Archive for ខែ កក្កដា, 2008
Hidden Trick to Close Windows Explorer in Vista
If you want to test an explorer shell plugin or registry hack without having to log off, more technical users will usually just kill the explorer.exe process in Task Manager. Windows Vista has another way to do the same thing that you might not be aware of.Alternate Close Explorer Method
Open the Start menu and then [...]
Use a Batch File for Quickly Restarting explorer.exe
Explorer.exe is the user shell on your Windows system (taskbar, desktop, etc.) and periodically it requires a restart to resume proper functionality. Additionally, if you do a lot of tweaking to your system registry like I do, it’s much easier to restart explorer.exe to reload the registry instead of restarting the entire system. By creating [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 5 so far )Create a Shortcut to Eject the CD/DVD Drive
There’s a number of ways to accomplish this, but the best way is to use the NirCmd utility from the excellent Nirsoft. It does a lot more than just eject the cd-rom drive, so be sure to read the information on their site about all the capabilities.
Right-click on the desktop or elsewhere and choose New [...]
Fix for When Clock, Volume, Power or Network Icons are Missing in Vista
So you notice you are missing icons in the System Tray, like the clock or volume icons, and then you realize that you simply can’t enable them because the checkboxes are grayed out. So what do you do?
Fix for Notification Icons are Missing and Checkboxes are Grayed Out
You can solve all of these problems by [...]
Create a System Restore Point Shortcut Icon
If you want to manually create the script, create a new file named something.vbs and paste in the following. Otherwise the downloadable scripts are provided at the bottom of the article.
If WScript.Arguments.Count = 0 Then
Set objShell = CreateObject(”Shell.Application”)
objShell.ShellExecute “wscript.exe”, WScript.ScriptFullName & ” Run”, , “runas”, 1
Else
GetObject(”winmgmts:\\.\root\default:Systemrestore”).CreateRestorePoint “description”, 0, 100
End If
You’ll notice that there’s a shellexecute [...]
Enable or Disable UAC From the Windows Vista Command Line
If you’ve used Windows Vista for more than 3.7 minutes, you know what UAC (User Account Control) is.. it’s the obnoxious, nagging popup window that will be your life for the next 3-5 years unless you switch back to XP in frustration, or to a better OS like… OS X, Suse, Ubuntu, or even XP.
Note: [...]
How to Disable SuperFetch on Windows Vista
The SuperFetch service in Windows Vista preloads your system’s memory with the applications that you use most often. This makes launching of those applications much faster, but it might be an unwanted behavior for system tweakers or gamers.
There’s no hard evidence that enabling or disabling this service will increase performance in general, but if you [...]
Disable Shortcut Icon Arrow Overlay in Windows Vista
The shortcut icons in Windows Vista have Huge arrows on them. If you are worried about the look of your desktop, you may not want to see the ugly arrows. Here’s some before and after pictures so you’ll know what to expect:
Default:
Shortcut Arrow Removed:
Note: Because so many people have written in about problems with the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Make User Account Control (UAC) Stop Blacking Out the Screen
In Windows Vista, the screen goes dark when the User Account Control window comes up, which is extremely annoying. They call it the “Secure Desktop”.
Note that this will make your system less secure before proceeding.
Windows Vista Business/Ultimate Users
Click on start > Setting > Control Panel > Administrative Tools> Local Security Policy:
In the Local Security Policy [...]
Hack Vista’s screensavers
For reasons inexplicable to mere mortals, Microsoft doesn’t allow you to customize how Windows Vista’s screensavers work — for example, by changing how the bubbles look in the Bubbles screensaver, or the number or thickness of the ribbons in the Ribbons screensaver.
If you’re willing to get your hands dirty by using the Registry, though, you [...]
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