February 2009
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If you are working with large zip files and archives in a Vista computer and face some error messages like:
” Windows explorer has stopped working. Windows can check online for a solution and try to restart the program.”
Then this article might help you to solve this Windows explorer freezing issue.
Note: Windows Vista has built-in support for managing zip and compressed files.This built in compressed file support, can easily create, extract, browse through zip files without read more
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Written by Tony on February 28th, 2009 with 2 comments.
Read more articles on Vista Error Fix.
If User Account Control (UAC) enabled in Windows Vista, one needs to open an elevated command prompt(command prompt with administrative rights) in order to run scripts like VB scrips and java scripts under administrative privileges.There is no ‘Run as Administrator’ for VB scripts. Use the following trick:
Click on Windows Vista “Start” | “Run” | type in “regedit”
Navigate to the following registry key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VBSFile\Shell
Click in the right pane space and then read more
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Written by Tony on February 28th, 2009 with 2 comments.
Read more articles on Vista Tweaks.
After Windows Vista restarts or even after Windows explorer process restarts, the quick launch items got arranged in an alphabetical manner and also resizes to the default size. According to the default settings of Windows Vista it does not save the changes in settings when you customize the quick launch items ,it does not save the changed Windows quick launch items location and its size also.This issue of quick launch items location changing and resize occurs in both windows XP and Windows read more
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Written by Tony on February 27th, 2009 with no comments.
Read more articles on Vista Appearence.
When you try to run a program in Windows Vista which does not have a valid signature, you get a warning message:
The publisher could not be verified. Are you sure you want to run this software?
If you want to disable this annoying message from Windows Vista, here is a small tweak that you can try. But first, before the tweaking please create a system restore point, to be on the safe side. Then try this tweak:
Open Internet Explorer > Tools > Internet Options > Security tab > read more
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Written by Tony on February 26th, 2009 with 2 comments.
Read more articles on Vista Error Fix.
Microsoft has made un-installation of Windows Vista from a dual boot system is very simple.Actually you cannot uninstall Windows Vista from your computer like other software applications.However, you can alter the code that starts the operating system called the master boot code, and then remove Windows Vista from your dual boot system and return to the previous operating system Windows XP.Note that this trick is only applicable in a dual boot system contains both the Windows Vista and XP.You read more
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Written by Tony on February 26th, 2009 with no comments.
Read more articles on Windows Tweaks.
When your computer’s hard disk drive is nearly out of free space, Windows Vista will warn you with a little pop-up box at regular intervals.This low disk space warning can be handy the first time but that’s usually where the usefulness stops.Aside from being annoying, Windows Vista’s constant check for low hard disk drive space uses system resources which can slow Windows down.
By a simple registry tweak you can easily turn off the low disk space checks and warnings in read more
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Written by Tony on February 25th, 2009 with 1 comment.
Read more articles on Vista Annoyances.
One of the most annoying features of Windows Vista is the constant,irritating, work-interrupting balloon messages in the notification area.These balloon tips can be off Automatic Update,security reminders,anti-virus updates,speech balloon announcements or other system updates.By any of the two simple methods you can easily disable the balloon notifications in Windows Vista.
Method 1:Using Group Policy Editor
Start up the Group Policy Editor in Windows Vista by press Windows+R, enter read more
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Written by Tony on February 25th, 2009 with 1 comment.
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