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How To: Enable Glass Effect On Unsupported Graphics Cards In Windows Vista

Tony — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:06:33 +0000

Microsoft Windows Vista has a new user interface system codenamed Avalon.This new user interface engine in Windows Vista greatly enhances the look by utilizing several cool looking 3D effects(like Aero Glass,Flip 3D etc).Windows Vista’s new user interface system, Avalon requires high system specifications in order to work, with the minimum requirements of at least 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor,1 GB (gigabyte) of system memory and a DirectX 9 compatible graphics read more

How To: Add Flip 3D To The Windows Vista Right Click Context Menu

Tony — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 02:57:09 +0000

Flip3D is one of the most notable feature of Microsoft Windows Vista operating system,which gives you a pop-up preview of all your open windows.In Flip 3D the open programs actually glide past you on your Windows Vista desktop in a cascading style, moving as you move the scroll wheel on your mouse.You can click on any window in the line to open it fully to work on.To activate Windows Vista Flip 3D or Windows Flip mode, other than using Window Switcher button in Quick Launch bar or pressing read more

How To: Fix Quick Launch Items Location Change And Resizing In Windows Vista

Tony — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:21:28 +0000

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

How To: Prevent Windows Vista Users From Changing The Display Settings

Tony — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:36:17 +0000

In Windows Vista, users can easily change desktop wallpaper, screen saver, themes and other appearance settings by right-click on Desktop and select Personalize. By a simple registry tweak, you can prevent all users on the Windows Vista computer from changing the display settings like screen resolution, refresh rate and color depth as well as the dpi size. This Windows Vista Registry Tweak is very useful for network administrators who want to prevent users from changing the display settings read more

How To: Slow Down The Windows Animations In Windows Vista

Tony — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:31:15 +0000

This Windows Vista registry tweak will allow you to slow down the animation of windows (on minimize/maximize/close for instance) by holding down the SHIFT key while performing an action especially,if you are using Windows Aero.Not only this registry tweak allows you to see the animations a bit clearer but it also leaves Flip 3D on screen when you let go of the Ctrl+WindowsKey+Tab combination. (Normally Flip 3D departs the screen as soon as you let go of the key combo.) Also, whenever you read more

How To: Configure How Many Windows The Flip3D Function Can Use In Windows Vista

Tony — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:11:33 +0000

Windows Flip 3D, which gives you a pop-up preview of all your open windows, is one of Windows Vista eye candy feature, but if your system hardware isn’t up to snuff, its operation can be jagged and sluggish. If Flip3D feature in Windows Vista is slow down your system or if you have too many windows open, you can easily limit the number of windows displayed in Flip3D with a simple registry tweak.Follow these steps to configure how many windows the Flip3D function can use in Windows read more

How To: Disable Remote Differential Compression(RDC) Feature In Windows Vista For Faster Network File Transfer

Tony — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 08:34:28 +0000

Remote Differential Compression (RDC) Feature in Windows Vista allows data to be synchronized with a remote source using compression techniques to minimize the amount of data sent across the network.Windows Vista Remote Differential Compression measures the changes in files over a network to transfer them with minimal bandwidth rather than transferring an entire file that has previously been moved.Also with Remote Desktop Connection, you can access a computer running Windows Vista from read more

How To: Change the Name of the Windows Vista Registered Owner and Organization

Tony — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 08:41:33 +0000

When Windows is installed in a system, some information is asked to be entered during installation time. One such thing is Registered Owner and Organization name. You can enter any desired owner name and organization name at installation time. Sometimes when you purchase a PC that comes with XP pre-installed the actually copy of XP (usually on OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) copy) may be registered to the company that build the PC. To view the registered owner of your Windows Vista read more

How To: Add Internet Explorer to The Windows Vista Desktop

Tony — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 03:29:34 +0000

There is no simplified way to add the Windows Explorer icon to the Vista Desktop. The Computer, Recycle Bin, and Control Panel icons can be easily added. If you would like to add Internet Explorer icon to the desktop you can do it with a Registry registry alteration. Select the Windows Vista Start orb. Open the Run dialog box Type regedit in the run dialogue box and press Enter Navigate to the following registry read more

How To: Enable Aero on Windows Vista Home Basic

Tony — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 05:46:50 +0000

As you know, the Graphical User Interface, or GUI, in Windows Vista has undergone a major overhaul. The most prominent example of this overhaul is Windows Aero, which Microsoft describes as the premium visual experience of Windows Vista, because it features a transparent glass design with subtle window animations and new window colors. Windows Aero is only available in four of the five primary Windows Vista product editions. The Home Premium, Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions read more

How To: Change the Windows Vista Aero Borders and Styling

Tony — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:35:12 +0000

As you know, the Graphical User Interface, or GUI, in Windows Vista has undergone a major overhaul. The most prominent example of this overhaul is Windows Aero, which Microsoft describes as the premium visual experience of Windows Vista, because it features a transparent glass design with subtle window animations and new window colors. The most notable feature of Windows Aero is the glass effect that sports translucent window frames, dynamic reflections, and very smooth animations. Well the read more

How To: Add Aero On or Off Shortcuts in Desktop and Computer Context Menu In Windows Vista

Tony — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:31:11 +0000

One of the biggest innovation in Microsoft Windows Vista operating system is its nice glassy theme also known as Vista Aero Theme. This theme adds fresh air to our Windows letting us work, thanks to its performing features, in a more productive way. The other side of the story is that this nice candy theme consumes a lot of resources from our computer making it, in more than one case, quite sluggish. Of course you can disable Windows Vista Aero through the normal Vista settings, but this read more

How To: Turn Your Windows Vista Aero Desktop On or Off

Tony — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:42:20 +0000

Microsoft Windows Vista has a fancy new Aero interface that makes the windows look like glass and provides very cool 3D effects. Performance tests have shown that Aero won’t slow your Windows Vista computer down. However, you might want to disable Aero in Windows Vista if you prefer a simpler user interface or if you need to take screen shots. Turn Off Aero in Windows Vista: Right click your Windows Vista desktop Click personalize Click windows color and appearance If the Windows Vista read more

How To: Customize Background Color to Admin Command Prompts in Windows Vista

Tony — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 08:51:34 +0000

If you often work with the command prompt within Windows Vista, or with DOS(Disk Operating System) applications that run in Windows, you don’t need to settle for the same old boring white text on black background. It’s easy to customize your Windows Vista command prompt and save the changes so that you get the same look and feel each time you open it.Here is the easy way to customize the command prompt window in Windows Vista. Click on the Windows Vista start button. Click on the start read more

How To: Disable Thumbnail Previews In Windows Vista Explorer

Tony — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:43:09 +0000

If you have a large number of folders and files on your Windows Vista computer, you may notice that it is slow navigating through Windows Explorer. This may be due to Windows Vista generating thumbnail previews for files and folders.Thumbnails are reduced-size versions of your pictures and videos. Their role is to allow you to quickly scan and recognize them while browsing your computer. However, each time you use Windows Explorer, it will spend some time to generate them. Yes – read more

How To: Enable Hidden ‘Aurora’ Boot Screen in Windows Vista

Tony — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:32:20 +0000

The Windows Vista BootScreen is pointless, but Microsoft decided to hide a more visually appealing boot screen that can easily be enabled with very little trouble. The original Windows Vista Bootscreen is very similar to Windows 2000, and is very bland and boring (you know, with the little catepillar bar scrolling from left-to-right).Did you know that Windows Vista comes with a much better highly visual bootscreen? Did you know how easy it is to enable it? No? Microsoft may not have enabled read more