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		<title>GodMode in Windows 7</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anuraj P</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GodMode]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Windows 7]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Windows Vista]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Few days before one of my colleague twitted a link about GodMode in Windows 7. I just visited the link and I found it is kind of Easter egg from Microsoft, which gives a list of Program tasks like control panel. The website is also mentioned like it is also available in Windows Vista, but [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Few days before one of my colleague twitted a link about GodMode in Windows 7. I just visited the link and I found it is kind of Easter egg from Microsoft, which gives a list of Program tasks like control panel. The website is also mentioned like it is also available in Windows Vista, but Microsoft is not recommended it in x64 machines. As I am working as part of some Windows application development team, I am using Windows Vista as my dev OS. So I thought of exploring God Mode in Windows Vista.</p>
<p>To enable GodMode, just right click, Select New, Select Folder. Then type &#8220;<strong>GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}</strong>&#8220;. Now the Icon will change, and it will become similar to control panel Icon. And on double clicking you can able to see lot of options (in my Windows 7 machine it is giving 279 items). I just created one folder and renamed it. Wow the Icon changed.</p>
<div id="attachment_719" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 132px"><a href="http://www.dotnetthoughts.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/godmode1.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-719" title="Godmode in Window 7" src="http://www.dotnetthoughts.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/godmode1.png" alt="Godmode in Window 7" width="122" height="91" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Godmode in Window 7</p></div>
<p>After that I double clicked it. Windows Explorer crashed <img src='http://www.dotnetthoughts.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' />  I was using x86 machine, and my Explorer crashed. But I started explorer again using Task Manager. Then I right clicked and select the Explore option. Yes there is an explore option available in Windows Vista, but it is not available in Windows 7. Then the explorer crashed again <img src='http://www.dotnetthoughts.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' />  expected. So I thought I will stop exploring God Mode in Windows Vista, but the sad thing is when ever I start explorer using Task Manager, it is crashing. <img src='http://www.dotnetthoughts.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Then I searched about how to fix this issue, but no one is reported the problem with x86 machines. Based on most of the solutions provided, I deleted this folder using Command line(cmd.exe). Restarted, still the problem exists. Then again I searched, later I found a solution to delete some registry key. I tried it, restarted it and it worked. <img src='http://www.dotnetthoughts.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Solutions to Fix God mode problems in Windows Vista</p>
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<li>Delete the God mode directory using CMD tool. Go to the location where you created the God Mode directory, use RmDir Godmode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} to delete it. Restart the machine. Normally it will fix the issue.</li>
<li>If your explorer still crashing, Open RegEdit, Search for {ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}. And delete all instances *. I found only one instance in my Windows Vista machine. Restart. It fix the issue.</li>
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<p>Thanks to Jayan for giving me link to GodMode <img src='http://www.dotnetthoughts.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>* Changes made to the Windows registry happen immediately, and no backup is automatically made. Do not edit the Windows registry unless you are confident about doing so.</p>
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