Add Program to Right-Click Menu
When you right click on any folder, you can have access to that application in the context menu, the same as using Open With.
Category Archives: Hack / Tweak
Adjust Windows Vista Indexing
Windows Vista works in the background to automatically index all the files in the Start Menu, user profile folders and files setup for offline access by default. If you have many files in these locations and the files change often, the indexing service may slow down your system’s performance. You can adjust the parameters of the indexing service,… Read More »
Speed Up Start Menu Search
Method 1: Registry Hack. Method 2: Start Button.
Disable Old School Name Creation
By disabling 8.3 name creation, as well as disabling low disk space checking, you can enjoy a slight disk performance increase.
How to Disable IPv6
To disable certain IPv6 components in Windows Vista, follow these steps: Note:- If the DisabledComponents entry is unavailable, you must create it. To do this, follow these steps: Type any one of the following values to configure the IPv6 protocol, and then click OK: Now You must restart your computer for these changes to take affect.
Restricting Applications Users Can Run
Windows gives the ability to restrict the applications that can be run by users on a workstation.
How to Find an App’s Registry Settings
Applications usually scatter their configuration settings all over the Windows registry when they are installed, but in general there are two places you can find these settings in case you want to modify them or troubleshoot something. Specifically, per-user application settings are usually found in the following key or something like it:
Enable/Disable System Restore
Windows XP has a feature System Restore which allows users to restore Windows settings and configurations to an earlier point in time (called Restore Points). An administrator can turn off the System Restore feature. This tip gives you the registry hack to disable user access to the System Restore menu option in the Start menu and Control Panel.… Read More »
Fix for Empty Add/Remove List
When you try to use the Add/Remove Programs feature in the Windows XP control panel, you may have a problem because the list of programs or currently installed programs comes up blank and never appears.
Default IE To Full Screen Mode
Most people don’t know you can run Internet Explorer in Full Screen mode. Full Screen mode allows you to see more of the pages you are surfing, without the need to scroll around, and reduces the clutter of the taskbar, sidebar, etc.