UAC Tweak: A Small Cute Utility to Tweak UAC (User Account Control) in Windows Vista and 7

Microsoft has added a new feature “User Account Control (UAC)” in Windows Vista and Windows 7 which is a good addition. It prevents malicious programs to install in your system as well as it also prevents basic users to accidentally change system critical settings which can be harmful to the system. Although its a good feature but sometimes it...

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Create Shortcuts to Themes, Desktop Background, Screen Saver, Display Settings and More

In our daily computer tasks, we use Desktop Properties quite often. Sometimes to change Desktop wallpaper, sometimes to change Windows theme and sometimes to change Display settings like screen resolution, monitor settings, etc. For each change, we need to go through various steps: right-click on Desktop and select "Properties / Personalize" and...

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[BUG] New Windows Vista Bug Found in Creating New Shortcut

Here is another irritating Vista bug which I found yesterday while compiling the "Shortcuts to various Desktop Properties tabs" tutorial. Following are the steps with screenshots to re-create the bug: 1. Right-click on the Desktop or in the Explorer and select "New -> Shortcut". 2. It'll open "Create Shortcut Wizard". 3. Now either click on...

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Solution: Windows Vista Explorer Hangs while Copying Files from External Media

I'm getting numerous e-mails asking for solution of this problem. This problem exists in Vista SP1. The problem occurs when you copy a large file or lots of files from an external media like CD/DVD, flash drives and sometimes from network drives. In this problem, the explorer window which is being used by the copy process hangs, also the progress...

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[BUG] New Windows Vista Bug Found in Desktop Icon Settings Window

Here is another bug in Windows Vista which occurs in "Desktop Icon Settings" window while changing "Computer" icon. Following are the steps to re-create the bug: 1. Right-click on Desktop and select "Personalize". It'll open Personalization window. Now click on "Change desktop icons" link in left-side pane. It'll open "Desktop Icon Settings"...

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Solution: Recycle Bin Icon on Desktop Doesn’t Refresh Automatically in Windows Vista

In this topic I'm going to tell solution of another common problem in Windows Vista. Sometimes Recycle Bin icon on Desktop doesn't refresh automatically, i.e. if its showing "Full Recycle Bin" icon, it'll not change even if you empty the Recycle bin. It'll change to Empty icon, once you Refresh the Desktop. It happens when you try to change Recycle...

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How to Customize Default Places Bar in Windows Common File Dialog Box?

When you open, save or browse for a file, Windows opens a "common file dialog box" containing a few shortcuts in left side pane which is called "Places Bar" and the shortcuts are called "Places". As you can see in the above screenshot, My Recent Documents, Desktop, etc are the default places. Many times we want to customize those shortcuts so...

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How to Customize Default Places Bar in Windows Common File Dialog Box?

When you open, save or browse for a file, Windows opens a "common file dialog box" containing a few shortcuts in left side pane which is called "Places Bar" and the shortcuts are called "Places". As you can see in the above screenshot, My Recent Documents, Desktop, etc are the default places. Many times we want to customize those shortcuts so...

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Fix Compatibility Tab and System Restore Problem in Windows Vista and 7

We get frequent mails about this common problem in Windows Vista and 7. Sometimes Windows users face a strange problem, when: The "Compatibility" tab is missing in Properties window: System Restore doesn't open and shows following error message: Windows shows frequent Error Reporting messages. You face Performance Monitor, Inkball and Winamp related...

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Download “Vista Seven” Theme for Windows Vista

Here is another theme for Windows Vista: This theme is not very special. It has been made to fulfill a few requests which I have received from lots of people. Actually not all people like those fancy Vista themes having lots of transparency, stylish buttons, shell style, start menu, etc. Many people are satisfied with default Aero theme but they...

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How to Customize AM and PM Symbols in System Tray in Windows?

In almost all Windows versions the time is displayed in system tray. The hour and minutes are displayed along with the AM and PM symbols. This tutorial will teach you how to customize these AM and PM symbols. You can replace them with any desired text, e.g. your name, anything you want. To change it: 1. Type intl.cpl in Run or startmenu searchbox...

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[BUG] Welcome Center Doesn’t Remember User Settings in Windows Vista

Here is another bug in Windows Vista which has not been fixed in SP1. This bug is found in "Welcome Center" which is shown at Windows startup by default. You can also open it from Control Panel or "All Programs" menu. Following are the steps to recreate the bug: 1. Open Welcome Center. 2. The default "View" of window would be set to "Tiles" and icons would be grouped by "Category". Now try to change the view settings. Right-click in empty area and change the view to "Medium Icons", "List", "Details" or any other you want. Also change the...

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[BUG] Welcome Center Doesn’t Remember User Settings in Windows Vista

Here is another bug in Windows Vista which has not been fixed in SP1. This bug is found in "Welcome Center" which is shown at Windows startup by default. You can also open it from Control Panel or "All Programs" menu. Following are the steps to recreate the bug: 1. Open Welcome Center. 2. The default "View" of window would be set to "Tiles" and icons would be grouped by "Category". Now try to change the view settings. Right-click in empty area and change the view to "Medium Icons", "List", "Details" or any other you want. Also change the...

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StExBar: A Must Have Add-on for Windows Explorer

"StExBar" is a freeware tool for Windows 32 and 64-bit versions. It adds a new toolbar to Windows Explorer containing lots of useful buttons like Rename, New Folder, Console, Show system files, etc. If its not enabled, you can enable it from "View" menu. You can add/remove buttons, re-arrange buttons using its Options: Just click on "Add" button...

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PlacesBar Editor: Customize Default Places Bar in Common File Dialog Box in Windows and Office

Recently I blogged about how to customize default places bar in common file dialog box in Windows as well as Microsoft Office applications manually: How to Customize Default Places Bar in Windows Common File Dialog Box? How to Customize the Places Bar in Common File Dialog Box in Microsoft Office? How to Customize the Places Bar in Common File...

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RSS Email Twitter FB In Google How to Change Registered Owner and Organization Name in Windows?

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. This information is shown in "System Properties", "Windows Version" and is also used while installing...

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