Archive for ខែ កក្កដា 2nd, 2008

Add Disk Cleanup to the Right-Click Menu for a Drive

Posted on ខែ កក្កដា 2, 2008. Filed under: How to, Registry | Tags: , |

Normally when you want to access the Disk Cleanup tool, you usually have to either find it through the start menu, or open up the drive properties window. Instead of going through all that, we can use a simple registry hack to add a menu item to the drive right-click menu.
Using the Hack
After installation, you [...]

Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )

Add Copy To / Move To on Windows Vista Right-Click Menu

Posted on ខែ កក្កដា 2, 2008. Filed under: Registry | Tags: , |

A hidden functionality in Windows allows you to right click on a file, select Copy To Folder or Move To Folder, and the move to box will pop up and let you choose a location to either copy or move the file or folder to.
Here’s the quick registry hack to get this working. As usual, [...]

Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )

Add “ My Computer” to Your Vista Taskbar

Posted on ខែ កក្កដា 2, 2008. Filed under: How to | Tags: |

I like to have the quickest access possible to folders on my desktop, which usually means putting something onto the taskbar if possible. You can add the Computer menu as a folder on the taskbar for the easiest access to your drives. You could also use this tip for any folder you want.
To add a [...]

Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )

What is svchost.exe And Why Is It Running?

Posted on ខែ កក្កដា 2, 2008. Filed under: How to | Tags: |

You are no doubt reading this article because you are wondering why on earth there are nearly a dozen processes running with the name svchost.exe. You can’t kill them, and you don’t remember starting them… so what are they?
So What Is It?
According to Microsoft: “ svchost.exe is a generic host process name for services that [...]

Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )

Liked it here?
Why not try sites on the blogroll...