Two Ways To Find Out Windows Version Info

Version info displayed through winver
Here are two quick ways to find out the Windows internal version number  : The 1st way : Open Windows command prompt and type : ver The 2nd way : Click on Windows orb and in search box, type : winver The popup displayed will also show the same version number which was found directly through the command prompt with info about service pack if installed. Cheers.  

How To Turn Off XPS Viewer In Windows

XPS (XML Paper Specification) viewer in Windows is used to open files of .xps format which are basically output of programs that can be directly printed into different formats. However, to remove XPS viewer and XPS services which is available by default : 1. Open Control Panel > Programs and Features. 2. Select the link “Turn Windows features on or off” (admin rights needed for this). 3....

2 Quick Ways To Find Out If Service Pack Is Installed In Windows Or Not

Here are a couple of quick ways to find out whether service pack is installed on Windows or not : 1st way : 1. In the search box that comes on clicking the Windows orb, type winver. This will launch an information box displaying the Windows version as well as service pack installed if any. 2nd way : Simply right click on My Computer icon and click on Properties. This though will display all the...

How To Quickly Find Mortgage Using Windows 7 Calculator

The in-built calculator that comes with Windows 7 is new and improved with features not seen in previous versions. One of this new features is the Worksheet feature which basically consists of few ready to use programs to calculate Mortgage,Vehicle Lease and Fuel Economy. To use this first launch the calculator utility (Start > Run > calc.exe) Go to View > Worksheets > Mortgage. Select...

3 Ways To Speed Up Windows Vista

Windows Vista by default comes with quite a few services as well as features active which are not really required during normal use. Let’s take a look at the most common ways to speed up Vista by changing few settings : 1.Turn off search indexing This by default is on and is useful when there are a lot of files and folders to be indexed and searched.Turning this off causes Vista to boost speed. Go...