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This site contains troubleshooting advice, fixes, scripts, and freeware utilities to resolve problems in Windows XP and Vista Operating Systems.

I hope that the resources available in this site should help you learn, diagnose and troubleshoot the common problems you face in Windows.

Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan
Microsoft MVP, Windows Desktop Experience

Recent Blogs

Recover deleted files using Previous versions (Shadow Copy) in Windows Vista

If you accidentally delete a file or folder, you can restore a shadow copy of that file or folder using the Previous versions feature in Windows Vist...

Add ?Open file location? to the context menu for shortcuts in Windows XP

Windows Vista comes with the Open file location context menu item for shortcuts, which help you quickly open the target folder of a shortcut. In Wind...

Default Programs list is completely empty

After seeing reports of Nokia Video Manager wiping out the Set Your Default Programs list in Windows Vista, I tried to replicate the problem to check...

Copy Title and URL Menu Extension for Internet Explorer

Here is a nice Internet Explorer extension which copies the Page Title and URL of the current Web page to the Clipboard. It adds a Copy Title and URL...

Supercharge your Windows Vista Start menu using Start++

Start++ by Brandon Paddock is a great tool that adds additional capabilities to the Start menu in Windows Vista. Using this tool, you can add shortcu...

Fix the incorrect icon for Opera Browser in the AutoPlay dialog

If you have Opera Web browser installed, you would have noticed that the icon for Opera browser is incorrect in the AutoPlay dialog, which is display...

Calendar Gadget in Windows Sidebar is blank with orange background

When you open Windows Sidebar and add the Calendar Gadget, it may show a plain orange background with no date. Also, the Stocks Gadget may now show w...

Determine the version of .NET Framework installed in your computer

Most software utilities released nowadays require .NET Framework to be installed in the computer. One application might require a specific version of...

How to Take Ownership of a file or folder using command-line in Windows Vista?

In earlier versions of Windows there were no command-line tools to take ownership of files or folders. You needed to use the Security tab in the file...

Where is the ?Up? button in Windows Vista?

The Up button present in earlier versions of Windows is one of the most useful shortcuts to navigate to the parent folder, one level up from the curr...

Recent Articles

Using the utility discussed in this page, you can change how the drive-letters are shown in Computer.
In article 245 we saw how to manually delete the email auto-complete entries in Windows Mail. Here is an utility to automate the same.
I have a problem opening .nfo files when they are stored in folders that have spaces in the name. For example, if I open the file directly from C:\ it runs fine but if I place the file in C:\Documents and Settings\, I get the following error:
This article explains how to uninstall a Windows Media Player Visualization manually, in case the standard removal procedures do not work.
Windows XP had an option to configure Internet Explorer to open Office documents in the appropriate Office program instead of in Internet Explorer. As the option (File Types tab) is missing in Windows Vista, can anyone aid in a solution other than saving the file upon download?
My desktop has a black background. Whenever i go to Desktop Properties, it won't let me change any of my backgrounds. I'm able to select the images, but the background never changed. I rather just have it back to the Vista background.

I have just lost my Windows links in the Start menu - those to Windows Defender, DVD Maker, Meeting Space etc. Apart from working through a list and having to put the links back manually, is there a quicker way that won't upset my PC too much?

When you open Services MMC applet in a Windows XP computer, the Server service may be missing. Also, you may be unable to share your files and printers across the network.
This article tells you how to rename the Recycle Bin in Windows XP.

The Recycle Bin icon in Windows Vista may not change to show whether or not it is full or empty. It may be either stuck on the empty icon or the full icon, but the Recycle Bin icon updates correctly when you press the F5 button on the keyboard to refresh the Desktop manually.

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