All Posts Tagged With: "registry"
Add .PHP File Type to the New Menu in Windows 2000/XP/Vista
One of our readers asked how to add .PHP file type to the New menu in Windows. I’ve created a REG file that adds a PHP File entry to the New menu in Windows (2000/XP/Vista).
28Jul2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 2 comments | ContinuedCopy Text File Contents to the Clipboard Using the Context Menu
To copy the contents of a text-based file, you open the file in an editor such as Notepad, use Select All and then copy the contents. How about accomplishing it using a command in the context menu?
25Jul2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 3 comments | ContinuedShow or Hide the Accounts Option Under Tools Menu in Windows Mail
Accounts option under the Tools menu in Windows Mail helps you add or remove mail or newsgroup accounts. This article explains how to hide or show the Accounts option from the Tools menu in Windows Mail.
21Jul2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 1 comment | ContinuedRestore Network Connections Icon to the Control Panel in Windows Vista
Network Connections icon is hidden by default from the Control Panel in Windows Vista. Here is a registry edit to unhide the Network Connections icon.
18Jul2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 0 comments | ContinuedNew Shortcut Wizard Does Not Work or the Option Is Missing in Windows Vista
When you right-click on the Desktop and click New, the Shortcut option may be missing. In some cases, the Shortcut option would exist but nothing may happen when you click on it, except for the mouse pointer changing to an hourglass for a brief time.
15Jul2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 0 comments | ContinuedTurn on or Off Thumbnail Display on Network Folders in Vista
There is a new Policy setting in Windows Vista which allows you disable the display of thumbnails on network folders in Windows Explorer. I don’t know if this speeds up the access of network folders, but thought I’d add this tip anyway.
14Jul2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 1 comment | ContinuedAdd “Downloads” Folder to the Windows Vista Start Menu
We saw how to add the Videos folder to the Windows Vista Start menu. Here is another registry hack to add the Downloads folder to the Start menu by replacing Games.
10Jul2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 7 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 | ContinuedError: 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 | Continued
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