Disable Windows Store In Windows 8.

This also works in Windows 8.1.

The Windows Store is part of Windows 8 and 8.1. While some people might want to use it to install Metro Apps. If you don't use it or never use Metro software it can be a waste of space.

You cannot delete or uninstall Windows Store as Windows might not work. But you can turn it off so that you won't have to deal with it anymore.

Windows 3.0 Multimedia Edition Software On Windows 8.

Here I show you some some very nice screensavers and also Alarm Clock from Windows 3.0 Multimedia Edition running on Windows 8 32 bit.

Open WinHLP Files On Windows 7 & 8.

Here I show you how to view HLP files from older versions of Windows on Windows 8 without installing the WinHLP update.
Also Works on Windows Vista and Windows 7.

How To View HLP Files On Windows 7/8 When You Cannot Install The WinHLP Update.

This also works on Windows Vista and Windows 8.1.
There are other work arounds but this is the easiest way.


On Windows XP you can view HLP files from Windows 3x without any problems because it is built into XP, as it is in versions before that.

The Difference Between Bezier And Beziers Screensavers.

Most of the screensavers that are on Windows XP have been in Windows since Windows 3.1. Some are still in Windows 7 and 8. But many have had most of the nice features and settings options removed by Microsoft. And are really stripped down versions of the originals that were in Windows 95 and Windows 98.

Beziers is one of them and has been in every version of Windows up to XP but has many features removed. The Windows NT version that was in all NT versions from Windows NT4 to Windows XP displays pretty red lines.

How To Extract 16 Bit Icons On Windows XP & 7.

This also works on Windows 8,Windows 8.1,Windows 10, as well as Windows Vista.

If you have ever installed any 16 bit software or games from Windows 3.1 you will know the big let down is that the icons don't show up. So you have to use another icon from the Shell32.dll folder on Windows.

Windows XP High Contrast Themes.

I did not know that Windows XP has High Contrast Theme but it does. It has been in all versions since Windows 95.

In this video I take a look and compare XP's themes  to Windows Vista and 7.

Extract Files From Any Windows CD-The EASY WAY.

In this video I show you how to extract files from a Windows CD using 7 Zip. This is how I was able to install the programs from Windows 95 on my Windows 7.
But it works on all versions of Windows.

How To Restore The Logon Screensaver On Windows 7 & 8.

Windows Vista and previous versions of Windows have a Logon Screensaver. That displays when your computer is idle or you have been logged out after so many minutes.

This is a really nice feature that Microsoft removed from Windows 7 and later versions.

But here is how you can get it back and it works on both Windows 7 and 8.

Get The Microsoft Plus 98 Screensavers On Windows 7 & 8.

This also works on Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 8.1.

Microsoft Plus Themes and screensavers are in all of the early version of Windows from Windows NT4 to Windows ME. There was also a Microsoft Plus 98 which has many more themes.

Windows Classic Theme On Windows 8.

In this video I show you how to get the Windows Classic Theme that is in Windows 7 and Windows Vista on Windows 8.

High Contrast Theme-Fix Websites Display Problem In Firefox.

This applies to all versions of Windows.

When you are using High Contrast Theme in Windows, sometimes webpages do not display properly.

Here is how to fix this if you are having this problem.

How To Get The Windows 7 Classic Theme On Windows 8.

Microsoft  have removed the Windows Classic theme that was in Windows 7 and previous versions of Windows from Windows 8. But the High Contrast themes are still there which disables the Aero or Windows Basic themes as they are now called. Which will give you the classic look and work in the same way as Windows Classic does.

Channel Screensaver On Windows 8.

The Active Channel Screensaver that was in Windows 95 was in every version of Windows right up to Windows ME. Then Microsoft dropped it from Windows XP and later editions.

But you can get it back by copying the screensaver from Windows 95 or Windows 2000 onto Windows 8. 

Channel screensaver works in every later version of Windows I have tried it on but not Windows 7. I don't know why that is. But it is working on Windows 8 and also Windows XP and Windows Vista.

Windows XP Photo Viewer On Windows 8.

Miss the old Windows Picture Viewer from Windows XP? Here is a way to get it back on Windows and and this also works on Windows 7.

Get Back Outlook Express On Windows 7 And 8.

If you have used Windows XP before moving to Windows 7 you will remember Outlook Express. That's the email client that was bundled with Windows XP and also the versions of Windows that came before XP.

But was dropped in Windows Vista and replaced with Windows Mail.

Through it is possible to get Windows Mail working again on both Windows 7 and 8 this was not the case with Outlook Express. At least I had thought not.

Until now that is. When I came across this post on a website which the author of the website Wicky Hue explained that Outlook Express can run on Windows 7 and 8.

with the help of a program called Detours, which lets you edit the dll files so that they are compatible with Windows 7.