Archive for Ramesh Srinivasan
Fix Desktop.INI files in Special Folders using DesktopINIFix for Windows Vista
Desktop.ini a text file that allows you to specify how a file system folder will be viewed. Sometimes one of the shell folders (say, "Pictures") in your system may show a generic yellow colored icon instead of the special icon originally assigned to it. This happens if the Desktop.ini file in that folder is missing [...]
5Jul2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 0 comments | ContinuedCustom Dictionary Editor for Windows Mail
Earlier, we saw how to remove misspelled words from the custom dictionary in Windows Mail by editing the file UserDictionary.lex using Notepad. Here is a small tool that I wrote to automate the process.
4Jul2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 0 comments | ContinuedHow to Clear System Information Tool (MSInfo32.exe) History in Windows XP
The System Information Tool (Msinfo32.exe) in Windows XP enables you to view all changes to the computer since a certain date, and time. If you want to clear the History entries in the System Information Tool, read below.
3Jul2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 0 comments | ContinuedHow to Rename the Recycle Bin in Windows Vista
Sometime back we saw how to rename the Recycle Bin in Windows XP. This is possible in Windows Vista, but you need to modify a different registry key.
2Jul2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 0 comments | ContinuedConfigure Office 2007 applications to save files in 97-2003 format by default
In Office 2007, to save documents in legacy format, you choose the 97-2003 format in the File/Save as.. dialog box. Besides this option, you can configure Office 2007 applications to save files in 97-2007 (legacy) format by default.
1Jul2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 0 comments | ContinuedScript to List Control Panel Items with Path and GUID
Here is a small VBScript written for Windows XP, that lists Control Panel items with Path or GUID for each item. This script does not work well in Windows Vista.
30Jun2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 0 comments | ContinuedFix for Windows Installer errors 2738 and 2739 in Windows Vista
When you try to install a program using Windows Installer (.msi) Setup package, you may encounter error 2738 or 2739 and the setup fails.
Errors 2738, 2739 occur if the Windows Installer Setup uses Windows Script (.vbs or .js) custom actions, and the VBScript or JScript runtimes are not registered in the computer.
Error: Windows cannot find filename when opening .DOC files from Windows Explorer
When you double-click a .doc file to open it using Word 2003 or Word 2007, the following error may occur and the document does not open:
Windows cannot find ‘filename’. Make sure you type the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click the Start button, and then click Search
However, you may [...]
Add Sort Order options to the Folder Options View tab in Windows XP
The sort order used in Windows XP and Windows Vista is different from the sort order used by Windows 2000. You can configure Windows 2000-style sorting in Windows XP/Vista by altering the NoStrCmpLogical registry value as mentioned in Microsoft Knowledgebase article The sort order for files and folders whose names contain numerals is different in [...]
26Jun2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 0 comments | ContinuedHow to Backup the Message Rules, Safe Senders and Block Senders list in Windows Mail
Windows Mail stores the account specific settings such as Message Rules, Junk Mail options etc, under the following registry key and its sub-keys:
25Jun2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 0 comments | Continued
