In this day of age, it's very practical to have a Windows 7 installation on your USB key, for many netbooks and devices don't come with CD/DVD drives anymore.
Zip files are compressed archives containing documents, images, folders, basically any type of files on your computer. We create them to save space and make them more practical for sending via email or file sharing services.
If you can't copy files that are bigger than 2 or 4 GB, usually HD movies and such, on to your USB key, it's usually due to the file system the USB key is formatted to.
If you are tired of waiting for your Windows 7 computer to shutdown or restart, you can create a new shortcut that will speed up the process considerably.
If on your Windows 7 computer opening programs, saving documents, browsing the Internet and other every day tasks are getting slower, this is how you speed up things without installing an additional program.
If the DVDs, USB sticks, phones, cameras or any other media and devices are automatically starting to play or open explorer windows and your don't want them to, this is how you tweak the AutoPlay settings.
Exchangeable Image File Format (EXIF) data can tell you which camera was used, what focal length, ISO, exposure time was set when taking a photo. Let's see how to look for that data in Windows 7.