All Posts Tagged With: "Vista"

Restore 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 | Continued

How to Open the Network Connections Folder Quickly in Windows Vista

In Windows XP, you could access the Network Connections folder easily by clicking on the link in the Start menu. In Windows Vista, you use one of these routes to access the Network Connections folder.

17Jul2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 1 comment | Continued

New 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 | Continued

Turn 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 | 0 comments | Continued

Move Button Missing From the Location Tab for Public Folders in Windows Vista

When you right-click one of the Public folders, click Properties and select the Location tab, the buttons Restore Default, Move, and Find Target may be missing. As a result, you’re unable to move Public folders such as Public Desktop, Public Documents, Public Music, Public Pictures and Public Videos.

12Jul2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 0 comments | Continued

Add “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 | 6 comments | Continued

Run Dialog AutoComplete Drop-Down Feature Does Not Work

When you type a letter in the Run dialog (WinKey + R), the AutoComplete feature may not work (the drop-down box may not be displayed). However, when you hold the ALT key and press the DOWN arrow, the Run history is displayed correctly in a drop-down box.

8Jul2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 0 comments | Continued

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 | 2 comments | Continued

How 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 | Continued

Fix 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.

28Jun2008 | Ramesh Srinivasan | 0 comments | Continued