Windows Vista
Create System Restore Points Quickly using Script in Windows Vista and Windows XP
You can create System Restore Points quickly using a WMI script. Here is a script that helps you create a System Restore point in a single click. This script works in Windows Vista and Windows XP Systems.
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Windows 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 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Add 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 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
How 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 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Mapped 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 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Speed 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 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Recover 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 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
Default Programs list is completely empty
After seeing reports of Nokia Video Manager wiping out the Set Your Default Programs list in Windows Vista, I tried to replicate the problem to check if it was really caused by Nokia Video Manager. I installed the latest version of Nokia PC Suite and Nokia Video Manager in my Windows Vista PC. Then I [...]
8May2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Supercharge your Windows Vista Start menu using Start++
Start++ by Brandon Paddock is a great tool that adds additional capabilities to the Start menu in Windows Vista. Using this tool, you can add shortcut commands to launch programs or Web sites, perform an action on search results, or create a Start menu Gadget. Let’s take an overview of this excellent tool.
6May2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Calendar Gadget in Windows Sidebar is blank with orange background
When you open Windows Sidebar and add the Calendar Gadget, it may show a plain orange background with no date. Also, the Stocks Gadget may now show when you add it to the Sidebar. Registering the vbscript.dll file from an admin Command Prompt fixes the problem. Follow these steps:
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