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Adding the "Add to Quick Launch" context menu option in Windows XP
- By Ramesh Srinivasan
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- Customize , Scripts
As you may have known, Windows Vista includes the Add to Quick Launch option (seen when you right-click on a file), which adds a shortcut of the file to the Quick Launch folder automatically. This article describes how to implement the Add to Quick Launch feature in Windows XP.
How to Clear Past Items from the Notification Area in Windows Vista
- By Ramesh Srinivasan
- Published
- Scripts , Customize , Scripts
This article describes how to clear the Past Items list in the Customize Notifications window.
How to schedule a defrag so that it runs only when needed
- By Ramesh Srinivasan
- Published
- Customize , Scripts
The command-line Defrag program (defrag.exe) supports /a switch, which can analyze the specified volume, and notifies you if defragmentation for that volume is necessary or not.
User Accounts applet is completely blank, or displays raw HTML code
- By Ramesh Srinivasan
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- General , Scripts
Whenever you attempt to open the User Accounts applet in the Control Panel, the User Accounts dialog pops up, but the page may be empty, or filled with raw HTML code.
An error occurs while trying to enable Automatic Updates using the Windows Security Center applet
- By Ramesh Srinivasan
- Published
- Error messages , Scripts
Turn on Automatic Updates button in Security Center applet causes an error message.
How to launch Search Companion with the "Look in" option pointing to a specific folder or drive?
- By Ramesh Srinivasan
- Published
- Customize , Scripts
Scripts to launch search companion with a default "Look in" destination folder or drive.
How to determine the number of PCI slots available in each system connected to a network?
- By Ramesh Srinivasan
- Published
- Scripts
Here is a WMI script that generates the PCI slots information (Total & Available) in each system across your network.
Restore missing tabs to the Display properties dialog
- By Ramesh Srinivasan
- Published
- Scripts , General
Here is a vbscript to quickly restore missing tabs to the Display properties dialog.

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