Folder Background Changer for Windows Explorer – Explorer Background Changer

How to change folder background in Windows explorer is a question that many users still ask until now. There are several methods for this, but the easiest way is to use Explorer Background Changer. This freeware lets you to use your own image for folder background in a few of button clicks. The background can be removed as well in case you don’t like with the change you’ve made. You can revert back to the default state or replace the image with another one.

Explorer Background Changer lets you to change the color of the text of the files/folders’s names as well. It is useful for a situation when you need to make the text color contrasts with the background to be easily seen. Explorer Background Changer is completely free, no nag screen, and portable. However, .NET Framework 2.0 is a must to run it. Download the program through this page.

Tags: folder, freeware, Windows Explorer

Uppercase/Lowercase Multiple File/Folder Names At Once In Windows Explorer

Uppercase/lowercase the name of a file or folder is easy, but it is not that easy if you need to do it to many files or folders. It is where Recase takes a big part here. It is a freeware that allows you to uppercase or lowercase multiple file/folder names at once directly within Windows explorer. After the installation, you can change the case through Windows explorer’s right-click menu. See the screenshot below for a better explanation.

Aside from changing the case to uppercase or lowercase, another option lets you to change the case back to the original. This is useful if later you don’t like the changing and want to revert back. Recase is a freeware working under Windows 95/98/ME/NT4/2000/2003/XP/Vista.

Deleted Files From USB Not in Recycle Bin?

When you delete files in your USB drives, these files don’t go into the recycle bin. So, you won’t find the files inside the recycle bin in case you accidentally delete files in your removable drives. Microsoft has explained that the files won’t be sent into the recycle bin if they are deleted using one of these deletion actions:

• Deletions from removable disks (CD-RWs, floppy disks, Zip drives, and other removable disks).
• Deletions from remote shares.
• Deletions from compressed (zipped) folders.
• Deletions at the command line.

So, make sure that you really don’t need the files anymore before you delete them. If it still happens anyway, you can try to recover the files using a free file recovery.

Tags: Windows Tips

How to Play RMVB Video Files

What is RMVB file? How to play it? My friend says that it is a video file, but I can’t play it on my Windows Media Player. What program do I need to use to play it?

RMVB stands for RealMedia Variable Bitrate, a video format that many people prefer to publish their video files or download videos from internet since it has lower bitrate and the size is also smaller than other video formats, but the quality is still pretty well maintained.

There are two ways you can choose to play this file. The first option is using the RealPlayer, a free program from the Real site. But I don’t like using this one because it is plastered with ads. The second option is using Real Alternative. This one lets you to play RMVB files without having to install RealPlayer / RealOne Player. With the help of Real Alternative, you can play RMVB video on Windows Media Player. I myself usually watch Naruto in rmvb format on Windows Media Player with the help of Real Alternative.

Play rmvb on Windows Media Player Classic

Real Alternative supports the following video formats: RealAudio (.ra .rpm), RealMedia (.rm .ram .rmvb .rpx .smi .smil), RealText (.rt), ReadPix (.rp), RealMedia embedded in webpages. .smi and .smil files sometimes only play the first part of a clip. Internet Explorer, Opera, Mozilla, and Netscape are the browser supported by its browser plugin.

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Recover Lost Game Serial With Game Key Revealer

Recovering lost game serial is possible in case it lost somehow. No, you won’t be required to analyze tons of codes to figure it out. As long as the game has been installed in your computer, it’s easy to reveal its serial key. Revealing these keys is only a matter of a button click.

Aside from being able to display the game keys, it also lets you to save or print the keys into text or word. However, the number of serials that can be revealed depends on the games supported. In other words, if your game isn’t listed in the supported game, it will be impossible for you to do the recover. How could you recover something that doesn’t even exist within your computer? So, you can only use this program if the game has been installed in your computer. Still, since it supports a large number of games, you may get your game listed there.

Here you are some of the game supported:

10tacle Studios
Activision
Atari
Codemasters
Crytek
Electronic Arts
Epic Games
Eugen Systems
Funatics Development
GameHouse
id
Iron Lore
JoWooD
KONAMI
Lionhead Studios
LucasArts
Maxis
Oberon Media
Phenomic
Pi Eye Games
PopCap Games
Red Storm
SEGA
Sierra
Techland
THQ
Ubisoft
Valve
Westwood

Game Key Revealer supports Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista. It’s a freeware.

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Completely Uninstall Nero 9 With Nero General Clean Tool

Having any problem while uninstalling Nero 9 from your computer? While many people may like it, some others may not and decide to keep using the older version. For whatever reason that could be, Nero General Clean Tool is a free utility designed by Nero itself that enables you to perform clean uninstallation of your installed Nero 9.

How to Completely Uninstall Nero 9

• Download the program, unzip it, and double-click the Nero General CleanTool .exe file to start running it. No installation required.
• After the program lists the Nero products that are installed in your computer, you can select which program you want to remove. There is a manual find button in case you notice that there is a product that isn’t listed in the main window. In other words, if the automatic searching is failed to detect all installed Nero products, you can search it manually by clicking the manual find button.
• If the ones you want to remove are already listed and you have selected which to be uninstalled, then click the clean button to perform the Nero 9 clean uninstallation.
• Restart your Windows.

Download Nero General Clean Tool to uninstall Nero 9

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