Monthly Archives: July 2008

Create Desktop Shortcut To Switch User Account In Vista

If you don’t like to have a shortcut to Switch User Accounts on Desktop, you can create one as follows: 1.Right Click on the empty space of the desktop, and select New > Shortcut. 2.Paste the following path in the path dialog box for the Shortcut icon. C:\Windows\System32\tsdiscon.exe 3.Give a name to the shortcut icon. [...]

Restore "Show Desktop" Icon In Quick Lauch Easily

If you had deleted Show Desktop icon in the Quick Launch, Windows also deleted it from the original source(C:\Users\tweakwindows\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch) and now,if you want to restore it for any reason, here is how:1.Copy the following command in the notepad and save it as Show Desktop.scf to Desktop. [Shell] Command=2 IconFile=explorer.exe,3 [Taskbar] Command=ToggleDesktop 2.Now,just drag [...]

Disable Windows Sidebar

If you don’t like Windows Sidebar feature in Vista like me, here is how to disable it. 1.Right Click on Windows Sidebar and select Close Sidebar. Note:If you choose just close sidebar option it will be started next time with Windows. 2.Right Click on the Sidebar icon on the Taskbar and select Properties. 3.Uncheck the [...]

Disable Tabbed Browsing In IE7

If you like to know, how would Internet Explorer 7 look without tabs, you can see as follows: *Open Internet Explorer *Go to Tools > Select Internet Options *In the General tab,Click on Settings button under the Tabs option. *Uncheck the option called”Enable Tabbed Browsing” *Press Ok to finish the process. *You need to restart [...]

Enable or Disable Right Click Context Menu In Explorer

1.Type registry.exe in the Start Menu Search box and hit enter. 2.Navigate to, or create the following registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer 3.Here, create a new 32 bit DWORD value on the right side called “NoViewContextMenu”(without quotes) and set it’s value to 1 to disable right click context menu.(use 0 to revert back) 4.Also go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer [...]

Skip Annoying "Windows Cannot Open This File" Screen

When you double click on an unknown file type, you get a dialog box called windows, which gives you two options to open the particular file. If you don’t wish to see this screen and just want to select a program from a list of installed programs, you can skip this screen as follows: 1.Type [...]

Get PAID Version of ESET NOD32 Smart Security 3.0 FREE !

WinVistaClub in association with ESET, LLC, is pleased to offer the PAID Version of its acclaimed ESET Smart Security 3.0 absolutely FREE ! Built on the award-winning ESET NOD32 Antivirus and its powerful ThreatSense engine, ESET Smart Security also provides excellent antispam, antispyware and customized firewall protection. The criteria and terms will be announced around [...]

New Alliances Continue Momentum for Windows Live OneCare

o address the growing security and management needs of today’s new PC user, Microsoft Corp. is working with 11 original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), including Sony Corporation of America and Toshiba Asia Pacific to preinstall trial subscriptions of Windows Live OneCare on select new PCs across North America, Europe and Asia. Windows Live OneCare provides all-in-one [...]

Remove Any Item From [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Delete] Window

When you press [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Delete] together,you get a new Window which has following Options: *Lock this computer *Switch User *Log Off *Change a password *Start Task Manager You can remove any of the above options, except Switch User as follows: 1.Go to Start Menu Search box, type gpedit.msc and hit enter. 2.Head to Administrative Templates > [...]

Set XP As Default In Dual Boot With Vista

If you are using Vista as dual boot with XP, Vista is set as the default OS in the boot option.If you like to set XP as the default OS, here is how to do it: *Go Start Menu Search box, type cmd and hit [Ctrl]+[Shift]+[Enter] to use administrative mode. *Type the following command in [...]

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