Category Archives: Microsoft

Re-Enable Desktop Gadgets

Have you got tired of the alerts generated by User Account Countrol? So frustrated that you turned it down to “Never Notify”? Well, you might have noticed that you no longer have your beloved gadgets after restarting.

Change Registered Owner or Company on Windows

When installing Windows Vista, you may inadvertently misspell the Registered User or Company name. It does happen! Now you may be thinking that you have to re-install in order to fix the mistake, but not so. You can perform a small tweak to the registry to change the information as needed.

Add/Remove List Blank

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.

Enhance SATA with Cache

Do you have a SATA disk drive in your computer? If so, you can squeeze a little more performance out of your hard disk. This speeds up the performance of your hard disk by enhancing write caching. However, if your computer is not connected to a battery backup and you loose power you have a increased risk for… Read More »

Change Aero Peek Time Delay

Users can close windows right from the preview window and even view full size previews with Aero Peek. The changes are very useful but all are depending on the amount of time you hover over the taskbar icon with your mouse.

Remove Effects to Speed Up the GUI

The minimize and maximize window animations that first debuted in Windows Vista were an improvement over the effect in Windows XP. While this new effect had a high “cool factor” (especially with the slow motion key) it eventually wore off and created an unnecessary delay when switching between windows.

Reset IE as Default Browser

Some users are trying out Firefox, but for some reason, need to go back to Internet Explorer.  This happens usually when there is a particular web application in use, usually on a corporate intranet, but not always.