CCleaner is a nice tool that cleans up browser cache, temporary files, recent documents history and other items. To clear the Internet Explorer cache in a single click, you may add a CCleaner button to the Internet Explorer toolbar. (more…)
Archive for August, 2008
Add CCleaner Button to Internet Explorer Toolbar
Error “Remote Desktop Web Connection ActiveX Control Could Not Be Installed” After Installing Windows XP SP3
When you start the Remote Desktop Web Connection window after installing Windows XP Service Pack 3, the following error may occur, and the Connect button remains grayed out: (more…)
Add a Custom Instant Search Internet Search Provider to the Vista Start Menu
The Start menu in Windows Vista includes the Search the Internet link, which opens your web browser and searches the Internet for your term. This uses the default Search provider that you’ve configured in Internet Explorer. Besides this, there is a new Group Policy setting in Windows Vista which allows you add a custom instant search internet search provider to the Start menu. (more…)
Restore Extended Tiles View Option to Sync Center in Windows Vista
In Sync Center the default view is Extended Tiles, which includes a sync progress bar. Due to folder type corruption (incorrect FFlags data in the Bags registry key), the Extended Tiles option may be missing in the Sync Center and it defaults to Tiles view. (more…)
Register Firefox Portable With Default Programs in Windows Vista
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. We saw how to set Firefox Portable as the default Web browser in Windows XP. Here is a tool which can register Mozilla Firefox Portable Edition with the Default Programs tool in Windows Vista. (more…)
Dragging a Folder to Favorite Links Moves the Folder Instead of Creating Shortcut
When you drag a folder to the Favorite Links area in Windows Explorer, the shortcut to the folder is placed in the Links folder. This was not the case in one of my Windows Vista systems, where the entire folder and sub-folders were moved to the Links folder when dragged to Favorite Links. (more…)
Sysinternals Desktops – Organize Your Applications on Up to Four Virtual Desktops
Desktops v1.0, a new addition to the Windows Sysinternals Utilities listing, allows you to organize your applications on up to four virtual desktops (similar to Virtual Desktop Manager PowerToy for Windows XP). (more…)
Change the Default Start Page When Opening Internet Explorer in NoAdd-Ons Mode
When you start Internet Explorer 7 in No Add-ons mode, it loads the about:NoAdd-ons page, ignoring your custom Home page setting. The about:NoAdd-ons page shows informational text about the No Add-ons mode in Internet Explorer, along with an information bar at the top. (more…)
Perform a System Restore Rollback Offline on a Non-Bootable Windows XP Computer
Has your Windows XP system become unbootable after making some configuration changes, and you want to perform a System Restore rollback to a previous date? Windows Vista has the Startup Repair feature using which you can restore the system to an earlier restore point. But no such feature exists in Windows XP. After searching around the internet, I came across a great tool to recover Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 PCs. (more…)
If the VBScript icon suddenly changed to application or image icon, it’s highly likely that your system is infected by a Worm (written in VBScript). Many 