When you open a folder containing image files in Windows Vista, the thumbnail images have a photo border by default. You can remove the photo border and add a drop shadow effect using a registry edit. (more…)
Archive for December, 2008
How to Add a Drop Shadow Effect for Image Thumbnail Previews in Windows Vista
Microsoft Time Zone: Keep Track of the Time in Other Parts of the World
The excellent time-and-date website lets you know the current local times around the world. For those who need a taskbar/tray icon to keep track of the time in other parts of the world, here is a simple utility from Microsoft. The Microsoft Time Zone Utility adds as a small tray icon that allows you to specify as many as five cities to watch the time on while you are working on your computer. Microsoft Time Zone application also lets you compare times at different places in the world without changing your system time/zone. (more…)
Fix: Cannot View CHM Files From a Network Drive in Windows XP/2003/Vista
When you open a .CHM file over a network drive in a Windows XP/2003/Vista computer, the right pane may show the following message instead of displaying the topic/contents. (more…)
How to Delete Old User Profile Folders Automatically in Windows Vista
You used the Windows 2000 Resource Kit Utility DelProf to delete old profile folders in Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003. You may not need it in Windows Vista, as Windows Vista includes a new Group Policy setting to automatically delete user profile folders that are older than a specified number of days. (more…)
Open in RegEdit Add-on for Mozilla Firefox
Earlier we saw how to add and use the Go To Registry Key Menu Extension in Internet Explorer. If you’re using Mozilla Firefox as the primary Web browser, there is a similar add-on available. The Open In RegEdit add-on (by Nio Hashi) for Mozilla Firefox opens registry keys directly from the webpage using the Registry Editor. (more…)
If you’ve lost the Product Key of your Windows installation, you can find it using Fix for Error “the Disk Defragmenter Is Not Installed on Your Computer” In Windows XP
When you attempt to run Disk Defragmenter using the property sheet of a hard disk drive, the following error may occur. We saw how to fix the Disk Defragmenter error using the registry editor in Windows Vista. Here are the instructions for Windows XP systems. (more…)
How to Schedule a System State Backup in Windows XP Using NTBackup
The NTBackup tool in Windows XP can be used to schedule a System State backup job so that it runs once in a week or month, or at a specified date/time. This is another way to keep the registry hives in the repair folder updated regularly. (more…)
How to Update the Repair Folder in Windows XP Using NTBackup
When installing Windows 2000 or Windows XP, a backup copy of the registry hives is stored in the C:\Windows\Repair directory which can be used if the registry becomes corrupt at some point of time. The problem is that registry hives in the Repair folder do not get automatically updated whenever you install or uninstall a software, customize your profile or make configuration changes in your system. Therefore, if you restore the registry hives from the Repair directory in case of a disaster, all of your settings would be lost. (more…)
Secunia Personal Software Inspector (PSI): Free Vulnerability Scanner for Your PC
You may have applied all the security updates for the Operating System via Automatic Updates or Windows Updates Website correctly. But, what about the third-party programs installed on your PC? Vulnerabilities in Windows and third-party software are identified and reported by security professionals and vulnerability assessment Websites such as Secunia. (more…)
