Archive for March, 2008
Save and Restore Desktop Icon Layout in Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista
When testing various display resolutions or after completing a remote desktop session, the desktop icons may go out of order. Another case is that when you accidentally use the CTRL+ Scroll button (mouse) on your Windows Vista desktop, the Desktop icon size changes. But reverting back to the original icon size does not restore the [...]
14Mar2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 2 comments | ContinuedTransfer Registry Editor Favorites to Another Computer
In the Registry Editor, you can use the Favorites feature to add the frequently visited registry keys on a list that is accessible on the Favorites menu. This is done using the Add to Favorites option on the Favorites menu. When you click on the item on the Favorites menu, the corresponding branch is automatically [...]
14Mar2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 1 comment | ContinuedRestore the Start Menu Search Link in Vista Service Pack 1
In Windows Vista Service Pack 1, the Search option on the right side of the Start menu and the Search context menu are removed. Although there are other ways to launch Search, many users are accustomed to the Search link in the Start menu.
14Mar2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 4 comments | ContinuedSecurity Center Not Reporting Anti-Virus or Firewall Status Correctly
Windows Security Center uses Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) to acquire information about the installed Anti-virus and Firewall applications, and their current status. In some cases, the Security Center may show outdated or misleading information due to problem in WMI repository. Here is a case where the Windows Vista Security Center reports incorrect information.
Fig 1: Security [...]
You Can Defrag Individual Drives in Vista SP1
After installing Windows Vista Service Pack 1, you’ll note a change in the Disk Defragmenter GUI. There is a new button added that allows you select the drives that you want to defragment. Note that in Windows Vista pre-SP1, you can use the command-line defrag tool (defrag.exe) to defragment individual drives.
12Mar2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 0 comments | ContinuedOpen an Elevated Command Prompt From the Desktop Context Menu
In article 113 How to open an elevated Command Prompt from the folder context menu in Windows Vista (published in December 2006) we saw how to add the Open Command Window here (Administrator) option for file system folders in Windows Vista.
Here is how to add this option in the Desktop context menu.
How to Remove NVIDIA Control Panel From the Context Menu
NVIDIA Control Panel context menu item is added when you install NVIDIA Forceware drivers. Here is how to remove this option from the Desktop context menu if you rarely use this item.
Note that you’ll can still access the NVIDIA utility via the Control Panel, or by running the command nvcplui.exe from Start, Run dialog.
Search… Context Menu Option Removed in Vista Service Pack 1
When you install Windows Vista Service Pack 1, it removes the Search… option from the context menu of drives and file system folders. However, the missing option can be restored using a registry edit.
Thanks to the The SBS Diva blog for publishing the solution on how to restore the Search option in the context menu. [...]
Unable to Rename or Move Folders in Windows Vista
When you use Windows Explorer to rename folders on a Windows Vista-based computer, nothing may happen, or the following error is shown:
The file or folder does not exist
In addition, the following symptoms may be observed:
How to Disable Windows Parental Controls Reminder
Q: I enabled Parental Controls in all of the standard user accounts in my Windows Vista computer. Whenever I logon to Windows, I’m always getting a balloon popup in the Notification area which tells me to look at the Parental Control activity report. How do I disable this notification?
10Mar2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 0 comments | Continued
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