instead of running a new instance.
- Disable grouping of windows by file path or application id.
- Cycle through windows of a grouped button on left click instead of showing a thumbnails preview.
- Open with while dropping a file on a taskbar button instead of pinning.
- Disable thumbnail previews.
x86 download
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http://thewindows7site.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=787&d=1257443444
x64 download
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http://thewindows7site.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=788&d=1257443451
Close all running applications with one click
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http://thewindows7site.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=785&d=1257422473
7 Stack : Add Multiple Programs In One Windows 7 TaskBar Icon
The first software programs that are making use of the new features that Microsoft introduced in Windows are slowly appearing on the Internet. One of the first is a program called 7 Stacks which basically allows Windows 7 users to add as much as ten different applications into one icon in the Windows 7 taskbar.
Why would someone want to do that? The answer is space and probably better manageability as well. Instead of having to deal with up to ten separate icons in the taskbar users only have to deal with one that contains all the ten applications that they want to access. This is for instance ideal to combine applications of a similar type, e.g. Internet applications like web browsers, email clients and messengers or Office programs like Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. It’s also possible to combine folders with applications in one Windows 7 icon which could be used to open documents quickly this way that are related to the applications.
A new stack is simply created by right-clicking any open stack in the Windows 7 taskbar and selecting the “Create New Stack” option in the jumplist. This will create a new shortcut which can then be pinned to the taskbar and customized there.
download
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http://www.alastria.com/index.php?p=software-7s
Windows 7 Logon Screen Rotator
Logon Screen Rotator is a free application that will change the logon background image to an image of your choosing and at a time of your choosing on Windows 7.
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http://thewindows7site.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=682&d=1256183433
Update packs for windows 7 x86 and x64
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http://www.wincert.net/forum/index.php?/topic/6624-windows-7-rtm-updates-packs-1-0-8-b/
Library Icon Changer
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http://thewindows7site.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=847&d=1258613740
Program addons for windows 7
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http://www.wincert.net/forum/index.php?/forum/180-w7-toolkit-addons/
Modding tools windows 7 tool kit
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http://www.wincert.net/forum/index.php?/topic/6487-windows-7-toolkit-0-2-3/
Vlite
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http://www.vlite.net/
Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) For Windows 7
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http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/E/9/8E9BBC64-E6F8-457C-9B8D-F6C9A16E6D6A/KB3AIK_EN.iso
Some very useful sites to get info or other things about win 7
Wincert -
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http://www.wincert.net/forum/index.php?/forum/176-microsoft-windows-7/
My digital life -
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http://forums.mydigitallife.info/forumdisplay.php?f=16
Windows 7 Center -
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http://windows7center.com/forums/
The Windows7 site -
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http://thewindows7site.com/forum/
sevenforums -
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http://www.sevenforums.com/
Windows7forums
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http://windows7forums.com/
Tweak7
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http://www.tweakwin7.com/
Windows Club
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http://forum.thewindowsclub.com/
customizewindows7
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http://customizewindows7.com/
Black Viper windows 7 services
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http://www.blackviper.com/Windows_7/servicecfg.htm
Updates
An update is available that allows for a potential power saving in an AMD multicore processor that is running an x64-based version of Windows Vista SP2, of Windows Server 2008 SP2, of Windows 7, or of Windows Server 2008 R2
The update in itself is worth a download and an install, to make post-Vista 64-bit platforms play nice with Enhanced C1 state (C1E) for lower power consumption for an AMD multicore processor. But what is interesting is that under Hotfix Support for Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2 it says SP1 (Service Pack 1) and SP3 for Vista.
HOTFIX INFORMATION
The local Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) timer is programmed to count even when it is not being used. Therefore, the local APIC timer runs in the C1 sleep state continuously at a constant rate regardless of performance state (P-state) transitions. This behavior causes the computer to consume unnecessary power. However, AMD processors support an inactive state for when the CPU APIC timer is not being used. Therefore, an AMD processor can enter the low-power C1E state. This low-power state saves up to an additional 10 percent in power.
If your processor supports the C1E state, you can apply this update to allow for the potential power savings of the C1E sleep state.
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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974090/
Important Windows 7 Update - (KB974431) - 10/13/2009
Update information
This update improves the stability and reliability of Windows 7 and of Windows Server 2008 R2.
To install the correct version of this update, you must know whether you are running the 32-bit or the 64-bit version of Windows 7 or of Windows Server 2008 R2. If you are not sure which version of the Windows operating system you are running, or whether it is a 32-bit version or 64-bit version
Windows 7, 32-bit versions
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http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=52283323-defd-4529-a88e-5fdabde75ebc&displaylang=en
Windows 7, 64-bit versions
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http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5a058f6f-c3d3-4cbb-8c6c-ac76c94d3d0e&displaylang=en
So far thats everything the more I find the more I will add to the post