By default, the Windows XP Recycle Bin sits at the bottom right of the desktop, just above the tray notification area and system clock. If you’ve got a bunch of floating windows open, however, it’s possible to obscure the Recycle Bin and make it impossible to drag files and folders there for deletion. However, Microsoft must have thought… Read More »
Quick View is an underused, under-appreciated feature of Windows Quickview lets you quickly and safely see the contents of documents without opening their associated applications.
Active window tracking is a feature in Windows that determines which window becomes active when you hover your mouse pointer over it. Essentially, when you move your mouse over an inactive window, that window automatically becomes the active one without requiring you to click on it explicitly.
One of the cool features of Windows Vista is the Readyboost feature.
This tweak allows you display error statistics on the Network Connection Status page for LAN and WAN connections. This information may be useful in diagnosing the network reliability.
These settings allow you to configure Windows client machines to use custom Microsoft Software Update Services (SUS) located on an internal corporate network instead of the Windows Update Internet site.
If you are really into the slick animations, known as eye candy, that are present in the Vista Aero interface, you might like this fun little registry hack. It slows the animations down a bit, so you can enjoy them a bit more.
When you scan for updates on the Microsoft Windows Update Web site and you if you receive the error message 0x8024402C try this:
When you right click on any folder, you can have access to that application in the context menu, the same as using Open With.
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 »