Many of our articles contain information about modifying the registry. To facilitate things for our readers, I’ve written a context menu Add-on (Menu Extension) for Internet Explorer that launches the Registry Editor and jumps to the specified registry key directly. (more…)
Archive for October, 2008
Add “Go to Registry Key” To the Right-Click Menu in Internet Explorer
How to Reset the Norton UAC “Don’t Ask Me Again” List
Norton UAC Beta includes the Don’t ask me again option to turn off prompting for the same action next time. However it doesn’t provide a GUI option to undo the setting or clear the Don’t ask me again white list. For now, this has to be done via the registry. (more…)
Straighten Up Slanted Photos Using Windows Live Photo Gallery
Sometimes your snaps may come up slanted, especially when you take photos while on-the-move. These snaps can be straightened using Photoshop or other specialized digital imaging tools. Now, Windows Live Photo Gallery (Beta) has an option to straighten up slanted pictures in a single mouse click. (more…)
Transfer Your Internet Explorer Feed Subscriptions to Outlook 2007
Did you install Microsoft Outlook 2007 lately and want to transfer all the feeds from Internet Explorer or your online RSS aggregator to Outlook 2007? Here is how to do so. (more…)
SnagIt is an excellent screen capture program that also includes an Configure Windows Vista Screensaver Settings via the Registry
Windows Vista Screensavers don’t have an options page, and clicking the Settings button in the Screen Saver Settings shows the message This screen saver has no options that you can set. Long Zheng revealed that the Windows Vista Screensavers were designed to be customizable and he provides the registry hacks to configure them. (more…)
How to Remove the Info Pane in Outlook Express
ISP-customized versions of Internet Explorer and Outlook Express include custom branding such as the ISP logo, Title bar text, Info Pane at the bottom of Outlook Express window, etc. This article tells you how to remove the Info Pane in Outlook Express if you no longer plan to use it. (more…)
How to Start Vista Task Manager in Elevated Mode by Default
Task Manager in Windows Vista runs in non-elevated mode by default, showing only those processes running under the current user context. To be able to terminate or manage a process running under the system context or other user accounts, and to logoff another user account, you need to elevate Task Manager by clicking the Show processes from all users button in the Processes tab. (more…)
How to Clear IE Temporary Internet Files Cache for a Particular Domain
When designing Web pages, you may need to frequently empty the browser cache so that the browser reads the updated stylesheets and scripts, instead of reusing the ones from the cache. Here is a way to clear the Internet Explorer cache for a particular domain so that the cached items for other domains remain unaffected. (more…)
Script to Backup the Services Configuration (Startup Type) in Windows 7/XP/2003/Vista
After doing a fresh install of Windows XP/2003/Vista/7, disabling unused Windows Services is one of the time consuming tasks you perform. One configured, you can backup the service startup state using a Batch file or Script so that it can be used for subsequent installations, or if you need to automate the task on several computers in your workgroup. (more…)
