How to reduce the space allotted to System Restore in Windows Vista

System Restore disk space usage can be easily configured using the slider control provided in the System Restore settings in Windows XP. But no such GUI option exists in Windows Vista. Windows Vista by default allocates 15 percent of the total drive space or 30 percent of the available free space (whichever is smaller) for [...]

admin | May 13th, 2008 | Continued

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Mapped drives are not seen from elevated Command Prompt in Vista

May 12th, 2008 • admin • 0 comments • Related • Filed Under

When I tried to access a network drive via elevated Command Prompt, the drive was not found and I got the error The system cannot find the path specified. However, the drive-letter is listed in (My) Computer and accessible from non-elevated Command Prompt.

Fig 1: Mapped drive not seen from Elevated Command Prompt.

Speed up the Send To menu in Windows

May 11th, 2008 • admin • 0 comments • Related • Filed Under

Whenever I right-click a file or folder and click Send To, it takes 5 seconds for the Send To menu to popup. This list used to come up in a second or so. What is happening under the hood?

Add “Copy as Path” option to the context menu in Windows XP

May 10th, 2008 • admin • 0 comments • Related • Filed Under

Windows Vista already includes the useful Copy as Path option in the context menu, which helps you quickly copy the complete path of the selected file or folder to the Clipboard. Earlier, we added the Add to Quick Launch and Open file location options to the context menu in Windows XP, as in Windows Vista. Here is how to add the Copy as Path functionality in Windows XP via the context menu.

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

May 9th, 2008 • admin • 1 comment • Related • Filed Under

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 Vista. Shadow Copy, an useful innovation included in Windows Vista, automatically creates point-in-time copies of files as you work, so you can quickly and easily retrieve versions of a document you may have accidentally deleted.

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

May 9th, 2008 • admin • 2 comments • Related • Filed Under

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 Windows XP, it takes four mouse clicks to accomplish the task. To open the target folder of a shortcut in Windows XP, you need to right-click on the shortcut file, click Properties and click the Find Target button to open the parent folder of the target file or folder. And an additional mouse click is needed to close the Shortcut Properties dialog.

Default Programs list is completely empty

May 8th, 2008 • admin • 0 comments • Related • Filed Under

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 if it was really caused by Nokia Video Manager. I installed the latest version of Nokia PC Suite and Nokia Video Manager in my Windows Vista PC. Then I uninstalled Nokia Video Manager, which in fact wiped out the Default Programs programs list completely. This certainly is caused by a glitch in Nokia Video Manager’s uninstaller.

Copy Title and URL Menu Extension for Internet Explorer

May 7th, 2008 • admin • 0 comments • Related • Filed Under

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 command to the context menu in Internet Explorer. The script from billsway.com was originally written for Internet Explorer 4, but works flawlessly in all versions of Internet Explorer and in Windows Vista as well.

Supercharge your Windows Vista Start menu using Start++

May 6th, 2008 • admin • 0 comments • Related • Filed Under

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 shortcut commands to launch programs or Web sites, perform an action on search results, or create a Start menu Gadget. Let’s take an overview of this excellent tool.

Fix the incorrect icon for Opera Browser in the AutoPlay dialog

May 5th, 2008 • admin • 0 comments • Related • Filed Under

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 displayed when you insert a CD/DVD or connect a removable drive in your system. This non-fatal bug was reported back in the 2006 at Opera forums, but the problem seems to be unresolved, even in the latest version of Opera. Opera v9.27 is the latest stable build as of this writing.

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