How to Fix The Blank Title Bar in Internet Explorer 9

I just upgraded my browser to Internet Explorer 9 because I want to test and feel for myself if  the new Internet Explorer 9 is really faster over the past previous version of Internet Explorer, to Chrome and Opera as advertised. The new Internet explorer didn’t disappoint me it really seams faster, more streamlined and it provided a really good improvement from the past versions. I’m not really a fan of Internet Explorer browser, I am Mozilla Firefox user but Internet Explorer 9 version is a exception. Another change you will surely notice is the look, It now has a more cleaner look. Simplified yet enhanced. You will also notice that the title bar is now blank, it is the bar where you see the title of the website you are viewing. For me it’s not a big deal because I am using Firefox and Chrome as my browser and they don’t have a title bar.  But it’s a big issue to some users that are accustomed to seeing the website name on top of their screen.

“Well, if you want to restore the old title bar in Internet Explorer 9 just follow the steps below to restore the Classic Theme in Vista or Windows 7 and fix the missing title bar in IE9. Right click anywhere in a blank area on your Windows desktop Click on Personalize Click on Theme Change the Theme to Windows Classic  and click OK Open your Internet Explorer 9  and your title bar should now be visible with the title of the web page showing at the top of the screen.”

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Windows 7 performance tweak Analyze Energy Efficiency

Windows 7 and Server 2008 include a hidden power efficiency diagnostic report that can help make your computer more energy efficient.  The report is generated through the powercfg utility and monitors your computer for 60 seconds.  Power settings, hardware and what you computer is doing is all monitored to identify power waste.  Once completed, the report will show errors, warnings and general information about the power efficiency capabilities of your hardware and what is preventing it from operating efficiently.

Generating the report requires access to an administrative level Command Prompt. Click on the Start Button, type in cmd, hold down CTRL and SHIFT and then hit Enter.  That will start an administrative level command prompt. 

 

Next, type in powercfg /energy and hit enter.  

After the report is generated the file is placed in c:\windows\system32\.  Before you can open the report with a browser, copy the file to your desktop first. Both Firefox and Internet Explorer seem to have issues opening files from the System32 folder. 

How to burn CD and DVD images (ISO files) from the Command Line

Windows 7 includes a free image burning utility called the Windows Disc Image Burner that allows you to quickly write CD and DVD images. The utility has a graphical interface but can be run from the command prompt by passing the proper parameters.

To start burning a CD or DVD ISO file immediately from command prompt, simply type in:

isoburn /q drive:\file.iso

For example:

isoburn /q d:\en_windows_7_ultimate_x64_dvd_X15-65922.iso

Alternatively, you can pass only the ISO file location and click the Burn button within the utility.