Downgrading Windows 7 Ultimate RC to Premium or Professional 

Many users are running Windows 7 Ultimate RC and would like to throw caution to the wind and simply install Home Premium or Professional right over their current install.

1. Changing two registry keys in Windows 7 Ultimate RC:

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Format the text in sticky notes 

Format the text in Sticky Notes

Another new feature in Windows 7 is the built-in Sticky Notes application. You’ll find it on the Start menu. You’ve probably already discovered that you can change the color of notes by right-clicking and selecting a new color. You may also have figured out that you can use the Ctrl + B and Ctrl + I shortcuts to format the text as bold or italic. But did you know that you can make bulleted and numbered lists in your sticky notes, and increase or decrease the text size? Here are some more handy keyboard shortcuts that work within sticky notes:

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Windows 7 Taskbar reg tweaks 

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 Super bar taskbar tweaks registry settings

1. AeroPeek

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

DesktopLivePreviewHoverTime: Sets the time in milliseconds that the Desktop will appear when you hover over the area right of the

taskbar. Set at 40 for fast and 1000 for slow.

DisablePreviewDesktop: Disable AeroPeek when set to 1.

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Restart explorer or reboot the computer for the changes to take effect.

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