Archive for May, 2008
Enable or Disable Full Row Select Feature in Explorer in Windows Vista
If the folder view is set to Details in Windows Vista, when an item is selected, the item and all its sub-items (columns) are highlighted. Some users may find the “full-row-select” feature annoying. Why?
In pre-Vista Operating Systems, to deselect all files in a folder, you could simply click on a blank area on the folder. [...]
Create System Restore Points Quickly Using Script in Windows Vista and Windows XP
You can create System Restore Points quickly by scripting it using WMI. Here is a script that helps you create a System Restore point in a single click in Windows Vista and Windows XP.
16May2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 5 comments | ContinuedHow to Set Firefox Portable as the Default Browser in Windows XP
Mozilla Firefox®, Portable Edition is the popular Mozilla Firefox web browser bundled with a PortableApps.com Launcher as a portable app, so you can take your bookmarks, extensions and saved passwords with you. Mozilla Firefox Portable Edition can be copied to a thumb drive so that you can use it where ever you go. Mozilla Firefox®, [...]
15May2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 3 comments | ContinuedWindows Photo Gallery Shows Tinted Background When Previewing Images
When previewing an image using Windows Photo Gallery, the image is displayed with a Yellow background and appeared dark and off colored. This issue was widely reported in various Windows Vista forums last year. But this problem surfaced in my system only after installing the Windows Vista Service Pack 1.
14May2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 2 comments | ContinuedAdd Copy to and Move to to the Right-Click Menu in Vista
The Copy To Folder and Move To Folder options found in the Edit menu in Windows Explorer help you move or copy a file or folder easily to a different location. This functionality can also be added to the right-click menu in Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista, similar to Send To X PowerToy [...]
14May2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 2 comments | ContinuedHow 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 [...]
13May2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 0 comments | ContinuedMapped Drives Are Not Seen From Elevated Command Prompt in Vista
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.
12May2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 1 comment | ContinuedSpeed Up the Send to Menu in Windows
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?
11May2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 0 comments | ContinuedAdd “Copy as Path” Option to the Context Menu in Windows XP
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. [...]
10May2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 9 comments | ContinuedRecover 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 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 [...]
9May2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 0 comments | Continued
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